[19990816]96-222_国家民主基金会：政策和资金问题.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web96-222 FUpdated August 16, 1999National Endowment for Democracy:Policy and Funding IssuesSusan B. EpsteinSpecialist in Foreign Policy and TradeForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Divisionupdated by Ian Fergusson, Research AssociateSummaryThe National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a private, nonprofit organizationestablished during the Reagan Administration, provides grants to private organizationsto promote democracy in more than 90 countries around the world. Throughout its 16-year history, NEDs budget has ranged from a low of $15 million in FY1987 and FY1989to a high of $35 million in FY1994. During the 1990s, NED has come under attack froma few Members of Congress for several reasons: its cost; its distribution ofnoncompetitive grants to four core political, business, and labor grantees; its reliance ongovernment rather than private funding; and its possible duplication with other U.S.government programs. The Presidents FY2000 request for NED is $32 million. The House version of theCommerce, Justice, State (CJS) appropriations bill (H.R. 2670) recommends $31 millionfor NEDs