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22 U.S.C. § 2431c — Eligibility for benefits
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**(a) In general** To be eligible for benefits from the Facility under this subchapter, a country shall be a developing country with a tropical forest or coral reef—
(1) whose government is democratically elected;
(2) whose government has not repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism;
(3) whose government is not failing to cooperate on international narcotics control matters;
(4) whose government (including its military or other security forces) does not engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights;
(5) that has in effect, has received approval for, or is making significant progress toward—
(A) an International Monetary Fund standby arrangement, extended Fund arrangement, or an arrangement under the structural adjustment facility or enhanced structural adjustment facility, or a Fund monitored program, or is implementing sound macroeconomic policies, unless the President determines that such an arrangement or program could reasonably be expected to have significant adverse social or environmental effect; and
(B) as appropriate, structural or sectoral adjustment loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or the International Development Association, unless the President determines that the resulting adjustment requirements could reasonably be expected to have significant adverse social or environmental effects;
(6) if appropriate, has 11 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “that”. agreed with its commercial bank lenders on a satisfactory financing program, including, as appropriate, debt or debt service reduction; and
(7) that has put in place investment reforms, as evidenced by the conclusion of a bilateral investment treaty with the United States, imp
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**(a) In general** To be eligible for benefits from the Facility under this subchapter, a country shall be a developing country with a tropical forest or coral reef—
(1) whose government is democratically elected;
(2) whose government has not repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism;
(3) whose government is not failing to cooperate on international narcotics control matters;
(4) whose government (including its military or other security forces) does not engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights;
(5) that has in effect, has received approval for, or is making significant progress toward—
(A) an International Monetary Fund standby arrangement, extended Fund arrangement, or an arrangement under the structural adjustment facility or enhanced structural adjustment facility, or a Fund monitored program, or is implementing sound macroeconomic policies, unless the President determines that such an arrangement or program could reasonably be expected to have significant adverse social or environmental effect; and
(B) as appropriate, structural or sectoral adjustment loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or the International Development Association, unless the President determines that the resulting adjustment requirements could reasonably be expected to have significant adverse social or environmental effects;
(6) if appropriate, has 11 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “that”. agreed with its commercial bank lenders on a satisfactory financing program, including, as appropriate, debt or debt service reduction; and
(7) that has put in place investment reforms, as evidenced by the conclusion of a bilateral investment treaty with the United States, implementation of an investment sector loan with the Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank-supported investment reforms, or other measures, as appropriate.
**(b) Eligibility determinations**
(1) **In general** — Consistent with subsection (a), the President shall determine whether a country is eligible to receive benefits under this subchapter.
(2) **Congressional notification** — The President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of his intention to designate a country as an eligible country at least 15 days in advance of any formal determination.
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**(a) Delegation by President; rules and regulations; utilization of goods and services from private enterprise, and facilities and resources of Federal agencies when not competitive with private enterprise** The President may exercise any functions conferred upon him by this chapter through such agency or officer of the United States Government as he shall direct. The head of any such agency or such officer may from time to time promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out such functions, and may delegate authority to perform any such functions, including, if he shall so specify, the authority successively to redelegate any of such functions to any of his subordinates. In providing technical assistance under this chapter, the head of any such agency or such officer shall utilize, to the fullest extent practicable, goods and professional and other services from private enterprise on a contract basis. In such fields as education, health, housing, or agriculture, the facilities and resources of other Federal agencies shall be utilized when such facilities are particularly or uniquely suitable for technical assistance, are not competitive with private enterprise, and can be made available without interfering unduly with domestic programs.
**(b) Eligibility of suppliers; debarment period; causes for debarment; conditions for reinstatement; periodic review** The President shall issue and enforce regulations determining the eligibility of any person to receive funds made available under this chapter. A person may be suspended under such regulations for a temporary period pending the completion of an investigation and any resulting judicial or debarment proceedings, upon cause for belief that such person or an affiliate thereof probably has undertake
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**(a) Findings** The Congress finds the following:
(1) It is the established policy of the United States to support and seek protection of tropical forests and coral reef ecosystems around the world.
(2) Tropical forests provide a wide range of benefits to humankind by—
(A) harboring a major share of the Earth’s biological and terrestrial resources, which are the basis for developing pharmaceutical products and revitalizing agricultural crops;
(B) playing a critical role as carbon sinks in reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, thus moderating potential global climate change; and
(C) regulating hydrological cycles on which agricultural and coastal resources depend.
(3) International negotiations and assistance programs to conserve forest resources have proliferated over the past decade, but the rapid rate of tropical deforestation continues unabated.
(4) Developing countries with urgent needs for investment and capital for development have allocated a significant amount of their forests to logging concessions.
(5) Poverty and economic pressures on the populations of developing countries have, over time, resulted in clearing of vast areas of forest for conversion to agriculture, which is often unsustainable in the poor soils underlying tropical forests.
(6) Debt reduction can reduce economic pressures on developing countries and result in increased protection for tropical forests and coral reef ecosystems.
(7) Finding economic benefits to local communities from sustainable uses of tropical forests and coral reef ecosystems is critical to the protection of such areas.
**(b) Purposes** The purposes of this subchapter are—
(1) to recognize the values received by United States citizens from protection of tropical forests and coral reef ecosystems;
(2
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**(a) Definition of international food security** In this section, the term “international food security” means access by any person at any time to food and nutrition that is sufficient for a healthy and productive life.
**(b) Collection of information** The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall compile information from appropriate mission areas of the Department of Agriculture (including the Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services mission area) relating to the improvement of international food security.
**(c) Public availability** To benefit programs for the improvement of international food security, the Secretary shall organize the information described in subsection (b) and make the information available in a format suitable for—
(1) public education; and
(2) use by—
(A) a Federal, State, or local agency;
(B) an agency or instrumentality of the government of a foreign country;
(C) a domestic or international organization, including a domestic or international nongovernmental organization; and
(D) an intergovernmental organization.
**(d) Technical assistance** On request by an entity described in subsection (c)(2), the Secretary may provide technical assistance to the entity to implement a program for the improvement of international food security.
**(e) Program priority** In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall give priority to programs relating to the development of food and nutrition safety net systems with a focus on food insecure countries.
**(f) Authorization of appropriations** There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
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As used in this subchapter:
(1) **Administering body** — The term “administering body” means the entity provided for in [section 2431g(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2431g/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Appropriate congressional committees** — The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
(3) **Beneficiary country** — The term “beneficiary country” means an eligible country with respect to which the authority of [section 2431d(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2431d/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim), [section 2431e(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2431e/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim), or paragraph (1) or (2) of [section 2431f(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2431f/a&num=0&edition=prelim) is exercised.
(4) **Board** — The term “Board” means the board referred to in [section 2431i of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2431i&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) **Developing country with a tropical forest or coral reef** — The term “developing country with a tropical forest or coral reef” means—
(A)
(i) a country that has a per capita income of $725 or less in 1994 United States dollars (commonly referred to as “low-income country”), as determined and adjusted on an annual basis by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in its World Development Rep
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 2431b
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘Anthozoa;’’.
1 So in original. Probably should be preceded by ‘‘that’’.
(A) all species of the orders Antipatharia
(black corals), Scleractinia (stony corals),
Alcyonacea (soft corals), Gorgonacea (horny
corals), Stolonifera (organpipe corals and
others), and Coenothecalia (blue coral), of
the class Anthoza; 1 and
(B) all species of the order Hydrocorallina
(fire corals and hydrocorals) of the class
Hydrozoa.
(11) Coral reef
The term ‘‘coral reef’’ means any reef or
shoal composed primarily of coral.
(12) Coral reef ecosystem
The term ‘‘coral reef ecosystem’’ means any
coral reef and any coastal marine ecosystem
surrounding, or directly related to, a coral
reef and important to maintaining the ecologi-
cal integrity of that coral reef, such as
seagrasses, mangroves, sandy seabed commu-
nities,
and
immediately
adjacent
coastal
areas.
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. V, § 803, as added Pub. L.
105–214, § 1, July 29, 1998, 112 Stat. 886; amended
Pub. L. 115–440, §§ 3(b), 4(b), 8(e), 9(b)(1), Jan. 14,
2019, 132 Stat. 5581, 5583, 5584.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 803 of Pub. L. 87–195, pt. V, was classi-
fied to section 2433 of this title prior to repeal by Pub.
L. 94–329.
AMENDMENTS
2019—Par. (5). Pub. L. 115–440, § 3(b)(1)(A), (B), sub-
stituted ‘‘tropical forest or coral reef’’ for ‘‘tropical
forest’’ in heading and introductory provisions.
Par. (5)(B). Pub. L. 115–440, § 3(b)(1)(C), substituted
‘‘tropical forest or coral reef’’ for ‘‘tropical forest’’ and
‘‘tropical forests or coral reefs’’ for ‘‘tropical forests’’.
Par. (7). Pub. L. 115–440, § 8(e), substituted ‘‘Conserva-
tion Agreement’’ for ‘‘Tropical Forest Agreement’’ i
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