This bill requires the Comptroller General of the United States (GAO) to submit a public report within 1 year to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations about the effects of a USAID stop work order, the discontinuation of USAID services, and the shuttering of USAID. The report must: estimate the number of deaths in 2025 caused by those actions; estimate the number of anticipated deaths over the next 5 years from loss of access to services USAID previously provided; determine whether the following named individuals died as a result of those actions: Evan Anzoo (5, South Sudan), Pe Kau Lau (71, Thailand), Jibia Tusifu (10, Democratic Republic of Congo), Daniella Kalenga (8, Uganda), Suza Kenyaba (5, Democratic Republic of Congo), Peter Donde (10, South Sudan), Achol Deng (8, South Sudan), Gilbert Kayombo (7, Democratic Republic of Congo), Martha Juan (25, South Sudan), and Viola Kiden (28, South Sudan); and list any other known individuals determined to have died as a result. The bill also requires an interim update to the same committees within 180 days.
If this bill becomes law, the GAO must research and publish its findings about deaths and service gaps tied to the USAID stop work order and any subsequent discontinuation or closure of USAID. The report and the 180-day interim update must be sent to the two committees and posted on a public website.
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The bill directs the GAO to produce a formal, public accounting of harms and deaths tied to the USAID stop work order and related actions. Sponsors of the bill (including Representative Brad Sherman and others) seek detailed estimates and determinations about named individuals and broader impacts.
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