119-hr1196

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1196 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1196

 To prohibit the use of Federal funds to eliminate the United States 
 Agency for International Development.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 11, 2025

 Ms. Jacobs (for herself, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Titus, Mr. 
Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. McBride, Mr. Khanna, Mr. 
 Bera, Mr. Amo, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Stanton, Ms. 
 Elfreth, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. McGovern, and Ms. Jayapal) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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 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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Protect U.S. National Security 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

 It is the sense of Congress that--

    (1) any reform or reorganization of the United States 
 Agency for International Development

    (USAID) should be done--
        (A) in accordance with existing laws;
        (B) in a manner that maintains United States soft 
 power abroad;
            (C) in a manner that prevents United States 
 adversaries and strategic competitors from filling the 
 void on the world stage; and
            (D) in a manner that makes the United States safer, 
 stronger, and more prosperous; and

    (2) only an act of Congress can eliminate the United States 
 Agency for International Development as an independent 
 establishment, as defined by 

section 104 of title 5, United 
 States Code.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF FUNDS TO ELIMINATE USAID.

    (a) In General.--Consistent with 

section 1413 of the Omnibus 
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1999 (22 
U.S.C. 6563), no Federal funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
by the American Relief Act, 2025 (Public Law 118-158) or any other or 
prior appropriations Act may be made available to eliminate the status 
of the United States Agency for International Development as an 
independent establishment, as defined by 

section 104 of title 5, United 
States Code.

    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to indicate that the elimination, dismantlement, or 
subsummation of the USAID is permissible under existing law.
            (c) Certification.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this act, and annually for 5 years thereafter, the 
Secretary of State shall certify to the appropriate Committees 
compliance with this section.
            (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--

    (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
 Representatives; and

    (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
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