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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 re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To abolish the United States Agency for International 
Development, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) The United States, in dealings with allies 
and adversaries, should engage in diplomacy and 
international relations that do not undermine the 
culture or tradition of other nations and peoples, but 
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instead seek to develop working and friendly rela-
tionships relative to the interests of both parties 
with United States citizens chiefly in mind. 
(2) The United States Agency for International 
Development (USAID) operates several ‘‘capacity 
building’’ programs abroad and uses these programs 
to spread perverse ideology, that is antithetical to 
functioning, well-ordered society, across the globe. 
(3) USAID uses United States tax dollars to 
push radical, leftist ideology abroad, going so far as 
to undermine foreign governments who do not ad-
here to the perverse ideology it espouses. 
(4) USAID does not act in the best interest of 
the United States or its people, nor the foreign na-
tions it purposes to support. 
(5) USAID aims to identify and address ‘‘re-
strictive gender norms and inequalities . . . to foster 
the sustainability of results’’. 
(6) USAID meddles in local elections, pro-
moting the interests of ‘‘women, youth, and other 
traditionally marginalized groups’’ ahead of the in-
terests of the other nations’ citizenry. 
(7) The international affairs budget for the fis-
cal year 2022, passed by the House of Representa-
tives in July 2021, for the United States Depart-
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ment of State and USAID, undid historical prece-
dent by repealing the Helms Amendment that pre-
viously restricted United States foreign aid from 
paying for abortions. 
(8) USAID has provided grants totaling 
$850,000 to the Bandhu Social Welfare Society for 
‘‘the rights of gender diverse people’’ in Bangladesh. 
(9) USAID has provided a $3.7 million grant to 
Aurat Publication and Information Service Founda-
tion to ‘‘provide support for gender equity pro-
grams’’ in Pakistan. 
(10) Eighty-five grants totaling $138.1 million 
have been provided through USAID to the Inter-
national Organization for Migration for ‘‘humani-
tarian assistance’’ to support open borders policy 
around the globe. 
(11) Eight grants totaling $21.7 million have 
been provided through USAID to the Soros-backed 
Tides Center for various ‘‘civil society innovation ini-
tiatives’’. 
(12) USAID has provided a $1 million grant to 
the United Nations Development Programme for 
supporting ‘‘LGBTI human rights advocacy in 
Asia’’. 
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(13) USAID has provided a $370,000 grant to 
Public Information and Need of Knowledge for pro-
moting ‘‘the human rights of LGBTI people in Ar-
menian society’’. 
(14) USAID has provided $1.1 million grant to 
the Pink Human Rights Defender for ‘‘empowering 
the LGBTI community and their allies to advance 
human rights’’. 
(15) USAID has provided a $323,871 grant to 
Ryan Thomas Kaminski to serve as the United 
States personal service contractor LGBTI Advisor. 
SEC. 2. ABOLISH THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTER-
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, no Federal funds may be made avail-
able to carry out any of the functions, duties, or respon-
sibilities assigned or delegated to the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development pur-
suant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151 et seq.) or any other provision of law. 
(b) RESCISSION OF FUNDS.—The unobligated bal-
ance of each amount made available to the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment as of the day before the date of the enactment of 
this Act is rescinded. Any other assets or liabilities of the 
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Agency as of such day shall be transferred to the Sec-
retary of State. 
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