SUPPLIES Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The SUPPLIES Act directs the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator to establish procedures within 60 days for disposition of residual inventory of unused supplies or commodities when a foreign-assistance project or program terminates or is completed. The procedures must prioritize preventing supplies from being diverted, destroyed, or expiring without use. The State Department and USAID must publish the procedures on their public websites. Covered commodities include medicine, vaccines, medical devices, food, and food commodities procured, managed, controlled, or held by the U.S. Government or by a foreign-assistance implementing partner in warehouses, ships, shipping containers, or other storage facilities for foreign assistance.
Who Benefits and How
Foreign-assistance beneficiaries benefit if medicine, vaccines, medical devices, food, and other supplies left over after projects end are redirected for use instead of expiring or being destroyed. Federal taxpayers benefit because U.S.-funded commodities are more likely to retain value and reach intended public-health or humanitarian purposes. The State Department and USAID benefit from a uniform closeout procedure that reduces waste, diversion risk, and ad hoc decisions. Oversight bodies benefit from public procedures.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Secretary of State and USAID Administrator must create procedures within 60 days and publish them publicly. Foreign-assistance implementing partners must track residual inventory, follow disposition procedures, and prevent diversion, destruction, or expiration without use. Warehouse operators and logistics contractors may need to document unused supplies at project closeout. State Department and USAID program officers must monitor compliance.
Key Provisions
- Requires State Department and USAID procedures for residual foreign-assistance supplies within 60 days.
- Requires procedures to prioritize preventing diversion, destruction, or expiration of unused commodities.
- Requires public posting of the procedures on State Department and USAID websites.
- Defines covered commodities to include medicine, vaccines, medical devices, food, food commodities, and other supplies held for foreign assistance.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the State Department and USAID to establish and publicly post procedures for handling unused foreign-assistance supplies after a project ends so medicines, vaccines, food, medical devices, and other commodities are not diverted, destroyed, or allowed to expire unused.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Aid, Government Oversight, Health
Primary Purpose
Requires the State Department and USAID to establish and publicly post procedures for handling unused foreign-assistance supplies after a project ends so medicines, vaccines, food, medical devices, and other commodities are not diverted, destroyed, or allowed to expire unused.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Foreign-assistance beneficiaries
- Federal taxpayers
- State Department
- USAID
- Oversight bodies
Identified Costs
- Secretary of State
- USAID Administrator
- Foreign-assistance implementing partners
- Warehouse operators
- Program officers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Mr. Amo (for himself, Mr. Carson, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Crockett, …
Stakeholder Effects
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Foreign-assistance implementing partners
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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