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On the recordDecember 19, 2018
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.…
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John Boozman
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