Terminate Unaccountable Spending, Abuse, Deception, and Fraud Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill terminates the United States African Development Foundation (USADF), an independent federal agency established in 1980 that provides seed funding, technical assistance, and capacity building support to grassroots organizations and enterprises in underserved African communities.
Who Benefits and How
- U.S. taxpayers: May see reduced federal spending on foreign development assistance programs
- Advocates for reduced government: Achieves elimination of a federal agency and its associated bureaucracy
Who Bears the Burden and How
- African development organizations: Lose access to USADF grants and technical assistance that supported community-based development projects
- USADF employees: Face job losses with the termination of the agency
- African entrepreneurs and farmers: Lose a funding source specifically designed to support grassroots economic development
Key Provisions
- Terminates the United States African Development Foundation as an independent agency
- Eliminates federal funding and programs administered by USADF
- Ends grants and technical assistance to African community-based organizations
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Terminates the United States African Development Foundation, eliminating this independent agency that provides grants and loans for development projects in Africa.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Affairs, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Terminates the United States African Development Foundation, eliminating this independent agency that provides grants and loans for development projects in Africa.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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