Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid

Key Points

• 190-day pause on new obligations and disbursements of U.S. foreign development assistance to foreign countries, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, and contractors
• 2All relevant federal departments and agencies must review existing foreign assistance programs for programmatic efficiency and consistency with U.S. foreign policy under State Department guidelines
• 3Within 90 days, agency heads must determine whether to continue, modify, or cease each program based on review recommendations, with State Department concurrence
• 4The Secretary of State may approve resumption of paused funding before the 90-day period ends or waive the pause for specific programs, and must approve all new foreign assistance programs
• 5The Office of Management and Budget is tasked with enforcing the pause through its apportionment authority