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[CITE: 22USC2151q]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                     CHAPTER 32--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
 
                 SUBCHAPTER I--INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 
  Part I--Declaration of Policy; Development Assistance Authorizations
 
Sec. 2151q. Endangered species


(a) Congressional findings and purposes

    The Congress finds the survival of many animal and plant species is 
endangered by over-hunting, by the presence of toxic chemicals in water, 
air and soil, and by the destruction of habitats. The Congress further 
finds that the extinction of animal and plant species is an irreparable 
loss with potentially serious environmental and economic consequences 
for developing and developed countries alike. Accordingly, the 
preservation of animal and plant species through the regulation of the 
hunting and trade in endangered species, through limitations on the 
pollution of natural ecosystems, and through the protection of wildlife 
habitats should be an important objective of the United States 
development assistance.

(b) Remedial measures

    In order to preserve biological diversity, the President is 
authorized to furnish assistance under subchapter I of this chapter, 
notwithstanding section 2420 of this title, to assist countries in 
protecting and maintaining wildlife habitats and in developing sound 
wildlife management and plant conservation programs. Special efforts 
should be made to establish and maintain wildlife sanctuaries, reserves, 
and parks; to enact and enforce anti-poaching measures; and to identify, 
study, and catalog animal and plant species, especially in tropical 
environments.

(c) Funding level

    For fiscal year 1987, not less than $2,500,000 of the funds 
available to carry out subchapter I of this chapter (excluding funds 
made available to carry out section 2151b(c)(2) of this title, relating 
to the Child Survival Fund) shall be allocated for assistance pursuant 
to subsection (b) of this section for activities which were not funded 
prior to fiscal year 1987. In addition, the Agency for International 
Development shall, to the fullest extent possible, continue and increase 
assistance pursuant to subsection (b) of this section for activities for 
which assistance was provided in fiscal years prior to fiscal year 1987.

(d) Country analysis requirements

    Each country development strategy statement or other country plan 
prepared by the Agency for International Development shall include an 
analysis of--
        (1) the actions necessary in that country to conserve biological 
    diversity, and
        (2) the extent to which the actions proposed for support by the 
    Agency meet the needs thus identified.

(e) Local involvement

    To the fullest extent possible, projects supported under this 
section shall include close consultation with and involvement of local 
people at all stages of design and implementation.

(f) PVOs and other nongovernmental organizations

    Whenever feasible, the objectives of this section shall be 
accomplished through projects managed by appropriate private and 
voluntary organizations, or international, regional, or national 
nongovernmental organizations, which are active in the region or country 
where the project is located.

(g) Actions by AID

    The Administrator of the Agency for International Development 
shall--
        (1) cooperate with appropriate international organizations, both 
    governmental and nongovernmental;
        (2) look to the World Conservation Strategy as an overall guide 
    for actions to conserve biological diversity;
        (3) engage in dialogues and exchanges of information with 
    recipient countries which stress the importance of conserving 
    biological diversity for the long-term economic benefit of those 
    countries and which identify and focus on policies of those 
    countries which directly or indirectly contribute to loss of 
    biological diversity;
        (4) support training and education efforts which improve the 
    capacity of recipient countries to prevent loss of biological 
    diversity;
        (5) whenever possible, enter into long-term agreements in which 
    the recipient country agrees to protect ecosystems or other wildlife 
    habitats recommended for protection by relevant governmental or 
    nongovernmental organizations or as a result of activities 
    undertaken pursuant to paragraph (6), and the United States agrees 
    to provide, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations, 
    additional assistance necessary for the establishment and 
    maintenance of such protected areas;
        (6) support, as necessary and in cooperation with the 
    appropriate governmental and nongovernmental organizations, efforts 
    to identify and survey ecosystems in recipient countries worthy of 
    protection;
        (7) cooperate with and support the relevant efforts of other 
    agencies of the United States Government, including the United 
    States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the 
    Forest Service, and the Peace Corps;
        (8) review the Agency's environmental regulations and revise 
    them as necessary to ensure that ongoing and proposed actions by the 
    Agency do not inadvertently endanger wildlife species or their 
    critical habitats, harm protected areas, or have other adverse 
    impacts on biological diversity (and shall report to the Congress 
    within a year after October 24, 1986, on the actions taken pursuant 
    to this paragraph);
        (9) ensure that environmental profiles sponsored by the Agency 
    include information needed for conservation of biological diversity; 
    and
        (10) deny any direct or indirect assistance under this part for 
    actions which significantly degrade national parks or similar 
    protected areas or introduce exotic plants or animals into such 
    areas.

(h) Annual reports

    Each annual report required by section 2394(a) of this title shall 
include, in a separate volume, a report on the implementation of this 
section.

(Pub. L. 87-195, pt. I, Sec. 119, as added Pub. L. 98-164, title VII, 
Sec. 702, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1045; amended Pub. L. 99-529, title 
III, Sec. 302, Oct. 24, 1986, 100 Stat. 3017; Pub. L. 101-167, title V, 
Sec. 533(d)(4)(A), Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1227.)


References to Subchapter I Deemed To Include Certain Parts of Subchapter 
                                   II

    References to subchapter I of this chapter are deemed to include 
parts IV (Sec. 2346 et seq.), VI (Sec. 2348 et seq.), and VIII 
(Sec. 2349aa et seq.) of subchapter II of this chapter, and references 
to subchapter II are deemed to exclude such parts. See section 202(b) of 
Pub. L. 92-226, set out as a note under section 2346 of this title, and 
sections 2348c and 2349aa-5 of this title.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 2151q, Pub. L. 87-195, pt. I, Sec. 119, as added 
Pub. L. 95-88, title I, Sec. 114, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 538; amended 
Pub. L. 95-424, title I, Sec. 111, Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 948; Pub. L. 
96-53, title I, Secs. 104(c), 107, Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 362, related 
to renewable and unconventional energy technologies, prior to repeal by 
Pub. L. 96-533, title III, Sec. 304(g), Dec. 16, 1980, 94 Stat. 3147.


                               Amendments

    1989--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-167 inserted ``, notwithstanding 
section 2420 of this title,'' after ``subchapter I of this chapter''.
    1986--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-529 added subsec. (c) and struck out 
former subsec. (c) which read as follows: ``The Administrator of the 
Agency for International Development, in conjunction with the Secretary 
of State, the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, the Chairman of the Council on 
Environmental Quality, and the heads of other appropriate Government 
agencies, shall develop a United States strategy, including specific 
policies and programs, to protect and conserve biological diversity in 
developing countries.''
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99-529 added subsec. (d) and struck out former 
subsec. (d) which read as follows: ``Each annual report required by 
section 2394(a) of this title shall include, in a separate volume, a 
report on the implementation of this subsection. Not later than one year 
after November 22, 1983, the President shall submit a comprehensive 
report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman 
of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on the United States 
strategy to protect and conserve biological diversity in developing 
countries.''
    Subsecs. (e) to (h). Pub. L. 99-529 added subsecs. (e) to (h).


                               Short Title

    For short title of title VII of Pub. L. 98-164, which enacted this 
section and amended section 2452 of this title, as the ``International 
Environment Protection Act of 1983'', see section 701 of Pub. L. 98-164, 
set out as a Short Title of 1983 Amendment note under section 2151 of 
this title.

                         Delegation of Functions

    For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. 
Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a 
note under section 2381 of this title.


   Increased International Cooperation To Protect Biological Diversity

    Pub. L. 100-530, Oct. 25, 1988, 102 Stat. 2651, provided that 
Congress supports United States efforts, consistent with 22 U.S.C. 
2151q(g), to initiate discussions to develop an international agreement 
to preserve biological diversity and calls upon the President to 
continue exerting United States leadership in order to achieve the 
earliest possible negotiation of an international convention to conserve 
biological diversity, and directed the President to submit a report to 
Congress on progress toward goal of negotiating such convention not 
later than one year after Oct. 25, 1988.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2191 of this title.
