[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 93 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S8143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION ACT OF 1998

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                 HELMS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3148

  Mr. ROBERTS (for Mr. Helms for himself, Mr. Biden, and Mr. Lugar) 
proposed an amendment to the bill (S. 1758) to amend the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 to facilitate protection of tropical forests 
through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical forests; 
as follows:

       On page 6, line 11, strike ``continental'' and insert 
     ``regional, continental,''.
       On page 11, line 7, strike ``For the cost'' and insert the 
     following:
       ``(A) In general.--For the cost''.
       On page 11, line 11, strike ``(A)'' and insert ``(i)''.
       On page 11, line 12, strike ``(B)'' and insert ``(ii)''.
       On page 11, line 13, strike ``(C)'' and insert ``(iii)''.
       On page 11, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       ``(B) Limitation.--The authority provided by this section 
     shall be available only to the extent that appropriations for 
     the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit 
     Reform Act of 1990) of the modification of any debt pursuant 
     to this section are made in advance.
       On page 15, line 2, insert ``the lessor of'' after 
     ``than''.
       On page 15, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
       ``(3) Limitation.--The authority provided by paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) shall be available only to the extent that 
     appropriations for the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of 
     the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990) of the modification of 
     any debt pursuant to such paragraphs are made in advance.
       On page 15, line 7, strike ``(3)'' and insert ``(4)''.
       On page 15, line 12, strike ``(4)'' and insert ``(5)''.
       On page 18, line 2, strike ``agroforestry'' and insert 
     ``forestry''.
       On page 18, line 16, strike ``to provide grants to 
     preserve'' and insert ``only to provide grants to 
     conserve,''.
       On page 18, line 18, strike ``including'' and insert 
     ``through''.
       On page 19, lines 1 and 2, strike ``strengthen conservation 
     institutions and increase'' and insert ``increase the''.
       On page 19, strike lines 10 and 11.
       On page 19, line 12, strike ``(7)'' and insert ``(6)''.
       On page 19, line 14, strike ``, including the cultures of 
     such individuals,''.
       On page 19, line 21, insert ``forestry,'' after 
     ``conservation,''.
       On page 22, line 7, strike ``agricultural'' and insert 
     ``forestry''.
       On page 23, line 5, insert ``forestry,'' after 
     ``scientific,''.
       On page 23, line 7, insert ``forestry,'' after 
     ``scientific,''.


     

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