22 U.S.C. § 2214A
Section 2214a · Definitions
Current version, with additions and removals from the December 23, 2004 version.
In this subpart:
In this subpart:
(1) Administrator
(1) Administrator
The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Agency.
The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Agency.
(2) Agency
(2) Agency
The term “Agency” means the United States Agency for International Development.
The term "Agency" means the United States Agency for International Development.
(3) Appropriate congressional committees
(3) Appropriate congressional committees
(4) Business development services
(4) Business development services
(5) Director
(5) Director
The term “Director” means the Director of the office.
The term "Director" means the Director of the office.
(6) Implementing partner organization
(6) Implementing partner organization
The term “implementing partner organization” means an entity eligible to receive assistance under this subpart which is—
The term "implementing partner organization" means an entity eligible to receive assistance under this subpart which is—
(A) a United States or an indigenous private voluntary organization;
(A) a United States or an indigenous private voluntary organization;
(B) a United States or an indigenous credit union;
(B) a United States or an indigenous credit union;
(C) a United States or an indigenous cooperative organization;
(C) a United States or an indigenous cooperative organization;
(D) an indigenous governmental or nongovernmental organization;
(D) an indigenous governmental or nongovernmental organization;
(G) a practitioner institution.
(G) a practitioner institution.
(7) Microenterprise institution
(7) Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise institution
(8) Microfinance institution
The term “microfinance institution” means a not-for-profit entity or a regulated financial intermediary that directly provides, or works to expand, the availability of credit, savings, and other financial services to microfinance and microenterprise clients in foreign countries.
(9) Microfinance network
The term “microfinance network” means an affiliated group of practitioner institutions that provides services to its members, including financing, technical assistance, and accreditation, for the purpose of promoting the financial sustainability and societal impact of microenterprise assistance.
(8) Financial intermediary
The term "financial intermediary" means the entity that acts as the intermediary between parties in a financial transaction, such as a bank, credit union, investment fund, a village savings and loan group, or an institution that provides financial services to a micro, small, or medium-sized enterprise.
The term “practitioner institution” means a not-for-profit entity or a regulated financial intermediary, including a microfinance network, that provides services, including microfinance, training, or business development services, for microfinance and microenterprise clients, or provides assistance to microenterprise institutions in foreign countries.
The term "practitioner institution" means a not-for-profit entity, a financial intermediary, an information and communications technology firm with a mobile money platform, a village and savings loan group, or any other entity that provides financial or business development services authorized under section 252 that benefits micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise clients.
The term “private voluntary organization” means a not-for-profit entity that—
The term "private voluntary organization" means a not-for-profit entity that—
(A) engages in and supports activities of an economic or social development or humanitarian nature for citizens in foreign countries; and
(A) engages in and supports activities of an economic or social development or humanitarian nature for citizens in foreign countries; and
(B) is incorporated as such under the laws of the United States, including any of its states, territories or the District of Columbia, or of a foreign country.
(B) is incorporated as such under the laws of the United States, including any of its states, territories or the District of Columbia, or of a foreign country.
(13) United States-supported microfinance institution
(12) United States-supported financial intermediary
The term “very poor” means those individuals—
The term "very poor" means those individuals—
(A) living in the bottom 50 percent below the poverty line established by the national government of the country in which those individuals live; or
(A) living in the bottom 50 percent below the poverty line established by the national government of the country in which those individuals live; or
(B) living on less than the equivalent of $1 per day (as calculated using the purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rate method).
(B) living below the international poverty line (as defined by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association (collectively referred to as the 'World Bank')).