Sec. 11. Definitions
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In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. The term local partner means— an individual who is a citizen or lawfully admitted permanent resident of and have his or her principal place of business in the country or region receiving United States foreign assistance with which the individual is or may become involved; a sole proprietorship that is owned by such an individual that meets the requirements of subparagraph (A); or an entity that— is incorporated or legally organized under the laws of, and have its principal place of business in, the country served by the program with which the entity is involved or in a country within the same region as the program with which the entity is involved; determines its own autonomous leadership and governance structures, sets its own strategic direction, priorities, and programmatic focus, and makes independent financial decisions separately from an international organization; if it has a Board of Directors, has 51 percent or more board directors who are citizens or lawfully permanent residents of such country or a country within the same region; and if it is a corporation, is 75 percent beneficially owned at the time of application by individuals who are citizens or lawfully admitted permanent residents of that same country.
The term relevant foreign assistance agency means the department or agency designated as primarily responsible for implementing the United States foreign assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.