To provide for the spending of $106,763,000 on programs that save children's lives, such as the President's Malaria Initiative, rather than lower priority programs, such as the Global Environment Facility, which produce few results and are managed by the United Nations Development Program, which utilizes corrupt procurement practices, operates contrary to United Nations rules, and retaliates against whistleblowers.

SA 2705. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

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SAVING CHILDREN'S LIVES

Sec. 699B. (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title III for bilateral economic assistance under the heading “global health programs” and available for child survival and maternal health is hereby increased by $76,763,000.

(b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title III for bilateral economic assistance under the heading “global health programs” for other infectious diseases and available for the President's Malaria Initiative is hereby increased by $30,000,000.

(c) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title V under the heading “global environment facility” is hereby reduced by $106,763,000.