H.R.1196

The Protect U.S. National Security Act prohibits federal funds from being used to eliminate the United States Agency for International Development.

The Protect U.S. National Security Act expresses the sense of Congress that any reform or reorganization of USAID should be done in a way that maintains U.S. soft power abroad, prevents adversaries from filling the void, and makes the U.S. safer, stronger, and more prosperous. It prohibits federal funds from being used to eliminate USAID, emphasizing that only an act of Congress can eliminate USAID as an independent establishment. The Secretary of State must certify compliance with this prohibition to the appropriate committees of Congress annually for five years.