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      "title": "Kosovo: Reconstruction and Development Assistance",
      "summary": "Efforts to reconstruct and develop Kosovo following the devastation and disruption caused by\nthe\nwar will require billions of dollars and support from multiple donors. In  P.L. 106-429 , the FY2001\nforeign aid bill, Congress limited Kosovo aid to 15% of donor assistance. The Bush Administration\nhas requested $120 million for Kosovo activities under the SEED account in FY2002.\n  Assessments conducted by the World Bank and the European Community in 1999 estimated\nexternal financing needs for Kosovo reconstruction at $2.3 billion over four to five years. UNMIK,\nthe U.N. Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, is the chief governing body in Kosovo,\nsupported by the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) and the European\nUnion.\n  At the two 1999 Kosovo donor conferences, $1.5 billion was pledged for reconstruction-related\nefforts. In 2001, more than $593 million has been pledged. Reconstruction programs include a wide\nvariety of activities. Support for the U.N. administrative budget, economic policy reform,\nestablishment of rule of law, and efforts to stimulate a nascent private sector and civil society are\nbeing undertaken by the United States and other donors.\n  One issue for Congress is the level of aid to be provided and the proportionality of U.S.\nassistance  vis a vis  European donors. Both the FY2000 and FY2001 appropriations\nlimited U.S.\ncontributions to 15% of the total. Some are also concerned that Europeans are not matching pledges\nwith actual disbursements and necessary dispatch. \n  Whether aid pledged will go to meet actual needs is another issue of possible concern to\nCongress. Both external financing for the UNMIK administrative budget and numbers of\ninternational civilian police have not met targets in the past.\n  Some observers have been critical of the way the program has been implemented thus far and\nothers are concerned regarding the possibility of corruption in the aid program as well as in the new\nKosovo government. Steps are being taken by donors to address these issues.\n  The relationship of Serbia to Kosovo will affect future reconstruction. At present, efforts to\nremake Kosovo are creating a de facto independence, although the U.N. continues to recognize the\nsovereignty of Serbia over Kosovo. The October 2000 change of government in Serbia may\nfacilitate a resolution to this issue.",
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