Introduced in House — H.R. 2706

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2706

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 8, 2025

Mr. Davidson (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To modify the requirements of section 104(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Aid Accountability Act of 2025.

Sec. 2. Modification to requirements of section 104(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961

Section 104(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(4)
(A)
An individual who is a Federal employee and knowingly violates any of the requirements of this subsection—
(i)
shall be terminated from Federal employment and may not be receive any Federal employment in the future; and
(ii)
shall be fiscally liable for an amount equal to the amount of funds illegally allocated to the activity that was in violation of such requirements in order to provide restitution to the Federal government.
(B)
A grantee, sub-grantee, contractor or other recipient of Federal funds who violates any of the requirements of this subsection may not receive any Federal funds in the future.
(C)
The Secretary of State—
(i)
shall make final determinations of violations of the requirements of this subsection and the penalties imposed under subparagraphs (A) and (B), and such final determinations shall not be subject to review or reversal except by a Federal court of competent jurisdiction; and
(ii)
shall submit to Congress a report not later than 60 days after making a determination of a violation of the requirements of this subsection, which shall include—
(I)
a description of the nature of the violation;
(II)
who carried out or was involved in the violation; and
(III)
what will be done to ensure the violation is not repeated.
(D)
Any final determination of the Secretary of State under subparagraph (C)(i) shall be subject to the procedures under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Congressional Review Act).