§ 2151z. Targeted assistance

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. 1982

   Pub. L. 87–195 · 75 Stat. 424

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2151z

   Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 128, as added Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 101(b)(2), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1832

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 128, as added Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 101(b)(2), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1832

2. 1985

   International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985

   Pub. L. 99–83 title III § 312(a) · 99 Stat. 190

   1. Changed · 22 U.S.C. § 2151z

      Pub. L. 99–83, in amending section generally

   2. Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 2151z

      Pub. L. 99–83, in designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   3. Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 2151z

      Pub. L. 99–83, in substituted provisions setting overall guidelines and principles for determination of target populations and strengthening United States assistance, for provisions relating to Presidential responsibility in carrying out this part in fiscal year 1983 for targeting assistance for those living in absolute poverty

   4. Added · 22 U.S.C. § 2151z

      Pub. L. 99–83, in added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–83, in amending section generally, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted provisions setting overall guidelines and principles for determination of target populations and strengthening United States assistance, for provisions relating to Presidential responsibility in carrying out this part in fiscal year 1983 for targeting assistance for those living in absolute poverty, and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Requirements.— Section 128 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 128. Targeted Assistance.— (a) The President shall use poverty measurement standards, such as those developed by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and other appropriate measurements in determining target populations for United States development assistance, and shall strengthen United States efforts to assure that a substantial percentage of development assistance under this chapter directly improves the lives of the poor majority, with special emphasis on those individuals living in absolute poverty. “(b) To the maximum extent possible, activities under this chapter that attempt to increase the institutional capabilities of private organizations or governments, or that attempt to stimulate scientific and technological research, shall be designed and monitored to ensure that the ultimate beneficiaries of these activities are the poor majority.”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 99–83 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 99–83, set out as a note under section 2151–1 of this title.

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