[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H2067]
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                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                                H.R. 450

                         Offered By: Mr. Burton

       Amendment No. 5: In Section 6(3)(B)(ii), after the comma 
     following ``agreements'' insert the following:
       ``including agency actions addressing rules of origin for 
     textile and apparel products as required by Section 334 of 
     the Uruguay Round Agreements Act,''

                                H.R. 450

                         Offered by: Mr. Burton

       Amendment No. 6: In Section 6(3)(B)(ii), after the comma 
     following ``agreements'' insert the following:
       ``including all agency actions required by the Uruguay 
     Round Agreements Act,''

                                H.R. 450

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 7: At the end of section 5 (pages  , after 
     line   ), add the following new subsection:
       (c) Common Sense Regulatory Improvements.--Section 3(a) or 
     4(a), or both, shall not apply to any of the following 
     regulatory rulemaking actions (or any such action relating 
     thereto):
       (1) Personal use of campaign funds.--A regulatory 
     rulemaking action by the Federal Election Commission 
     governing personal use of campaign funds, taken under the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and with respect to 
     which final rules were published on February 9, 1995 (60 Fed. 
     Reg. 7862).
       (2) Immigrant asylum requests.--A regulatory rulemaking 
     action to improve procedures for disposing of requests for 
     asylum under immigration laws, taken by the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service and with respect to which final rules 
     were published on December 5, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 62284).
       (3) HUD regulatory improvements.--A regulatory rulemaking 
     action by the Department of Housing and Urban Development--
       (A) to establish a preference for the elderly in the 
     provision of section 8 housing assistance, taken under 
     subtitle D of title VI of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992 and with respect to which a final 
     rule was published on December 21, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 65842);
       (B) to eliminate drugs from federally assisted housing, as 
     authorized by section 581 of the National Affordable Housing 
     Act and section 161 of the Housing and Community Development 
     Act of 1992 and with respect to which a final rule was 
     published on January 26, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 5280); or
       (C) to designate urban empowerment zones or enterprise 
     communities, taken under subchapter C of part I of title XIII 
     of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and with 
     respect to which a final rule was published on January 12, 
     1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 3034).
       (4) Compensation to persian gulf war veterans.--A 
     regulatory rulemaking action to provide compensation to 
     Persian Gulf War veterans for disability from undiagnosed 
     illnesses, taken under the Persian Gulf War Veterans' 
     Benefits Act and with respect to which a final rule was 
     published on February 3, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 6660).
       (5) Child molester database.--A regulatory rulemaking 
     action by the Department of Justice to require persons 
     criminally convicted of a sexually violent offense against a 
     minor to register with State law enforcement agencies so that 
     such agencies can develop a database of the identities and 
     residences of those offenders, taken under title XVII of the 
     Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
       (6) Migratory bird hunting.--A regulatory rulemaking action 
     by the Department of the Interior that establishes the 
     hunting season, hunting hours, hunting areas, and possession 
     limits for migratory birds, and with respect to which final 
     rules were published on November 21, 1995 (59 Fed. Reg. 59967 
     and 59 Fed. Reg. 60060).

                                H.R. 450

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 8: At the end of section 5 (page   , after 
     line   ), add the following new subsection:
       (c) Aircraft, Mine, and Nuclear Safety Regulations.--
     Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, shall not apply to any of the 
     following regulatory rulemaking actions (or any such action 
     relating thereto):
       (1) Aircraft safety.--Any regulatory rulemaking action to 
     improve aircraft safety, including such an action to improve 
     the airworthiness of aircraft engines.
       (2) Mine safety.--Any regulatory rulemaking action by the 
     Mine Safety and Health Administration that relates to 
     reducing death, injury, or illnesses in mines, including such 
     an action--
       (A) to require better ventilation to avoid buildup of 
     explosive methane gas, taken under section 101 of the Federal 
     Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 811) and with 
     respect to which notice of proposed rulemaking was published 
     at 59 Federal Register 26356; or
       (B) to restrict the use of diesel equipment to avoid coal 
     mine fires, taken under that section and section 508 of that 
     Act (30 U.S.C. 957) and with respect to which a notice of 
     proposed rulemaking was published at 54 Federal Register 
     40950.
       (3) Nuclear waste disposal.--Any regulatory rulemaking 
     action to ensure that before beginning the disposal of 
     radioactive waste, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New 
     Mexico complies with appropriate disposal standards, taken 
     under the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act and 
     with respect to which a proposed rule was published on 
     January 30, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 5766).

                                H.R. 450

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 9: At the end of section 5 (page   , after 
     line   ), add the following new subsection:
       (c) Food and Water Safety Regulations.--Section 3(a) or 
     4(a), or both, shall not apply to any of the following 
     regulatory rulemaking actions (or any such action relating 
     thereto):
       (1) Meat and Poultry Inspection.--Any regulatory rulemaking 
     action to reduce pathogens in meat and poultry, taken by the 
     Food Safety and Inspection Service of the United States 
     Department of Agriculture and with respect to which a 
     proposed rule was published on February 3, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 
     6774).
       (2) Drinking water safety.--Any regulatory rulemaking 
     action begun by the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act that relates to control of microbial and disinfection by-
     product risks in drinking water supplies.
       (3) Importation of food in lead cans.--Any regulatory 
     rulemaking action by the Food and Drug Administration to 
     require that canned food imported into the United States 
     comply with standards applicable to domestic manufacturers 
     that prohibit the use of lead solder in cans containing food, 
     taken under sections 201, 402, 409, and 701 of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and with respect to which a 
     proposed rule was published at 58 Federal Register 33860.
                                H.R. 450

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 10: At the end of section 5 (page       , 
     after line       ), add the following new subsection:
        [[Page H2065]] (c) Mammography Quality Standards 
     Regulations.--Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, shall not apply 
     to a regulatory rulemaking action (or any such action 
     relating thereto) to establish quality standards for 
     mammography, taken under the Mammography Quality Standards 
     Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 263b) and with respect to which the 
     proposed rule stage of the regulatory plan was published at 
     59 Federal Register 57067.

                                H.R. 450

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 11: At the end of section 5 (page       , 
     after line       ), add the following new subsection:
       (c) Regulations to Aid Business Competitiveness.--Section 
     3(a) or 4(a), or both, shall not apply to any of the 
     following regulatory rulemaking actions (or any such action 
     relating thereto):
       (1) Conditional release of textile imports.--A final rule 
     published on December 2, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 61798), to 
     provide for the conditional release by the Customs Service of 
     textile imports suspected of being imported in violation of 
     United States quotas.
       (2) Textile imports.--Any action which the head of the 
     relevant agency and the Administrator of the Office of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs certify in writing is a 
     substantive rule, interpretive rule, statement of agency 
     policy, or notice of proposed rulemaking to interpret, 
     implement, or administer laws pertaining to the import of 
     textiles and apparel including section 334 of the Uruguay 
     Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465), relating to textile 
     rules of origin.
       (3) Customs modernization.--Any action which the head of 
     the relevant agency and the Administrator of the Office of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs certify in writing is a 
     substantive rule, interpretive rule, statement of agency 
     policy, or notice of proposed rulemaking to interpret, 
     implement, or administer laws pertaining to the customs 
     modernization provisions contained in title VI of the North 
     American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 103-
     182).
       (4) Actions with respect to china regarding intellectual 
     property protection and market access.--A regulatory 
     rulemaking action providing notice of a determination that 
     the People's Republic of China's failure to enforce 
     intellectual property rights and to provide market access is 
     unreasonable and constitutes a burden or restriction on 
     United States commerce, and a determination that trade action 
     is appropriate and that sanctions are appropriate, taken 
     under section 304(a)(1)(A)(ii), section 304(a)(1)(B), and 
     section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 and with respect
      to which a notice of determination was published on February 
     7, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 7230).
       (5) Transfer of spectrum.--A regulatory rulemaking action 
     by the Federal Communications Commission to transfer 50 
     megahertz of spectrum below 5 GHz from government use to 
     private use, taken under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1993 and with respect to which notice of proposed 
     rulemaking was published at 59 Federal Register 59393.
       (6) Personal communications services licenses.--A 
     regulatory rulemaking action by the Federal Communications 
     Commission to establish criteria and procedures for issuing 
     licenses utilizing competitive bidding procedures to provide 
     personal communications services--
       (A) taken under section 309(j) of the Communications Act 
     and with respect to which a final rule was published on 
     December 7, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 63210); or
       (B) taken under sections 3(n) and 332 of the Communications 
     Act and with respect to which a final rule was published on 
     December 2, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 61828).
       (7) Wide-area specialized mobile radio licenses.--A 
     regulatory rulemaking action by the Federal Communications 
     Commission to provide for competitive bidding for wide-area 
     specialized mobile radio licenses, taken under section 309(j) 
     of the Communications Act and with respect to which a 
     proposed rule was published on February 14, 1995 (60 Fed. 
     Reg. 8341).
       (8) Improved trading opportunities for regional 
     exchangers.--A regulatory rulemaking action by the Securities 
     and Exchange Commission to provide for increased competition 
     among the stock exchanges, taken under the Unlisted Trading 
     Privileges Act of 1994 and with respect to which proposed 
     rulemaking was published on February 9, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 
     7718).

                                H.R. 450

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 12: At the end of section 5 (page   , after 
     line   , add the following new subsection:
       (c) Family and Medical Leave Regulations.--Section 3(a) or 
     4(a), or both, shall not apply to any regulatory rulemaking 
     action (or any such action relating thereto) to clarify 
     requirements under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
     with respect to which a final rule was published on January 
     6, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 2180).
                                H.R. 450

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 13: Amend section 6(3)(A) (page  , beginning 
     at line  ) to read as follows:
       (A) In general.--The term ``regulatory rulemaking action'' 
     means the issuance of any substantive rule, interpretative 
     rule, statement of agency policy, or notice of proposed 
     rulemaking.

                                H.R. 450

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 14: Amend section 6(2)(A) (page  , line  ) to 
     read as follows:
       (A) beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and

                                H.R. 450

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 15: Amend section 7 (page   , 
     beginning at line   ) to read as follows:

     SEC. 7. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       This Act shall not be considered to authorize or require 
     any action that is subject to judicial review.

                                H.R. 450

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 16: At the end of section 5 (page  , after 
     line  ), add the following new subsection:
       (c) Civil Rights Exception.--Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, 
     shall not apply to a regulatory rulemaking action to 
     establish or enforce any statutory rights against 
     discrimination on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, 
     national origin, or handicapped or disability status.

                                H.R. 450

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

       Amendment No. 17: At the end of section 5 (page  , after 
     line  ), add the following new subsection:
       (c) Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud Prevention.--Section 
     3(a) or 4(a), or both, shall not apply to any regulatory 
     rulemaking actions (or any such action relating thereto) to 
     prevent telemarketing fraud or consumer fraud, taken under 
     the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act 
     of 1994.
                                H.R. 450

                         Offered By: Mr. Condit

       Amendment No. 18. In the proposed section 6(2)(B), strike 
     the period at the end and insert a semicolon, and after and 
     immediately below clause (ii) insert the following:

     except that in the case of a regulatory rulemaking action 
     with respect to determining that a species is an endangered 
     species or a threatened species under section 4(a)(1) of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(1)) or 
     designating critical habitat under section 4(a)(3) of that 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(3)), the term means the period 
     beginning on the date described in subparagraph (A) and 
     ending on the earlier of the first date on which there has 
     been enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act a 
     law authorizing appropriations to carry out the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973, or December 31, 1996.

                                H.R. 450

                  Offered By: Mr. Fields of Louisiana

       Amendment No. 19: At the end of section 5 (page   , after 
     line   , add the following new subsection:
       (c) Regulations Relating to Elementary or Secondary 
     Schools.--Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, shall not apply to 
     any regulatory rulemaking action relating to elementary or 
     secondary schools.

                                H.R. 450

                  Offered By: Mr. Gene Green of Texas

       Amendment No. 20: At the end of section 5 (page 4, after 
     line 5), add the following new subsection:
       (c) Family and Medical Leave Regulations.--Section 3(a) or 
     4(a), or both, shall not apply to any regulatory rulemaking 
     action (or any such action relating thereto) to clarify 
     requirements under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
     with respect to which a final rule was published on January 
     6, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 2180).

                                H.R. 450

                       Offered By: Mr. Kanjorski

       Amendment No. 21: Amend section 6(2)(A) (page   , line   ) 
     to read as follows:
       (A) beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and

                                H.R. 450

                       Offered By: Mr. Kanjorski

       Amendment No. 22: Amend section 7 (page     , beginning at 
     line     ) to read as follows:

     SEC. 7. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       This Act shall not be considered to authorize or require 
     any action that is subject to judicial review.
                                H.R. 450

                         Offered By: Mr. Markey

       Amendment No. 23: At the end of section 5 (page   , after 
     line   ), add the following new subsection:
       (c) Securities and Commodities Regulations.--Section 3(a) 
     or 4(a), or both, shall not apply to any regulatory 
     rulemaking action by the Securities and Exchange Commission 
     or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

                                H.R. 450

                         Offered By: Mr. Moran

       Amendment No. 24: At the end of section 5 (page   , after 
     line   ), add the following new subsection:
       (c) Immigrant Asylum Requests.--Section 3(a) or 4(a), or 
     both, shall not apply to any regulatory rulemaking action (or 
     any such action relating thereto) to improve procedures for 
     disposing of requests for asylum under immigration laws, 
     taken by the Immigration and Naturalization Service and with 
     respect to which final rules were published on December 5, 
     1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 62284).
                        [[Page H2066]] H.R. 450

                         Offered By: Ms. Norton

       Amendment No. 25: At the end of section 5 (page   , after 
     line   ), add the following new subsection:
       (c) Civil Rights Exception.--Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, 
     shall not apply to a regulatory rulemaking action to 
     establish or enforce any statutory rights against 
     discrimination on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, 
     national origin, or handicapped or disability status.

                                H.R. 450

                         Offered By: Ms. Norton

       Amendment No. 26: At the end of the bill (page   , after 
     line   ), add the following new section:

     SEC.   . CIVIL RIGHTS EXCEPTION.

       Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, shall not apply to a 
     regulatory rulemaking action to establish or enforce any 
     statutory rights against discrimination on the basis of age, 
     race, religion, gender, national origin, or handicapped or 
     disability status.

                                H.R. 450

                       Offered By: Mr. Radanovich

       Amendment No. 27: At the end of section 6(4) (page   , 
     after line   ), before the period insert the following: ``or 
     to increase product information or choice with respect to 
     food products''.
                                H.R. 450

                       Offered By: Ms. Slaughter

       Amendment No. 28: At the end of section 5 (page   , after 
     line   ), add the following new subsection:
       (c) Food and Water Safety Regulations.--Section 3(a) or 
     (4)(a), or both, shall not apply to any of the following 
     regulatory rulemaking actions (or any such action relating 
     thereto):
       (1) Meat and poultry inspection.--Any regulatory rulemaking 
     action to reduce pathogens in meat and poultry, taken by the 
     Food Safety and Inspection Service of the United States 
     Department of Agriculture and with respect to which a 
     proposed rule was published on February 3, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 
     6774).
       (2) Drinking water safety.--Any regulatory rulemaking 
     action begun by the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act that relates to control of microbial and disinfection by-
     product risks in drinking water supplies.
       (3) Importation of food in lead cans.--Any regulatory 
     rulemaking action by the Food and Drug Administration to 
     require that canned food imported into the United States 
     comply with standards applicable to domestic manufacturers 
     that prohibit the use of lead solder in cans containing food, 
     taken under sections 201, 402, 409, and 701 of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and with respect to which a 
     proposed rule was published at 58 Federal Register 33860.

                                H.R. 450

                       Offered By: Ms. Slaughter

       Amendment No. 29: At the end of the bill (page   , after 
     line   ), add the following new section:

     SEC.   . FOOD AND WATER SAFETY REGULATIONS.

       Section 3(a) or (4)(a), or both, shall not apply to any of 
     the following regulatory rulemaking actions (or any such 
     action relating thereto):
       (1) Meat and poultry inspection.--Any regulatory rulemaking 
     action to reduce pathogens in meat and poultry, taken by the 
     Food Safety and Inspection Service of the United States 
     Department of Agriculture and with respect to which a 
     proposed rule was published on February 3, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 
     6774).
       (2) Drinking water safety.--Any regulatory rulemaking 
     action begun by the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act that relates to control of microbial and disinfection by-
     product risks in drinking water supplies.
       (3) Importation of food in lead cans.--Any regulatory 
     rulemaking action by the Food and
      Drug Administration to require that canned food imported 
     into the United States comply with standards applicable to 
     domestic manufacturers that prohibit the use of lead 
     solder in cans containing food, taken under sections 201, 
     402, 409, and 701 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act and with respect to which a proposed rule was 
     published at 58 Federal Register 33860.

                                H.R. 450

                         Offered By: Mr. Spratt

       Amendment No. 30: At the end of the bill (page   , after 
     line   ), add the following new section:

     SEC.   . REGULATIONS TO AID BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS.

       Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, shall not apply to any of 
     the following regulatory rulemaking actions (or any such 
     action relating thereto):
       (1) Conditional release of textile imports.--A final rule 
     published on December 2, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 61798), to 
     provide for the conditional release by the Customs Service of 
     textile imports suspected of being imported in violation of 
     United States quotas.
       (2) Textile imports.--Any action which the head of the 
     relevant agency and the Administrator of the Office of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs certify in writing is a 
     substantive rule, interpretive rule, statement of agency 
     policy, or notice of proposed rulemaking to interpret, 
     implement, or administer laws pertaining to the import of 
     textiles and apparel including section 334 of the Uruguay 
     Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465), relating to textile 
     rules of origin.
       (3) Customs modernization.--Any action which the head of 
     the relevant agency and the Administrator or the Office of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs certify in writing is a 
     substantive rule, interpretive rule, statement of agency 
     policy, or notice of proposed rulemaking to interpret, 
     implement, or administer laws pertaining to the customs 
     modernization provisions contained in title VI of the North 
     American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 103-
     182).
       (4) Actions with respect to china regarding intellectual 
     property protection and market access.--A regulatory 
     rulemaking action providing notice of a determination that 
     the People's Republic of China's failure to enforce 
     intellectual property rights and to provide market access is 
     unreasonable and constitutes a burden or restriction on 
     United States commerce, and a determination that trade action 
     is appropriate and that sanctions are appropriate, taken 
     under section 304(a)(1)(A)(ii), section 304(a)(1)(B), and 
     section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 and with respect
      to which a notice of determination was published on February 
     7, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 7230).
       (5) Transfer of spectrum.--A regulatory rulemaking action 
     by the Federal Communications Commission to transfer 50 
     megahertz of spectrum below 5 GHz from government use to 
     private use, taken under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1993 and with respect to which notice of proposed 
     rulemaking was published at 59 Federal Register 59393.
       (6) Personal communications services licenses.--A 
     regulatory rulemaking action by the Federal Communications 
     Commission to establish criteria and procedures for issuing 
     licenses utilizing competitive bidding procedures to provide 
     personal communications services--
       (A) taken under section 309(j) of the Communications Act 
     and with respect to which a final rule was published on 
     December 7, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 63210); or
       (B) taken under sections 3(n) and 332 of the Communications 
     Act and with respect to which a final rule was published on 
     December 2, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 61828).
       (7) Wide-area specialized mobile radio licenses.--A 
     regulatory rulemaking action by the Federal Communications 
     Commission to provide for competitive bidding for wide-area 
     specialized mobile radio licenses, taken under section 309(j) 
     of the Communications Act and with respect to which a 
     proposed rule was published on February 14, 1995 (60 Fed. 
     Reg. 8341).
       (8) Improved trading opportunities for regional 
     exchanges.--A regulatory rulemaking action by the Securities 
     and Exchange Commission to provide for increased competition 
     among the stock exchanges, taken under the Unlisted Trading 
     Privileges Act of 1994 and with respect to which proposed 
     rulemaking was published on February 9, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 
     7718).

                                H.R. 450

                        Offered By: Mr. Volkmer

       Amendment No. 31: At the end of Section 5, add the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Specific Rulemaking.--Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, 
     shall not apply to a regulatory rulemaking action by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture related to dairy or the marketing of 
     dairy products.''.
                                H.R. 450

                        Offered By: Mr. Volkmer

       Amendment No. 32: In subsection 5(b), designate the 
     existing subsection as (b)(2) and insert the following:

     ``(1) Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, shall not apply to a 
     regulatory rulemaking action issued under the Migratory Bird 
     Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703, 704) for the purpose of 
     authorizing the hunting season of migratory birds.''.

                                H.R. 450

                        Offered By: Mr. Volkmer

       Amendment No. 33: At the end of Section 5, add the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Specific Rulemaking.--Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, 
     shall not apply to a regulatory rulemaking action by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture related to the use of the term 
     `fresh' on the labeling of raw poultry products with respect 
     to which a notice was published at 60 Fed. Reg. 3454 (January 
     17, 1995).''.

                                H.R. 450

                        Offered By: Mr. Volkmer

       Amendment No. 34: At the end of Section 5, add the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Specific Rulemaking.--Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, 
     shall not apply to a regulatory rulemaking action by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to the Sheep Promotion, 
     Research and Information Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-407).''.

                                H.R. 450

                         Offered By: Mr. Waxman

       Amendment No. 35: Amend section 6(3)(A) (page   , beginning 
     at line   ) to read as follows:
       (A) In general.--The term ``regulatory rulemaking action'' 
     means the issuance of any substantive rule, interpretative 
     rule, statement of agency policy, or notice of proposed 
     rulemaking.

                                H.R. 450

                         Offered By: Mr. Waxman

       Amendment No. 36: In section 5(a)(2) (page   , line   ), 
     strike ``imminent threat'' and insert ``substantial 
     endangerment''.
       [[Page H2067]] In section 6(7) (page   , beginning at line   
      )--
       (1) strike ``death, serious illness, or severe injury'' and 
     insert ``substantial endangerment'';
       (2) in the heading strike ``Imminent threat'' and insert 
     ``Substantial endangerment'', and in the text strike 
     ``imminent threat'' and insert ``substantial endangerment''; 
     and
       (3) strike ``during the moratorium period''.
                                H.R. 450

                         Offered By: Mr. Waxman

       Amendment No. 37: In section 6(7) (page   , beginning at 
     line    )--
       (1) strike ``death, serious illness, or severe injury'' and 
     insert ``substantial endangerment'';
       (2) in the heading strike ``Imminent threat'' and insert 
     ``Substantial endangerment'', and in the text strike 
     ``imminent threat'' and insert ``substantial endangerment'';
       (3) strike ``during the moratorium period''; and
       (4) at the end add the following: ``In section 5, the term 
     `imminent threat to health or safety' shall be considered to 
     read `substantial endangerment to health and safety'.''.

                                H.R. 450

                          Offered By: Mr. Wise

       Amendment No. 38: At the end of section 5 (page   , after 
     line    ), add the following new subsection:
       (c) Aircraft, Mine, and Nuclear Safety Regulations.--
     Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, shall not apply to any of the 
     following regulatory rulemaking actions (or any such action 
     relating thereto):
       (1) Aircraft safety.--Any regulatory rulemaking action to 
     improve aircraft safety, including such an action to improve 
     the airworthiness of aircraft engines.
       (2) Mine safety.--Any regulatory rulemaking action by the 
     Mine Safety and Health Administration that relates to 
     reducing death, injury, or illnesses in mines, including such 
     an action--
       (A) to require better ventilation to avoid buildup of 
     explosive methane gas, taken under section 101 of the Federal 
     Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 811) and with 
     respect to which notice of proposed rulemaking was published 
     at 59 Federal Register 26356; or
       (B) to restrict the use of diesel equipment to avoid coal 
     mine fires, taken under that section and section 508 of that 
     Act (30 U.S.C. 957) and with respect to which a notice of 
     proposed rulemaking was published at 54 Federal Register 
     40950.
       (3) Nuclear waste disposal.--Any regulatory rulemaking 
     action to ensure that before beginning the disposal of 
     radioactive waste, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New 
     Mexico complies with appropriate disposal standards, taken 
     under the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act and 
     with respect to which a proposed rule was published on 
     January 30, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 5766).
                                H.R. 450

                          Offered By: Mr. Wise

       Amendment No. 39: At the end of the bill (Page   , after 
     line   ), add the following new section:

     SEC.   . AIRCRAFT, MINE, AND NUCLEAR SAFETY REGULATIONS.

       Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, shall not apply to any of 
     the following regulatory rulemaking actions (or any such 
     action relating thereto):
       (1) Aircraft safety.--Any regulatory rulemaking action to 
     improve aircraft safety, including such an action to improve 
     the airworthiness of aircraft engines.
       (2) Mine safety.--Any regulatory rulemaking action by the 
     Mine Safety and Health Administration that relates to 
     reducing death, injury, or illnesses in mines, including such 
     an action--
       (A) to require better ventilation to avoid buildup of 
     explosive methane gas, taken under section 101 of the Federal 
     Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 811) and with 
     respect to which notice of proposed rulemaking was published 
     at 59 Federal Register 26356; or
       (B) to restrict the use of diesel equipment to avoid coal 
     mine fires, taken under that section and section 508 of that 
     Act (30 U.S.C. 957) and with respect to which a notice of 
     proposed rulemaking was published at 54 Federal Register 
     40950.
       (3) Nuclear waste disposal.--Any regulatory rulemaking 
     action to ensure that before beginning the disposal of 
     radioactive waste, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New 
     Mexico complies with appropriate disposal standards, taken 
     under the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act and 
     with respect to which a proposed rule was published on 
     January 30, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 5766).
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