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      "title": "Foreign Policy Budget Trends: A Thirty-Year Review",
      "summary": "There have been sharp debates over the past three decades concerning the appropriate level of\nfunding for U.S. foreign policy programs, and it is likely that these debates will continue as Congress\nreviews the President's FY2007 budget proposal. The past 30 years have witnessed wide swings in\nthe amounts of U.S. resources committed to advancing foreign policy and national security interests,\nreflecting changes in global challenges faced by the United States. Efforts to promote peace in the\nMiddle East, to confront Soviet influence, to support new democracies in the post-Cold War era, to\nfight poverty and disease affecting poor nations, to combat global terrorism, and to stabilize fragile\nor failed states have had a substantial impact on levels of foreign policy resources.\n Key highlights of international affairs spending trends include:\n   After a substantial decline during the mid-1990s, total foreign policy spending\nhas grown significantly since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Not only has the United\nStates allocated large amounts of resources for fighting the global war on terror, the Bush\nAdministration has launched two major new foreign aid initiatives -- the Millennium Challenge\nAccount and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The $53.8 billion\n(constant FY2006 dollars) budget for FY2004, which included Iraq reconstruction funds, represented\nby far the highest level of spending during the past three decades.  \n   Although the amount of spending for international activities has grown\nsignificantly since September 11, compared to changes in the overall size of the federal budget, the\nshare allocated for foreign policy programs has declined (with the exception of FY2004) due to\nincreases in defense, homeland security, and, in FY2005 and FY2006, Hurricane Katrina\nrelief.      \"Core\" bilateral development assistance funding accounts -- those\nfocusing on\nlong-term poverty reduction and economic growth -- have more than tripled since\nFY2000.  \n   The $5.9 billion in U.S. aid to Africa estimated for FY2006 is the largest level\nin three decades and totals over two and a half times the $2.2 billion annual average since FY1977. \nPresident Bush pledged to double U.S. assistance to Africa between 2004 and\n2010.  \n   Funding for State Department personnel, embassy security, public diplomacy,\nand dues for international organizations has increased steadily over the past three decades, peaking\nin FY2006 at $12.2 billion (constant dollars), including operational costs in\nIraq.  \n This report will be updated as new data become available.",
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      "id": "RL33262_2006Jan31",
      "date": "2006-01-31",
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      "title": "Foreign Policy Budget Trends: A Thirty-Year Review",
      "summary": "This report serves as a resource for the annual congressional debate on foreign policy spending, providing context and a trend analysis of the past 30 years. It considers the full scope of the International Affairs Budget, or Budget Function 150, as foreign policy spending is designated within the context of the Congressional Budget Resolution. It also illustrates spending trends of the major components that make up Budget Function 150. Other relevant \u201csnapshots\u201d of international spending are also examined, including how foreign aid resources have been allocated across several sub-categories and trends that are especially applicable to current funding priorities such as confronting global health problems and increasing aid to Africa.",
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