IV 
107TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 573
Providing that development assistance by the United States to foreign coun-
tries should be provided only to countries that work toward economic 
and political freedom to improve the living standards of all of its citizens. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 3, 2002
Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Mr. ROYCE, and Mr. THORNBERRY) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Providing that development assistance by the United States 
to foreign countries should be provided only to countries 
that work toward economic and political freedom to im-
prove the living standards of all of its citizens.
Whereas it is in the national security interests of the United 
States to enhance democracy, free and fair elections, 
freedom of the press, liberty, prosperity, open markets, 
and the rule of law; 
Whereas a goal of the foreign policy of the United States 
should be to produce a new global community of economi-
cally self-sustaining countries by working to reduce pov-
erty, corruption, hopelessness, ignorance, intolerance, and 
the roots of terrorism throughout the world;
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Whereas since World War II, the United States has provided 
more international development assistance than any other 
country to respond to humanitarian disasters and pro-
mote economic development; 
Whereas between 1945 and 1999, taxpayers in the United 
States directly contributed more than $500,000,000,000 
to foreign development assistance programs; 
Whereas economically free countries have higher life 
expectancies, higher literacy rates, higher labor and envi-
ronmental standards, greater protections of human 
rights, and greater foreign and domestic investment con-
fidence; 
Whereas not all recipients of foreign development assistance 
from the United States have implemented policies that 
encourage economic and political growth and stability or 
improvements in the health and well-being of their citi-
zens; and 
Whereas foreign development assistance is most effective in 
promoting economic growth in countries with stable mac-
roeconomic environments, sound judiciary policy, open 
trade regimes, respect for property rights, and a sound 
rule of law: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved,
SECTION 1. PROVISION OF NONHUMANITARIAN ASSIST-
ANCE. 
The United States—
(1) should provide nonhumanitarian develop-
ment assistance only to countries that encourage 
free and open market policies, practice free and fair
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elections, advance democracy and the rule of law, 
root out corruption, and promote higher standards 
of living for all its citizens; and 
(2) should provide nonhumanitarian develop-
ment assistance to a country only if the country is 
making progress toward economic freedom based on 
such factors as protection of the right of citizens to 
own property, transparency in government, privat-
ization, investment in health care and education, 
stable and independent monetary and wage and 
price policies, trade liberalization, and reduction in 
government corruption. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this resolution—
(1) the term ‘‘development assistance’’ means 
government-to-government programs for promoting 
economic growth and democracy promotion; and 
(2) the term ‘‘humanitarian assistance’’ means 
international disaster aid, food assistance, medicine, 
refugee aid, child surival assistance, HIV/AIDS/glob-
al health assistance, basic education, environmental 
protection, and assistance provided through non-
governmental organizations.
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