The Transparency in Foreign Assistance Act requires the State Department to run a one-year pilot program that increases congressional oversight of foreign aid spending. Specifically, the Assistant Secretary for African Affairs and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism must notify relevant congressional committees whenever they allocate new funding to foreign assistance programs, providing detailed information such as the program name, countries involved, total cost, expected duration, implementing organization, and objectives. The notification must also include details about any budget overages or underages and whether performance improvement plans have been established. This requirement applies only to programs receiving additional funding beyond what Congress has already appropriated. The bill affects the House and Senate Committees on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, and Appropriations, which will receive these detailed notifications to better track how the executive branch spends foreign aid dollars.
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