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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4014 
To reauthorize the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 7, 2005 
Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. LANTOS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Millennium Challenge Reauthorization Act of 2005’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Declaration of policy. 
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACT 
OF 2003 
Sec. 101. Purposes. 
Sec. 102. Establishment and management of the Millennium Challenge Cor-
poration.
Sec. 103. Authorization of assistance. 
Sec. 104. Candidate countries. 
Sec. 105. Eligible countries. 
Sec. 106. Millennium Challenge Compact. 
Sec. 107. Congressional and public notification of Compact. 
Sec. 108. Suspension and termination of assistance. 
Sec. 109. Disclosure. 
Sec. 110. Annual report. 
Sec. 111. Powers of the Corporation; related provisions. 
Sec. 112. Assistance to certain candidate countries. 
Sec. 113. General personnel authorities. 
Sec. 114. Publicity and identification of programs, projects, and activities. 
Sec. 115. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—TRANSFER OF THE MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACT OF 
2003 TO THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961 
Sec. 201. Transfer of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 to the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961. 
Sec. 202. Conforming amendment. 
SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 
Congress declares the following: 
(1) The Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) is the most important approach 
to development assistance in a generation and is a 
model for facilitating the transformation of needy 
societies into communities of opportunity. 
(2) It is the policy of the United States to con-
tinue to provide assistance under the Millennium 
Challenge Act of 2003 to reduce overall poverty 
through sustainable economic growth and develop-
ment in countries that receive assistance under such 
Act.
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE 
MILLENNIUM 
CHALLENGE 
ACT OF 2003 
SEC. 101. PURPOSES. 
Section 602(2) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 
2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘pro-
motes economic growth and the elimination of extreme 
poverty’’ and inserting ‘‘promotes the reduction of overall 
poverty through sustainable economic growth and develop-
ment’’. 
SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MIL-
LENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION. 
(a) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.—Section 604(b)(2) 
of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 
7703(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘APPOINTMENT’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘the Chief Executive Officer shall be 
appointed’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘APPOINT-
MENT.—The Chief Executive Officer shall be ap-
pointed’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B). 
(b) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the President should appoint to the Board of 
Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation the in-
dividuals described in section 604(c)(3)(B) of the Millen-
nium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7703(c)(3)(B)), 
as soon as possible after the congressional leadership sub-
mits to the President the lists of individuals for nomina-
tion to the Board of Directors pursuant to clauses (i) 
through (iv) of section 604(c)(3)(B) such Act. 
SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE. 
Section 605(a) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 
2003 (22 U.S.C. 7704(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘in 
achieving lasting economic growth and poverty reduction’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in reducing overall poverty through sus-
tainable economic growth and development’’. 
SEC. 104. CANDIDATE COUNTRIES. 
(a) LOW INCOME COUNTRIES.—Section 606(a)(2)(A) 
of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 
7705(a)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)(i)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end and inserting 
‘‘or’’ ; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(ii) the average per capita income of the 
country for the fiscal year involved and the 2 
fiscal years most recently preceding the fiscal 
year involved is equal to or less than the histor-
ical ceiling of the International Development
Association for the fiscal year involved, and the 
country is eligible for assistance from the Inter-
national Development Association; and’’. 
(b) LOWER MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES.—Section 
606(b)(1) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 
U.S.C. 7705(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to countries de-
scribed in subsection (a), a country shall be a can-
didate country for purposes of eligibility for assist-
ance for fiscal year 2006 or a subsequent fiscal year 
if— 
‘‘(A) the average of the income classifica-
tion of the country in the then current edition 
of the World Development Report for Recon-
struction and Development published by the 
International Bank for Reconstruction and De-
velopment and the 2 most recently preceding 
editions of the report is ‘lower-middle-income 
economy’; and 
‘‘(B) the country meets the requirements 
of subsection (a)(1)(B)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) apply with respect to eligibility of 
countries for assistance under the Millennium Challenge
Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) for fiscal year 2007 
and subsequent fiscal years. 
SEC. 105. ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES. 
(a) CRITERIA.—Section 607(b) of the Millennium 
Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7706(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting at the end 
before the semicolon the following: ‘‘and refugees’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘citizens’’ 
and inserting ‘‘individuals’’. 
(b) 
SELECTION
BY
THE
BOARD.—Section 
607(c)(2)(B) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 
U.S.C. 7706(c)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘and gen-
erate’’ and inserting ‘‘through’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) apply with respect to eligibility of 
countries for assistance under the Millennium Challenge 
Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) for fiscal year 2007 
and subsequent fiscal years. 
SEC. 106. MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE COMPACT. 
(a) ELEMENTS.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS.—Section 609(b)(1) of the 
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 
7708(b)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (D)—
(i) by inserting before ‘‘an identifica-
tion’’ the following: ‘‘in order to dem-
onstrate that programs in Compacts are 
designed to reduce overall poverty through 
sustainable economic growth and develop-
ment,’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end before the 
semicolon the following: ‘‘, and an analysis 
of how the intended beneficiaries will par-
ticipate in, or be impacted by, each 
project’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) 
through (K) as subparagraphs (H) through (L), 
respectively; 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (F) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) a description of the existing con-
straints to sustainable development in the coun-
try, including the productive capacity of the 
poor, and a description of the role of the Cor-
poration and other donors in addressing such 
constraints during the duration of the Com-
pact;’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (K) (as redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(E) in subparagraph (L) (as redesignated), 
by striking the period at the end and inserting 
a semicolon; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(M) a detailed description of the extent to 
which the government of the country met, and 
continues to meet, the requirements of sub-
section (d) (relating to local input) in devel-
oping the Compact, a comprehensive summary 
of the local input provided to the government by 
individuals and organizations described in such 
subsection, and an explanation of how the local 
input will be reflected in projects carried out 
under the Compact; and 
‘‘(N) an analysis of the extent to which 
each project carried out under the Compact will 
contribute to reducing aggregate poverty in the 
country through sustainable economic growth 
and development.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) apply with respect to eligibility of 
countries for assistance under the Millennium Chal-
lenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) for fiscal 
year 2006 and subsequent fiscal years.
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 609(b)(3) of the Millen-
nium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7708(b)(3)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘to achieve market-driven economic 
growth and eliminate extreme poverty’’ and inserting ‘‘to 
eliminate extreme poverty and reduce overall poverty 
through sustainable economic growth and development’’. 
(c) LOCAL INPUT.—Section 609(d) of the Millennium 
Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7708(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) consults with the national legislature of 
the eligible country; and’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘national and inter-
national’’ before ‘‘private and voluntary organi-
zations’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘other’’ and inserting ‘‘for-
eign’’. 
(d) ASSISTANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF COMPACT.— 
Section 609(g) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 
(22 U.S.C. 7708(g)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘enter into contracts or make 
grants’’ and inserting ‘‘enter into contracts, make 
grants, or provide personnel of the Corporation on 
a temporary basis’’; 
(2) by adding at the end before the period the 
following: ‘‘, including facilitating the development of 
the Compact proposal, implementation of the Com-
pact, and the development and implementation of 
amendments to the Compact’’; and 
(3) by further adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘Such facilitation of the development 
and implementation of the Compact may include 
supporting the meaningful participation of a broad 
spectrum of independent civil society representatives 
in such development and implementation.’’. 
(e) REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD.— 
Section 609(h) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 
(22 U.S.C. 7708(h)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Each Compact’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Compact’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
‘‘(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Board, acting through the Chief 
Executive Officer, should— 
‘‘(A) establish and make known policies 
that encourage each eligible country— 
‘‘(i) to submit to the Corporation its 
Compact proposal not later than one year 
after the date on which the country is 
identified as an eligible country under sec-
tion 608(d)(2); and 
‘‘(ii) to seek to enter into a Compact 
with the United States not later than two 
years after the country has been identified 
as such an eligible country; and 
‘‘(B) consider removing from eligibility 
those countries that fail to submit a Compact 
proposal or enter into a Compact with the 
United States in a timely or good-faith manner, 
but allow such countries to seek eligibility for 
assistance under section 605 in subsequent 
years, as appropriate.’’. 
(f) DURATION OF COMPACT.—Section 609(j) of the 
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7708(j)) is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The duration’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the duration’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A Compact shall not 
include a project with a duration of more than 
5 years unless the Board— 
‘‘(i) determines that the project can-
not be completed in 5 years or less; and 
‘‘(ii) approves a duration for the 
project of not more than 10 years. 
‘‘(B) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.— 
Not later than 15 days after the Board ap-
proves a duration for a project pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A)(ii), the Board, acting through 
the Chief Executive Officer, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a notifica-
tion of such approval, including a detailed ex-
planation for the determination and approval.’’. 
(g) CONCURRENT AND SUBSEQUENT COMPACTS.— 
Section 609 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 
U.S.C. 7708) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (k); and 
(2) by inserting at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(k) CONCURRENT AND SUBSEQUENT COMPACTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the require-
ments of paragraph (2), an eligible country and the 
United States— 
‘‘(A) may enter into and have in effect not 
more than two Compacts at any given time 
under this section; and 
‘‘(B) may enter into subsequent Compacts 
in accordance with the requirements of this title 
after the expiration of the existing Compact or 
Compacts. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) CONCURRENT COMPACTS.—An eligi-
ble country and the United States may enter 
into a concurrent Compact only if the Board 
determines that the country is making consider-
able and demonstrable progress in imple-
menting the terms of its existing Compact and 
supplementary agreements thereto. 
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT COMPACTS.—An eligi-
ble country and the United States may enter 
into subsequent Compacts if the Board deter-
mines that the country substantially met the 
objectives of prior Compacts between the coun-
try and the United States and supplementary 
agreements thereto.’’. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (f) and (g) apply with respect to Compacts en-
tered into between the United States and an eligible coun-
try under the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) before, on, or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 107. CONGRESSIONAL AND PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF 
COMPACT. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATION PRIOR TO COM-
PACT NEGOTIATIONS.—Section 610(a) of the Millennium 
Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7709(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) shall— 
‘‘(A) in the case of negotiations for a con-
current Compact with an eligible country, notify 
the appropriate congressional committees of its
determination that the country is making con-
siderable and demonstrable progress in imple-
menting the terms of its existing Compact and 
supplementary agreements thereto pursuant to 
section 609(k); and 
‘‘(B) in the case of negotiations for a sub-
sequent Compact with an eligible country, no-
tify the appropriate congressional committees of 
its determination that the country substantially 
met the objectives of prior Compacts between 
the country and the United States and supple-
mentary agreements thereto pursuant to section 
609(k).’’. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICA-
TION PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO A COMPACT.—Section 
610 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 
7709(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATION AND NOTIFI-
CATION PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO A COMPACT.— 
‘‘(1) MEETING OF THE BOARD.—Not later than 
15 days prior to a meeting of the Board for the pur-
pose of fulfilling the requirement of section 609(h), 
the Board, acting through the Chief Executive Offi-
cer, should consult with the appropriate congres-
sional committees, and provide copies, in a classified 
form if necessary, of the proposed Compact, includ-
ing annexes or supplementary agreements thereto, to 
the appropriate congressional committees. 
‘‘(2) ENTRY INTO COMPACT.—Not later than 
15 days prior to entering into a Compact with an el-
igible country, the Board, acting through the Chief 
Executive Officer, shall provide notification of the 
proposed Compact to the appropriate congressional 
committees in accordance with the procedures appli-
cable to reprogramming notifications under section 
634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.’’. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL
AND PUBLIC NOTIFICATION 
AFTER ENTERING INTO A COMPACT.—Section 610(c)(2) 
of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (as redesignated 
by subsection (b)(1) of this section) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) shall publish such detailed summary of the 
Compact in the Federal Register and shall publish 
such detailed summary and the text of the Compact 
(including a copy of any annexes or supplementary
agreements thereto) on the Internet website of the 
Corporation.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a), (b), and (c) apply with respect to Com-
pacts entered into between the United States and an eligi-
ble country under the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 
(22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 108. SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE. 
(a) SUSPENSION
AND TERMINATION
OF ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 611(a) of the Millennium Challenge Act 
of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7710(a)) is amended in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘After consultation with the 
Board, the Chief Executive Officer’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Board, acting through the Chief Executive Of-
ficer,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘if the Chief Executive Officer’’ 
and inserting ‘‘if the Board’’. 
(b) REINSTATEMENT.—Section 611(b) of the Millen-
nium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7710(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Chief Executive Officer’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Board, acting through the Chief 
Executive Officer,’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘the Chief Executive Officer’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Board’’. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Section 611(c) 
of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 
7710(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the Chief Executive Officer’’ 
the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Board, 
acting through the Chief Executive Officer,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the Chief Executive Officer’’ in 
each place it appears thereafter and inserting ‘‘the 
Board’’. 
(d) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER OF CER-
TAIN CRITERIA.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive Officer 
of the Millennium Challenge Corporation shall publish in 
the Federal Register a detailed description of the criteria 
used by the Corporation to determine whether or not to 
suspend or terminate assistance in whole or in part for 
a country or entity under section 611 of the Millennium 
Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7710). 
SEC. 109. DISCLOSURE. 
Section 612 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 
(22 U.S.C. 7711) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
‘‘(c) FREEDOM OF INFORMATION.—The Corporation 
and its officers and employees shall be subject to the provi-
sions of section 552 of title 5, United States Code (relat-
ing to freedom of information).’’. 
SEC. 110. ANNUAL REPORT. 
Section 613(b)(2) of the Millennium Challenge Act 
of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7712(b)(2)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) For each eligible country, an assessment 
(in quantifiable terms to the maximum extent prac-
ticable) of— 
‘‘(A) the progress of the country to submit 
a Compact proposal and negotiate a Compact to 
final approval; 
‘‘(B) the impact that the assistance pro-
vided under section 605 has had on reducing 
overall poverty through sustainable economic 
growth and development and otherwise achiev-
ing the objectives set out in the Compact en-
tered into by the country; 
‘‘(C) the extent to which assistance pro-
vided under section 605 has been effective in 
helping the country to achieve such objectives, 
including a description of the measures and ef-
forts of the country to implement the Compact;
‘‘(D) the policy reforms of the country that 
are conducive to economic development and the 
furtherance of such objectives that have been, 
or need to be, implemented; 
‘‘(E) the amount and type of economic as-
sistance provided by other major donors to the 
country which further the purposes of this title; 
and 
‘‘(F) the commitment and contribution of 
the country to achieving the objectives set out 
in the Compact entered into by the country.’’. 
SEC. 111. POWERS OF THE CORPORATION; RELATED PROVI-
SIONS. 
Section 614 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 
(22 U.S.C. 7713) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Chief Executive 
Officer is authorized and encouraged to contract with any 
nongovernmental organization (including a university, 
independent foundation, or other organization) or private 
entity to provide technical assistance to an eligible country 
with respect to the merits and feasibility of the Compact 
proposal of the eligible country or amendments to the 
Compact of the eligible country.’’.
SEC. 112. ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN CANDIDATE COUN-
TRIES. 
Section 616(d) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 
2003 (22 U.S.C. 7715(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘for fis-
cal year 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘for a fiscal year’’. 
SEC. 113. GENERAL PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Millennium Chal-
lenge Corporation should employ approximately 300 per-
sons in order to ensure that the Corporation carries out 
its activities, including activities in eligible countries, in 
an efficient and timely manner. 
SEC. 114. PUBLICITY AND IDENTIFICATION OF PROGRAMS, 
PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES. 
It is the sense of Congress that, pursuant to section 
641 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2401), the Chief Executive Officer (or the Chief Executive 
Officer’s designee), in consultation with the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment and the heads of other appropriate departments and 
agencies of the Government of the United States, should 
promulgate regulations that require programs, projects, 
and activities, including public communications and com-
modities, that are partially or fully funded by the Millen-
nium Challenge Corporation to be marked or otherwise 
bear a visible standard graphic identity marking that
clearly communicates that the assistance is ‘‘From the 
American people’’. 
SEC. 115. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 619(a) of the Millennium 
Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7718(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2004 and 2005’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal years 2006 through 2008’’. 
(b) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—The amendment 
made by subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect 
the availability of funds appropriated pursuant to the au-
thorization of appropriations under section 619 of the Mil-
lennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7718(a)) be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE 
II—TRANSFER 
OF 
THE 
MILLENNIUM 
CHALLENGE 
ACT OF 2003 TO THE FOREIGN 
ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961 
SEC. 201. TRANSFER OF THE MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE 
ACT OF 2003 TO THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE 
ACT OF 1961. 
(a) TRANSFER.—The Millennium Challenge Act of 
2003 (title VI of division D of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2004; Public Law 108–199; 22 U.S.C. 7701 
et seq.), as amended by this Act, is hereby—
(1) transferred from the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2004, to the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.); and 
(2) inserted after title VI of chapter 2 of part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 
(b) REDESIGNATION.—Chapter 2 of part I of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second title VI (as 
added by subsection (a)) as title VII; and 
(2) in title VII (as redesignated by paragraph 
(1))— 
(A) in the title heading, to read as follows: 
‘‘TITLE VII—MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACT OF 
2003’’; 
(B) by redesignating sections 601 through 
620 as sections 261 through 280, respectively; 
and 
(C) by striking each reference in such title 
to any of sections 601 through 620 and insert-
ing a reference to the corresponding section 
number (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)). 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 269(g) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as added by subsection 
(a) and redesignated by subsection (b) of this section) is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘Notwithstanding subsection
(a)’’ the following: ‘‘or any other provision of law (other 
than a provision of this title)’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Pub-
lic Law 108–199) is amended by striking the item relating 
to title VI of division D of such Act. 
SEC. 202. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Section 270(b)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (as added by section 201(a) and redesignated by sec-
tion 201(b) of this Act) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 634A of this Act’’. 
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