USTDA Modernization Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Latest action
- Apr 30, 2026
What it does
The USTDA Modernization Act of 2026 would amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to allow the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to use up to 15% of its annual appropriations for development activities in high-income countries, particularly those supporting U.S. strategic interests in energy, critical minerals, transport, or telecommunications. It also expands USTDA’s personnel authority by increasing the number of political appointees from two to five and permitting the agency to hire personal services contractors who are not considered federal employees, requiring an annual report to Congress on such contracts. The bill aims to modernize USTDA’s operations to better advance U.S.…
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