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P.L. 110-161, The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008

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Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogDepartment of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes FY2008 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: (1) administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs; (2) the Capital Investment Fund; (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) educational and cultural exchange programs; (5) representation allowances; (6) protection of foreign missions and officials; (7) U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance; (8) emergencies in to edit the wikidiplomatic and beconsular service; (9) the first to provide a detailed summaryrepatriation loans program account; (10) the American Institute in Taiwan; (11) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (12) international organizations, peacekeeping, and commissions; (13) the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; (14) plan preparation and construction of authorized projects; (15) the bill!)International Joint Commission and the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada; (16) international fisheries commissions; (17) the Asia Foundation; (18) the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund; (19) the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated; (20) the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program; (21) the National Endowment for Democracy; (22) the Broadcasting Board of Governors; (23) the Commission for Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad; (24) the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom; (25) the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; (26) the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China; and (27) the United States Institute of Peace.

Makes FY2008 appropriations for: (1) the Export-Import Bank, including the Office of Inspector General, direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, and administrative expenses; (2) Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) credit and insurance programs, including administrative expenses, and for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans; and (3) the Trade and Development Agency.

Makes FY 2008 appropriations for: (1) expenses of the President in carrying out certain programs under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for child survival and disease programs; (3) specified development assistance; (4) international disaster and famine assistance; (5) democracy transition and long-term development of countries in crisis; (6) direct loans and guaranteed loans for micro and small enterprise development and urban programs; (7) operating expenses of USAID, and the USAID Office of Inspector General; (8) the Capital Investment Fund; (9) the Economic Support Fund (ESF); (10) the International Fund for Ireland; (11) assistance for the new Independent States of the former Soviet Union; (12) the Inter-American Foundation, the African Development Foundation, the Peace Corps, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation; (13) international narcotics control and law enforcement; (14) counterdrug activities in the Andean region of South America; (15) migration and refugee assistance; (16) the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund; (17) nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining, and related programs and activities; (18) the Department of the Treasury for international affairs technical assistance activities; and (19) debt restructuring of concessional loans, guarantees, and credits made to, and the canceling of amounts owed to, the United States by foreign countries.

Makes FY 2008 appropriations for: (1) international military education and training; (2) foreign military financing grants; and (3) international peacekeeping operations.

Makes FY 2008 appropriations for the U.S. contribution to: (1) the Global Environment Facility of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank); (2) the International Development Association (IDA); (3) the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund; (4) the Asian Development Fund; (5) the African Development Bank; (6) the African Development Fund; (7) the International Fund for Agricultural Development; and (8) other international programs.

Sets forth certain limits and prohibitions on the use of appropriations for specified activities.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 6/28/2007: Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
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C M

December 18, 2007, 6:59pm (report abuse)

Lets get a budget passed, or cut the pay of Congress for not doing their jobs.

Janice Petersen

December 25, 2007, 11:29am (report abuse)

Congress is not doing their job. I agree with cutting their pay for jobs undone. I would like to also see attendence an issue for pay.

Jan S

December 27, 2007, 2:00pm (report abuse)

So what part of NO FUNDS for the war do you NOT understand?
NO BLOOD FOR POLITICS!
The Democrats just bought themselves a war - Now Georgie Porgie King wanna be has friends to play ith in their blood pool

Starchild

December 30, 2007, 12:16am (report abuse)

I think the following steps would help:

-zero-based budgeting (don't base agency budgets on previous-year allotments, but make them justify their needs from scratch)
-cut pay AND benefits of Congress AND executive branch officials. Start with the highest-income -- nobody in public service should be making a six-figure salary at taxpayer expense when some of those taxpayers are living on minimum wages and just scraping by.
-pass a line-item veto
-prohibit earmarks
-require members of Congress to read all legislation before voting on it (would slow down the flurry of bills, and thus slow down spending)

C. Taylor

December 31, 2007, 12:03pm (report abuse)

It is just one giant cookie jar that our Congress spends & spends & spends with absolutely no regard for our future generations. Once in office they forget all of their promises & are bought off by the lobbyists and special interest groups. We need to help our own country & people & forget about trying to rule the world. They turn their backs on us anyhow. I totally agree with "Starchild" plus would like to see the electoral college eliminated & go to popular vote. That eliminates a lot of room for payoffs. If the millions spent on campaigning (for power) were used for a humanitarian purpose, in our own country, it would be a wonderful thing.

Pat H.

January 3, 2008, 1:34pm (report abuse)

I object to all the money going out to these countries and our country and people are going to you know where in a hand basket. The retires are have a time meeting bills. People are losing jobs because of being sent over seas with out GOVERNMENTS blessings.

Cher B.

January 8, 2008, 1:07pm (report abuse)

Starchild is right on. Stop flooding this nation with immigrants that only suck us dry with all the freebies they receive especially out of Social Security. That's right, they are draining social security to support these people who get low interest loans to start businesses and they do NOT pay income tax for up to 10 years. We do not want a war. It is bankrupting this country and ruining the future of our children and grandchildren. We need Health Care for tax paying citizens. I am fed up. Vote for CHANGE and if we don't get it this time the country is lost.

Karl K.

March 10, 2008, 9:02am (report abuse)

Notice how the Congress sneaked in a provision to amend the Civil Service Retirement system for Customs and Border Protection Officers by amending Section 8331 of Title 5. I'll bet 99% of Congressmen didn't even know what they were voting for; but they managed to gut the feeder of talent & experience that CBPO normally gets from retired prison guards, retired state police and the like. Try to stop the flow of illegal immigrants now without a cadre of experienced people to serve!! Ha, what idiots!

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