Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4428
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2020-08-04
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Aquatic ecology

Ecology

Foreign aid and international relief

Foreign loans and debt

Forests, forestry, trees

Government lending and loan guarantees

International law and treaties

International organizations and cooperation

Land use and conservation

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-08-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020 </b></p> <p>This bill extends through FY2025 authority for debt-for-nature swaps and debt buyback programs that reduce or convert debt obligations from eligible countries to the United States into funding for nature conservation and protection efforts in that country.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4428 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 4, 2020 Mr. Portman (for himself, Mr. Udall , Mr. Burr , Mr. Schatz , and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To reauthorize the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020 . 2. Reauthorization Section 806(d) of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 2431d(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (9) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. (10) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. (11) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. (12) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. (13) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. .