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 118 STAT. 3926 PUBLIC LAW 108–484—DEC. 23, 2004 ‘‘(2) The monitoring system shall include performance indicators to be used in measuring or assessing the achievement of the performance goals described in paragraph (1) and the objectives of the assistance authorized under section 252. ‘‘(3) The monitoring system provides a basis for rec- ommendations for adjustments to the assistance to enhance the sustainability and the impact of the assistance, particularly the impact of such assistance on the very poor, particularly poor women. ‘‘(4) The monitoring system adopts the widespread use of proven and effective poverty assessment tools to successfully identify the very poor and ensure that they receive adequate access to microenterprise loans, savings, and assistance. ‘‘SEC. 254. DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION OF POVERTY MEASUREMENT METHODS; APPLICATION OF METHODS. ‘‘(a) DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Agency, in consultation with microenterprise institutions and other appro- priate organizations, shall develop no fewer than two low-cost methods for implementing partner organizations to use to assess the poverty levels of their current incoming or prospec- tive clients. The Administrator shall develop poverty indicators that correlate with the circumstances of the very poor. ‘‘(2) FIELD TESTING.—The Administrator shall field-test the methods developed under paragraph (1). As part of the testing, institutions and programs may use the methods on a voluntary basis to demonstrate their ability to reach the very poor. ‘‘(3) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than April 1, 2005, the Administrator shall, from among the low-cost poverty measure- ment methods developed under paragraph (1), certify no fewer than two such methods as approved methods for measuring the poverty levels of current, incoming, or prospective clients of microenterprise institutions for purposes of assistance under section 252. ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—The Administrator shall require that, with reasonable exceptions, all implementing partner organizations applying for microenterprise assistance under this title use one of the certified methods, beginning not later than October 1, 2006, to determine and report the poverty levels of current, incoming, or prospective clients. ‘‘SEC. 255. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES. ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts made available for assistance for microenterprise development assistance under any provision of law other than this title may be provided to further the purposes of this title. To the extent assistance described in the preceding sentence is provided in accordance with such sentence, the Administrator of the Agency shall include, as part of the report required under section 258, a detailed description of such assistance and, to the extent applicable, the information required by paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (b) of such section with respect to such assistance.’’. SEC. 4. MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CREDITS. (a) TRANSFER.—Section 108 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151f) is hereby— 22 USC 2212. 22 USC 2211d. Effective date. Deadline. 22 USC 2211c. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00460 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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