To establish the United States Foundation for International Conservation to promote long-term management of protected and conserved areas, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill defines key terms including eligible country, eligible project, Foundation, Board, and Secretary (Secretary of State), establishes the United States Foundation for International Conservation within 180 days as a 501(c) tax-exempt organization with 10-year lifespan, purposes including promoting protected area management and leveraging, and establishes Board of Directors with federal officials (State, USAID, Interior, Forest Service, NOAA), 4 private donor directors, and 5 independent conservation experts with staggered terms. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, grants, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Environment, Foreign Policy, Finance, and Social Welfare.
Who Benefits and How
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk, International conservation sector could gain revenue opportunities, and US Foundation for International Conservation could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Financial services firms and customers affected by the bill could lose revenue opportunities, and Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Defines key terms including eligible country, eligible project, Foundation, Board, and Secretary (Secretary of State).
- Establishes the United States Foundation for International Conservation within 180 days as a 501(c) tax-exempt organization with 10-year lifespan, purposes including promoting protected area management and leveraging...
- Establishes Board of Directors with federal officials (State, USAID, Interior, Forest Service, NOAA), 4 private donor directors, and 5 independent conservation experts with staggered terms.
- Creates grants Foundation perpetual succession, corporate powers including ability to accept gifts, acquire property, borrow money, enter contracts, and conduct business in foreign countries with headquarters in DC.
- Requires Foundation to develop environmental and social safeguards consistent with international standards, establish independent accountability mechanism with compliance review, dispute resolution, and advisory...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill defines key terms including eligible country, eligible project, Foundation, Board, and Secretary (Secretary of State), establishes the United States Foundation for International Conservation within 180 days as a 501(c) tax-exempt organization with 10-year lifespan, purposes including promoting protected area management and leveraging, and establishes Board of Directors with federal officials (State, USAID, Interior, Forest Service, NOAA), 4 private donor directors, and 5 independent conservation experts with staggered terms.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Foreign Policy, Finance, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
The bill defines key terms including eligible country, eligible project, Foundation, Board, and Secretary (Secretary of State), establishes the United States Foundation for International Conservation within 180 days as a 501(c) tax-exempt organization with 10-year lifespan, purposes including promoting protected area management and leveraging, and establishes Board of Directors with federal officials (State, USAID, Interior, Forest Service, NOAA), 4 private donor directors, and 5 independent conservation experts with staggered terms.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
- International conservation sector
- US Foundation for International Conservation
- International conservation NGOs seeking grants
- Protected area managers in developing countries
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
- Financial services firms and customers affected by the bill
- Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill
- Water infrastructure operators and water users affected by the bill
- Homeowners, tenants, or housing market participants affected by the bill
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Tillis, …
Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Tillis, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Conservation projects without matching funds, Foundation Executive Director, Foundation-supported project implementers
Positive-direction: International conservation NGOs seeking grants, International conservation organizations, International conservation project implementers, International conservation sector, Protected area managers in developing countries, US Foundation for International Conservation
Negative-direction: Conservation projects without matching funds, Foundation Executive Director, Foundation-supported project implementers, Grant recipients requiring sanctions certification, Organizations without access to matching funds
Countries designated as supporting terrorism, Countries with gross human rights violations, Developing countries with conservation areas
Positive-direction: Developing countries with conservation areas, Developing country governments
Negative-direction: Countries designated as supporting terrorism, Countries with gross human rights violations
Indigenous peoples near protected areas, Local communities affected by conservation projects, Local communities near protected areas
Positive-direction: Indigenous peoples near protected areas, Local communities affected by conservation projects, Local communities near protected areas
Negative-direction: Taxpayers
Private conservation donors seeking board seats, Private philanthropic donors, Private philanthropic donors providing matches
Congressional oversight committees, State Department and USAID
Positive-direction: Congressional oversight committees
Negative-direction: State Department and USAID
Conservation experts seeking advisory roles
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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