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and national grasslands under the jurisdiction of the 
Forest Service and for natural resource adaptation 
activities on State and private forest lands carried 
out under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act 
of 1978. 
(4) DEPARTMENT
OF
COMMERCE.—Of the 
amounts made available for each fiscal year to carry 
out this subpart, 11.5 percent shall be allocated to 
the Secretary of Commerce for use in funding nat-
ural resources adaptation activities to protect, main-
tain, and restore coastal, estuarine, and marine re-
sources, habitats, and ecosystems, including such ac-
tivities carried out under— 
(A) the coastal and estuarine land con-
servation program; 
(B) the community-based restoration pro-
gram; 
(C) the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.), that are specifi-
cally designed to strengthen the ability of coast-
al, estuarine, and marine resources, habitats, 
and ecosystems to adapt to and withstand the 
impacts of climate change and ocean acidifica-
tion; 
(D) the Open Rivers Initiative; 
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(E) the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con-
servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.); 
(F) the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.); 
(G) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
(H) the Marine Protection, Research, and 
Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1401 et 
seq.); 
(I) the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.); and 
(J) the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 
(33 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.). 
(5) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.— 
Of the amounts made available each fiscal year to 
carry out this section, 12.2 percent shall be allocated 
to the Administrator for use in natural resources ad-
aptation activities restoring and protecting— 
(A) large-scale freshwater aquatic eco-
systems, such as the Everglades, the Great 
Lakes, Flathead Lake, the Missouri River, the 
Mississippi River, the Colorado River, the Sac-
ramento-San Joaquin Rivers, the Ohio River, 
the Columbia-Snake River System, the Apa-
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lachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint River Sys-
tem, the Connecticut River, and the Yellowstone 
River; 
(B) large-scale estuarine ecosystems, such 
as Chesapeake Bay, Long Island Sound, Puget 
Sound, the Mississippi River Delta, the San 
Francisco Bay Delta, Narragansett Bay, and 
Albemarle-Pamlico Sound; and 
(C) freshwater and estuarine ecosystems, 
watersheds, and basins identified as priorities 
by the Administrator, working in cooperation 
with other Federal agencies, States, Indian 
tribes, local governments, scientists, and other 
conservation partners. 
(6) CORPS
OF
ENGINEERS.—Of the amounts 
made available each fiscal year to carry out this sec-
tion, 8.1 percent shall be available to the Secretary 
of the Army for use by the Corps of Engineers to 
carry out natural resources adaptation activities re-
storing— 
(A) large-scale freshwater aquatic eco-
systems, such as the ecosystems described in 
paragraph (5)(A); 
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(B) large-scale estuarine ecosystems, such 
as the ecosystems described in paragraph 
(5)(B); 
(C) freshwater and estuarine ecosystems, 
watersheds, and basins identified as priorities 
by the Corps of Engineers, working in coopera-
tion with other Federal agencies, States, Indian 
tribes, local governments, scientists, and other 
conservation partners; and 
(D) habitats and ecosystems through the 
implementation of estuary habitat restoration 
projects authorized by the Estuary Restoration 
Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.), project 
modifications for improvement of the environ-
ment, 
aquatic 
restoration 
and 
protection 
projects authorized by section 206 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 
2330), and other appropriate programs and ac-
tivities. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS BY FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND 
AGENCIES.—Funds allocated to Federal departments and 
agencies under this section shall only be used for natural 
resources adaptation activities that are consistent with an 
adaptation plan developed and approved by the President 
under section 478. 
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(e) STATE COST SHARING.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, a State that receives a grant with 
amounts allocated under this section shall use funds from 
non-Federal sources to pay at least 10 percent of the costs 
of each activity carried out using amounts provided under 
the grant. 
SEC. 481. NATIONAL WILDLIFE HABITAT AND CORRIDORS 
INFORMATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Within 6 months of the date 
of enactment of this subpart, the Secretary of the Interior, 
in cooperation with the States and Indian tribes, shall es-
tablish a National Fish and Wildlife Habitat and Cor-
ridors Information Program in accordance with the re-
quirements of this section. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this program is to— 
(1) support States and Indian tribes in the de-
velopment of a geographic information system data-
base of fish and wildlife habitat and corridors that 
would inform planning and development decisions 
within each State and Indian tribe, enable each 
State and Indian tribe to model climate impacts and 
adaptation, and provide geographically specific en-
hancements of State and tribal wildlife action plans; 
(2) ensure the collaborative development, with 
the States and Indian tribes, of a comprehensive, 
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national geographic information system database of 
maps, models, data, surveys, informational products, 
and other geospatial information regarding fish and 
wildlife habitat and corridors, that— 
(A) is based on consistent protocols for 
sampling and mapping across landscapes that 
take into account regional differences; and 
(B) that utilizes— 
(i) existing and planned State- and 
tribal-based geographic information system 
databases; and 
(ii) 
existing 
databases, 
analytical 
tools, metadata activities, and other infor-
mation products available through the Na-
tional Biological Information Infrastruc-
ture maintained by the Secretary and non-
governmental organizations; and 
(3) facilitate the use of such databases by Fed-
eral, State, local, and tribal decisionmakers to incor-
porate qualitative information on fish and wildlife 
habitat and corridors at the earliest possible stage 
to— 
(A) prioritize and target natural resources 
adaptation strategies and activities; 
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(B) avoid, minimize, and mitigate the im-
pacts on fish and wildlife habitat and corridors 
in siting energy development, water, trans-
mission, transportation, and other land use 
projects; 
(C) assess the impacts of existing develop-
ment on habitats and corridors; and 
(D) develop management strategies to en-
hance the ability of fish, wildlife, and plant spe-
cies to migrate or respond to shifting habitats 
within existing habitats and corridors. 
(c) HABITAT AND CORRIDORS INFORMATION SYS-
TEM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the States and Indian tribes, shall develop 
a Habitat and Corridors Information System. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The System shall— 
(A) include maps, data, and descriptions of 
fish and wildlife habitat and corridors, that— 
(i) have been developed by Federal 
agencies, State wildlife agencies and nat-
ural heritage programs, Indian tribes, local 
governments, nongovernmental organiza-
tions, and industry; 
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(ii) meet accepted Geospatial Inter-
operability Framework data and metadata 
protocols and standards; 
(B) include maps and descriptions of pro-
jected shifts in habitats and corridors of fish 
and wildlife species in response to climate 
change; 
(C) assure data quality and make the data, 
models, and analyses included in the System 
available at scales useful to decisionmakers— 
(i) to prioritize and target natural re-
sources adaptation strategies and activi-
ties; 
(ii) to assess the impacts of proposed 
energy development, water, transmission, 
transportation, and other land use projects 
and avoid, minimize, and mitigate those 
impacts on habitats and corridors; 
(iii) to assess the impacts of existing 
development on habitats and corridors; and 
(iv) to develop management strategies 
to enhance the ability of fish, wildlife, and 
plant species to migrate or respond to 
shifting habitats within existing habitats 
and corridors; 
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(D) establish a process for updating maps 
and other information as landscapes, habitats, 
corridors, and wildlife populations change or as 
other information becomes available; 
(E) encourage the development of collabo-
rative plans by Federal and State agencies and 
Indian tribes to monitor and evaluate the effi-
cacy of the System to meet the needs of deci-
sionmakers; 
(F) identify gaps in habitat and corridor 
information, mapping, and research that should 
be addressed to fully understand and assess 
current data and metadata, and to prioritize re-
search and future data collection activities for 
use in updating the System and provide support 
for those activities; 
(G) include mechanisms to support collabo-
rative research, mapping, and planning of habi-
tats and corridors by Federal and State agen-
cies, Indian tribes, and other interested stake-
holders; 
(H) incorporate biological and geospatial 
data on species and corridors found in energy 
development and transmission plans, including 
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renewable energy initiatives, transportation, and 
other land use plans; 
(I) be based on the best scientific informa-
tion available; and 
(J) identify, prioritize, and describe key 
parcels of non-Federal land located within the 
boundaries of units of the National Park Sys-
tem, National Wildlife Refuge System, National 
Forest System, or National Grassland System 
that are critical to maintenance of wildlife habi-
tat and migration corridors. 
(d) FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT.—The Sec-
retary may provide support to the States and Indian 
tribes, including financial and technical assistance, for ac-
tivities that support the development and implementation 
of the System. 
(e) COORDINATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the States and Indian tribes, shall make rec-
ommendations on how the information developed in the 
System may be incorporated into existing relevant State 
and Federal plans affecting fish and wildlife, including 
land management plans, the State Comprehensive Wildlife 
Conservation Strategies, and appropriate tribal conserva-
tion plans, to ensure that they— 
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(1) prevent unnecessary habitat fragmentation 
and disruption of corridors; 
(2) promote the landscape connectivity nec-
essary to allow wildlife to move as necessary to meet 
biological needs, adjust to shifts in habitat, and 
adapt to climate change; and 
(3) minimize the impacts of energy, develop-
ment, 
water, 
transportation, 
and 
transmission 
projects and other activities expected to impact habi-
tat and corridors. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) GEOSPATIAL
INTEROPERABILITY
FRAME-
WORK.—The 
term 
‘‘Geospatial 
Interoperability 
Framework’’ means the strategy utilized by the Na-
tional Biological Information Infrastructure that is 
based upon accepted standards, specifications, and 
protocols adopted through the International Stand-
ards Organization, the Open Geospatial Consortium, 
and the Federal Geographic Data Committee, to 
manage, archive, integrate, analyze, and make acces-
sible geospatial and biological data and metadata. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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SEC. 482. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING INDIAN 
TRIBES. 
(a) FEDERAL TRUST RESPONSIBILITY.—Nothing in 
this subpart is intended to amend, alter, or give priority 
over the Federal trust responsibility to Indian tribes. 
(b) EXEMPTION FROM FOIA.—Information received 
by a Federal agency pursuant to this Act relating to the 
location, character, or ownership of human remains of a 
person of Indian ancestry; or resources, cultural items, 
uses, or activities identified by an Indian tribe as tradi-
tional or cultural because of the long-established signifi-
cance or ceremonial nature to the Indian tribe; shall not 
be subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 5, 
United States Code, if the head of the agency, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Interior and an affected In-
dian tribe, determines that disclosure may— 
(1) cause a significant invasion of privacy; 
(2) risk harm to the human remains or re-
sources, cultural items, uses, or activities; or 
(3) impede the use of a traditional religious site 
by practitioners. 
(c) APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.—The Secretary of 
the Interior may apply the provisions of Public Law 93– 
638 where appropriate in the implementation of this sub-
part. 
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PART 2—INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE 
ADAPTATION PROGRAM 
SEC. 491. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Global climate change is a potentially sig-
nificant national and global security threat multi-
plier and is likely to exacerbate competition and con-
flict over agricultural, vegetative, marine, and water 
resources and to result in increased displacement of 
people, poverty, and hunger within developing coun-
tries. 
(2) The strategic, social, political, economic, 
cultural, and environmental consequences of global 
climate change are likely to have disproportionate 
adverse impacts on developing countries, which have 
less economic capacity to respond to such impacts. 
(3) The countries most vulnerable to climate 
change, due both to greater exposure to harmful im-
pacts and to lower capacity to adapt, are developing 
countries with very low industrial greenhouse gas 
emissions that have contributed less to climate 
change than more affluent countries. 
(4) To a much greater degree than developed 
countries, developing countries rely on the natural 
and environmental systems likely to be affected by 
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climate change for sustenance, livelihoods, and eco-
nomic growth and stability. 
(5) Within developing countries there may be 
varying climate change adaptation and resilience 
needs among different communities and populations, 
including 
impoverished 
communities, 
children, 
women, and indigenous peoples. 
(6) The consequences of global climate change, 
including increases in poverty and destabilization of 
economies and societies, are likely to pose long-term 
challenges to the national security, foreign policy, 
and economic interests of the United States. 
(7) It is in the national security, foreign policy, 
and economic interests of the United States to rec-
ognize, plan for, and mitigate the international stra-
tegic, 
social, 
political, 
cultural, 
environmental, 
health, and economic effects of climate change and 
to assist developing countries to increase their resil-
ience to those effects. 
(8) Under Article 4 of the United Nations 
Framework Convention on Climate Change, devel-
oped country parties, including the United States, 
committed to ‘‘assist the developing country parties 
that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects 
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of climate change in meeting costs of adaptation to 
those adverse effects’’. 
(9) Under the Bali Action Plan, developed 
country parties to the United Nations Framework 
Convention on Climate Change, including the United 
States, committed to ‘‘enhanced action on the provi-
sion of financial resources and investment to support 
action on mitigation and adaptation and technology 
cooperation,’’ including, inter alia, consideration of 
‘‘improved access to adequate, predictable, and sus-
tainable financial resources and financial and tech-
nical support, and the provision of new and addi-
tional resources, including official and concessional 
funding for developing country parties’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this part are— 
(1) to provide new and additional assistance 
from the United States to the most vulnerable devel-
oping countries, including the most vulnerable com-
munities and populations therein, in order to sup-
port the development and implementation of climate 
change adaptation programs and activities that re-
duce the vulnerability and increase the resilience of 
communities to climate change impacts, including 
impacts on water availability, agricultural produc-
tivity, flood risk, coastal resources, timing of sea-
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sons, biodiversity, economic livelihoods, health and 
diseases, and human migration; and 
(2) to provide such assistance in a manner that 
protects and promotes the national security, foreign 
policy, environmental, and economic interests of the 
United States to the extent such interests may be 
advanced by minimizing, averting, or increasing re-
silience to climate change impacts. 
SEC. 492. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part: 
(1) 
ALLOWANCE.—The 
term 
‘‘allowance’’ 
means an emission allowance established under sec-
tion 721 of the Clean Air Act. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committees on Energy and Com-
merce, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committees on Environment and 
Public Works and Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate. 
(3) DEVELOPING COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘devel-
oping country’’ means a country eligible to receive 
official development assistance according to the in-
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come guidelines of the Development Assistance Com-
mittee of the Organization for Economic Coopera-
tion and Development. 
(4) MOST
VULNERABLE
DEVELOPING
COUN-
TRIES.—The term ‘‘most vulnerable developing 
countries’’ means, as determined by the Adminis-
trator of USAID, developing countries that are at 
risk of substantial adverse impacts of climate change 
and have limited capacity to respond to such im-
pacts, considering the approaches included in any 
international treaties and agreements. 
(5) MOST
VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES
AND 
POPULATIONS.—The term ‘‘most vulnerable commu-
nities and populations’’ means communities and pop-
ulations that are at risk of substantial adverse im-
pacts of climate change and have limited capacity to 
respond to such impacts, including impoverished 
communities, children, women, and indigenous peo-
ples. 
(6) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the International Climate Change Adaptation Pro-
gram established under section 493. 
(7) USAID.—The term ‘‘USAID’’ means the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment. 
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(8) UNITED
NATIONS
FRAMEWORK
CONVEN-
TION ON CLIMATE CHANGE.—The term ‘‘United Na-
tions Framework Convention on Climate Change’’ or 
‘‘Convention’’ means the United Nations Framework 
Convention on Climate Change done at New York on 
May 9, 1992, and entered into force on March 21, 
1994. 
SEC. 493. INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Administrator of USAID, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, and the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, shall establish an Inter-
national Climate Change Adaptation Program in accord-
ance with the requirements of this part. 
(b) ALLOWANCE ACCOUNT.—Allowances allocated 
pursuant to section 782(n) of the Clean Air Act shall be 
available for distribution to carry out the Program estab-
lished under subsection (a). 
(c) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Assistance pro-
vided under this part shall be used to supplement, and 
not to supplant, any other Federal, State, or local re-
sources available to carry out activities of the type carried 
out under the Program. 
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SEC. 494. DISTRIBUTION OF ALLOWANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, or such 
other Federal agency head as the President may des-
ignate, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, the Administrator of USAID, and the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall direct the 
distribution of allowances to carry out the Program— 
(1) in the form of bilateral assistance pursuant 
to the requirements under section 495; 
(2) to multilateral funds or international insti-
tutions pursuant to the Convention or an agreement 
negotiated under the Convention; or 
(3) through a combination of the mechanisms 
identified under paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(b) LIMITATION.— 
(1) CONDITIONAL DISTRIBUTION TO MULTILAT-
ERAL FUNDS OR INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
In any fiscal year, the Secretary of State, or such 
other Federal agency head as the President may 
designate, in consultation with the Administrator of 
USAID, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
shall distribute at least 40 percent and up to 60 per-
cent of the allowances available to carry out the Pro-
gram to one or more multilateral funds or inter-
national institutions that meet the requirements of 
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paragraph (2), if any such fund or institution exists, 
and shall annually certify in a report to the appro-
priate congressional committees that any multilat-
eral fund or international institution receiving allow-
ances under this section meets the requirements of 
paragraph (2) or that no multilateral fund or inter-
national institution that meets the requirements of 
paragraph (2) exists, as the case may be. The Sec-
retary of State shall notify the appropriate congres-
sional committees not less than 15 days prior to any 
transfer of allowances to a multilateral fund or 
international institution pursuant to this section. 
(2) MULTILATERAL FUND OR INTERNATIONAL 
INSTITUTION ELIGIBILITY.—A multilateral fund or 
international institution is eligible to receive allow-
ances available to carry out the Program— 
(A) if— 
(i) such fund or institution is estab-
lished pursuant to— 
(I) the Convention; or 
(II) an agreement negotiated 
under the Convention; or 
(ii) the allowances are directed to one 
or more multilateral development banks or 
international development institutions, pur-
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suant to an agreement negotiated under 
such Convention; and 
(B) if such fund or institution— 
(i) specifies the terms and conditions 
under which the United States is to pro-
vide allowances to the fund or institution, 
and under which the fund or institution is 
to provide assistance to recipient countries; 
(ii) ensures that assistance from the 
United States to the fund or institution 
and the principal and income of the fund 
or institution are disbursed only for pur-
poses that are consistent with those de-
scribed in section 491(b)(1); 
(iii) requires a regular meeting of a 
governing body of the fund or institution 
that includes representation from countries 
among the most vulnerable developing 
countries and provides public access; 
(iv) requires that local communities 
and indigenous peoples in areas where any 
activities or programs are planned are en-
gaged through adequate disclosure of in-
formation, public participation, and con-
sultation; and 
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(v) prepares and makes public an an-
nual report that— 
(I) describes the process and 
methodology for selecting the recipi-
ents of assistance from the fund or in-
stitution, including assessments of 
vulnerability; 
(II) describes specific programs 
and activities supported by the fund 
or institution and the extent to which 
the assistance is addressing the adap-
tation needs of the most vulnerable 
developing countries, and the most 
vulnerable communities and popu-
lations therein; 
(III) describes the performance 
goals for assistance authorized under 
the fund or institution and expresses 
such goals in an objective and quan-
tifiable form, to the extent practicable; 
(IV) describes the performance 
indicators to be used in measuring or 
assessing the achievement of the per-
formance goals described in subclause 
(III); 
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(V) provides a basis for rec-
ommendations for adjustments to as-
sistance authorized under this part to 
enhance the impact of such assist-
ance; and 
(VI) describes the participation 
of other nations and international or-
ganizations in supporting and gov-
erning the fund or institution. 
(c) OVERSIGHT.— 
(1) DISTRIBUTION TO MULTILATERAL FUNDS 
OR INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Secretary 
of State, or such other Federal agency head as the 
President may designate, in consultation with the 
Administrator of USAID, shall oversee the distribu-
tion of allowances available to carry out the Pro-
gram to a multilateral fund or international institu-
tion under subsection (b). 
(2) BILATERAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Adminis-
trator of USAID, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, shall oversee the distribution of allowances 
available to carry out the Program for bilateral as-
sistance under section 495. 
SEC. 495. BILATERAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) ACTIVITIES AND FOREIGN AID.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to achieve the pur-
poses of this part, the Administrator of USAID may 
carry out programs and activities and distribute al-
lowances to any private or public group (including 
international organizations and faith-based organiza-
tions), association, or other entity engaged in peace-
ful activities to— 
(A) provide assistance to the most vulner-
able developing countries for— 
(i) the development of national or re-
gional climate change adaptation plans, in-
cluding a systematic assessment of socio-
economic vulnerabilities in order to identify 
the most vulnerable communities and pop-
ulations; 
(ii) associated national policies; and 
(iii) planning, financing, and execu-
tion of adaptation programs and activities; 
(B) support investments, capacity-building 
activities, and other assistance, to reduce vul-
nerability and promote community-level resil-
ience related to climate change and its impacts 
in the most vulnerable developing countries, in-
cluding impacts on water availability, agricul-
tural productivity, flood risk, coastal resources, 
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timing of seasons, biodiversity, economic liveli-
hoods, health, human migration, or other social, 
economic, political, cultural, or environmental 
matters; 
(C) support climate change adaptation re-
search in or for the most vulnerable developing 
countries; 
(D) reduce vulnerability and provide in-
creased resilience to climate change for local 
communities and livelihoods in the most vulner-
able developing countries by encouraging— 
(i) the protection and rehabilitation of 
natural systems; 
(ii) the enhancement and diversifica-
tion of agricultural, fishery, and other live-
lihoods; and 
(iii) the reduction of disaster risks; 
(E) support the deployment of technologies 
to help the most vulnerable developing countries 
respond to the destabilizing impacts of climate 
change and encourage the identification and 
adoption of appropriate renewable and efficient 
energy technologies that are beneficial in in-
creasing community-level resilience to the im-
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pacts of global climate change in those coun-
tries; and 
(F) encourage the engagement of local 
communities through disclosure of information, 
consultation, and the communities’ informed 
participation relating to the development of 
plans, programs, and activities to increase com-
munity-level resilience to climate change im-
pacts. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.—Not more than 10 percent 
of the allowances made available to carry out bilat-
eral assistance under this part in any year shall be 
distributed to support activities in any single coun-
try. 
(3) PRIORITIZING
ASSISTANCE.—In providing 
assistance under this section, the Administrator of 
USAID shall give priority to countries, including the 
most vulnerable communities and populations there-
in, that are most vulnerable to the adverse impacts 
of climate change, determined by the likelihood and 
severity of such impacts and the country’s capacity 
to adapt to such impacts. 
(b) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Administrator 
of 
USAID shall ensure that local communities, includ-
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ing the most vulnerable communities and popu-
lations therein, in areas where any programs or ac-
tivities are carried out pursuant to this section are 
engaged in, through disclosure of information, public 
participation, and consultation, the design, imple-
mentation, monitoring, and evaluation of such pro-
grams and activities. 
(2) CONSULTATION
AND
DISCLOSURE.—For 
each country receiving assistance under this section, 
the Administrator of USAID shall establish a proc-
ess for consultation with, and disclosure of informa-
tion to, local, national, and international stake-
holders regarding any programs and activities car-
ried out pursuant to this section. 
(c) COORDINATION.— 
(1) ALIGNMENT OF ACTIVITIES.—Subject to the 
direction of the President and the Secretary of 
State, the Administrator of USAID shall, to the ex-
tent practicable, seek to align activities under this 
section with broader development, poverty allevi-
ation, or natural resource management objectives 
and initiatives in the recipient country. 
(2) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Ad-
ministrator of USAID shall ensure that there is co-
ordination among the activities under this section, 
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subtitle D of this title, and part E of title VII of the 
Clean Air Act, in order to maximize the effectiveness 
of United States assistance to developing countries. 
(d) REPORTING.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this part, the Admin-
istrator of USAID, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, shall submit to the President and 
the appropriate congressional committees an initial 
report that— 
(A) based on the most recent information 
available from reliable public sources or knowl-
edge obtained by USAID on a reliable basis, as 
determined by the Administrator of USAID, 
identifies the developing countries, including the 
most vulnerable communities and populations 
therein, that are most vulnerable to climate 
change impacts and in which assistance may 
have the greatest and most sustainable benefit 
in reducing vulnerability to climate change; and 
(B) describes the process and methodology 
for selecting the recipients of assistance under 
subsection (a)(1). 
(2) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date on which the initial report is 
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(A) be eligible to generate offset credits 
under this title only during the crediting period 
of the offset practice; and 
(B) remain eligible to generate offset cred-
its, only during the crediting period, subject to 
the methodologies and practice type eligibility 
list that applied as of the date of the project 
approval. 
(4) REENROLLMENT FOR SUBSEQUENT CRED-
ITING PERIOD.— 
(A) REENROLLMENT
AUTHORIZED; TIME 
FOR REENROLLMENT.—An offset project devel-
oper may reenroll for a subsequent crediting pe-
riod, to commence after termination of the cur-
rent crediting period, subject to the methodolo-
gies and practice type eligibility list in effect at 
the time of reenrollment. Reenrollment may not 
occur more than 18 months before the end of 
the crediting period then in effect. 
(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may 
limit the number of subsequent crediting peri-
ods available for a particular practice type. 
(f) ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY.—In establishing 
the requirements under this section, the Secretary shall 
apply conservative assumptions or methods to ensure the 
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