6 1 Office of Overseas Schools of the Department of State or 2 any other activity of the Office. 3 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 4 are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 5 2005 and 2006, $15,000,000 to carry out subsection (a). H.L.C. 1 2 3 4 5 AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4303 OFFERED BY MR. BERMAN Page 1, beginning line 4, strike "American Schools Abroad Support Act" and insert "American Education Promotion Act". Page 2, beginning line 10, strike paragraph (3) and insert the following: (3) American-sponsored elementary and secondary schools are located in more than 20 countries with significant Muslim populations in the Near East, Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, and East Asia. Page 2, line 16, insert "elementary and secondary" after "American-sponsored". Page 3, line 7, insert "elementary and secondary" before "schools". Page 3, line 11, insert "elementary and secondary" after "American-sponsored". Page 3, line 16, insert "elementary and secondary" after "American-sponsored". Page 3, line 19, strike "and" at the end. 2 H.L.C. 1 2 3 Page 3, line 23, strike the period and insert "; and". Page 3, after line 23, insert the following new subparagraph: (C) increase the number of young people who may thereby improve their proficiency in the English language. Page 4, line 2, insert "elementary and secondary" before "schools". Page 4, line 7, insert "elementary and secondary" after "American-sponsored". Page 4, line 15, insert "elementary and secondary" before "schools”. Page 4, line 19, insert "elementary and secondary" after "American-sponsored". Page 5, line 8, insert "elementary and secondary" after "American-sponsored". Page 6, line 5, strike "$15,000,000" and insert "$5,000,000". Amend the title to read as follows: "A Bill to authorize the Secretary of State to make grants to American-sponsored elementary and secondary schools in Arab and other predominantly Muslim countries to provide full 3 H.L.C. or partial merit-based scholarships for children from lower- and middle-income families of such countries to at tend such schools, and for other purposes.". (Original Signature of Member) 108TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 4654 To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. LANTOS [see attached list of cosponsors]) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on A BILL To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, |