[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 116 (Tuesday, July 18, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H7179-H7180]
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. 1976

                          Offered By: Mr. Camp

       Amendment No. 47: Page 13, line 24, strike ``$31,485,000'' 
     and insert $31,930,000''.
       Page 14, line 2, strike $98,810,000'' and insert 
     $98,365,000''.

                               H.R. 1976

                         Offered By: Mr. Castle

       Amendment No. 48: Page 25, line 20, strike ``$805,888,000'' 
     and insert ``802,888,000''.
       Page 31, line 19, strike $629,986,000'' and insert 
     $612,986,000''.
       Page 40, line 10, before ``for loans'' insert ``(plus 
     $200,000,000)''.
       Page 40, line 20, before ``, of which'' insert ``(plus 
     $40,000,000)''.
       Page 57, line 20, strike ``$821,100,000'' and insert 
     ``801,100,000''.

                               H.R. 1976

                         Offered By: Mr. Condit

       Amendment No. 49: Page 25, line 20, insert before the colon 
     the following: ``reduced by $300,000)''.
       Page 3, line 3, insert before the period the following: 
     ``(increased by $300,000, which shall be available for the 
     operation of the Office of Risk Assessment and Coast-Benefit 
     Analysis of the Department)''.

                               H.R. 1976

                      Offered By: Mr. de la Garza

       Amendment No. 50: On page 41, line 3, strike out 
     ``$390,211,000, of which $377,074,000'' and insert 
     ``$385,889,000, of which $372,897,506''; and
       On page 46 after line 7 insert the following paragraph:

             ``Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account

       ``For the cost of direct loans as authorized by the rural 
     development loan fund (42 

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     U.S.C. 9812(a)) for empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as 
     authorized by title XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1993, $4,322,000, to subsidize gross obligations for 
     the principal amount of direct loans, $7,246,000.''.
                               H.R. 1976

                         Offered By: Mr. Durbin

       Amendment No. 51: Page 71, after line 2, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 726. None of the funds made available in this Act to 
     the Department of Agriculture may be used (1) to carry out, 
     or pay the salaries of personnel who carry out, any extension 
     service program for tobacco; or (2) to provide, or to pay the 
     salaries of personnel who provide, crop insurance for tobacco 
     for the 1996 or later crop years.

                               H.R. 1976

                   Offered By: Mr. Miller of Florida

       Amendment No. 52: Page 54, line 7, strike ``the program.'' 
     and insert in lieu thereof ``the program: Provided further, 
     That none of the funds in this account shall be available to 
     any State that does not use the competitive bidding process 
     for the procurement of infant formula as required by the 
     Child Nutrition Act as of July 18, 1995.''

                               H.R. 1976

                  Offered By: Mr. Miller of California

       Amendment No. 53: Insert before the short title (page 71, 
     after line 2) the following new section:
       Sec. 726. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be used to administer any price 
     support program for sugar beets or sugar cane under section 
     206 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446g) or other 
     authority or to establish or administer marketing allotments 
     for sugar and crystalline fructose under part VII of subtitle 
     B of title III of the Agriculture Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 
     U.S.C. 1359aa-1359jj), unless such administration is in 
     response to a violation of such laws occurring before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

                               H.R. 1976

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 54: Page 56, line 16, strike ``$123,520,000'' 
     and insert ``$123,020,000''.
       Page 60, line 15, strike ``$904,694,000'' and insert 
     ``$905,194,000''.
                               H.R. 1976

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 55: Page 56, line 16, insert before ``, of 
     which'' the following: ``(reduced by $500,000)''.
       Page 60, line 15, insert before ``, of which'' the 
     following ``(increased by $500,000)''.

                               H.R. 1976

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 56: Page 60, line 15, strike ``$904,694,000'' 
     and insert ``$904,194,000''.
       Page 61, after line 22, insert the following:


              synthetic bovine growth hormone residue test

       For the development of a test to show whether synthetic 
     bovine growth hormone (BGH) (also called bovine somatotropin 
     (BST)) is present in milk and to make the test commercially 
     available to dairy producers, processors, and public health 
     and agriculture agencies of the United States, and for the 
     preparation of a report on the impact of the introduction of 
     synthetic bovine growth hormone on small farms in America, 
     $500,000.

                               H.R. 1976

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 57: Page 60, line 15, insert before ``of 
     which'' the following: ``(reduced by $500,000),''.
       Page 61, after line 22, insert the following:


              synthetic bovine growth hormone residue test

       For the development of a test to show whether synthetic 
     bovine growth hormone (BGH) (also called bovine somatotropin 
     (BST)) is present in milk and to make the test commercially 
     available to dairy producers, processors, and public health 
     and agriculture agencies of the United States, and for the 
     preparation of a report on the impact of the introduction of 
     synthetic bovine growth hormone on small farms in America, 
     $500,000.

                               H.R. 1976

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 58: Page 71, after line 2, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 726. After April 1, 1996, none of the funds made 
     available in this Act may be used to pay the salaries and 
     expenses of the Food and Drug Administration unless it is 
     made known to the Federal disbursing official concerned that 
     a test has been developed to show whether synthetic bovine 
     growth hormone (BGH) (also called bovine somatotropin (BST)) 
     is present in milk, that such a test is being developed by 
     the FDA as quickly as practicable, or that, despite the input 
     of all interested persons, the development of such a test is 
     impossible at this time.
                               H.R. 1976

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 59. Page 71, after line 2, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 726. After April 1, 1996, none of the funds made 
     available in this Act may be used to pay the salaries and 
     expenses of the Food and Drug Administration unless it is 
     made known to the Federal disbursing official concerned that 
     a report has been completed on the impact of the introduction 
     of synthetic bovine growth hormone on small dairy farms in 
     America.

                               H.R. 1976

                      Offered By: Mr. Scarborough

       Amendment No. 60. Page 56, Line 16, strike ``$123,520,000'' 
     and insert ``$117,853,000''.

                               H.R. 1976

                   Offered By: Mr. Smith of Michigan

       Amendment No. 61. Page 25, line 20, strike the pending 
     dollar amount ($788,388,000) and insert ``$793,888,000''.
       Page 30, after line 13, insert the following new section:

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 101. Each amount appropriated by this title under the 
     following headings is hereby reduced by 5.02 percent:
       (1) ``Office of the Secretary''.
       (2) ``Chief Economist''.
       (3) ``National Appeals Division''.
       (4) ``Office of Budget and Program Analysis''.
       (5) ``Chief Financial Officer''.
       (6) ``Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration''.
       (7) ``Departmental Administration''.
       (8) ``Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional 
     Relations''.
       (9) ``Office of Communications''.
       (10) ``Office of the General Counsel''.
       (11) ``Office of the Under Secretary for Research, 
     Education and Economics''.
       (12) ``Economic Research Service''.
       (13) ``National Agricultural Statistics Service''.
                               H.R. 2002

                         Offered By: Mr. Filner

       Amendment No. 3: Page 17, line 8, strike 
     ``$18,000,000,000'' and insert ``$17,990,000,000''.
       Page 23, line 14, strike the colon and all that follows 
     through ``1996'' on line 15.
       Page 23, after line 15, insert the following:
       In addition, for the cost (as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of new loan guarantee 
     commitments under section 511 of such Act, $10,000,000.

                               H.R. 2002

                         Offered By: Mr. Filner

       Amendment No. 4: Page 23, line 14, strike the colon and all 
     that follows through ``1996'' on line 15.
       Page 23, after line 15, insert the following:
       In addition, for the cost (as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of new loan guarantee 
     commitments under section 511 of such Act, $10,000,000.
       Page 24, line 24, strike ``$628,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$618,000,000''.
       Page 24, line 25, strike ``$336,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$326,000,000''.

                               H.R. 2002

                         Offered By: Mr. Nadler

       Amendment No. 5: Page 36, after line 13, insert the 
     following caption:


                         (including rescission)

       Page 54, after line 24, insert the following:
       Sec. 346. Amounts made available for improvements to the 
     Miller Highway in New York City, New York, which are not 
     obligated before the date of the enactment of this Act are 
     rescinded.

                               H.R. 2002

                         Offered By: Mr. Nadler

       Amendment No. 6: Page 54, after line 24, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 346. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to carry out any project for improvements to the 
     Miller Highway in New York City, New York.
                               H.R. 2002

                         Offered By: Mr. Nadler

       Amendment No. 7: Page 54, after line 24, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 346. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to carry out any project for improvements to the 
     Miller Highway in New York City, New York, except to the 
     extent that such funds are for liquidating obligations 
     incurred before the date of the enactment of this Act.

                               H.R. 2020

                          Offered By: Mr. Hoke

       Amendment No. 10: Page 84, after line 17, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 628. The amounts otherwise provided in this Act for 
     the Internal Revenue Service for the following accounts and 
     activities are hereby reduced by the following amounts:
       (1) ``Processing, Assistance, and Management'', 
     $171,476,000.
       (2) ``Information Systems'', $188,706,000.

                               H.R. 2020

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 11: Page 2, line 23, strike ``$104,000,500'' 
     and insert ``$103,000,500''.
       Page 3, line 10, strike ``$29,319,000'' and insert 
     ``$30,319,000''.

                               H.R. 2020

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 12: Page 84, after line 17, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 628. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     used for salaries or expenses of any employee, including any 
     employee of the Executive Office of the President, in 
     connection with the obligation or expenditure of funds in the 
     exchange stabilization fund.