Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§2431h Conservation Fund
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 32— - FOREIGN ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - DEBT REDUCTION FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH TROPICAL FORESTS › § 2431h
Summary
When a country signs a Conservation Agreement, it must set up a Conservation Fund to collect interest and principal payments on any new loans or debt it takes on under this program. The fund must follow the same rules the Enterprise for the Americas Fund uses for deposits, investments, and withdrawals.
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Title 22, §2431h
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(a)Each beneficiary country that enters into a Conservation Agreement under section 2431g of this title shall be required to establish a Conservation Fund to receive payments of interest and principal on new obligations undertaken by the beneficiary country under this subchapter.
(b)The following terms and conditions shall apply to the Fund in the same manner as such terms as 11 So in original. Probably should be “and”. conditions apply to an Enterprise for the Americas Fund under section 2430f of this title:
(1)The provision relating to deposits under subsection (b) of such section.
(2)The provision relating to investments under subsection (c) of such section.
(3)The provision relating to disbursements under subsection (d) of such section.
Legislative History
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Amendments
2019—Pub. L. 115–440, § 9(a)(1), substituted “Conservation Fund” for “Tropical Forest Fund” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–440, § 9(a)(2), substituted “Conservation Agreement” for “Tropical Forest Agreement” and “Conservation Fund” for “Tropical Forest Fund”. 2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–323 inserted “and principal” after “interest”.
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 2431h
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73