119-sres51

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 51 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 51

 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Agency for 
 International Development is essential for advancing the national 
 security interests of the United States.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 3, 2025

 Mr. Coons (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. 
 Blunt Rochester, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. 
 Durbin, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. King, Ms. 
Klobuchar, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, 
Mr. Padilla, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, 
Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van 
 Hollen, Mr. Warner, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. 
 Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Foreign Relations

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 RESOLUTION

 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Agency for 
 International Development is essential for advancing the national 
 security interests of the United States.

Whereas the United States Agency for International Development (referred to in 
 this preamble as ``USAID'') was created in 1961 by Executive Order 10973 
 (26 Fed. Reg. 10469; relating to the administration of foreign 
 assistance and related functions), based on authority provided in the 
 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.);
Whereas USAID was subsequently established as an independent agency by the 
 Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of 
 Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-761); and
Whereas the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-47) 
 explicitly requires both congressional consultation and notification to 
 Congress for any reorganizations, consolidations, or downsizing of 
 USAID: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the Senate affirms the centrality of the United 
States Agency for International Development in advancing the national 
security interests of the United States by--

    (1) mitigating threats abroad before such threats reach the 
 shores of the United States;

    (2) promoting global stability;

    (3) addressing the root causes of migration and extremism; 
 and

    (4) securing the leadership and influence of the United 
 States in an era of strategic competition with the People's 
 Republic of China.
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