[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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