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§1738i Enterprise for the Americas Board

Title 7 › Chapter 41— FOOD FOR PEACE › Subchapter VI— ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS INITIATIVE › § 1738i

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the Enterprise for the Americas Board to advise the President on environmental agreement negotiations. Board has 11 members: six U.S. government members (at least one from the Department of Agriculture) and five private members from NGOs, scientific, academic, or development groups with Latin America/Caribbean experience, including one child survival member. President picks the chair from government members. The Board identifies local implementing bodies and reviews their programs, operations, and financial audits.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §1738i

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(a)There is established a board to be known as the “Enterprise for the Americas Board” (hereafter referred to in this subchapter as the “Board”).
(b)(1)The Board shall be composed of—
(A)six representatives from the United States Government, at least one of whom shall be a representative of the Department of Agriculture; and
(B)five representatives from private nongovernmental environmental, child survival and child development, community development, scientific, and academic organizations with experience and expertise in Latin America and the Caribbean, at least one of whom shall be a representative from a child survival and child development organization;
(2)The Board shall be headed by a chairperson who shall be appointed by the President from among the representatives appointed under paragraph (1)(A).
(c)The Board shall—
(1)advise the President on the negotiations for the environmental framework agreements described in subsections (a) and (b) of section 1738f of this title;
(2)ensure, in consultation with the government of the appropriate eligible country, with nongovernmental organizations of such eligible country, and if appropriate, of the region, and with environmental, scientific, and academic leaders of such eligible country and, as appropriate, of the region, that a suitable body referred to in section 1738f(c) of this title is identified; and
(3)review the programs, operations, and fiscal audits of the bodies referred to in section 1738f(c) of this title.

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1992—Pub. L. 102–549, § 603(1), substituted “Enterprise” for “Environment” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–549, § 603(2), substituted “Enterprise” for “Environment”. Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 102–549, § 603(3), inserted “child survival and child development,” after “environmental,” and “, at least one of whom shall be a representative from a child survival and child development organization”. 1991—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 102–237, § 339(1), substituted “six” for “five” and inserted “, at least one of whom shall be a representative of the Department of Agriculture” after “Government”. Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 102–237, § 339(2), substituted “five” for “four”.

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7 U.S.C. § 1738i

Title 7Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60