To make certain funds available to provide assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in response to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill cuts off future federal funding for specific foreign aid programs under the Foreign Assistance Act, including development assistance and operating expenses. It then transfers all remaining unspent money from those programs to domestic hurricane disaster relief for Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.
Who Benefits and How
Communities affected by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton would receive additional disaster relief funding. The bill frames this as prioritizing domestic needs over foreign aid spending.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Recipients of U.S. foreign development assistance worldwide would lose funding, including programs for economic development, education, and other aid in developing countries. USAID and other agencies administering these programs would see their operating budgets eliminated.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits all future appropriations for specified sections of the Foreign Assistance Act covering development assistance and operating expenses
- Transfers all unobligated balances from those foreign aid programs to Stafford Act disaster relief
- Funds are specifically directed to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton response
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Prohibits future federal funding for certain foreign assistance programs and redirects the unobligated balances of those programs to domestic disaster relief for Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton under the Stafford Act.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Affairs, Emergency Management
Primary Purpose
Prohibits future federal funding for certain foreign assistance programs and redirects the unobligated balances of those programs to domestic disaster relief for Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton under the Stafford Act.
Policy Domains
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Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Hurricane Helene and Milton disaster victims
- Domestic disaster relief agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Foreign aid recipients in developing countries
- USAID and foreign assistance program staff
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Ogles introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Foreign aid recipient countries and organizations, Foreign assistance programs, International development NGOs and contractors
FEMA and disaster relief operations, USAID and foreign development assistance programs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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