§2394–1 Notification of program changes

Summary

Before money from these foreign affairs funds is used for activities, programs, projects, kinds of material help, countries, or other operations that were not approved to Congress or that are more than the approved amount, the government must tell the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the Appropriations Committees of both Houses at least 15 days before spending. This rule does not apply to certain specified program parts or to disaster relief and rehabilitation. If a proposed money shift is over $1,000,000 and it would make a country's total spending more than $5,000,000 above the amount listed in the required report, the notice must say what the money would be used for and, when possible, which country would have otherwise gotten the funds. No notice is needed for small moves: moving money for a program under part I of subchapter I that increases that program’s amount by 10 percent or less, or moving less than $25,000 for programs under part VIII of subchapter I or part V of subchapter II for a country that already has a justified program that year. The President must also notify the chairmen of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee about reprogramming in the International Affairs budget the same way he notifies the Appropriations Committees; this is in addition to other notices.