I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1196 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to eliminate the United States Agency 
for International Development. 
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. STAN-
TON, Ms. ELFRETH, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. 
JAYAPAL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs 
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 Representa-
tives 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— 
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(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 sec-
tion 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 establish-
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ment, as defined by section 104 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to indicate that the elimination, 
dismantlement, or subsummation of the USAID is permis-
sible 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 ap-
propriate Committees compliance with this section. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees 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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