HR 52 111th Congress House International Affairs Aquatic ecology Foreign loans and debt Forests, forestry, trees International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Land transfers Land use and conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act

Introduced: January 6, 2009 See on congress.gov

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Jan 6, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Jan 6, 2009

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E-8)

Jan 6, 2009

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act - Amends the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to make forests, coral reefs, and associated coastal marine ecosystem activities eligible for U.S. debt reduction benefits for developing countries. (Currently, such provision applies to tropical forests.)

Renames: (1) the Tropical Forest Facility as the Conservation Facility; and (2) a Tropical Forest Agreement as a Conservation Agreement.

Extends authorization of appropriations for debt reduction.

Authorizes U.S. government representation on the administering body that oversees the implementation of grants arising from debt-for-nature swap or debt buy-back regardless of whether the United States is a party to any agreement between the purchaser and the beneficiary country government.

What's happening now January 6, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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