[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2131 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2131

  To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through 
                           fiscal year 2004.


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                    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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through 
                           fiscal year 2004.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. 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 Fiscal 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 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)''.
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