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As passed by the Senate on September 22, 2012

S. 3341 would require the Department of State, in consultation with various other agencies, to conduct a comprehensive review of the diplomacy and development policies of the United States every four years. The Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) would include assessments, recommendations, and priorities for the diplomacy and development policy of the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on September 19, 2012

S. 2215 would expand federal programs and initiatives to promote exports to Africa. CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have discretionary costs of $24 million over the 2013-2017 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts.

Pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply to this legislation because it would not affect direct spending or revenues.

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on September 19, 2012

S. 3331 would expand the accreditation standards in the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to cover all international adoptions. Currently, those standards apply only to adoptions from countries that are parties to the Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention).

As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 26, 2012

S. 1039 would require the Departments of State and Treasury to compile, publish, and annually report on a list of persons responsible for the death of Sergei Magnitsky or human rights violations in foreign countries. Listed persons would be ineligible for entry into the United States, have any existing visas revoked, and have their assets frozen.

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 19, 2012

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 19, 2012

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 19, 2012

S. 2165 would extend programs to provide assistance to Israel and require the President to report to the Congress on aspects of our relationship with that country. CBO estimates that implementing the bill would not have a significant impact on the federal budget. Pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply to this legislation because it would not affect direct spending or revenues.

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
on February 14, 2012

S. 414 would authorize the President to provide assistance to developing countries to reduce the incidence of child marriage and would require him to develop and implement a multiyear strategy to prevent such marriages and promote the empowerment of girls. CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have a discretionary cost of $23 million over the 2013-2017 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts.

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on April 26, 2012

S. 2224 would require the President to submit to the Congress reports on Syrian opposition groups and on stockpiles of weapons in Syria. Based on information from the Administration, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have discretionary costs of less than $500,000 in 2013, assuming availability of appropriated funds. Enacting S. 2224 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
on April 26, 2012

H.R. 1016 would require the President to use existing appropriations to prepare a report to the Congress on the status of reconstruction and development efforts in Haiti following the earthquake there in 2010. CBO estimates that the cost of such a report, which would be direct spending, would be less than $500,000 in 2013. Pay-as-you-go procedures apply because enacting the legislation would affect direct spending. Enacting H.R. 1016 would not affect revenues.