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US lawmakers agree to $20.9 bln in foreign aid
02 Nov 2005 00:39:00 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Vicki Allen
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate and House of Representatives
negotiators on Tuesday agreed to a $20.9 billion foreign aid bill, with less
than President George W. Bush wanted for reform-minded nations, and nearly $3
billion to fight AIDS.
The bill, which still faces final votes in both chambers, is about $2 billion
below Bush's request, cutting $1.2 billion from his signature program to
reward countries that make economic and democratic reforms.
It has $2.8 billion to fight AIDS as well as tuberculosis and malaria that
prey on AIDs victims. That is $258 million more than Bush sought, and $629
million above current levels.
Bush's Millennium Challenge Account, which allocates foreign aid to countries
that meet standards of reform, would get $1.7 billion. That is $282 million
above current levels, but far below Bush's request as lawmakers complained
the program has had a slow start and delivered little aid.
Negotiators agreed to $61 million in economic and security assistance to
Iraq, down sharply from the $459 million Bush sought in this bill in addition
to the tens of billions being spent on the Iraq war in emergency supplemental
bills.
Negotiators said that money would come from $3.5 billion in unobligated funds
from the $18.4 billion assistance package for Iraq that Congress approved in
2003.
The bill also has $150 million in economic aid for the West Bank and Gaza
region, doubling current aid and matching Bush's request. The money is only
for projects approved by the U.S. Agency for International Development, not
for direct budgetary assistance.
Israel would get $2.3 billion in military assistance, up $60 million from
current levels and matching Bush's request.