3.0.0 566 2023-01-11T13:28:18Z 2023-01-11T13:28:18Z Senate S 2015-02-25 114 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-02-25T22:18:10Z 2015-02-25 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2015-02-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH N B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2015-02-25 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2015-02-25 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2015-02-25 True International Affairs Aquatic ecology Foreign aid and international relief Foreign loans and debt Forests, forestry, trees International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Land transfers Land use and conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Wildlife conservation and habitat protection International Affairs 00 2015-02-25 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-12T20:16:59Z Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2015

This bill renames the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 as the Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2015.

Non-tropical forests and coral reef ecosystems are included within the scope of, and made eligible for benefits under, the Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2015.

The Tropical Forest Facility is renamed the Conservation Facility.

One or more individuals appointed by the U.S. government may serve on oversight bodies for grants from a debt-for-nature swap or debt buyback regardless of whether the United States is a party to any agreement between the eligible purchaser and the government of the beneficiary country.

The Tropical Forest Fund is renamed the Conservation Fund.

A grant of more than $250,000 from a Fund must be approved by the U.S. government and the government of the beneficiary country.

Certain reporting due dates are revised.

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to revise International Monetary Fund criteria for country eligibility.

]]> Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2015 Display Title Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s566is/xml/BILLS-114s566is.xml 2015-02-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.