February 14, 2025
Mr. Brecheen (for himself, Mr. Norman, and Mr. Donalds) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations
To transfer unobligated funds from the United States Agency for International Development to the Disaster Relief Fund.
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.