22 U.S.C. § 7707 — Congressional and public notification of candidate countries, eligibility criteria, and eligible countries

submitted 22 years ago by Pub. L. 108-199 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 429 words · no verdicts yet

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The Millennium Challenge Corporation must tell Congress and the public which countries are being considered for aid. It must publish the list of candidate countries, the standards used to judge them, and later the list of countries chosen as eligible. The public also gets a chance to comment first.

(a) Identification of candidate countries — At least 90 days before the Board decides which countries are eligible for a fiscal year under section 7706, the Chief Executive Officer must send Congress a report listing every candidate country identified under section 7705, plus any country that would count as a candidate except that it does not meet the requirement in section 7705(a)(2). The Officer must also publish that same information in the Federal Register. (b) Identification of eligibility criteria and methodology — At least 60 days before that same decision, the Chief Executive Officer must send Congress a report listing the criteria and methods, described in section 7706(a) and (b), that will be used to judge each candidate country's eligibility. The Officer must also publish this in the Federal Register, and may hold one or more public hearings on it. (c) Public comment and congressional consultation — (1) For the 30-day period starting when the report described in (b) is published, the Officer must accept public comment and consider it when determining eligible countries under section 7706. (2) The Officer must also consult with Congress about how well the candidate countries meet the criteria described in section 7706(b). (d) Identification of eligible countries — Within 5 days after the Board decides which countries are eligible for a fiscal year, the Chief Executive Officer must send Congress a report listing all those eligible countries, identifying which ones the Board will try to sign a Compact with under section 7708, and explaining the reasons for those eligibility and selection decisions. The Officer must also publish this report in the Federal Register.

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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 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, and all countries that would be candidate countries if the countries met the requirement contained in section 7705(a)(2) of this title, 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 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 that will be used to determine eligibility for each candidate country identified under subsection (a);

(2)

shall publish in the Federal Register the information contained in the report described in paragraph (1); and

(3)

may conduct one or more public hearings on the eligibility criteria and methodology.

(1) Public comment

The Chief Executive Officer shall, for the 30-day period beginning on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the information contained in the report described in subsection (b)(1), accept public comment and consider such comment for purposes of determining eligible countries under section 7706 of this title.

(2) Congressional consultation

The Chief Executive Officer shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees on the extent to which the candidate countries meet the criteria described in section 7706(b) of this title.

(d) Identification of eligible countries

Not later than 5 days after the date on which the Board determines eligible countries under section 7706 of this title 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 such eligible countries, an identification of those countries on such list with respect to which the Board will seek to enter into a Compact under section 7708 of this title, and a justification for such eligibility determination and selection for Compact negotiation; and

(2)

shall publish in the Federal Register the information contained in the report described in paragraph (1).

Source credit: (Pub. L. 108–199, div. D, title VI, § 608, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 217; Pub. L. 118–159, div. E, title LI, § 5122(c)(1), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2430.)

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2004Enacted · Pub. L. 108-199 · 118 Stat. 217
2024Amended · Pub. L. 118-159 · 138 Stat. 2430

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