FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT

Bills and resolutions

AID: authorize appropriations for certain cooperative projects among U.S., Israel, and developing countries (see S. 2240), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 3907), H2778 [7JN]

——— strengthen efforts to end violence against children, improve coordination among agencies addressing this violence, and promote use of evidence-based strategies and critical information gathering (see H.R. 4798), H3887 [20JY]

Dept. of Defense: clarify meaning of term ‘‘aggregate value’’ relative to Presidential drawdown authority (see S. 2255), S2359 [12JY]

Dept. of State: examine and report on Azerbaijan’s human rights practices, including its aggression and attacks on Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and Armenia (see H. Res. 735), H4714 [27SE]

——— include information in International Narcotics Control Strategy Report on improvements by countries in combating narcotics-related money laundering and report on consistency of Bank Secrecy Act examinations (see H.R. 5523), H4379 [18SE]

——— request information on Israel’s human rights practices, in response to act of war by Hamas (terrorist organization), relative to eligibility for security assistance (see S. Res. 504), S5997 [14DE]

Foreign aid: authorize use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services (see S. 929), S909 [22MR] (see H.R. 1723), H1326 [22MR]

——— prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 1098), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 1838), H1527 [28MR]

——— prohibit assistance to nonprofits, foreign nongovernmental organizations, and quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations that promote or perform abortions (see H.R. 2492), H1707 [6AP]

——— prohibit provision of any foreign assistance for state sponsors of terrorism (see S. 2025), S2123 [15JN]

——— prohibit U.S. contributions to international organizations that advocate for sexual activity by persons who are younger than domestically prescribed minimum age of consent (see S. 2062), S2184 [21JN] (see H.R. 4254), H3070 [21JN]

Foreign countries: improve protection of U.S. investors against certain prejudicial actions taken by foreign countries (see H.R. 465), H276 [24JA]

——— prohibit assistance to foreign governments that engage in use of foreign commercial spyware to target U.S. persons (see H.R. 5440), H4296 [13SE]

Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: reauthorize (see S. 41), S74 [24JA] (see H.R. 681), H576 [31JA]

Saudi Arabia: request information on human rights practices to make determinations on continuation of U.S. arms sales and security assistance (see S. Res. 109), S799 [15MR]

Ukraine: ensure President complies with certain requirements of Arms Export Control Act and Foreign Assistance Act relative to loans or leases of equipment (see H.R. 2721), H1886 [19AP]

Remarks in House

Ukraine: ensure President complies with certain Arms Export Control Act and Foreign Assistance Act requirements relative to loans or leases of equipment, H3517, H3518 [13JY]

——— ensure President complies with certain requirements of Arms Export Control Act and Foreign Assistance Act relative to loans or leases of equipment (H.R. 2721), H1850 [19AP]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: clarify meaning of term ‘‘aggregate value’’ relative to Presidential drawdown authority, S3138, S3139 [19JY]

Dept. of State: request information on Israel’s human rights practices, in response to act of war by Hamas (terrorist organization), relative to eligibility for security assistance (S. Res. 504), S6048 [19DE]

Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act: reauthorize (S. 41), S5363 [6NO]

Texts of

S. 41, Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act reauthorization, S76 [24JA], S5363 [6NO]

S. Res. 109, request information on human rights practices to make determinations on continuation of U.S. arms sales and security assistance in Saudi Arabia, S804 [15MR]

S. Res. 504, request information from Dept. of State on Israel’s human rights practices, in response to act of war by Hamas (terrorist organization), relative to eligibility for security assistance, S6000 [14DE]