Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§9672 Additionality and avoidance of market distortion
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 103— - BETTER UTILIZATION OF INVESTMENTS LEADING TO DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, AND PROHIBITIONS › § 9672
Summary
Before supporting a project under subchapter II, the Corporation must give the private sector chance and ensure its help supplements, not replaces, private financing; follows international standards to avoid distorting subsidies or crowding out private lending; and avoids harming U.S. jobs.
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Title 22, §9672
Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Before the Corporation provides support for a project under subchapter II of this chapter, the Corporation shall ensure that private sector entities are afforded an opportunity to support the project.
(b)The Corporation shall develop appropriate safeguards, policies, and guidelines to ensure that support provided by the Corporation under subchapter II of this chapter—
(1)supplements and encourages, but does not compete with, private sector support;
(2)operates according to internationally recognized best practices and standards with respect to ensuring the avoidance of market distorting government subsidies and the crowding out of private sector lending; and
(3)does not have a significant adverse impact on United States employment.
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22 U.S.C. § 9672
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73