Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

1 Executive branch requested authorization and appropriation of funds for last quarter of fiscal year 1948 and all 4 quarters of fiscal year 1949. When Congress authorized and appropriated funds only for 1 year, through the 3d quarter of fiscal year 1949, it was necessary to include the 4th quarter request with the fiscal year 1950 presentation, and funds for this 4th quarter were actually appropriated on Oct. 6, 1949, after the close of fiscal year 1949.

Includes $500,000,000 contract authorization. Subsequent appropriations to liquidate contract authority are deleted to avoid duplication. See footnote 3.

3 Amount appropriated to cover previous contract authorization.

4 Includes $62,500,000 borrowing authority for Spain authorized in the General Appropriation Act (Public Law 759, 81st Cong.).

For assistance to Spain (recommended by the Senate Appropriations Committee for economic,
technical, and military assistance) authorized and appropriated by Public Law 249, 82d Cong. (Mutual
Security Appropriation Act, 1952).

Excludes $98,400,000 equivalent of local currencies authorized for use in fiscal year 1954 (Mutual
Security Act of 1953, Public Law 118, 83d Cong.).

7 Revised request for authorization submitted by executive branch, by letter of May 27, 1953, from
Acting Director for Mutual Security to the chairman of Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Common-use appropriation only. Administered by Department of Defense.

Public Law 83-665 authorized appropriation for infrastructure of $321,000,000, of which $222,000,-
000 was appropriated prior to 1957. Remaining authorization would be $99,000,000, however, amount
shown is appropriation request for fiscal year 1957.

10 Net of increase of $8,000,000 for language training included in the authorization bill by the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs but which was not included in original executive branch requests for
authorization and appropriation. Subsequently, the executive branch requested the $8,000,000
increase in the technical cooperation appropriation to the amount authorized (H. Doc. 407, June 18,
1959).

11 Public Law 86-108 authorized "such sums as may be necessary." Amount shown is appropriation
request.

12 Public Law 86-108 authorized $1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 1961. Amount shown is appropria-
tion request (H. Docs. 343 and 385, Feb. 16, 1960).

13 After agreement on authorization conference report, President increased request for authoriza-
tion and appropriation by $100,000,000 in a message on legislative program Aug. 8, 1960. However,
Mutual Security Appropration Act passed with additional $100,000,000 included, eliminating need
for special authorization legislation.

14 Public Law 87-195 authorized $1,700,000,000 for fiscal year 1963. Amount shown is appropriation

request.

15 Public Law 87-195 authorized $1,500,000,000 per year for fiscal year 1963 through fiscal year 1966. Amount shown is appropriation request.

18 Executive branch requested authorization of $3,000,000,000 for the period fiscal year 1963-66. Of the $3,000,000,000 the executive branch requested authorization and appropriation of $600,000,000 to $100,000,000 to be used for grants and the balance of loans. for fiscal year 1963 with up

17 Public Law 87-565 authorized not to exceed $600,000,000 for each fiscal year 1963 through 1966
of which for fiscal year 1963 not to exceed $100,000,000 was for grants. Public Law 89-171 reduced
the grant limitation to $75,000,000.

18 Foreign Assistance Act of 1962 authorized $600,000,000 for the Alliance for Progress for each
fiscal year 1963 through 1966. The executive branch requested an additional $50,000,000 authoriza-
tion for fiscal year 1964, but the Foreign Assistance Act of 1963 (Public Law 88-205) reduced the
authorization from $600,000,000 to $525,000,000, a net reduction of $75,000,000. Of this amount, not
to exceed $100,000,000 was to be used for grants.

19 Adjusted request for American schools and hospitals abroad made by executive branch during
course of authorization hearings, but not formally transmitted to Congress as a Presidential message.
20 Includes $5,200,000 reduction in executive branch request for international organizations made
during appropriation hearings before Senate Appropriations Committee, but not formally transmitted
to Congress as a Presidential message.

21 During authorization and appropriation hearings, a supplemental President's message was
submitted, requesting $125,000,000 additional for Vietnam.

22 Includes sec. 510 authority to order defense stocks subject to subsequent reimbursement from
military assistance appropriations, as follows: Fiscal year 1965-$75,000,000 and fiscal year 1966-
$300,000,000. In fiscal year 1966 a supplemental appropriation of $375,000,000 was approved to
liquidate these amounts.

23 Language originally proposed included a special standby authority in contingency fund for use if
necessary in Vietnam; no amount was specified. In subsequent request executive branch asked for
$89,000,000 for Southeast Asia divided between TC/DG-$9,000,000 and SA-$80,000,000. The final
authorization included the $89,000,000 in the contingency fund.

24 Requested $1,250,000,000 each year 1967 through 1971. Authorizing legislation provided
$685,000,000 for fiscal year 1967 and $750,000,000 each for fiscal years 1968 and 1969.
26 Requested $850,000,000 each year 1967 through 1971, of which not to exceed $100,000,000 would
be for TC/DG. Authorizing legislation provided $696,500,000 for fiscal year 1967 and $750,000,000
each for fiscal year 1968 and fiscal year 1969, of which not to exceed $100,000,000 in each year would
be for TC/DG.

28 Requested $150,000,000 for each fiscal year 1967 through 1971. Authorization was for fiscal year
1967 only.
27 Request for other authorizations was for "such amounts as may be necessary" for fiscal year
1967 through 1971, except for supporting assistance for other than Vietnam for which the request
was for $200,000,000 for each fiscal year 1967 through 1971.

28 Excludes $1,000,000 equivalent in excess foreign currencies for medical center in Israel.

20 Includes supplemental request of $100,000,000, less $86,000,000 reduction as a result of cuts in authorization.

30 Includes $185,000,000 authorization not used in fiscal year 1967.

31 Excludes $5,986,000 equivalent in excess foreign currencies for certain institutions in Israel. Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

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SUMMARY OF AVAILABILITY, OBLIGATIONS, EXPENDITURES, AND BALANCES FOR BUDGETED PROGRAMS
[This table includes funds authorized and appropriated pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the Mutual Security Acts of 1951 and 1954 and amendments thereto, and funds (including
public debt authorization) heretofore available for the European recovery program, China aid, and mutual defense assistance program. It also includes point 4 as authorized in the Mutual Security Act of
1951, as amended. Appropriations and borrowing authority for investment guarantee program and Advance Acquisition of Property excluded from this table but are shown on pages 27 through 29]