US Foreign Assistance Act

The Foreign Assistance Act is a United States law governing foreign aid policy, enacted on September 4, 1961, and reorganized the structure of U.S. foreign assistance programs, creating the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to administer nonmilitary economic assistance programs. The Act prohibits providing assistance to governments engaging in gross violations of human rights or to Communist countries, although the President may waive these prohibitions in certain circumstances. The Act was amended in 2004 to allow aid for children affected by HIV/AIDS and to set up programs for their treatment.learn more on wikipedia