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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2151p. Environmental and natural resources
(a) Congressional statement of findings
The Congress finds that if current trends in the degradation of
natural resources in developing countries continue, they will
severely undermine the best efforts to meet basic human needs, to
achieve sustained economic growth, and to prevent international
tension and conflict. The Congress also finds that the world faces
enormous, urgent, and complex problems, with respect to natural
resources, which require new forms of cooperation between the
United States and developing countries to prevent such problems
from becoming unmanageable. It is, therefore, in the economic and
security interest of the United States to provide leadership both
in thoroughly reassessing policies relating to natural resources
and the environment, and in cooperating extensively with developing
countries in order to achieve environmentally sound development.
(b) Assistance authority and emphasis
In order to address the serious problems described in subsection
(a) of this section, the President is authorized to furnish
assistance under subchapter I of this chapter for developing and
strengthening the capacity of developing countries to protect and
manage their environment and natural resources. Special efforts
shall be made to maintain and where possible to restore the land,
vegetation, water, wildlife, and other resources upon which depend
economic growth and human well-being, especially of the poor.
(c) Implementation considerations applicable to programs and
projects
(1) The President, in implementing programs and projects under
this part and part X of this subchapter, shall take fully into
account the impact of such programs and projects upon the
environment and natural resources of developing countries. Subject
to such procedures as the President considers appropriate, the
President shall require all agencies and officials responsible for
programs or projects under this part and part X of this subchapter
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(A) to prepare and take fully into account an environmental
impact statement for any program or project under this part and
part X of this subchapter significantly affecting the environment
of the global commons outside the jurisdiction of any country,
the environment of the United States, or other aspects of the
environment which the President may specify; and
(B) to prepare and take fully into account an environmental
assessment of any proposed program or project under this part and
part X of this subchapter significantly affecting the environment
of any foreign country.
Such agencies and officials should, where appropriate, use local
technical resources in preparing environmental impact statements
and environmental assessments pursuant to this subsection.
(2) The President may establish exceptions from the requirements
of this subsection for emergency conditions and for cases in which
compliance with those requirements would be seriously detrimental
to the foreign policy interests of the United States.
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