22 U.S.C. § 2151j — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–559, § 30(b), Dec. 30,

Page 618 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2151j FINDINGS Pub. L. 106–309, title IV, § 401(b), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1096, provided that: ‘‘The Congress makes the following findings: ‘‘(1) It is in the mutual economic interest of the United States and peoples in developing and transi- tional countries to promote cooperatives and credit unions. ‘‘(2) Self-help institutions, including cooperatives and credit unions, provide enhanced opportunities for people to participate directly in democratic decision- making for their economic and social benefit through ownership and control of business enterprises and through the mobilization of local capital and savings and such organizations should be fully utilized in fos- tering free market principles and the adoption of self- help approaches to development. ‘‘(3) The United States seeks to encourage broad- based economic and social development by creating and supporting— ‘‘(A) agricultural cooperatives that provide a means to lift low income farmers and rural people out of poverty and to better integrate them into national economies; ‘‘(B) credit union networks that serve people of limited means through safe savings and by extend- ing credit to families and microenterprises; ‘‘(C) electric and telephone cooperatives that pro- vide rural customers with power and telecommuni- cations services essential to economic development; ‘‘(D) housing and community-based cooperatives that provide low income shelter and work opportu- nities for the urban poor; and ‘‘(E) mutual and cooperative insurance companies that provide risk protection for life and property to under-served populations often through group poli- cies.’’ DECLARATIONS OF POLICY Pub. L. 106–309, title IV, § 401(c)(1), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1096, provided that: ‘‘The Congress supports the development and expansion of economic assistance pro- grams that fully utilize cooperatives and credit unions, particularly those programs committed to— ‘‘(A) international cooperative principles, demo- cratic governance and involvement of women and ethnic minorities for economic and social develop- ment; ‘‘(B) self-help mobilization of member savings and equity and retention of profits in the community, ex- cept for those programs that are dependent on donor financing; ‘‘(C) market-oriented and value-added activities with the potential to reach large numbers of low in- come people and help them enter into the main- stream economy; ‘‘(D) strengthening the participation of rural and urban poor to contribute to their country’s economic development; and ‘‘(E) utilization of technical assistance and training to better serve the member-owners.’’ REPORT Pub. L. 106–309, title IV, § 401(d), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1097, provided that: ‘‘Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2000], the Ad- ministrator of the United States Agency for Inter- national Development, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate agencies, shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on the implementation of section 111 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151i), as amended by subsection (c).’’ § 2151j. Repealed. Pub. L. 93–559, § 30(b), Dec. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 1804 Section, Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 112, as added Pub. L. 93–189, § 2(3), Dec. 17, 1973, 87 Stat. 716, related to police training prohibition. See section 2420 of this title. § 2151k. Integrating women into national econo- mies; report (a) Particular programs, projects, and activities In recognition of the fact that women in devel- oping countries play a significant role in eco- nomic production, family support, and the over- all development process of the national econo- mies of such countries, subchapter I of this chapter shall be administered so as to give par- ticular attention to those programs, projects, and activities which tend to integrate women into the national economies of developing coun- tries, thus improving their status and assisting the total development effort. (b) Assistance to encourage participation and in- tegration of women; prohibition against sep- arate assistance program for women (1) Up to $10,000,000 of the funds made available each fiscal year under this part and part X of this subchapter shall be used, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for assistance on such terms and conditions as the President may determine to encourage and pro- mote the participation and integration of women as equal partners in the development process in the developing countries. These funds shall be used primarily to support activities which will increase the economic productivity and income earning capacity of women. (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the establishment of a separate de- velopment assistance program for women. (c) Funds for United Nations Decade for Women Not less than $500,000 of the funds made avail- able under this part for the fiscal year 1982 shall be expended on international programs which support the original goals of the United Nations Decade for Women. (Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 113, as added Pub. L. 93–189, § 2(3), Dec. 17, 1973, 87 Stat. 716; amended Pub. L. 94–161, title III, § 309, Dec. 20, 1975, 89 Stat. 860; Pub. L. 95–88, title I, § 108, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 536; Pub. L. 95–424, title I, § 108, Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 947; Pub. L. 96–53, title I, § 122, Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 366; Pub. L. 97–113, title III, § 305, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1533; Pub. L. 101–513, title V, § 562(d)(2), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2031.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1990—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 101–513 inserted ‘‘and part X of this subchapter’’ after ‘‘this part’’. 1981—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–113 added subsec. (c). 1979—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–53 redesignated subsec. (d) as (b), and repealed former subsec. (b) which related to Presidential report to Congress on the impact of de- velopment programs, etc., on the economic integration of women. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–53 repealed subsec. (c) which required the report under former subsec. (b) to be sub- mitted not later than one year after Aug. 3, 1977. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96–53 redesignated subsec. (d) as (b). 1978—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95–424 added subsec. (d). 1977—Pub. L. 95–88 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted provisions relating to a recogni- tion of the fact that women in developing countries play a significant role in economic production, family support, and the overall development process of the na-