H.R. 6347

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6347 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6347

To reauthorize the Global Child Thrive Act of 2020, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 2, 2025

Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Olszewski, and Mr. 
Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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A BILL

To reauthorize the Global Child Thrive Act of 2020, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Global Child Thrive Reauthorization 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR ASSISTANCE TO ORPHANS AND 
VULNERABLE CHILDREN.

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall appoint a Special Advisor for Assistance 
to Orphans and Vulnerable Children, pursuant to section 135(e)(1) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2152f(e)(1)).

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO ISSUE IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVES.

Section 137(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2152k(c)) is amended by inserting ``and 6 years'' after ``1 year''.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION.

Section 1283(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; referred to as the ``Global Child 
Thrive Act of 2020'') is amended by striking ``2025'' and inserting 
``2030''.
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