§ 1738k. — Eligible activities and grantees.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC1738k]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 41--AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE
SUBCHAPTER VI--ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS INITIATIVE
Sec. 1738k. Eligible activities and grantees
(a) Eligible entities
Activities eligible to receive assistance through the framework
agreements entered into under section 1738f of this title, shall
include--
(1) activities of the type described in the Global Environmental
Protection Assistance Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2281 et seq.);
(2) agriculture-related activities, including those that provide
for the biological prevention and control of animal and plant pests
and diseases, to benefit the environment; and
(3) local community initiatives that promote conservation and
sustainable use of the environment.
(b) Regulation
All activities of the type referred to in subsection (a) of this
section shall, where appropriate, include initiatives that link
conservation of natural resources with local community development.
(c) Setting of priorities
Appropriate activities and priorities relating to the use of an
Environmental Fund shall be set by local nongovernmental organizations
within the appropriate eligible country.
(d) Grants
Grants may be made by the body referred to in section 1738f(c) of
this title from the Environmental Fund for environmental purposes to--
(1) host country nongovernmental environmental, conservation,
development, educational, and indigenous peoples organizations;
(2) other appropriate local or regional entities; or
(3) in exceptional circumstances, the government of the eligible
country.
(e) Priority
In providing assistance from an Environmental Fund, the body
established under section 1738f(c) of this title within the eligible
country shall give priority to projects that are run by nongovernmental
organizations and other private entities, and that involve local
communities in their planning and execution.
(July 10, 1954, ch. 469, title VI, Sec. 612, as added Pub. L. 101-624,
title XV, Sec. 1512, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3661; amended Pub. L. 102-
237, title III, Sec. 306, Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1856.)
References in Text
The Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act of 1989, referred
to in subsec. (a)(1), is title VII of Pub. L. 101-240, Dec. 19, 1989,
103 Stat. 2521, which is classified generally to part VII (Sec. 2281 et
seq.) of subchapter I of chapter 32 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and
Intercourse. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title of 1989 Amendments note set out under section 2151 of Title
22 and Tables.
Amendments
1991--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102-237 substituted ``2281 et seq.);''
for ``462), and--''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1738f, 1738o of this title;
title 12 section 635i-6.
