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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§290h Congressional findings

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXIII— - UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION › § 290h

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress says social and economic progress needs people to take part and have better chances. Helping local, community-run self-help projects can help African countries. Laws like Title IX of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2218) and its amendments were meant to let the poor join development. Congress notes the Inter-American Foundation, created by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 (22 U.S.C. 290f), has worked well in Latin America and the Caribbean. A similar African Development Foundation, adapted for Africa’s needs, could add to U.S. development programs there.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §290h

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The Congress finds that—
(1)social and economic development ultimately depends on the active participation of individuals within a society and on the enhancement of opportunities for those individuals;
(2)the development of individuals and institutions in African countries can benefit by the provision of support for community-based self-help activities;
(3)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;
(4)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
(5)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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in par. (3), is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424. Title IX of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is classified generally to subpart IX of part II of subchapter I (§ 2218) of chapter 32 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables. The Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, referred to in par. (4), is Pub. L. 91–175, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 805. The Inter-American Foundation was established by section 401 of that Act, which is classified to section 290f of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables. Codification Amendment by Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(2) [title V, § 586(h)(1)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–119, directing the repeal of pars. (4) and (5) of this section did not become effective pursuant to section 1000(a)(2) [title V, § 586] of div. B of Pub. L. 106–113, formerly set out as an Abolition of the Inter-American Foundation note under section 290f of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

African Development Foundation changed to United States African Development Foundation by Pub. L. 113–76, div. K, title III, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 482. See section 290h–1 of this title.

Short Title

Pub. L. 96–533, title V, § 501, Dec. 16, 1980, 94 Stat. 3151, provided: “This title [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘African Development Foundation Act’.”

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 290h

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73