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22 U.S.C. § 4401 — Findings

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22 U.S.C. § 4401 — Findings

The Congress finds that— (1) The Asia Foundation, a private nonprofit corporation incorporated in 1954 in the State of California, has long been active in promoting Asian-American friendship and cooperation and in lending encouragement and assistance to Asians in their own efforts to develop more open, more just, and more democratic societies; (2) The Asia Foundation’s commitment to strengthening indigenous Asian institutions which further stable national development, constructive social change, equitable economic growth, and cooperative international relationships is fully consistent with and supportive of long-term United States interests in Asia; (3) The Asia Foundation, as a private organization, is able to conduct programs in response to Asian initiatives that would be difficult or impossible for an official United States instrumentality, and it is in a position in Asia to respond quickly and flexibly to meet new opportunities; (4) in recognition of the valuable contributions of The Asia Foundation to long-range United States foreign policy interests, the United States Government has, through a variety of agencies, provided financial support for The Asia Foundation; and (5) it is in the interest of the United States, and the further strengthening of Asian-American friendship and cooperation, to establish a more permanent mechanism for United States Government financial support for the ongoing activities of The Asia Foundation, while preserving the independent character of the Foundation.

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The Congress finds that— (1) The Asia Foundation, a private nonprofit corporation incorporated in 1954 in the State of California, has long been active in promoting Asian-American friendship and cooperation and in lending encouragement and assistance to Asians in their own efforts to develop more open, more just, and more democratic societies; (2) The Asia Foundation’s commitment to strengthening indigenous Asian institutions which further stable national development, constructive social change, equitable economic growth, and cooperative international relationships is fully consistent with and supportive of long-term United States interests in Asia; (3) The Asia Foundation, as a private organization, is able to conduct programs in response to Asian initiatives that would be difficult or impossible for an official United States instrumentality, and it is in a position in Asia to respond quickly and flexibly to meet new opportunities; (4) in recognition of the valuable contributions of The Asia Foundation to long-range United States foreign policy interests, the United States Government has, through a variety of agencies, provided financial support for The Asia Foundation; and (5) it is in the interest of the United States, and the further strengthening of Asian-American friendship and cooperation, to establish a more permanent mechanism for United States Government financial support for the ongoing activities of The Asia Foundation, while preserving the independent character of the Foundation.

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22 U.S.C. § 4411 — Findings; statement of purposes

**(a)** The Congress finds that there has been established in the District of Columbia a private, nonprofit corporation known as the National Endowment for Democracy (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Endowment”) which is not an agency or establishment of the United States Government. **(b)** The purposes of the Endowment, as set forth in its articles of incorporation, are— (1) to encourage free and democratic institutions throughout the world through private sector initiatives, including activities which promote the individual rights and freedoms (including internationally recognized human rights) which are essential to the functioning of democratic institutions; (2) to facilitate exchanges between United States private sector groups (especially the two major American political parties, labor, and business) and democratic groups abroad; (3) to promote United States nongovernmental participation (especially through the two major American political parties, labor, business, and other private sector groups) in democratic training programs and democratic institution-building abroad; (4) to strengthen democratic electoral processes abroad through timely measures in cooperation with indigenous democratic forces; (5) to support the participation of the two major American political parties, labor, business, and other United States private sector groups in fostering cooperation with those abroad dedicated to the cultural values, institutions, and organizations of democratic pluralism; and (6) to encourage the establishment and growth of democratic development in a manner consistent both with the broad concerns of United States national interests and with the specific requirements of the democratic groups in other countries which are aided by programs funde

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22 U.S.C. § 4401 — Findings

Page 1587 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 4403 for preservation by that agency or its legiti- mate successor as evidence of the organiza- tion, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the Govern- ment or because of the informational value in them, and such term does not include library or museum material made or acquired and pre- served solely for reference or exhibition pur- poses, any extra copy of a document preserved only for convenience of reference, or any stocks of publications or of processed docu- ments. (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title IV, § 407, as added Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 198(a), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 690.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE Except as otherwise provided, Secretary of State to have and exercise any authority vested by law in any official or office of Department of State and references to such officials or offices deemed to refer to Secretary of State or Department of State, as appropriate, see section 2651a of this title and section 161(d) of Pub. L. 103–236, set out as a note under section 2651a of this title. CHAPTER 54—PRIVATE ORGANIZATION ASSISTANCE SUBCHAPTER I—THE ASIA FOUNDATION Sec. 4401. Findings. 4402. Grants; authorization; purposes; terms and conditions; deposit of interest. 4403. Funding. SUBCHAPTER II—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 4411. Findings; statement of purposes. 4412. Grants to the Endowment. 4413. Eligibility of the Endowment for grants. 4414. Requirements relating to the Endowment and its grantees. 4415. Freedom of information. 4416. Retention of interest. SUBCHAPTER I—THE ASIA FOUNDATION § 4401. Findings The Congress finds that— (1) The Asia Foundation, a private nonprofit c

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