I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9340 
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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2022 
Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself, Mr. STEWART, Ms. MCCOLLUM, and Mr. 
CUELLAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the United States Foundation for International 
Conservation to promote long-term management of pro-
tected and conserved areas, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Founda-
tion for International Conservation Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 
Board of Directors established under section 4(a). 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means— 
(A) an initial member of the Board ap-
pointed pursuant to section 4(a)(2)(C); or 
(B) a member of the Board selected to fill 
a vacancy pursuant to section 4(a)(3)(B). 
(4) ELIGIBLE
COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘eligible 
country’’ means any of the countries described in 
section 7(b). 
(5) ELIGIBLE
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
project’’ means any of the projects described in sec-
tion 7(a)(2). 
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(6) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Execu-
tive Director’’ means the Executive Director of the 
Foundation hired pursuant to section 4(b). 
(7) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 
means the United States Foundation for Inter-
national Conservation established under section 3(a). 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of State. 
SEC. 3. UNITED STATES FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL 
CONSERVATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish the United States Foundation 
for International Conservation. 
(2) INDEPENDENCE.—The Foundation is not 
an agency or instrumentality of the United States 
Government. 
(3) TAX-EXEMPT
STATUS.—The Board shall 
take all necessary and appropriate steps to ensure 
that the Foundation is an organization described in 
subsection (c) of section 501 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, which exempts the organization from 
taxation under subsection (a) of such section. 
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(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Foundation 
are— 
(1) to promote effective, long-term management 
of protected and conserved areas and their contig-
uous buffer zones in eligible countries; 
(2) to advocate for, incentivize, accept, and ad-
minister governmental and nongovernmental funds, 
including donations from the private sector, to in-
crease the availability and predictability of financing 
for long-term management of protected and con-
served areas; 
(3) to close critical gaps in public international 
conservation efforts by— 
(A) increasing private sector investment, 
including investments from philanthropic enti-
ties; and 
(B) collaborating with partners providing 
bilateral and multilateral financing to support 
enhanced coordination; 
(4) to identify and financially support imple-
mentation-ready projects— 
(A) that promote long-term management 
of protected and conserved areas and their con-
tiguous buffer zones in eligible countries, in-
cluding supporting the management of terres-
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