[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 121 (Tuesday, July 25, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H7699-H7701]
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. 2002

                         Offered By: Mr. Nadler

       Amendment No. 31: At the end of the bill, add the following 
     new title:

                                TITLE V

                     Additional General Provisions

       Sec. 501. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for improvements to the Miller Highway in New York 
     City, New York.

                               H.R. 2076

                         Offered By: Mr. Allard

       Amendment No. 43: Page 47, strike lines 1 through 6, 
     relating to the Under Secretary 

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     for Technology and the Office of Technology Policy.

                               H.R. 2076

                         Offered By: Mr. Engel

       Amendment No. 44: Page 40, line 24, strike ``$19,000,000'' 
     and insert ``$21,499,000''.
       Page 42, line 6, strike ``$100,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$97,501,000''.

                               H.R. 2076

                         Offered By: Mr. Engel

       Amendment No. 45: Page 41, insert the following after line 
     6:


            endowment for children's educational television

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     National Endowment for Children's Educational Television Act 
     of 1990, title II of Public Law 101-437, including costs for 
     contracts, grants, and administrative expenses, $2,499,000, 
     to remain available as provided in section 394(h) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934.
       Page 42, line 6, strike ``$100,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$97,501,000''.

                               H.R. 2076

                  Offered By: Mr. Fields of Louisiana

       Amendment No. 46: Page 24, line 6, strike 
     ``$2,000,000,000'' and all that follows through ``1995'' on 
     line 9 and insert ``$1,800,000,000 shall be for Local Law 
     Enforcement Block Grants, pursuant to H.R. 728 as passed the 
     House of Representatives on February 14, 1995; $200,000,000 
     for crime prevention and model grants as authorized by title 
     III of the 1994 Act;''.
                               H.R. 2076

                        Offered By: Mr. Goodling

       Amendment No. 47: Page 102, after line 20, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 609. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for any United Nations peacekeeping mission when it 
     is made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that such funds will be used 
     for the involvement of United States Armed Forces under the 
     command or operational control of a foreign national.

                               H.R. 2076

                       Offered By: Mr. Gutierrez

       Amendment No. 48: Page 17, line 2, before the period insert 
     ``Provided further, That $4,000,000 shall be available to 
     promote the opportunities and responsibilities of United 
     States citizenship with the assistance of appropriate 
     community groups, in accordance with section 332(h) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act''.

                               H.R. 2076

                  Offered By: Mr. Hastings of Florida

       Amendment No. 49: Page 18, line 2, strike 
     ``$2,574,578,000'' and insert ``$2,539,578,000''.
       Page 77, line 8, strike ``$233,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$268,000,000''.

                               H.R. 2076

                          Offered by: Mr. Kim

       Amendment No. 50: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec. 609. None of the funds made available in this Act for 
     the Department of State may be used to permit or facilitate 
     making local currencies available to Members and employees of 
     the Congress to travel to North Korea except when it is made 
     known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or 
     expend such funds that North Korea does not have a policy of 
     discriminating, on the basis of national origin or political 
     philosophy, against Members and employees of the Congress in 
     permitting travel to North Korea.

                               H.R. 2076

                          Offered By: Mr. Klug

       Amendment No. 51: On page 102, after line 20, insert before 
     the short title the following new section:
       ``Sec.   . None of the funds made available in title II for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the 
     heading `Fleet Modernization, Shipbuilding and Conversion' 
     may be used to implement sections 603, 604, and 605 of Public 
     Law 102-567.''.
                               H.R. 2076

                       Offered By: Mr. LaTourette

       Amendment No. 52: On page 44, line 4, strike 
     ``1,690,452,000'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``1,695,913,000''.
       On page 44, line 14, strike ``$1,687,452,000'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof ``$1,692,913,000''.
       On page 51, line 4, strike ``$2,411,024,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$2,408,524,000''.
       On page 57, line 4, strike ``$1,716,878,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$1,713,917,000''.
       On page 59, line 3, strike ``$363,276,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$360,315,000''.

                               H.R. 2076

                    Offered By: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii

       Amendment No. 53: Page 45, line 3, insert before the period 
     the following:

     : Provided further, That for the National Marine Fisheries 
     Service for information collection and analyses, $520,500 is 
     available with respect to Hawaiian monk seals and $240,000 is 
     available with respect to Hawaiian sea turtles.

                               H.R. 2076

                         Offered By: Ms. Norton

       Amendment No. 54: Page 29, strike line 12 and all that 
     follows through line 18.
       Redesignate succeeding sections accordingly.

                               H.R. 2076

                         Offered By: Mr. Skaggs

       Amendment No. 55: On page 4, line 14, strike 
     ``$401,929,000'', and in lieu thereof insert ``$424,406,000'' 
     ; on page 6, line 19, strike ``896,825,000'' and in lieu 
     thereof insert ``$874,348,000''.

                               H.R. 2076

                         Offered By: Mr. Stupak

       Amendment No. 56: Page 24, line 7, after ``Grants'' insert 
     ``of such amount $600,000,000 shall be available for rural 
     areas''.
                               H.R. 2099

                  Offered By: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin

       Amendment No. 4: Page   , after line   , insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 5  . None of the funds appropriated in title II of 
     this Act may be used for any activity (including any 
     infrastructure improvement), or to guarantee any loan for any 
     activity, that is intended, or likely, to facilitate the 
     relocation or expansion of any industrial or commercial 
     plant, facility, or operation, from one area to another area, 
     if the relocation or expansion will result in a loss of 
     employment in the area from which the relocation or expansion 
     occurs.
                               H.R. 2099

                          Offered By: Mr. Burr

       Amendment No. 5: Page 87, after line 25, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 519. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for travel expenses for a public housing agency when 
     it is made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that the travel expenses cover 
     travel of any member of the board of directors (or similar 
     governing body) to a meeting, conference, or convention 
     located 100 miles or further from the jurisdiction served by 
     such public housing agency.

                               H.R. 2099

                         Offered By: Mr. Dornan

       Amendment No. 6: Page 52, line 4, strike ``$384,052,000'' 
     and insert ``$329,052,000''.

                               H.R. 2099

                         Offered By: Mr. Durbin

       Amendment No. 7: Page 59, line 3, insert before the period 
     the following:

     : Provided further, That any limitation set forth under this 
     heading on the use of funds shall not apply when it is made 
     known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or 
     expend such funds that the limitation would restrict the 
     ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect 
     humans against exposure to arsenic, benzene, dioxin, lead, or 
     any known carcinogen

                               H.R. 2099

                Offered By: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 8: Page 20, line 25, strike 
     ``$10,041,589,000'' and insert ``$9,996,789,000''.
       Page 21, line 5, strike ``$19,939,311,000'' and insert 
     ``$19,894,511,000''.
       Page 24, line 1, strike ``$4,941,589,000'' and insert 
     ``$4,933,989,000''.
       Page 24, line 25, after the colon insert the following:

     : Provided further, That amounts provided under this head may 
     not be used for voucher assistance under the preceding 2 
     provisos if the provision of such voucher assistance for a 
     number of families equal to the number of units covered by 
     the terminated or expired contract would cost more than 
     renewing the contract according to the terms of the contract 
     and the United States Housing Act of 1937, and in the case of 
     such an terminating or expiring contract such amounts may 
     only be used for such renewal of the contract:
       Page 25, after line 26, insert the following new item:
                          congregate services

       For assistance for congregate services programs under 
     section 802 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act, $44,800,000.

                               H.R. 2099

                Offered By: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 9: Page 20, line 25, strike 
     ``$10,041,589,000'' and insert ``$10,361,589,000''.
       Page 64, line 16, strike ``$320,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$0''.
       Page 39, after line 17, insert the following new 
     subsection:
       (c) Exemption of Elderly and Disabled Families From Rent 
     Increases.--Subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not 
     apply with respect to any elderly family or disabled family 
     (as such terms are defined in section 3(b) of such Act) who, 
     on October 1, 1995, is receiving rental assistance under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or is 
     occupying a dwelling unit assisted under such section.
                               H.R. 2099

                Offered By: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 10: Page 23, strike ``may'' in line 7 and all 
     that follows through ``prepayment'' in line 14 and insert the 
     following:

     ``shall use $200,000,000 of any unobligated carryover 
     balances under this heading as of September 30, 1995, for 
     assistance for State or local units of government, tenant, 
     and nonprofit organizations to purchase projects where owners 
     have indicated an intention to prepay mortgages and for 
     assistance to be used as an incentive to prevent prepayment 
     if such assistance is lower in cost,''.
     
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                               H.R. 2099

                Offered By: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 11: Page 24, strike line 15 and insert the 
     following: ``rental assistance under section 8 of such Act 
     (including project-based assistance on behalf of elderly and 
     disabled tenants of a project assisted under the terminated 
     or expired contract) in the''.

                               H.R. 2099

                Offered By: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 12: Page 46, strike ``(a)'' in line 17 and 
     all that follows through line 23.
                               H.R. 2099

                Offered By: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 13: Page 87, after line 25, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 519. None of the funds appropriated in title II of 
     this Act may be used for voucher assistance under section 
     8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 if it is made 
     known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or 
     expend such funds that such voucher assistance is to be 
     provided in connection with the termination or expiration of 
     a contract for loan management assistance under section 8 of 
     such Act and renewal of the loan management assistance 
     contract according to the terms of the contract and such Act 
     would provide rental assistance for an equal number of 
     families at a lesser cost.

                               H.R. 2099

                        Offered By: Mr. McIntosh

       Amendment No. 14: On page 58, line 2, strike ``(a)''.

                               H.R. 2099

                          Offered By: Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 15: Page 8, line 9, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(increased by $230,000,000)''.
       Page 16, strike lines 12 through 21.
       Page 20, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $400,000,000)''.
       Page 70, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $1,600,000,000)''.
       Page 71, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $400,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2099

                         Offered By: Mr. Shays

       Amendment No. 16: Page 20, line 25, strike 
     ``$10,041,589,000'' and insert ``$10,244,589,000''.
       Page 22, line 15, strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,203,000,000''.
       Page 72, line 1, strike ``$2,618,200,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,315,200,000''.

                               H.R. 2099

                         Offered By: Mr. Shays

       Amendment No. 17: Page 20, line 25, strike 
     ``$10,041,589,000'' and insert ``$10,244,589,000''.
       Page 22, line 15, strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,203,000,000''.
       Page 72, line 1, strike ``$2,618,200,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,415,200,000''.
                               H.R. 2099

                         Offered By: Mr. Shays

       Amendment No. 18: Page 20, line 25, strike 
     ``$10,041,589,000'' and insert ``$10,244,589,000''.
       Page 22, line 15, strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,203,000,000''.
       Page 70, line 13, strike ``$5,449,600,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,199,600,000''.

                               H.R. 2099

                         Offered By: Mr. Shays

       Amendment No. 19: Page 20, line 25, strike 
     ``$10,041,589,000'' and insert ``$10,244,589,000''.
       Page 22, line 15, strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,203,000,000''.
       Page 70, line 13, strike ``$5,449,600,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,246,600,000''.

                               H.R. 2099

                         Offered By: Mr. Shays

       Amendment No. 20: Page 20, line 25, strike 
     ``$10,041,589,000'' and insert ``$10,244,589,000''.
       Page 22, line 15, strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,203,000,000''.
       Page 71, line 5, strike ``$5,588,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,285,000,000''.

                               H.R. 2099

                         Offered By: Mr. Shays

       Amendment No. 21: Page 20, line 25, strike 
     ``$10,041,589,000'' and insert ``$10,244,589,000''.
       Page 22, line 15, strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,203,000,000''.
       Page 71, line 5, strike ``$5,588,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,385,000,000''.

                               H.R. 2099

                         Offered By: Mr. Shays

       Amendment No. 22: Page 20, line 25, strike 
     ``$10,041,589,000'' and insert ``$10,244,589,000''.
       Page 22, line 15, strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,203,000,000''.
       Page 61, line 24, strike ``$1,500,175,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,547,175,000''.
       Page 61, line 25, strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,047,000,000''.
       Page 72, line 1, strike ``$2,618,200,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,268,200,000''.
                               H.R. 2099

                         Offered By: Mr. Shays

       Amendment No. 23: Page 20, line 25, strike 
     ``$10,041,589,000'' and insert ``$10,244,589,000''.
       Page 22, line 15, strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,203,000,000''.
       Page 61, line 24, strike ``$1,500,175,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,550,175,000''.
       Page 61, line 25, strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,050,000,000''.
       Page 70, line 13, strike ``$5,449,600,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,149,600,000''.

                               H.R. 2099

                         Offered By: Mr. Shays

       Amendment No. 24: Page 20, line 25, strike 
     ``$10,041,589,000'' and insert ``$10,244,589,000''.
       Page 22, line 15, strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,203,000,000''.
       Page 61, line 24, strike ``$1,500,175,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,571,275,000''.
       Page 61, line 25, strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,071,100,000''.
       Page 71, line 5, strike ``$5,588,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,213,900,000.

                               H.R. 2099

                         Offered By: Mr. Vento

       Amendment No. 25: Page 28, line 3, strike ``$576,000,000'' 
     and insert ``$845,000,000''.
       Page 64, line 16, strike ``$320,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$0''.
       Page 66, line 15, strike ``$100,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$130,000,000''.

                               H.R. 2099

                         Offered By: Mr. Vento

       Amendment No. 26: Page 64, line 16, strike ``$320,000,000'' 
     and insert ``$269,000,000''.
       Page 66, line 15, strike ``$100,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$130,000,000''.