I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4654 
To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal 
year 2007, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2004 
Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. ROYCE, Ms. 
ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. LEACH, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. 
WELLER, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. CARDIN, 
Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. CAMP, Mr. TANNER, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. SHAW, Mr. 
FORD, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. ENGLISH, 
Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. TIBERI, and Mrs. TAUSCHER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Rela-
tions 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 
through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDUCTION OF DEBT UNDER THE FOREIGN AS-
SISTANCE ACT OF 1961 AND TITLE I OF THE 
AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND 
ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1954. 
Section 806(d) of the Tropical Forest Conservation 
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431d(d)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005. 
‘‘(5) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. 
‘‘(6) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF FUNDS TO CONDUCT PROGRAM AUDITS 
AND EVALUATIONS. 
Section 806 of the Tropical Forest Conservation Act 
of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431d) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS TO CONDUCT PROGRAM AUDITS 
AND EVALUATIONS.—Of the amounts made available to 
carry out this part for a fiscal year, $200,000 is author-
ized to be made available to carry out audits and evalua-
tions of programs under this part, including personnel 
costs associated with such audits and evaluations.’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO ALLOW FOR PAYMENTS OF INTER-
EST AND PRINCIPAL IN LOCAL CURRENCIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY UNDER THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE 
ACT OF 1961.—Section 806(c) of the Tropical Forest
Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431d(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘The following’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) The fol-
lowing’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) In addition to the application of the provisions 
relating to repayment of principal under section 705 of 
this Act to the reduction of debt under subsection (a)(1) 
(in accordance with paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection), 
repayment of principal on a new obligation established 
under subsection (b) may be made in the local currency 
of the beneficiary country and deposited in the Tropical 
Forest Fund of the country in the same manner as the 
provisions relating to payment of interest on new obliga-
tions under section 706 of this Act.’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY UNDER TITLE I OF THE AGRICUL-
TURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE ACT OF 
1954.—Section 807(c) of the Tropical Forest Conserva-
tion Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431e(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘The following’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) The fol-
lowing’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) In addition to the application of the provisions 
relating to repayment of principal under section 605 of 
the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
of 1954 to the reduction of debt under subsection (a)(1) 
(in accordance with paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection), 
repayment of principal on a new obligation established 
under subsection (b) may be made in the local currency 
of the beneficiary country and deposited in the Tropical 
Forest Fund of the country in the same manner as the 
provisions relating to payment of interest on new obliga-
tions under section 606 of such Act.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 810(a) of 
the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
2431h(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and principal’’ after 
‘‘interest’’. 
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