Explanation of Tables

International Affairs budget Authority Tracker - FYs 1996-1998

Budget Function 150 Summary (Table 1)
Budget Authority by Account (Table 2)

USAID Program Trends: FYs 1995-1998 (Table 3)

U.S. Economic and Military Assistance - Appropriations
("All Spigots" Tables)
FY 1996 (Table 4A)
FY 1997 (Table 4B)
FY 1998 (Table 4C)

U.S. Economic and Military Assistance - Obligations
("All Spigots" Tables)
FY 1996 Actuals (Table 5A)
FY 1997 Estimates (Table 5B)

International Organizations and Programs (Table 6)

P.L. 480 Food for Peace - FYs 1996-1998
Title III (Table 7A)
Title II (Table 7B)

Overview

The tables in this booklet illustrate the foreign assistance budget request for FY 1998, which is a part of the President's Budget. The tables also include budget levels for FY 1996 and FY 1997 for comparison and, in Table 3, FY 1995. The levels for FYs 1996 and 1997 are based on the FY 1996 and FY 1997 appropriations acts and also reflect enacted rescissions for FY 1996 (except in the country "spigots" tables), as well as supplementals in FY 1996.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) administers certain U.S. bilateral assistance programs including Development Assistance (DA), which includes the Development Assistance Fund, the Development Fund for Africa, other specialized DA accounts for credit programs and disaster assistance; the Economic Support Fund (ESF); programs for Central and Eastern Europe under the Support for East European Democracy Act (SEED); the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union (NIS) under the Freedom Support Act; and Food For Peace Titles II and III (P.L. 480). The tables follow USAID funding from the overall account summaries to the individual country program levels. There are differences between some of the tables because of the alternative budget concepts being presented.

Each table describes funding from one of several approaches. New budget authority (also referred to as new obligational authority or NOA) refers to the funding levels appropriated by Congress in a given year after certain legislatively mandated transfers or rescissions. For the actual results of the prior year, total budget authority (BA) refers to the new budget authority plus reappropriations (such as deobligations and reobligations) and transfers. The program level (or obligation level) is the same as the total BA plus obligations of unobligated balances carried over from prior years less unobligated balances carried into subsequent years. Funds appropriated are not always obligated within the same year if they are available for more than one year.

Tables 1, 2A, 2B, 4A and 4B reflect actual budget authority for FYs 1996 and 1997. Table 3 and tables 5A and 5B reflect program or obligation levels for FYs 1996 and 1997.

On all tables amounts shown for FY 1998 represent proposed new budget authority (or the request level), which assumes no obligated balances from prior years.

Country "spigots" levels for FY 1998 do not reflect pending closures or downsizing still under review by the State Department and USAID.

International Affairs Budget Authority Tracker - FYs 1996-1998

Budget Function 150 Summary (Table 1)

The International Affairs budget function "150 Account" is the portion of the President's Budget which pertains to International Affairs. Table 1 shows the total budget authority for subfunctions of the 150 account for FY 1996 and FY 1997, and the request for FY 1998. Subfunction 151, International Development and Humanitarian Assistance, includes multilateral and bilateral assistance for Development Assistance and P.L. 480 food assistance. Programs under subfunction 152, International Security Assistance, help countries of strategic importance to the United States through Military Assistance and the Economic Support Fund (ESF). Subfunction 153, Conduct of Foreign Affairs, relates principally the operations of the State Department. Subfunction 154, Foreign Information and Exchange Activities, pertains to the operations of the U.S. Information Agency, the Board for International Broadcasting, and other public information activities. Subfunction 155, International Financial Programs, provides funding for the Export-Import Bank and the Foreign Military Sales Trust Fund. The 150 account is under the direction of the Secretary of State.

Budget Authority by Account (Table 2)

Programs and activities within the International Affairs 150 Account fall under the jurisdiction of three appropriation subcommittees. Table 2 shows the 150 account subdivided according to subcommittee jurisdiction (Foreign Operations, Agriculture, and Commerce/Justice/State) for FYs 1996 through 1998.

• Foreign Operations contains most of the programs under subfunction 151 (International Development and Humanitarian Assistance) including USAID-administered DA and humanitarian assistance, and subfunction 152 (International Security Assistance) including USAID-administered ESF programs. Other programs in the Foreign Operations classification include multilateral assistance, other bilateral assistance agencies such as the Trade and Development Agency, the Peace Corps, and the African Development Foundation, plus Military Assistance, and Export-Import Bank contributions.
• The Agriculture portion of the 150 Account refers principally to the food assistance provided under P.L. 480 (subfunction 151) which is appropriated to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), but, in the case of Title II and III programs, is managed by USAID.
• The Commerce/Justice/State portion of the budget reflects Department of State administrative operations (Subfunction 153), the operations of the United States Information Agency (USIA) and other public information programs, and assessed contributions to international organizations (Subfunction 154).
• The Mandatory portion of the budget includes receipts and certain reconciling items such as trust funds which are outside the responsibility of the appropriations committees.

Table 2 shows total budget authority levels for both FYs 1996 and 1997 and the request level for FY 1998. The totals for the 150 account in each year are the same as that shown on Table 1.

USAID Program Trends: FYs 1995-1998 (Table 3)

This table compares obligations (program levels) for all USAID-administered accounts for FYs 1995 through FY 1998. In any given year the program level varies from the new budget authority shown on other budget tables (see explanation in overview). The FY 1998 request once again represents new obligational authority.

"All Spigots" - U.S. Economic and Military Assistance - Appropriated Levels: FYs 1996-1998 (Tables 4A, 4B and 4C).

There are two sets of "all spigots" tables: One set (Tables 4A, 4B and 4C) shows appropriated levels for FYs 1996 and 1997 and the requested appropriations for FY 1998; the other set (Tables 5A and 5B) reflects the program levels for FYs 1996 and 1997.

The appropriations tables show the levels by bureau and country for DA, ESF, SEED, NIS, Peace Corps, Narcotics, P.L. 480, and Military Assistance accounts.

Appropriated levels are those enacted by the Congress and do not include carryover amounts, transfers or funds available under the deobligation/reobligation authority.

NOTE: For FYs 1997 and 1998, country totals include, for USAID managed-programs, funding from regional or central funds for programs that can be directly attributed to a particular country. Affected regional or central programs will show a decrease from prior year funds due to these attributions.

"All Spigots" - U.S. Economic and Military Assistance Levels - Program (Obligation) Levels: FY 1996 (actuals) and FY 1997 (estimates) - (Tables 5A and 5B)

These "All-Spigots" tables show the program level (obligations) by bureau and country for DA, ESF, SEED, and NIS. The Peace Corps, Narcotics, PL 480, and Military Assistance data, however, is the same as in the appropriation spigots.

The FY 1997 program level for Table 5 equals the funds available for obligation in FY 1997 noted on the Program Trends, Table 3. Table 5 represents new budget authority plus any country allocations of prior year funds which are known at this time. (Not all of the unobligated prior year funds are allocated to specific countries at this time). Table 5 FY 1997 allocations change until the year's obligations are finalized at the end of the fiscal year.

The program level tables for FY 1996 and FY 1997 are included because the obligated level is considered to be the most complete picture of assistance actually provided to a particular recipient in a give year.

NOTE: Country totals for FYs 1997-1998 in this set of tables include, for USAID-managed programs, attributions from regional or central funds for programs that can be directly attributed to a particular country. Affected regional or central programs will show a decrease from prior years due to these attributions.

International Organizations and Programs (IO&P) (Table 6)

USAID cooperates with the Department of State on the planning and monitoring of voluntary contributions to the United Nations and other international organizations. Table 6 shows the BA funding levels for FYs 1996-1997 and the request level for FY 1998 for the International Organizations and Programs. The table, which is also presented in the FY 1998 Department of State Congressional Presentation, breaks out IO&P funding by the categories of Building Democracy and the four sustainable development themes. These contributions are different from the assessed contributions to the United Nations which are included under subfunction 153.

P.L. 480 Spigots - Titles II and III Program Levels (Tables 7A and 7B)

USAID is responsible for the administration and implementation of P.L. 480 Titles II and III. Table 7A (Title III) and Table 7B (Title II) show actual program levels for FY 1996, estimated levels for FY 1997 and the FY 1998 request for transport, voluntary agencies (Volags), the World Food Program (WFP), and the International Emergency Food Reserve (IEFR). Tables for Title II programs are broken out into two sections. The first section reflects funding at the country level. The second section reflects tonnage amounts.

International Affairs Budget Authority Tracker

FYs 1996-1998

Budget Function 150 Summary

The International Affairs budget function "150 Account" is the portion of the President's Budget which pertains to International Affairs. Table 1 shows the total budget authority for subfunctions of the 150 account for FY 1996 and FY 1997, and the request for FY 1998. Subfunction 151, International Development and Humanitarian Assistance, includes multilateral and bilateral assistance for Development Assistance and P.L. 480 food assistance. Programs under subfunction 152, International Security Assistance, help countries of strategic importance to the United States through Military Assistance and the Economic Support Fund (ESF). Subfunction 153, Conduct of Foreign Affairs, relates principally the operations of the State Department. Subfunction 154, Foreign Information and Exchange Activities, pertains to the operations of the U.S. Information Agency, the Board for International Broadcasting, and other public information activities. Subfunction 155, International Financial Programs, provides funding for the Export-Import Bank and the Foreign Military Sales Trust Fund. The 150 account is under the direction of the Secretary of State.

Budget Authority by Account

Programs and activities within the International Affairs 150 Account fall under the jurisdiction of three appropriation subcommittees. Table 2B shows the 150 account subdivided according to subcommittee jurisdiction (Foreign Operations, Agriculture, and Commerce/Justice/State) for FYs 1996 through 1998.

• Foreign Operations contains most of the programs under subfunction 151 (International Development and Humanitarian Assistance) including USAID-administered DA and humanitarian assistance, and subfunction 152 (International Security Assistance) including USAID-administered ESF programs. Other programs in the Foreign Operations classification include multilateral assistance, other bilateral assistance agencies such as the Trade and Development Agency, the Peace Corps, and the African Development Foundation, plus Military Assistance, and Export-Import Bank contributions.
• The Agriculture portion of the 150 Account refers principally to the food assistance provided under P.L. 480 (subfunction 151) which is appropriated to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), but, in the case of Title II and III programs, is managed by USAID.
• The Commerce/Justice/State portion of the budget reflects Department of State administrative operations (Subfunction 153), the operations of the United States Information Agency (USIA) and other public information programs, and assessed contributions to international organizations (Subfunction 154).
• The Mandatory portion of the budget includes receipts and certain reconciling items such as trust funds which are outside the responsibility of the appropriations committees.

Tables show total budget authority levels for both FYs 1996 and 1997 and the request level for FY 1998.

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