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22 U.S.C. § 7702 — Definitions

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22 U.S.C. § 7702 — Definitions

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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22 U.S.C. § 7706 — Eligible countries

**(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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22 U.S.C. § 7708 — Millennium Challenge Compact

**(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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22 U.S.C. § 7701 — Purposes

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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22 U.S.C. § 7704 — Authorization of assistance

**(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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22 U.S.C. § 7705 — Candidate countries

**(a) In general** A country shall be a candidate country for purposes of eligibility to receive assistance under [section 7704 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7704&num=0&edition=prelim) if— (1) the per capita income of the country in a fiscal year is equal to or less than the World Bank threshold for initiating the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development graduation process for the fiscal year; and (2) subject to subsection (b), the country is not ineligible to receive United States economic assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ([22 U.S.C. 2151](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2151&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) by reason of the application of any provision of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [[22 U.S.C. 2151](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2151&num=0&edition=prelim) 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7704&num=0&edition=prelim), the exercise by the President, the Secretary 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 appropriate congressional committees in accordance with such provision of law, shall be construed as satisfying the requirements under subsection (a). **(c) Determination by the Board** The Board shall determine whether a country is a candidate country for purposes of this s

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22 U.S.C. § 7702 — Definitions

Page 1998 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 7702 Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title VI of Pub. L. 108–199, div. D, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 211, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this title to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Ta- bles. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 2024 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 118–159, div. E, title LI, § 5122(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2430, provided that: ‘‘This section [amending sections 7705 to 7708, 7712, and 7715 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Millennium Challenge Corporation Can- didate Country Reform Act’.’’ SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 108–199, div. D, title VI, § 601, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 211, provided that: ‘‘This title [enacting this chap- ter and amending section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organizations and Employees, and section 9101 of Title 31, Money and Finance] may be cited as the ‘Millen- nium Challenge Act of 2003’.’’ § 7702. Definitions In this chapter: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com- mittees’’ means— (A) the Committee on International Rela- tions 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 Direc- tors of the Corporation established pursuant to section 7703(c) of this title. (3) Candidate country The term ‘‘candidate country’’ means a country that meets the requirements of sec- tion 7705 of this title. (4) Chief Executive Officer The term ‘‘Chief Executive Officer’’ means the chief executive officer of the Corpor

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