§ 2077. International University for the Americas

Footnotes

1. 1 So in original. Probably should be “through”.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1992

   Enterprise for the Americas Act of 1992

   Pub. L. 102–549 title VI § 604 · 106 Stat. 3651

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2077

   Pub. L. 102–549, title VI, § 604, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3669

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 102–549, title VI, § 604, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3669

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 604. INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR THE AMERICAS. (a) Purpose.— The purpose of this section is to promote economic integration and the consolidation and strengthening of democratic institutions in the Western Hemisphere, and to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus through the establishment of an institution of higher education, which shall be known as the “International University for the Americas”. (b) Establishment.— The Secretary of State, in consultation with other governments in the Western Hemisphere, shall determine the most appropriate location for the International University for the Americas. In making that determination, the Secretary shall ensure that— (1) the location chosen is in the Americas and is easily accessible to all peoples in the region; and (2) the relevant government— (A) has demonstrated a commitment to economic integration and democratic values though its policies and programs; and (B) has expressed an interest in that location being chosen as a site and has agreed to contribute some amount of assistance, either in cash or kind, toward the costs of developing the institution. (c) Faculty, Students, and Curriculum.— In developing the bylaws of the International University for the Americas, the Secretary of State shall ensure that they contain provisions to ensure that faculty and students are drawn from all the nations in the Western Hemisphere, and that the curriculum is designed to develop expertise in fields that will promote the economic integration of the Americas and the consolidation of democracy throughout the Hemisphere. (d) Annual Report.— The annual reports submitted pursuant to section 614 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1738mm) shall include a progress report on the selection of a site and design for the establishment of the International University for the Americas. (e) Funding.— Of the funds that are allocated for assistance for Latin America and the Caribbean under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to development assistance) and chapter 4 of part II of that Act (relating to the economic support fund), $500,000 may be made available to carry out the site location and design phase of the International University for the Americas.

2. 2008

   Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

   Pub. L. 110–246 title III § 3001(b)(1)(A) · 122 Stat. 1651

   Changed · 22 U.S.C. § 2077(d)

   Pub. L. 110–246 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1738m of title 7

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–246 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1738m of title 7.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) by striking “Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954” each place it appears and inserting “Food for Peace Act”; and

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, see section 4(b) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.

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