§2431a — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines the key words used in the subchapter. "Administering body" means the entity named in 2431g(c). "Appropriate congressional committees" means the House Committees on International Relations and Appropriations, and the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations. "Beneficiary country" means an eligible country where the authority in 2431d(a)(1), 2431e(a)(1), or 2431f(a)(1) or (2) is used. "Board" means the board named in 2431i. "Developing country with a tropical forest or coral reef" means a country that is low- or middle-income as set by the World Bank (1994 U.S. dollar thresholds of $725 and $8,956, adjusted yearly in the World Development Report) and that has at least one tropical forest or coral reef that is globally outstanding or one of the larger intact blocks. "Eligible country" means a country the President names under 2431c. "Conservation Agreement," "Conservation Facility," and "Conservation Fund" refer to the agreement, Treasury facility, and fund named in 2431g, 2431b, and 2431h. "Coral" means animals in the phylum Cnidaria, including the coral orders listed in the law (for example, stony, soft, black, horny, organpipe, blue, and fire/hydrocorals). "Coral reef" means a reef or shoal made mostly of coral. "Coral reef ecosystem" means the reef plus nearby coastal marine habitats (like seagrasses, mangroves, sandy seabeds, and adjacent coastal areas) that help keep the reef healthy.

Title 22, §2431a

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As used in this subchapter:

(1)The term “administering body” means the entity provided for in section 2431g(c) of this title.

(2)The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

(A)the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and

(B)the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

(3)The term “beneficiary country” means an eligible country with respect to which the authority of section 2431d(a)(1) of this title, section 2431e(a)(1) of this title, or paragraph (1) or (2) of section 2431f(a) of this title is exercised.

(4)The term “Board” means the board referred to in section 2431i of this title.

(5)The term “developing country with a tropical forest or coral reef” means—

(A)(i)a country that has a per capita income of $725 or less in 1994 United States dollars (commonly referred to as “low-income country”), as determined and adjusted on an annual basis by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in its World Development Report; or

(ii)a country that has a per capita income of more than $725 but less than $8,956 in 1994 United States dollars (commonly referred to as “middle-income country”), as determined and adjusted on an annual basis by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in its World Development Report; and

(B)a country that contains at least one tropical forest or coral reef that is globally outstanding in terms of its biological diversity or represents one of the larger intact blocks of tropical forests or coral reefs left, on a regional, continental, or global scale.

(6)The term “eligible country” means a country designated by the President in accordance with section 2431c of this title.

(7)The term “Conservation Agreement” or “Agreement” means a Conservation Agreement provided for in section 2431g of this title.

(8)The term “Conservation Facility” or “Facility” means the Conservation Facility established in the Department of the Treasury by section 2431b of this title.

(9)The term “Conservation Fund” or “Fund” means a Conservation Fund provided for in section 2431h of this title.

(10)The term “coral” means species of the phylum Cnidaria, including—

(A)all species of the orders Antipatharia (black corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), Alcyonacea (soft corals), Gorgonacea (horny corals), Stolonifera (organpipe corals and others), and Coenothecalia (blue coral), of the class Anthoza; 11 So in original. Probably should be “Anthozoa;”. and

(B)all species of the order Hydrocorallina (fire corals and hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa.

(11)The term “coral reef” means any reef or shoal composed primarily of coral.

(12)The term “coral reef ecosystem” means any coral reef and any coastal marine ecosystem surrounding, or directly related to, a coral reef and important to maintaining the ecological integrity of that coral reef, such as seagrasses, mangroves, sandy seabed communities, and immediately adjacent coastal areas.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 803 of Pub. L. 87–195, pt. V, was classified to section 2433 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94–329.

Amendments

2019—Par. (5). Pub. L. 115–440, § 3(b)(1)(A), (B), substituted “tropical forest or coral reef” for “tropical forest” in heading and introductory provisions. Par. (5)(B). Pub. L. 115–440, § 3(b)(1)(C), substituted “tropical forest or coral reef” for “tropical forest” and “tropical forests or coral reefs” for “tropical forests”. Par. (7). Pub. L. 115–440, § 8(e), substituted “Conservation Agreement” for “Tropical Forest Agreement” in heading and in two places in text. Par. (8). Pub. L. 115–440, § 4(b), substituted “Conservation Facility” for “Tropical Forest Facility” in heading and in two places in text. Par. (9). Pub. L. 115–440, § 9(b)(1), substituted “Conservation Fund” for “Tropical Forest Fund” in heading and in two places in text. Pars. (10) to (12). Pub. L. 115–440, § 3(b)(2), added pars. (10) to (12).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.

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