Replace UNRWA with Real Humanitarian Assistance Act

The Congress has the constitutional authority to require reports and strategies from the Executive as part of its oversight and foreign affairs powers, particularly under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which grants the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution its enumerated powers, including those related to foreign commerce and appropriations. However, the President holds the primary authority over diplomatic relations under Article II, Section 2, and the Vesting Clause of Article II, Section 1. A mandate to submit a strategy to dismantle an international orga…

This bill exceeds the enumerated powers of Congress as defined in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. The power to dismantle an international agency is not among the delegated powers, nor is it necessary and proper for executing any such power. Furthermore, the Tenth Amendment reserves to the States or the people all powers not delegated to the United States. The federal government has no constitutional authority to dictate the operations of a foreign entity, as this would infringe upon the sovereignty of other nations and the reserved rights of the people to engage in international affa…

This bill impermissibly intrudes upon the exclusive executive authority over foreign affairs by directing the Secretary of State to formulate and submit a specific strategy to dismantle an international organization's operations. The Constitution vests the executive power in the President (Article II, Section 1), who is the sole organ of the United States in its external relations. Congress may not command the President to adopt a particular diplomatic course or to dismantle an entity as part of the nation's foreign policy. Such a requirement violates the separation of powers, as it would enab…

The Constitution vests in Congress the power to regulate foreign commerce and to define the law of nations, but the treaty power and the conduct of foreign affairs are shared between the President and the Senate. A statute directing the Secretary of State to dismantle an international agency's operations may intrude upon the President's exclusive authority to recognize foreign entities and to conduct diplomacy, as recognized in the vesting of executive power in Article II. However, Congress may condition appropriations or direct the executive in matters of foreign policy where it does not conf…