,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abdj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bj1    
#bjbc,mr4 ,risch 7for himself and ,mr4  
,menendez7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to modify the requirements
 for candidate countries under the      
,millennium ,challenge ,act of #bjjc1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,millennium ,challenge ,corporation     
,candidate ,country ,reform ,act4  #b4  
,modifications of requirements to become
 a candidate country ,section #fjf of   
the ,millennium ,challenge ,act of #bjjc
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ggje7 is amended to    
read as follows3  #fjf4 ,candidate      
countries  7a7 ,in general ,a country   
shall be a candidate country for        
purposes of eligibility to receive      
assistance under section #fje if-- 7#a7 
the per capita income of the country in 
a fiscal year is equal to or less than  

the ,world ,bank threshold for          
initiating the ,international ,bank for 
,reconstruction and ,development        
graduation process for the fiscal year2 
and  7#b7 subject to subsection 7b71 the
 country is not ineligible to receive   
,united ,states economic assistance     
under part ,i of the ,foreign           
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #baea et seq47 by reason of the        
application of any provision of the     
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa or   
any other provision of law4  7b7 ,rule  
of construction ,for the purposes of    
determining whether a country is        
eligible1 pursuant to subsection        
7a77#b71 to receive assistance under    
section #fje1 the exercise by the       
,president1 the ,secretary of ,state1 or
 any other officer or employee of the   
,united ,states ,government of any      
waiver or suspension of any provision of
 law referred to in subsection 7a77#b71 
and notification to the appropriate     
congressional committees in accordance  

with such provision of law1 shall be    
construed as satisfying the requirements
 under subsection 7a74  7c7             
,determination by the ,board ,the ,board
 shall determine whether a country is a 
candidate country for purposes of this  
section4  4  #c4 ,conforming amendments 
7a7 ,amendment ,to report identifying   
candidate countries ,section            
#fjh7;a77#a7 of the ,millennium         
,challenge ,act of #bjjc 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#ggjg7;a77#a77 is amended by striking   
section #fjf7;a77#a77;,b7 and inserting 
section #fjf7;a77#b74  7b7 ,amendment to
 ,millennium ,challenge ,compact        
authority ,section #fji7;b77#b7 of such 
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ggjh7;b77#b77 is   
amended-- 7#a7 by amending the paragraph
 heading to read as follows3 ,country   
contributions2 and  7#b7 by striking    
with respect to a lower middle income   
country described in section #fjf7;b714 
7c7 ,amendment to authorization ,to     
provide assistance for candidate        
countries ,section #faf7;b77#a7 of such 

,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ggae7;b77#a77 is   
amended by striking subsection 7a7 or   
7b7 of section #fjf and inserting       
section #fjf7;a74  #d4 ,modification to 
factors in determining eligibility      
,section #fjg7;c77#b7 of the ,millennium
 ,challenge ,act of #bjjc 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #ggjf7;c77#b77 is amended in the matter
 preceding subparagraph 7,a7 by striking
 consider and inserting prioritize need 
and impact by considering4