tied aid credit
Defined in 2 places of the United States Code.
the term “tied aid credit” means credit—
(A) which is provided for development aid purposes;
(B) which is tied to the purchase of exports from the country granting the credit;
(C) which is financed either exclusively from public funds, or, as a mixed credit, partly from public and partly from private funds; and
(D) which has a grant element, as defined by the Development Assistance Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, greater than zero percent;
Source
- 1994–present12 U.S.C. § 635TBanks and Banking · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
The terms “tied aid credit” and “partially untied aid credit” mean any credit which—
(A) has a grant element greater than zero percent, as determined by the Development Assistance Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development;
(B) is, in fact or in effect, tied to—
(i) the procurement of goods or services from the donor country, in the case of tied aid credit; or
(ii) the procurement of goods or services from a restricted number of countries, in the case of partially untied aid credit; and
(C) is financed either exclusively from public funds or partly from public and partly from private funds.
Source
- 1994–present12 U.S.C. § 635IBanks and Banking · Tied Aid Credit Fund and program · for purposes of this section