22 U.S.C. § 2431i — Board

(a) Enterprise for the Americas Board^* The Enterprise for the Americas Board established under section 1738i(a) of title 7 must continue carrying out the responsibilities assigned to the Board under section 1738i(c) of title 7. It must also carry out the duties in subsection (c) for this subchapter. (b) Additional membership (1) In general The Enterprise for the Americas Board must include four additional members appointed by the President: (A) Two representatives of the United States Government, including a representative of the International Forestry Division of the United States Forest Service. (B) Two representatives of private nongovernmental environmental, scientific, forestry, or academic organizations with experience and expertise in preserving, maintaining, sustainably using, and restoring tropical forests. (2) Chairperson Despite section 1738i(b)(2) of title 7, the Enterprise for the Americas Board must be headed by a chairperson appointed by the President. The chairperson must be the Department of State representative appointed under section 1738i(b)(1)(A) of title 7. (c) Duties The duties in this subsection are: (1) Advise the Secretary of State about negotiating “Tropical Forest Agreements.” This section does not define that term. (2) In consultation with the following people and organizations, ensure that a suitable “administering body^*” is identified for each “Fund^*”: (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, forestry, and academic leaders of the “beneficiary country”; and (E) environmental, scientific, forestry, and academic leaders of the region, as appropriate. This section does not define “administering body,” “Fund,” or “beneficiary country.” (3) Review each administering body’s programs, operations, and fiscal audits. This section does not define “administering body.” The terms “Board” and “this subchapter” are also not defined in this section.