§9673 Prohibition on Support in Countries That Support Terrorism or Violate Human Rights and with Sanctioned Persons

Summary

The Corporation must not give support under subchapter II to a government or a government-owned or -controlled group if the Secretary of State finds that the government has repeatedly supported international terrorism (see 50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i) or 22 U.S.C. 2371(a) or 2780(d)) or has a consistent pattern of serious human rights violations (see 22 U.S.C. 2151n(a) or 2304(a)(2)). The Corporation also must not take part in any project activities that U.S. sanctions bar, including work with people on the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) specially designated or blocked lists, unless the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary of State allows it. The Corporation must make anyone who gets support certify that they and any entities they control follow all U.S. sanctions laws and rules.