GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE FUND.

SEC. 1609. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE FUND. (a) Establishment of the Fund.—The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall establish a Global Climate Change Response Fund to act as a mechanism for United States contributions to assist global efforts in mitigating and adapting to global climate change. (b) Restrictions on Deposits.—No deposits shall be made to the Global Climate Change Response Fund until the United States has ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. (c) Use of the Fund.—Moneys deposited into the Fund shall be used by the President, to the extent authorized and appropriated under section 302 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, solely for contributions to a financial mechanism negotiated pursuant to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including all protocols or agreements related thereto. (d) Authorization of Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated for deposit in the Fund to carry out the purposes of this section, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1995 and 1996. [42 U.S.C. 13388] * * * * * * *