22 USC § 2284 - Eligible countries

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s2284"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 2284 - Eligible countries"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2284"
section_name: "Eligible countries"
chapter_number: 32
chapter_name: "FOREIGN ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "VII"
part_name: "Debt-for-Nature Exchanges"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 464 [474], as added Pub. L. 101–240, title VII, § 711, Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2522.)"
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# § 2284. Eligible countries

In order for a foreign country to be eligible to participate in a debt-for-nature exchange under this part, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall determine that—

**(1)** the host country is fully committed to the long-term viability of the program or project that is to be undertaken through the debt-for-nature exchange;

**(2)** a long-term plan has been prepared by the host country, or private conservation group, which adequately provides for the long-term viability of the program or project that is to be undertaken through the debt-for-nature exchange or that such a plan will be prepared in a timely manner; and

**(3)** there is a government agency or a local nongovernmental organization, or combination thereof, in the host country with the capability, commitment, and record of environmental concern to oversee the long-term viability of the program or project that is to be undertaken through the debt-for-nature exchange.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–195, pt. I, § 464 [474], as added Pub. L. 101–240, title VII, § 711, Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2522.)

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