Federal appropriations to identify U.S. foreign assistance operations

    Conduct complex research into federal appropriations to identify U.S. foreign assistance operations where law enforcement reform is priority for Department of State operations. The objective of this assignment will be to quickly get you comfortable with the types of documents which you will have to search to identify potential final assignment clients and client priorities. In this assignment, you will be asked to review the primary State Department Congressional Budget Justification for Fiscal Year 2020 where the State Department as part of the federal budget process identifies the funding it requires and the key priorities for foreign assistance funding. You will be using your first reading to complete this assignment. By completing this assignment you will learn how to review foreign assistance documentation, identify foreign assistance priorities, and identify funding associated with those priorities. Your task will be to review the reading titled “Congressional Budget Justification Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Fiscal Year 2020.” In one Microsoft Word document address the following elements. List at least two other State Department Bureaus that are prioritizing police and law enforcement assistance besides the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). (One point) Describe in about 200 words the priorities of INL Bureau with regards to law enforcement assistance and police reform. (Four points) Identify a region in the INL justification narrative, a specific country or regional program, and the FY2020 funding requests. (One point)