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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5250 
To provide for the foreign assistance authority of the Department of State, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for the foreign assistance authority of the 
Department of State, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
TITLE VI—FOREIGN ASSISTANCE 
SECTION 601. UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be in the Depart-
ment an Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance who shall 
be responsible to the Secretary of State for matters per-
taining to the creation and maintenance of allies and part-
ners to United States interests abroad, and such other re-
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lated duties as the Secretary may from time to time des-
ignate. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to the respon-
sibilities described under subsection (a), the Under Sec-
retary for Foreign Assistance shall maintain continuous 
observation and coordination of all matters pertaining to 
assistance to foreign allies and partners in the conduct 
of foreign policy, including, as appropriate— 
(1) providing the strategic policy direction for, 
and policy and programmatic oversight of, funds and 
bureaus within the Under Secretary’s assigned juris-
diction; and 
(2) overseeing and reviewing all matters per-
taining to human rights and humanitarian affairs, 
including matters relating to prisoners of war and 
members of the United States Armed Forces Miss-
ing in Action. 
SEC. 602. DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE OVERSIGHT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is authorized to be es-
tablished in the Department a Director of United States 
Foreign Assistance Oversight, who shall be responsible to 
the Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance for matters 
pertaining to coordination and strategic oversight of all 
foreign assistance activities across the Department of 
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State, and such other related duties as the Secretary may 
from time to time designate. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to the respon-
sibilities described in subsection (a), the Director of 
United States Foreign Assistance Oversight shall coordi-
nate and oversee the strategic direction, planning, and 
budgeting of foreign assistance programs in the conduct 
of foreign policy, including, as appropriate— 
(1) developing and implementing comprehensive 
foreign assistance strategies; 
(2) coordinating interagency assistance plan-
ning; 
(3) providing senior-level leadership for the 
planning, operational management, and oversight of 
foreign aid programming across the United States 
Government; 
(4) improving strategic coordination of, and 
oversight over, all foreign assistance funding, focus-
ing on efficacy and strategy; 
(5) integrating foreign assistance strategies 
with the broader objectives of United States foreign 
policy, including security, diplomacy, and develop-
ment coherence; 
(6) supporting interagency collaboration on for-
eign assistance programs and policies of other agen-
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cies and entities, including the Millennium Challenge 
Corporation, the United States International Devel-
opment Finance Corporation, United States Depart-
ment of the Treasury, Trade and Development 
Agency, and Export-Import Bank; 
(7) generating data-driven performance assess-
ments and policy diagnostics for dissemination to 
Congress and the Executive Office of the President; 
(8) leading coordination and oversight of vet-
ting of foreign recipients of assistance, to ensure 
compliance, accountability, and alignment with 
United States foreign assistance policies; and 
(9) such other related duties as the Under Sec-
retary for Foreign Assistance may from time to time 
designate. 
SEC. 603. OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE OVERSIGHT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish an Office of Foreign Assistance Oversight, which 
shall perform such functions related to department-wide 
management of foreign assistance as the Under Secretary 
for Foreign Assistance may prescribe. 
(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The Director of Foreign As-
sistance Oversight shall be the head of the Office of For-
eign Assistance Oversight. 
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(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Office of Foreign Assistance 
Oversight shall, as appropriate— 
(1) support the Director of Foreign Assistance 
Oversight in the development and implementation of 
comprehensive foreign assistance strategies; 
(2) coordinate interagency assistance planning 
and align bilateral cooperation frameworks; 
(3) coordinate and allocate United States for-
eign assistance funding across thematic and regional 
areas; 
(4) continually improve strategic coordination 
of and oversight over all foreign assistance funding, 
focusing on efficacy and strategy; 
(5) generate data-driven performance assess-
ments and policy diagnostics for dissemination to 
Congress and the Executive Office of the President; 
(6) ensure monitoring, evaluation, and trans-
parency of foreign assistance programs; and 
(7) perform such other duties as the Director 
may from time to time designate. 
SEC. 604. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOR-
EIGN ASSISTANCE. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of State under section 141, the Under Secretary 
for Foreign Assistance shall receive the funds necessary 
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to fulfill the Under Secretary’s responsibilities for fiscal 
years 2026 and 2027. 
SEC. 605. CLASSIFICATION IN UNITED STATES CODE. 
The Office of Law Revision Counsel shall— 
(1) utilize sections 160–190 of title 22, United 
States Code, to classify the sections of this title; and 
(2) maintain the legislative history, under edi-
torial notes, of repealed law which previously occu-
pied the corresponding sections of United States 
Code. 
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