22 U.S.C. § 2430h — Enterprise for the Americas Board

Page 950 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2430h Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 708 of Pub. L. 87–195, pt. IV, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 464, amended sections 1041, 1112, 1136, 1148, and 1157 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 87–565, pt. IV, § 401, Aug. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 263, except insofar as section 708 affected sections 1041, 1112, 1136, 1148, and 1157. AMENDMENTS 2004—Subsec. (c)(3)(D). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted ‘‘Government Accountability Office’’ for ‘‘General Ac- counting Office’’. § 2430h. Enterprise for the Americas Board For purposes of this subchapter, the Enter- prise for the Americas Board shall— (1) advise the Secretary of State on the ne- gotiations of Americas Framework Agree- ments; (2) ensure, in consultation with— (A) the government of the beneficiary country, (B) nongovernmental organizations of the beneficiary country, (C) nongovernmental organizations of the region (if appropriate), (D) environmental, scientific, child sur- vival and child development, and academic leaders of the beneficiary country, and (E) environmental, scientific, child sur- vival and child development, and academic leaders of the region (as appropriate), that a suitable administering body is identi- fied for each Americas Fund; and (3) review the programs, operations, and fis- cal audits of each administering body. (Pub. L. 87–195, pt. IV, § 709, as added Pub. L. 102–549, title VI, § 602(a), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3668.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 709 of Pub. L. 87–195, pt. IV, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 465, amended section 279a of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 87–565, pt. IV, § 401, Aug. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 263, except insofar as section 709 affected section 279a. § 2430i. Annual reports to Congress The annual reports submitted pursuant to sec- tion 1738m of title 7 shall include a description of each Americas Framework Agreement and a description of any grants that have been ex- tended by administering bodies pursuant to an Americas Framework Agreement. (Pub. L. 87–195, pt. IV, § 710, as added Pub. L. 102–549, title VI, § 602(a), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3669; amended Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(b)(1)(A), (2)(Q), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1820.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 710 of Pub. L. 87–195, pt. IV, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 465, amended section 276 of this title and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 276 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 87–565, pt. IV, § 401, Aug. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 263, except insofar as section 710 affected section 276. AMENDMENTS 2008—Pub. L. 110–246 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as ref- erence to section 1738m of title 7. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, see section 4(b) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effec- tive Date note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agri- culture. SUBCHAPTER IV—DEBT REDUCTION FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH TROP- ICAL FORESTS Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior subchapter IV, Indochina Postwar Recon- struction, consisted of sections 2431 to 2435, prior to re- peal by Pub. L. 94–329, title IV, § 413(a), June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 761. § 2431. Findings and purposes (a) Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) It is the established policy of the United States to support and seek protection of trop- ical 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 atmos- phere, thus moderating potential global cli- mate change; and (C) regulating hydrological cycles on which agricultural and coastal resources de- pend. (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 for- est for conversion to agriculture, which is often unsustainable in the poor soils under- lying tropical forests. (6) Debt reduction can reduce economic pres- sures on developing countries and result in in- creased protection for tropical forests and coral reef ecosystems. (7) Finding economic benefits to local com- munities from sustainable uses of tropical for- ests and coral reef ecosystems is critical to the protection of such areas. (b) Purposes The purposes of this subchapter are—