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impact and effectiveness of Foundation support; 
and 
(B) publish the information contained in the report 
described in subparagraph (A) in the Federal Register. 
(c) GRANTMAKING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to maximize program effective-
ness, the Foundation shall— 
(A) coordinate with other international public and pri-
vate donors to the greatest extent practicable and appro-
priate; 
(B) seek additional financial and nonfinancial contribu-
tions and commitments for its projects from governments 
in eligible countries; 
(C) strive to generate a partnership mentality among 
all participants, including public and private funders, host 
governments, local protected areas authorities, and private 
and nongovernmental organization partners; 
(D) prioritize investments in communities with low 
levels of economic development to the greatest extent prac-
ticable and appropriate; and 
(E) consider the eligible partner country’s planned and 
dedicated resources to the proposed project and the eligible 
entity’s ability to successfully implement the project. 
(2) GRANT CRITERIA.—Foundation grants— 
(A) shall fund eligible projects that enhance the 
management of well-defined primarily protected or con-
served areas and the systems of such conservation areas 
in eligible countries; 
(B) should support adequate baseline funding for 
eligible projects in eligible countries to be sustained for 
not less than 10 years; 
(C) should, during the grant period, demonstrate 
progress in achieving clearly defined key performance 
indicators (as defined in the grant agreement), which may 
include— 
(i) the protection of biological diversity; 
(ii) the protection of native flora and habitats, 
such as trees, forests, wetlands, grasslands, mangroves, 
coral reefs, and sea grass; 
(iii) community-based economic growth indicators, 
such as improved land tenure, increases in bene-
ficiaries participating in related economic growth 
activities, and sufficient income from conservation 
activities being directed to communities in project 
areas; 
(iv) improved management of the primarily pro-
tected or conserved area covered by the project, as 
documented through the submission of strategic plans 
or annual reports to the Foundation; and 
(v) the identification of additional revenue sources 
or sustainable financing mechanisms to meet the recur-
ring costs of management of the primarily protected 
or conserved areas; and 
(D) shall be terminated if the Board determines that 
the project is not— 
(i) meeting applicable requirements under this 
title; or
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(ii) making progress in achieving the key perform-
ance indicators defined in the grant agreement. 
SEC. 5107. PROHIBITION OF SUPPORT FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation may not provide support 
for any government, or any entity owned or controlled by a govern-
ment, if the Secretary has determined that such government— 
(1) has repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
terrorism, as determined under— 
(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control 
Reform Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); 
(B) section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a)); 
(C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2780(d)); or 
(D) any other relevant provision of law; 
(2) has been identified pursuant to section 116(a) or 
502B(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151n(a) and 2304(a)(2)) or any other relevant provision of 
law; or 
(3) has failed the ‘‘control of corruption’’ indicator, as deter-
mined by the Millennium Challenge Corporation, within any 
of the preceding 3 years of the intended grant. 
(b) PROHIBITION OF SUPPORT FOR SANCTIONED PERSONS.—The 
Foundation may not engage in any dealing prohibited under United 
States sanctions laws or regulations, including dealings with per-
sons on the list of specially designated persons and blocked persons 
maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Depart-
ment of the Treasury, except to the extent otherwise authorized 
by the Secretary or by the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(c) PROHIBITION OF SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO SANC-
TIONS.—The Foundation shall require any person receiving support 
to certify that such person, and any entity owned or controlled 
by such person, is in compliance with all United States sanctions 
laws and regulations. 
SEC. 5108. ANNUAL REPORT. 
Not later than 360 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter while the Foundation continues 
to operate, the Executive Director of the Foundation shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
describes— 
(1) the goals of the Foundation; 
(2) the programs, projects, and activities supported by the 
Foundation; 
(3) private and governmental contributions to the Founda-
tion; and 
(4) the standardized criteria utilized to determine the pro-
grams and activities supported by the Foundation, including 
baselines, targets, desired outcomes, measurable goals, and 
extent to which those goals are being achieved for each project. 
SEC. 5109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—In addition to amounts authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out international conservation and biodiver-
sity programs under part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), and subject to
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the limitations set forth in subsections (b) and (c), there is author-
ized to be appropriated to the Foundation to carry out the purposes 
of this title— 
(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(2) not more than $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2026 through 2034. 
(b) COST
MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.—Amounts appropriated 
pursuant to subsection (a) may only be made available to grantees 
to the extent the Foundation or such grantees secure funding for 
an eligible project from sources other than the United States 
Government in an amount that is not less than twice the amount 
received in grants for such project pursuant to section 5106. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The administrative costs of the 
Foundation shall come from sources other than the United States 
Government. 
(d) PROHIBITION ON USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS FOR LOBBYING 
EXPENSES.—Amounts provided as a grant by the Foundation pursu-
ant to section 5106 may not be used for any activity intended 
to influence legislation pending before the Congress of the United 
States. 
Subtitle B—Western Hemisphere 
Partnership Act 
SEC. 5111. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Western Hemisphere Partner-
ship Act’’. 
SEC. 5112. UNITED STATES POLICY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. 
It is the policy of the United States to promote economic 
competitiveness, democratic governance, and security in the 
Western Hemisphere by— 
(1) encouraging stronger economic relations, respect for 
property rights, the rule of law, and enforceable investment 
rules and labor and environmental standards; 
(2) advancing the principles and practices expressed in 
the Charter of the Organization of American States, the Amer-
ican Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man, and the 
Inter-American Democratic Charter; and 
(3) enhancing the capacity and technical capabilities of 
democratic partner nation government institutions, including 
civilian law enforcement, the judiciary, attorneys general, and 
security forces. 
SEC. 5113. PROMOTING SECURITY AND THE RULE OF LAW IN THE 
WESTERN HEMISPHERE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordination with 
the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, should support the 
improvement of security conditions and the rule of law in the 
Western Hemisphere through collaborative efforts with democratic 
partners that— 
(1) enhance the institutional capacity and technical 
capabilities of defense and security institutions in democratic 
partner nations to conduct national or regional security mis-
sions, including through regular bilateral and multilateral 
engagements, foreign military sales and financing, international
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military education and training programs, expanding the 
National Guard State Partnership Programs, training on civil 
and political rights, and other means; 
(2) provide technical assistance and material support 
(including, as appropriate, radars, vessels, and communications 
equipment) to relevant security forces to disrupt, degrade, and 
dismantle organizations involved in the illicit trafficking of 
narcotics and precursor chemicals, transnational criminal 
activities, illicit mining, and illegal, unreported, and unregu-
lated fishing, and other illicit activities, including in Haiti 
and countries included in the Caribbean Basin Security Initia-
tive; 
(3) enhance the institutional capacity, legitimacy, and tech-
nical capabilities of relevant civilian law enforcement, attorneys 
general, and judicial institutions to— 
(A) strengthen the rule of law and transparent govern-
ance; 
(B) combat corruption and kleptocracy in the region; 
and 
(C) improve regional cooperation to disrupt, degrade, 
and dismantle transnational organized criminal networks 
and terrorist organizations, including through training, 
anticorruption initiatives, anti-money laundering programs, 
and strengthening cyber capabilities and resources; 
(4) enhance port management and maritime security part-
nerships and airport management and aviation security part-
nerships to disrupt, degrade, and dismantle transnational 
criminal networks and facilitate the legitimate flow of people, 
goods, and services; 
(5) strengthen cooperation to improve border security across 
the Western Hemisphere, dismantle human smuggling and traf-
ficking networks, and increase cooperation to demonstrably 
strengthen migration management systems; 
(6) counter the malign influence of state and non-state 
actors and disinformation campaigns; 
(7) disrupt illicit domestic and transnational financial net-
works; 
(8) foster mechanisms for cooperation on emergency 
preparedness and rapid recovery from natural disasters, 
including by— 
(A) supporting regional preparedness, recovery, and 
emergency management centers to facilitate rapid response 
to survey and help maintain planning on regional disaster 
anticipated needs and possible resources; 
(B) training disaster recovery officials on latest tech-
niques and lessons learned from United States experiences; 
(C) making available, preparing, and transferring on- 
hand nonlethal supplies, and providing training on the 
use of such supplies, for humanitarian or health purposes 
to respond to unforeseen emergencies; and 
(D) conducting medical support operations and medical 
humanitarian missions, such as hospital ship deployments 
and base-operating services, to the extent required by the 
operation; 
(9) foster regional mechanisms for early warning and 
response to pandemics in the Western Hemisphere, including 
through—