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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4558

To authorize the Comptroller General to conduct audits, evaluations, and 

investigations of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, to establish the 

Millennium Challenge Advisory Council, to transfer the Millennium Challenge program to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2004

Mr. HYDE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on International Relations 

A BILL

To authorize the Comptroller General to conduct audits, evaluations, and investigations of the Millennium Challenge 

Corporation, to establish the Millennium Challenge Advisory Council, to transfer the Millennium Challenge program to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for 

other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Millennium Challenge Accountability Act of 2004’’. 
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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

2 this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACT OF 2003

Sec. 101. Oversight by General Accounting Office. 

Sec. 102. Millennium Challenge Advisory Council. 

Sec. 103. Findings; Statement of policy. 

Sec. 104. Definitions. 

Sec. 105. Principal objectives. 

Sec. 106. Transfer to Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

Subtitle A—HELP Commission Act; Foreign Aid Impact Assessment Act 

Sec. 201. HELP Commission Act. 

Sec. 202. Foreign Aid Impact Assessment Act. 

Subtitle B—Repeals; Related Provisions 

Sec. 211. Repeals; conforming amendments. 

Sec. 212. General authorities.

3 TITLE I—MILLENNIUM 

4 CHALLENGE ACT OF 2003

5 SEC. 101. OVERSIGHT BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE. 

6 Section 614 of title VI of division D of the Consoli7 dated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 22 

8 U.S.C. 7713) is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(h) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General 

12 shall conduct on an annual basis and as appropriate 

13 audits, evaluations, and investigations of the Cor14 poration. 

15 ‘‘(2) SCOPE.—In carrying out this subsection, 

16 the Comptroller General may conduct audits, evalua-
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1 tions, and investigations of the activities and finan2 cial transactions of the Corporation for any fiscal 

3 year during which Federal funds are available to fi4 nance any portion of its operations in accordance 

5 with such rules and regulations as may be prescribed 

6 by the Comptroller General. 

7 ‘‘(3) LOCATION; ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS.—

8 ‘‘(A) LOCATION.—The Comptroller Gen9 eral shall conduct an audit, evaluation, or inves10 tigation under this subsection at the place or 

11 places where pertinent information of the Cor12 poration is normally kept. 

13 ‘‘(B) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS.—In con14 ducting an audit, evaluation, or investigation 

15 under this subsection, representatives of the 

16 General Accounting Office shall have access to 

17 all books, accounts, financial records, reports, 

18 files, and other papers or property belonging to 

19 or in use by the Corporation and necessary to 

20 facilitate the audit, evaluation, or investigation. 

21 In addition, the representatives shall be af22 forded full facilities for verifying transactions 

23 with the balances and securities held by deposi24 tories, fiscal agents, and custodians of the Cor25 poration. 
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1 ‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—All books, 

2 accounts, financial records, reports, files, and 

3 other papers or property of belonging to or in 

4 use by the Corporation shall remain in the pos5 session and custody of the Corporation through6 out the period beginning on the date such pos7 session or custody commences and ending three 

8 years after such date, but the General Account9 ing Office may require the retention of such 

10 books, accounts, financial records, reports, files, 

11 papers, or property for a longer period under 

12 section 3523(c) of title 31, United States Code. 

13 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall 

14 prepare and submit to the President and the appro15 priate congressional committees a report that con16 tains the results of each audit, evaluation, or inves17 tigation conducted under this subsection, including 

18 any recommendations as the Comptroller General 

19 determines to be appropriate.’’. 

20 SEC. 102. MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

21 Title VI of division D of the Consolidated Appropria22 tions Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 22 U.S.C. 7701 

23 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 

24 new section: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 620. MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

2 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 

3 in the executive branch an advisory council to the Corpora4 tion to be known as the Millennium Challenge Advisory 

5 Council. 

6 ‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—

7 ‘‘(1) GENERAL FUNCTIONS.—The Council shall 

8 advise and consult with the Chief Executive Officer 

9 of the Corporation and the Board of Directors with 

10 respect to policies and programs designed to further 

11 the purposes of this division and shall periodically 

12 report to the Congress with respect to the activities 

13 of the Corporation. In addition, the Council shall re14 view on an annual basis the criteria and method15 ology used to determine eligibility of countries for 

16 assistance under this title and make recommenda17 tions to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board 

18 to improve the effectiveness of such criteria and 

19 methodology in order to achieve the purposes of this 

20 division. 

21 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.—Members of 

22 the Council shall (subject to subsection (d)(1)) con23 duct on-site inspections, and make examinations, of 

24 the activities of the Corporation in the United States 

25 and in other countries in order to—
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1 ‘‘(A) evaluate the accomplishments of the 

2 Corporation; 

3 ‘‘(B) assess the potential capabilities and 

4 the future role of the Corporation; 

5 ‘‘(C) make recommendations to the Chief 

6 Executive Officer, the Board of Directors, and 

7 Congress, for the purpose of guiding the future 

8 direction of the Corporation and of helping to 

9 ensure that the purposes and programs of the 

10 Corporation are carried out in ways that are ec11 onomical, efficient, responsive to changing 

12 needs in developing countries and to changing 

13 relationships among people, and in accordance 

14 with law; 

15 ‘‘(D) make such other evaluations, assess16 ments, and recommendations as the Council 

17 considers appropriate. 

18 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—The Council 

19 may provide for public participation in its activities, 

20 consistent with section 552b of title 5, United States 

21 Code. 

22 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.—

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall consist of 

24 seven individuals, who shall be appointed by the 

25 Chief Executive Officer, and who shall be broadly 
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1 representative of nongovernmental entities with ex2 pertise and interest in international trade and eco3 nomic development, including business and business 

4 associations, trade and labor unions, private and vol5 untary organizations, foundations, public policy or6 ganizations, academia, and other entities as the 

7 Chief Executive Officer determines appropriate. 

8 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—No member 

9 appointed under paragraph (1) may be an officer or 

10 employee of the United States Government. 

11 ‘‘(d) COMPENSATION.—

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para13 graph (2), a member of the Council—

14 ‘‘(A) shall be paid compensation out of 

15 funds made available for the purposes of this 

16 title at the daily equivalent of the highest rate 

17 payable under section 5332 of title 5, United 

18 States Code, for each day (including travel 

19 time) during which the member is engaged in 

20 the actual performance of duties as a member 

21 of the Council; and 

22 ‘‘(B) while away from the member’s home 

23 or regular place of business on necessary travel, 

24 as determined by the Chief Executive Officer, in 

25 the actual performance of duties as a member 
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1 of the Council, shall be paid per diem, travel, 

2 and transportation expenses in the same man3 ner as is provided under subchapter I of chap4 ter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 

5 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—A member of the Council 

6 may not be paid compensation under paragraph 

7 (1)(A) for more than thirty days in any calendar 

8 year. 

9 ‘‘(e) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 

10 Council shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of 

11 transacting any business. 

12 ‘‘(f) FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF MEMBERS.—A mem13 ber of the Council shall disclose to the Chairperson of the 

14 Council and the Chief Executive Officer of the existence 

15 of any direct or indirect financial interest of that member 

16 in any particular matter before the Council and may not 

17 vote or otherwise participate as a Council member with 

18 respect to that particular matter. 

19 ‘‘(g) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chief Executive Officer 

20 shall designate one of the members of the Council as 

21 Chairperson, who shall serve in that capacity for a term 

22 of two years. The Chief Executive Officer may renew the 

23 term of the member appointed as Chairperson under the 

24 preceding sentence. 

25 ‘‘(h) MEETINGS; BYLAWS AND REGULATIONS.—
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1 ‘‘(1) MEETINGS.—The Council shall hold a reg2 ular meeting during each calendar quarter and shall 

3 meet at the call of the President, the Chief Execu4 tive Officer, the Chairperson of the Board, the 

5 Chairperson of the Council, or two members of the 

6 Council. 

7 ‘‘(2) BYLAWS AND REGULATIONS.—The Council 

8 shall prescribe such bylaws and regulations as it 

9 considers necessary to carry out its functions. Such 

10 bylaws and regulations shall include procedures for 

11 fixing the time and place of meetings, giving or 

12 waiving of notice of meetings, and keeping of min13 utes of meetings. 

14 ‘‘(i) REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE

15 OFFICER, AND BOARD.—

16 ‘‘(1) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 

17 2005, and not later than January 1 of each year 

18 thereafter that the Corporation is in existence, the 

19 Council shall submit to the President, the Chief Ex20 ecutive Officer, and the Board a report on its views 

21 on the programs and activities of the Corporation. 

22 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report shall contain a 

23 summary of the advice and recommendations pro24 vided by the Council to the Chief Executive Officer 

25 and the Board during the period covered by the re-
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1 port and such recommendations (including rec2 ommendations for administrative or legislative ac3 tion) as the Council considers appropriate to make 

4 to the Congress. 

5 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—Not later 

6 than 90 days after receiving each such report, the 

7 Chief Executive Officer shall transmit to Congress a 

8 copy of the report, together with any comments con9 cerning the report that the Chief Executive Officer 

10 considers appropriate. 

11 ‘‘(j) ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE.—The Chief Ex12 ecutive Officer shall make available to the Council such 

13 personnel, administrative support services, and technical 

14 assistance as are necessary to carry out its functions effec15 tively. 

16 ‘‘(k) TERMINATION.—Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the 

17 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.; relating 

18 to the termination of advisory committees) shall not apply 

19 to the Council. Notwithstanding section 102 of this Act, 

20 the authorities of the Council shall terminate on December 

21 31, 2007.’’. 

22 SEC. 103. FINDINGS; STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

23 Title VI of division D of the Consolidated Appropria24 tions Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 22 U.S.C. 7701 
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1 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 601 the fol2 lowing new section: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 601A. FINDINGS; STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

4 ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) A principal objective of United States for6 eign assistance programs, as stated in section 101 of 

7 this Act, is the ‘encouragement and sustained sup8 port of the people of developing countries in their ef9 forts to acquire the knowledge and resources essen10 tial to development and to build the economic, polit11 ical, and social institutions which will improve the 

12 quality of their lives’. 

13 ‘‘(2) The expanding acceptance of free trade 

14 and open markets and the spread of democracy and 

15 the rule of law have brought a better way of life to 

16 an increasing number of people in the world. 

17 ‘‘(3) Inequalities between men and women un18 dermine development and poverty-reduction efforts 

19 in fundamental ways. A woman’s limited access to 

20 resources and restrictions on the exercise of her 

21 rights, including the right to participate in social 

22 and political processes, disables her from maximizing 

23 her contribution to her family’s health, education, 

24 and general well-being. 
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1 ‘‘(4) On March 14, 2002, the President noted 

2 the successes of development assistance programs: 

3 ‘The advances of free markets and trade and democ4 racy and rule of law have brought prosperity to an 

5 ever-widening circle of people in this world. During 

6 our lifetime, per capita income in the poorest coun7 tries has nearly doubled. Illiteracy has been cut by 

8 one-third, giving more children a chance to learn. In9 fant mortality has been almost halved, giving more 

10 children a chance to live.’. 

11 ‘‘(5) Development is neither an easy process 

12 nor a linear one. There are successes and there are 

13 failures. Today, too many people are still living in 

14 poverty, disease has eroded many of the economic 

15 and social gains of previous decades, and many 

16 countries have not adopted policies, for a variety of 

17 reasons, that would enable them to compete in an 

18 open and equitable international economic system. 

19 ‘‘(6) More countries and more people will be 

20 able to participate in and benefit from the opportu21 nities afforded by the global economy if the following 

22 conditions for sound and sustainable economic devel23 opment are met: 

24 ‘‘(A) SECURITY.—Security is necessary for 

25 economic development. Persistent poverty and 
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1 oppression can lead to hopelessness, despair, 

2 and to failed states that become havens for ter3 rorists. 

4 ‘‘(B) POLICIES THAT SUPPORT BROAD5 BASED ECONOMIC GROWTH.—Successful long6 term development can only occur through 

7 broad-based economic growth that enables the 

8 poor to increase their incomes and have access 

9 to productive resources and services so that 

10 they can lead lives of decency, dignity, and 

11 hope. 

12 ‘‘(C) DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF

13 LAW.—Democratic development, political plu14 ralism, and respect for internationally recog15 nized human rights are intrinsically linked to 

16 economic and social progress. The ability of 

17 people to participate in the economic and polit18 ical processes affecting their lives is essential to 

19 sustained growth. The rule of law and a com20 mitment to fight corruption is also critical to 

21 the development of a prosperous society. 

22 ‘‘(D) INVESTMENTS IN PEOPLE.—Eco23 nomic growth and democracy can be sustained 

24 only if both men and women have the basic 

25 tools and capabilities that foster the oppor-
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1 tunity for participation in the economic, social, 

2 and political life of their countries. Successful 

3 development of countries requires citizens who 

4 are literate, healthy, and prepared and able to 

5 work. 

6 ‘‘(7) Economic assistance programs authorized 

7 under this part, as administered by the United 

8 States Agency for International Development and 

9 other Federal agencies, are of critical importance in 

10 assisting countries to be in a position to maximize 

11 the effectiveness of assistance authorized by this 

12 title. 

13 ‘‘(8) It is in the national interest of the United 

14 States to help those countries that are implementing 

15 the economic and political reforms necessary for de16 velopment to occur. 

17 ‘‘(9) On March 14, 2002, the President stated 

18 that the ‘growing divide between wealth and poverty, 

19 between opportunity and misery, is both a challenge 

20 to our compassion and a source of instability . . . 

21 [w]e must confront it . . . [w]e must include every 

22 African, every Asian, every Latin American, every 

23 Muslim, in an expanding circle of development.’. 

24 ‘‘(10) The President has pledged that funds re25 quested for the Millennium Challenge Account shall 
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1 be in addition to, and not a substitute for, existing 

2 development and humanitarian programs. 

3 ‘‘(11) Development assistance alone is not suffi4 cient to stimulate economic growth and development. 

5 Assistance has been shown to have a positive impact 

6 on growth and development in developing countries 

7 with sound policies and institutions. If countries 

8 have poor policies and institutions, however, it is 

9 highly unlikely that assistance will have a net posi10 tive effect. 

11 ‘‘(12) Economic development, and the achieve12 ment of the Millennium Development Goals, must be 

13 a shared responsibility between donor and recipient 

14 countries. 

15 ‘‘(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING A NEW

16 COMPACT FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT.—It is, therefore, 

17 the policy of the United States to support a new compact 

18 for global development that—

19 ‘‘(1) increases support by donor countries to 

20 those developing countries that are fostering democ21 racy and the rule of law, investing in their people, 

22 and promoting economic freedom for all their people; 

23 ‘‘(2) recognizes, however, that it is the devel24 oping countries themselves that are primarily re25 sponsible for the achievement of those goals; 
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1 ‘‘(3) seeks to coordinate the disparate develop2 ment assistance policies of donor countries, and to 

3 harmonize the trade and finance policies of donor 

4 countries with their respective development assist5 ance programs; and 

6 ‘‘(4) aims to reduce poverty by significantly in7 creasing the economic growth trajectory of bene8 ficiary countries through investing in the productive 

9 potential of the people of such countries.’’. 

10 SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS. 

11 (a) COUNCIL.—Section 603 of title VI of division D 

12 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 

13 108–199; 22 U.S.C. 7702) is amended—

14 (1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para15 graph (8); and 

16 (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol17 lowing new paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(7) COUNCIL.—The term ‘Council’ means the 

19 Millennium Challenge Advisory Council established 

20 under section 620 of this title.’’. 

21 (b) MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS.—Section 

22 603 of title VI of division D of the Consolidated Appro23 priations Act, 2004, as amended by subsection (a), is fur24 ther amended by adding at the end the following new para25 graph: 
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1 ‘‘(9) MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS.—The 

2 term ‘Millennium Development Goals’ means the key 

3 development objectives described in the United Na4 tions Millennium Declaration, as contained in 

5 United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/2 

6 (September 2000), which aim to eradicate extreme 

7 poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary edu8 cation, promote gender equality and empower 

9 women, reduce child mortality, improve maternal 

10 health, combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other infec11 tious diseases, ensure environmental sustainability, 

12 and develop a global partnership for development.’’. 

13 SEC. 105. PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES. 

14 Section 605(a) of title VI of division D of the Consoli15 dated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199; 22 

16 U.S.C. 7704(a)) is amended—

17 (1) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and insert18 ing the following: 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; and 

20 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(2) PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES.—Assistance pro22 vided under paragraph (1) should advance a coun23 try’s progress toward promoting the following prin24 cipal objectives: 
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1 ‘‘(A) FOSTERING DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES, 

2 HUMAN RIGHTS, AND THE RULE OF LAW.—The 

3 assistance should promote—

4 ‘‘(i) political, social, and economic plu5 ralism; 

6 ‘‘(ii) respect for the rule of law; 

7 ‘‘(iii) anti-corruption initiatives and 

8 law enforcement; 

9 ‘‘(iv) development of institutions of 

10 democratic governance, including electoral 

11 and legislative processes; 

12 ‘‘(v) transparent and accountable pub13 lic administration at all levels of govern14 ment; 

15 ‘‘(vi) a fair, competent, and inde16 pendent judiciary; and 

17 ‘‘(vii) a free and independent media. 

18 ‘‘(B) FOSTERING INVESTMENT IN EDU19 CATION AND HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND

20 SYSTEMS.—The assistance should foster im21 proved educational opportunities and health 

22 conditions, particularly for women and children, 

23 including through—

24 ‘‘(i) support for programs and per25 sonnel that promote broad-based primary 
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1 education, including through the develop2 ment of academic curricula, by making 

3 available textbooks and other educational 

4 materials, and through appropriate use of 

5 technology; 

6 ‘‘(ii) support for programs to 

7 strengthen and build institutions, including 

8 primary health care systems, infrastruc9 ture, facilities, and personnel that provide 

10 quality health care; 

11 ‘‘(iii) support for improved systems 

12 for the delivery of healthy water and sani13 tation services; and 

14 ‘‘(iv) support for programs that re15 duce child mortality (including those pro16 grams that combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, 

17 tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases, 

18 consistent with sections 104(c), 104A, 

19 104B, and 104C of this Act). 

20 ‘‘(C) PROMOTING ECONOMIC FREEDOM, 

21 BROAD-BASED ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND FOS22 TERING FREE MARKET SYSTEMS.—The assist23 ance should foster the institutions and condi24 tions needed to promote free market systems, 

25 trade, and investment, including—
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1 ‘‘(i) the reform and restructuring of 

2 banking and financial systems, including 

3 by allowing foreign competition in the 

4 banking and financial sectors, where ap5 propriate; 

6 ‘‘(ii) the development of transparent 

7 and efficient commercial codes and reduc8 tion in the regulatory burden on business; 

9 ‘‘(iii) the protection of property rights, 

10 including—

11 ‘‘(I) private property and intellec12 tual property rights, including 

13 through the adoption and effective en14 forcement of intellectual property 

15 treaties or international agreements; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(II) the establishment and 

18 maintenance of an efficient and inte19 grated legal property system that, 

20 among other things, facilitates the 

21 ability of the poor, particularly 

22 women, to convert physical and intel23 lectual assets into capital, such as uti24 lizing existing practices and customs 

25 that allow assets to be documented in 
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1 a manner that makes the assets wide2 ly transferable, leveragable, and fun3 gible, that allows individuals to hold 

4 legal title to their property, and that 

5 holds owners accountable for trans6 actions involving their property; 

7 ‘‘(iv) support for market-based poli8 cies that support increased agricultural 

9 production; 

10 ‘‘(v) a strong commitment to sound 

11 monetary and budgetary policies; 

12 ‘‘(vi) the development of small busi13 nesses, private cooperatives, credit unions, 

14 and trade and labor unions; 

15 ‘‘(vii) the protection of internationally 

16 recognized workers’ rights; and 

17 ‘‘(viii) the capacity of eligible coun18 tries to ameliorate damage to the environ19 ment and respect other environmental 

20 standards.’’. 

21 SEC. 106. TRANSFER TO FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961. 

22 (a) TRANSFER.—Title VI of division D of the Con23 solidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–199) 

24 (other than the short title of such division) is hereby—
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1 (1) transferred from the Consolidated Appro2 priations Act, 2004, to the Foreign Assistance Act 

3 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.); and 

4 (2) inserted after title V of chapter 2 of part 

5 I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 

6 (b) REDESIGNATION.—Title VI of chapter 2 of part 

7 I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as added by sub8 section (a)) is amended—

9 (1) by redesignating sections 601 through 620 

10 as sections 251 through 270, respectively; and 

11 (2) by striking each reference in such title to 

12 any of sections 601 through 620 and inserting a ref13 erence to the corresponding section number (as re14 designated by paragraph (1)). 

15 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con16 tents of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Pub17 lic Law 108–199) is amended by striking the item relating 

18 to title VI of division D of such Act. 

19 TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS 

20 PROVISIONS 

21 Subtitle A—HELP Commission Act; 

22 Foreign Aid Impact Assessment Act 

23 SEC. 201. HELP COMMISSION ACT. 

24 (a) TRANSFER TO THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT

25 OF 1961.—Section 637 of title VI of division B of the 
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1 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–

2 199) is hereby—

3 (1) transferred from the Consolidated Appro4 priations Act, 2004, to the Foreign Assistance Act 

5 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.); and 

6 (2) inserted after section 134 of the Foreign 

7 Assistance Act of 1961. 

8 (b) REDESIGNATION.—Chapter 1 of part I of the 

9 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 

10 is amended by redesignating section 637 (as added by sub11 section (a)) as section 135. 

12 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 135 of the 

13 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as redesignated by sub14 section (b)) is amended by striking the section designation 

15 and all that follows through ‘‘(a) This section’’ and insert16 ing the following: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 135. HELP COMMISSION ACT. 

18 ‘‘(a) This section’’. 

19 SEC. 202. FOREIGN AID IMPACT ASSESSMENT ACT. 

20 (a) REDESIGNATION.—Section 135 of the Foreign 

21 Assistance Act of 1961 (as added by section 201) is 

22 amended by redesignating subsection (k) of such section 

23 as section 136. 
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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 136 of the 

2 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as added by subsection 

3 (a)) is amended—

4 (1) by redesignating each paragraph, subpara5 graph, and clause of such section as a subsection, 

6 paragraph, or subparagraph, respectively; 

7 (2) by striking the section designation and all 

8 that follows through ‘‘(a) Not later than’’ and in9 serting the following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 136. FOREIGN AID IMPACT ASSESSMENT ACT. 

11 ‘‘(a) Not later than’’; 

12 (3) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) 

13 (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking 

14 ‘‘paragraph (1)(A)(i)’’ each place it appears and in15 serting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)(A)’’; and 

16 (4) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by para17 graph (1)), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2)’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’. 

19 Subtitle B—Repeals; Related 

20 Provisions 

21 SEC. 211. REPEALS; CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

22 (a) REPEALS.—

23 (1) GENERAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.—

24 The following provisions of chapter 1 of part I of the 

25 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 
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1 seq.) are hereby repealed: Sections 107, 110, 120, 

2 124, 125, 127, and 128. 

3 (2) PROTOTYPE DESALTING PLANT.—Section 

4 219 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

5 U.S.C. 2179) is hereby repealed. 

6 (3) INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE.—

7 The following provisions of chapter 9 of part I of the 

8 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292 et 

9 seq.) are hereby repealed: Sections 494, 495, and 

10 495B through 495K. 

11 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 

12 299(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

13 2220d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘sections 110(b) and’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘section’’. 

15 (2) Section 210 of title 35, United States Code, is 

16 amended by striking paragraph (15). 

17 SEC. 212. GENERAL AUTHORITIES. 

18 (a) AMENDMENT.—Section 635(a) of the Foreign As19 sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2395(a)) is amended to 

20 read as follows: ‘‘(a) Except as otherwise specifically pro21 vided in this Act, assistance under this Act may be pro22 vided on such terms and conditions as the President may 

23 determine to countries, organizations, and areas on a 

24 grant basis or on such terms, including cash, credit, or 

25 other terms of repayment (including repayment in foreign 
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1 currencies or by transfer to the United States Government 

2 of commodities) as may be deemed to be best suited to 

3 the achievement of the purposes of this Act. Assistance 

4 may be provided on a bilateral basis or through regional, 

5 multilateral, private, or other entities.’’. 

6 (b) REPEAL.—Section 122 of the Foreign Assistance 

7 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151t) is hereby repealed.

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