§10609 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

Gives permission to set aside money for the Foundation to carry out the chapter’s work: $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and up to $100,000,000 for each year 2026 through 2034. Grant recipients can only get these funds if they first secure at least twice as much money for the same project from sources other than the United States Government. The Foundation’s administrative costs must be paid from non‑United States Government sources. Foundation grants cannot be used to try to influence laws before Congress.

Title 22, §10609

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(a)In addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out international conservation and biodiversity programs under part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.[; 22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.]), and subject to the limitations set forth in subsections (b) and (c), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation to carry out the purposes of this chapter—

(1)$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and

(2)not more than $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

(b)Amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) may only be made available to grantees to the extent the Foundation or such grantees secure funding for an eligible project from sources other than the United States Government in an amount that is not less than twice the amount received in grants for such project pursuant to section 10606 of this title.

(c)The administrative costs of the Foundation shall come from sources other than the United States Government.

(d)Amounts provided as a grant by the Foundation pursuant to section 10606 of this title may not be used for any activity intended to influence legislation pending before the Congress of the United States.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424. Part I of the Act is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 2151 et seq.) of chapter 32 of this title. Chapter 4 of part II of the Act is classified generally to part IV (§ 2346 et seq.) of subchapter II of chapter 32 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables. This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this title” and was translated as reading “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle A (§§ 5101–5109) of title LI of div. E of Pub. L. 118–159, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2410, known as the United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2024, which is classified generally to this chapter.

§10609 Authorization of Appropriations