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Report on Countries That Are
Candidates for Millennium Challenge
Account Eligibility in Fiscal Year 2006
and Countries That Would Be
Candidates but for Legal Prohibitions
Millennium Challenge
Corporation (MCC).
SUMMARY: Section 608(d) of the
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003
requires the Millennium Challenge
Corporation to publish a report that
identifies countries that are ‘‘candidate
countries’’ for Millennium Challenge
Account assistance during FY 2006. The
report is set forth in full below.
AGENCY:
Report on Countries That Are
Candidates for Millennium Challenge
Account Eligibility in Fiscal Year 2006
and Countries That Would Be
Candidates but for Legal Prohibitions
Summary: This report to Congress is
provided in accordance with Section
608(a) of the Millennium Challenge Act
of 2003, 22 U.S.C.A. 7701, 7707(a)
(‘‘Act’’). The Act authorizes the
provision of Millennium Challenge
Account (MCA) assistance to countries
that enter into Compacts with the
United States to support policies and
programs that advance the prospects of
such countries achieving lasting
economic growth and poverty
reduction. The Act requires Millennium
Challenge Corporation (MCC) to take a
number of steps in determining the
countries that, based on their
demonstrated commitment to just and
democratic governance, economic
freedom and investing in their people,
will be eligible for MCA assistance
during Fiscal Year (FY) 2006. These
steps include the submission of reports
to the congressional committees
specified in the Act and the publication
of notices in the Federal Register that
identify:
1. The countries that are ‘‘candidate
countries’’ for MCA assistance during
FY 2006 based on their per-capita
income levels and their eligibility to
receive assistance under U.S. law and
countries that would be candidate
countries but for legal prohibitions on
assistance (Section 608(a) of the Act);
2. The criteria and methodology that
the MCC Board of Directors (‘‘Board’’)
will use to measure and evaluate the
relative policy performance of the
‘‘candidate countries’’ consistent with
the requirements of Section 607 of the
Act in order to select ‘‘MCA eligible
countries’’ from among the ‘‘candidate
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2. Angola
3. Armenia
4. Azerbaijan
5. Bangladesh
6. Benin
7. Bhutan
8. Bolivia
9. Burkina Faso
10. Cameroon
11. Chad
12. China
13. Comoros
14. Congo, Democratic Republic of the
15. Congo, Republic of the
16. Djibouti
17. East Timor
18. Egypt
19. Eritrea
20. Ethiopia
21. Gambia
22. Georgia
23. Ghana
24. Guinea
25. Guinea-Bissau
26. Guyana
27. Haiti
28. Honduras
29. India
30. Indonesia
31. Iraq
32. Kenya
33. Kiribati
34. Kyrgyzstan
35. Laos
36. Lesotho
37. Liberia
38. Madagascar
39. Malawi
40. Mali
41. Mauritania
42. Moldova
43. Mongolia
44. Morocco
45. Mozambique
46. Nepal
47. Nicaragua
48. Niger
49. Nigeria
50. Pakistan
51. Papua New Guinea
52. Paraguay
53. Philippines
54. Rwanda
55. Sao Tome and Principe
56. Senegal
57. Sierra Leone
58. Solomon Islands
59. Sri Lanka
60. Tajikistan
61. Tanzania
62. Togo
63. Turkmenistan
64. Uganda
65. Ukraine
66. Vanuatu
67. Vietnam
68. Yemen
69. Zambia
countries’’ (Section 608(b) of the Act);
and
3. The list of countries determined by
the Board to be ‘‘MCA eligible
countries’’ for FY 2006, including which
of the MCA eligible countries the Board
will seek to enter into MCA Compacts
(Section 608(d) of the Act).
This report is the first of three
required reports listed above.
Candidate Countries for FY 2006
The Act requires the identification of
all countries that are candidates for
MCA assistance in FY 2006 and the
identification of all countries that would
be candidate countries but for legal
prohibitions on assistance. Sections
606(a) and (b) of the Act provide that
during FY 2006 a country shall be a
candidate for the MCA if it:
• Meets one of the following two
income level tests:
Æ Has a per capita income equal to or
less than the historical ceiling of the
International Development Association
eligibility for the fiscal year involved (or
$1,575 gross national income (GNI) per
capita for FY 2006) (the ‘‘Low Income
Category’’); or
Æ Is classified as a lower middle
income country in the then most recent
edition of the World Development
Report for Reconstruction and
Development published by the
International Bank and has an income
greater than the historical ceiling for
International Development Association
eligibility for the fiscal year involved (or
$1,575 to $3,255 GNI per capita for FY
2006) (the ‘‘Lower Middle Income
Category’’); and
• Is not subject to legal provisions
that prohibit it from receiving U.S.
economic assistance under Part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
amended, or any other provision of law.
Pursuant to Section 606(c) of the Act,
the Board has identified the following
countries as candidate countries under
the Act for FY 2006. In so doing, the
Board has anticipated that prohibitions
against assistance that applied to
countries during FY 2005 will again
apply during FY 2006, even though the
Foreign Operations, Export Financing
and Related Appropriations Act for FY
2006 has not yet been enacted and
certain findings under other statutes
have not yet been made. As noted
below, MCC will provide any required
updates on subsequent changes in
applicable legislation or other
circumstances that would affect the
status of countries as candidate
countries for FY 2006.
Low Income Category
1. Afghanistan
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1. Albania
2. Algeria
3. Belarus
4. Brazil
5. Bulgaria
6. Cape Verde
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7. Colombia
8. Dominican Republic
9. Ecuador
10. El Salvador
11. Fiji Islands
12. Guatemala
13. Jamaica
14. Jordan
15. Kazakhstan
16. Macedonia
17. Maldives
18. Marshall Islands
19. Micronesia, Federated States of 20.
Namibia
21. Peru
22. Romania
23. Samoa
24. Suriname
25. Swaziland
26. Thailand
27. Tonga
28. Tunisia
29. Tuvalu
Countries That Would Be Candidate
Countries but for Statutory Provisions
That Prohibit Assistance
Countries that would be considered
candidate countries during FY 2006, but
are subject to legal provisions that
prohibit them from receiving U.S.
economic assistance under part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
amended (‘‘Foreign Assistance Act’’), or
any other provision of law are listed
below. As noted above, this list is based
on legal prohibitions against economic
assistance that apply during FY 2005
and that are anticipated to apply again
during FY 2006.
1. Bosnia and Herzegovina is subject
to Section 561 of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2005 (‘‘FY 2005 Appropriations Act’’),
which prohibits assistance to any
country whose competent authorities
have failed, as determined by the
Secretary of State, to take necessary and
significant steps to implement its
international legal obligations with
respect to the International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
2. Burma is subject to Section 570 of
the FY 1997 Foreign Operations Act
which prohibits assistance to the
government with certain narrow
exceptions. In addition, Burma has been
identified as a major drug-transit or
major illicit drug producing country for
2005 (Presidential Determination
No.2004–47, 9/28/04) and designated as
having ‘‘failed demonstrably’’ to adhere
to its international obligations and take
the measures required by Section
489(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act,
thus making Burma ineligible for
assistance. Burma is listed as a Tier III
country under the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act for not complying with
minimum standards for eliminating
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trafficking and not making significant
efforts to comply (Presidential
Determination No. 2004–46, 9/10/04).
3. Burundi is subject to Section 508 of
the FY 2005 Appropriations Act which
prohibits assistance to the government
of a country whose duly elected head of
government is deposed by decree or
military coup.
4. Section 554(b) of the FY 2005
Appropriations Act prohibits assistance
to the central Government of Cambodia,
except in specified circumstances.
5. The Central African Republic is
subject to Section 508 of the FY 2005
Appropriations Act which prohibits
assistance to the government of a
country whose duly elected head of
government is deposed by decree or
military coup.
6. The Cote d’Ivoire is subject to
Section 508 of the FY 2005
Appropriations Act which prohibits
assistance to the government of a
country whose duly elected head of
government is deposed by decree or
military coup.
7. Section 507 of the FY 2005
Appropriations Act prohibits direct
assistance to Cuba. The Cuban Liberty
and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996
(Pub. L. 104–114) requires the President
to take all necessary steps to ensure that
no funds or other assistance is provided
to the Cuban government. Cuba is also
subject to Section 620A of the Foreign
Assistance Act.
8. Section 507 of the FY 2005
Appropriations Act prohibits direct
assistance to Iran. Iran is also subject to
Section 620A of the Foreign Assistance
Act.
9. Section 507 of the FY 2005
Appropriations Act prohibits direct
assistance to North Korea. North Korea
is also subject to Section 620A of the
Foreign Assistance Act.
10. Serbia and Montenegro is subject
to Section 561of the FY 2005
Appropriations Act which prohibits
assistance to any country whose
competent authorities have failed, as
determined by the Secretary of State, to
take necessary and significant steps to
implement its international legal
obligations with respect to the
International Criminal Tribunal for the
former Yugoslavia.
11. Somalia is subject to Section
620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act and
Section 512 of the FY 2005
Appropriations Act which prohibit
assistance to countries in default in
payment to the U.S. in certain
circumstances.
12. Sudan is subject to Section 620(q)
of the Foreign Assistance Act and
Section 512 of the FY 2005
Appropriations Act which prohibit
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assistance to countries in default in
payment to the U.S. in certain
circumstances. Sudan also is subject to
Section 508 of the FY 2005
Appropriations Act and Section 620A of
the Foreign Assistance Act. Sudan is
also prohibited from receiving
assistance under the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act for not complying with
minimum standards for eliminating
trafficking and not making significant
efforts to comply (Presidential
Determination No. 2004–46, 9/10/04).
13. Section 507 of the FY 2005
Appropriations Act prohibits direct
assistance to Syria. Syria is also subject
to Section 620A of the Foreign
Assistance Act.
14. Section 577 of the FY 2005
Appropriations Act requires that funds
appropriated for assistance to the
central Government of Uzbekistan may
be made available only if the Secretary
of State determines and reports to the
Congress that the government is making
substantial and continuing progress in
meeting its commitments under a
framework agreement with the U.S.
15. Zimbabwe is subject to Section
620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act and
Section 512 of the FY 2005
Appropriations Act which prohibit
assistance to countries in default in
payment to the U.S. in certain
circumstances.
Countries identified above as
candidate countries, as well as countries
that would be considered candidate
countries but for the applicability of
legal provisions that prohibit U.S.
economic assistance, may be the subject
of future statutory restrictions or
determinations, or changed country
circumstances, that affect their legal
eligibility for assistance under part I of
the Foreign Assistance Act or any other
provision of law during FY 2006. MCC
will include any required updates on
such statutory eligibility that affect
countries’ identification as candidate
countries for FY 2006, at such time as
it publishes the Notices required by
Sections 608(b) and 608(d) of the Act or
at other appropriate times. Any such
updates with regard to the legal
eligibility or ineligibility of particular
countries identified in this report will
not affect the date on which the Board
is authorized to determine eligible
countries from among candidate
countries which, in accordance with
Section 608(a) of the Act, shall be no
sooner than 90 days from the date of
publication of this report.
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Dated: August 1, 2005.
Jon A. Dyck,
Vice President & General Counsel,
Millennium Challenge Corporation.
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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION
[MCC FR 05-15]
Report on Countries That Are Candidates for Millennium Challenge
Account Eligibility in Fiscal Year 2006 and Countries That Would Be
Candidates but for Legal Prohibitions
AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
SUMMARY: Section 608(d) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003
requires the Millennium Challenge Corporation to publish a report that
identifies countries that are ``candidate countries'' for Millennium
Challenge Account assistance during FY 2006. The report is set forth in
full below.
Report on Countries That Are Candidates for Millennium Challenge
Account Eligibility in Fiscal Year 2006 and Countries That Would Be
Candidates but for Legal Prohibitions
Summary: This report to Congress is provided in accordance with
Section 608(a) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, 22 U.S.C.A.
7701, 7707(a) (``Act''). The Act authorizes the provision of Millennium
Challenge Account (MCA) assistance to countries that enter into
Compacts with the United States to support policies and programs that
advance the prospects of such countries achieving lasting economic
growth and poverty reduction. The Act requires Millennium Challenge
Corporation (MCC) to take a number of steps in determining the
countries that, based on their demonstrated commitment to just and
democratic governance, economic freedom and investing in their people,
will be eligible for MCA assistance during Fiscal Year (FY) 2006. These
steps include the submission of reports to the congressional committees
specified in the Act and the publication of notices in the Federal
Register that identify:
1. The countries that are ``candidate countries'' for MCA
assistance during FY 2006 based on their per-capita income levels and
their eligibility to receive assistance under U.S. law and countries
that would be candidate countries but for legal prohibitions on
assistance (Section 608(a) of the Act);
2. The criteria and methodology that the MCC Board of Directors
(``Board'') will use to measure and evaluate the relative policy
performance of the ``candidate countries'' consistent with the
requirements of Section 607 of the Act in order to select ``MCA
eligible countries'' from among the ``candidate
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countries'' (Section 608(b) of the Act); and
3. The list of countries determined by the Board to be ``MCA
eligible countries'' for FY 2006, including which of the MCA eligible
countries the Board will seek to enter into MCA Compacts (Section
608(d) of the Act).
This report is the first of three required reports listed above.
Candidate Countries for FY 2006
The Act requires the identification of all countries that are
candidates for MCA assistance in FY 2006 and the identification of all
countries that would be candidate countries but for legal prohibitions
on assistance. Sections 606(a) and (b) of the Act provide that during
FY 2006 a country shall be a candidate for the MCA if it:
Meets one of the following two income level tests:
[cir] Has a per capita income equal to or less than the historical
ceiling of the International Development Association eligibility for
the fiscal year involved (or $1,575 gross national income (GNI) per
capita for FY 2006) (the ``Low Income Category''); or
[cir] Is classified as a lower middle income country in the then
most recent edition of the World Development Report for Reconstruction
and Development published by the International Bank and has an income
greater than the historical ceiling for International Development
Association eligibility for the fiscal year involved (or $1,575 to
$3,255 GNI per capita for FY 2006) (the ``Lower Middle Income
Category''); and
Is not subject to legal provisions that prohibit it from
receiving U.S. economic assistance under Part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, or any other provision of law.
Pursuant to Section 606(c) of the Act, the Board has identified the
following countries as candidate countries under the Act for FY 2006.
In so doing, the Board has anticipated that prohibitions against
assistance that applied to countries during FY 2005 will again apply
during FY 2006, even though the Foreign Operations, Export Financing
and Related Appropriations Act for FY 2006 has not yet been enacted and
certain findings under other statutes have not yet been made. As noted
below, MCC will provide any required updates on subsequent changes in
applicable legislation or other circumstances that would affect the
status of countries as candidate countries for FY 2006.
Low Income Category
1. Afghanistan
2. Angola
3. Armenia
4. Azerbaijan
5. Bangladesh
6. Benin
7. Bhutan
8. Bolivia
9. Burkina Faso
10. Cameroon
11. Chad
12. China
13. Comoros
14. Congo, Democratic Republic of the
15. Congo, Republic of the
16. Djibouti
17. East Timor
18. Egypt
19. Eritrea
20. Ethiopia
21. Gambia
22. Georgia
23. Ghana
24. Guinea
25. Guinea-Bissau
26. Guyana
27. Haiti
28. Honduras
29. India
30. Indonesia
31. Iraq
32. Kenya
33. Kiribati
34. Kyrgyzstan
35. Laos
36. Lesotho
37. Liberia
38. Madagascar
39. Malawi
40. Mali
41. Mauritania
42. Moldova
43. Mongolia
44. Morocco
45. Mozambique
46. Nepal
47. Nicaragua
48. Niger
49. Nigeria
50. Pakistan
51. Papua New Guinea
52. Paraguay
53. Philippines
54. Rwanda
55. Sao Tome and Principe
56. Senegal
57. Sierra Leone
58. Solomon Islands
59. Sri Lanka
60. Tajikistan
61. Tanzania
62. Togo
63. Turkmenistan
64. Uganda
65. Ukraine
66. Vanuatu
67. Vietnam
68. Yemen
69. Zambia
Lower Middle Income Category
1. Albania
2. Algeria
3. Belarus
4. Brazil
5. Bulgaria
6. Cape Verde
7. Colombia
8. Dominican Republic
9. Ecuador
10. El Salvador
11. Fiji Islands
12. Guatemala
13. Jamaica
14. Jordan
15. Kazakhstan
16. Macedonia
17. Maldives
18. Marshall Islands
19. Micronesia, Federated States of 20. Namibia
21. Peru
22. Romania
23. Samoa
24. Suriname
25. Swaziland
26. Thailand
27. Tonga
28. Tunisia
29. Tuvalu
Countries That Would Be Candidate Countries but for Statutory
Provisions That Prohibit Assistance
Countries that would be considered candidate countries during FY
2006, but are subject to legal provisions that prohibit them from
receiving U.S. economic assistance under part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (``Foreign Assistance Act''), or any
other provision of law are listed below. As noted above, this list is
based on legal prohibitions against economic assistance that apply
during FY 2005 and that are anticipated to apply again during FY 2006.
1. Bosnia and Herzegovina is subject to Section 561 of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2005 (``FY 2005 Appropriations Act''), which prohibits assistance to
any country whose competent authorities have failed, as determined by
the Secretary of State, to take necessary and significant steps to
implement its international legal obligations with respect to the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
2. Burma is subject to Section 570 of the FY 1997 Foreign
Operations Act which prohibits assistance to the government with
certain narrow exceptions. In addition, Burma has been identified as a
major drug-transit or major illicit drug producing country for 2005
(Presidential Determination No.2004-47, 9/28/04) and designated as
having ``failed demonstrably'' to adhere to its international
obligations and take the measures required by Section 489(a)(1) of the
Foreign Assistance Act, thus making Burma ineligible for assistance.
Burma is listed as a Tier III country under the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act for not complying with minimum standards for eliminating
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trafficking and not making significant efforts to comply (Presidential
Determination No. 2004-46, 9/10/04).
3. Burundi is subject to Section 508 of the FY 2005 Appropriations
Act which prohibits assistance to the government of a country whose
duly elected head of government is deposed by decree or military coup.
4. Section 554(b) of the FY 2005 Appropriations Act prohibits
assistance to the central Government of Cambodia, except in specified
circumstances.
5. The Central African Republic is subject to Section 508 of the FY
2005 Appropriations Act which prohibits assistance to the government of
a country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by decree or
military coup.
6. The Cote d'Ivoire is subject to Section 508 of the FY 2005
Appropriations Act which prohibits assistance to the government of a
country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by decree or
military coup.
7. Section 507 of the FY 2005 Appropriations Act prohibits direct
assistance to Cuba. The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of
1996 (Pub. L. 104-114) requires the President to take all necessary
steps to ensure that no funds or other assistance is provided to the
Cuban government. Cuba is also subject to Section 620A of the Foreign
Assistance Act.
8. Section 507 of the FY 2005 Appropriations Act prohibits direct
assistance to Iran. Iran is also subject to Section 620A of the Foreign
Assistance Act.
9. Section 507 of the FY 2005 Appropriations Act prohibits direct
assistance to North Korea. North Korea is also subject to Section 620A
of the Foreign Assistance Act.
10. Serbia and Montenegro is subject to Section 561of the FY 2005
Appropriations Act which prohibits assistance to any country whose
competent authorities have failed, as determined by the Secretary of
State, to take necessary and significant steps to implement its
international legal obligations with respect to the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
11. Somalia is subject to Section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance
Act and Section 512 of the FY 2005 Appropriations Act which prohibit
assistance to countries in default in payment to the U.S. in certain
circumstances.
12. Sudan is subject to Section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance
Act and Section 512 of the FY 2005 Appropriations Act which prohibit
assistance to countries in default in payment to the U.S. in certain
circumstances. Sudan also is subject to Section 508 of the FY 2005
Appropriations Act and Section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act.
Sudan is also prohibited from receiving assistance under the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act for not complying with minimum
standards for eliminating trafficking and not making significant
efforts to comply (Presidential Determination No. 2004-46, 9/10/04).
13. Section 507 of the FY 2005 Appropriations Act prohibits direct
assistance to Syria. Syria is also subject to Section 620A of the
Foreign Assistance Act.
14. Section 577 of the FY 2005 Appropriations Act requires that
funds appropriated for assistance to the central Government of
Uzbekistan may be made available only if the Secretary of State
determines and reports to the Congress that the government is making
substantial and continuing progress in meeting its commitments under a
framework agreement with the U.S.
15. Zimbabwe is subject to Section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance
Act and Section 512 of the FY 2005 Appropriations Act which prohibit
assistance to countries in default in payment to the U.S. in certain
circumstances.
Countries identified above as candidate countries, as well as
countries that would be considered candidate countries but for the
applicability of legal provisions that prohibit U.S. economic
assistance, may be the subject of future statutory restrictions or
determinations, or changed country circumstances, that affect their
legal eligibility for assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance
Act or any other provision of law during FY 2006. MCC will include any
required updates on such statutory eligibility that affect countries'
identification as candidate countries for FY 2006, at such time as it
publishes the Notices required by Sections 608(b) and 608(d) of the Act
or at other appropriate times. Any such updates with regard to the
legal eligibility or ineligibility of particular countries identified
in this report will not affect the date on which the Board is
authorized to determine eligible countries from among candidate
countries which, in accordance with Section 608(a) of the Act, shall be
no sooner than 90 days from the date of publication of this report.
Dated: August 1, 2005.
Jon A. Dyck,
Vice President & General Counsel, Millennium Challenge Corporation.
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