To reduce the amount appropriated for the United States Agency for International Development.

SA 1266. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 1968, making further continuing appropriations and
other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 77, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
Sec. 11209. (a) Notwithstanding section 1101, the levels
for the following accounts in title II of division F of
Public Law 118-47 shall be as follows:
(1) ``Operating Expenses'', $288,150,000, of which up to
$43,222,500 may remain available until September 30, 2026.
(2) ``Capital Investment Fund'', $44,047,000.
(3) ``Office of Inspector General'', $14,535,000, of which
up to $2,180,250 may remain available until September 30,
2026.
(b) Notwithstanding section 1101, the levels for the
following accounts in title III of division F of Public Law
118-47 shall be as follows:
(1) ``Global Health Programs'', $677,526,500.
(2) ``Development Assistance'', $668,270,000.
(3) ``International Disaster Assistance'', $812,430,000, of
which $127,500,000 is designated by Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.
(4) ``Transition Initiatives'', $12,750,000, and up to an
additional $2,550,000 of the funds appropriated to carry out
the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 if the Secretary of State determines that it is
important to the national interest of the United States to
provide transition assistance in excess of such base amount.
(5) ``Complex Crises Fund'', $9,350,000.
(6) ``Economic Support Fund'', $661,368,000, of which
$51,000,000 is designated by Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.
(7) ``Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance'',
$23,800,000.
(8) ``Assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia'',
$130,956,780, of which $52,700,000 is designated by Congress
as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
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