Prohibition of funds to eliminate USAID

(a) In general Consistent with section 1413 of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 6563), no Federal funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the American Relief Act, 2025 (Public Law 118–158) or any other or prior appropriations Act may be made available to eliminate the status of the United States Agency for International Development as an independent establishment, as defined by section 104 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to indicate that the elimination, dismantlement, or subsummation of the USAID is permissible under existing law. (c) Certification Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this act, and annually for 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of State shall certify to the appropriate Committees compliance with this section. (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.