2012 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 32 - FOREIGN ASSISTANCE (§§ 2151 - 2443)
Subchapter I - INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (§§ 2151 - 2296f)
Part I - Declaration of Policy; Development Assistance Authorizations (§§ 2151 - 2152h)
Section 2151p - Environmental and natural resources
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE CHAPTER 32 - FOREIGN ASSISTANCE SUBCHAPTER I - INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Part I - Declaration of Policy; Development Assistance Authorizations Sec. 2151p - Environmental and natural resources |
Contains | section 2151p |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 87-195, pt. I, §117, formerly §118, as added Pub. L. 95-88, title I, §113(a), Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 537; amended Pub. L. 95-424, title I, §110, Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 948; Pub. L. 96-53, title I, §122, Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 366; Pub. L. 97-113, title III, §307, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1533; renumbered §117 and amended Pub. L. 99-529, title III, §301(1), (2), Oct. 24, 1986, 100 Stat. 3014; Pub. L. 101-513, title V, §562(d)(4), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2031. |
Statutes at Large References | 91 Stat. 537 92 Stat. 948 93 Stat. 366 95 Stat. 1533 100 Stat. 3014 104 Stat. 2031 116 Stat. 1402 |
Public Law References | Public Law 87-195, Public Law 92-226, Public Law 95-88, Public Law 95-424, Public Law 96-53, Public Law 97-113, Public Law 99-529, Public Law 101-513, Public Law 103-149, Public Law 107-228 |
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The Congress finds that if current trends in the degradation of natural resources in developing countries continue, they will severely undermine the best efforts to meet basic human needs, to achieve sustained economic growth, and to prevent international tension and conflict. The Congress also finds that the world faces enormous, urgent, and complex problems, with respect to natural resources, which require new forms of cooperation between the United States and developing countries to prevent such problems from becoming unmanageable. It is, therefore, in the economic and security interest of the United States to provide leadership both in thoroughly reassessing policies relating to natural resources and the environment, and in cooperating extensively with developing countries in order to achieve environmentally sound development.
(b) Assistance authority and emphasisIn order to address the serious problems described in subsection (a) of this section, the President is authorized to furnish assistance under subchapter I of this chapter for developing and strengthening the capacity of developing countries to protect and manage their environment and natural resources. Special efforts shall be made to maintain and where possible to restore the land, vegetation, water, wildlife, and other resources upon which depend economic growth and human well-being, especially of the poor.
(c) Implementation considerations applicable to programs and projects(1) The President, in implementing programs and projects under this part and part X of this subchapter, shall take fully into account the impact of such programs and projects upon the environment and natural resources of developing countries. Subject to such procedures as the President considers appropriate, the President shall require all agencies and officials responsible for programs or projects under this part and part X of this subchapter—
(A) to prepare and take fully into account an environmental impact statement for any program or project under this part and part X of this subchapter significantly affecting the environment of the global commons outside the jurisdiction of any country, the environment of the United States, or other aspects of the environment which the President may specify; and
(B) to prepare and take fully into account an environmental assessment of any proposed program or project under this part and part X of this subchapter significantly affecting the environment of any foreign country.
Such agencies and officials should, where appropriate, use local technical resources in preparing environmental impact statements and environmental assessments pursuant to this subsection.
(2) The President may establish exceptions from the requirements of this subsection for emergency conditions and for cases in which compliance with those requirements would be seriously detrimental to the foreign policy interests of the United States.
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, §117, formerly §118, as added Pub. L. 95–88, title I, §113(a), Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 537; amended Pub. L. 95–424, title I, §110, Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 948; Pub. L. 96–53, title I, §122, Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 366; Pub. L. 97–113, title III, §307, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1533; renumbered §117 and amended Pub. L. 99–529, title III, §301(1), (2), Oct. 24, 1986, 100 Stat. 3014; Pub. L. 101–513, title V, §562(d)(4), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2031.)
References to Subchapter I Deemed To Include Certain Parts of Subchapter IIReferences to subchapter I of this chapter are deemed to include parts IV (§2346 et seq.), VI (§2348 et seq.), and VIII (§2349aa et seq.) of subchapter II of this chapter, and references to subchapter II are deemed to exclude such parts. See section 202(b) of Pub. L. 92–226, set out as a note under section 2346 of this title, and sections 2348c and 2349aa–5 of this title.
CodificationOther sections 117 of Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, were classified to section 2151o of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95–424 and Pub. L. 103–149.
Amendments1990—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 101–513 inserted “and part X of this subchapter” after “this part” wherever appearing.
1986—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–529, §301(2), struck out subsec. (d) relating to loss of tropical forests in developing countries. See section 2151p–1 of this title.
1981—Pub. L. 97–113 amended section generally, substituting subsecs. (a) to (d) for former subsecs. (a) and (b) which authorized President to furnish assistance under this subchapter for developing and strengthening capacity of less developed countries to protect and manage their environment and natural resources and directed President to take into consideration environmental consequences of development actions in carrying out this part.
1979—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–53 repealed subsec. (c) which related to studies and report to Congress by the President on the identification of major environmental and natural resource problems.
1978—Pub. L. 95–424 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (b) and (c).
Effective Date of 1979 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–53 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 512(a) of Pub. L. 96–53, set out as a note under section 2151 of this title.
Effective Date of 1978 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95–424 effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 605 of Pub. L. 95–424, set out as a note under section 2151 of this title.
Delegation of FunctionsFor delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title.
Clean Water for the Americas PartnershipPub. L. 107–228, div. A, title VI, subtitle D, Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1402, provided that:
“SEC. 641. SHORT TITLE.“This subtitle may be cited as the ‘Clean Water for the Americas Partnership Act of 2002’.
“SEC. 642. DEFINITIONS.“In this subtitle:
“(1)
“(2)
“(3)
“(4)
“(5)
“The President is authorized to establish a program which shall be known as the ‘Clean Water for the Americas Partnership’.
“SEC. 644. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.“The President is authorized to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the environmental problems in the region to determine—
“(1) which environmental problems threaten human health the most, particularly the health of the urban poor;
“(2) which environmental problems are most threatening, in the long-term, to the region's natural resources;
“(3) which countries have the most pressing environmental problems; and
“(4) whether and to what extent there is a market for United States environmental technology, practices, knowledge, and innovations in the region.
“SEC. 645. ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AMERICA CENTERS.“(a)
“(b)
“(c)
“Subject to the availability of appropriations, the President is authorized to provide matching grants to United States associations and United States nonprofit entities for the purpose of promoting water quality, water treatment systems, and energy efficiency in the region. The grants shall be used to support joint projects, including professional exchanges, academic fellowships, training programs in the United States or in the region, cooperation in regulatory review, development of training materials, the establishment and development in the region of local chapters of the associations or nonprofit entities, and the development of online exchanges.
“SEC. 647. GRANTS FOR PREFEASIBILITY STUDIES WITHIN A DESIGNATED SUBREGION.“(a)
“(1)
“(2)
“(b)
“(c)
“(d)
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“(2)
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“(b)
“(c)
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“(b)
“Eighteen months after the establishment of the program pursuant to section 643, the President shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees containing—
“(1) an assessment of the progress made in carrying out the program established under this subtitle; and
“(2) any recommendations for the enactment of legislation to make changes in the program established under this subtitle.
“SEC. 651. TERMINATION DATE.“(a)
“(b)
“This subtitle shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 30, 2002].”
[For definition of “appropriate congressional committees” as used in subtitle D of title VI of div. A of Pub. L. 107–228, set out above, see section 3 of Pub. L. 107–228, set out as a note under section 2651 of this title.]
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