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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · S. 491 (Introduced in Senate) — To establish the position of Director of Foreign Assistance in the Department of State, and for other purposes · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Timely obligation of appropriated funds

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All funds appropriated by Congress to the Department of State or to the United States Agency for International Development, or that are otherwise under the direction of the Director of Foreign Assistance, shall be made available to be obligated not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the related appropriations Act.
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