[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 110 (Monday, July 10, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H6736-H6737]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                               AMENDMENTS

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

                               H.R. 1905

                         Offered By: Mr. Markey

       Amendment No. 34: Page 29, after line 25, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 505. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     revised by reducing the amount made available for ``Energy 
     Supply, Research and Development Activities'', and increasing 
     the amount made available for ``Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund'' 
     and ``Nuclear Regulatory Commission--Salaries and Expenses'' 
     (consisting of an increase of $200,000,000 and $11,000,000, 
     respectively), by $211,000,000.

                               H.R. 1905

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 35: Page 16, line 1, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(less $20,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 1905

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 36: Page 16, line 1, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(less $53,923,000)''.

                               H.R. 1905

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 37: Page 16, line 1, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(less $255,698,000)''.

                               H.R. 1905

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 38: Page 18, strike lines 8 through 20.
                               H.R. 1976

                        Offered By: Mr. Brewster

       Amendment No. 1: At the end of the bill, add the following 
     new title:

                 TITLE VIII--DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCKBOX


  deficit reduction trust fund; downward adjustments in discretionary 
                            spending limits

       Sec. 801. (a) Establishment.--There is established in the 
     Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the 
     ``Deficit Reduction Trust Fund'' (in this title referred to 
     as the ``Fund'').
       (b) Contents.--The Fund shall consist only of amounts 
     transferred to the Fund under subsection (c).
       (c) Transfers of Moneys to Fund.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall transfer to the Fund an amount equal to the 
     allocations under section 602(b)(1) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 to the subcommittee of the Committee on 
     Appropriations with jurisdiction over this Act minus the 
     aggregate level of new budget authority and outlays resulting 
     from the enactment of this Act, as calculated by the Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget.
       (d) Use of Moneys in Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amounts in the Fund shall not be available, in any fiscal 
     year, for appropriation, obligation, expenditure, or 
     transfer.
       (2) Use of amounts for reduction of public debt.--The 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall use the amounts in the Fund 
     to redeem, or buy before maturity, obligations of the Federal 
     Government that are included in the public debt. Any 
     obligation of the Federal Government that is paid, redeemed, 
     or bought with money from the Fund shall be canceled and 
     retired and may not be reissued.
       (e) Downward Adjustments in Discretionary Spending 
     Limits.--Upon the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget shall make downward 
     adjustments in the adjusted discretionary spending limits 
     (new budget authority and outlays) as set forth in section 
     601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 by the 
     aggregate amount of estimated reductions in new budget 
     authority and outlays transferred to the Fund under 
     subsection (c) for such fiscal year, as calculated by the 
     Director.

                               H.R. 1976

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 2: Page 69, strike lines 17 and 18 and insert 
     a period.
                               H.R. 1976

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 3: Page 71, after line 2, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 726. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to pay the salaries of personnel who carry out a 
     market promotion program pursuant to section 203 of the 
     Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623).

                               H.R. 1976

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 4: Page 71, after line 2, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 726. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to pay the salaries of personnel who carry out the 
     annual programs established under the Agricultural Act of 
     1949 for wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, extra long staple 
     cotton, rice, and other commodities when the total amount of 
     payments under one or more of such programs exceed $50,000 
     per producer.

                               H.R. 1977

                        Offered By: Mr. Brewster

       Amendment No. 3: At the end of the bill, add the following 
     new title:

                  TITLE IV--DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCKBOX


  deficit reduction trust fund, downward adjustments in discretionary 
                            spending limits

       Sec. 401. (a) Establishment.--There is established in the 
     Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the 
     ``Deficit Reduction Trust Fund'' (in this title referred to 
     as the ``Fund'').
       (b) Contents.--The Fund shall consist only of amounts 
     transferred to the Fund under subsection (c).
       (c) Transfers of Moneys to Fund.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall transfer to the Fund an amount equal to the 
     allocations under section 602(b)(1) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 to the subcommittee of the Committee on 
     Appropriations with jurisdiction over this Act minus the 
     aggregate level of new budget authority and outlays resulting 
     from the enactment of this Act, as calculated by the Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget.
       (d) Use of Moneys in Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amounts in the Fund shall not be available, in any fiscal 
     year, for appropriation, obligation, expenditure, or 
     transfer.
       (2) Use of amounts for reduction of public debt.--The 
     Secretary of the Treasury 

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     shall use the amounts in the Fund to redeem, or buy before maturity, 
     obligations of the Federal Government that are included in 
     the public debt. Any obligation of the Federal Government 
     that is paid, redeemed, or bought with money from the Fund 
     shall be canceled and retired and may not be reissued.
       (e) Downward Adjustments in Discretionary Spending 
     Limits.--Upon the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget shall make downward 
     adjustments in the adjusted discretionary spending limits 
     (new budget authority and outlays) as set forth in section 
     601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 by the 
     aggregate amount of estimated reductions in new budget 
     authority and outlays transferred to the Fund under 
     subsection (c) for such fiscal year, as calculated by the 
     Director.

                               H.R. 1977

                        Offered by: Mr. Cremeans

       Amendment No. 4: Page 94, after line 24, add the following:
       Sec. 318. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used for the purposes of 
     acquiring land in the counties of Lawrence, Monroe, or 
     Washington, Ohio, for the Wayne National Forest.

                               H.R. 1977

                          Offered by: Mr. Fox

       Amendment No. 5: Page 56, line 3, strike ``$552,871,000'' 
     and insert ``$602,871,000''.
       Page 56, line 10, strike ``$133,946,000'' and insert 
     ``$183,946,000''.
       Page 56, line 17, strike ``$107,466,000'' and insert 
     ``$157,446,000''.
       Page 58, line 12, strike ``$79,766,000'' and insert 
     ``$29,766,000''.

                               H.R. 1977

                        Offered by: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 6: Page 94, after line 24, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 318. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to issue a domestic 
     livestock grazing permit for the grazing season which 
     commences on March 1, 1996, with respect to National Forest 
     lands in the 16 contiguous Western States (except National 
     Grasslands) administered by the Forest Service or to public 
     domain lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management 
     when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that annual 
     domestic livestock grazing fee required pursuant to such 
     permit is for less than fair market value.
                               H.R. 1977

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 7: Page 94, after line 24, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 318. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to enter into or renew a 
     contract to provide public accommodations, facilities, or 
     services within the National Park System when it is made 
     known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or 
     expend such funds that such contract was entered into or 
     renewed on a basis other than competitive bidding without 
     preferences and that such contract does not include measures 
     needed to ensure the protection and preservation of park 
     resources.

                               H.R. 1977

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 8: Page 94, after line 24, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 318. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to sell any part of the United States share of 
     petroleum produced from the naval petroleum reserves when it 
     is made known to the Federal disbursing official concerned 
     that any such sale is at a price below the prevailing local 
     market price of comparable petroleum.

                               H.R. 1977

                       Offered By: Mr. Underwood

       Amendment No. 9: Page 34, line 24, strike ``$65,705,000'' 
     and insert ``$61,125,000''.
       Page 35, line 11, insert after ``272);'' the following: 
     ``(2) $4,580,000 shall be available for impact aid for Guam 
     under Public Law 99-239 (relating to the Compact of Free 
     Association);''.
       Page 35, line 11, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(3)''.

                               H.R. 1977

                       Offered By: Mr. Underwood

       Amendment No. 10: Page 34, line 24, insert after 
     ``$65,705,000'' the following: ``(less $4,580,000 for 
     technical assistance)''.
       Page 35, line 11, insert after ``272);'' the following: 
     ``(2) $4,580,000 shall be available for impact aid for Guam 
     under Public Law 99-239 (relating to the Compact of Free 
     Association);''.
       Page 35, line 11, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(3)''.