{"data":{"id":"us/22-u.s.c.-290h","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 U.S.C. § 290h","heading":"Congressional findings","body":"The Congress finds that—(1) social and economic development ultimately depends on the active participation of individuals within a society and on the enhancement of opportunities for those individuals; (2) the development of individuals and institutions in African countries can benefit by the provision of support for community-based self-help activities; (3) by enacting title IX of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2218], and recent amendments to that Act, the Congress has sought to enable the poor to participate in the process of development; (4) the Inter-American Foundation, established by Congress in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 [22 U.S.C. 290f], to support the efforts of the people of Latin America and the Caribbean to solve their development problems, has demonstrated a successful approach to development; and (5) an African Development Foundation similar in structure to the Inter-American Foundation, but adapted to the specific needs of Africa, can complement current United States development programs in Africa.","path":["Title 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE","CHAPTER 7—INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC."],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc22@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:57:55Z","sha256":"05f312fdd11994cb50265e37d9cbeebde75a36e2c0129d0cf7d13328ea262bfd","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-u.s.c.-290g-26","next":"us/22-u.s.c.-290h-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}