22 USC § 2211c - Poverty measurement methods

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s2211c"
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title: "22 USC § 2211c - Poverty measurement methods"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2211c"
section_name: "Poverty measurement methods"
chapter_number: 32
chapter_name: "FOREIGN ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "Other Programs"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 254, as added Pub. L. 108–484, § 3, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3926; amended Pub. L. 115–428, § 4(d), Jan. 9, 2019, 132 Stat. 5514.)"
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# § 2211c. Poverty measurement methods

The Administrator of the Agency, in consultation with financial intermediaries and other appropriate organizations, should have in place at least 1 method for implementing partners to use to assess poverty levels of their current incoming or prospective clients.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 254, as added Pub. L. 108–484, § 3, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 3926; amended Pub. L. 115–428, § 4(d), Jan. 9, 2019, 132 Stat. 5514.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2019— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to development of poverty measurement methods and application of methods.