§ 7715. Assistance to certain candidate countries

• (a) The Board, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, is authorized to provide assistance to a candidate country described in subsection (b) for the purpose of assisting such country to become an eligible country.
• (b) A candidate country referred to in subsection (a) is a candidate country that—
  • (1) satisfies the requirements contained in subsection (a) or (b) of section 7705 of this title ; and
  • (2) demonstrates a significant commitment to meet the requirements of section 7706(b) of this title but fails to meet such requirements (including by reason of the absence or unreliability of data).
• (c) Assistance under this section may be provided through the United States Agency for International Development.
• (d)
  • (1) Not more than 10 percent of the amounts made available to carry out this chapter for a fiscal year may be made available to carry out this section.
  • (2) None of the funds authorized to carry out the purposes of this chapter shall be available for assistance under this section to a country that does not qualify as a candidate country under section 7705 of this title for the fiscal year during which such assistance is provided.