Sec. 8. CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS
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## SEC. 8 CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS ###
(a)Renaming of Agreements Section 809 of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431g), as renamed by section 2(a), is amended— ####
(1)in the section heading, by striking “tropical forest agreement” and inserting “conservation agreement”; and ####
(2)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)by striking “Authority” and all that follows through “(1) In general.—The Secretary” and inserting “Authority.—The Secretary”; and #####
(B)by striking “Tropical Forest Agreement” and inserting “Conservation Agreement”. ###
(b)Elimination of Requirement To Consult With the Enterprise for the Americas Board Such subsection is further amended by striking paragraph (2). ###
(c)Role of Beneficiary Countries Such section is further amended— ####
(1)in subsection (e)(1)(C), by striking “in exceptional circumstances, the government of the beneficiary country” and inserting “in limited circumstances, the government of the beneficiary country when needed to improve governance and enhance management of tropical forests or coral reef ecosystems, without replacing existing levels of financial efforts by the government of the beneficiary country and with priority given to projects that complement grants made under subparagraphs
(A)and (B)”; and ####
(2)by amending subsection
(f)to read as follows: > > ### “(f) Review of Larger Grants > > Any grant of more than $250,000 from a Fund must be approved by the Government of the United States and the government of the beneficiary country.” > . ###
(d)Technical and Conforming Amendments Such section is further amended— ####
(1)in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i), by inserting “to serve in an official capacity” after “Government”; and ####
(2)in subsection (d)— #####
(A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “tropical forests” and inserting “tropical forests and coral reef ecosystems”; #####
(B)in paragraph (5), by striking “tropical forest”; and #####
(C)in paragraph (6), by striking “living in or near a tropical forest in a manner consistent with protecting such tropical forest” and inserting “dependent on a tropical forest or coral reef ecosystem and related resources in a manner consistent with conserving such resources”. ###
(e)Conforming Amendments to Definitions Section 803(7) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2431a(7)) is amended— ####
(1)in the heading, by striking “Tropical forest agreement” and inserting “Conservation agreement”; and ####
(2)by striking “Tropical Forest Agreement” both places it appears and inserting “Conservation Agreement”.
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