Our Policy Principles

Legislative Goals For Transforming American Assistance

    • Mandatory cost-sharing from partner nations, scaling up to at least 75% of costs over time.

    • Set clear timelines and criteria for transitioning from assistance to trade and commercial partnerships.

    • Align American private-sector solutions in health, agriculture, technology, and infrastructure.

    • Establish explicit time limits and clear benchmarks for transitioning responsibility to partner nations or market-based solutions.

    • Incorporate American innovations (e.g., specialized nutritional products, advanced medical technologies) to ensure lasting impacts.

    • Move beyond short-term aid to address root causes of humanitarian crises through market-oriented reforms.

    • Use American agricultural products and expertise, such as Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF), creating stable markets for U.S. businesses.

    • Align assistance with agricultural policy reforms in recipient countries to expand long-term commercial opportunities for American agriculture.

    • Ensure American initiatives directly advances U.S. national security, economic, and diplomatic goals.

    • Mandate secure vital supply chains, expand American export markets, and promote American-made products.

    • Replace traditional, fragmented assistance programs with binding, bilateral agreements.

    • Define performance metrics, strategic objectives, and graduated consequences for non-compliance.

    • Mandatoe contributions and accountability from partner nations to reduce dependency.