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22 U.S.C. § 7706 — Eligible countries
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**(a) Determination by the Board** The Board shall determine whether a candidate country is an eligible country for purposes of this section. Such determination shall be based, to the maximum extent possible, upon objective and quantifiable indicators of a country’s demonstrated commitment to the criteria in subsection (b), and shall, where appropriate, take into account and assess the role of women and girls. A determination whether a country is eligible for a subsequent, non-concurrent Millennium Challenge Compact shall also be based, to the extent practicable, on significantly improved performance across the criteria in subsection (b) that, at a minimum, are relevant to the preceding Compact, compared to the country’s performance with respect to such criteria when selected for such preceding Compact.
**(b) Criteria** A candidate country should be considered to be an eligible country for purposes of this section if the Board determines that the country has demonstrated a commitment to—
(1) just and democratic governance, including a demonstrated commitment to—
(A) promote political pluralism, equality, and the rule of law;
(B) respect human and civil rights, including the rights of people with disabilities;
(C) protect private property rights;
(D) encourage transparency and accountability of government;
(E) combat corruption; and
(F) the quality of the civil society enabling environment;
(2) economic freedom, including a demonstrated commitment to economic policies that—
(A) encourage citizens and firms to participate in global trade and international capital markets;
(B) promote private sector growth;
(C) strengthen market forces in the economy; and
(D) respect worker rights, including the right to form labor unions; and
(3) investme
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**(a) Determination by the Board** The Board shall determine whether a candidate country is an eligible country for purposes of this section. Such determination shall be based, to the maximum extent possible, upon objective and quantifiable indicators of a country’s demonstrated commitment to the criteria in subsection (b), and shall, where appropriate, take into account and assess the role of women and girls. A determination whether a country is eligible for a subsequent, non-concurrent Millennium Challenge Compact shall also be based, to the extent practicable, on significantly improved performance across the criteria in subsection (b) that, at a minimum, are relevant to the preceding Compact, compared to the country’s performance with respect to such criteria when selected for such preceding Compact.
**(b) Criteria** A candidate country should be considered to be an eligible country for purposes of this section if the Board determines that the country has demonstrated a commitment to—
(1) just and democratic governance, including a demonstrated commitment to—
(A) promote political pluralism, equality, and the rule of law;
(B) respect human and civil rights, including the rights of people with disabilities;
(C) protect private property rights;
(D) encourage transparency and accountability of government;
(E) combat corruption; and
(F) the quality of the civil society enabling environment;
(2) economic freedom, including a demonstrated commitment to economic policies that—
(A) encourage citizens and firms to participate in global trade and international capital markets;
(B) promote private sector growth;
(C) strengthen market forces in the economy; and
(D) respect worker rights, including the right to form labor unions; and
(3) investments in the people of such country, particularly women and children, including programs that—
(A) promote broad-based primary education;
(B) strengthen and build capacity to provide quality public health and reduce child mortality; and
(C) promote the protection of biodiversity and the transparent and sustainable management and use of natural resources.
**(c) Selection by the Board**
(1) **In general** — At the time the Board determines eligible countries under this section for a fiscal year, the Board shall select those eligible countries with respect to which the United States will initially seek to enter into a Millennium Challenge Compact pursuant to [section 7708 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7708&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Factors** — In selecting eligible countries under paragraph (1), the Board shall prioritize need and impact by considering the following factors:
(A) The extent to which the country clearly meets or exceeds the eligibility criteria.
(B) The opportunity to reduce poverty and generate economic growth in the country.
(C) The availability of amounts to carry out this chapter.
**(d) Reporting on treatment of civil society** For the 7-year period beginning on April 23, 2018, before the Board selects an eligible country for a Compact under subsection (c), the Corporation shall provide information to the Board regarding the country’s treatment of civil society, including classified information, as appropriate. The information shall include an assessment and analysis of factors including—
(1) any relevant laws governing the formation or establishment of a civil society organization, particularly laws intended to curb the activities of foreign civil society organizations;
(2) any relevant laws governing the operations of a civil society organization, particularly those laws seeking to define or otherwise regulate the actions of foreign civil society organizations;
(3) laws relating to the legal status of civil society organizations, including laws which effectively discriminate against foreign civil society organizations as compared to similarly situated domestic organizations;
(4) laws regulating the freedom of expression and peaceful assembly; and
(5) laws regulating the usage of the Internet, particularly by foreign civil society organizations.
**(e) Establishment of criteria and methodology** The criteria and methodology submitted by the Board to Congress and published in the Federal Register under [section 7707(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7707/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to a fiscal year shall remain fixed for purposes of eligibility determinations for such year.
**(f) Annual modification of criteria and methodology** As appropriate, the Board, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, shall review the eligibility criteria and methodology and modify such criteria and methodology in subsequent years consistent with [section 7707(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7707/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Compact** The Board, acting through the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, may provide assistance for an eligible country only if the country enters into an agreement with the United States, to be known as a “Millennium Challenge Compact”, that establishes a multi-year plan for achieving shared development objectives in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.
**(b) Elements**
(1) **In general** — The Compact should take into account the national development strategy of the eligible country and shall contain—
(A) the specific objectives that the country and the United States expect to achieve during the term of the Compact;
(B) the responsibilities of the country and the United States in the achievement of such objectives;
(C) regular benchmarks to measure, where appropriate, progress toward achieving such objectives;
(D) an identification of the intended beneficiaries, disaggregated by income level, gender, and age, to the maximum extent practicable;
(E) a multi-year financial plan, including the estimated amount of contributions by the Corporation and the country and proposed mechanisms to implement the plan and provide oversight, that describes how the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) will be met, including identifying the role of civil society in the achievement of such requirements;
(F) where appropriate, a description of the current and potential participation of other donors in the achievement of such objectives;
(G) a plan to ensure appropriate fiscal accountability for the use of assistance provided under [section 7704 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7704&num=0&edition=prelim);
(H) where appropriate, a process or processes for consideration of so
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The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to provide United States assistance for global development through the Millennium Challenge Corporation, as described in [section 7703 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7703&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) to provide such assistance in a manner that promotes economic growth and the elimination of extreme poverty and strengthens good governance, economic freedom, and investments in people.
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**(a) Declaration of policy** Congress declares that free trade agreements should be negotiated, where feasible, with interested countries in sub-Saharan Africa, in order to serve as the catalyst for increasing trade between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa and increasing private sector investment in sub-Saharan Africa.
**(b) Plan requirement**
(1) **In general** — The President, taking into account the provisions of the treaty establishing the African Economic Community and the willingness of the governments of sub-Saharan African countries to engage in negotiations to enter into free trade agreements, shall develop a plan for the purpose of negotiating and entering into one or more trade agreements with interested beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.
(2) **Elements of plan** — The plan shall include the following:
(A) The specific objectives of the United States with respect to negotiations described in paragraph (1) and a suggested timetable for achieving those objectives.
(B) The benefits to both the United States and the relevant sub-Saharan African countries with respect to the applicable free trade agreement or agreements.
(C) A mutually agreed-upon timetable for the negotiations.
(D) The implications for and the role of regional and sub-regional organizations in sub-Saharan Africa with respect to such free trade agreement or agreements.
(E) Subject matter anticipated to be covered by the negotiations and United States laws, programs, and policies, as well as the laws of participating eligible African countries and existing bilateral and multilateral and economic cooperation and trade agreements, that may be affected by the agreement or agreements.
(F) Procedures to ensure the following:
(i) Adequate consultation with the C
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In this chapter:
(1) **Appropriate congressional committees** — The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
(2) **Board** — The term “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation established pursuant to [section 7703(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7703/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Candidate country** — The term “candidate country” means a country that meets the requirements of [section 7705 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7705&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Chief Executive Officer** — The term “Chief Executive Officer” means the chief executive officer of the Corporation appointed pursuant to [section 7703(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7703/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) **Compact** — The term “Compact” means a Millennium Challenge Compact described in [section 7708 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7708&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) **Corporation** — The term “Corporation” means the Millennium Challenge Corporation established by [section 7703(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7703/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(7) **Eligible country** — The term “eligible country” means a candidate country that is determined, under [section 7706 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7706&num=0&edition=prelim
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**(a) Identification of candidate countries** Not later than 90 days prior to the date on which the Board determines eligible countries under [section 7706 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7706&num=0&edition=prelim) for a fiscal year, the Chief Executive Officer—
(1) shall prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a list of all candidate countries identified under [section 7705 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7705&num=0&edition=prelim), and all countries that would be candidate countries if the countries met the requirement contained in [section 7705(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7705/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), for the fiscal year; and
(2) shall publish in the Federal Register the information contained in the report described in paragraph (1).
**(b) Identification of eligibility criteria and methodology** Not later than 60 days prior to the date on which the Board determines eligible countries under [section 7706 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7706&num=0&edition=prelim) for a fiscal year, the Chief Executive Officer—
(1) shall prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a list of the criteria and methodology described in subsections (a) and (b) of [section 7706 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7706&num=0&edition=prelim) that will be used to determine eligibility for each candidate country identified under subsection (a);
(2) shall publish in the Federal Register the information contai
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 7706
(2) subject to subsection (b), the country is
not ineligible to receive United States eco-
nomic assistance under part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.)
by reason of the application of any provision
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C.
2151 et seq.] or any other provision of law.
(b) Rule of construction
For the purposes of determining whether a
country is eligible, pursuant to subsection (a)(2),
to receive assistance under section 7704 of this
title, the exercise by the President, the Sec-
retary of State, or any other officer or employee
of the United States Government of any waiver
or suspension of any provision of law referred to
in subsection (a)(2), and notification to the ap-
propriate congressional committees in accord-
ance with such provision of law, shall be con-
strued as satisfying the requirements under sub-
section (a).
(c) Determination by the Board
The Board shall determine whether a country
is a candidate country for purposes of this sec-
tion.
(Pub. L. 108–199, div. D, title VI, § 606, Jan. 23,
2004, 118 Stat. 215; Pub. L. 115–167, title II, § 201,
Apr. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1278; Pub. L. 118–159, div.
E, title LI, § 5122(b), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2430.)
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The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in sub-
sec. (a)(2), is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424,
which is classified principally to chapter 32 (§ 2151 et
seq.) of this title. Part I of the Act is classified gen-
erally to subchapter I (§ 2151 et seq.) of chapter 32 of
this title. For provisions deeming references to sub-
chapter I to include parts IV (§ 2346 et seq.), VI (§ 2348 et
seq.), and VIII (§ 2349aa et seq.) of
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