§2394–1 Notification of Program Changes

Summary

Federal funds under this chapter or the Arms Export Control Act cannot be spent on activities, programs, projects, types of materiel aid, countries, or other operations that were not approved for funding by Congress, or for more than the approved amount, unless Congress is told 15 days before the money is used. Some specified program categories and disaster relief and rehabilitation programs are excluded from that rule. If a reprogramming is over $1,000,000 and makes a country’s total funding for the year exceed the reported amount by more than $5,000,000, the notice must explain what the money is for and, if possible, name the country. No notice is needed for small changes: increases up to 10 percent for certain programs, or switches under $25,000 for specified program parts. The President must also notify the leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee about reprogramming in the International Affairs Budget Function, the same way the Appropriations Committees are notified.