22 U.S.C. § 2431A
Section 2431a · Definitions
Current version, with additions and removals from the July 29, 1998 version.
As used in this subchapter:
As used in this subchapter:
(1) Administering body
(1) Administering body
The term “administering body” means the entity provided for in section 2431g(c) of this title.
The term "administering body" means the entity provided for in section 2431g(c) of this title.
(2) Appropriate congressional committees
(2) Appropriate congressional committees
The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
The term "appropriate congressional committees" means—
(A) the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
(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.
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
(3) Beneficiary country
(3) Beneficiary country
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.
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) Board
(4) Board
The term “Board” means the board referred to in section 2431i of this title.
The term "Board" means the board referred to in section 2431i of this title.
(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
(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
(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
(6) Eligible country
(6) Eligible country
The term “eligible country” means a country designated by the President in accordance with section 2431c of this title.
The term "eligible country" means a country designated by the President in accordance with section 2431c of this title.
(10) Coral
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; 1 and
(B) all species of the order Hydrocorallina (fire corals and hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa.
(11) Coral reef
The term "coral reef" means any reef or shoal composed primarily of coral.
(12) Coral reef ecosystem
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.