22 USC § 7710 - Suspension and termination of assistance

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s7710"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 7710 - Suspension and termination of assistance"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "7710"
section_name: "Suspension and termination of assistance"
chapter_number: 84
chapter_name: "MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 108–199, div. D, title VI, § 611, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 220.)"
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# § 7710. Suspension and termination of assistance

**(a)** **Suspension and termination of assistance** After consultation with the Board, the Chief Executive Officer may suspend or terminate assistance in whole or in part for a country or entity under section 7704 of this title if the Chief Executive Officer determines that—

**(1)** the country or entity is engaged in activities which are contrary to the national security interests of the United States;

**(2)** the country or entity has engaged in a pattern of actions inconsistent with the criteria used to determine the eligibility of the country or entity, as the case may be; or

**(3)** the country or entity has failed to adhere to its responsibilities under the Compact.

**(b)** **Reinstatement** section 7704 of this title

The Chief Executive Officer may reinstate assistance for a country or entity under  only if the Chief Executive Officer determines that the country or entity has demonstrated a commitment to correcting each condition for which assistance was suspended or terminated under subsection (a).

**(c)** **Congressional notification** Not later than 3 days after the date on which the Chief Executive Officer suspends or terminates assistance under subsection (a) for a country or entity, or reinstates assistance under subsection (b) for a country or entity, the Chief Executive Officer shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the determination of the Chief Executive Officer under subsection (a) or subsection (b), as the case may be.

**(d)** **Rule of construction** The authority to suspend or terminate assistance under this section includes the authority to suspend or terminate obligations and sub-obligations.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 108–199, div. D, title VI, § 611, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 220.)