§ 2431i. Board

Statutory text

Enterprise for the Americas Board

The Enterprise for the Americas Board established under section 1738i(a) of title 7 shall, in addition to carrying out the responsibilities of the Board under section 1738i(c) of title 7, carry out the duties described in subsection (c) of this section for the purposes of this subchapter.

Additional membership

In general

The Enterprise for the Americas Board shall be composed of an additional four members appointed by the President as follows:

Two representatives from the United States Government, including a representative of the International Forestry Division of the United States Forest Service.

Two representatives from private nongovernmental environmental, scientific, forestry, or academic organizations with experience and expertise in preservation, maintenance, sustainable uses, and restoration of tropical forests.

Chairperson

Notwithstanding section 1738i(b)(2) of title 7, the Enterprise for the Americas Board shall be headed by a chairperson who shall be appointed by the President and shall be the representative from the Department of State appointed under section 1738i(b)(1)(A) of title 7.

Duties

The duties described in this subsection are as follows:

Advise the Secretary of State on the negotiations of Tropical Forest Agreements.

Ensure, in consultation with—

the government of the beneficiary country;

nongovernmental organizations of the beneficiary country;

nongovernmental organizations of the region (if appropriate);

environmental, scientific, forestry, and academic leaders of the beneficiary country; and

environmental, scientific, forestry, and academic leaders of the region (as appropriate),

that a suitable administering body is identified for each Fund.

Review the programs, operations, and fiscal audits of each administering body.

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.

1998
Pub. L. 87–195 · 75 Stat. 424
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2431i
Pub. L. 87–195, pt. V, § 811, as added Pub. L. 105–214, § 1, July 29, 1998, 112 Stat. 892
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 87–195, pt. V, § 811, as added Pub. L. 105–214, § 1, July 29, 1998, 112 Stat. 892
2001
Pub. L. 107–26 § 3 · 115 Stat. 206
Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 2431i(b)(2)
Pub. L. 107–26 substituted “and shall be the representative from the Department of State appointed under section 1738i(b)(1)(A) of title 7” for “from among the representatives appointed under section 1738i(b)(1)(A) of title 7 or paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107–26 substituted “and shall be the representative from the Department of State appointed under section 1738i(b)(1)(A) of title 7” for “from among the representatives appointed under section 1738i(b)(1)(A) of title 7 or paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 3. CHAIRPERSON OF THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS BOARD. Section 811(b)(2) of the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431i(b)(2)) is amended by striking “from among the representatives appointed under section 610(b)(1)(A) of such Act or paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection” and inserting “and shall be the representative from the Department of State appointed under section 610(b)(1)(A) of such Act”.
2008
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
Pub. L. 110–246 title III § 3001(b)(1)(A) · 122 Stat. 1651
Changed · 22 U.S.C. § 2431i(a); 22 U.S.C. § 2431i(b)(2)
Pub. L. 110–246 made technical amendments to references in original act which appear in text as references to section 1738i(a) of title 7 in subsec. (a) and section 1781i(b)(2) of title 7 in subsec. (b)(2)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (a), (b)(2). Pub. L. 110–246 made technical amendments to references in original act which appear in text as references to section 1738i(a) of title 7 in subsec. (a) and section 1781i(b)(2) of title 7 in subsec. (b)(2).
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) by striking “Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954” each place it appears and inserting “Food for Peace Act”; and
Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, see section 4(b) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments2001–2008 · 2 rounds

2008

Subsecs. (a), (b)(2). Pub. L. 110–246 made technical amendments to references in original act which appear in text as references to section 1738i(a) of title 7 in subsec. (a) and section 1781i(b)(2) of title 7 in subsec. (b)(2).

2001

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107–26 substituted “and shall be the representative from the Department of State appointed under section 1738i(b)(1)(A) of title 7” for “from among the representatives appointed under section 1738i(b)(1)(A) of title 7 or paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, see section 4(b) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

For 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.

Credits

1998–2008 · 3 acts

1998Pub. L. 87–195, pt. V, § 811, as added Pub. L. 105–214, § 1, July 29, 1998, 112 Stat. 892
2001amended Pub. L. 107–26, § 3, Aug. 17, 2001, 115 Stat. 206
2008Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(b)(1)(A), (2)(Q), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1820.

Show as published

(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. V, § 811, as added Pub. L. 105–214, § 1, July 29, 1998, 112 Stat. 892; amended Pub. L. 107–26, § 3, Aug. 17, 2001, 115 Stat. 206; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(b)(1)(A), (2)(Q), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1820.)