State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (113th Congress)
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Barbara Lee (CA)
José Serrano (NY)
Jurisdiction
Diplomacy and Development
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Peace Corps
Department of State
United States Agency for International Development
Export and Trade
Export-Import Bank
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Trade and Development Agency
Department of the Treasury
International Affairs Technical Assistance
International Financial Institutions
Related Agencies and Programs
African Development Foundation
The Asia Foundation
Broadcasting Board of Governors
Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund
East-West Center
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program
Inter-American Foundation
Israeli Arab Scholarship Program
National Endowment for Democracy
United States Institute of Peace
Commissions
Border Environment Cooperation Commission
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
Commission on International Religious Freedom
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China
International Boundary Commission
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico
International Fisheries Commissions
International Joint Commission
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
Madame Chairwoman, I join you in welcoming our witnesses.
This is an important hearing and I believe we all owe the thousands of U.S. personnel a debt of gratitude for combating the deadliest Ebola outbreak the world has ever seen. Last summer it was a crisis spiraling out of control, taking lives indiscriminately, and seemingly dismantling governments and economies in the process. The fact that a mere six months later we have not only prevented an explosion of infections around the world, but bent the curve downward and are in a position to reflect on what we have learned is a testament to our expertise and the fundamental generosity of the American people.
2014 Total enacted level: $49.0 billion
2015 Committee mark: $48.29 billion
2015 Omnibus: $49.27 billion (not including $2.526 billion in emergency funds for Ebola)
Highlights and key points:
Congressman Harold Rogers (R-KY) and Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) today sent the following letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shaun Donovan and National Security Advisor Susan Rice requesting details on the Administration's response to the emerging public health crisis in Africa:
Dear Ambassador Rice and Director Donovan:
The President has announced that the United States Government has initiated a government–wide response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa to address this serious public health event that is killing thousands of victims, expanding exponentially, and could disrupt the functioning and governance of the affected countries.
The Committee is prepared to respond and assist in these efforts as necessary. We recognize that we need to act quickly to avoid a potential global health security crisis.