Amend CSHB 1 (house committee printing) in Article I of the bill, following the appropriations to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor, by amending Rider 7, Administration: Foreign Offices (page I-59), as follows:

(1)  In Subsection (a) of the rider, strike "the Mexico offices and any office established in Taiwan out of any funds available, but shall not expend any funds appropriated under this Act for any office or staff at any other foreign offices established by the Office of the Governor. The Office of the Governor may seek and use alternative funding sources other than funds appropriated under this Act for offices in locations other than Mexico City or Taiwan"; and

(2)  Substitute "these offices out of any funds available, but shall not expend funds from any source for offices or staff in China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia".