Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010 -- (House of Representatives - July 09, 2009)
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Mr. LYNCH. I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.
As the co-Chair of the House Task Force on Terrorist Financing and Nonproliferation, I rise to engage in a colloquy with my distinguished colleague, Chairwoman Lowey.
I would like to confirm that the $57 million requested by President Obama for nonproliferation, anti ter ror ism, demining, and related programs in Afghanistan, will be fully funded.
Is it the chairwoman's intent that those critical security and humanitarian-related activities will be funded at the President's requested level?
Mrs. LOWEY. Reclaiming my time, first, I thank my friend for raising this important issue.
Yes, it is the committee's intent to fully fund Afghanistan's nonproliferation, anti ter ror ism, demining, and related programs at the President's requested level. We agree these programs are vital to our success in Afghanistan. And as we developed the bill, our funding assumption was, unless otherwise noted, that the President's full request for Afghanistan was met.
I yield to the gentleman.
Mr. LYNCH. Thank you.
Is it also the chairwoman's view that the State Department should ensure that these funds are used to support the range of programs, such as export control and border security, anti ter ror ism assistance, terrorist interdiction activities, coun ter ter ror ism financing, humanitarian demining, and destruction of small arms and other weapons?
Mrs. LOWEY. Reclaiming my time, yes, it is the committee's intent to support these activities.
And I yield to the gentleman.
Mr. LYNCH. Thank you. I want to thank the chairwoman for her courtesy, and to the gentleman from Illinois for his bipartisanship on this and all of our critical efforts in Afghanistan.
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