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Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the Utah Republican who heads the House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee overseeing the USAID spending in Afghanistan, told The Washington Times that he first learned of the fund during a heated exchange with the agency's top official in the region last week and immediately thought, "Something here doesn't smell right." (Associated Press)

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WARRENTON, VA - APRIL 10: Customers enjoy the warm day at Molon Lave Vineyards, in Warrenton, Va on April 10, 2014. (Eva Russo/Special to The Washington Times)

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FILE- In this Jan. 27, 2014 file photo, numerous cranes work three vessels loading and unloading shipping containers at the Georgia Ports Authority Garden City terminal in Savannah, Ga. Georgia’s ports are on track to move record-breaking amounts of cargo by the end of 2014 fiscal year this summer. Officials say the Port of Savannah in the past nine months handled 2.31 million cargo containers _ a higher volume than the port moved in all of 2006. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

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FILE - In this March 26, 2014 file photo, Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin is seen in the House chambers at the Capitol in Springfield Ill. Faced with an expected $3 billion budget hole from an expiring income tax increase, Illinois lawmakers are grappling with whether to raise taxes to avoid major cuts to schools and social services next year. Democrats must weigh the political risks of a tax hike in a year Republicans are making streamlined government spending a focal point in their campaigns for governor and legislative seats. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

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FILE - In this April 2, 2014 file photo, Illinois Rep. Jack Franks, D-Marengo, argues legislation on the House floor at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Faced with an expected $3 billion budget hole from an expiring income tax increase, Illinois lawmakers are grappling with whether to raise taxes to avoid major cuts to schools and social services next year. Democrats must weigh the political risks of a tax hike in a year Republicans are making streamlined government spending a focal point in their campaigns for governor and legislative seats. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

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Jorge Vargas, a foreman for Maggiora Brothers Drilling Inc., works on drilling an 800-foot-deep water well at an almond farm in Chowchilla, Calif., on Friday, April 4, 2014. In California’s drought, well drillers are experiencing a boom in business because farmers are relying more on ground water to irrigate their crops. (AP Photo/Scott Smith)

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Jorge Vargas, a foreman for Maggiora Brothers Drilling Inc., holds clay drilled while drilling an 800-foot-deep water well at an almond farm in Chowchilla, Calif., on Friday, April 4, 2014. In California’s drought, well drillers are experiencing a boom in business because farmers are relying more on ground water to irrigate their crops. (AP Photo/Scott Smith)

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Jorge Vargas, a foreman for Maggiora Brothers Drilling Inc., poses for a photograph while drilling an 800-foot-deep water well at an almond farm in Chowchilla, Calif., on Friday, April 4, 2014. In California’s drought, well drillers are experiencing a boom in business because farmers are relying more on ground water to irrigate their crops. (AP Photo/Scott Smith)