Congress Targets Less Waste by Requiring U.S. Foreign Aid Food and Medicine Be Used Before Expiring
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How this policy affects specific groups of people
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Senators cite the Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act as a legislative response to prevent already-purchased foreign assistance commodities from being destroyed rather than distributed.
Committee business meeting agenda lists S.2252 (Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act) among legislative items considered by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member ties the alleged destruction of family-planning commodities to the need for the Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act (H.R.4516/S.2252).
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act
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