Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act

Key Provisions

• Would require that foreign assistance items, including food, medicine, and vaccines, be made available to people in need before they spoil or expire.
• Would prohibit the destruction of any foreign aid supplies unless every effort has been made to deliver them to beneficiaries before they spoil or expire.
• Would require agencies like the State Department and USAID to quickly release funds needed to deliver foreign aid supplies before they go bad.
• Would require the State Department and other agencies to report annually to Congress on any foreign aid supplies that expired, spoiled, or were destroyed without reaching people.