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22 U.S.C. § 2283 — Eligible projects
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**(a)** The Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall seek to ensure that debt-for-nature exchanges under this part support one or more of the following activities by either the host government, a local private conservation group, or a combination thereof:
(1) restoration, protection, or sustainable use of the world’s oceans and atmosphere;
(2) restoration, protection, or sustainable use of diverse animal and plant species;
(3) establishment, restoration, protection, and maintenance of parks and reserves;
(4) development and implementation of sound systems of natural resource management;
(5) development and support of local conservation programs;
(6) training programs to strengthen conservation institutions and increase scientific, technical, and managerial capabilities of individuals and organizations involved in conservation efforts;
(7) efforts to generate knowledge, increase understanding, and enhance public commitment to conservation;
(8) design and implementation of sound programs of land and ecosystem management; and
(9) promotion of regenerative approaches in farming, forestry, fishing, and watershed management.
**(b)**
(1) In cooperation with nongovernmental organizations, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall seek to identify those areas, which because of an imminent threat, are in particular need of immediate attention to prevent the loss of unique biological life or valuable ecosystem.
(2) The Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall encourage as many eligible countries as possible to propose such exchanges with the purpose of demonstrating to a large number of governments the feasibility and benefits of sustainable development.
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**(a)** The Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall seek to ensure that debt-for-nature exchanges under this part support one or more of the following activities by either the host government, a local private conservation group, or a combination thereof:
(1) restoration, protection, or sustainable use of the world’s oceans and atmosphere;
(2) restoration, protection, or sustainable use of diverse animal and plant species;
(3) establishment, restoration, protection, and maintenance of parks and reserves;
(4) development and implementation of sound systems of natural resource management;
(5) development and support of local conservation programs;
(6) training programs to strengthen conservation institutions and increase scientific, technical, and managerial capabilities of individuals and organizations involved in conservation efforts;
(7) efforts to generate knowledge, increase understanding, and enhance public commitment to conservation;
(8) design and implementation of sound programs of land and ecosystem management; and
(9) promotion of regenerative approaches in farming, forestry, fishing, and watershed management.
**(b)**
(1) In cooperation with nongovernmental organizations, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall seek to identify those areas, which because of an imminent threat, are in particular need of immediate attention to prevent the loss of unique biological life or valuable ecosystem.
(2) The Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall encourage as many eligible countries as possible to propose such exchanges with the purpose of demonstrating to a large number of governments the feasibility and benefits of sustainable development.
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The Congress—
(1) strongly supports the initiatives taken by the Contadora group and the resulting Document of Objectives which has been agreed to by Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua and which sets forth a framework for negotiating a peaceful settlement to the conflict and turmoil in the region; and
(2) finds that the United States should provide such assistance and support as may be appropriate in helping to reach comprehensive and verifiable final agreements, based on the Document of Objectives, which will ensure peaceful and enduring solutions to the Central American conflicts.
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For purpose of this part, the term “debt-for-nature exchange” means the cancellation or redemption of the foreign debt of the government of a country in exchange for—
(1) that government’s making available local currencies (including through the issuance of bonds) which are used only for eligible projects involving the conservation or protection of the environment in that country (as described in [section 2283 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2283&num=0&edition=prelim)); or
(2) that government’s financial resource or policy commitment to take certain specified actions to ensure the restoration, protection, or sustainable use of natural resources within that country; or
(3) a combination of assets and actions under both paragraphs (1) and (2).
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 2282
actions to ensure the restoration, protection,
or sustainable use of natural resources within
that country; or
(3) a combination of assets and actions under
both paragraphs (1) and (2).
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 461 [471], as added Pub. L.
101–240, title VII, § 711, Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat.
2521.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 2283 of this title, referred to in par. (1), was
in the original ‘‘section 463’’, meaning section 463 of
Pub. L. 87–195, which has been translated as meaning
section 463 of Pub. L. 87–195 relating to eligible projects
rather than section 463 of Pub. L. 87–195, relating to the
peace process in Central America, which is classified to
section 2273 of this title.
CODIFICATION
Another section 461 of Pub. L. 87–195 is classified to
section 2271 of this title.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 2281, Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 471, as
added Pub. L. 89–583, pt. I, § 110, Sept. 19, 1966, 80 Stat.
802, related to agreements with less developed countries
for establishment of Joint Commissions on Rural De-
velopment, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95–424, title VI,
§ 604, Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 961, effective Oct. 1, 1978.
§ 2282. Assistance for commercial debt exchanges
(a) The Administrator of the Agency for Inter-
national Development is authorized to furnish
assistance, in the form of grants on such terms
and conditions as may be necessary, to non-
governmental organizations for the purchase on
the open market of discounted commercial debt
of a foreign government of an eligible country
which will be canceled or redeemed under the
terms of an agreement with that government as
part of a debt-for-nature exchange.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of
law,
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