Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§2284 Eligible countries

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 32— - FOREIGN ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Part Part VII— - Debt-for-Nature Exchanges › § 2284

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

To join a debt-for-nature exchange, the head of USAID must decide three things. The country must be truly committed to the project’s long-term success. A long-term plan must exist or be made soon by the country or a private conservation group. A government agency or local NGO, or both, must be able and willing and have a record of caring for the environment to oversee the project.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §2284

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In order for a foreign country to be eligible to participate in a debt-for-nature exchange under this part, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall determine that—

(1)the host country is fully committed to the long-term viability of the program or project that is to be undertaken through the debt-for-nature exchange;

(2)a long-term plan has been prepared by the host country, or private conservation group, which adequately provides for the long-term viability of the program or project that is to be undertaken through the debt-for-nature exchange or that such a plan will be prepared in a timely manner; and

(3)there is a government agency or a local nongovernmental organization, or combination thereof, in the host country with the capability, commitment, and record of environmental concern to oversee the long-term viability of the program or project that is to be undertaken through the debt-for-nature exchange.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Another section 464 of Pub. L. 87–195 is classified to section 2274 of this title.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 2284

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73