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22 U.S.C. § 2431A

Section 2431a · Definitions

Current version, with additions and removals from the July 29, 1998 version.

Current — January 14, 2019
As of July 29, 1998

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.

(5) Developing country with a tropical forest
(5) Developing country with a tropical forest or coral reef
The term "developing country with a tropical forest” means—
The term "developing country with a tropical forest or coral reef" means—

(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

(B) a country that contains at least one tropical forest that is globally outstanding in terms of its biological diversity or represents one of the larger intact blocks of tropical forests left, on a regional, continental, or global scale.
(B) a country that contains at least one tropical forest or coral reef that is globally outstanding in terms of its biological diversity or represents one of the larger intact blocks of tropical forests or coral reefs left, on a regional, continental, or global scale.

(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.

(7) Tropical Forest Agreement
(7) Conservation Agreement
The term “Tropical Forest Agreement" or "Agreement" means a Tropical Forest Agreement provided for in section 2431g of this title.
The term "Conservation Agreement" or "Agreement" means a Conservation Agreement provided for in section 2431g of this title.
(8) Tropical Forest Facility
(8) Conservation Facility
The term “Tropical Forest Facility" or "Facility" means the Tropical Forest Facility established in the Department of the Treasury by section 2431b of this title.
The term "Conservation Facility" or "Facility" means the Conservation Facility established in the Department of the Treasury by section 2431b of this title.
(9) Tropical Forest Fund
(9) Conservation Fund
The term “Tropical Forest Fund" or "Fund" means a Tropical Forest Fund provided for in section 2431h of this title.
The term "Conservation Fund" or "Fund" means a Conservation Fund provided for in section 2431h 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.

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