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This bill would move any unspent federal money that had already been set aside for the U.S. Agency for International Development into the Disaster Relief Fund. The money would be used to help pay for major disasters in the United States under the federal disaster law. In simple terms, the bill redirects leftover foreign aid funds to support disaster response and recovery at home.
- Only “unobligated” funds would be moved, meaning money that has not yet been committed or spent.
- The transfer would apply to funds previously appropriated to USAID as of the date the bill becomes law.
- The money would go to the Disaster Relief Fund to help cover costs for major disasters declared by the federal government.
Official Summaries
Unobligated Spending Adjustment to Focus Investment on Relief and Support for Taxpayers Act or the USA FIRST Act
This bill transfers unobligated funds previously appropriated to the U.S. Agency for International Development to the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) for general disaster relief for major disasters declared by the President. The DRF is managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the activities it funds pursuant to major disaster declarations include domestic disaster response, recovery, and mitigation.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1370 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1370
To transfer unobligated funds from the United States Agency for
International Development to the Disaster Relief Fund.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 14, 2025
Mr. Brecheen (for himself, Mr. Norman, and Mr. Donalds) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations
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A BILL
To transfer unobligated funds from the United States Agency for
International Development to the Disaster Relief Fund.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unobligated Spending Adjustment to
Focus Investment on Relief and Support for Taxpayers Act'' or the ``USA
FIRST Act''.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF UNOBLIGATED FUNDS TO THE DISASTER RELIEF FUND.
(a) In General.--Any unobligated covered funds shall be transferred
to the Disaster Relief Fund to carry out the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)
with respect to major disasters declared under section 401 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5170).
(b) Covered Funds Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
funds'' means any unobligated funds previously appropriated to the
United States Agency for International Development, as of the date of
enactment of this Act.
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