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US HB4455

Bill

Status

Introduced

7/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sara Jacobs

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Establishes an Office of Security Assistance within the State Department's Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, headed by a Coordinator responsible for guiding security assistance programs and coordinating with the Defense Department on all related matters

  • Requires the Foreign Service Institute to develop specialized training curriculum on security assistance within 180 days, covering topics including statutory authorities, military systems, human rights vetting requirements, and end-use monitoring

  • Mandates creation of a common database within 2 years tracking all security assistance and security cooperation programs by recipient country, including costs, purposes, and recipient capacity assessments dating back to fiscal year 2017

  • Directs the Coordinator to develop an assessment, monitoring, and evaluation program for countries receiving significant security assistance, including baseline assessments of security sector governance, corruption levels, human rights records, and recipient absorptive capacity

  • Requires annual reporting to Congress beginning 3 years after enactment on priority security assistance recipients, evaluation results, and how assistance aligns with regional and country strategies developed under a new planning framework

Legislative Description

United States Security Assistance Effectiveness Act

International affairs

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

7/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Affairs7/16/2025

Full Bill Text

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