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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5134 

To establish the United States Foundation for International Conservation 

to promote long-term management of protected and conserved areas, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 17, 2022 

Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. 

HEINRICH, Mr. BURR, and Mr. TILLIS) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To establish the United States Foundation for International 

Conservation to promote long-term management of protected and conserved areas, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Founda5 tion for International Conservation Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT2 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com3 mittees’’ means— 

4 (A) the Committee on Appropriations of 

5 the Senate; 

6 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 

7 the Senate; 

8 (C) the Committee on Appropriations of 

9 the House of Representatives; and 

10 (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

11 the House of Representatives. 

12 (2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 

13 Board of Directors established under section 4 (a). 

14 (3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means— 

15 (A) an initial member of the Board ap16 pointed pursuant to section 4(a)(2)(C); or 

17 (B) a member of the Board selected to fill 

18 a vacancy pursuant to section 4(a)(3)(B). 

19 (4) ELIGIBLE COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘eligible 

20 country’’ means any of the countries described in 

21 section 7(b). 

22 (5) ELIGIBLE PROJECT.—The term ‘‘eligible 

23 project’’ means any of the projects described in sec24 tion 7(a)(2). 


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1 (6) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Execu2 tive Director’’ means the Executive Director of the 

3 Foundation hired pursuant to section 4(b). 

4 (7) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 

5 means the United States Foundation for Inter6 national Conservation established under section 3(a). 

7 (8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

8 the Secretary of State. 

9 SEC. 3. UNITED STATES FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL 

10 CONSERVATION. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary shall establish the United States Foundation 

15 for International Conservation. 

16 (2) INDEPENDENCE.—The Foundation is not 

17 an agency or instrumentality of the United States 

18 Government. 

19 (3) TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.—The Board shall 

20 take all necessary and appropriate steps to ensure 

21 that the Foundation is an organization described in 

22 subsection (c) of section 501 of the Internal Revenue 

23 Code of 1986, which exempts the organization from 

24 taxation under subsection (a) of such section. 


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1 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Foundation 

2 are— 

3 (1) to promote effective, long-term management 

4 of protected and conserved areas and their contig5 uous buffer zones in eligible countries; 

6 (2) to advocate for, incentivize, accept, and ad7 minister governmental and nongovernmental funds, 

8 including donations from the private sector, to in9 crease the availability and predictability of financing 

10 for long-term management of protected and con11 served areas; 

12 (3) to close critical gaps in public international 

13 conservation efforts by— 

14 (A) increasing private sector investment, 

15 including investments from philanthropic enti16 ties; and 

17 (B) collaborating with partners providing 

18 bilateral and multilateral financing to support 

19 enhanced coordination; 

20 (4) to identify and financially support imple21 mentation-ready projects— 

22 (A) that promote long-term management 

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1 trial, coastal, freshwater, and marine protected 

2 areas, parks, community conservancies, indige3 nous reserves, conservation easements, and bio4 logical reserves; and 

5 (B) that provide effective area-based con6 servation measures, consistent with internation7 ally recognized best practices and standards for 

8 environmental and social safeguards; and 

9 (5) to coordinate with, and otherwise support 

10 and assist, foreign governments, private sector enti11 ties, local communities, Indigenous Peoples, and 

12 other stakeholders in undertaking biodiversity con13 servation activities— 

14 (A) to achieve sustainable biodiversity con15 servation outcomes; and 

16 (B) to improve local security, governance, 

17 food security, and economic opportunities. 

18 SEC. 4. GOVERNANCE OF THE FOUNDATION. 

19 (a) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 

20 (1) GOVERNANCE.—The Foundation shall be 

21 governed by a Board of Directors. 

22 (2) COMPOSITION.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall be 

24 composed of— 


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1 (i) the ex-officio nonvoting Directors 

2 described in subparagraph (B); and 

3 (ii) the voting Directors appointed 

4 pursuant to subparagraph (C). 

5 (B) EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS.—The ex-offi6 cio Directors shall be the following individuals 

7 or designees of such individuals: 

8 (i) The Secretary of State. 

9 (ii) The Administrator of the United 

10 States Agency for International Develop11 ment. 

12 (iii) The Secretary of the Interior. 

13 (iv) The Chief of the United States 

14 Forest Service. 

15 (v) The Administrator of the National 

16 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

17 (C) INITIAL MEMBERS.—The Secretary, in 

18 consultation with the other ex-officio Directors, 

19 shall appoint as Directors of the Board— 

20 (i) 4 private-sector committed donors; 

21 and 

22 (ii) 5 independent experts who rep23 resent diverse points of view, to the max24 imum extent practicable. 


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1 (D) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each independent 

2 expert appointed pursuant to subparagraph 

3 (C)— 

4 (i) shall be knowledgeable and experi5 enced in matters relating to— 

6 (I) international development; 

7 (II) protected area management 

8 and the conservation of global bio9 diversity, fish and wildlife, ecosystem 

10 restoration, adaptation, and resilience; 

11 and 

12 (III) grantmaking in support of 

13 international conservation. 

14 (E) CHAIRPERSON.—The Board shall 

15 elect, from among its Directors, a Chairperson, 

16 who shall serve for a 2-year term. 

17 (3) TERMS; VACANCIES.— 

18 (A) TERMS.— 

19 (i) IN GENERAL.—The term of service 

20 of each appointed Director shall be not 

21 more than 5 years. 

22 (ii) INITIAL APPOINTED DIRECTORS.— 

23 Of the initial Directors appointed pursuant 

24 to paragraph (2)(C)— 


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1 (I) 5 Directors, including at least 

2 2 private-sector committed donors, 

3 shall serve for 4 years; and 

4 (II) 4 Directors shall serve for 5 

5 years, as determined by the Chair6 person of the Board. 

7 (B) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the 

8 membership of the appointed Directors of the 

9 Board— 

10 (i) shall be filled in accordance with 

11 the bylaws of the Foundation by a private12 sector committed donor or an independent 

13 expert who meets the qualifications under 

14 subparagraph (C)(ii)(A), as applicable, as 

15 represented by the vacating Director; 

16 (ii) shall not affect the power of the 

17 remaining appointed Directors to execute 

18 the duties of the Board; and 

19 (iii) shall be filled by an individual se20 lected by the Board. 

21 (4) QUORUM.—A majority of the current mem22 bership of the Board shall constitute a quorum for 

23 the transaction of Foundation business. 

24 (5) MEETINGS.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall meet 

2 at the call of the Chairperson not less fre3 quently than annually. 

4 (B) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 60 

5 days after the Board is established pursuant to 

6 section 3(a), the Secretary shall convene a 

7 meeting of the ex-officio Directors and the ap8 pointed Directors of the Board to incorporate 

9 the Foundation. 

10 (C) REMOVAL.—Any Director who misses 

11 3 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings may 

12 be removed from the Board. 

13 (6) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.—Directors 

14 of the Board shall serve without pay, but may be re15 imbursed for the actual and necessary traveling and 

16 subsistence expenses incurred in the performance of 

17 the duties of the Foundation. 

18 (7) NOT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Appointment 

19 as a Director of the Board shall not constitute em20 ployment by, or the holding of an office of, the 

21 United States for purposes of any Federal law. 

22 (8) DUTIES.—The Board shall— 

23 (A) establish bylaws for the Foundation in 

24 accordance with paragraph (9); 


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1 (B) provide overall direction for the activi2 ties of the Foundation and establish priority ac3 tivities; 

4 (C) carry out any other necessary activities 

5 of the Foundation; 

6 (D) evaluate the performance of the Exec7 utive Director; and 

8 (E) not less frequently than annually, con9 sult and coordinate with stakeholders qualified 

10 to provide advice, assistance, and information 

11 regarding effective protected and conserved 

12 area management. 

13 (9) BYLAWS.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The bylaws established 

15 pursuant to paragraph (8)(A) may include— 

16 (i) policies for the selection of Direc17 tors of the Board and officers, employees, 

18 agents, and contractors of the Foundation; 

19 (ii) policies, including ethical stand20 ards, for— 

21 (I) the acceptance, solicitation, 

22 and disposition of donations and 

23 grants to the Foundation; and 

24 (II) the disposition of assets of 

25 the Foundation; 


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1 (iii) policies that subject all employ2 ees, fellows, trainees, and other agents of 

3 the Foundation (including ex-officio Direc4 tors and appointed Directors of the Board) 

5 to conflict of interest standards; and 

6 (iv) the specific duties of the Execu7 tive Director. 

8 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board shall en9 sure that the bylaws of the Foundation and the 

10 activities carried out under those bylaws do 

11 not— 

12 (i) reflect unfavorably on the ability of 

13 the Foundation to carry out activities in a 

14 fair and objective manner; or 

15 (ii) compromise, or appear to com16 promise, the integrity of any governmental 

17 agency or program, or any officer or em18 ployee employed by, or involved in, a gov19 ernmental agency or program. 

20 (b) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Board shall hire an 

21 Executive Director of the Foundation, who shall serve, at 

22 the pleasure of the Board, as the chief executive officer 

23 of the Foundation. 

24 (c) FOUNDATION STAFF.—Officers and employees of 

25 the Foundation— 


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1 (1) may not be employees of, or hold any office 

2 in, the United States Government; and 

3 (2) shall be appointed without regard to the 

4 provisions of— 

5 (A) title 5, United States Code, governing 

6 appointments in the competitive service; and 

7 (B) chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap8 ter 53 of such title, relating to classification 

9 and General Schedule pay rates. 

10 (d) LIMITATION AND CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS.— 

11 (1) POLITICAL PARTICIPATION.—The Founda12 tion may not participate or intervene in any political 

13 campaign on behalf of any candidate for public of14 fice in any country. 

15 (2) FINANCIAL INTERESTS.—Any Director of 

16 the Board or officer or employee of the Foundation 

17 is prohibited from participating, directly or indi18 rectly, in the consideration or determination of any 

19 question before the Foundation affecting— 

20 (A) the financial interests of such Director, 

21 officer, or employee; and 

22 (B) the interests of any corporation, part23 nership, entity, or organization in which such 

24 Director, officer, or employee has any fiduciary 


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1 obligation or direct or indirect financial inter2 est. 

3 SEC. 5. CORPORATE POWERS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE 

4 FOUNDATION. 

5 (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation— 

7 (A) shall have perpetual succession unless 

8 dissolved by an Act of Congress; 

9 (B) may conduct business throughout the 

10 States, territories, and possessions of the 

11 United States and in foreign countries; 

12 (C) shall have its principal offices in the 

13 Washington, DC, metropolitan area; and 

14 (D) shall continuously maintain a des15 ignated agent in Washington, DC, who is au16 thorized to accept notice or service of process 

17 on behalf of the Foundation. 

18 (2) NOTICE AND SERVICE OF PROCESS.—The 

19 serving of notice to, or service of process upon, the 

20 agent referred to in paragraph (1)(D), or mailed to 

21 the business address of such agent, shall be deemed 

22 as service upon, or notice to, the Foundation. 

23 (3) SEAL.—The Foundation shall have an offi24 cial seal, which shall be selected by the Board and 

25 judicially noticed. 


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1 (b) AUTHORITIES.—In addition to powers explicitly 

2 authorized under this Act, the Foundation, in order to 

3 carry out the purposes described in section 3(b), shall have 

4 the usual powers of a corporation headquartered in Wash5 ington, DC, including the authority— 

6 (1) to accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, 

7 and use any gift, devise, or bequest, either absolutely 

8 or in trust, or real or personal property or any in9 come derived from such gift or property, or other in10 terest in such gift or property; 

11 (2) to acquire by donation, gift, devise, pur12 chase, or exchange any real or personal property or 

13 interest in such property; 

14 (3) unless otherwise required by the instrument 

15 of transfer, to sell, donate, lease, invest, reinvest, re16 tain, or otherwise dispose of any property or income 

17 derived from such property; 

18 (4) to borrow money and issue bonds, deben19 tures, or other debt instruments; 

20 (5) to complain and defend itself in any court 

21 of competent jurisdiction (except that the Directors 

22 of the Board shall not be personally liable, except for 

23 gross negligence); 

24 (6) to enter into contracts or other arrange25 ments with public agencies, private organizations, 


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1 and persons and to make such payments as may be 

2 necessary to carry out the purposes of such con3 tracts or arrangements; and 

4 (7) to award grants for eligible projects, in ac5 cordance with section 7. 

6 (c) PROPERTY INTERESTS.— 

7 (1) INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY.—In this 

8 subsection, an interest in real property includes— 

9 (A) mineral and water rights; 

10 (B) rights of way; and 

11 (C) easements appurtenant or in gross. 

12 (2) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation may ac13 quire, hold, and dispose of lands, waters, and other 

14 interests in real property by donation, gift, devise, 

15 purchase, or exchange. 

16 (3) LIMITS TO PROPERTY RIGHTS.—A gift, de17 vise, or bequest may be accepted by the Foundation 

18 even though it is encumbered, restricted, or subject 

19 to beneficial interests of private persons if any cur20 rent or future interest therein is for the benefit of 

21 the Foundation. 

22 (4) TAX EXEMPTION.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation, any 

24 income or property received or owned by the 

25 Foundation, and all transactions relating to 


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1 such income or property shall be exempt from 

2 all Federal, State, and local taxation. 

3 (B) EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.—Contribu4 tions, gifts, and other transfers made to or for 

5 the use of the Foundation shall be treated as 

6 contributions, gifts, or transfers to an organiza7 tion exempt from taxation under section 

8 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

9 1986. 

10 (d) FEDERAL FUNDS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation may— 

12 (A) hold Federal funds made available, but 

13 not immediately disbursed; and 

14 (B) use any interest or other investment 

15 income earned on such Federal funds to carry 

16 out the purposes of the Foundation under this 

17 Act. 

18 (2) LIMITATION.—Investments made pursuant 

19 to paragraph (1)(B) may only be made in— 

20 (A) interest-bearing obligations of the 

21 United States; or 

22 (B) obligations guaranteed as to both prin23 cipal and interest by the United States. 


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1 (e) LIMITATION OF PUBLIC LIABILITY.—The United 

2 States shall not be liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or 

3 omissions of the Foundation. 

4 SEC. 6. SAFEGUARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 

5 (a) SAFEGUARDS.—The Foundation shall develop, 

6 and incorporate into any agreement for support provided 

7 by the Foundation, appropriate safeguards, policies, and 

8 guidelines, consistent with internationally recognized best 

9 practices and standards for environmental and social safe10 guards. 

11 (b) INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall estab13 lish a transparent and independent accountability 

14 mechanism, which shall provide— 

15 (A) a compliance review function that as16 sesses whether Foundation-supported projects 

17 adhere to the requirements described in sub18 section (a); 

19 (B) a dispute resolution function for re20 solving concerns between complainants and 

21 project implementers regarding the impacts of 

22 specific Foundation-supported projects with re23 spect to such standards; and 


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1 (C) an advisory function that reports to 

2 the Foundation on projects, policies, and prac3 tices. 

4 (2) DUTIES.—The accountability mechanism 

5 shall— 

6 (A) report annually to the Board and to 

7 the appropriate congressional committees re8 garding the Foundation’s compliance with inter9 nationally recognized best practices and stand10 ards in accordance with paragraph (1)(A); 

11 (B)(i) have permanent staff to conduct 

12 compliance reviews and dispute resolutions; or 

13 (ii) maintain a roster of experts to serve 

14 such roles, to the extent needed; and 

15 (C) hold a public comment period lasting 

16 not fewer than 60 days regarding the initial de17 sign of the accountability mechanism. 

18 SEC. 7. PROJECTS AND GRANTS. 

19 (a) PROJECT FUNDING REQUIREMENTS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall— 

21 (A) fund eligible projects that support its 

22 mission to provide long-term funding for the ef23 fective management of protected and conserved 

24 areas and their contiguous buffer zones in eligi25 ble countries; and 


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1 (B) recognize the importance of a land2 scape or seascape approach to conservation that 

3 includes buffer zones, wildlife dispersal and cor4 ridor areas, and other effective area-based con5 servation measures. 

6 (2) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—Eligible projects 

7 shall include projects that— 

8 (A) focus on supporting— 

9 (i) long-term management of pro10 tected or conserved areas and their contig11 uous buffer zones in countries described in 

12 subsection (b), including terrestrial, coast13 al, and marine-protected or conserved 

14 areas, parks, community conservancies, in15 digenous reserves, conservation easements, 

16 and biological reserves; and 

17 (ii) other effective area-based con18 servation measures; 

19 (B) are cost-matched from sources other 

20 than the United States Government; 

21 (C) have host country and local population 

22 support, as evidenced by a long-term binding 

23 memorandum of understanding signed by the 

24 host government that respects free, prior, and 

25 informed consent of affected communities; 


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1 (D) incorporate a set of key performance 

2 indicators; 

3 (E) demonstrate robust local community 

4 engagement, with the completion of appropriate 

5 environmental and social due diligence, includ6 ing— 

7 (i) free, prior, and informed consent 

8 of Indigenous Peoples and consultation 

9 with relevant local communities; 

10 (ii) equitable governance structures; 

11 and 

12 (iii) effective grievance mechanisms; 

13 (F) create economic opportunities for local 

14 communities, through activities such as— 

15 (i) equity and profit-sharing; 

16 (ii) employment activities; and 

17 (iii) other economic growth activities; 

18 (G) provide stable baseline funding for the 

19 effective management of the protected or con20 served area project; 

21 (H) are implementation-ready; and 

22 (I) where possible, demonstrate a plan to 

23 strengthen the capacity of, and transfer skills 

24 to, local institutions to manage the protected or 


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1 conserved area before or after grant funding is 

2 exhausted. 

3 (b) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before awarding any grants 

5 or entering into any project agreements for a given 

6 fiscal year, the Board shall conduct a review of 

7 countries in which the Foundation shall be eligible 

8 to fund projects to determine which countries— 

9 (A) are low-income, lower middle-income, 

10 or upper-middle-income economies (as defined 

11 by the International Bank for Reconstruction 

12 and Development and the International Devel13 opment Association; 

14 (B) have— 

15 (i) a high degree of biological diver16 sity; or 

17 (ii) species or ecosystems of signifi18 cant importance; and 

19 (C) have demonstrated a commitment to 

20 conservation through actions, such as protecting 

21 lands and waters through the gazettement of 

22 national parks, community conservancies, ma23 rine reserves and protected areas, forest re24 serves, and other legally recognized forms of 

25 place-based conservation. 


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1 (2) IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE COUN2 TRIES.—Not later than 5 days after the date on 

3 which the Board determines which countries are eli4 gible countries for a given fiscal year, the Executive 

5 Director shall— 

6 (A) submit a report to the appropriate con7 gressional committees that includes— 

8 (i) a list of all such eligible countries; 

9 and 

10 (ii) a justification for such eligibility 

11 determinations; and 

12 (B) publish the information contained in 

13 the report described in paragraph (A) in the 

14 Federal Register. 

15 (c) GRANTMAKING.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—In order to maximize its 

17 program effects, the Foundation should— 

18 (A) seek to coordinate with other inter19 national public and private donors to the extent 

20 possible; 

21 (B) seek additional financial and non22 financial contributions and commitments for its 

23 projects from host governments; and 

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1 and private funders, host governments, local 

2 protected areas authorities, and private and 

3 nongovernmental organization partners. 

4 (2) GRANT CRITERIA.—Foundation grants— 

5 (A) shall fund the management of well-de6 fined protected or conserved areas and the sys7 tems of such conservation areas in eligible 

8 countries; 

9 (B) should provide adequate baseline fund10 ing for at least 10 years, without replacing or 

11 duplicating existing baseline funding, for each 

12 protected and conserved area and the system 

13 that supports that area in an amount sufficient 

14 to maintain the effective management of the 

15 area over the long term; 

16 (C) should, during the grant period, dem17 onstrate progress in achieving clearly identified 

18 key performance indicators (as defined in the 

19 grant agreement), which may include— 

20 (i) the protection of biological diver21 sity; 

22 (ii) the protection of native flora and 

23 habitats, such as trees, forests, grasslands, 

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1 (iii) community-based economic 

2 growth indicators, such as improved land 

3 tenure, increases in beneficiaries partici4 pating in economic growth activities, and 

5 sufficient income from conservation activi6 ties being directed to communities in 

7 project areas; 

8 (iv) improved management of the pro9 tected or conserved area covered by the 

10 project, as documented through the sub11 mission of strategic plans or annual re12 ports to the Foundation; and 

13 (v) the identification of additional rev14 enue sources or sustainable financing 

15 mechanisms to meet the recurring costs of 

16 management of the protected or conserved 

17 areas; and 

18 (D) may be terminated if the Board deter19 mines that the project is not meeting applicable 

20 requirements under this Act or making progress 

21 in achieving the key performance indicators de22 fined in the grant agreement. 

23 SEC. 8. ANNUAL REPORT. 

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1 dation continues to function, the Executive Director of the 

2 Foundation shall submit a report to the appropriate con3 gressional committees that describes— 

4 (1) the goals of the Foundation; 

5 (2) the programs, projects, and activities sup6 ported by the Foundation; 

7 (3) private and governmental contributions to 

8 the Foundation; and 

9 (4) the standardized criteria utilized to deter10 mine the programs and activities supported by the 

11 Foundation, including baselines, targets, desired out12 comes, measurable goals, and extent to which those 

13 goals are being achieved for each project. 

14 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

15 (a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—There are author16 ized to be appropriated, for each of the fiscal years 2023 

17 through 2032, such sums as may be necessary for the ad18 ministrative expenses of the Foundation. 

19 (b) PROGRAM FUNDS.— 

20 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to 

21 be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal 

22 years 2023 through 2032 to carry out section 7. 

23 (2) COST MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Amounts 

24 appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) may only be 

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1 ees secure funding for an eligible project from 

2 sources other than the United States Government in 

3 an amount that is not less than the amount received 

4 in grants for such project pursuant to section 7. 

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