Y 4.IN 8/16:SCH 6/2 FED-DOCS THE AMERICAN SCHOOLS ABROAD SUPPORT ACT; REAUTHOR- MARKUP BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 4303, H.R. 4654, H.R. 1587, H.R. 4660, H. Res. 615, JUNE 24, 2004 Serial No. 108-116 DEPOSITORY AUG 1 9 2004 STANFORD UNIVERSITY Printed for the use of the Committee on International Relations Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.house.gov/international_relations 94-509PDF U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS JAMES A. LEACH, Iowa HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois, Chairman DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska DAN BURTON, Indiana THOMAS G. TANCREDO, Colorado RON PAUL, Texas NICK SMITH, Michigan JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia MARK GREEN, Wisconsin JERRY WELLER, Illinois MIKE PENCE, Indiana THADDEUS G. McCOTTER, Michigan KATHERINE HARRIS, Florida TOM LANTOS, California DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey BRAD SHERMAN, California WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts JOSEPH CROWLEY, New York JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL, Pennsylvania SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California ADAM B. SCHIFF, California DIANE E. WATSON, California ADAM SMITH, Washington BETTY MCCOLLUM, Minnesota BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky THOMAS E. MOONEY, SR., Staff Director/General Counsel DANIEL FREEMAN, Counsel/Parliamentarian (II) MARKUP OF H.R. 4303, To authorize the Secretary of State to make grants to American- sponsored schools in Arab and other predominantly Muslim countries to provide full or partial merit-based scholarships for children from lower- and middle-income families of such countries to attend such schools, and Amendment to H.R. 4303 offered by the Honorable Howard L. Berman, H.R. 4654, To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes H.R. 1587, To promote freedom and democracy in Viet Nam Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 1587 offered by the Honorable Christopher H. Smith, a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey and Vice Chairman, Committee on International H.R. 4660, To amend the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 to extend the authority to provide assistance to countries seeking to become eligible coun- tries for purposes of that Act H. Res. 615, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of full membership of Israel in the Western European and Others Group Amendment to H. Res. 615 offered by the Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, H. Res. 615 as amended by the Subcommittee on the Middle East and H. Res. 617, Expressing support for the accession of Israel to the Organiza- tion for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) H. Res. 617 as amended by the Subcommittee on the Middle East and H. Res. 652, Urging the Government of the Republic of Belarus to ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair election process for its parliamentary H. Res. 667, Expressing support for freedom in Hong Kong H. Con. Res. 462, Reaffirming unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Rela- tions Act, and for other purposes H. Con. Res. 304, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding oppression by the Government of the People's Republic of China of Falun Gong in the United States and in China H. Con. Res. 319, Expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the continuing repression of the religious freedom and human rights of the H. Con. Res. 363, Expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the continuing gross violations of human rights and civil liberties of the Syrian H. Con. Res. 436, Celebrating 10 years of majority rule in the Republic of South Africa and recognizing the momentous social and economic achievements of South Africa since the institution of democracy in that country Amendment to H. Con. Res. 436 offered by the Honorable Donald Payne, a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey H. Con. Res. 415, Urging the Government of Ukraine to ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair election process for the presidential election on October 31, 2004 H. Con. Res. 418, Recognizing the importance in history of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Japan H. Con. Res. 422, Concerning the importance of the distribution of food in schools to hungry or malnourished children around the world Page 134 138 139 146 150 154 S. 2264, To require a report on the conflict in Uganda, and for other purposes APPENDIX The Honorable Tom Lantos, a Representative in Congress from the State of California: Prepared statement on H.R. 4660 165 |