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22 U.S.C. § 2296 — United States assistance to promote reconciliation and recovery from regional conflicts
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**(a) Purpose of assistance** The purposes of assistance under this section include—
(1) the creation of the basis for reconciliation between belligerents;
(2) the promotion of economic development in areas of the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia impacted by civil conflict and war; and
(3) the encouragement of broad regional cooperation among countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia that have been destabilized by internal conflicts.
**(b) Authorization for assistance**
(1) **In general** — To carry out the purposes of subsection (a), the President is authorized to provide humanitarian assistance and economic reconstruction assistance for the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia to support the activities described in subsection (c).
(2) **Definition of humanitarian assistance** — In this subsection, the term “humanitarian assistance” means assistance to meet humanitarian needs, including needs for food, medicine, medical supplies and equipment, education, and clothing.
**(c) Activities supported** Activities that may be supported by assistance under subsection (b) include—
(1) providing for the humanitarian needs of victims of the conflicts;
(2) facilitating the return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes; and
(3) assisting in the reconstruction of residential and economic infrastructure destroyed by war.
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**(a) Purpose of assistance** The purposes of assistance under this section include—
(1) the creation of the basis for reconciliation between belligerents;
(2) the promotion of economic development in areas of the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia impacted by civil conflict and war; and
(3) the encouragement of broad regional cooperation among countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia that have been destabilized by internal conflicts.
**(b) Authorization for assistance**
(1) **In general** — To carry out the purposes of subsection (a), the President is authorized to provide humanitarian assistance and economic reconstruction assistance for the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia to support the activities described in subsection (c).
(2) **Definition of humanitarian assistance** — In this subsection, the term “humanitarian assistance” means assistance to meet humanitarian needs, including needs for food, medicine, medical supplies and equipment, education, and clothing.
**(c) Activities supported** Activities that may be supported by assistance under subsection (b) include—
(1) providing for the humanitarian needs of victims of the conflicts;
(2) facilitating the return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes; and
(3) assisting in the reconstruction of residential and economic infrastructure destroyed by war.
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**(a) Delegation by President; rules and regulations; utilization of goods and services from private enterprise, and facilities and resources of Federal agencies when not competitive with private enterprise** The President may exercise any functions conferred upon him by this chapter through such agency or officer of the United States Government as he shall direct. The head of any such agency or such officer may from time to time promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out such functions, and may delegate authority to perform any such functions, including, if he shall so specify, the authority successively to redelegate any of such functions to any of his subordinates. In providing technical assistance under this chapter, the head of any such agency or such officer shall utilize, to the fullest extent practicable, goods and professional and other services from private enterprise on a contract basis. In such fields as education, health, housing, or agriculture, the facilities and resources of other Federal agencies shall be utilized when such facilities are particularly or uniquely suitable for technical assistance, are not competitive with private enterprise, and can be made available without interfering unduly with domestic programs.
**(b) Eligibility of suppliers; debarment period; causes for debarment; conditions for reinstatement; periodic review** The President shall issue and enforce regulations determining the eligibility of any person to receive funds made available under this chapter. A person may be suspended under such regulations for a temporary period pending the completion of an investigation and any resulting judicial or debarment proceedings, upon cause for belief that such person or an affiliate thereof probably has undertake
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(a) United States development cooperation policy
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**(a) Coordination** The President shall designate, within the Department of State, a coordinator who shall be responsible for—
(1) designing an overall assistance and economic cooperation strategy for the independent states of the former Soviet Union;
(2) ensuring program and policy coordination among agencies of the United States Government in carrying out the policies set forth in this Act (including the amendments made by this Act and chapter 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [[22 U.S.C. 2296](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2296&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]);
(3) pursuing coordination with other countries and international organizations with respect to assistance to independent states;
(4) ensuring that United States assistance programs for the independent states are consistent with this Act (including the amendments made by this Act and chapter 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [[22 U.S.C. 2296](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2296&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]);
(5) ensuring proper management, implementation, and oversight by agencies responsible for assistance programs for the independent states; and
(6) resolving policy and program disputes among United States Government agencies with respect to United States assistance for the independent states.
**(b) Export promotion activities** Consistent with subsection (a), coordination of activities related to the promotion of exports of United States goods and services to the independent states of the former Soviet Union shall continue to be primarily the responsibility of the Secretary of Commerce, in the Secretary’s role as Chair of the Trade Promotion Coordination Committee.
**(c) Inte
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 2296b
§ 2296. United States assistance to promote rec-
onciliation and recovery from regional con-
flicts
(a) Purpose of assistance
The purposes of assistance under this section
include—
(1) the creation of the basis for reconcili-
ation between belligerents;
(2) the promotion of economic development
in areas of the countries of the South
Caucasus and Central Asia impacted by civil
conflict and war; and
(3) the encouragement of broad regional co-
operation among countries of the South
Caucasus and Central Asia that have been de-
stabilized by internal conflicts.
(b) Authorization for assistance
(1) In general
To carry out the purposes of subsection (a),
the President is authorized to provide humani-
tarian assistance and economic reconstruction
assistance for the countries of the South
Caucasus and Central Asia to support the ac-
tivities described in subsection (c).
(2) Definition of humanitarian assistance
In this subsection, the term ‘‘humanitarian
assistance’’ means assistance to meet humani-
tarian needs, including needs for food, medi-
cine, medical supplies and equipment, edu-
cation, and clothing.
(c) Activities supported
Activities that may be supported by assistance
under subsection (b) include—
(1) providing for the humanitarian needs of
victims of the conflicts;
(2) facilitating the return of refugees and in-
ternally displaced persons to their homes; and
(3) assisting in the reconstruction of residen-
tial and economic infrastructure destroyed by
war.
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 499, as added Pub. L.
106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(2) [title V, § 596(b)], Nov.
29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–123.)
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2296, Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 499,
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