This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Funding for Foreign Operations and State Dept./Broadcasting programs has been steadily rising since FY 2002, after a period of decline in the 1980s and 1990s. Amounts approved for FY 2004 in regular and supplemental bills reached an unprecedented level compared with the previous 40 years, largely due to Iraq reconstruction funding. Ongoing assistance to Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as large new global health programs, has kept the international affairs budget at historically high levels in recent years. Contents of this report: (1) Recent Developments; (2) Congressional Action; (3) State-Foreign Operations Overview: Background and Trends; FY 2010 Budget Request Overview; Use of Supplemental Funding. Charts and tables.

On February 1, 2010, President Obama submitted a budget proposal for FY2011 that requests $58.49 billion for the international affairs budget, a 16% increase over the enacted FY2010 funding level. This report analyzes the FY2011 request, recent-year funding trends, and congressional action related to FY2011 State-Foreign Operations legislation.