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U.S. Code, Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 2421a. Capital Projects Office Within Agency for International Development
(a) Establishment of office
The Administrator of AID shall establish a capital projects office to carry out the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Purposes of office
The purposes referred to in subsection (a) of this section are—
(1) to develop an AID program that would focus solely on developmentally sound capital projects, taking into consideration development needs of the host country and the export opportunities for the United States; and
(2) to consider specifically opportunities for United States high-technology firms, including small- and medium-sized firms, in supporting capital projects for developing countries and for countries making the transition from nonmarket to market economies.
(c) Activities of AID
The Administrator of AID (acting through the capital projects office), in coordination with the appropriate members of the Trade Promotion Coordination Committee—
(1) shall support capital projects in developing countries and in countries making the transition from nonmarket to market economies;
(2) shall periodically review infrastructure needs in developing countries and countries making the transition from nonmarket to market economies and shall explore opportunities for United States firms in the development of new capital projects in these countries, keeping both United States firms and the Congress informed of these reviews;
(3) shall ensure that each capital project for which AID provides funding is developmentally sound, as determined under the criteria developed by the Development Assistance Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development;
(4) shall coordinate its activities with other AID offices, and work with AID country missions, in developing capital projects that provide opportunities for United States firms consistent with AID’s primary mission to help developing countries with traditional development projects;
(5) shall coordinate, where appropriate, funds available to AID for tied-aid purposes; and
(6) shall play a special role in helping to meet the infrastructure needs of countries making the transition from nonmarket to market economies by meeting the challenge of infrastructure assistance provided by foreign governments to those countries, including by undertaking a comprehensive study of the infrastructure needs of the various countries making the transition from nonmarket to market economies—
(A) to identify those sectors in the economies of these countries that are most in need of rebuilding, and
(B) to identify the state of technology in these countries and the opportunity for United States high technology firms to help develop a technological infrastructure in these countries, including an assessment of export opportunities for United States high technology companies.
The results of the study conducted pursuant to paragraph (6) shall be reported to the appropriate congressional committees within 12 months after October 28, 1992.
(Pub. L. 102–549, title III, § 302, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3658.)
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Aid, Trade, and Competitiveness Act of 1992 and also as part of the Jobs Through Exports Act of 1992, and not as part of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which comprises this chapter.
Short Title of 1992 Amendment
Section 301 of title III of Pub. L. 102–549 provided that: "This title [enacting this section and sections 2421b to 2421e of this title and provisions set out as notes below] may be cited as the `Aid, Trade, and Competitiveness Act of 1992’."
Reports to Congress on Capital Projects
Section 305 of title III of Pub. L. 102–549 directed President, not later than May 1, 1993, to submit to Congress a report describing the extent to which United States Government resources have been expended specifically to support specified projects in developing countries and countries making the transition from nonmarket to market economies, the extent to which the activities of the United States Government have been coordinated, and the extent to which United States Government capital projects and tied-aid credit programs have affected United States exports.
Report on Feasibility of AID Credit Guarantees To Finance Capital Projects
Section 307 of Pub. L. 102–549 directed President, not later than May 1, 1993, to submit to Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on Appropriations of House of Representatives and Committee on Foreign Relations and Committee on Appropriations of Senate a report on feasibility of allowing AID to offer credit guarantees for financing of capital projects.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 2421c, 2421e of this title.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 2421a. Capital Projects Office Within Agency for International Development," U.S. Code, Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse in U.S. Code, Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed July 5, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8TX3V9WA5X6XR8L.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 2421a. Capital Projects Office Within Agency for International Development." U.S. Code, Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, in U.S. Code, Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 5 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8TX3V9WA5X6XR8L.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 2421a. Capital Projects Office Within Agency for International Development' in U.S. Code, Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 5 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8TX3V9WA5X6XR8L.
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