To prohibit assistance to the Government of Pakistan, and to require the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development to transfer amounts to the Highway Trust Fund equivalent to historic levels of assistance to Pakistan.

Bill: 115-hr-4934
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2018-02-05
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Appropriations

Asia

Department of State

Executive agency funding and structure

Foreign aid and international relief

Government trust funds

Pakistan

Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Latest action: action_date: 2018-02-05
text: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-02-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits Department of State or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funds from being made available as assistance to the government of Pakistan. </p> <p>The State Department and USAID shall transfer specified FY2018 funds, upon receipt, to the Highway Trust Fund. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4934 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2018 Mr. Sanford 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 prohibit assistance to the Government of Pakistan, and to require the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development to transfer amounts to the Highway Trust Fund equivalent to historic levels of assistance to Pakistan.

1. Prohibition on assistance to Pakistan No amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development may be made available as assistance to the Government of Pakistan. 2. Required transfers to the Highway Trust Fund (a) Department of State Upon receipt of appropriations for the balance of fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of State shall transfer $1,280,000,000 to the Highway Trust Fund. (b) United States Agency for International Development Upon receipt of appropriations for the balance of fiscal year 2018, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall transfer $852,000,000 to the Highway Trust Fund.