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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 5859 (Introduced in House) — To establish forest management, reforestation, and utilization practices which lead to the sequestration of greenhous... · Sec. 109

Sec. 109. International engagement

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To the maximum extent practicable, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall prioritize programs to support forestation and reforestation, and to prevent deforestation, in developing countries and in regions that have experienced significant levels of deforestation or whose biodiversity, local economy, and stability would be significantly impacted by deforestation or loss of forest canopy cover around the world. In carrying out the programs authorized by this subsection, the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make use of public-private partnerships to facilitate engagement by nonprofit organizations and industry partners.
The Administrator may enter into an agreement with a non-profit organization to establish an International Forest Foundation , which shall not be an agency or instrumentality of the United States Government. The purposes of the Foundation shall be— to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of money and of real and personal property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services carried out by the United States Agency for International Development to promote forestation, reforestation, and the prevention of deforestation around the world; use private funds to support, undertake, and conduct activities that further the goals established in section 101 of this Act; and undertake, conduct, and encourage educational, technical, and other assistance, and other activities, that support international goals to increase global carbon sequestration through the promotion of healthy forests and responsible forest management.
The Administrator may authorize, pursuant to an agreement entered into in accordance with paragraph (3), the transfer of funds of the United States Agency for International Development to a nonprofit organization for the purpose of offsetting any administrative costs of the Foundation. The United States shall not be liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of the Foundation. The full faith and credit of the United States shall not extend to any obligations of the Foundation.
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