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Union Calendar No. 63

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2131

[Report No. 107–119]

To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal

year 2004.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 12, 2001

Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr.

BEREUTER, Mr. SUNUNU, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. LEACH, Mr.

FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr.

BAIRD, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr.

FRANK, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. KIRK, Mr.

LATOURETTE, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. OXLEY, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr.

SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. WEXLER, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations

JUNE 28, 2001

Additional sponsors: Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. TOM DAVIS of

Virginia, Mr. COYNE, Mr. GALLEGLY, and Mr. MCGOVERN

JUNE 28, 2001

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998

through fiscal year 2004.
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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO SUP4 PORT REDUCTION OF DEBT UNDER THE FOR5 EIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961 AND TITLE I

6 OF THE AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOP7 MENT AND ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1954.

8 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 806 of the Tropical

9 Forest Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431d) is

10 amended by adding at the end the following new sub11 section:

12 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIS13 CAL YEARS AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2001.—For the cost (as

14 defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform

15 Act of 1990) for the reduction of any debt pursuant to

16 this section or section 807, there are authorized to be ap17 propriated to the President the following:

18 ‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.

19 ‘‘(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.

20 ‘‘(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.

21 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section

22 808(a)(1)(D) of the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of

23 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431f(a)(1)(D)) is amended by striking

24 ‘‘to appropriated under sections 806(a)(2) and 807(a)(2)’’
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1 and inserting ‘‘to be appropriated under sections

2 806(a)(2), 807(a)(2), and 806(d)’’.

3 SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.

4 Section 805(a)(2) of the Tropical Forest Conservation

5 Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431c(a)(2)) is amended by striking

6 ‘‘major’’.

7 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO SUPPORT

8 REDUCTION OF DEBT UNDER THE FOREIGN

9 ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961 AND TITLE I OF THE

10 AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND

11 ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1954.

12 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 806 of the Tropical

13 Forest Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431d) is

14 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

15 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIS16 CAL YEARS AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2001.—For the cost (as

17 defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act

18 of 1990) for the reduction of any debt pursuant to this sec19 tion or section 807, there are authorized to be appropriated

20 to the President the following:

21 ‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.

22 ‘‘(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.

23 ‘‘(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.

24 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 808(a)(1)(D)

25 of the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C.
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1 2431f(a)(1)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘to appropriated

2 under sections 806(a)(2) and 807(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘to

3 be appropriated under sections 806(a)(2), 807(a)(2), and

4 806(d)’’.

5 SEC. 3. CHAIRPERSON OF THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMER6 ICAS BOARD.

7 Section 811(b)(2) of the Tropical Forest Conservation

8 Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431i(b)(2)) is amended by striking

9 ‘‘from among the representatives appointed under section

10 610(b)(1)(A) of such Act or paragraph (1)(A) of this sub11 section’’ and inserting ‘‘and shall be the representative from

12 the Department of State appointed under section

13 610(b)(1)(A) of such Act’’.

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to reauthorize

the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through

fiscal year 2004, and for other purposes.’’.

Union Calendar No. 63

107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2131

[Report No. 107–119]

A BILL

To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation

Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2004.

JUNE 28, 2001

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee

of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed