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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) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Inter-
national 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO SUP-
PORT REDUCTION OF DEBT UNDER THE FOR-
EIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961 AND TITLE I
OF
THE
AGRICULTURAL
TRADE
DEVELOP-
MENT AND ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1954.
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—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 sub-
section:
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIS-
CAL YEARS AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2001.—For the cost (as
defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform
Act of 1990) for the reduction of any debt pursuant to
this section or section 807, there are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the President the following:
‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
‘‘(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
‘‘(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
(b)
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
808(a)(1)(D) of the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of
1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431f(a)(1)(D)) is amended by striking
‘‘to appropriated under sections 806(a)(2) and 807(a)(2)’’
and
inserting
‘‘to
be
appropriated
under
sections
806(a)(2), 807(a)(2), and 806(d)’’.
SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.
Section 805(a)(2) of the Tropical Forest Conservation
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431c(a)(2)) is amended by striking
‘‘major’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO SUPPORT
REDUCTION OF DEBT UNDER THE FOREIGN
ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961 AND TITLE I OF THE
AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND
ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1954.
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—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:
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIS-
CAL YEARS AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2001.—For the cost (as
defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act
of 1990) for the reduction of any debt pursuant to this sec-
tion or section 807, there are authorized to be appropriated
to the President the following:
‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
‘‘(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
‘‘(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 808(a)(1)(D)
of the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C.
2431f(a)(1)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘to appropriated
under sections 806(a)(2) and 807(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘to
be appropriated under sections 806(a)(2), 807(a)(2), and
806(d)’’.
SEC. 3. CHAIRPERSON OF THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMER-
ICAS BOARD.
Section 811(b)(2) of the Tropical Forest Conservation
Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431i(b)(2)) is amended by striking
‘‘from among the representatives appointed under section
610(b)(1)(A) of such Act or paragraph (1)(A) of this sub-
section’’ and inserting ‘‘and shall be the representative from
the Department of State appointed under section
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.’’.