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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.


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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

                             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]

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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,

<DELETED>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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2004.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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)''.</DELETED>

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 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)''.

SEC. 3. CHAIRPERSON OF THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS 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 subsection'' 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.''.




                                                  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