The Senate State Foreign Operations Appropriation bill was approved on September 7th. you can find the Majority’s summary here and the Minority’s here. A brief overview of the bill:
- $51.2 billion in topline spending with $30.4 billion in base and $20.8 billion in OCO. This is a 1.7% cut from FY17, excluding the defense supplemental and famine relief.
- Basic education was appropriated $500 million for FY18, with $75 million earmarked for multilateral organizations. This was not unexpected, as the Senate bill is generally less than the House.
- In comparison:
- The House FY18 SFOPS bill allocated $800 million, with $87.5 multilaterals towards multilaterals
- President Trump’s request for basic ed for FY18 was $377.901 million
- The FY17 final numbers for basic education were $800 million, with $75 million towards multilaterals.
- In comparison:
- The report language for basic education, which now includes secondary education, highlights the pipeline (which is now at $2.295 billion) and supports greater emphasis on adolescent girls education.
The House of Representatives will be voting on a 8 bill appropriations Omnibus the week of September 11th.