# 119-hr-4455: United States Security Assistance Effectiveness Act

119-hr-4455, United States Security Assistance Effectiveness Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4455
- Congress: 119
- Title: United States Security Assistance Effectiveness Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Centralize and strengthen State Department oversight of security assistance.** The bill would create a new Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security and an Office of Security Assistance to align budgets, planning, monitoring, and interagency coordination with the Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal partners. - U.S. diplomats and the State workforce would face new coordination roles, mandatory training, and a dedicated Coordinator for Security Assistance to run a common program database and assessment system. - Partner countries and recipients would be subject to stronger baseline assessments and monitoring, with an assessment and monitoring program due within 18 months and country prioritization required within 2 years. - Congress, researchers, and the DoD would get unified visibility and planning tools, including a common security assistance database to be in place within 2 years and annual unclassified budget-support reports starting 3 years after enactment.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New State office and training for security aid: benefit, medium. If enacted, State would set up an Office of Security Assistance under the Under Secretary. The Under Secretary would give strategy, align budgets, and lead work with Defense on security aid. Within 180 days, State would create a Foreign Service Institute course on security assistance. Within one ye…
- One database and annual reports on security aid: benefit, medium. If enacted, State would keep a single database of all security aid by country within two years. Within one year, State would send Congress a plan to capture data since FY2017 and to give Congress and researchers better visibility. The Comptroller General would report to Congress within one year on…
- Stronger planning and oversight of security aid: benefit, medium. If enacted, State would build an assessment, monitoring, and evaluation program within 18 months for countries getting major security aid. The Coordinator would also issue a planning framework within 18 months to set goals, track results, and work with other donors. Within two years, State would li…

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- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4455 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4455)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4455 (as of 2026-04-21).