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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 91 — Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan

§ 8401. Definitions

Statutory text

In this chapter:

(1)

Appropriate congressional committees

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

(2)

Counterinsurgency

The term “counterinsurgency” means efforts to defeat organized movements that seek to overthrow the duly constituted Governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan through violent means.

(3)

Counterterrorism

The term “counterterrorism” means efforts to combat al Qaeda and other foreign terrorist organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 1189 of title 8, or other individuals and entities engaged in terrorist activity or support for such activity.

(4)

FATA

The term “FATA” means the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.

(5)

Frontier Crimes Regulation

The term “Frontier Crimes Regulation” means the Frontier Crimes Regulation, codified under British law in 1901, and applicable to the FATA.

(6)

Impact evaluation research

The term “impact evaluation research” means the application of research methods and statistical analysis to measure the extent to which change in a population-based outcome can be attributed to program intervention instead of other environmental factors.

(7)

Major defense equipment

The term “major defense equipment” has the meaning given the term in section 2794(6) of this title.

(8)

NWFP

The term “NWFP” means the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, which has Peshawar as its provincial capital.

(9)

Operations research

The term “operations research” means the application of social science research methods, statistical analysis, and other appropriate scientific methods to judge, compare, and improve policies and program outcomes, from the earliest stages of defining and designing programs through their development and implementation, with the objective of the rapid dissemination of conclusions and concrete impact on programming.

(10)

Security forces of Pakistan

The term “security forces of Pakistan” means the military and intelligence services of the Government of Pakistan, including the Armed Forces, Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate, Intelligence Bureau, police forces, levies, Frontier Corps, and Frontier Constabulary.

(11)

Security-related assistance

The term “security-related assistance”—

(A)

means—

(i)

grant assistance to carry out section 2763 of this title; and

(ii)

assistance under chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311 et. seq 1); but

(B)

does not include—

(i)

assistance authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available under any provision of law that is funded from accounts within budget function 050 (National Defense); and

(ii)

amounts appropriated or otherwise available to the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund established under the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32).

Footnotes

  1. 1 So in original. Probably should be “et seq.”.

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. Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009

    Pub. L. 111–73 § 2 · 123 Stat. 2060

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 8401

    (Pub. L. 111–73, § 2, Oct. 15, 2009, 123 Stat. 2060.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 111–73, § 2, Oct. 15, 2009, 123 Stat. 2060.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.   In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.— Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) Counterinsurgency.— The term “counterinsurgency” means efforts to defeat organized movements that seek to overthrow the duly constituted Governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan through violent means. (3) Counterterrorism.— The term “counterterrorism” means efforts to combat al Qaeda and other foreign terrorist organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), or other individuals and entities engaged in terrorist activity or support for such activity. (4) FATA.— The term “FATA” means the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. (5) Frontier crimes regulation.— The term “Frontier Crimes Regulation” means the Frontier Crimes Regulation, codified under British law in 1901, and applicable to the FATA. (6) Impact evaluation research.— The term “impact evaluation research” means the application of research methods and statistical analysis to measure the extent to which change in a population-based outcome can be attributed to program intervention instead of other environmental factors. (7) Major defense equipment.— The term “major defense equipment” has the meaning given the term in section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794(6)). (8) NWFP.— The term “NWFP” means the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, which has Peshawar as its provincial capital. (9) Operations research.— The term “operations research” means the application of social science research methods, statistical analysis, and other appropriate scientific methods to judge, compare, and improve policies and program outcomes, from the earliest stages of defining and designing programs through their development and implementation, with the objective of the rapid dissemination of conclusions and concrete impact on programming. (10) Security forces of pakistan.— The term “security forces of Pakistan” means the military and intelligence services of the Government of Pakistan, including the Armed Forces, Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate, Intelligence Bureau, police forces, levies, Frontier Corps, and Frontier Constabulary. (11) Security-related assistance.— The term “security-related assistance”— (A) means— (i) grant assistance to carry out section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763); and (ii) assistance under chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311 et. seq); but (B) does not include— (i) assistance authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available under any provision of law that is funded from accounts within budget function 050 (National Defense); and (ii) amounts appropriated or otherwise available to the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund established under the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111–32).

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in par. (11)(A)(ii), is Pub. L. 87–195, , 75 Stat. 424. Chapter 2 of part II of the Act is classified generally to part II (§ 2311 et seq.) of subchapter II of chapter 32 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables.

The Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009, referred to in par. (11)(B)(ii), is Pub. L. 111–32, , 123 Stat. 1859. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 111–73, § 1(a), , 123 Stat. 2060, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009’.”

Credits

(Pub. L. 111–73, § 2, , 123 Stat. 2060.)

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