[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 200 (Wednesday, December 19, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7950-S7953]
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TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2017
Mr. BOOZMAN. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the
immediate consideration of Calendar No. 544, S. 1023.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 1023) to reauthorize the Tropical Forest
Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2021, and for
other purposes.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded
to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting
clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tropical
Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2018''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendment to short title of Act to encompass modified scope.
Sec. 3. Protection of tropical forests and coral reefs.
Sec. 4. Change to name of facility.
Sec. 5. Eligibility for benefits.
Sec. 6. Reduction of debt owed to the United States as a result of
credits extended under title I of Food for Peace Act.
Sec. 7. United States Government representation on oversight bodies for
grants from debt-for-nature swaps and debt buybacks.
Sec. 8. Conservation agreements.
Sec. 9. Conservation Fund.
Sec. 10. Changes to due dates of annual reports to Congress.
Sec. 11. New authorization of appropriations for the reduction of debt
and authorization for audit, evaluation, monitoring, and
administration expenses.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO SHORT TITLE OF ACT TO ENCOMPASS MODIFIED
SCOPE.
(a) In General.--Section 801 of the Tropical Forest
Conservation Act of 1998 (part V of Public Law 87-195; 22
U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by striking ``Tropical Forest
Conservation Act of 1998'' and inserting ``Tropical Forest
and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998''.
(b) References.--Any reference in any other provision of
law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the
United States to the ``Tropical Forest Conservation Act of
1998'' shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Tropical
Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998''.
SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF TROPICAL FORESTS AND CORAL REEFS.
(a) In General.--Section 802 of the Tropical Forest and
Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431), as
renamed by section 2(a), is amended--
(1) in subsections (a)(1), (a)(6), (b)(1), (b)(3), and
(b)(4), by striking ``tropical forests'' each place it
appears and inserting ``tropical forests and coral reef
ecosystems'';
(2) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking ``far-flung'';
(3) in subsection (a)(7), by striking ``tropical forests is
critical to the protection of tropical forests'' and
inserting ``tropical forests and coral reef ecosystems is
critical to the protection of such areas''; and
(4) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) by striking ``tropical forests'' the first place it
appears and inserting ``tropical forests and coral
ecosystems'';
(B) by striking ``tropical forests'' the second place it
appears and inserting ``areas''; and
(C) by striking ``tropical forests'' the third place it
appears and inserting ``tropical forests and coral reef
ecosystems''.
(b) Amendments Related to Definitions.--Section 803 of such
Act (22 U.S.C. 2431a) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``tropical forest'' and
inserting ``tropical forest or coral reef'';
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``tropical forest'' and inserting ``tropical forest or coral
reef''; and
(C) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking ``tropical forest'' and inserting
``tropical forest or coral reef''; and
(ii) by striking ``tropical forests'' and inserting
``tropical forests or coral reefs''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(10) Coral.--The term `coral' means species of the phylum
Cnidaria, including--
``(A) all species of the orders Antipatharia (black
corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), Alcyonacea (soft
corals), Gorgonacea (horny corals), Stolonifera (organpipe
corals and others), and Coenothecalia (blue coral), of the
class Anthoza; and
``(B) all species of the order Hydrocorallina (fire corals
and hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa.
``(11) Coral reef.--The term `coral reef' means any reef or
shoal composed primarily of coral.
``(12) Coral reef ecosystem.--The term `coral reef
ecosystem' means any coral reef and any coastal marine
ecosystem surrounding, or directly related to, a coral reef
and important to maintaining the ecological integrity of that
coral reef, such as seagrasses, mangroves, sandy seabed
communities, and immediately adjacent coastal areas.''.
SEC. 4. CHANGE TO NAME OF FACILITY.
(a) In General.--Section 804 of the Tropical Forest and
Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431b), as
renamed by section 2(a), is amended by striking ``Tropical
Forest Facility'' and inserting ``Conservation Facility''.
(b) Conforming Amendments to Definitions.--Section 803(8)
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2431a(8)) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Tropical forest
facility'' and inserting ``Conservation facility''; and
(2) by striking ``Tropical Forest Facility'' both places it
appears and inserting ``Conservation Facility''.
(c) References.--Any reference in any other provision of
law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the
United States to the ``Tropical Forest Facility'' shall be
deemed to be a reference to the ``Conservation Facility''.
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SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.
Section 805(a) of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431c(a)), as renamed by
section 2(a), is amended--
(1) by striking ``tropical forest'' and inserting
``tropical forest or coral reef'';
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (7); and
(3) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following
new paragraphs:
``(1) whose government is democratically elected;
``(2) whose government has not repeatedly provided support
for acts of international terrorism;
``(3) whose government is not failing to cooperate on
international narcotics control matters;
``(4) whose government (including its military or other
security forces) does not engage in a consistent pattern of
gross violations of internationally recognized human rights;
``(5) that has in effect, has received approval for, or is
making significant progress toward--
``(A) an International Monetary Fund standby arrangement,
extended Fund arrangement, or an arrangement under the
structural adjustment facility or enhanced structural
adjustment facility, or a Fund monitored program, or is
implementing sound macroeconomic policies, unless the
President determines that such an arrangement or program
could reasonably be expected to have significant adverse
social or environmental effect; and
``(B) as appropriate, structural or sectoral adjustment
loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development or the International Development Association,
unless the President determines that the resulting adjustment
requirements could reasonably be expected to have significant
adverse social or environmental effects;
``(6) if appropriate, has agreed with its commercial bank
lenders on a satisfactory financing program, including, as
appropriate, debt or debt service reduction; and''.
SEC. 6. REDUCTION OF DEBT OWED TO THE UNITED STATES AS A
RESULT OF CREDITS EXTENDED UNDER TITLE I OF
FOOD FOR PEACE ACT.
Section 807(a)(1) of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431e(a)(1)), as renamed
by section 2(a), is amended by striking ``outstanding as of
January 1, 1998,'' and inserting ``outstanding as of the date
of the enactment of the Tropical Forest Conservation
Reauthorization Act of 2018''.
SEC. 7. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATION ON OVERSIGHT
BODIES FOR GRANTS FROM DEBT-FOR-NATURE SWAPS
AND DEBT BUYBACKS.
Section 808(a)(5) of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431f(a)(5)), as renamed
by section 2(a), is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(C) United states government representation on the
administering body.--One or more individuals appointed by the
United States Government shall serve in an official capacity
on the administering body that oversees the implementation of
grants arising from a debt-for-nature swap or debt buyback
regardless of whether the United States is a party to any
agreement between the eligible purchaser and the government
of the beneficiary country.''.
SEC. 8. CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS.
(a) Renaming of Agreements.--Section 809 of the Tropical
Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C.
2431g), as renamed by section 2(a), is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``tropical forest
agreement'' and inserting ``conservation agreement''; and
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``Authority'' and all that follows through
``(1) In general.--The Secretary'' and inserting
``Authority.--The Secretary''; and
(B) by striking ``Tropical Forest Agreement'' and inserting
``Conservation Agreement''.
(b) Elimination of Requirement To Consult With the
Enterprise for the Americas Board.--Such subsection is
further amended by striking paragraph (2).
(c) Role of Beneficiary Countries.--Such section is further
amended--
(1) in subsection (e)(1)(C), by striking ``in exceptional
circumstances, the government of the beneficiary country''
and inserting ``in limited circumstances, the government of
the beneficiary country when needed to improve governance and
enhance management of tropical forests or coral reef
ecosystems, without replacing existing levels of financial
efforts by the government of the beneficiary country and with
priority given to projects that complement grants made under
subparagraphs (A) and (B)''; and
(2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
``(f) Review of Larger Grants.--Any grant of more than
$250,000 from a Fund must be approved by the Government of
the United States and the government of the beneficiary
country.''.
(d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Such section is
further amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i), by inserting ``to serve in
an official capacity'' after ``Government''; and
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``tropical forests'' and inserting ``tropical forests and
coral reef ecosystems'';
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``tropical forest''; and
(C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``living in or near a
tropical forest in a manner consistent with protecting such
tropical forest'' and inserting ``dependent on a tropical
forest or coral reef ecosystem and related resources in a
manner consistent with conserving such resources''.
(e) Conforming Amendments to Definitions.--Section 803(7)
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2431a(7)) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Tropical forest
agreement'' and inserting ``Conservation agreement''; and
(2) by striking ``Tropical Forest Agreement'' both places
it appears and inserting ``Conservation Agreement''.
SEC. 9. CONSERVATION FUND.
(a) In General.--Section 810 of the Tropical Forest and
Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431h), as
renamed by section 2(a), is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``tropical forest
fund'' and inserting ``conservation fund''; and
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``Tropical Forest Agreement'' and inserting
``Conservation Agreement''; and
(B) by striking ``Tropical Forest Fund'' and inserting
``Conservation Fund''.
(b) Conforming Amendments to Definitions.--Such Act is
further amended--
(1) in section 803(9) (22 U.S.C. 2431a(9))--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``Tropical forest fund''
and inserting ``Conservation fund''; and
(B) by striking ``Tropical Forest Fund'' both places it
appears and inserting ``Conservation Fund'';
(2) in section 806(c)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2431d(c)(2)), by
striking ``Tropical Forest Fund'' and inserting
``Conservation Fund''; and
(3) in section 807(c)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2431e(c)(2)), by
striking ``Tropical Forest Fund'' and inserting
``Conservation Fund''.
SEC. 10. CHANGES TO DUE DATES OF ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
Section 813 of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431k), as renamed by
section 2(a), is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``(a) In General.--Not later than December
31'' and inserting ``Not later than April 15''; and
(B) by striking ``fiscal year'' both places it appears and
inserting ``calendar year''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
SEC. 11. NEW AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
REDUCTION OF DEBT AND AUTHORIZATION FOR AUDIT,
EVALUATION, MONITORING, AND ADMINISTRATION
EXPENSES.
Section 806 of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431d), as renamed by
section 2(a), is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following
new paragraphs:
``(7) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.
``(8) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.
``(9) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
``(10) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.''; and
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
``(e) Use of Funds To Conduct Program Audits, Evaluations,
Monitoring, and Administration.--Of the amounts made
available to carry out this part for a fiscal year, $300,000
is authorized to be made available to carry out audits,
evaluations, monitoring, and administration of programs under
this part, including personnel costs associated with such
audits, evaluations, monitoring and administration.''.
Mr. BOOZMAN. I ask unanimous consent that the Portman amendment at
the desk be agreed to, the committee-reported amendment, as amended, be
agreed to, and the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendment (No. 4174) was agreed to, as follows:
On page 25, strike line 19 and all that follows through the
period on line 20.
The committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute, as
amended, was agreed to.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read
the third time.
Mr. BOOZMAN. I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill having been read the third time, the
question is, Shall the bill pass?
The bill (S. 1023), as amended, was passed, as follows:
S. 1023
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tropical
Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2018''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendment to short title of Act to encompass modified scope.
Sec. 3. Protection of tropical forests and coral reefs.
Sec. 4. Change to name of facility.
Sec. 5. Eligibility for benefits.
Sec. 6. Reduction of debt owed to the United States as a result of
credits extended under title I of Food for Peace Act.
Sec. 7. United States Government representation on oversight bodies for
grants from debt-for-nature swaps and debt buybacks.
Sec. 8. Conservation agreements.
Sec. 9. Conservation Fund.
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Sec. 10. Changes to due dates of annual reports to Congress.
Sec. 11. New authorization of appropriations for the reduction of debt
and authorization for audit, evaluation, monitoring, and
administration expenses.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO SHORT TITLE OF ACT TO ENCOMPASS MODIFIED
SCOPE.
(a) In General.--Section 801 of the Tropical Forest
Conservation Act of 1998 (part V of Public Law 87-195; 22
U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by striking ``Tropical Forest
Conservation Act of 1998'' and inserting ``Tropical Forest
and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998''.
(b) References.--Any reference in any other provision of
law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the
United States to the ``Tropical Forest Conservation Act of
1998'' shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Tropical
Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998''.
SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF TROPICAL FORESTS AND CORAL REEFS.
(a) In General.--Section 802 of the Tropical Forest and
Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431), as
renamed by section 2(a), is amended--
(1) in subsections (a)(1), (a)(6), (b)(1), (b)(3), and
(b)(4), by striking ``tropical forests'' each place it
appears and inserting ``tropical forests and coral reef
ecosystems'';
(2) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking ``far-flung'';
(3) in subsection (a)(7), by striking ``tropical forests is
critical to the protection of tropical forests'' and
inserting ``tropical forests and coral reef ecosystems is
critical to the protection of such areas''; and
(4) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) by striking ``tropical forests'' the first place it
appears and inserting ``tropical forests and coral
ecosystems'';
(B) by striking ``tropical forests'' the second place it
appears and inserting ``areas''; and
(C) by striking ``tropical forests'' the third place it
appears and inserting ``tropical forests and coral reef
ecosystems''.
(b) Amendments Related to Definitions.--Section 803 of such
Act (22 U.S.C. 2431a) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5)--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``tropical forest'' and
inserting ``tropical forest or coral reef'';
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``tropical forest'' and inserting ``tropical forest or coral
reef''; and
(C) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking ``tropical forest'' and inserting
``tropical forest or coral reef''; and
(ii) by striking ``tropical forests'' and inserting
``tropical forests or coral reefs''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(10) Coral.--The term `coral' means species of the phylum
Cnidaria, including--
``(A) all species of the orders Antipatharia (black
corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), Alcyonacea (soft
corals), Gorgonacea (horny corals), Stolonifera (organpipe
corals and others), and Coenothecalia (blue coral), of the
class Anthoza; and
``(B) all species of the order Hydrocorallina (fire corals
and hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa.
``(11) Coral reef.--The term `coral reef' means any reef or
shoal composed primarily of coral.
``(12) Coral reef ecosystem.--The term `coral reef
ecosystem' means any coral reef and any coastal marine
ecosystem surrounding, or directly related to, a coral reef
and important to maintaining the ecological integrity of that
coral reef, such as seagrasses, mangroves, sandy seabed
communities, and immediately adjacent coastal areas.''.
SEC. 4. CHANGE TO NAME OF FACILITY.
(a) In General.--Section 804 of the Tropical Forest and
Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431b), as
renamed by section 2(a), is amended by striking ``Tropical
Forest Facility'' and inserting ``Conservation Facility''.
(b) Conforming Amendments to Definitions.--Section 803(8)
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2431a(8)) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Tropical forest
facility'' and inserting ``Conservation facility''; and
(2) by striking ``Tropical Forest Facility'' both places it
appears and inserting ``Conservation Facility''.
(c) References.--Any reference in any other provision of
law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the
United States to the ``Tropical Forest Facility'' shall be
deemed to be a reference to the ``Conservation Facility''.
SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.
Section 805(a) of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431c(a)), as renamed by
section 2(a), is amended--
(1) by striking ``tropical forest'' and inserting
``tropical forest or coral reef'';
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (7); and
(3) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following
new paragraphs:
``(1) whose government is democratically elected;
``(2) whose government has not repeatedly provided support
for acts of international terrorism;
``(3) whose government is not failing to cooperate on
international narcotics control matters;
``(4) whose government (including its military or other
security forces) does not engage in a consistent pattern of
gross violations of internationally recognized human rights;
``(5) that has in effect, has received approval for, or is
making significant progress toward--
``(A) an International Monetary Fund standby arrangement,
extended Fund arrangement, or an arrangement under the
structural adjustment facility or enhanced structural
adjustment facility, or a Fund monitored program, or is
implementing sound macroeconomic policies, unless the
President determines that such an arrangement or program
could reasonably be expected to have significant adverse
social or environmental effect; and
``(B) as appropriate, structural or sectoral adjustment
loans from the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development or the International Development Association,
unless the President determines that the resulting adjustment
requirements could reasonably be expected to have significant
adverse social or environmental effects;
``(6) if appropriate, has agreed with its commercial bank
lenders on a satisfactory financing program, including, as
appropriate, debt or debt service reduction; and''.
SEC. 6. REDUCTION OF DEBT OWED TO THE UNITED STATES AS A
RESULT OF CREDITS EXTENDED UNDER TITLE I OF
FOOD FOR PEACE ACT.
Section 807(a)(1) of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431e(a)(1)), as renamed
by section 2(a), is amended by striking ``outstanding as of
January 1, 1998,'' and inserting ``outstanding as of the date
of the enactment of the Tropical Forest Conservation
Reauthorization Act of 2018''.
SEC. 7. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATION ON OVERSIGHT
BODIES FOR GRANTS FROM DEBT-FOR-NATURE SWAPS
AND DEBT BUYBACKS.
Section 808(a)(5) of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431f(a)(5)), as renamed
by section 2(a), is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(C) United states government representation on the
administering body.--One or more individuals appointed by the
United States Government shall serve in an official capacity
on the administering body that oversees the implementation of
grants arising from a debt-for-nature swap or debt buyback
regardless of whether the United States is a party to any
agreement between the eligible purchaser and the government
of the beneficiary country.''.
SEC. 8. CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS.
(a) Renaming of Agreements.--Section 809 of the Tropical
Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C.
2431g), as renamed by section 2(a), is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``tropical forest
agreement'' and inserting ``conservation agreement''; and
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``Authority'' and all that follows through
``(1) In general.--The Secretary'' and inserting
``Authority.--The Secretary''; and
(B) by striking ``Tropical Forest Agreement'' and inserting
``Conservation Agreement''.
(b) Elimination of Requirement To Consult With the
Enterprise for the Americas Board.--Such subsection is
further amended by striking paragraph (2).
(c) Role of Beneficiary Countries.--Such section is further
amended--
(1) in subsection (e)(1)(C), by striking ``in exceptional
circumstances, the government of the beneficiary country''
and inserting ``in limited circumstances, the government of
the beneficiary country when needed to improve governance and
enhance management of tropical forests or coral reef
ecosystems, without replacing existing levels of financial
efforts by the government of the beneficiary country and with
priority given to projects that complement grants made under
subparagraphs (A) and (B)''; and
(2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
``(f) Review of Larger Grants.--Any grant of more than
$250,000 from a Fund must be approved by the Government of
the United States and the government of the beneficiary
country.''.
(d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Such section is
further amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i), by inserting ``to serve in
an official capacity'' after ``Government''; and
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``tropical forests'' and inserting ``tropical forests and
coral reef ecosystems'';
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``tropical forest''; and
(C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``living in or near a
tropical forest in a manner consistent with protecting such
tropical forest'' and inserting ``dependent on a tropical
forest or coral reef ecosystem and related resources in a
manner consistent with conserving such resources''.
(e) Conforming Amendments to Definitions.--Section 803(7)
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2431a(7)) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Tropical forest
agreement'' and inserting ``Conservation agreement''; and
(2) by striking ``Tropical Forest Agreement'' both places
it appears and inserting ``Conservation Agreement''.
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SEC. 9. CONSERVATION FUND.
(a) In General.--Section 810 of the Tropical Forest and
Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431h), as
renamed by section 2(a), is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``tropical forest
fund'' and inserting ``conservation fund''; and
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``Tropical Forest Agreement'' and inserting
``Conservation Agreement''; and
(B) by striking ``Tropical Forest Fund'' and inserting
``Conservation Fund''.
(b) Conforming Amendments to Definitions.--Such Act is
further amended--
(1) in section 803(9) (22 U.S.C. 2431a(9))--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``Tropical forest fund''
and inserting ``Conservation fund''; and
(B) by striking ``Tropical Forest Fund'' both places it
appears and inserting ``Conservation Fund'';
(2) in section 806(c)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2431d(c)(2)), by
striking ``Tropical Forest Fund'' and inserting
``Conservation Fund''; and
(3) in section 807(c)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2431e(c)(2)), by
striking ``Tropical Forest Fund'' and inserting
``Conservation Fund''.
SEC. 10. CHANGES TO DUE DATES OF ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
Section 813 of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431k), as renamed by
section 2(a), is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``(a) In General.--Not later than December
31'' and inserting ``Not later than April 15''; and
(B) by striking ``fiscal year'' both places it appears and
inserting ``calendar year''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
SEC. 11. NEW AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
REDUCTION OF DEBT AND AUTHORIZATION FOR AUDIT,
EVALUATION, MONITORING, AND ADMINISTRATION
EXPENSES.
Section 806 of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431d), as renamed by
section 2(a), is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following
new paragraphs:
``(7) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.
``(8) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.''; and
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
``(e) Use of Funds To Conduct Program Audits, Evaluations,
Monitoring, and Administration.--Of the amounts made
available to carry out this part for a fiscal year, $300,000
is authorized to be made available to carry out audits,
evaluations, monitoring, and administration of programs under
this part, including personnel costs associated with such
audits, evaluations, monitoring and administration.''.
Mr. BOOZMAN. I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be
considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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