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to become law, the following countries 

would be considered candidate 

countries for purposes of eligibility for 

MCC assistance for FY 2025, but are 

ineligible to receive United States 

economic assistance under part I of the 

Foreign Assistance Act by reason of the 

application of any provision of the 

Foreign Assistance Act or any other 

provision of law are listed below. This 

list is based on legal prohibitions 

against economic assistance that apply 

as of July 29, 2024. 

Prohibited Countries 

• Azerbaijan is ineligible to receive 

foreign assistance pursuant to section 

907 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 

U.S.C. 5801). 

• Belarus is ineligible to receive 

foreign assistance as it is subject to 

numerous restrictions including for 

concerns relative to its record on human 

rights and its status as a Tier 3 country 

under the Trafficking Victims Protection 

Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.). 

• Burkina Faso is ineligible to receive 

foreign assistance pursuant to the 

military coup restriction in section 7008 

of the FY 2024 SFOAA. 

• Burma is ineligible to receive 

foreign assistance as it is subject to 

numerous restrictions including for 

concerns relative to its record on human 

rights and pursuant to the military coup 

restriction in section 7008 of the FY 

2024 SFOAA. 

• Eritrea is ineligible to receive 

foreign assistance as it is subject to 

numerous restrictions including for 

concerns relative to its record on human 

rights and its status as a Tier 3 country 

under the Trafficking Victims Protection 

Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.). 

• Guinea is ineligible to receive 

foreign assistance pursuant to the 

military coup restriction in section 7008 

of the FY 2024 SFOAA. 

• Haiti is ineligible to receive foreign 

assistance unless the Secretary of State 

provides a certification pursuant to 

section 7045(g)(2) of the FY 2024 

SFOAA. 

• Iran is ineligible to receive foreign 

assistance as it is subject to numerous 

restrictions including section 7007 of 

the FY 2024 SFOAA and its status as a 

Tier 3 country under the Trafficking 

Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

U.S.C. 7101 et seq.). 

• Korea, North is ineligible to receive 

foreign assistance as it is subject to 

numerous restrictions including section 

7007 of the FY 2024 SFOAA and its 

status as a Tier 3 country under the 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.). 

• Mali is ineligible to receive foreign 

assistance pursuant to the military coup 

restriction in section 7008 of the FY 

2024 SFOAA. 

• Nicaragua is ineligible to receive 

foreign assistance as it is subject to 

numerous restrictions including under 

section 7047(c) of the FY 2024 SFOAA 

related to its recognition posture with 

respect to the Russian Federation 

occupied Georgian territories of 

Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South 

Ossetia and its status as a Tier 3 country 

under the Trafficking Victims Protection 

Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.). 

• Niger is ineligible to receive foreign 

assistance pursuant to the military coup 

restriction in section 7008 of the FY 

2024 SFOAA. 

• South Sudan is ineligible to receive 

foreign assistance as it is subject to 

numerous restrictions including for 

concerns relative to its record on human 

rights, and its status as a Tier 3 country 

under the Trafficking Victims Protection 

Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.). 

• Sri Lanka is ineligible to receive 

foreign assistance pursuant to section 

7044(c)(2) of the FY 2024 SFOAA, 

which restricts (with limited 

exceptions) assistance for the central 

government unless the Secretary makes 

certain certifications regarding actions 

taken by the Government of Sri Lanka 

and reports to the Committees on 

Appropriations. 

• Sudan is ineligible to receive 

foreign assistance as it is subject to 

numerous restrictions including the 

military coup restriction in section 7008 

of the FY 2024 SFOAA. 

• Syria is ineligible to receive foreign 

assistance as it is subject to numerous 

restrictions including section 7007 of 

the FY 2024 SFOAA and its status as a 

Tier 3 country under the Trafficking 

Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

U.S.C. 7101 et seq.). 

• Zimbabwe is ineligible to receive 

foreign assistance, including pursuant to 

section 7042(j)(2) of the FY 2024 

SFOAA, which prohibits (with limited 

exceptions) assistance for the central 

government of Zimbabwe unless the 

Secretary of State certifies and reports to 

Congress that the rule of law has been 

restored, including respect for 

ownership and title to property, and 

freedoms of expression, association, and 

assembly. 

The countries identified above that 

would be candidate countries should 

the legislation pass; as well as countries 

that would be considered candidate 

countries but for the applicability of 

legal provisions that prohibit U.S. 

economic assistance, may be the subject 

of future statutory restrictions or 

determinations that affect their legal 

eligibility for assistance under part I of 

the Foreign Assistance Act by reason of 

application of the Foreign Assistance 

Act or any other provision of law for FY 

2025. 

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September 4, 2024, concerning a request 

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Date and Time: 

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