22 USC § 5473 - Report on environmental problems in Poland and Hungary

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s5473"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 5473 - Report on environmental problems in Poland and Hungary"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "5473"
section_name: "Report on environmental problems in Poland and Hungary"
chapter_number: 63
chapter_name: "SUPPORT FOR EAST EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY (SEED)"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "REPORTS TO CONGRESS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–179, title VII, § 703, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1321.)"
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# § 5473. Report on environmental problems in Poland and Hungary

The first report submitted pursuant to section 5474 of this title shall include the following:

**(1)** **Assessment of problems** An overall assessment of the environmental problems facing Poland and Hungary, including—

**(A)** a relative ranking of the severity of the problems and their effects on both human health and the general environment;

**(B)** a listing of the geographical areas of each country that have suffered the heaviest environmental damage, and a description of the source and scope of the damage; and

**(C)** an assessment of the environmental performance of leading industrial polluters in those countries and the expected effect on pollution levels of industrial modernization.

**(2)** **Priorities and costs for action** An analysis of the priorities that Poland and Hungary should each assign in addressing its environmental problems, and an estimate of the capital and human resources required to undertake a comprehensive program of environmental protection in that country.

**(3)** **Role of United States and multilateral assistance** A statement of strategy for United States assistance for the next 5 years to address environmental problems in Poland and Hungary, including—

**(A)** recommendations for appropriate levels and forms of bilateral financial and technical assistance;

**(B)** recommendations concerning United States participation in cooperative multilateral undertakings;

**(C)** an assessment of the feasibility of debt-for-nature swaps as a technique of environmental protection in each country; and

**(D)** recommendations for minimizing further environmental damage to Krakow, and for the protection and restoration of historic sites in that city.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–179, title VII, § 703, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1321.)