Dramatically\ue000ramp\ue000up\ue000the\ue000resources\ue000invested\ue000in\ue000poverty-focused\ue000humanitarian\ue000and\ue000 development\ue000assistance\ue000along\ue000with\ue000the\ue000personnel\ue000and\ue000systems\ue000that\ue000administer\ue000and\ue000 deliver\ue000such\ue000assistance.

(Global\ue000Health,\ue000Development\ue000Assistance,\ue000International\ue000Disaster\ue000Assistance,\ue000O\ue001ce\ue000
of\ue000Transition\ue000Initiatives,\ue000Migration\ue000and\ue000Refugee\ue000Assistance,\ue000Emergency\ue000Refugee\ue000
and\ue000Migration\ue000Assistance,\ue000International\ue000Operations\ue000and\ue000Programs),\ue000the\ue000Millennium\ue000
Challenge\ue000Corporation,\ue000the\ue000President\u2019s\ue000Emergency\ue000Response\ue000for\ue000AIDS\ue000Relief\ue000
(PEPFAR),\ue000and\ue000peacekeeping\ue000accounts.\ue000From\ue000an\ue000FY2008\ue000baseline,\ue000InterAction\ue000recom-
mends\ue000an\ue000additional\ue000$9.9\ue000billion;
Direct\ue000the\ue000new\ue000USAID\ue000Administrator,\ue000in\ue000consultation\ue000with\ue000the\ue000National\ue000Security\ue000

\u2022\ue000
Advisor,\ue000to\ue000draft\ue000and\ue000present\ue000a\ue000national\ue000development\ue000strategy\ue000for\ue000the\ue000FY2010\ue000
budget\ue000request\ue000process\ue000that\ue000would\ue000streamline\ue000and\ue000present\ue000in\ue000a\ue000cohesive\ue000manner\ue000
U.S.\ue000Government\ue000funding\ue000requests\ue000for\ue000all\ue000foreign\ue000development\ue000and\ue000humanitarian\ue000

\u2022\ue000
tions,\ue000provide\ue000overall\ue000and\ue000subcommittee\ue000discretionary\ue000spending\ue000allowances\ue000su\ue001-
cient\ue000to\ue000allow\ue000a\ue000total\ue000increase\ue000of\ue000$9.9\ue000billion\ue000for\ue000the\ue000development\ue000and\ue000humanitarian\ue000
accounts;\ue000and
Modernize\ue000our\ue000foreign\ue000assistance\ue000architecture\ue000to\ue000ensure\ue000maximal\ue000e\ue001ciency\ue000and\ue000ef-

intervention\ue000and\ue000humanitarian\ue000action.\ue000It\ue000would\ue000begin\ue000to\ue000rebuild\ue000our\ue000store\ue000of\ue000goodwill\ue000 around\ue000the\ue000world,\ue000serve\ue000our\ue000long-term\ue000national\ue000security\ue000interests,\ue000and\ue000put\ue000into\ue000action\ue000 our\ue000national\ue000values.\ue000

The U.S. under-
invests in \ue000roven
\ue000rograms for foreign
develo\ue000ment and

assistance. U.S.
assistance remains
at historically low
levels relative to
GDp, far less than
our \ue000eer countries
\ue000rovide (\ue000er ca\ue000ita)
and less than the
American \ue000ublic
desires and believes
is the case. Congress

budget to foreign develo\ue000ment and humanitarian

lack of u\ue000-front
investment results
in greater future
s\ue000ending on crisis
res\ue000onse and
military o\ue000erations.

graph\ue000shows,\ue000U.S.\ue000foreign\ue000assistance\ue000(in\ue000this\ue000case\ue000including\ue000 some\ue000 military\ue000 assistance)\ue000 as\ue000 a\ue000 percentage\ue000 of\ue000 GDP\ue000 has\ue000 de- clined\ue000 signi\ue002cantly\ue000 over\ue000 the\ue000 last\ue000 several\ue000 decades.\ue000 Data\ue000 on\ue000 U.S.\ue000o\ue001cial\ue000development\ue000assistance\ue000(a\ue000subset\ue000of\ue000foreign\ue000aid)\ue000 as\ue000 a\ue000 percentage\ue000 of\ue000 national\ue000 income\ue000 show\ue000 a\ue000 signi\ue002cant\ue000 de- cline\ue000from\ue0000.54\ue000%\ue000in\ue0001960\ue000to\ue0000.16%\ue000in\ue0002007.1

three\ue000components:\ue000defense,\ue000diplomacy\ue000and\ue000development.\ue000 The\ue000 2006\ue000 Strategy\ue000 says:\ue000 \u201cDevelopment\ue000 reinforces\ue000 diplo- macy\ue000 and\ue000 defense,\ue000 reducing\ue000 long-term\ue000 threats\ue000 to\ue000 our\ue000 na-

1\ue000 Chart\ue000source:\ue000Congressional\ue000Research\ue000Service\ue000Report\ue00098-916,\ue000p.16.\ue000Figures:\ue000 %\ue000 of\ue000 GNI,\ue000 OECD\ue000 DAC\ue000 statistics\ue000 (Organization\ue000 for\ue000 Economic\ue000 Cooperation\ue000 and\ue000 Development\ue000 \u2013\ue000 Development\ue000 Assistance\ue000 Committee)\ue000 http://stats. oecd.org/wbos/Index.aspx?DatasetCode=TABLE1#

peaceful\ue000 societies.\u201d\ue000 Secretary\ue000 of\ue000 Defense\ue000 Robert\ue000 Gates,\ue000 in\ue000 turn,\ue000has\ue000called\ue000for,\ue000\u201ca\ue000dramatic\ue000increase\ue000in\ue000spending\ue000on\ue000the\ue000 civilian\ue000instruments\ue000of\ue000national\ue000security\ue000\u2013\ue000diplomacy,\ue000stra-

economic\ue000 reconstruction\ue000 and\ue000 development\u2026\u201d\ue000 The\ue000 chart\ue000 below\ue000 shows\ue000 the\ue000 relative\ue000 size\ue000 and\ue000 lack\ue000 of\ue000 balance\ue000 among\ue000 U.S.\ue000Government\ue000spending\ue000levels\ue000on\ue000these\ue000three\ue000categories\ue000 in\ue000FY2008.6

our\ue000 o\ue001cial\ue000 assistance\ue000 is\ue000 higher\ue000 than\ue000 it\ue000 is,\ue000 with\ue000 median\ue000 es- timates\ue000 at\ue000 around\ue000 20%\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 federal\ue000 budget,\ue000 and\ue000 median\ue000 levels\ue000 preferred\ue000 at\ue000 around\ue000 10%\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 budget.\ue000 The\ue000 actual\ue000 level\ue000is\ue000less\ue000than\ue0001%\ue000of\ue000the\ue000budget.

community.\ue000 That\ue000 argument\ue000 misses\ue000 both\ue000 the\ue000 practical\ue000 and\ue000 moral\ue000points.\ue000Increasing\ue000stability,\ue000prosperity\ue000and\ue000goodwill\ue000in\ue000 developing\ue000as\ue000well\ue000as\ue000post-crisis\ue000states\ue000and\ue000regions\ue000around\ue000 the\ue000 world\ue000 makes\ue000 us\ue000 safer.\ue000 For\ue000 example,\ue000 if\ue000 we\ue000 had\ue000 worked\ue000 with\ue000the\ue000Pakistani\ue000government\ue000a\ue000decade\ue000ago\ue000to\ue000help\ue000reduce\ue000

ucation\ue000system,\ue000madrassas\ue000(Islamic\ue000schools,\ue000some\ue000of\ue000which\ue000 are\ue000 extremist)\ue000 might\ue000 not\ue000 have\ue000 gained\ue000 such\ue000 in\ue003uence\ue000 and\ue000 Pakistan\ue000might\ue000be\ue000more\ue000stable\ue000(and\ue000might\ue000be\ue000contributing\ue000 less\ue000to\ue000the\ue000costly\ue000war\ue000we\ue000are\ue000\ue002ghting\ue000across\ue000the\ue000border\ue000in\ue000Af- ghanistan).\ue000 Morally,\ue000 most\ue000 Americans\ue000 would\ue000 agree\ue000 that\ue000 our\ue000