16 USC § 4502 - Tropical deforestation assessment and assistance

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s4502"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 4502 - Tropical deforestation assessment and assistance"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "4502"
section_name: "Tropical deforestation assessment and assistance"
chapter_number: 65
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY COOPERATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–513, title VI, § 603, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2071.)"
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# § 4502. Tropical deforestation assessment and assistance

In support of the Tropical Forestry Action Plan and to specifically address tropical deforestation and degradation, the Secretary may—

**(1)** support and actively participate in global and regional meetings that seek to reform such Plan;

**1** together with the United States Agency for International Development,[^1] and other Federal agencies, provide technical assistance to tropical countries for the formulation of national forestry sector development strategies; and

So in original. The comma probably should not appear.

**(3)** cooperate with tropical countries on research, training, and technical programs aimed at implementing national forestry sector development strategies.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–513, title VI, § 603, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2071.)