22 U.S.C. § 290h — Congressional findings
submitted 46 years ago by Pub. L. 96-533 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 168 words · no verdicts yet
Congress found that people develop best when they can actively participate in their own society. It noted that community self-help support benefits African countries, much like it worked through the Inter-American Foundation in Latin America. Congress concluded an African Development Foundation, modeled on that approach, could help.
The Congress finds that—
social and economic development ultimately depends on the active participation of individuals within a society and on the enhancement of opportunities for those individuals;
the development of individuals and institutions in African countries can benefit by the provision of support for community-based self-help activities;
by enacting title IX of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2218], and recent amendments to that Act, the Congress has sought to enable the poor to participate in the process of development;
the Inter-American Foundation, established by Congress in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 [22 U.S.C. 290f], to support the efforts of the people of Latin America and the Caribbean to solve their development problems, has demonstrated a successful approach to development; and
an African Development Foundation similar in structure to the Inter-American Foundation, but adapted to the specific needs of Africa, can complement current United States development programs in Africa.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 96–533, title V, § 502, Dec. 16, 1980, 94 Stat. 3151; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(2) [title V, § 586(h)(1)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–119.)
- 1980Enacted · Pub. L. 96-533 · 94 Stat. 3151
- 1999Amended · Pub. L. 106-113 · 113 Stat. 1535, 1501
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 96-533 on 1980-12-16.
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