However, Rubio indicated that U.S. foreign military financing for Israel and Egypt are exempt from the order, as well as emergency food assistance and "salaries and related administrative expenses, including travel, for U.S. direct hire employees, personal services contractors, and locally employed staff." This includes exceptions to the pause approved by the State Department Director of Foreign Assistance Office.

In its last days, the Biden administration had reportedly diverted tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military aid originally intended for Egypt to go to Lebanon instead, to support the Lebanese Armed Forces following the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal. 

It is not immediately clear how the order will impact U.S. foreign aid to Ukraine and other countries.