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22 USC § 6591 - “United States assistance” defined 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6591"
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title: "22 USC § 6591 - “United States assistance” defined"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "6591"
section_name: "“United States assistance” defined"
chapter_number: 74
chapter_name: "FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES CONSOLIDATION"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Authorities of Secretary of State"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XV, § 1521, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–794.)"
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# § 6591. “United States assistance” defined

In this part, the term “United States assistance” means development and other economic assistance, including assistance made available under the following provisions of law:

**(1)** Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.] (relating to development assistance).

**(2)** Chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.] (relating to the economic support fund).

**(3)** Chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2293 et seq.] (relating to the Development Fund for Africa).

**(4)** Chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.] (relating to assistance for the independent states of the former Soviet Union).

**(5)** The Support for East European Democracy Act (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XV, § 1521, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–794.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in pars. (1) to (4), is , , . Chapters 1, 10, and 11 of part I of the Act are classified generally to parts I (§ 2151 et seq.), X (§ 2293 et seq.), and XI (§ 2295 et seq.), respectively, of subchapter I of chapter 32 of this title. Chapter 4 of part II of the Act is classified generally to part IV (§ 2346 et seq.) of subchapter II of chapter 32 of this title. For provisions deeming references to part I of subchapter I to include a reference to , see . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

The Support for East European Democracy Act, referred to in par. (5), probably means the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, , , , which is classified principally to chapter 63 (§ 5401 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.