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Appendix A - Version 1.0 register

Appendix A - Open Questions Register

The publication names what it cannot yet measure, why that gap exists, and what record would resolve it.

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Appendix A register

This appendix turns the current web edition's unresolved items into a readable public register. It does not add new conclusions; it surfaces the limits already named in converted sections.

IDQuestionRaised inRecord needed
A-001 ForeignAssistance.gov live sum and version date Section 3 A version-stamped primary extraction from ForeignAssistance.gov showing the live sum and retrieval date used for the locked figure.
A-002 GAO budget-glossary edition Section 2, Section 3 Confirmation that no later GAO budget-glossary edition changes the adopted definitions used in the publication.
A-003 Post-2025 USAID-State administering offices Section 3 A reconciled post-2025 administrative mapping that ties later reporting offices back to the pre-realignment foreign-assistance series.
A-004 IMF budget-scoring treatment Section 3 A primary budget-scoring record clarifying how the relevant IMF support should be treated on the audit's chosen basis.
A-005 Unpublished U.S.-capture share in international assistance Section 1, Section 3 Program-level reporting that distinguishes value captured by U.S. entities from value reaching non-U.S. recipients.
A-006 Ukraine stage figures from the primary portal Section 4 A stable primary-portal extract that shows Ukraine aid by stage using consistent definitions.
A-007 PDA valuation treatment Section 4 Primary valuation documentation clarifying the exact basis used for PDA transfer values in the compared reporting streams.
A-008 Ukraine grant-versus-loan treatment Section 4 A primary classification record separating grant-value support from loans, guarantees, or other repayable structures.
A-009 Israel FMF/MOU staging details Section 4 A fully staged primary record that ties MOU, supplemental, and execution-state views into one reference chain.
A-010 Capture share for Ukraine and Israel military aid Section 4, Section 5 Program-level evidence showing what share of military-aid appropriations and obligations is captured in the United States versus reaching the foreign recipient.
A-011 Israel OSP share Section 4 A current primary record for the exact OSP share and its implementation window.
A-012 Israel 2024 supplemental obligated-versus-outlaid status Section 4 Primary execution reporting showing whether the relevant supplemental amount is appropriated, obligated, or outlaid.
A-013 DoD execution-level annual figures for Section 333, CTEF, and ASFF Section 5 Primary DoD execution-level annual figures for Section 333, CTEF, and related annual security-cooperation programs.
A-014 EDA marginal taxpayer cost versus acquisition value Section 5 A primary cost treatment record showing the marginal taxpayer cost basis for EDA transfers.
A-015 WRSA transferred value versus retained U.S.-owned stock Section 5 A primary record separating transferred WRSA value from stock that remains U.S.-owned or merely positioned.
A-016 SDAF revolving treatment Section 5 No further record needed for v1.0; carried as resolved in the register.
A-017 Cross-section harmonization between foreign-assistance and military-aid lanes Section 5 A lawful harmonization method that keeps measure type, period, and duplication risks separated.
A-018 ORR consolidated outlay and recipient/provider split Section 1, Section 6 Public ORR outlay reporting that isolates entrant-directed value versus provider or operator capture.
A-019 ORR entrant-versus-provider split Section 6 Program-level public reporting that separates entrant-directed value from provider, operator, and administrative capture.
A-020 UC in-scope versus custodial share Section 6 A public breakout distinguishing the UC share that should count as entrant-directed support from custodial or operator-heavy expenditures.
A-021 Afghan and Ukrainian parolee supplemental amounts Section 6 Public ORR reporting that isolates Afghan and Ukrainian parolee supplemental amounts on the same basis as the main ORR lane.
A-022 CMS-64 emergency Medicaid federal share by year Section 7 A year-specific CMS-64-based federal-share breakout for emergency Medicaid.
A-023 Eligible-immigrant Medicaid outlay Section 7 A published eligible-immigrant Medicaid outlay series on a federal basis.
A-024 Reconcile House Budget and CBO figures versus KFF $3.8B Section 7 No additional v1.0 record is needed beyond the time-window explanation already carried in the publication.
A-025 SNAP noncitizen participant share and benefit attribution Section 8 A published SNAP spending breakout isolating noncitizen-attributable benefits net of citizen-child portions.
A-026 WIC and school-meals status-neutrality Section 8 A lawful published record showing whether any status-based breakout exists for these status-neutral nutrition programs.
A-027 TANF eligible-noncitizen share net of ORR Section 9 A published TANF breakout for eligible noncitizen benefits net of ORR-routed assistance.
A-028 SSI point-in-time basis versus annual flow basis Section 1, Section 9 A published annual SSI spending breakout for noncitizen recipients or a fully reconciled monthly series.
A-029 ACTC/CTC via ITIN and citizen-child share Section 9 An IRS-published breakout isolating ACTC or CTC amounts attributable to the noncitizen population without citizen-child overlap.
A-030 HUD eligible-noncitizen prorated outlay Section 10 A HUD-published outlay breakout for eligible noncitizen housing assistance after proration and citizen-member separation.
A-031 No-verification grant housing programs Section 10 A published program-level record showing whether any status breakout exists inside no-verification housing grants.
A-032 Federal K-12 noncitizen spending Section 11 No ordinary status-based spending dataset is expected; any lawful resolution would need to respect Plyler's status-collection limits.
A-033 Eligible-noncitizen federal student aid Section 11 A Department of Education breakout isolating federal student-aid amounts for eligible noncitizens.
A-034 CCDF, SSBG, CSBG, and LIHEAP no-breakout Section 12, Section 13 Published program breakouts showing whether any of these state-administered federal streams isolate status-level spending.
A-035 Per-program responsible agency for missing status data Section 13 A program-by-program ownership map tying each missing breakout to the responsible federal reporting agency.
A-036 Whether Class C or D modeled estimates exist as bounded context only Section 13 A bounded inventory of Class C or D estimates that can be published as context without replacing missing primary evidence.
A-037 Federal-only emergency Medicaid share Section 1, Section 7 A public federal-only emergency Medicaid spending breakout for the same period and population basis.