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22 U.S.C. 2431g: Conservation Agreement

Created in 1998 by Public Law 87-195. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 22 U.S.C. 2431a, 22 U.S.C. 2431f, 22 U.S.C. 2431h.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2019

    • Pub. L. 115–440, §8(a)(1), substituted "Conservation Agreement" for "Tropical Forest Agreement" in section catchline. Law text
    • Pub. L. 115–440, §8(a)(2), (b), struck out par. (1) designation and heading, substituted "Conservation Agreement" for "Tropical Forest Agreement", and struck out par. (2). Prior to amendment, text of par. (2) read as follows: "In the negotiation of such an Agreement, the Secretary shal… Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–440, §8(d)(1), inserted "to serve in an official capacity" after "Government". Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 115–440, §8(d)(2)(A), substituted "tropical forests and coral reef ecosystems" for "tropical forests" in introductory provisions. Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 115–440, §8(d)(2)(B), struck out "tropical forest" before "plant". Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 115–440, §8(d)(2)(C), substituted "dependent on a tropical forest or coral reef ecosystem and related resources in a manner consistent with conserving such resources" for "living in or near a tropical forest in a manner consistent with protecting such tropical forest". Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 115–440, §8(c)(1), substituted "in limited circumstances, the government of the beneficiary country when needed to improve governance and enhance management of tropical forests or coral reef ecosystems, without replacing existing levels of financial efforts by the governm… Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 115–440, §8(c)(2), amended subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Any grant of more than $100,000 from a Fund shall be subject to veto by the Government of the United States or the government of the beneficiary country." Law text · (f)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.