# What This Bill Actually Does

This bill would completely eliminate federal funding for the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) for the year 2024. In plain terms, it would cut off all money—down to zero dollars—that this organization normally receives to pay its staff and cover its operating expenses.

The CSCE is a diplomatic organization made up of 57 countries, including the United States, that work together on security issues, human rights, and cooperation across Europe and Asia. The U.S. Commission is a small government agency that helps coordinate America's participation in this international effort. Right now it receives funding to pay its employees and keep the office running, but this bill would stop that money completely.

If this bill passed, the U.S. Commission would essentially shut down. Its staff would lose their jobs, and the United States would have no dedicated office working on these international security and human rights issues through this particular organization. This could affect America's ability to participate in discussions about European security, human rights monitoring, and diplomatic cooperation in that region. The practical impact would be that the U.S. would step back from this particular international forum, though other government agencies would still handle broader foreign policy in Europe.

To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Salaries and Expenses for fiscal year 2024.

Biggs, Andy

 <p>This bill specifies that no FY2024 funding is authorized to be appropriated or made available for the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Salaries and Expenses account.</p>