22 U.S.C. § 7715 — Assistance to certain candidate countries
submitted 22 years ago by Pub. L. 108-199 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 198 words · no verdicts yet
The Corporation may assist certain candidate countries so they can become eligible countries. The assistance is limited to countries meeting specified requirements and to 10 percent of annual chapter funding.
(a) Authorization. The Board*, through the Chief Executive Officer*, may assist a candidate country* described in (b) to help it become eligible.
(b) Candidate country. The country must (1) meet section 7705(a)’s requirements and (2) show a significant commitment to meet section 7706(b)’s requirements but fail to meet them, including because data are absent or unreliable.
(c) Administration. Assistance may be provided through USAID.
(d) Funding. (1) No more than 10 percent of the amounts available for this chapter in a fiscal year may be used for this section. (2) Chapter funds may not assist a country under this section if it does not qualify as a candidate country under section 7705 for the fiscal year of the assistance.
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*.
A candidate country referred to in subsection (a) is a candidate country that—
satisfies the requirements contained in section 7705(a) of this title; and
demonstrates a significant commitment to meet the requirements of section 7706(b) of this title but fails to meet such requirements (including by reason of the absence or unreliability of data).
Assistance under this section may be provided through the United States Agency for International Development.
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.
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 for the fiscal year during which such assistance is provided.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 108–199, div. D, title VI, § 616, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 224; Pub. L. 109–13, div. A, title II, § 2109, May 11, 2005, 119 Stat. 268; Pub. L. 115–167, title II, § 207, Apr. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1282; Pub. L. 118–159, div. E, title LI, § 5122(c)(3), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2431.)
- 2004Enacted · Pub. L. 108-199 · 118 Stat. 224
- 2005Amended · Pub. L. 109-13 · 119 Stat. 268
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-167 · 132 Stat. 1282
- 2024Amended · Pub. L. 118-159 · 138 Stat. 2431
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 108-199 on 2004-01-23.
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