Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 113 — United States Foundation for International Conservation
§ 10605. Safeguards and accountability
Statutory text
Safeguards
The Foundation shall develop, and incorporate into any agreement for support provided by the Foundation, appropriate safeguards, policies, and guidelines, consistent with United States law and best practices and standards for environmental and social safeguards.
Independent accountability mechanism
In general
The Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, shall establish a transparent and independent accountability mechanism, consistent with best practices, which shall provide—
a compliance review function that assesses whether Foundation-supported projects adhere to the requirements developed pursuant to subsection (a);
a dispute resolution function for resolving and remedying concerns between complainants and project implementers regarding the impacts of specific Foundation-supported projects with respect to such standards; and
an advisory function that reports to the Board on projects, policies, and practices.
Duties
The accountability mechanism shall—
report annually to the Board and the appropriate congressional committees regarding the Foundation’s compliance with best practices and standards in accordance with paragraph (1)(A) and the nature and resolution of any complaint;
have permanent staff, led by an independent accountability official, to conduct compliance reviews and dispute resolutions and perform advisory functions; and
maintain a roster of experts to serve such roles, to the extent needed; and
hold a public comment period lasting not fewer than 60 days regarding the initial design of the accountability mechanism.
Internal accountability
The Foundation shall establish an ombudsman position at a senior level of executive staff as a confidential, neutral source of information and assistance to anyone affected by the activities of the Foundation.
Annual review
The Secretary shall, periodically, but not less frequent than annually, review assistance provided by the Foundation for the purpose of implementing section 10602(b) of this title to ensure consistency with the provisions under section 2378d of this title.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 118–159 div. E title LI § 5105 · 138 Stat. 2417
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 10605
(Pub. L. 118–159, div. E, title LI, § 5105, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2417.)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–159 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 118–159, div. E, title LI, § 5105, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2417.)
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Credits
(Pub. L. 118–159, div. E, title LI, § 5105, , 138 Stat. 2417.)