[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15639-15640]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 4818

                       Offered By: Mr. Blumenauer

       Amendment No. 8: In title III, in the item relating to 
     ``foreign military financing program'', after the first 
     dollar amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by 
     $20,000,000)''.
       In title IV, in the item relating to ``global environment 
     facility'', after the dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(increased by $13,177,734)''.

                               H.R. 4818

                          Offered By: Mr. Farr

       Amendment No. 9: At the end (before the short title), add 
     the following:
       


              united states military personnel in colombia

       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be made available for the assignment of any United States 
     military personnel for temporary or permanent duty in 
     Colombia if that assignment would cause the number of United 
     States military personnel so assigned to exceed 550.

                               H.R. 4818

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 10: Page 13, line 2, insert before the period 
     at the end the following: ``: Provided further, That of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading that are made available 
     for agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa, not less 
     than $5,000,000 shall be made available for small-scale 
     irrigation, water and drainage, post-harvest storage, crop 
     intensification, crop and livestock diversification, and 
     rural infrastructure, such as in the Special Programme for 
     Food Security of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the 
     United Nations (FAO)''.

                               H.R. 4818

                  Offered By: Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota

       Amendment No. 11: In title II, in the item relating to 
     ``millennium challenge corporation'', after the aggregate 
     dollar amount insert ``(increased by $250,000,000)''.
       In title II, in the item relating to ``global hiv/aids 
     initiative'', after the aggregate dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $90,000,000)''.
       In title IV, in the item relating to ``contribution to the 
     international development association'', after the dollar 
     amount insert ``(reduced by $425,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 4818

                       Offered By: Ms. Kilpatrick

       Amendment No. 12: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:


                        limitation on contracts

       Sec. __. None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be used to fund any contract in contravention of section 
     8(d)(6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(6)).

                               H.R. 4818

                         Offered By: Mr. Lantos

       Amendment No. 13: Page 18, line 22, after 
     ``$2,450,000,000'', insert the following: ``(increased by 
     $570,000,000)''.
       Page 19, line 3, after ``$535,000,000'', insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $570,000,000)''.
       Page 42, line 13, after ``$4,777,500,000'', insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $570,000,000)''.
       Page 42, line 16, after ``$1,300,000,000'', insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $570,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 4818

                         Offered By: Mr. Lantos

       Amendment No. 14: Page 18, line 22, after 
     ``$2,450,000,000'', insert the following: ``(increased by 
     $325,000,000)''.
       Page 19, line 3, after ``$535,000,000'', insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $325,000,000)''.
       Page 19, line 8, after ``fiscal years:'', insert the 
     following: ``Provided further, That of the amounts that are 
     made available under the previous proviso for Egypt, 
     $325,000,000 shall not be obligated until after September 1, 
     2005:''.
       Page 42, line 13, after ``$4,777,500,000'', insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $325,000,000)''.
       Page 42, line 16, after ``$1,300,000,000'', insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $325,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 4818

                        Offered By: Mrs. Maloney

  Amendment No. 15: At the end of the bill (before the short title), 
                         insert the following:


     limitation on contributions to united nations population fund

       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act under 
     the heading ``international organizations and programs'' may 
     be made available for the United Nations Population Fund 
     except for the Campaign to End Fistula.

                               H.R. 4818

                        Offered By: Mrs. Maloney

       Amendment No. 16: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:


     limitation on contributions to united nations population fund

       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act under 
     the heading ``international organizations and programs'' may 
     be made available for the United Nations Population Fund for 
     activities other than the prevention, remedy, and repair of 
     obstetric fistula.

                               H.R. 4818

                          Offered By: Mr. Paul

       Amendment No. 17: Title II of the bill is amended by 
     striking the item relating to ``millennium challenge 
     corporation''.

                               H.R. 4818

                          Offered By: Mr. Paul

       Amendment No. 18: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:


        prohibition on assistance to the government of pakistan

       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to provide assistance to the Government of Pakistan.

                               H.R. 4818

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 19: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:


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  limitation on provision by export-import bank of credit to entities 
                        reincorporating overseas

       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to 
     approve a comprehensive guarantee, political risk guarantee, 
     or direct loan to any entity that provides to the Export-
     Import Bank of the United States an income statement or any 
     other information as part of the application process that 
     shows that the entity or a corporate parent of the entity is 
     incorporated or chartered in Bermuda, Barbados, the Cayman 
     Islands, Antigua, or Panama.

                               H.R. 4818

                        Offered By: Mr. Sherman

       Amendment No. 20: In the item relating to ``United States 
     Agency for International Development--child survival and 
     health programs fund'', after the aggregate dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(increased by $290,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``United States Agency for 
     International Development--child survival and health programs 
     fund'', after the third dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(increased by $290,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``contribution to the international 
     development association'', after the aggregate dollar amount, 
     insert the following ``(reduced by $359,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 4818

                        Offered By: Mr. Tancredo

       Amendment No. 21: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:


        withholding of assistance for certain foreign countries

       Sec. __. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     President shall withhold bilateral assistance allocated for a 
     foreign country under any heading of this Act by an amount 
     equal to the aggregate amount of cash remittances sent by 
     nationals of the foreign country residing in the United 
     States to persons residing in the foreign country during 
     fiscal year 2004.