USTDA Modernization Act of 2026

This bill would change the law that governs the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, which funds early project planning and technical help abroad. It would let the agency spend up to 15 percent of its yearly program funds on activities in high-income countries, including projects in energy, critical minerals, transport, or telecommunications that serve U.S. strategic interests. It would raise from 2 to 5 the number of certain agency positions that may be appointed under an existing personnel provision. It would also let the agency hire individuals as personal services contractors who are not treated as federal employees, and require the agency's Director to report to Congress each year on the number, roles, and costs of these contractors.

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Sponsors

• James C. Moylan Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors