Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4516 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4516 To require the Secretary of State to ensure that commodities procured for the purpose of foreign assistance are made available to intended beneficiaries before such commodities expire, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2025 Mr. Meeks (for himself, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Meng, Mr. Amo, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. Williams of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of State to ensure that commodities procured for the purpose of foreign assistance are made available to intended beneficiaries before such commodities expire, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Foreign assistance commodities, including food, medicine, family planning products, and vaccines, provide critical support to people who are recovering from the aftermath of natural disasters, fleeing conflict or war, residing in refugee camps, or living in developing communities with limited access to health care. (2) United States investments in global health bolster economic growth for partner countries, produce returns on investment for the United States economy, create an estimated 600,000 jobs in the United States, and generated an estimated $104,000,000,000 in economic activity during the 15-year period between 2007 and 2022. (3) Reliable access to vaccines and medications, including pre-exposure prophylaxis and antiretroviral drugs t