,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aedh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #be 
7legislative day1 ,september #bd71      
#bjac,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,brown1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 
and ,mr4 ,whitehouse7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the
 ,president to provide assistance to the
 ,governments of ,haiti and ,armenia to 
reverse the effects of deforestation and
 restore within #bj years the extent of 
forest levels in ,haiti and ,armenia in 
existence during the year #aiij1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,haiti and    
,armenia ,reforestation ,act of #bjac4  
#b4 ,findings2 purpose  7a7 ,findings   
,congress finds that-- 7#a7 the         
established policy of the ,federal      
,government is to support and seek      
protection of forests around the world  
that provide a wide range of benefits   

by-- 7,a7 harboring a major portion of  
the biological and terrestrial resources
 of ,earth and providing habitats for   
almost #b_/c of all species on ,earth1  
including species essential to medical  
research and agricultural productivity2 
7,b7 contributing to the livelihood of  
over #a1fjj1jjj1jjj people through      
access to food1 fresh water1 clothing1  
traditional medicines1 and shelter2     
7,c7 ensuring environmental functions   
such as biodiversity1 water             
conservation1 soil enrichment1 water    
supply management1 and climate          
regulation2 and  7,d7 storing carbon1   
where deforestation accounts for up to  
#bj percent of the global greenhouse gas
 emissions that contribute to global    
warming2  7#b7 while forests cover a    
little less than #a_/c of the land area 
on our planet1 approximately #gf percent
 of the planet's original primary       
forests have been destroyed or degraded2
  7#c7 in #aibc1 over #fj percent of the
 land of ,haiti was forested but1 by    

#bjjf1 that percentage had decreased to 
approximately less than #b percent as a 
result of-- 7,a7 an acceleration in the 
rate of deforestation in ,haiti by more 
than #bj percent during the period      
beginning in #bjjj and ending in #bjje  
compared to the period beginning in     
#aiij and ending in #aiii2 and  7,b7 a  
loss of nearly #aj percent              
7approximately #aa1jjj hectares7 of the 
forest cover and approximately #bb      
percent of the total forest and woodland
 habitat of ,haiti2  7#d7 while         
archeological data indicated that       
approximately #ce percent of ,armenia   
was originally forested1 less than #ab  
percent of ,armenia's territory was     
covered in forest in #aiij1 which has   
been reduced to approximately less than 
#g percent by #bjac as a result of an   
energy crisis that crippled the nation  
in the #aiijs and a loss of total of    
#bd4e percent 7nearly #he1jjj hectares7 
of forest cover during the period       
between #aiij and #bjaj2  7#e7 poverty  

and economic pressures are-- 7,a7 two   
factors that underlie the deforestation 
of ,haiti and ,armenia2 and  7,b7       
manifested particularly through the     
clearing of vast areas of forest for    
conversion to agricultural uses where   
#b_/e of the population of ,haiti depend
 on the agricultural sector1 which      
consists mainly of small-scale          
subsistence farming1 and where wood and 
charcoal produced from cutting down     
trees accounts for a major supply toward
 ,haiti's and ,armenia's energy sectors2
  7#f7 #hj percent of the population of 
,haiti lives below the poverty line and 
#cf percent of the population of        
,armenia lives below the poverty line2  
7#g7 soil erosion represents a          
significant effect of the deforestation 
of ,haiti and ,armenia1 as erosion has--
 7,a7 lowered the productivity on the   
land due to poor soils underlying the   
forests2  7,b7 worsened the severity of 
droughts1 landslides1 and floods2  7,c7 
led to further deforestation2  7,d7     

significantly decreased the quality and1
 as a result1 quantity of freshwater and
 clean drinking water available to      
populations2 and  7,e7 increased the    
pressure on the remaining land and trees
 in ,haiti and ,armenia2  7#h7 forests  
provide cover to soften the effect of   
heavy rains and reduce erosion by       
anchoring the soil with their roots2    
7#i7 research conducted by the ,united  
,nations ,environmental ,programme has  
revealed a direct 7#hi percent7         
correlation between the extent of the   
deforestation of a country and the      
incidence of victims per weather event  
in the country2  7#aj7 both ,haiti and  
,armenia have faced natural disasters in
 recent years that have been at least   
partly exacerbated by the effects of    
deforestation1 such as-- 7,a7 flooding  
in ,armenia that has cost nearly        
#cc1jjj1jjj in damages each year and    
swept away or damaged thousands of      
homes1 schools1 health clinics1 and     
other institutions1 partly because of   

damage to forests through illegal       
loggings1 landslides1 and soil erosion2 
7,b7 hurricanes in ,haiti that have     
killed thousands and displaced hundreds 
of thousands more1 partly because       
deforestation had resulted in the       
clearing of large hillsides1 which      
enabled rainwater to run off directly to
 settlements located at the bottom of   
slopes2 and  7,c7 the ,january #bjaj    
earthquake in ,haiti1 which destroyed   
much of the infrastructure of ,port au  
,prince and had greater consequences    
because of deforestation1 which reduced 
hillside stability and increased the    
likelihood of mudslides1 soil erosion1  
and flooding factors1 which also        
negatively impacted the water supply and
 heightened concerns for the spread of  
waterborne diseases2  7#aa7 economic    
benefits for local communities from     
sustainable uses of forests are critical
 for the long-term sustainable          
management of forests in ,haiti and     
,armenia2  7#ab7 on ,july #bi1 #bjaj1   

the ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 
#bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-bab7 was       
enacted into law1 which included        
#be1jjj1jjj for the reforestation and   
other restoration of ,haiti's key       
watersheds2 and  7#ac7 reforestation    
efforts would provide new sources of    
jobs1 income1 and investments in both   
,haiti and ,armenia by-- 7,a7 providing 
employment opportunities in tree        
seedling programs1 contract tree        
planting and management1 sustainable    
agricultural initiatives1 sustainable   
and managed timber harvesting1 and wood 
products milling and finishing services2
 and  7,b7 enhancing community          
enterprises that generate income through
 the trading of sustainable forest      
resources1 many of which exist on small 
scales4  7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of   
this ,act is to provide assistance to   
the ,government of ,haiti and the       
,government of ,armenia to develop and  
implement1 or improve1 nationally       
appropriate policies and actions-- 7#a7 

to reduce deforestation and forest      
degradation and improve forest          
management and natural regeneration2    
7#b7 to increase annual rates of        
afforestation and reforestation in a    
sustainable1 measurable1 reportable1 and
 verifiable manner-- 7,a7 to restore    
social and economic conditions for      
environmental recovery of-- 7i7 #ce     
percent of ,haiti's and ,armenia's land 
surface areas within #g years after the 
date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 
7ii7 the forest cover of ,haiti and     
,armenia to at least #g percent in      
,haiti and at least #ab percent in      
,armenia 7about each country's          
respective levels in #aiij7 within #bj  
years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act2 and  7#c7 to improve        
sustainable resource management at the  
watershed scale4  #c4 ,definitions ,in  
this ,act3 7#a7 ,afforestation  7,a7 ,in
 general ,the term afforestation means  
the establishment of a new forest       
through the seeding of1 or planting of  

trees on1 a parcel of nonforested land4 
7,b7 ,inclusion ,the term afforestation 
includes-- 7i7 the introduction of a    
tree species to a parcel of nonforested 
land of which the species is not a      
native species2 and  7ii7 the increase  
of tree cover through plantations4  7#b7
 ,agroforestry  7,a7 ,in general ,the   
term agroforestry refers to systems in  
which perennial trees or shrubs are     
integrated with crops or livestock1 and 
where perennials constitute a minimum   
#aj percent of ground cover4  7,b7      
,inclusion ,actual forest cover         
resulting from agroforestry programs can
 be counted toward the total forest     
cover goal set forth in section         
7#b77;b74  7#c7 ,appropriate committees 
of congress ,the term appropriate       
committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and  
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on   
,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on 
,appropriations of the ,house of        

,representatives4  7#d7 ,deforestation  
,the term deforestation refers to the   
conversion of forest to another land use
 or the long term reduction of the tree 
canopy4  7#e7 ,forest  7,a7 ,in general 
,the term forest means a terrestrial    
ecosystem containing native tree species
 generated and maintained primarily     
through natural ecological and          
evolutionary processes4  7,b7 ,exclusion
 ,the term forest does not include      
plantations1 such as crops of trees     
planted primarily by humans for the     
purposes of harvesting4  7#f7           
,reforestation  7,a7 ,in general ,the   
term reforestation refers to the        
establishment of forest on lands that   
were previously considered as forest1   
but which have been deforested4  7,b7   
,inclusion of plantations ,the term     
reforestation includes the increase of  
tree cover through plantations4  ,i     
,forestation and watershed management   
assistance to the government of haiti   
and the government of armenia  #aja4    

,forestation assistance  7a7 ,authority 
7#a7 ,in general ,in accordance with    
section #aah of the ,foreign ,assistance
 ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baeap7   
and consistent with the provisions of   
paragraph 7#b71 the ,president is       
authorized to provide assistance to the 
,government of ,haiti and the           
,government of ,armenia in the form of  
financial assistance1 technology        
transfers1 or capacity building         
assistance for the conduct of activities
 to develop and implement one or more   
forestation proposals under paragraph   
7#b7-- 7,a7 to reduce the deforestation 
of ,haiti and ,armenia2 and  7,b7 to    
increase the rates of afforestation and 
reforestation in ,haiti and ,armenia4   
7#b7 ,proposals  7,a7 ,in general       
,assistance under this title may be     
provided to the ,government of ,haiti   
and the ,government of ,armenia to      
implement one or more proposals that    
contain-- 7i7 a description of each     
policy and initiative to be carried out 

using the assistance2  7ii7 adequate    
documentation to ensure1 as determined  
by the ,president1 that-- 7,i7 each     
policy and initiative will be-- 7aa7    
carried out and managed in accordance   
with widely accepted environmentally    
sustainable forestry and agricultural   
practices2 and  7bb7 designed and       
implemented in a manner by which to     
improve the governance of forests by    
building governmental capacity to be    
more transparent1 inclusive1            
accountable1 and coordinated in         
decisionmaking processes and the        
implementation of the policy or         
initiative2 and  7,,ii7 the proposals   
will further establish and enforce legal
 regimes1 standards1 and safeguards     
designed to ensure that members of local
 communities in affected areas1 as      
partners and primary stakeholders1 will 
be engaged in the design1 planning1     
implementation1 monitoring1 and         
evaluation of the policies and          
initiatives2 and  7iii7 a description of

 how the proposal or proposals support  
and aid forest restoration efforts      
consistent with the purpose set forth in
 section #b7;b74  7,b7 ,determination of
 compatibility with certain programs ,in
 evaluating each proposal under         
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,president shall 
ensure that each policy and initiative  
described in the proposal submitted by  
the ,government of ,haiti or the        
,government of ,armenia under that      
subparagraph is compatible with-- 7i7   
broader development1 poverty            
alleviation1 sustainable energy usage1  
and natural resource conservation       
objectives and initiatives in ,haiti or 
,armenia2  7ii7 the development1 poverty
 alleviation1 disaster risk management1 
and climate resilience programs of the  
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development1 including  
those involving technical support from  
the ,united ,states ,forest ,service2   
and  7iii7 activities of international  
organizations and multilateral          

development banks4  7b7 ,eligible       
activities ,any assistance received by  
the ,government of ,haiti or the        
,government of ,armenia under subsection
 7a77#a7 shall be conditional upon      
development and implementation of a     
proposal under subsection 7a77#b71 which
 may include-- 7#a7 the provision of    
technologies and associated support for 
activities to reduce deforestation or   
increase afforestation and reforestation
 rates1 including-- 7,a7 fire reduction 
initiatives2  7,b7 forest law           
enforcement initiatives2  7,c7 the      
development of timber tracking systems2 
7,d7 the development of cooking fuel    
substitutes2  7,e7 initiatives to       
increase agricultural productivity2     
7,f7 tree-planting initiatives2 and     
7,g7 programs that are designed to focus
 on market-based solutions1 including   
programs that leverage the international
 carbon-offset market2  7#b7 the        
enhancement and expansion of            
governmental and nongovernmental        

institutional capacity to effectively   
design and implement a proposal         
developed under subsection 7a77#b7      
through initiatives1 including-- 7,a7   
the establishment of transparent1       
accountable1 and inclusive              
decisionmaking processes relating to all
 stakeholders 7including affected local 
communities72  7,b7 the promotion of    
enhanced coordination among ministries  
and agencies responsible for            
agro-ecological zoning1 mapping1 land   
planning and permitting1 sustainable    
agriculture1 forestry1 mining1 and law  
enforcement2 and  7,c7 the clarification
 of land tenure and resource rights of  
affected communities1 including local   
communities2  7#c7 the development and  
support of institutional capacity to    
measure1 verify1 and report the         
activities carried out by the           
,government of ,haiti and the           
,government of ,armenia to reduce       
deforestation and increase afforestation
 and reforestation rates through the use

 of appropriate methods1 including--    
7,a7 the use of best practices and      
technologies to monitor land use change 
in ,haiti and ,armenia1 as well as      
changes in the extent of natural forest 
cover1 protected areas1 mangroves1      
agroforestry1 and agriculture2  7,b7 the
 monitoring of the impacts of policies  
and initiatives on-- 7i7 affected       
communities2  7ii7 the biodiversity of  
the environment of ,haiti and ,armenia2 
and  7iii7 the health of the forests of 
,haiti and ,armenia2 and  7,c7          
independent and participatory forest    
monitoring2 and  7#d7 the development of
 and coordination with watershed        
restoration programs in ,haiti and      
,armenia1 including-- 7,a7 agreements   
with the ,government of ,haiti and the  
,government of ,armenia1 nongovernmental
 organizations1 or private sector       
partners to provide technical           
assistance1 capacity building1 or       
technology transfers which support the  
environmental recovery of ,haiti's and  

,armenia's watersheds through forest    
restoration activities1 provided that   
the assistance will help strengthen     
economic drivers of sustainable resource
 inventory mapping and management1      
reduce environmental vulnerability1 and 
improve governance1 planning1 and       
community action of watersheds in ,haiti
 and ,armenia2  7,b7 actions to support 
economic incentives for sustainable     
resource management1 including enhanced 
incentives for the replacement of annual
 hillside cropping with perennial and   
non-erosive production systems2  7,c7   
enhanced extension services supporting  
the sustainable intensification of      
agriculture to increase farmer incomes  
and reduce pressure on degraded land2   
and  7,d7 investments in watershed      
infrastructure to reduce environmental  
vulnerability1 including the            
establishment of appropriate erosion    
control measures through reforestation  
activities in targeted watersheds or    
sub-watersheds4  7c7 ,development of    

performance metrics  7#a7 ,in general   
,if the ,president provides assistance  
under subsection 7a77#a71 the           
,president1 in cooperation with the     
,government of ,haiti and the           
,government of ,armenia1 shall develop  
appropriate performance metrics to      
measure1 verify1 and report-- 7,a7 the  
conduct of each policy and initiative to
 be carried out by the ,government of   
,haiti and the ,government of ,armenia2 
7,b7 the results of each policy and     
initiative with respect to the forests  
of ,haiti and ,armenia2 and  7,c7       
impacts of reforestation policies and   
initiatives on the local communities of 
,haiti and ,armenia4  7#b7 ,requirements
 ,performance metrics developed under   
paragraph 7#a7 shall1 to the maximum    
extent practicable1 include short-term  
and long-term metrics to evaluate the   
implementation of each policy and       
initiative contained in each proposal   
developed under subsection 7a77#b74  7d7
 ,reports  7#a7 ,initial report ,not    

later than #ah months after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,president shall submit to the          
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report that describes the actions that  
the ,president has taken1 and plans to  
take-- 7,a7 to engage with the          
,government of ,haiti and the           
,government of ,armenia1 nongovernmental
 stakeholders1 civil society1 and public
 and private nonprofit organizations to 
implement this section2 and  7,b7 to    
enter into agreements with the          
,government of ,haiti and the           
,government of ,armenia under subsection
 7a77#a74  7#b7 ,biennial reports ,not  
later than #b years after the date on   
which the ,president first provides     
assistance to the ,government of ,haiti 
and the ,government of ,armenia under   
subsection 7a77#a71 and biennially      
thereafter1 the ,president shall submit 
to ,congress a report that describes the
 progress of the ,government of ,haiti  
and the ,government of ,armenia in      

implementing each policy and initiative 
contained in the proposal submitted     
under subsection 7a77#b74  7e7          
,additional assistance ,the ,president  
is authorized to provide financial and  
other assistance to the ,government of  
,haiti and the ,government of ,armenia1 
local government bodies1 or             
nongovernmental organizations for the   
purpose of-- 7#a7 providing local       
communities information relating to each
 policy and initiative to be carried out
 by the ,government of ,haiti and the   
,government of ,armenia through funds   
made available under subsection 7a77#a72
  7#b7 promoting effective participation
 by local communities in the design1    
implementation1 and independent         
monitoring of each policy and           
initiative2 and  7#c7 promoting1        
consistent with supporting the          
sustainability of forestation           
activities1 enhanced watershed          
governance1 national planning1 and      
community action programs that lead to  

increased-- 7,a7 development of a       
national watershed management policy for
 ,haiti and ,armenia with the           
appropriate government ministries and   
agencies2  7,b7 establishment of an     
effective forum for donor coordination  
related to management and reforestation 
in ,haiti and ,armenia2  7,c7 support   
for the ,national ,center for           
,geospatial ,information 7,,cnigs7 and  
the ,united ,states ,forest ,service to 
provide technology1 data1 and monitoring
 support for improved watershed and     
forest resource management at a national
 scale in ,haiti and ,armenia2 and  7,d7
 development of effective governance    
structures in ,haiti and ,armenia for   
stakeholder engagement1 coordination of 
approaches1 and land use planning and   
disaster mitigation at the watershed    
scale2 and  7#d7 meeting the goals of   
this ,act1 which1 if findings indicate  
are not appropriately and efficiently   
being met1 may cause the ,president to  
terminate direct funding to either the  

,government of ,haiti or the ,government
 of ,armenia4  7f7 ,minimum country     
reforestation fund percentage ,not less 
than #he percent of amounts provided for
 programs under this section shall be   
spent on actual reforestation activities
 in ,haiti and ,armenia1 which may      
include the protection of reforested    
areas4  7g7 ,termination of program ,the
 authority under this section shall     
terminate #g years after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 unless the     
,president certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees that effective 
and sustainable programs are in place   
through the ,government of ,haiti or    
,government of ,armenia or local        
governments in ,haiti or ,armenia1 in   
potential partnership with international
 donors1 nongovernmental organizations1 
or civil society groups1 to protect and 
manage areas reforested pursuant to this
 ,act1 and that additional time is      
necessary to further the overarching    
goals of the ,act4 ,upon making such    

certification1 the authority may be     
extended for a total of two additional  
#g-year terms4  ,,ii ,grants for        
reforestation  #bja4 ,reforestation     
grant program  7a7 ,establishment ,the  
,president is authorized to establish a 
grant program to carry out the purposes 
of this ,act1 including reversing       
deforestation and improving             
reforestation and afforestation in      
,haiti and ,armenia4  7b7 ,grants       
authorized  7#a7 ,in general ,the       
,president is authorized to award grants
 and contracts to carry out projects    
that1 in the aggregate1 reverse         
deforestation and improve reforestation 
and afforestation4  7#b7 ,maximum amount
  7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided  
in subparagraph 7,b71 the ,president may
 not award a grant under this section in
 an amount greater than #ejj1jjj per    
year4  7,b7 ,exception ,the ,president  
may award a grant under this section in 
an amount greater than #ejj1jjj per year
 if the ,president determines that the  

recipient of the grant has demonstrated 
success with respect to a project that  
was the subject of a grant under this   
section4  7#c7 ,duration ,the ,president
 shall award grants under this section  
for a period not to exceed #c years4    
7c7 ,use of funds  7#a7 ,in general     
,grants awarded pursuant to subsection  
7b7 may be used for activities such as--
 7,a7 providing a financial incentive to
 protect forests2  7,b7 providing       
hands-on management and oversight of    
replanting efforts2  7,c7 focusing on   
sustainable income-generating growth2   
7,d7 providing seed money to start      
cooperative reforestation and           
afforestation efforts and providing     
subsequent conditional funding for such 
efforts contingent upon required tree   
care and maintenance activities2  7,e7  
promoting widespread use of improved    
cooking stove technologies1 to the      
extent that this does not result in the 
harvesting of forest growth and other   
renewable fuel technologies that reduce 

deforestation and improve human health2 
and  7,f7 securing the involvement and  
commitment of local communities-- 7i7 to
 protect forests in existence as of the 
date of enactment of this ,act2 and     
7ii7 to partner in and carry out        
afforestation and reforestation         
activities4  7#b7 ,local community      
participation ,activities to secure the 
participation of local communities under
 paragraph 7#a77;,f7 should include one 
or more of the following activities3    
7,a7 ,creation of local jobs around     
protecting and managing reforested      
areas4  7,b7 ,collaboration to analyze  
biodiversity and ecosystem services     
integral to business decisions4  7,c7   
,cooperative conservation programs such 
as working with local water sources to  
ensure clean water through improved     
forestland and watershed or with food   
suppliers to ensure sustainable         
agroforestry products4  7#c7            
,consistency with proposals ,to the     
maximum extent practicable1 a project   

carried out using grant funds shall     
support and be consistent with the      
proposal developed under section        
#aja7;a77#b7 that is the subject of the 
project4  7d7 ,application  7#a7 ,in    
general ,to be eligible for a grant     
under this section1 an entity shall     
prepare and submit an application at    
such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing such information as the      
,president may reasonably require4  7#b7
 ,content ,each application submitted   
under paragraph 7#a7 should be          
consistent with the findings and        
recommendations of either the #bjjg     
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development report      
entitled1 ,environmental ,vulnerability 
in ,haiti3 ,findings and                
,recommendations for ,haiti or the #bjji
 ,united ,states ,agency for            
,international ,development report      
entitled ,biodiversity ,analysis ,update
 for ,armenia ,final ,report3           
,prosperity1 ,livelihoods and           

,conserving ,ecosystems 7,,place7 ,,iqc 
,task ,order #d for ,armenia1 and shall 
include-- 7,a7 a description of the     
objectives to be attained2  7,b7 a      
description of the manner in which the  
grant funds will be used2  7,c7 a plan  
for evaluating the success of the       
project based on verifiable evidence2   
and  7,d7 to the extent that the        
applicant intends to use nonnative      
species in afforestation efforts1 an    
explanation of the benefit of the use of
 nonnative species over native species  
and verification that the species to be 
used are not invasive4  7#c7 ,preference
 for certain projects ,in awarding      
grants under this section1 preference   
shall be given to applicants that       
propose-- 7,a7 to develop market-based  
solutions to the difficulty of          
reforestation in ,haiti and ,armenia1   
including the use of conditional cash   
transfers and similar financial         
incentives to protect reforestation     
efforts2  7,b7 to partner with local    

communities and cooperatives2 and  7,c7 
to focus on efforts that build local    
capacity to sustain growth after the    
completion of the underlying grant      
project4  7e7 ,dissemination of         
information ,the ,president shall       
collect and widely disseminate          
information about the effectiveness of  
the demonstration projects assisted     
under this section4  #bjb4 ,forest      
protection programs ,chapter #g of part 
,i of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of  
#aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bbha et seq47 is  
amended by inserting after section #dff 
the following new sections3  #dfg4      
,pilot program for ,haiti  7a7          
,submission of list of areas of severely
 degraded natural resources ,the        
,president1 in cooperation with         
nongovernmental conservation            
organizations1 shall invite the         
,government of ,haiti to submit a list  
of areas within the territory of ,haiti 
in which forests are seriously degraded 
or threatened4  7b7 ,review of list ,the

 ,president shall assess the lists      
submitted by the ,government of ,haiti  
under subsection 7a7 and shall seek to  
reach agreement with the ,government of 
,haiti for the restoration and future   
sustainable use of those areas4  7c7    
,grant program  7#a7 ,grants authorized 
,the ,president is authorized to make   
grants on such terms and conditions as  
may be necessary to nongovernmental     
organizations for the purchase on the   
open market of discounted debt of the   
,government of ,haiti1 if a market is   
determined to be viable1 in exchange for
 commitments by the ,government of      
,haiti to restore forests identified by 
the ,government under subsection 7a7 or 
for commitments to develop plans for    
sustainable use of such forests4  7#b7  
,management of protected areas ,each    
recipient of a grant under this         
subsection shall participate in the     
ongoing management of the area or areas 
protected pursuant to such grant4  7#c7 
,matching of grant funds ,any ,united   

,states funding provided to a           
nongovernmental organization for grant  
activities under this section shall be  
matched by an equal or greater amount of
 funding from the nongovernmental       
organization1 which may include funding 
provided by other international donors1 
nongovernmental organizations1          
philanthropic bodies1 corporations or   
other private entities1 institutions of 
higher learning1 or other non-,united   
,states ,government sources4  7#d7      
,minimum country reforestation fund     
percentage ,not less than #he percent of
 grant funds provided under this section
 shall be spent on actual reforestation 
activities in ,haiti1 which may include 
the protection of reforested areas4     
7#e7 ,retention of proceeds             
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a grantee 7or any subgrantee7 of   
the grants referred to in section 7a7   
may retain1 without deposit in the      
,treasury of the ,united ,states and    
without further appropriation by        

,congress1 interest earned on the       
proceeds of any resulting               
debt-for-nature exchange pending the    
disbursements of such proceeds and      
interest for approved program purposes1 
which may include the establishment of  
an endowment1 the income of which is    
used for such purposes4  7#f7           
,termination of program ,the authority  
to make grants under the pilot program  
shall terminate five years after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act4 ,the
 authority may be renewed for one       
additional five-year period during the  
#bj-year reforestation period targeted  
by this ,act if the ,president          
determines and certifies to ,congress   
that the pilot program is effective in  
meeting the goals of the ,act and the   
commitment of the ,government of ,haiti 
to returning land in ,haiti to long-term
 sustainable forests4 ,the cumulative   
duration of the pilot program may not   
exceed ten total years4  4  #dfh4 ,pilot
 program for ,armenia  7a7 ,submission  

of list of areas of severely degraded   
natural resources ,the ,president1 in   
cooperation with nongovernmental        
conservation organizations1 shall invite
 the ,government of ,armenia to submit a
 list of areas within the territory of  
,armenia in which forests are seriously 
degraded or threatened4  7b7 ,review of 
list ,the ,president shall assess the   
lists submitted by the ,government of   
,armenia under subsection 7a7 and shall 
seek to reach agreement with the        
,government of ,armenia for the         
restoration and future sustainable use  
of those areas4  7c7 ,debt forgiveness  
agreement  7#a7 ,debt forgiveness ,the  
,president is authorized to forgive debt
 owed to the ,united ,states by the     
,government of ,armenia in exchange for 
commitments by the ,government of       
,armenia to restore forests identified  
by the ,government under subsection 7a7 
or for commitments to develop plans for 
sustainable use of such forests4  7#b7  
,management of protected areas ,the     

,government of ,armenia shall           
participate in the ongoing management of
 the area or areas protected pursuant to
 such debt relief4  7#c7 ,minimum       
country reforestation fund percentage   
,not less than #he percent of funds that
 qualify under a debt relief agreement  
under this section shall be spent on    
actual reforestation activities in      
,armenia1 which may include the         
protection of reforested areas4  7#d7   
,termination of program ,the authority  
to offer debt relief under the pilot    
program shall terminate five years after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4
 ,the authority may be renewed for #a   
additional #e-year period during the    
#bj-year reforestation period targeted  
by this ,act if the ,president          
determines and certifies to ,congress   
that the pilot program is effective in  
meeting the goals of the ,act and the   
commitment of the ,government of        
,armenia to returning land in ,armenia  
to long-term sustainable forests4 ,the  

cumulative duration of the pilot program
 may not exceed ten total years4  4     
,,iii ,administrative provision  #cja4  
,delegation ,the ,president 7or the     
,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,agency for ,international ,development 
or the ,secretary of ,state as the      
,president's delegee7 may draw1 as      
appropriate1 on the expertise of the    
,united ,states ,forest ,service in     
designing and implementing programs     
pursuant to this ,act relating to       
reforestation1 watershed restoration1   
and monitoring of land use change4