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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 1196
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to eliminate the United States Agency
for International Development.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY11, 2025
Ms. J
ACOBS(for herself, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. TITUS, Mr.
J
ACKSONof Illinois, Mr. CASTROof Texas, Ms. MCBRIDE, Mr. KHANNA,
Mr. B
ERA, Mr. AMO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. STAN-
TON, Ms. ELFRETH, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms.
J
AYAPAL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to eliminate the United
States Agency for International Development.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect U.S. National 4
Security Act’’. 5
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 6
It is the sense of Congress that— 7
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(1) any reform or reorganization of the United 1
States Agency for International Development 2
(USAID) should be done— 3
(A) in accordance with existing laws; 4
(B) in a manner that maintains United 5
States soft power abroad; 6
(C) in a manner that prevents United 7
States adversaries and strategic competitors 8
from filling the void on the world stage; and 9
(D) in a manner that makes the United 10
States safer, stronger, and more prosperous; 11
and 12
(2) only an act of Congress can eliminate the 13
United States Agency for International Development 14
as an independent establishment, as defined by sec-15
tion 104 of title 5, United States Code. 16
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF FUNDS TO ELIMINATE USAID. 17
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Consistent with section 1413 of 18
the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 19
Appropriations Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 6563), no Federal 20
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the 21
American Relief Act, 2025 (Public Law 118–158) or any 22
other or prior appropriations Act may be made available 23
to eliminate the status of the United States Agency for 24
International Development as an independent establish-25
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ment, as defined by section 104 of title 5, United States 1
Code. 2
(b) R
ULE OFCONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-3
tion shall be construed to indicate that the elimination, 4
dismantlement, or subsummation of the USAID is permis-5
sible under existing law. 6
(c) C
ERTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after 7
the date of enactment of this act, and annually for 5 years 8
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall certify to the ap-9
propriate Committees compliance with this section. 10
(d) A
PPROPRIATECOMMITTEES OF CONGRESSDE-11
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-12
tees of Congress’’ means— 13
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 14
House of Representatives; and 15
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 16
Senate. 17
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