# 22 U.S.C. § 2151: Congressional findings and declaration of policy > Federal · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s2151 ## Section - **Citation:** 22 U.S.C. § 2151 - **Heading:** Congressional findings and declaration of policy - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** September 9, 2026 - **Source:** Publisher's official text - **Location:** Title 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE > CHAPTER 32—FOREIGN ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER I—INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT > Part I—Declaration of Policy › Development Assistance Authorizations ## Text (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. ( Pub. L. 87–195 , pt. I, § 101, formerly § 102, Sept. 4, 1961 , 75 Stat. 424 ; Pub. L. 87–565 , pt. I, § 101, Aug. 1, 1962 , 76 Stat. 255 ; Pub. L. 88–205 , pt. I, § 101(c), Dec. 16, 1963 , 77 Stat. 379 ; Pub. L. 89–171 , pt. I, § 101, Sept. 6, 1965 , 79 Stat. 653 ; Pub. L. 89–583 , pt. I, § 101, Sept. 19, 1966 , 80 Stat. 796 ; Pub. L. 90–137 , pt. I, § 101, Nov. 14, 1967 , 81 Stat. 445 ; Pub. L. 93–189, § 2(2) , Dec. 17, 1973 , 87 Stat. 714 ; Pub. L. 94–161, title III, § 301 , Dec. 20, 1975 , 89 Stat. 855 ; Pub. L. 95–88, title I , §§ 101, 113(b), Aug. 3, 1977 , 91 Stat. 533 , 538; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 95–424, title I, § 101 , Oct. 6, 1978 , 92 Stat. 937 ; Pub. L. 106–309, title II, § 203(a) , Oct. 17, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1091 .) ## Nearby sections - [22 U.S.C. § 2151 Congressional findings and declaration of policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s2151.md) - [22 U.S.C. § 2151–1 Development assistance policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s2151%E2%80%931.md) - [22 U.S.C. § 2151–2 Actions to improve the international gender policy of the United States Agency for International Development](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s2151%E2%80%932.md) - [22 U.S.C. § 2151a Agricultural development in rural areas](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s2151a.md) - [22 U.S.C. § 2151a–1 Agricultural research](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s2151a%E2%80%931.md) - [22 U.S.C. § 2151aa Program to provide technical assistance to foreign governments and foreign central banks of developing or transitional countries](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s2151aa.md) - [22 U.S.C. § 2151b Population planning and health programs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s2151b.md) - [22 U.S.C. § 2151b–1 Assistance for malaria prevention, treatment, control, and elimination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s2151b%E2%80%931.md) - [22 U.S.C. § 2151b–2 Assistance to combat HIV/AIDS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s2151b%E2%80%932.md) - [22 U.S.C. § 2151b–3 Assistance to combat tuberculosis](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s2151b%E2%80%933.md) - [22 U.S.C. § 2151b–4 Assistance to combat malaria](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s2151b%E2%80%934.md) - [22 U.S.C. § 2151c Education and human resources development](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s2151c.md) - [22 U.S.C. § 2151c–1 United States assistance to support educational services for displaced children](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s2151c%E2%80%931.md) - [22 U.S.C. § 2151d Development of indigenous energy resources](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s2151d.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s2151. 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