1.This Act may be cited as the
Global Conservation Act of
2010
.
2.Congress finds the following:
(1)Five hundred
million people in developing countries depend on fresh water from natural areas
that are under threat of degradation.
(2)Two billion people
depend on rapidly diminishing fish stocks for a significant source of their
daily protein.
(3)Wild species
provide more than $300,000,000,000 in benefits to world agriculture from
natural pest control and the pollination of two-thirds of the crop species that
feed the world.
(4)Plant breeding
programs involving genetic enhancements from the wild relatives of agricultural
crops have helped feed billions of people around the world and are valued at
$115,000,000,000 per year.
(5)Human degradation
of and encroachment into natural ecosystems such as rainforests increases
opportunities for the outbreak and spread of animal-borne infectious
diseases—similar to AIDS, SARS, avian flu, malaria, schistosomiasis,
tuberculosis, and yellow fever—that could cause high levels of mortality and
affect major global industries including travel, trade, tourism, food
production, and finance.
(6)Forests prevent
catastrophic flooding and severe drought, and coral reefs and mangroves reduce
the impact of large storms on coastal populations saving $9,000,000,000 in
damages each year and reducing outlays for disaster assistance.
(7)The destruction of
forests mostly in developing countries releases more greenhouse gases than the
entire world transportation sector. As one of the most cost effective ways to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a global forest conservation program could
help reduce the cost to the United States of efforts to reduce
emissions.
(8)More than half of
the most prescribed medicines in the United States are derived directly from
natural compounds or patterned after them. Due to the loss of natural areas and
compounds from wild species, one marketable prescription drug is estimated to
be lost every two years.
(9)The U.S. National
Intelligence Council expects demographic trends and natural resource scarcities
relating to water, food, arable land, and energy sources to lead to
instabilities and conflict in the years ahead.
(10)Illegal logging,
fishing, and mining in developing countries flood the international market with
low-cost products that undercut the competitiveness of responsible companies in
the United States. In the absence of competition from illegal producers, the
United States would be able to increase wood product exports by $460,000,000 a
year.
(11)Sound natural
resource management, healthy levels of species diversity, and functioning
natural ecosystems are vital to alleviating poverty for many communities in
developing countries that depend on these resources for food, medicine, housing
material, and other necessities.
(12)Women are
especially vulnerable to the threat of natural resource degradation because
they produce most of the food and collect most of the firewood in many regions,
comprise a large portion of small landholders and small-scale producers, face
heightened food insecurity, and have less access to land, other natural
resources, credit and resource management assistance.
(13)The initial
stages of a major extinction crisis are occurring now, and as many as
two-thirds of all known species could be near extinction by the end of this
century. Three-quarters of the world’s terrestrial species are in developing
countries that are rapidly destroying their natural areas and habitats.
(14)The United States
does not have a strategy for reversing any of the major renewable natural
resource depletion trends around the world and the threats they pose to the
nation’s health, security, or economy.
(15)Several executive
branch agencies are engaged in some aspect of international conservation, yet
their efforts are not coordinated in a manner that maximizes the effectiveness
of the United States’ international conservation efforts overall.
(16)Participation by
the United States in multilateral efforts to conserve natural resources, such
as through the World Bank and the Global Environmental Facility, leverages
financial commitments by other countries by a much as 14 to one.
3.In this Act:
(1)Developing
countries; developing worldThe terms developing
countries
and developing world
mean a country or
countries with a relatively low level of material well being and considered
developing
by the World Bank’s 2009 Country Classification
System with 2008 Gross National Income per capita below $11,905.
(2)The term hotspot regions
means regions of
the developing world that contain an unusually high concentration of species
found nowhere else and that have lost at least 70 percent of their original
extent.
(3)Natural
resources or renewable natural resourcesThe terms natural
resources
and renewable natural resources
mean natural
resources, including soils, forests, animal and plant populations and products,
coral reefs, and water but do not include nonrenewable natural resources such
as minerals, oil, and other fossil fuels.
(4)Sustainable
forest management certification systemThe term
sustainable forest management certification system
means a
system of forest monitoring and forest products tracking designed to ensure
that forest products are produced using methods that take into account a
variety of widely accepted environmental, social, and economic criteria.
(5)The term threatened species
means, at a
minimum, species identified by the International Union for the Conservation of
Nature and its constituent networks of governments, specialist groups, and
other stakeholders as having a high probability of global extinction.
(6)The
term wilderness
means areas of the developing world larger than
2,500,000 acres and more than 70 percent intact.
4.The purpose of this Act is to strengthen
United States leadership and the effectiveness of the United States response to
the worldwide natural resource and biodiversity depletion crisis under existing
statutory authority governing United States international assistance for
conservation by—
(1)establishing a
comprehensive global natural resource and biodiversity conservation assistance
strategy for United States Government activities assisting developing countries
that includes a plan for—
(A)addressing major
natural resource degradation trends relating to human well-being and
environmental sustainability such as loss of soils, watersheds, wilderness,
fish stocks, forests, species, and other critical resources;
(B)identifying clear
goals, priorities, and benchmarks of success;
(C)the phased
expansion of existing critical programs where necessary;
(D)improved
coordination among executive branch agencies engaged in international
conservation in order to clarify roles, reduce duplication, and enhance
effectiveness; and
(E)improved
integration of conservation goals within the development, security, and other
foreign policy priorities of the United States;
(2)providing
authorization for funding for United States efforts to help address the major
threats to natural resources, species, and ecosystems in developing countries;
and
(3)improving
coordination among the United States, foreign governments, and international
organizations in effectively delivering conservation assistance through
governments, multilateral organizations, private organizations, and local
communities and community partnerships.
<enum>I</enum><header>Policy Planning
and Implementation</header>
<section id="H949971A72AC643CEB9691EF94DF44198"><enum>101.</enum><header>Comprehensive
United States international conservation strategy</header>
<subsection id="HBEEFC5FE618843039906004000CBCD38"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The President, acting through the Coordinator for Global
Conservation designated pursuant section 102, shall, not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, establish a comprehensive and
integrated strategy (hereafter referred to as the <quote>International
Conservation Strategy</quote>) to help combat global natural resource and
biodiversity degradation in developing countries and that builds on existing
bilateral and multilateral programs and strengthens the capacity of the United
States to collaborate with developing countries and other donor countries and
the private sector and be an effective leader of an international effort of
such Strategy.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6DA34FE0541D45B6A1E72CC04CBDF06"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Programmatic
approach</header><text>The International Conservation Strategy established
pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide a comprehensive Government-wide plan
of action to address global natural resource and biodiversity degradation that
identifies specific and measurable goals, benchmarks, and time frames,
including—</text>
<paragraph id="HE8E761A10F674854AB714B83BE3EDEA5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>advancing
conservation in the world’s most ecologically and economically important
terrestrial wilderness areas and marine ecosystems such that conservation or
sustainable development consistent with long-term conservation has been
achieved on an area of land exceeding 2,000,000 square miles and an area of sea
exceeding 6,000,000 square miles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2BF1883CAC714EE4A9A7BB63C900EFD2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>protecting 34
discrete hotspot regions that provide a high level of economic benefit to human
communities as well as a high concentration of genetic and other natural
resources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D3599DC0A0F4CBC8E2CA7519B286FEC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>helping developing
countries address unlawful, unreported, and unregulated fishing in ten
developing countries where fish stocks are severely depleted and regional
fishing economies threatened through increased surveillance and
enforcement;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB310DC769DDF4BB4BC898C35D3E0B8CC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>safeguarding
natural areas providing fresh water to 12 major urban centers in developing
countries or 50,000,000 people in developing countries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F0CBFB4ECC946D292C8E9FE53BF7A9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>advancing
enforcement efforts against unlawful wildlife trafficking operations in ten
centers of the unlawful global wildlife trade;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H232F1D03667B410D80C387E0C1A5124E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>stabilizing or
reversing renewable natural resource scarcity trends in three regions that are
vulnerable to conflict, instability, or mass migration from natural resource
depletion; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2337578751E48DB8F9639CAB4B6A950"><enum>(7)</enum><text>expanding
substantially the amount of economically and ecologically significant forested
land under a credible sustainable forest management certification
system.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCBDFA2CBACBD4736A24CEBF1AA3F638D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination and
leverage</header><text>The International Conservation Strategy shall coordinate
and leverage the participation of relevant executive branch agencies, foreign
governments, and the private sector in ways that—</text>
<paragraph id="HC9FB151AC5FA497D9EB0AF15ED8DF385"><enum>(1)</enum><text>clarify United
States efforts to address the conservation crisis within the broader United
States development, foreign policy, and security agendas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDAB9391F70244DFB9FA1DE22EB467C63"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish policy
guidance to link investments in specific conservation programs to the broader
goals of advancing economic development, alleviating poverty, improving United
States economic competitiveness, protecting global public health, improving the
access of women to natural resources, and reducing resource scarcities that
have the potential to lead to civil instabilities, mass migrations, and
conflict;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA2EAAC651DCC49A100C4C7CE5DBD2BD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>reflect
Government-wide policy that encompasses the programs of and reduces duplication
among executive branch agencies that influence or engage in international
conservation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H451BB3FDC000430F903EFF2B44F9D813"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide a plan to
identify and improve United States policies that could be undermining the
conservation of critical natural resources and biodiversity abroad; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H70C545C95E1C4F539C929100B7D76410"><enum>(5)</enum><text>seek to encourage
and leverage participation from the private sector, other donor governments,
governments of developing countries, international financial institutions, and
other international organizations to implement such Strategy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5618D33D071B47928323E0855615E87"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Revision</header><text>Not
later than five years after the International Conservation Strategy is
established, such Strategy shall be revised to reflect—</text>
<paragraph id="HA13F00E0252040329375E1B5B3A7BC26"><enum>(1)</enum><text>new information
collected pursuant to the implementation of such Strategy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H269149ACE2504BF5890035F6D788E182"><enum>(2)</enum><text>advances in the
understanding of biological diversity, the economic and security impacts of
renewable natural resource degradation, and climate change; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE08F784F8FFF4A09A481E68CF3049A0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the impacts of
climate change on conservation, biodiversity, and human needs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HDC57D18BC15C43EA99412500409E7C8C"><enum>102.</enum><header>Policy
implementation</header>
<subsection id="H63609E027F3B499FBF9C43C8A8C86D58"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Coordinator</header><text>The
President shall designate an individual to serve in the Executive Office of the
President as the Coordinator for Global Conservation (hereafter referred to as
the <quote>Coordinator</quote>). The Coordinator shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HBD5580852DA94460AFCCCDCE360603B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>advise the
President on international conservation-related issues;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D0C8929182A4076AF08812B88742091"><enum>(2)</enum><text>oversee the
development and implementation of the International Conservation Strategy
established pursuant to section 101(a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA305A084C855496FB97D7505B53442E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>enhance program
and policy coordination among the relevant executive branch agencies in
implementing the International Conservation Strategy by ensuring that each
relevant executive branch agency undertakes programs primarily in those areas
where each such agency has the greatest expertise, technical capabilities, and
potential for success and ensuring that agencies avoid duplication of
effort;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD9C09D8E4C14204AA09E915E44BEB95"><enum>(4)</enum><text>evaluate the
effectiveness of the international conservation programs of the relevant
executive branch agencies in meeting the goals of the International
Conservation Strategy by developing and applying specific performance
measurements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC5324BA2C14647E1A4DE47D8EEB2D5C3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>assess and certify
the adequacy of the budgets for the international conservation programs of the
relevant executive branch agencies in meeting the goals of the International
Conservation Strategy, and submit to the heads of the departments and agencies
with responsibilities under such Strategy by July 1 of each year budget
recommendations, including requests for specific initiatives that are
consistent with the President’s priorities under such Strategy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1F567E07D8048AC90921B09E247027F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>take such actions
as are necessary to ensure that the climate change, export and business
development, trade, and development and humanitarian assistance polices of the
various executive branch agencies advance the interests of the United States in
conserving critical global natural resources and biodiversity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H31FC8B699EC744CBA0A44D135F51022E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>identify
innovative pilot projects or underfunded programs for early or immediate
funding that are important for demonstrating or further developing conservation
methodologies or approaches likely to be important to the success of the
International Conservation Strategy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H93FA29B51D2A4956A23742683F68B4F5"><enum>(8)</enum><text>identify
innovative pilot projects or underfunded programs that result in expanding the
access of women to sustainably managed natural resources and to techniques for
improved natural resource management;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H776C13D90D8A4D738CA3011E53F4EC20"><enum>(9)</enum><text>expand
significantly the role of private sector leveraging in United States bilateral
global conservation assistance by substantially expanding programs that
leverage private sector contributions, such as the Agency for International
Development’s Global Development Alliance in the conservation sector;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6E523B226B2142C682DA36D36363E372"><enum>(10)</enum><text>take such actions
as are necessary to use diplomatic mechanisms, relevant international
institutions and agreements, and other appropriate mechanisms to lead other
countries toward the goals and actions of the International Conservation
Strategy, together with commitments of increased funding for meeting such
goals.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H26046F4D3D064B0B9C22E8F9A4F33DCB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interagency
working group on global conservation</header>
<paragraph id="HA29B8582C3C94D7BB1A73BFF00D7554C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Coordinator shall establish in the executive branch the Interagency Working
Group on Global Conservation (hereafter referred to as <quote>the interagency
group</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC7C434E3F9EC41AD8E2C86772FB71956"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
interagency group shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB66CE0F7350A4D4083853E22C03C96F6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>advise the
Coordinator on the development and implementation of the International
Conservation Strategy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39245716B5FA49A38ACD7C7B5AFFCE19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assist the
Coordinator in discharging the responsibilities of the Coordinator specified in
subsection (a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8190226A592240B29E9F780041C72C36"><enum>(C)</enum><text>review policies
that may be obstacles to achieving the goals of the International Conservation
Strategy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H576B1B57E9194A8AA5130495595638CF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>oversee and report
on the implementation of the strategy within the relevant executive branch
agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23F0FA9205EC4BA2893275F9D54F1B93"><enum>(E)</enum><text>advise the
Coordinator of measures to increase appropriate agency participation in and
interagency coordination on conservation projects; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCB90C743B9349B2A4068F6FA4B83AED"><enum>(F)</enum><text>meet regularly to
review progress on the objectives described in subparagraphs (A) through
(E).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAC1ECAD908E341D2BB162E57CAD75085"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
interagency group shall consist of officials in relevant executive branch
agencies responsible for overseeing and implementing programs that conduct
international conservation activities or affect the ability of the United
States to achieve the goals of the International Conservation Strategy, as well
as officials capable of providing information to the Coordinator that can aid
in the development and implementation of such Strategy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0DA19AF2CBD849A985C640D540CCBDDD"><enum>103.</enum><header>President’s
advisory committee on global conservation</header>
<subsection id="HB9FD44165AA5426B9BFF99286416913E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
President shall establish the President’s Advisory Committee for Global
Conservation (hereafter referred to as <quote>the Advisory Committee</quote>)
to ensure that the best scientific expertise and the concerns of relevant
public constituencies are reflected in the international conservation policies
of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF4530D88354D4625BAAE9FD586D2D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Advisory Committee shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HD1045B1D4AFD4C8A8E6A5E405FF28089"><enum>(1)</enum><text>advise the
President on the development and implementation of the International
Conservation Strategy established pursuant to section 101(a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H50ADFEC1D4EE4C7C90B025BC855F5B1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assist the
Coordinator in the implementation of the Coordinator’s responsibilities in
accordance with section 102;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C95F773071840A89723A91ABFC1A981"><enum>(3)</enum><text>review
periodically the progress of such Strategy and at least on an annual basis
bring to the attention of the Coordinator innovative pilot projects that
further develop conservation methodologies likely to be important to the
success of the International Conservation Strategy; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01F322DCCA6647C4A089BDA52AA38134"><enum>(4)</enum><text>take steps to
educate the public about the global conservation programs of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE949474A95E94077A453003B3B1F40A6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Advisory Committee shall consist of at least 25 members, of whom—</text>
<paragraph id="H11B51309A4CC4606ADBACE48E54A2A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>not fewer than four
shall be selected from representatives of United States universities or
nongovernmental organizations and have an expertise in international
conservation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H08C234C547744A0F80D91FA5363219D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not fewer than two
shall be selected from representatives of United States universities or
nongovernmental organizations and have an expertise in the relationship among
natural resources, biodiversity, economic development, and poverty
alleviation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88926DA6D3F84A6E99BEC93BB6CCDAA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>not fewer than two
shall be selected from representatives of United States private businesses or
trade associations and have an expertise in the relationship between global
natural resource conservation and the competitiveness of the United States
economy or key industries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F5E1009F99844A291BAD4DD1247904F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>not fewer than two
shall be former members of Congress or former high level officials in the
executive branch;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCC7B334858534875A8D25D2FB113C2C9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>not fewer than two
shall represent religious institutions or communities of faith;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD33DF879C9914571A2D90596DCAFA998"><enum>(6)</enum><text>not fewer than one
shall be an expert on the effects of natural resource degradation on women’s
lives and livelihoods;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H13D86977C81E4B6CA3637CC4BE1D9B10"><enum>(7)</enum><text>not fewer than one
shall be selected from a zoological institution with expertise in in situ and
ex situ conservation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC4E1BC2AAC824A43B18E5C55B53036FA"><enum>(8)</enum><text>not fewer than one
shall be selected from representatives of United States universities or
nongovernmental organizations and have an expertise in global freshwater water
supply;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A2D3CBA01464D8F9502B3288E8B5F18"><enum>(9)</enum><text>not fewer than one
shall be selected from representatives of United States universities or
nongovernmental organizations and have an expertise in the relationship between
natural resource conservation and food security;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A705A79877D4C768C575473A70032A2"><enum>(10)</enum><text>not fewer than
one shall be selected from representatives of United States universities or
nongovernmental organizations and have an expertise in the effects of climate
change on natural resources and biological diversity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F9A49D131A74C3BB38D93D9E67850BF"><enum>(11)</enum><text>not fewer than
one shall be a former member of the United States Armed Forces and have an
expertise in natural resource scarcity and conflict and security issues;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H607823C41A9647278CD83071AE64DA29"><enum>(12)</enum><text>not fewer than
one shall be selected from representatives of United States universities or
nongovernmental organizations and have an expertise in infectious diseases that
can be shared between animal and human populations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA10387BFDBD140689EEC543F91007FCE"><enum>(13)</enum><text>not fewer than
one shall be selected from the arts or the media.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8190DEB23CB04096AC95BF23EA74A93D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Period of
appointment</header><text>Each member of the Advisory Committee shall be
appointed for a term of three years except that of the initial members of the
committee in which one-third of the members shall be appointed for a term of
two years, one-third shall be appointed for a term of three years, and
one-third shall be appointed for a term of four years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0DED443570734CC98C7307ACF5D2B68"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Advisory Committee shall convene at the request of the chairperson who shall be
selected by the Coordinator or, at the discretion of the Coordinator, selected
by a majority vote of the members of the Advisory Committee.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE27EDE7CD73E4722979B5C8147AFC165"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The
Advisory Committee shall report to the Coordinator on its deliberations,
conclusions, and recommendations.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H22E3F5AD810B4251AC4730F0A64F7BEF"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Expenses</header><text>The
members of the Advisory Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including
per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away
from their homes or regular places of business in performance of services for
the committee.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFE939C30768D49C0B9B169A6C461259D"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Exemption</header><text>The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the work
process and recommendations of the Advisory Committee.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H16CC78D4506D41799B7DBC04368E50AE"><enum>104.</enum><header>Reporting</header>
<subsection id="HEDEBBFA860004E5886D7C9007080E43D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual reports,
including best practices reports</header><text>Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the President
shall transmit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report
on the development and implementation of the International Conservation
Strategy established pursuant to section 101(a) assessing progress made during
the preceding year and highlighting the programs receiving financial assistance
from the United States that have the potential for replication or adaptation,
particularly at low cost, across international conservation programs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9F46BAD490F84865A8E8A87B83C9C309"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
review</header><text>Not later than four years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the President shall transmit to the committees referred to in
subsection (a) a report assessing progress made during the preceding four years
and evaluating the effectiveness of United States global conservation programs
in achieving the International Conservation Strategy.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H348DCD715CDB48B29EB7DE2DFEF046B0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Publication of
reports</header><text>The Coordinator shall ensure that all reports required by
this section are published on the White House Web site or another appropriate
Web site.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF8B51A0C54894B80B8C081F5FA907EEB"><enum>105.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
title.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Multilateral
Programs</header>
<section id="HA65B50F8167E4E86951CB5C66B97B7FE"><enum>201.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to leverage
significantly United States financial commitments to global natural resources
conservation by encouraging other countries to make substantial commitments of
funding and other forms of assistance to a comprehensive and coordinated
international natural resource and biodiversity conservation assistance
strategy in order to promote economic development, human health, food and water
security, environmental sustainability, the protection of biodiversity, and
local and regional security.</text>
</section><section id="H086F4A736BA842EA858829A142E9DFE4"><enum>202.</enum><header>Diplomatic
goals and venues</header>
<subsection id="HCF1604F1DE404B24918C6885A3B565B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>Congress
urges the President to work with the world’s major foreign assistance donor
countries to—</text>
<paragraph id="H96B7FF0AF0EA4AA6A0605D3FFCD948F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop a
comprehensive and coordinated international conservation assistance strategy
consistent with the priorities identified in the United States International
Conservation Strategy established pursuant to section 101(a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8EEA86DFAB14CC4A9F263B14B735F70"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify
innovative and efficient multilateral mechanisms that can be used to coordinate
international action by all participating donor countries, identify and reduce
duplication of efforts among such donors, achieve the most cost effective
investments, and leverage international foreign assistance with meaningful
financial and other commitments in recipient countries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF6455F896213415AA4F82EC5456824A8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>agree on funding
requirements and funding goals from all participating donor countries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBB9441340DE7401EB2398B16F2AB1479"><enum>(4)</enum><text>negotiate a
timetable for achieving such Strategy’s goals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4269A693324A4F7DAA902FC4306B2C6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>promote existing
multilateral initiatives designed to identify meaningful levels of interim
funding for forest conservation in developing countries in advance of the
implementation of any international program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
from forest destruction and degradation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H145F39441DE5439AACD49E4B89036102"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Venues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress urges the President to explore
opportunities for achieving the goals identified in this section within the
context of United States bilateral diplomacy with other important international
donor countries, bilateral diplomacy with newly emerging donor countries, and
all appropriate multilateral venues.</text>
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