§7702 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines key words used in the chapter. Appropriate congressional committees are the House Committees on International Relations and Appropriations, and the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations. The Board is the Corporation’s Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer is the Corporation’s CEO. The Corporation is the Millennium Challenge Corporation. A candidate country is a nation that meets the chapter’s entry rules. An eligible country is a candidate country found eligible to get assistance. Investments in the people are government policies or programs that improve health, education, and overall well‑being, like decent, affordable housing.

Title 22, §7702

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In this chapter:

(1)The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

(A)the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and

(B)the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

(2)The term “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation established pursuant to section 7703(c) of this title.

(3)The term “candidate country” means a country that meets the requirements of section 7705 of this title.

(4)The term “Chief Executive Officer” means the chief executive officer of the Corporation appointed pursuant to section 7703(b) of this title.

(5)The term “Compact” means a Millennium Challenge Compact described in section 7708 of this title.

(6)The term “Corporation” means the Millennium Challenge Corporation established by section 7703(a) of this title.

(7)The term “eligible country” means a candidate country that is determined, under section 7706 of this title, to be an eligible country to receive assistance under section 7704 of this title.

(8)The term “investments in the people” means government policies or programs of an eligible country that promote the health, education, and other factors which contribute to the well-being and productivity of their people, such as decent, affordable housing for all.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title VI of Pub. L. 108–199, div. D, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 211, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this title to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 7701 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2004—Par. (8). Pub. L. 108–447 added par. (8).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.

§7702 Definitions