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[CITE: 22USC2283]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                     CHAPTER 32--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
 
                 SUBCHAPTER I--INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 
                   Part VII--Debt-for-Nature Exchanges
 
Sec. 2283. Eligible projects

    (a) The Administrator of the Agency for International Development 
shall seek to ensure that debt-for-nature exchanges under this part 
support one or more of the following activities by either the host 
government, a local private conservation group, or a combination 
thereof:
        (1) restoration, protection, or sustainable use of the world's 
    oceans and atmosphere;
        (2) restoration, protection, or sustainable use of diverse 
    animal and plant species;
        (3) establishment, restoration, protection, and maintenance of 
    parks and reserves;
        (4) development and implementation of sound systems of natural 
    resource management;
        (5) development and support of local conservation programs;
        (6) training programs to strengthen conservation institutions 
    and increase scientific, technical, and managerial capabilities of 
    individuals and organizations involved in conservation efforts;
        (7) efforts to generate knowledge, increase understanding, and 
    enhance public commitment to conservation;
        (8) design and implementation of sound programs of land and 
    ecosystem management; and
        (9) promotion of regenerative approaches in farming, forestry, 
    fishing, and watershed management.

    (b)(1) In cooperation with nongovernmental organizations, the 
Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall seek to 
identify those areas, which because of an imminent threat, are in 
particular need of immediate attention to prevent the loss of unique 
biological life or valuable ecosystem.
    (2) The Administrator of the Agency for International Development 
shall encourage as many eligible countries as possible to propose such 
exchanges with the purpose of demonstrating to a large number of 
governments the feasibility and benefits of sustainable development.

(Pub. L. 87-195, pt. I, Sec. 463 [473], as added Pub. L. 101-240, title 
VII, Sec. 711, Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2522.)

                          Codification

    Another section 463 of Pub. L. 87-195 is classified to section 2273 
of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2281 of this title.
