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22 U.S.C. § 7701 — Purposes
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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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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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In this chapter—
(1) “Government corporation” means a mixed-ownership Government corporation and a wholly owned Government corporation.
(2) “mixed-ownership Government corporation” means—
(A) the Central Bank for Cooperatives.
(B) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
(C) the Federal Home Loan Banks.
(D) the Federal Intermediate Credit Banks.
(E) the Federal Land Banks.
(F) the National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility.
(G) the Regional Banks for Cooperatives.
(H) the Financing Corporation.
(I) the Resolution Trust Corporation.
(J) the Resolution Funding Corporation.
(3) “wholly owned Government corporation” means—
(A) the Commodity Credit Corporation.
(B) the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
(C) the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
(D) the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
(E) Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated.
(F) the Corporation for National and Community Service.
(G) the Government National Mortgage Association.
(H) the United States International Development Finance Corporation.
(I) the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation.
(J) the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
(K) the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
(L) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development when carrying out duties and powers related to the Federal Housing Administration Fund.
(M) the Tennessee Valley Authority.
(N) the Panama Canal Commission.
(O) the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
(P) the International Clean Energy Foundation.
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Level II of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):
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**(a) Establishment** There is established in the executive branch a corporation to be known as the “Millennium Challenge Corporation” that shall be responsible for carrying out this chapter. The Corporation shall be a government corporation, as defined in [section 103 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section103&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Chief Executive Officer**
(1) **In general** — There shall be in the Corporation a Chief Executive Officer who shall be responsible for the management of the Corporation.
(2) **Appointment**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(B) *Interim CEO* — The members of the Board of Directors described in subsection (c)(3)(A) may designate by unanimous consent in writing an individual who is an officer within any Federal department or agency (and who has been appointed to such position by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate) to carry out the duties described in this subsection until the Chief Executive Officer is appointed pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(3) **Relationship to Board** — The Chief Executive Officer shall report to and be under the direct authority of the Board.
(4) **Compensation and rank**
(A) *In general* — The Chief Executive Officer shall be compensated at the rate provided for level II of the Executive Schedule under [section 5313 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5313&num=0&edition=prelim) and shall have the equivalent rank of Deputy Secretary.
(B) *Omitted*
(5) **Authorities and duties** — The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for th
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**(a) Cuba; embargo on all trade**
(1) No assistance shall be furnished under this chapter to the present government of Cuba. As an additional means of implementing and carrying into effect the policy of the preceding sentence, the President is authorized to establish and maintain a total embargo upon all trade between the United States and Cuba.
(2) Except as may be deemed necessary by the President in the interest of the United States, no assistance shall be furnished under this chapter to any government of Cuba, nor shall Cuba be entitled to receive any quota authorizing the importation of Cuban sugar into the United States or to receive any other benefit under any law of the United States, until the President determines that such government has taken appropriate steps according to international law standards to return to United States citizens, and to entities not less than 50 per centum beneficially owned by United States citizens, or to provide equitable compensation to such citizens and entities for property taken from such citizens and entities on or after January 1, 1959, by the Government of Cuba.
**(b) Repealed. Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 734(a)(1), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1560**
**(c) Indebtedness of foreign country to United States citizen or person** No assistance shall be provided under this chapter to the government of any country which is indebted to any United States citizen or person for goods or services furnished or ordered where (i) such citizen or person has exhausted available legal remedies, which shall include arbitration, or (ii) the debt is not denied or contested by such government, or (iii) such indebtedness arises under an unconditional guaranty of payment given by such government, or any predecessor government, directly or indirectl
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**(a) Publication of information**
(1) **Update of existing website** — Not later than 90 days after July 15, 2016, the Secretary of State shall update the Department of State’s website, “ForeignAssistance.gov”, to make publicly available comprehensive, timely, and comparable information on covered United States foreign assistance programs, including all information required under subsection (b) that is available to the Secretary of State.
(2) **Information sharing** — Not later than 2 years after July 15, 2016, and quarterly thereafter, the head of each Federal department or agency that administers covered United States foreign assistance shall provide the Secretary of State with comprehensive information about the covered United States foreign assistance programs carried out by such department or agency.
(3) **Updates to website** — Not later than 2 years after July 15, 2016, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary of State shall publish, on the “ForeignAssistance.gov” website or through a successor online publication, the information provided under subsection (b).
**(b) Matters to be included**
(1) **In general** — The information described in subsection (a)—
(A) shall be published for each country on a detailed basis, such as award-by-award; or
(B) if assistance is provided on a regional level, shall be published for each such region on a detailed basis, such as award-by-award.
(2) **Types of information**
(A) *In general* — To ensure the transparency, accountability, and effectiveness of covered United States foreign assistance programs, the information described in subsection (a) shall include—
(i) links to all regional, country, and sector assistance strategies, annual budget documents, congressional budget justifications, and evaluations in a
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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) Assistance** Notwithstanding any other provision of law (other than a provision of this chapter), the Board, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, is authorized to provide assistance under this section for each country that enters into a Millennium Challenge Compact with the United States pursuant to [section 7708 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7708&num=0&edition=prelim) to support policies and programs that advance the progress of the country in achieving lasting economic growth and poverty reduction and are in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.
**(b) Form of assistance** Assistance under this section may be provided in the form of grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to or with eligible entities described in subsection (c). Assistance under this section may not be provided in the form of loans.
**(c) Eligible entities** An eligible entity referred to in subsection (b) is—
(1) the national government of the eligible country;
(2) regional or local governmental units of the country; or
(3) a nongovernmental organization or a private entity.
**(d) Application** The Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with the Board and working with eligible countries selected by the Board for negotiation of Compacts, should develop and recommend procedures for considering solicited and unsolicited proposals in Compacts prior to an approval of the Compacts by the Board.
**(e) Limitations**
(1) **Prohibition on military assistance and training** — Assistance under this section may not include military assistance or military training for a country.
(2) **Prohibition on assistance relating to United States job loss or production displacement** — Assistance under this section may not be prov
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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) 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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**(a) Powers** The Corporation—
(1) shall have perpetual succession unless dissolved by a law enacted after January 23, 2004;
(2) may adopt, alter, and use a seal, which shall be judicially noticed;
(3) may make and perform such contracts, grants, and other agreements with any person or government however designated and wherever situated, as may be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Corporation;
(4) may determine and prescribe the manner in which its obligations shall be incurred and its expenses allowed and paid, including expenses for representation;
(5) may lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire, improve, and use such real property wherever situated, as may be necessary for carrying out the functions of the Corporation;
(6) may accept cash gifts or donations of services or of property (real, personal, or mixed), tangible or intangible, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter;
(7) may use the United States mails in the same manner and on the same conditions as the executive departments;
(8) may contract with individuals for personal services, who shall not be considered Federal employees for any provision of law administered by the Office of Personnel Management;
(9) may hire or obtain passenger motor vehicles; and
(10) shall have such other powers as may be necessary and incident to carrying out this chapter.
**(b) Principal office** The Corporation shall maintain its principal office in the metropolitan area of Washington, District of Columbia.
**(c) Positions with foreign governments** When approved by the Chief Executive Officer, for purposes of implementing a Compact, employees of the Corporation (including individuals detailed to the Corporation) may accept and hold offices or positions to which no compensation is a
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