Exhibit 10g


                           FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
                         KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION
                         DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN


The Kimberly-Clark Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan (the `Plan'') is
hereby amended as described below:

Section  3.2 of the Plan is hereby amended and restated to read in its
entirety as follows:

     3.2  Minimum and Maximum Deferral and Length of Participation.  Tier 1

          Participants - A Tier 1 Participant may elect to defer any amount
          of his Salary or Bonus, or both, to the extent that any portion of
          such amounts would not be deductible by the Company pursuant to
          Section 162(m) of the Code.  In addition, a Tier 1 Participant may
          elect to defer up to 100% of his Bonus paid during a Deferral Year
          in 25% increments.

          Tier 2 Participants - A Tier 2 Participant may elect to defer an
          amount of his Bonus up to the dividend distributed under Section
          7.12 of the IIP during a Deferral Year.  The amount of Bonus which
          may be deferred related to the dividend payment from the IIP shall
          be equal to 25% to 100% (in 25% increments) of the IIP dividend
          received.  A Tier 2 Participant may not defer any part of his
          Salary pursuant to this Plan.

          In no event may the amount of a Participant's deferral election
          related to the IIP estimated dividend payment for the upcoming
          Deferral Year be less than $5,000.  The deferral opportunity shall
          extend through December 31, 2000.  A Participant shall make an
          annual election for the upcoming Deferral Year in the year
          preceding the Deferral Year for which the election is being made.
           Except as provided in Section 3.5, "Emergency Benefit:  Waiver of
          Deferral," any election so made shall be irrevocable with respect
          to Salary and Bonus applicable to that Deferral Year.

          Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, a
          Participant may not elect to defer any amount under this Plan
          unless the Participant files a statement with the Committee that
          the Participant had individual income in excess of $200,000 in
          each of the two most recent years or joint income with that
          person's spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and
          has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in
          the current year.


Subsection 4.6(e) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated to read in its
entirety as follows:

          (e)  In the event that installment payments are to be made
               pursuant to Subsections 4.6(b), (c) or (d), such payments
               shall be in quarterly installments commencing as soon as
               administratively feasible after the Committee grants the
               request for an installment form of benefit payment.  Such
               quarterly installments shall be payable in approximately
               equal amounts over a period, no less than two (2) calendar
               years and no more than twenty (20) calendar years.

               Initially, the amount of any installments under the
               installment form of payment described in this Subsection
               4.6(e) shall be equal to the balance of the Participant's
               Deferred Benefit Account to be distributed divided by the
               number of installments to be paid.  The amount of the
               installment payments shall be recomputed annually and the
               installment payments shall be increased or decreased to
               reflect any changes in the Participant's Deferred Benefit
               Account due to fluctuations in earnings, gains and losses on
               the remaining balance and the number of remaining
               installments.  Quarterly installments payments will be made
               on the last business day of January, April, July and October.