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HR 1996 109th Congress House

Coral Reef and Coastal Marine Conservation Act of 2005

Official title: To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect critical coral reef habitats.

Introduced: April 28, 2005 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Caribbean areaCoastal zoneCongressCongress and foreign policy
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Congressional oversightCongressional reporting requirementsCoral reefsDebt agreementsDebt reliefDepartment of the TreasuryDeveloping countriesEconomics and Public FinanceEcosystem managementEnvironmental ProtectionExecutive reorganizationForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment trust fundsInternational environmental cooperationLatin AmericaMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine resources conservationPresident and foreign policyPresidential appointmentsPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesRestoration ecologySustainable developmentTreaties
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Sep 13, 2006
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 13, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 28, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Apr 28, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 13, 2006

Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coral Reef and Coastal Marine Conservation Act of 2005 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish in the Department of the Treasury the Coral Reef and Other Coastal Marine Resources Facility.

Authorizes the President: (1) through the exchange by the Facility of new obligations for outstanding obligations of an eligible Latin American or Caribbean country with a coral reef or other coastal marine resource, to reduce the amount of concessional loans owed by the country to the United States as of January 1, 2005; and (2) to sell, reduce, or cancel such loans to facilitate a debt-for-nature swap or a debt buyback with an eligible purchaser or country to support coral reef and other coastal marine resource conservation.

Requires each beneficiary country that has entered into a Coral Reef and Other Coastal Marine Resources Agreement with the Secretary of State to establish a Coral Reef and Other Coastal Marine Resources Fund to receive payments of interest on new obligations undertaken by the country to provide grants for coral reef and other coastal marine resource conservation projects.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 18, 2006
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Jun 14, 2006
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Apr 28, 2005
EHLERS, VERNON
· Apr 28, 2005
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 28, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1996: Coral Reef and Coastal Marine Conservation Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1996/
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