Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011

Sponsor: HOWARD BERMAN (D-CA)

Division A: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011- Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011- Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2010-FY2011 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) to carry diplomatic and consular affairs, including: (1) worldwide security protection; (2) public diplomacy; (3) the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; (4) the Capital Investment Fund; (5) embassy security, construction, and maintenance; (6) educational and cultural exchange programs; (7) the Tibetan scholarship program; (8) the Ngawang Choepel exchange programs (formerly known as programs of educational and cultural exchange between the United States and the people of Tibet); (9) the Civilian Stabilization Initiative; (9) representation allowances; (10) protection of foreign missions and officials and related state and local government reimbursements; (11) emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service; (12) repatriation loans; (13) the American Institute in Taiwan; (14) Office of the Inspector General; (15) the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction; and (16) the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. (Sec. 102) Authorizes FY2010-FY2011 appropriations for: (1) contributions to international organizations; (2) contributions for international peacekeeping activities; and (3) foreign currency exchange rates. (Sec. 103) Authorizes FY2010-FY2011 appropriations for: (1) the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; (2) the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada; (3) the International Joint Commission; and (4) the International Fisheries Commission.

International Affairs Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 150 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.