# Plain Language Summary of H.R. 2331

This bill would completely eliminate funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development's operating expenses for the year 2024. In practical terms, it would set the budget for USAID's day-to-day operations to zero dollars, meaning the agency would have no money to pay staff, maintain offices, or run any of its programs.

USAID is the federal agency responsible for delivering American foreign aid around the world. It funds development projects, disaster relief, disease prevention programs, and humanitarian assistance in countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and other regions. The agency also manages programs related to global health, food security, education, and democracy promotion. If this bill became law, all of these activities would come to a halt because there would be no money to operate the agency itself.

The practical impact would be significant and immediate. USAID employees would have no funding for salaries or operations. Ongoing projects helping with things like fighting malaria, improving agriculture in developing countries, or responding to humanitarian crises would stop. American diplomatic relationships with other countries could be strained, since foreign aid is often used as a tool of diplomacy and influence. Additionally, many private organizations and contractors that partner with USAID to deliver aid would lose their funding sources.

It's worth noting that this bill was introduced by a small group of House members and would need to pass both the House and Senate and be signed by the President to become law. As of now, it remains a proposal that has not advanced through the legislative process.

To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for U.S. Agency for International Development, Operating Expenses for fiscal year 2024.

Biggs, Andy

 <p>This bill specifies that no FY2024 funding is authorized to be appropriated or made available for the U.S. Agency for International Development's Operating Expenses account.</p>