§9561 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines two kinds of project support: early-stage and late-stage. Early-stage support covers seven activities, like feasibility and resource studies, project appraisal and cost work, pilot projects, commercial help (trade missions, buyer programs, workshops, and partner searches), technical help to improve rules and markets, and long-term energy planning. Late-stage support means debt financing, insurance, and transaction advice.

Title 22, §9561

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In this subchapter:

(1)The term “early-stage project support” includes—

(A)feasibility studies;

(B)resource evaluations;

(C)project appraisal and costing;

(D)pilot projects;

(E)commercial support, such as trade missions, reverse trade missions, technical workshops, international buyer programs, and international partner searchers to link suppliers to projects;

(F)technical assistance and other guidance to improve the local regulatory environment and market frameworks to encourage transparent competition and enhance energy security; and

(G)long-term energy sector planning.

(2)The term “late-stage project support” includes debt financing, insurance, and transaction advisory services.

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title XX of div. P of Pub. L. 116–94, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3222, which is classified generally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title XX to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 9501 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019, and also as part of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, and not as part of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 which comprises this chapter.

§9561 Definitions