22 USC § 2431i - Board

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title: "22 USC § 2431i - Board"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2431i"
section_name: "Board"
chapter_number: 32
chapter_name: "FOREIGN ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "DEBT REDUCTION FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH TROPICAL FORESTS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(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.)"
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# § 2431i. Board

**(a)** **Enterprise for the Americas Board** section 1738i(a) of title 7section 1738i(c) of title 7

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

**(b)** **Additional membership**

**(1)** **In general** The Enterprise for the Americas Board shall be composed of an additional four members appointed by the President as follows:

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

**(B)** 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.

**(2)** **Chairperson** section 1738i(b)(2) of title 7section 1738i(b)(1)(A) of title 7

Notwithstanding , 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 .

**(c)** **Duties** The duties described in this subsection are as follows:

**(1)** Advise the Secretary of State on the negotiations of Tropical Forest Agreements.

**(2)** Ensure, in consultation with—

that a suitable administering body is identified for each Fund.

**(A)** the government of the beneficiary country;

**(B)** nongovernmental organizations of the beneficiary country;

**(C)** nongovernmental organizations of the region (if appropriate);

**(D)** environmental, scientific, forestry, and academic leaders of the beneficiary country; and

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

**(3)** Review the programs, operations, and fiscal audits of each administering body.

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**Source Credit**: (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.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2008—Subsecs. (a), (b)(2).  made technical amendments to references in original act which appear in text as references to  in subsec. (a) and  in subsec. (b)(2).

2001—Subsec. (b)(2).  substituted “and shall be the representative from the Department of State appointed under ” for “from among the representatives appointed under  or paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Agriculture.

## Executive Documents

### Delegation of Functions

For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, , 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under .