Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§2284 Eligible Countries

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The USAID Administrator must approve a country before it joins a debt-for-nature exchange by finding three things. The country must be truly committed to the project’s long-term success. There must be a long-term plan, made by the country or a private conservation group, or a promise to make one soon. A government agency or local NGO (or both) must have the skill, commitment, and environmental record to run and watch over the project for the long term.

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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60