22 U.S.C. § 2431i — Board
submitted 28 years ago by Pub. L. 87-195 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 271 words · no verdicts yet
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The Enterprise for the Americas Board established under section 1738i(a) of title 7 shall, in addition to carrying out the responsibilities of the Board under section 1738i(c) of title 7, carry out the duties described in subsection (c) of this section for the purposes of this subchapter.
The Enterprise for the Americas Board shall be composed of an additional four members appointed by the President as follows:
Two representatives from the United States Government, including a representative of the International Forestry Division of the United States Forest Service.
Two representatives from private nongovernmental environmental, scientific, forestry, or academic organizations with experience and expertise in preservation, maintenance, sustainable uses, and restoration of tropical forests.
Notwithstanding section 1738i(b)(2) of title 7, the Enterprise for the Americas Board shall be headed by a chairperson who shall be appointed by the President and shall be the representative from the Department of State appointed under section 1738i(b)(1)(A) of title 7.
The duties described in this subsection are as follows:
Advise the Secretary of State on the negotiations of Tropical Forest Agreements.
Ensure, in consultation with—
the government of the beneficiary country*;
nongovernmental organizations of the beneficiary country;
nongovernmental organizations of the region (if appropriate);
environmental, scientific, forestry, and academic leaders of the beneficiary country; and
environmental, scientific, forestry, and academic leaders of the region (as appropriate),
that a suitable administering body* is identified for each Fund*.
Review the programs, operations, and fiscal audits of each administering body.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 87–195, pt. V, § 811, as added Pub. L. 105–214, § 1, July 29, 1998, 112 Stat. 892; amended Pub. L. 107–26, § 3, Aug. 17, 2001, 115 Stat. 206; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(b)(1)(A), (2)(Q), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1820.)
- 1998Enacted · Pub. L. 87-195 · 112 Stat. 892
- 2001Amended · Pub. L. 107-26 · 115 Stat. 206
- 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-246 · 122 Stat. 1820
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 87-195 on 1998-07-29.
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