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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5548 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the President 
from providing assistance to the government of any country that has 
failed to extradite an individual that has been convicted of committing 
fraud against the United States or that has failed to take all appropriate 
measures with respect to assisting the recoupment of those funds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 
Mr. FINSTAD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit 
the President from providing assistance to the govern-
ment of any country that has failed to extradite an 
individual that has been convicted of committing fraud 
against the United States or that has failed to take 
all appropriate measures with respect to assisting the 
recoupment of those funds. 
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 ‘‘Fraud Accountability 
and Recovery Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE. 
Section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2370) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(z) No assistance shall be furnished under this Act 
to the government of any country the President deter-
mines— 
‘‘(1) has failed to extradite an individual con-
victed of committing fraud against the United States 
or benefitting from the proceeds of defrauding the 
United States; or 
‘‘(2) has failed to take all appropriate legal, ad-
ministrative, or enforcement measures to assist in 
the recoupment of Federal funds fraudulently stolen 
from the United States by identifying, freezing, seiz-
ing, and repatriating the funds so fraudulently ob-
tained.’’. 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) According to the Government Accountability 
Office, the Federal Government lost between 
$233,000,000,000 and $521,000,000,000 annually 
to fraud from fiscal years 2018 through 2022. 
(2) The range reflects the varying risk environ-
ments for fraud—ninety percent of the estimated 
fraud losses fell in this range. 
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(3) In Minnesota, the nonprofit organization 
Feeding Our Future and associated individuals car-
ried out the largest COVID–19 pandemic fraud 
scheme 
in 
the 
United 
States, 
stealing 
over 
$250,000,000 intended to feed hungry children. 
(4) The Department of Justice has charged 75 
defendants in the fraud scheme, and Federal pros-
ecutors have secured multiple convictions against 
participants in this scheme, which involved the sub-
mission of false reimbursement claims, the creation 
of fictitious meal sites, and the laundering of Fed-
eral funds through shell entities and fraudulent in-
voices. 
(5) Charges and convictions in the Feeding Our 
Future scheme include— 
(A) wire fraud; 
(B) conspiracy to commit wire fraud; 
(C) theft of government funds; 
(D) conspiracy to defraud the United 
States; 
(E) Federal program bribery; 
(F) money laundering; and 
(G) engaging in monetary transactions 
with criminally derived property. 
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(6) Some of the proceeds of this fraud were 
used to purchase luxury real estate and vehicles, and 
at least one defendant transferred funds and prop-
erty abroad, including to Kenya, beyond the reach of 
United States authorities. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress as follows: 
(1) The United States lacks adequate tools to 
ensure the recovery of stolen taxpayer funds and 
property transferred overseas, leaving American tax-
payers without recourse when foreign jurisdictions 
fail to cooperate. 
(2) Strengthening program integrity, recouping 
stolen funds, and preventing individuals convicted of 
defrauding Federal programs from seeking inter-
national harbor are essential to safeguarding tax-
payer dollars and ensuring programs assist those 
that Congress intended. 
(3) Providing additional deterrence by ensuring 
potential fraudsters lack a safe harbor abroad is 
critical to preventing future fraud schemes. 
SEC. 5. WAIVER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive the limi-
tation under section 620(z) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as added by section 2, if the President certifies 
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to Congress that prohibiting such assistance is contrary 
to the national security of the United States. 
(b) PRIOR NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 15 days 
before the entry into effect of a waiver under subsection 
(a), the President shall submit to the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a notification 
of intent to issue such a waiver, along with a justification. 
SEC. 6. REPORT ON NONCOMPLIANT COUNTRIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate a report that— 
(1) lists each country the President determines 
has failed to take all appropriate legal, administra-
tive, or enforcement measures as described in section 
620(z)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as 
added by section 2); and 
(2) describes the total amount of fraudulently 
obtained funds and court-ordered remedies, such as 
recoveries, restitution, or fines, along with seizures 
and forfeitures from the United States attributable 
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to the failure to take all such measures by each such 
country. 
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