FY2017 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Budget Request: In Brief

Summary

On February 9, 2016, the Obama Administration submitted to Congress its FY2017 budget request for State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) totaling $52.78 billion (-0.1% compared with the FY2016 estimate), $37.89 billion for enduring (ongoing) funds and $14.89 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). Of the total request, $17.05 billion is for State Department Operations and related agencies (a 3.6% increase over FY2016 estimates); $35.74 billion is for Foreign Operations (-1.8% compared with the FY2016 estimates).

This report provides an overview of the FY2017 SFOPS request and account-by-account funding comparisons with FY2015 actual and FY2016 estimated appropriations, when available. A more detailed report on the FY2017 SFOPS appropriations will become available when SFOPS legislation is introduced in Congress and will be updated throughout the appropriations process.