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rescissions, was $52.1 million plus $77.9 million for a newly created Centralized
Information Technology Modernization Program.
International Organizations and Conferences. The International
Organizations and Conferences account consists of two line items: U.S.
Contributions to International Organizations (CIO) and U.S. Contributions for
International Peacekeeping Activities (CIPA). The FY2005 request sought $1.84
billion for the overall account, up nearly 9% over the FY2004 level of $1.69 billion,
including supplementals and reflecting rescissions. The House bill (H.R. 4754)
agreed with the Administration request level. The Senate bill (S. 2809) provided a
total of $1,594.8 million for CIO and CIPA combined. The FY2005 enacted level
of $1,672 million (not reflecting rescissions) was less that the President's request and
the House recommendation, but more than the Senate bill.
Contributions to International Organizations (CIO). The CIO supports
U.S. membership in numerous international and multilateral organizations that
transcends bilateral relationships and covers issues such as human rights,
environment, trade, and security. The FY2005 request level for this line item was
$1.2 billion, 19.4% above the $998 million enacted level of FY2004. The request
would have satisfied full funding needs of U.S. assessed contributions to the 44
international organizations, as well as subsidy costs of a direct loan for the U.N.
Capital Master Plan project. The House passed this funding level. The Senate bill,
however, provided $1,020.8 million - more than the current funding level, but less
than the President's request. Congress passed $1,182 million (not including
rescissions) for International Organizations in FY2005.
Contributions to International Peacekeeping (CIPA). TheUnited States
supports multilateral peacekeeping efforts around the world through payment of its
share of the U.N. assessed peacekeeping budget. The FY2004 enacted level for
CIPA was $450.1 million. (It should be noted that $245 million had been provided
to CIPA by the Emergency Supplemental Appropriation (P.L. 108-106), signed in
November 2003.) The President's FY2005 request of $650 million represented a
decrease of 6.5% increase from the FY2004 enacted level, including the
supplemental. The House also recommended $650 million for this account in
FY2005. The Senate bill provided $574 million. Congress enacted $490 million for
CIPA in FY2005 prior to rescissions - well below both the Administration request
and the House-passed level.International Commissions. The International Commissions account
includes the U.S.-Mexico Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC), the
International Fisheries Commissions (IFC), the International Joint Commission (IJC),
the International Boundary Commission (IBC), and the Border Environment
Cooperation Commission (BECC). The IBWC 's mission is to apply rights and
obligations assumed by the United States and Mexico under numerous treaties and
agreements, improve water quality of border rivers, and resolve border sanitation
problems. The mission of the IFC is to recommend to member governments
conservation and management measures for protecting marine resources. The IJC's
mission is to develop and administer programs to help the United States and Canada
with water quality and air pollution issues along their common border. The IBC is
obligated by the Treaty of 1925 to maintain an effective boundary line between the
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