[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 15, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H3276-H3277]
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                               AMENDMENTS

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

                                 H.R. 4

                        Offered By: Mr. Andrews

        (Page and line numbers correspond to those of H.R. 1214)

       Amendment No. 1, Strike section 301(h) of the bill and 
     insert the following:
       (h) Payments.--Section 658J of the Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858h) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``Subject'' and inserting
       ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), subject'', and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     States that have applications approved by the Secretary under 
     section 658E(d) for fiscal year 1996 shall be entitled 
     collectively to receive an aggregate amount of payments equal 
     to $1,943,000,000 for such fiscal year.'', and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``expended'' and inserting ``obligated'', 
     and
       (B) by striking ``3 fiscal years'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     year''.

                                 H.R. 4

                  Offered By: Mrs. Collins of Illinois

        (Page and line numbers correspond to those of H.R. 1214)

       Amendment No. 2: Page 37, after line 21, insert the 
     following:
       ``(11) Prohibition against termination of assistance if the 
     unemployment rate of 
     [[Page H3277]] the state exceeds 10 percent.--A State to 
     which a grant is made under section 403 may not terminate the 
     provision of assistance under the State program funded under 
     this part if the unemployment rate of the State for the 
     fiscal year (for the most recent period for which such 
     information is available) exceeds 10 percent.
                                 H.R. 4

                          Offered By: Mr. Reed

        (Page and line numbers correspond to those of H.R. 1214)

       Amendment No. 3: Page 107, line 2, strike ``The Secretary'' 
     and insert ``(a) In General.--The Secretary''.
       Page 110, after line 25, insert the following:
       ``(b) Supplementary Allotment.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to the amount allotted to a 
     State under each quarterly payment under a grant under 
     subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary, shall 
     provide a State with a supplementary allotment under such 
     quarterly payment in an amount equal to one percent of the 
     total amount of the allotment of the grant for the State 
     under subsection (a) for such fiscal year for each two-tenths 
     of one percent increase in the average rate of total 
     unemployment in such State (seasonally adjusted) for the 
     preceding 3-month period.
       ``(2) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
     $1,180,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000.
       Page 118, line 20, insert ``, except for section 3(b),'' 
     after ``to carry out this Act''.
       Page 121, line 13, strike ``section 3'' and insert 
     ``section 3(a)''.
       Page 122, beginning on line 19, strike ``section 3'' and 
     insert ``section 3(a)''.
       Page 123, line 23, strike ``The Secretary'' and insert 
     ``(a) In General.--The Secretary''.
       Page 127, after line 20, insert the following:
       ``(b) Supplementary Allotment.--
       ``(1) Entitlement.--In addition to the amount allotted to a 
     State under each quarterly payment under a grant under 
     subsection (a) for a fiscal year, a State shall be entitled 
     to receive from the Secretary a supplementary allotment under 
     such quarterly payment in an amount equal to one percent of 
     the total amount of the allotment of the grant for the State 
     under subsection (a) for such fiscal year for each two-tenths 
     of one percent increase in the average rate of total 
     unemployment in such State (seasonally adjusted) for the 
     preceding 3-month period. The Secretary shall provide 
     supplementary allotments under this paragraph from the 
     supplementary allotment amount for the fiscal year.
       ``(2) Supplementary allotment amount.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `supplementary allotment amount' means 
     $250,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 2000.
                                 H.R. 4

                         Offered By: Mr. Salmon

        (Page and line numbers correspond to those of H.R. 1214)

       Amendment No. 4: Page 387, after line 10, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 768. LIENS.

       Section 466(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(4)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(4) Procedures under which--
       ``(A) liens arise by operation of law against real and 
     personal property for amounts of overdue support owed by an 
     absent parent who resides or owns property in the State; and
       ``(B) the State accords full faith and credit to liens 
     described in subparagraph (A) arising in another State, 
     without registration of the underlying order.''.
       Amend the table of contents accordingly.

                                 H.R. 4

                         Offered By: Mr. Stokes

        (Page and line numbers correspond to those of H.R. 1214)

       Amendment No. 5: In section 554(a) of the bill, strike the 
     close quotation marks and the period at the end, and insert 
     the following:
       ``(E) To assist individuals to obtain employment that 
     satisfies the requirements of this subsection, the State 
     shall--
       ``(i) collect employment market demand projection data 
     regarding the available supply of jobs and the minimal skills 
     required to perform those jobs provided by relevant local 
     employers; and
       ``(ii) include in education and training programs made 
     available by the State education and training in the skills 
     required to perform those jobs.''.

                                 H.R. 4

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

        (Page and line numbers correspond to those of H.R. 1214)

       Amendment No. 6: In section 7(i)(1)(B) of the Food Stamp 
     Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2016(i), as added by section 556 of the 
     bill, insert ``, except that each electronic benefit transfer 
     card shall bear a photograph of the members of the household 
     to which such card is issued'' before the period.
                                 H.R. 4

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

        (Page and line numbers correspond to those of H.R. 1214)

       Amendment No. 7: Page 9, after line 14, insert the 
     following:
       ``(4) Certification that the state will notify applicants 
     of benefits and services.--A certification by the Governor of 
     the State that the State will notify applicants for benefits 
     or services under the State program funded under this part of 
     all such benefits or services for which they are eligible.

                               H.R. 1158

                          Offered By: Mr. Rush

       Amendment No. 82: Page 27, strike lines 2 through 6.

                               H.R. 1158

                          Offered By: Mr. Rush

       Amendment No. 83: Page 23, line 10, strike 
     ``$1,603,094,000'' and insert ``$546,766,000''.
       Page 23, strike lines 23 through 25.

                               H.R. 1158

                          Offered By: Mr. Rush

       Amendment No. 84: Page 49, line 15, strike ``$690,100,000'' 
     and all that follows through the semicolon on line 20 (and 
     conform the aggregate amount set forth on page 49, line 14, 
     accordingly).
       Page 50, strike lines 22 through 26.