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Aid Accountability Act of 2025
To modify the requirements of section 104(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Summary
This bill adds enforcement penalties to federal foreign aid requirements under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Federal employees who knowingly violate aid requirements would be terminated from employment and barred from future federal work, and would be required to repay the improperly allocated funds. Recipients of federal aid funds (grantees, contractors, etc.) who violate the requirements would be permanently barred from receiving any future federal funds. The Secretary of State would determine violations and report them to Congress within 60 days, with determinations subject to judicial review and the Congressional Review Act.
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Sponsor (1)
6 cosponsors
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC)
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX)
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN)
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
Actions (2)
- Apr 8, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Apr 8, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 8, 2025
Mr. Davidson (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To modify the requirements of section 104(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
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 “Aid Accountability Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 104(F) OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.
Section 104(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(4)(A) An individual who is a Federal employee and knowingly violates any of the requirements of this subsection—
“(i) shall be terminated from Federal employment and may not be receive any Federal employment in the future; and
“(ii) shall be fiscally liable for an amount equal to the amount of funds illegally allocated to the activity that was in violation of such requirements in order to provide restitution to the Federal government.
“(B) A grantee, sub-grantee, contractor or other recipient of Federal funds who violates any of the requirements of this subsection may not receive any Federal funds in the future.
“(C) The Secretary of State—
“(i) shall make final determinations of violations of the requirements of this subsection and the penalties imposed under subparagraphs (A) and (B), and such final determinations shall not be subject to review or reversal except by a Federal court of competent jurisdiction; and
“(ii) shall submit to Congress a report not later than 60 days after making a determination of a violation of the requirements of this subsection, which shall include—
“(I) a description of the nature of the violation;
“(II) who carried out or was involved in the violation; and
“(III) what will be done to ensure the violation is not repeated.
“(D) Any final determination of the Secretary of State under subparagraph (C)(i) shall be subject to the procedures under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Congressional Review Act’).”. <all>
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