I will authorize the State Department to use money collected from FMS administrative fees to fund activities created by this legislation.

Authorize the State Department to use money collected from FMS cases (FMS admin fees) to fund its activities, to help fund the additional activities created by this legislation.

The bill would allow State to use FMS administrative fees to support implementation costs.

Chairman Mast Introduces Bill to Ensure Foreign Military Financing Puts America First | Republican Foreign Affairs Committee
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Funds deposited pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act... may be obligated by the Department of State for the purpose of carrying out activities pursuant to such Act.

The bill would authorize the State Department to obligate funds from the Foreign Military Sales Administrative Surcharge Fund for Arms Export Control Act activities.

H.R. 8661 (IH) - Foreign Military Financing Loan Authorization Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr8661ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 5300 as introduced by Rep. Brian Mast and says the latest action on 2025-09-18 was: "Ordered to be Reported (Amended)"; it also still labels the bill status as "Introduced" rather than enacted. The text page includes Sec. 205, which authorizes notification when the Department obligates retained consular fees for non-consular programs, but it does not show enactment of the broader package.

Official status shows the bill moved in committee but did not become law. The closest fee-retention language is about retained consular fees, not FMS administrative fees, so the promise remains unresolved rather than delivered.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.5300 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Department of State Policy Provisions Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The bill text shows that on September 11, 2025, Mast introduced H.R. 5300 and referred it to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. In the text, Sec. 205 covers "Congressional notification for obligation of retained consular fees" and requires notice before the Department uses those retained fees for programs that are not consular functions.

This is concrete legislative action, but it is not the claimed FMS administrative-fee authority. It supports only a partial, related fee-retention mechanism and does not establish delivery of the specific promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.5300 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Department of State Policy Provisions Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Congress.gov identifies Rep. Brian J. Mast as sponsor of H.R. 5300, introduced September 11, 2025. The latest action is September 18, 2025: ordered to be reported amended by the House Foreign Affairs Committee, 27-24. The tracker still lists the bill at the Introduced stage, before Passed House, Passed Senate, To President, and Became Law.

Mast introduced and advanced a concrete bill, but Congress.gov does not show enactment. That means the promised authorization was not delivered as of July 1, 2026.

never same_term A for effort

Actions - H.R.5300 - Department of State Policy Provisions Act
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The H.R. 5300 text says Mast introduced the bill on September 11, 2025. Section 205 is titled Congressional notification for obligation of retained consular fees and requires notification when amounts derived from retained consular fees are obligated for a non-consular program, project, or activity. Searches within the official text found no match for FMS or administrative fees.

The bill contains a related retained-consular-fee oversight provision, but not the promised State Department use of FMS administrative fees. The bill also was not enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.5300 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Department of State Policy Provisions Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The House Committee Repository lists a September 17, 2025 Foreign Affairs Committee markup of various measures. It includes H.R. 5300, To guide the foreign policy of the United States, and for other purposes, and lists many amendments, including Mast Managers Amendment 65 to H.R. 5300.

The committee record corroborates concrete legislative effort by Mast on H.R. 5300, but committee consideration is not enactment of the promised funding authority.

partial same_term A for effort

Markup of Various Measures - Committee on Foreign Affairs
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The committee PDF states H.R. 5300 was introduced by Mr. Mast and referred to Foreign Affairs. The table of contents lists Section 205 on retained consular fees and Section 404 on Foreign Military Financing for Jordan. The Section 205 text concerns amounts derived from consular fees retained by the Department, while the document search found no matching text for administrative fees.

Official bill text shows no specific authorization for State Department use of FMS administrative fees, only related consular-fee and FMF language.

never same_term A for effort

H.R. 5300, Department of State Policy Provisions Act, House Committee Repository PDF
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DSCA guidance describes Foreign Military Sales financial management, including the FMS Trust Fund Administrative Surcharge Account. It says DSCA establishes safety levels and upper controls for the account using the FMS Administrative Operating Ceiling in annual State and Foreign Operations appropriations, and that annual assessments monitor the account balance and surcharge-rate activity.

Current official FMS administrative-surcharge guidance continues to describe the account as a DSCA-managed FMS trust fund mechanism, not as a newly enacted State Department funding source for H.R. 5300 activities.

never same_term

Chapter 9, Financial Policies and Procedures | Defense Security Cooperation Agency Security Assistance Management Manual
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