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22 U.S.C. § 7705 — Candidate countries
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**(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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**(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 section.
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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) Policy requirements for assistance** The Congress recognizes that, under special economic, political, or security conditions, the national interests of the United States may require economic support for countries or in amounts which could not be justified solely under part I of subchapter I of this chapter or, in the case of countries in sub-Saharan Africa, part X of subchapter I of this chapter. In such cases, the President is authorized to furnish assistance to countries and organizations, on such terms and conditions as he may determine, in order to promote economic or political stability. To the maximum extent feasible, the President shall provide assistance under this part consistent with the policy directions, purposes, and programs of subchapter I of this chapter.
**(b) Responsibility for policy decisions and justifications** The Secretary of State shall be responsible for policy decisions and justifications for economic support programs under this part, including determinations of whether there will be an economic support program for a country and the amount of the program for each country. The Secretary shall exercise this responsibility in cooperation with the Administrator of the agency primarily responsible for administering subchapter I of this chapter.
**(c) Detailed justification for uses and purposes of funds** As part of the annual presentation materials for foreign assistance submitted to the Congress, the agency primarily responsible for administering subchapter II of this chapter shall provide a detailed justification for the uses and the purposes of the funds provided under this part. Such material shall include, but not be limited to, information concerning the amounts and kinds of cash grant transfers, the amounts and kinds of budgetary an
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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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**(a) Authorization** The Board, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, is authorized to provide assistance to a candidate country described in subsection (b) for the purpose of assisting such country to become an eligible country.
**(b) Candidate country described** A candidate country referred to in subsection (a) is a candidate country that—
(1) satisfies the requirements contained in [section 7705(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7705/a&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) demonstrates a significant commitment to meet the requirements of [section 7706(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7706/b&num=0&edition=prelim) but fails to meet such requirements (including by reason of the absence or unreliability of data).
**(c) Administration** Assistance under this section may be provided through the United States Agency for International Development.
**(d) Funding**
(1) **Limitation** — Not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this chapter for a fiscal year may be made available to carry out this section.
(2) **Restriction relating to assistance** — None of the funds authorized to carry out the purposes of this chapter shall be available for assistance under this section to a country that does not qualify as a candidate country under [section 7705 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7705&num=0&edition=prelim) for the fiscal year during which such assistance is provided.
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 2151
Sec.
2394a.
Extortion and illegal payments to offi-
cials of foreign countries receiving
international security assistance.
2394b.
HELP Commission.
2394c.
Information on covered United States
foreign assistance programs.
2395.
General authorities.
2395a.
International
agreements
concerning
debt relief; transmittal to congres-
sional committees.
2396.
Availability of funds.
2396a.
Property Management Fund.
2396b.
USAID Buying Power Maintenance Ac-
count.
2397.
Administrative expenses.
2398.
Assistance to countries pursuant to
other statutes.
2399 to 2399a. Repealed or Transferred.
2399b.
False claims and ineligible commodities.
2399c.
Coordination of policies and programs.
2399d.
Shipping differential.
PART III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
2401.
Effective date; identification of pro-
grams.
2402.
Saving provisions.
2403.
Definitions.
2404.
Unexpended balances.
2405.
Separability.
2406.
Development programs for dependable
fuel supplies.
2407.
Special authorization for use of foreign
currencies.
2408.
Repealed.
2409.
Use of United States Armed Forces.
2410, 2410a.
Repealed.
2411.
Limitation upon exercise of special au-
thorities.
2412.
Limitation on foreign assistance appro-
priations.
2413.
Changes in allocation of foreign assist-
ance.
2414.
Presidential findings and determina-
tions.
2414a.
Annual report to Congress on voting
practices at United Nations.
2415.
Annual military assistance report.
2416.
Annual foreign military training report.
2417 to 2419.
Repealed.
2420.
Police training prohibition.
2421.
Trade and Development Agency.
2421a.
Capital projects office within Agency for
International Development.
2421b.
Capital projects for
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 7704
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c)(2),
(8)(B)(i)(I), 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 under section 7701 of this title
and Tables.
CODIFICATION
Section is comprised of section 604 of div. D of Pub.
L. 108–199. Subsec. (b)(4)(B) of section 604 of div. D of
Pub. L. 108–199 amended section 5313 of Title 5, Govern-
ment Organization and Employees.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Subsec. (c)(4)(B). Pub. L. 115–167 amended sub-
par. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as
follows: ‘‘Each member of the Board described in para-
graph (3)(B) shall be appointed for a term of 3 years and
may be reappointed for a term of an additional 2
years.’’
§ 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 Offi-
cer, 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 to
support policies and programs that advance the
progress of the country in achieving lasting eco-
nomic 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 de-
scribed in subsection (c). Assistance under this
section may not be provided in the for
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