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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2151. Congressional findings and declaration of policy
(a) United States development cooperation policy
The Congress finds that fundamental political, economic, and
technological changes have resulted in the interdependence of
nations. The Congress declares that the individual liberties,
economic prosperity, and security of the people of the United
States are best sustained and enhanced in a community of nations
which respect individual civil and economic rights and freedoms and
which work together to use wisely the world's limited resources in
an open and equitable international economic system. Furthermore,
the Congress reaffirms the traditional humanitarian ideals of the
American people and renews its commitment to assist people in
developing countries to eliminate hunger, poverty, illness, and
ignorance.
Therefore, the Congress declares that a principal objective of
the foreign policy of the United States is the encouragement and
sustained support of the people of developing countries in their
efforts to acquire the knowledge and resources essential to
development and to build the economic, political, and social
institutions which will improve the quality of their lives.
United States development cooperation policy should emphasize
five principal goals:
(1) the alleviation of the worst physical manifestations of
poverty among the world's poor majority;
(2) the promotion of conditions enabling developing countries
to achieve self-sustaining economic growth with equitable
distribution of benefits;
(3) the encouragement of development processes in which
individual civil and economic rights are respected and enhanced;
(4) the integration of the developing countries into an open
and equitable international economic system; and
(5) the promotion of good governance through combating
corruption and improving transparency and accountability.
The Congress declares that pursuit of these goals requires that
development concerns be fully reflected in United States foreign
policy and that United States development resources be effectively
and efficiently utilized.
(b) Coordination of development-related activities
Under the policy guidance of the Secretary of State, the agency
primarily responsible for administering subchapter I of this
chapter should have the responsibility for coordinating all United
States development-related activities.
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