123STA T . 33 98PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C.1 6, 2 0 09 made a v a il a b le , di r e ct l yo ri n directly, to sup port industrial - scale lo g ging or ot h er industrial-scale resource e x traction or sector re f orm that w ould promote these activities
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d fu r th er, T hat funds appropriated by this A ct to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 10 6 , and chapter 4 of part I I, of the F oreign Assistance Actof1 9 61 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law and sub j ect to the regular notification procedures of the C ommittees on Appropriations, for the purpose of supporting trop- ical forestry and biodiversity conservation activities, clean energy and climate change programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and programs to mitigate mercury pollution: Provided further, That funds appropriated under the heading ‘ ‘ D evelopment Assistance ’ ’ may be made available as a contribution to the G ala- pagos Invasive S pecies Fund .( e ) C ONSULTA T I ON. — Funds made available pursuant to this section are subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Pro - vided, That prior to the obligation of funds for a contribution to the Forest Carbon P artnership Facility, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, as appropriate, shall determine and report to the Committees on Appropriations that there have been thorough consultations by the W orld B an k with interested civil society and indigenous organi z ations. (f) EX T R A C TION O FN ATURAL RE SOURCES.— (1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall inform the manage- ments of the international financial institutions and the public that it is the policy of the U nited States to oppose any assist- ance by such institutions (including but not limited to any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) for the extraction and export of oil, gas, coal, timber, or other natural resource unless the government of the country has in place functioning systems for: (A) accurately accounting for payments for companies involved in the extraction and export of natural resources
(B) the independent auditing of accounts receiving such payments and the widespread public dissemination of the findings of such audits; and (C) verifying government receipts against company payments including widespread dissemination of such pay- ment information, and disclosing such documents as H ost Government Agreements, Concession Agreements, and bid- ding documents, allowing in any such dissemination or disclosure for the redaction of, or exceptions for, informa- tion that is commercially proprietary or that would create competitive disadvantage. ( 2 ) Not later than 1 8 0 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing, for each inter- national financial institution, the amount and type of assistance provided, by country, for the extraction and export of oil, gas, coal, timber, or other natural resources in the preceding 12 months, and whether each institution considered, in its proposal for such assistance, the extent to which the country has func- tioning systems described in paragraph (1). (g) AUT H ORI Z ATION FOR THE CLEAN TECHNOLO GY FUN D .— (1) L I M ITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF A P PROPRIATIONS.— For fiscal year 2010, up to $ 300,000,000 is authorized to be 2 2 USC790 9 .Deadlin e. R e ports . Pub li c in f or m ation. Determination. Reports. N otification.
