Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§290h–2 Congressional declaration of purposes

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXIII— - UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION › § 290h–2

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Directs the Foundation to help people in African countries develop their abilities and enjoy better, more productive lives. It has four main goals: build closer ties between people in Africa and the United States; support local projects that let communities help themselves; help more Africans take part in planning and running their own development; and support creation and growth of local development groups that serve the poor. The Foundation must work with African organizations that represent the needs of the poor. When possible, it should coordinate its work with the U.S. government and with private, regional, and international groups.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §290h–2

Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In order to enable the people of African countries to develop their potential, fulfill their aspirations, and enjoy better, more productive lives, the purposes of the Foundation shall be—

(1)to strengthen the bonds of friendship and understanding between the people of Africa and the United States;

(2)to support self-help activities at the local level designed to enlarge opportunities for community development;

(3)to stimulate and assist effective and expanding participation of Africans in their development process; and

(4)to encourage the establishment and growth of development institutions which are indigenous to particular countries in Africa and which can respond to the requirements of the poor in those countries.

(b)The Foundation shall carry out the purposes specified in subsection (a) in cooperation with, and in response to, organizations indigenous to Africa which are representative of the needs and aspirations of the poor in Africa and, in carrying out such purposes, the Foundation shall, to the extent possible, coordinate its development assistance activities with the activities of the United States Government and private, regional, and international organizations.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 290h–2

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73