Except as otherwise provided in section 701(d) of the Act (subsidies provided to international consortia) and section 771A of the Act (upstream subsidies), a subsidy does not exist if the Secretary determines that the funding for the subsidy is supplied in accordance with, and as part of, a program or project funded:

1. (a) By a government of a country other than the country in which the recipient firm is located; or
2. (b) By an international lending or development institution.