7 U.S.C. § 1738j — Oversight

Page 1029 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1738k 69 F.R. 41901, set out as a note under section 1738 of this title. § 1738g. Enterprise for the Americas environ- mental funds (a) Establishment An eligible country shall, under the terms of an environmental framework agreement entered into under section 1738f of this title, establish an Environmental Fund to receive payments in local currency pursuant to section 1738f(b)(1) of this title. (b) Investment Amounts deposited into an Environmental Fund shall be invested until disbursed. Notwith- standing any other provision of law, any return on such investment may be retained by the En- vironmental Fund and need not be deposited to the account of the Commodity Credit Corpora- tion and may be retained without further appro- priation by Congress. (July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title VI, § 608, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3660.) § 1738h. Disbursement of environmental funds Funds in an Environmental Fund shall be dis- bursed only pursuant to a framework agreement entered into pursuant to section 1738f of this title. (July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title VI, § 609, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3661.) § 1738i. Enterprise for the Americas Board (a) Establishment There is established a board to be known as the ‘‘Enterprise for the Americas Board’’ (here- after referred to in this subchapter as the ‘‘Board’’). (b) Membership and chairperson (1) Membership The Board shall be composed of— (A) six representatives from the United States Government, at least one of whom shall be a representative of the Department of Agriculture; and (B) five representatives from private non- governmental environmental, child survival and child development, community develop- ment, scientific, and academic organizations with experience and expertise in Latin America and the Caribbean, at least one of whom shall be a representative from a child survival and child development organiza- tion; to be appointed by the President. (2) Chairperson The Board shall be headed by a chairperson who shall be appointed by the President from among the representatives appointed under paragraph (1)(A). (c) Responsibilities The Board shall— (1) advise the President on the negotiations for the environmental framework agreements described in subsections (a) and (b) of section 1738f of this title; (2) ensure, in consultation with the govern- ment of the appropriate eligible country, with nongovernmental organizations of such eligi- ble country, and if appropriate, of the region, and with environmental, scientific, and aca- demic leaders of such eligible country and, as appropriate, of the region, that a suitable body referred to in section 1738f(c) of this title is identified; and (3) review the programs, operations, and fis- cal audits of the bodies referred to in section 1738f(c) of this title. (July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title VI, § 610, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3661; amended Pub. L. 102–237, title III, § 339, Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1861; Pub. L. 102–549, title VI, § 603, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3669.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1992—Pub. L. 102–549, § 603(1), substituted ‘‘Enter- prise’’ for ‘‘Environment’’ in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–549, § 603(2), substituted ‘‘En- terprise’’ for ‘‘Environment’’. Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 102–549, § 603(3), inserted ‘‘child survival and child development,’’ after ‘‘environ- mental,’’ and ‘‘, at least one of whom shall be a rep- resentative from a child survival and child develop- ment organization’’. 1991—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 102–237, § 339(1), sub- stituted ‘‘six’’ for ‘‘five’’ and inserted ‘‘, at least one of whom shall be a representative of the Department of Agriculture’’ after ‘‘Government’’. Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 102–237, § 339(2), substituted ‘‘five’’ for ‘‘four’’. § 1738j. Oversight The President may designate appropriate United States agencies to review the implemen- tation of programs under this subchapter and the fiscal audits relating to such programs. Such oversight shall not constitute active man- agement of an Environmental Fund. (July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title VI, § 611, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1512, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3661.) Executive Documents DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS For delegation of functions of President under this section, see section 1 of Ex. Ord. No. 13345, July 8, 2004, 69 F.R. 41901, set out as a note under section 1738 of this title. § 1738k. Eligible activities and grantees (a) Eligible entities Activities eligible to receive assistance through the framework agreements entered into under section 1738f of this title, shall include— (1) activities of the type described in the Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2281 et seq.); (2) agriculture-related activities, including those that provide for the biological preven- tion and control of animal and plant pests and diseases, to benefit the environment; and (3) local community initiatives that promote conservation and sustainable use of the envi- ronment.