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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5108 

To abolish the United States Agency for International Development, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 1, 2023 

Mr. GAETZ (for himself, Mr. GOSAR, Ms. GREENE of Georgia, Mr. BIGGS, 

Mrs. LUNA, and Mr. CRANE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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 abolish the United States Agency for International 

Development, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds as follows: 

5 (1) The United States, in dealings with allies 

6 and adversaries, should engage in diplomacy and 

7 international relations that do not undermine the 

8 culture or tradition of other nations and peoples, but 


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1 instead seek to develop working and friendly rela2 tionships relative to the interests of both parties 

3 with United States citizens chiefly in mind. 

4 (2) The United States Agency for International 

5 Development (USAID) operates several ‘‘capacity 

6 building’’ programs abroad and uses these programs 

7 to spread perverse ideology, that is antithetical to 

8 functioning, well-ordered society, across the globe. 

9 (3) USAID uses United States tax dollars to 

10 push radical, leftist ideology abroad, going so far as 

11 to undermine foreign governments who do not ad12 here to the perverse ideology it espouses. 

13 (4) USAID does not act in the best interest of 

14 the United States or its people, nor the foreign na15 tions it purposes to support. 

16 (5) USAID aims to identify and address ‘‘re17 strictive gender norms and inequalities . . . to foster 

18 the sustainability of results’’. 

19 (6) USAID meddles in local elections, pro20 moting the interests of ‘‘women, youth, and other 

21 traditionally marginalized groups’’ ahead of the in22 terests of the other nations’ citizenry. 

23 (7) The international affairs budget for the fis24 cal year 2022, passed by the House of Representa25 tives in July 2021, for the United States DepartVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:15 Aug 21, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5108.IH H5108

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1 ment of State and USAID, undid historical prece2 dent by repealing the Helms Amendment that pre3 viously restricted United States foreign aid from 

4 paying for abortions. 

5 (8) USAID has provided grants totaling 

6 $850,000 to the Bandhu Social Welfare Society for 

7 ‘‘the rights of gender diverse people’’ in Bangladesh. 

8 (9) USAID has provided a $3.7 million grant to 

9 Aurat Publication and Information Service Founda10 tion to ‘‘provide support for gender equity pro11 grams’’ in Pakistan. 

12 (10) Eighty-five grants totaling $138.1 million 

13 have been provided through USAID to the Inter14 national Organization for Migration for ‘‘humani15 tarian assistance’’ to support open borders policy 

16 around the globe. 

17 (11) Eight grants totaling $21.7 million have 

18 been provided through USAID to the Soros-backed 

19 Tides Center for various ‘‘civil society innovation ini20 tiatives’’. 

21 (12) USAID has provided a $1 million grant to 

22 the United Nations Development Programme for 

23 supporting ‘‘LGBTI human rights advocacy in 

24 Asia’’. 


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1 (13) USAID has provided a $370,000 grant to 

2 Public Information and Need of Knowledge for pro3 moting ‘‘the human rights of LGBTI people in Ar4 menian society’’. 

5 (14) USAID has provided $1.1 million grant to 

6 the Pink Human Rights Defender for ‘‘empowering 

7 the LGBTI community and their allies to advance 

8 human rights’’. 

9 (15) USAID has provided a $323,871 grant to 

10 Ryan Thomas Kaminski to serve as the United 

11 States personal service contractor LGBTI Advisor. 

12 SEC. 2. ABOLISH THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTER13 NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of the en15 actment of this Act, no Federal funds may be made avail16 able to carry out any of the functions, duties, or respon17 sibilities assigned or delegated to the Administrator of the 

18 United States Agency for International Development pur19 suant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

20 2151 et seq.) or any other provision of law. 

21 (b) RESCISSION OF FUNDS.—The unobligated bal22 ance of each amount made available to the Administrator 

23 of the United States Agency for International Develop24 ment as of the day before the date of the enactment of 

25 this Act is rescinded. Any other assets or liabilities of the 


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1 Agency as of such day shall be transferred to the Sec2 retary of State. 

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