Colombia: Summary and Tables on U.S. Assistance, FY1989-FY2004 (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised May 19, 2003 |
| Report Number |
RS21213 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Nina M. Serafino, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
| Older Revisions |
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Summary:
Over the past 15 years, from FY1989-FY2003, the United States has provided Colombia with
over
$3.6 billion in assistance, most of it directed to counternarcotics or related efforts. During the first
11 fiscal years (FY1989-FY1999), when assistance totaled just over $1 billion, the annual levels
were considerably lower than during the past three fiscal years and the current fiscal year. From
FY2000-FY2003, assistance totals about $2,556 billion. The Clinton Administration increased
assistance in FY2000 to fund its "Plan Colombia" programs to counter the spread of coca cultivation
in southern Colombia.
The Bush Administration has continued "Plan Colombia" programs through its Andean
Regional Initiative (ARI), which also provides increased funding for Colombia's neighbors. In
FY2002, President Bush also sought authority to expand the circumstances under which funding for
the Colombian security forces can be used. As approved by Congress in 2002 and 2003, funding for
FY2003 and previous years can be used for counternarcotics and anti-terrorist purposes.
For FY2004, the Bush Administration has requested $573 million in State Department Andean
Counterdrug Initiative and Foreign Military Financing funds, and estimates it will spend some $45
million in Colombia from the central State Department Air Wing account. The Department of
Defense (DOD) estimates that it will spend almost $119 million for Colombia from its central
counternarcotics account.
