(6) make publicly available the identity of those 
units for which no assistance shall be furnished pur-
suant to subsection (a) unless such publication 
would create a risk to national security or the health 
and safety of a victim of a gross violation of inter-
nationally recognized human rights. 
SEC. 4. INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION GRANT REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS TO RECEIVE A GRANT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Director shall incor-
porate into the terms of an agreement for financial 
assistance to a covered recipient and require a duly 
designated representative of the covered recipient to 
certify before receiving the award that— 
(A) the covered recipient will not commit, 
fund, or support gross violations of internation-
ally recognized human rights in carrying out 
the activities under the award; 
(B) the covered recipient has provided a 
list to the contracting officer of each subgrantee 
to which the covered recipient intends to pro-
vide funding using such financial assistance and 
has provided a certification from each sub-
grantee that such subgrantee will not commit, 
fund, or support gross violations of internation-
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ally recognized human rights in carrying out 
the activities under the award; 
(C) the covered recipient has provided the 
Director with the covered recipient’s and each 
subgrantee’s written policy on maintaining 
standards for conduct consistent with recog-
nized international human rights standards, in-
cluding the Universal Declaration of Human 
Rights, the United Nations Declaration on the 
Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the United 
Nations Guiding Principles on Business and 
Human Rights; 
(D) the covered recipient has implemented 
and is enforcing a social safeguards plan de-
scribed in subsection (b); 
(E) the covered recipient has implemented 
procedures to detect, investigate, discipline or 
terminate a subgrantee, employee, or agent of 
the covered recipient that fails to comply with 
applicable policies to protect human rights in 
connection with the award; and 
(F) the covered recipient will comply with 
the requirements established in this section. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT SUBGRANTEE.—If, after re-
ceiving an award of funds from the Director, a cov-
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ered recipient selects a new subgrantee, the covered 
recipient shall provide the Director with— 
(A) an updated version of the list described 
in paragraph (1)(B); 
(B) a certification from such subgrantee 
that such subgrantee will not commit, fund, or 
support gross violations of internationally rec-
ognized human rights in carrying out the activi-
ties under the award; 
(C) the subgrantee’s written policy de-
scribed in subparagraph (1)(C); and 
(D) justification for any changes in selec-
tion of subgrantees. 
(b) SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS PLAN.—A social safeguards 
plan described in this subsection is a plan consistent with 
the principles of the documents listed in subsection 
(a)(1)(C) to implement appropriate human rights stand-
ards and prevent gross violations of internationally recog-
nized human rights in connections with activities funded 
under the award that includes, as determined appropriate 
by the Director, taking into consideration the location, 
size, complexity, and scope of the award— 
(1) a process for meaningful consultation and 
engagement with Indigenous Peoples and local com-
munities to safeguard their rights, including obtain-
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ing their free, prior, and informed consent for any 
new land-use restriction and, if applicable, proce-
dures for the fair resolution of existing land and re-
source claims, in the area in which the project will 
be conducted; 
(2) requirements for internal review of research 
involving human subjects; 
(3) measures to improve governance, increase 
the agency and protect the rights and needs of In-
digenous Peoples and local communities, and ad-
dress the potential adverse impacts of a project on 
the well-being and security of Indigenous Peoples 
and local communities; 
(4) a grievance redress mechanism to redress 
gross violations of internationally recognized human 
rights; 
(5) human rights training and effective moni-
toring by the recipient for law enforcement personnel 
and units of a foreign security force; and 
(6) publication of documents, such as park 
management plans and ranger codes of conduct, that 
are relevant to potential impacts of the project on 
Indigenous Peoples and local communities. 
(c) REQUIREMENT TO REMEDY VIOLATIONS.—The 
Director may require a covered recipient to take such 
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