(B) by directly increasing their rate of ex-
posure to human populations who are suscep-
tible to zoonotic pathogens; 
(9) both Haiti and Armenia have faced natural 
disasters in recent years, the effects of which have 
been exacerbated by deforestation, such as— 
(A) flooding in Armenia that has swept 
away or damaged thousands of homes, schools, 
health clinics, and other institutions, partly be-
cause of damage to forests through illegal log-
ging, landslides, and soil erosion; 
(B) hurricanes in Haiti that have killed 
thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands 
more, partly because the clearing of large hill-
sides enabled rainwater to run off directly into 
settlements located at the bottom of slopes, 
causing severe flooding; and 
(C) the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, 
which destroyed much of the infrastructure of 
Port-au-Prince, reduced hillside stability and in-
creased the likelihood of mudslides, soil erosion, 
and flooding factors, which negatively impacted 
the water supply and heightened concerns for 
the spread of waterborne diseases; 
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(10) economic benefits for local communities 
from sustainable uses of forests are critical for the 
long-term sustainable management of forests in 
Haiti and Armenia; 
(11) for fiscal years 2015, 2017, and 2018, 
Congress appropriated funding for market-based re-
forestation programs in Haiti which have resulted in 
successful agroforestry activities, increasing crop 
production and profit, as well as tree cover; and 
(12) reforestation efforts would provide new 
sources of jobs, income, and investments in Haiti 
and Armenia by— 
(A) providing employment opportunities in 
tree seedling programs, contract tree planting 
and management, sustainable agricultural ini-
tiatives, sustainable and managed timber har-
vesting, and wood products milling and fin-
ishing services; and 
(B) enhancing community enterprises that 
generate income through the trading of sustain-
able forest resources, many of which exist on 
small scales. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to provide 
assistance to the Government of Haiti and the Govern-
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ment of Armenia to develop and implement, or improve, 
nationally appropriate policies and actions— 
(1) to reduce deforestation and forest degrada-
tion, and improve forest management and natural 
regeneration; 
(2) to increase annual rates of afforestation and 
reforestation in a sustainable, measurable, report-
able, and verifiable manner; 
(3) to restore social and economic conditions for 
the environmental recovery of the forest cover of 
Haiti and Armenia to at least 7 percent of total land 
mass in Haiti and 12 percent of total land mass in 
Armenia (as determined under section 302(a)) not 
later than 10 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act; and 
(4) to improve sustainable resource manage-
ment at the watershed level. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
AFFORESTATION.—The 
term 
‘‘afforestation’’— 
(A) means the establishment of a new for-
est through the planting of trees on a parcel of 
land not previously forested; and 
(B) includes— 
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(i) the introduction of a tree species 
to a parcel of nonforested land in which 
the species is not a native species; and 
(ii) the increase of tree cover through 
plantations. 
(2) AGROFORESTRY.— 
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
term 
‘‘agro-
forestry’’ means systems in which perennial 
trees or shrubs— 
(i) are integrated with crops or live-
stock; and 
(ii) constitute a minimum 10 percent 
of ground cover. 
(B) INCLUSION.—Actual forest cover re-
sulting from agroforestry programs may be 
counted toward the total forest cover goal set 
forth in section 2(b)(3). 
(3) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
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(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(4) DEFORESTATION.—The term ‘‘deforest-
ation’’ means— 
(A) the conversion of forest to another 
land use; or 
(B) the long-term reduction of the tree 
canopy. 
(5) FOREST.—The term ‘‘forest’’— 
(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), means a terrestrial ecosystem containing 
native tree species generated and maintained 
primarily through natural ecological and evolu-
tionary processes, which spans more than 0.5 
hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a 
canopy cover of more than 10 percent or trees 
able to reach these thresholds in situ; and 
(B) does not include— 
(i) plantations, such as crops of trees 
planted primarily by humans for the pur-
poses of harvesting; or 
(ii) land that is predominantly under 
agricultural or urban land use. 
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(6) REFORESTATION.—The term ‘‘reforest-
ation’’— 
(A) means the establishment of forest on 
lands that were previously considered as forest, 
but which have been deforested; and 
(B) includes the increase of tree cover 
through plantations. 
TITLE I—FORESTATION AND WA-
TERSHED MANAGEMENT AS-
SISTANCE TO THE GOVERN-
MENT OF HAITI AND THE 
GOVERNMENT OF ARMENIA 
SEC. 101. FORESTATION ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 
118 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151p–1) and consistent with paragraph (2), 
the President is authorized to provide financial as-
sistance, technology transfers, or capacity-building 
assistance to the Government of Haiti and to the 
Government of Armenia for activities to develop and 
implement 1 or more forestation proposals described 
in paragraph (2)— 
(A) to reduce the deforestation of Haiti or 
Armenia; and 
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(B) to increase the rates of afforestation 
and reforestation in Haiti or Armenia. 
(2) PROPOSALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Assistance may be pro-
vided under this section to the Government of 
Haiti and to the Government of Armenia to im-
plement 1 or more proposals submitted by ei-
ther country that contain— 
(i) a description of each policy and 
initiative to be carried out with such as-
sistance; 
(ii) adequate documentation to ensure, 
as determined by the President, that— 
(I) each policy and initiative— 
(aa) will be carried out and 
managed 
in 
accordance 
with 
widely accepted, environmentally 
sustainable forestry and agricul-
tural practices; and 
(bb) will be designed and 
implemented in a manner that 
improves the governance of for-
ests by building local capacity to 
be transparent, inclusive, ac-
countable, and coordinated in de-
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cision-making processes and the 
implementation of the policy or 
initiative; and 
(II) the proposals will further es-
tablish and enforce legal regimes, 
standards, and safeguards designed to 
ensure that members of local commu-
nities in affected areas, as partners 
and primary stakeholders, will be en-
gaged in the design, planning, imple-
mentation, monitoring, and evaluation 
of the policies and initiatives; and 
(iii) a description of how the proposal 
supports and aids forest restoration efforts 
in accordance with the purpose set forth in 
section 2(b). 
(B) DETERMINATION
OF
COMPATIBILITY 
WITH CERTAIN PROGRAMS.—In evaluating each 
proposal submitted under subparagraph (A), 
the President shall ensure that each policy and 
initiative described in such proposal is compat-
ible with— 
(i) broader development, poverty alle-
viation, sustainable energy usage, and nat-
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ural resource conservation objectives and 
initiatives in Haiti or in Armenia; 
(ii) the development, poverty allevi-
ation, disaster risk management, and cli-
mate resilience programs of the United 
States Agency for International Develop-
ment, including program involving tech-
nical support from the United States For-
est Service; and 
(iii) activities of international organi-
zations 
and 
multilateral 
development 
banks. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Any assistance received 
by the Government of Haiti or by the Government of Ar-
menia under subsection (a)(1) shall be conditional upon 
the development and implementation of a proposal sub-
mitted under subsection (a)(2), which may include— 
(1) the provision of technologies and associated 
support for activities to reduce deforestation or in-
crease afforestation and reforestation rates, includ-
ing— 
(A) fire reduction initiatives; 
(B) sustainable land use management ini-
tiatives; 
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(C) initiatives to increase agricultural pro-
ductivity; 
(D) forest law enforcement initiatives; 
(E) the development of timber tracking 
systems; 
(F) the development of cooking fuel sub-
stitutes; 
(G) tree-planting initiatives; and 
(H) programs that are designed to focus 
on market-based solutions to reduce deforest-
ation 
and 
increase 
reforestation 
and 
afforestation, including programs that leverage 
the international carbon-offset market; 
(2) the enhancement and expansion of govern-
mental and nongovernmental institutional capacity 
to effectively design and implement a proposal devel-
oped under subsection (a)(2) through initiatives, in-
cluding— 
(A) the establishment of transparent, ac-
countable, and inclusive decision-making proc-
esses relating to all stakeholders (including af-
fected local communities); 
(B) the promotion of enhanced coordina-
tion among ministries and agencies responsible 
for agro-ecological zoning, mapping, land plan-
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ning and permitting, sustainable agriculture, 
forestry, mining, and law enforcement; and 
(C) the clarification of land tenure and re-
source rights of affected communities, including 
local communities; 
(3) the development and support of institutional 
capacity to measure, verify, and report the activities 
carried out by the Government of Haiti and by the 
Government of Armenia to reduce deforestation and 
increase 
afforestation 
and 
reforestation 
rates 
through the use of appropriate methods, including— 
(A) the use of best practices and tech-
nologies to monitor land use change in Haiti 
and in Armenia, and changes in the extent of 
natural 
forest 
cover, 
protected 
areas, 
mangroves, agroforestry, and agriculture; 
(B) the monitoring of the impacts of poli-
cies and initiatives on— 
(i) affected communities; 
(ii) the biodiversity of the environment 
of Haiti and Armenia; and 
(iii) the health of the forests of Haiti 
and Armenia; and 
(C) independent and participatory forest 
monitoring; and 
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(4) the development of and coordination with 
watershed restoration programs in Haiti and Arme-
nia, including— 
(A) agreements between the Government of 
Haiti or the Government of Armenia and non-
governmental organizations or private sector 
partners to provide technical assistance, capac-
ity building, or technology transfers which sup-
port the environmental recovery of Haiti’s and 
Armenia’s watersheds through forest restora-
tion activities if such assistance will— 
(i) strengthen economic drivers of sus-
tainable resource inventory mapping and 
management; 
(ii) 
reduce 
environmental 
vulner-
ability; or 
(iii) improve governance, planning, 
and community action of watersheds in 
Haiti and Armenia; 
(B) actions to support economic incentives 
for sustainable resource management, including 
enhanced incentives for the replacement of an-
nual hillside cropping with perennial and non- 
erosive production systems; 
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(C) enhanced extension services supporting 
the sustainable intensification of agriculture to 
increase farmer incomes and reduce pressure on 
degraded land; and 
(D) investments in watershed infrastruc-
ture to reduce environmental vulnerability, in-
cluding the establishment of appropriate erosion 
control measures through reforestation activi-
ties in targeted watersheds or sub-watersheds. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE METRICS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the President provides as-
sistance to the Government of Haiti or the Govern-
ment of Armenia under subsection (a)(1), the Presi-
dent, in cooperation with such government, shall de-
velop appropriate performance metrics to measure, 
verify, and report— 
(A) the implementation of each policy and 
initiative to be carried out by the Government 
of Haiti or the Government of Armenia, as the 
case may be; 
(B) the progress of each policy and initia-
tive with respect to the forests of Haiti and Ar-
menia; and 
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(C) impacts of reforestation policies and 
initiatives on the local communities of Haiti and 
Armenia. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Performance metrics de-
veloped under paragraph (1) shall include, to the 
maximum extent practicable, short-term and long- 
term metrics to evaluate the implementation of each 
policy and initiative contained in each proposal de-
veloped under subsection (a)(2). 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL
REPORT.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the President shall submit a report to the appro-
priate committees of Congress that describes the ac-
tions the President has taken, or plans to take— 
(A) to engage with the Government of 
Haiti and the Government of Armenia, non-
governmental stakeholders, civil society, and 
public and private nonprofit organizations to 
implement this section; and 
(B) to enter into agreements with the Gov-
ernment of Haiti and with the Government of 
Armenia under subsection (a)(1). 
(2) BIENNIAL
REPORTS.—Not later than 2 
years after the date on which the President first 
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provides assistance to the Government of Haiti or 
the Government of Armenia under subsection (a)(1), 
and biennially thereafter, the President shall submit 
a report to the appropriate committees of Congress 
that describes the progress made by the Government 
of Haiti and by the Government of Armenia in im-
plementing each policy and initiative contained in 
the proposal submitted by each such government 
under subsection (a)(2). 
(e) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized 
to provide financial and other assistance to the Gov-
ernment of Haiti, the Government of Armenia, local 
government bodies, or nongovernmental organiza-
tions— 
(A) to provide information to local commu-
nities relating to each policy and initiative to be 
carried out by the Government of Haiti or by 
the Government of Armenia with assistance 
made available under subsection (a)(1); 
(B) to promote effective participation by 
local communities in the design, implementa-
tion, and independent monitoring of each policy 
and initiative; 
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(C) to promote, in support of sustainable 
forestation activities, enhanced watershed gov-
ernance, national planning, and community ac-
tion programs that increase— 
(i) the development of national water-
shed management policies for Haiti and 
for Armenia by the appropriate govern-
ment ministries and agencies; 
(ii) the establishment of an effective 
forum for donor coordination related to 
management and reforestation in Haiti 
and Armenia; 
(iii) support for the Centre National 
de l’Information Ge´o-Spatiale (CNIGS), 
the Center for Ecological-Noosphere Stud-
ies (CENS), and the United States Forest 
Service to provide technology, data, and 
monitoring support for improved watershed 
and forest resource management at a na-
tional scale in Haiti and in Armenia; and 
(iv) development of effective govern-
ance structures in Haiti and in Armenia 
for stakeholder engagement, coordination 
of approaches, land use planning, and dis-
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aster mitigation at the watershed scale; 
and 
(D) to meet the goals of this Act. 
(2) TERMINATION OF DIRECT FUNDING.—If the 
President determines that the goals of this Act are 
not being appropriately and efficiently met with the 
assistance provided under this section, the President 
may terminate such assistance to either the Govern-
ment of Haiti or the Government of Armenia, as ap-
propriate. 
(f) MINIMUM COUNTRY REFORESTATION FUND PER-
CENTAGE.—Not less than 85 percent of amounts provided 
for programs under this section shall be spent on actual 
reforestation activities in Haiti and Armenia, which may 
include the protection of reforested areas. 
(g) SUNSET.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The authority under this 
section shall terminate on the date that is 10 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, or the 
date that is 10 years after an extension under para-
graph (2), unless the President certifies to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress that— 
(A) effective and sustainable programs are 
in place through the Government of Haiti, the 
Government of Armenia, or local governments 
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in Haiti or in Armenia, in potential partnership 
with international donors, nongovernmental or-
ganizations, or civil society groups, to protect 
and manage areas reforested with assistance 
provided under this Act; and 
(B) additional time is necessary to accom-
plish the goals of this Act. 
(2) EXTENSIONS.—If a certification is made 
under paragraph (1), the authority under this sec-
tion shall be extended for an additional 10-year 
term. Not more than 2 extensions are permitted 
under this paragraph. 
TITLE II—GRANTS FOR 
REFORESTATION 
SEC. 201. REFORESTATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President is authorized 
to establish a grant program to carry out the purpose de-
scribed in section 2(b), including reversing deforestation 
and improving reforestation and afforestation in Haiti and 
in Armenia. 
(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized 
to award grants and contracts, for a period not to 
exceed 3 years, to carry out projects that, in the ag-
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gregate, reverse deforestation and improve reforest-
ation and afforestation in Haiti or in Armenia. 
(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the President may not 
award a grant under this section in an amount 
greater than $500,000 per year. 
(B) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
President 
may 
award a grant under this section in an amount 
greater than $500,000 per year if the President 
determines that the recipient of the grant has 
demonstrated success with respect to a project 
that was funded under this section. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants awarded pursuant to 
subsection (b) may be used— 
(A) to provide a financial incentive to pro-
tect forests; 
(B) to provide hands-on management and 
oversight of replanting efforts; 
(C) to support sustainable, income-gener-
ating, forest-related economic growth; 
(D) to provide— 
(i) seed money to start cooperative re-
forestation and afforestation efforts; and 
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(ii) subsequent conditional funding for 
such efforts contingent upon required tree 
care and maintenance activities; 
(E) to promote the widespread use of— 
(i) improved cooking stove tech-
nologies that do not involve the harvesting 
of forest growth; and 
(ii) other renewable fuel technologies 
that reduce deforestation and improve 
human health; and 
(F) to secure the involvement and commit-
ment of local communities— 
(i) to protect forests in existence as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(ii) to partner in and carry out 
afforestation and reforestation activities. 
(2) LOCAL
COMMUNITY
PARTICIPATION.—Ac-
tivities to secure the participation of local commu-
nities under paragraph (1)(F) should include 1 or 
more of the following activities: 
(A) Creation of local jobs involving estab-
lishing, protecting, and managing reforested 
areas. 
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(B) Collaboration to analyze biodiversity 
and ecosystem services integral to sustainability 
and business decisions. 
(C) Cooperative conservation programs, in-
cluding— 
(i) working with local water sources to 
ensure clean water through improved 
forestland and watershed; or 
(ii) working with food suppliers to en-
sure sustainable agroforestry products. 
(3) CONSISTENCY
WITH
PROPOSALS.—To the 
maximum extent practicable, projects using grant 
funds shall support, and be consistent with, the pro-
posal developed under section 101(a)(2) that is the 
subject of the project. 
(d) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity desiring a grant 
under this section shall submit an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the President may reasonably require. 
(2) CONTENT.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1)— 
(A) should be consistent with the findings, 
recommendations, and ongoing work relating 
to— 
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(i) the United States Agency for 
International Development Haiti Reforest-
ation Project for Haiti; or 
(ii) the 2009 United States Agency 
for International Development report enti-
tled ‘‘Biodiversity Analysis Update for Ar-
menia Final Report: Prosperity, Liveli-
hoods, 
and 
Conserving 
Ecosystems 
(PLACE) IQC Task Order #4’’; and 
(B) shall include— 
(i) a description of the objectives to be 
attained; 
(ii) a description of the manner in 
which grant funds will be used; 
(iii) a plan for evaluating the success 
of the project based on verifiable evidence; 
and 
(iv) to the extent that the applicant 
intends 
to 
use 
nonnative 
species 
in 
afforestation efforts— 
(I) an explanation of the benefit 
of using nonnative species rather than 
native species; and 
(II) verification that the species 
to be used are not invasive. 
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(3) PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.—In 
awarding grants under this section, preference shall 
be given to applicants that propose— 
(A) to develop market-based solutions to 
the challenges of reforestation in Haiti and Ar-
menia, including the use of conditional cash 
transfers and similar financial incentives to pro-
tect reforestation efforts; 
(B) to partner with local communities and 
cooperatives; and 
(C) to focus on efforts that build local ca-
pacity to sustain growth after the completion of 
the underlying grant project. 
(e) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The Presi-
dent shall collect and widely disseminate information 
about the effectiveness of the demonstration projects as-
sisted under this section. 
SEC. 202. FOREST PROTECTION PROGRAMS. 
Chapter 7 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2281 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 461 through 466 
as sections 471 through 476, respectively; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 477. PILOT PROGRAM FOR HAITI. 
‘‘(a) SUBMISSION OF LIST OF AREAS OF SEVERELY 
DEGRADED NATURAL RESOURCES.—The President, in co-
operation with nongovernmental conservation organiza-
tions, shall invite the Government of Haiti to submit a 
list of areas within Haiti in which forests are seriously 
degraded or threatened. 
‘‘(b) REVIEW OF LIST.—The President shall— 
‘‘(1) analyze the areas on the list submitted by 
the Government of Haiti under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) seek to reach an agreement with the Gov-
ernment of Haiti to assist with the restoration and 
future sustainable use of such areas. 
‘‘(c) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The President is 
authorized to award grants to nongovernmental or-
ganizations, on such terms and conditions as may be 
necessary, for the purchase on the open market of 
discounted debt of the Government of Haiti, if a 
market is determined to be viable, in exchange for 
commitments by the Government of Haiti— 
‘‘(A) to restore forests identified pursuant 
to subsection (a); or 
‘‘(B) to develop plans for sustainable use 
of such forests. 
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‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS.— 
Each recipient of a grant under this subsection shall 
participate in the ongoing management of the area 
or areas protected pursuant to such grant. 
‘‘(3) MATCHING
OF
GRANT
FUNDS.—Any 
United States funding provided to a nongovern-
mental organization under this subsection should be 
matched by an equal or greater amount of funding 
from 
the 
nongovernmental 
organization. 
Such 
matching funds may include funding provided by 
other international donors, nongovernmental organi-
zations, philanthropic bodies, corporations or other 
private entities, institutions of higher learning, the 
Government of Haiti, or other non-United States 
Government sources. 
‘‘(4) 
MINIMUM
COUNTRY
REFORESTATION 
FUND PERCENTAGE.—Not less than 85 percent of 
grant funds provided under this subsection shall be 
spent on actual reforestation activities in Haiti, 
which may include the protection of reforested areas. 
‘‘(5) RETENTION
OF
PROCEEDS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, a grantee (or 
any subgrantee) under this subsection may retain, 
without deposit in the Treasury of the United States 
and without further appropriation by Congress— 
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‘‘(A) interest earned on the proceeds of 
any resulting debt-for-nature exchange pending 
the disbursements of such proceeds; and 
‘‘(B) interest for approved program pur-
poses, which may include the establishment of 
an endowment, the income of which is used for 
such purposes. 
‘‘(6) SUNSET.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The authority to 
award grants under this subsection shall termi-
nate on the date that is 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act unless the Presi-
dent determines and certifies to Congress 
that— 
‘‘(i) the grant program under this 
subsection has been effective in meeting 
the goals of the Haiti and Armenia Refor-
estation Act of 2018; and 
‘‘(ii) the Government of Haiti has 
committed to returning land in Haiti to 
long-term sustainable forests. 
‘‘(B) RENEWAL.—If the President makes a 
certification under subparagraph (A), the au-
thority to award grants under this subsection 
may be renewed for 1 additional 5-year period. 
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‘‘SEC. 478. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ARMENIA. 
‘‘(a) SUBMISSION OF LIST OF AREAS OF SEVERELY 
DEGRADED NATURAL RESOURCES.—The President, in co-
operation with nongovernmental conservation organiza-
tions, shall invite the Government of Armenia to submit 
a list of areas within the territory of Armenia in which 
forests are seriously degraded or threatened. 
‘‘(b) REVIEW OF LIST.—The President shall— 
‘‘(1) analyze the areas on the list submitted by 
the Government of Armenia under subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(2) seek to reach an agreement with the Gov-
ernment of Armenia for the restoration and future 
sustainable use of such areas. 
‘‘(c) DEBT FORGIVENESS AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) DEBT
FORGIVENESS.—The President is 
authorized to forgive debt owed to the United States 
by the Government of Armenia in exchange for com-
mitments by the Government of Armenia— 
‘‘(A) to restore forests identified by the 
Government under subsection (a); or 
‘‘(B) to develop plans for sustainable use 
of such forests. 
‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS.— 
The Government of Armenia shall participate in the 
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ongoing management of the area or areas protected 
pursuant to such debt relief. 
‘‘(3) 
MINIMUM
COUNTRY
REFORESTATION 
FUND PERCENTAGE.—Not less than 85 percent of 
funds that qualify under a debt relief agreement 
under this section shall be spent on actual reforest-
ation activities in Armenia, which may include the 
protection of reforested areas or of existing forests. 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The authority to offer 
debt relief under this subsection shall terminate 
on the date that is 5 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act unless the President de-
termines and certifies to Congress that— 
‘‘(i) the debt forgiveness pilot pro-
gram under this subsection has been effec-
tive in meeting the goals of the Haiti and 
Armenia Reforestation Act of 2018; and 
‘‘(ii) the Government of Armenia has 
committed to returning land in Armenia to 
long-term sustainable forests. 
‘‘(B) RENEWAL.—If the President makes a 
certification under subparagraph (A), the au-
thority to forgive debt under this subsection 
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may be renewed for 1 additional 5-year pe-
riod.’’. 
TITLE III—ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISION 
SEC. 301. DELEGATION. 
The President, or the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development or the Sec-
retary of State, acting as the President’s delegate, may 
draw on the expertise of the United States Forest Service 
and the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment in designing and implementing programs under this 
Act relating to reforestation, watershed restoration, and 
monitoring of land use change. 
SEC. 302. DETERMINATION AND MONITORING OF FOREST 
LEVELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of the United 
States Forest Service, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, using the latest available Landsat data, shall— 
(1) determine the current level of forest cover 
in Haiti and the current level of forest cover in Ar-
menia, expressed as a percentage of each country’s 
total land mass; and 
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(2) submit this information to the appropriate 
committees of Congress. 
(b) UPDATES.—The Chief of the United States For-
est Service, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, shall 
submit an annual report to the appropriate committees of 
Congress that contains an updated determination, using 
the latest available Landsat data, of the level of forest 
cover in Haiti and the level of forest cover in Armenia. 
(c) USE OF DETERMINATIONS.—Each determination 
under subsection (a)(1) and each updated determination 
under subsection (b) shall be used for the purposes of set-
ting and achieving the goals described in section 2(b)(3). 
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