United States Security Assistance Effectiveness Act

This bill would update how the State Department manages U.S. security aid to other countries. It creates a new Office of Security Assistance, led by a Coordinator, to guide this work . The office would train staff, keep one shared database of all programs, and set clear goals and measures so the aid can be tracked and improved .

It also improves teamwork with the Defense Department and U.S. embassies. The bill names trained point people and orders an independent review of how agencies work together today . A new common database would map every program and transfer by country—with details on funding, recipients, purpose, and risks—going back to 2017 and giving Congress and researchers more visibility . Regular checkups would look for problems like corruption or human rights abuses and show whether the aid is meeting its goals, so taxpayer money is used wisely.

• Who is affected: State Department staff and embassies; Defense Department partners; countries that receive U.S. security aid; and Congress and researchers who will see more data .
• What changes: one office and a Coordinator; specialized training; a single shared database; a results-and-risks review program; a yearly list of priority countries and reports to Congress; and a guide that ties aid to U.S. regional and country plans .
• When: within 180 days, set up training and a plan to coordinate; within 1 year, deliver a database plan and an independent review; within 18 months, finish the assessment system and planning guide; within 2 years, run the database and start naming priority countries and adding a security-aid section to strategies; starting in year 3, publish annual reports on priorities and results .