2013 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 32 - FOREIGN ASSISTANCE (§§ 2151 - 2443)
Subchapter IV - DEBT REDUCTION FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH TROPICAL FORESTS (§§ 2431 - 2431k)
Section 2431a - Definitions
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, 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 IV - DEBT REDUCTION FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH TROPICAL FORESTS Sec. 2431a - Definitions |
Contains | section 2431a |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 87-195, pt. V, §803, as added Pub. L. 105-214, §1, July 29, 1998, 112 Stat. 886. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 112 Stat. 886 |
Public Law References | Public Law 87-195, Public Law 94-329, Public Law 105-214 |
Congressional Bill Reference | Unknown Value6 110th Congress |
Download PDF
As used in this subchapter:
(1) Administering bodyThe term "administering body" means the entity provided for in section 2431g(c) of this title.
(2) Appropriate congressional committeesThe term "appropriate congressional committees" means—
(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.
(3) Beneficiary countryThe 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) BoardThe term "Board" means the board referred to in section 2431i of this title.
(5) Developing country with a tropical forestThe term "developing country with a tropical forest" 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
(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.
(6) Eligible countryThe term "eligible country" means a country designated by the President in accordance with section 2431c of this title.
(7) Tropical Forest AgreementThe term "Tropical Forest Agreement" or "Agreement" means a Tropical Forest Agreement provided for in section 2431g of this title.
(8) Tropical Forest FacilityThe term "Tropical Forest Facility" or "Facility" means the Tropical Forest Facility established in the Department of the Treasury by section 2431b of this title.
(9) Tropical Forest FundThe term "Tropical Forest Fund" or "Fund" means a Tropical Forest Fund provided for in section 2431h of this title.
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. V, §803, as added Pub. L. 105–214, §1, July 29, 1998, 112 Stat. 886.)
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 803 of Pub. L. 87–195, pt. V, was classified to section 2433 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94–329.
CHANGE OF NAMECommittee on International Relations of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. The United States Government Printing Office may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the US site. Please check official sources.