22 USC § 10609 - Authorization of appropriations

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title: "22 USC § 10609 - Authorization of appropriations"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "10609"
section_name: "Authorization of appropriations"
chapter_number: 113
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 118–159, div. E, title LI, § 5109, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2421.)"
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# § 10609. Authorization of appropriations

**(a)** **Authorization** In addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out international conservation and biodiversity programs under part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.[; 22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.]), and subject to the limitations set forth in subsections (b) and (c), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation to carry out the purposes of this chapter—

**(1)** $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and

**(2)** not more than $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

**(b)** **Cost matching requirement** section 10606 of this title

Amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) may only be made available to grantees to the extent the Foundation or such grantees secure funding for an eligible project from sources other than the United States Government in an amount that is not less than twice the amount received in grants for such project pursuant to .

**(c)** **Administrative costs** The administrative costs of the Foundation shall come from sources other than the United States Government.

**(d)** **Prohibition on use of grant amounts for lobbying expenses** section 10606 of this title

Amounts provided as a grant by the Foundation pursuant to  may not be used for any activity intended to influence legislation pending before the Congress of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 118–159, div. E, title LI, § 5109, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2421.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , . Part I of the Act is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 2151 et seq.) of chapter 32 of this title. Chapter 4 of part II of the Act is classified generally to part IV (§ 2346 et seq.) of subchapter II of chapter 32 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this title” and was translated as reading “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle A (§§ 5101–5109) of title LI of div. E of , , , known as the United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2024, which is classified generally to this chapter.