[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 9, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S16197]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CONGO BASIN FOREST PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 2003

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign 
Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
2264, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 2264) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2004 and 2005 to carry out the Congo Basin Forest 
     Partnership (CBFP) program, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Alexander 
amendment at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a 
third time and passed, the title amendment be agreed to, the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, and that any statements 
relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendments (Nos. 2228 and 2229) were agreed to as follows:


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2228

(Purpose: To strike the authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 
                                 2005)

       Beginning on page 5, strike line 24 and all that follows 
     through page 6, line 11, and insert the following:
       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the President to carry out the Congo Basin Forest Partnership 
     (CBFP) program $18,600,000 for fiscal year 2004.
       (b) CARPE.--Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in subsection (a), 
     $16,000,000 is authorized to be made available to the Central 
     Africa Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE) of the 
     United States Agency for International Development.
       (c) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) are 
     authorized to remain available until expended.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2229

                     (Purpose: To amend the title)

       Amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2004 to carry out the Congo 
     Basin Forest Partnership program, and for other purposes.''.

  The bill (H.R. 2264), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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