[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 137 (Wednesday, September 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H8598]
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                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:
                               H.R. 2126

                   Offered By: Mr. Burton of Indiana

       Amendment No. 80. Page 94, after line 3, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 8107. None of the funds made available in this Act 
     under the heading ``Procurement of Ammunition, Army'' may be 
     obligated or expended for the procurement of munitions unless 
     such acquisition fully complies with the Competition in 
     Contracting Act.

                               H.R. 2126

                         Offered By: Mr. Markey

       Amendment No. 81. On page 28, line 24 strike 
     ``$9,029,666,000'' and insert ``$8,579,666,000.

                               H.R. 2126

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       amendment No. 82. Page 94, after line 3, add the following 
     new section:
       Sec. 8107. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay 
     a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense 
     for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee 
     when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that--
       (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of 
     the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and
       (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated 
     with a business combination.

                               H.R. 2126

                       Offered By: Mrs. Schroeder

       Amendment No. 83. Page 8, line 1, strike 
     ``$18,999,825,000'' and insert ``$18,994,225,000''.
       Page 8, line 13, strike ``$20,846,710,000'' and insert 
     ``$20,840,710,000''.
       Page 8, line 19, strike ``$2,508,822,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,506,622,000''.
       Page 9, line 4, strike ``$18,894,397,000'' and insert 
     ``$18,888,197,000''.
       Page 9, line 11, strike ``$9,958,810,000'' and insert 
     ``9,978,810,000''.
                               H.R. 2126

                       Offered By: Mrs. Schroeder

       Amendment No. 84: Page 94, after line 3, insert before the 
     short title the following:
       Sec. 8107. The amounts otherwise made available by this Act 
     are revised by increasing the aggregate amount made available 
     in title II for ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' 
     by, and reducing the amounts made available in title II for 
     the following accounts and activities by the sum of, 
     $20,000,000, the reductions to be allocated as follows:
       (1) ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', decrease of 
     $5,600,000.
       (2) ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', decrease of 
     $6,000,000.
       (3) ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', decrease of 
     $6,200,000.
       (4) ``Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps'', decrease 
     of $2,200,000.

                               H.R. 2126

                       Offered by: Mrs. Schroeder

       Amendment No. 85: Page 94, after line 3, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 8107. (a) Limitation on the Use of Federal Funds by 
     Contractors for Political Advocacy.--None of the funds made 
     available by this Act may be used by any Federal contractor 
     for an activity when it is made known to the Federal official 
     having authority to obligate or expend such funds that the 
     activity is any of the following:
       (1) Carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to 
     influence Federal, State, or local legislation or agency 
     action, including any of the following:
       (A) Monetary or in-kind contributions, endorsements, 
     publicity, or similar activity.
       (B) Any attempt to influence any legislation or agency 
     action through an attempt to affect the opinions of the 
     general public or any segment thereof, including any 
     communication between the contractor and an employee of the 
     contractor to directly encourage such employee to urge 
     persons other than employees to engage in such an attempt.
       (C) Any attempt to influence any legislation or agency 
     action through communication with any member or employee of a 
     legislative body or agency, or with any government official 
     or employee who may participate in the formulation of the 
     legislation or agency action, including any communication 
     between the contractor and an employee of the contractor to 
     directly encourage such employee to engage in such an attempt 
     or to urge persons other than employees to engage in such an 
     attempt.
       (2) Participating or intervening in (including the 
     publishing or distributing of statements) any political 
     campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for 
     public office, including monetary or in-kind contributions, 
     endorsements, publicity, or similar activity.
       (3) Participating in any judicial litigation or agency 
     proceeding (including as an amicus curiae) in which agents or 
     instrumentalities of Federal, State, or local governments are 
     parties, other than litigation in which the contractor or 
     potential contractor is a defendant appearing in its own 
     behalf; is defending its tax-exempt status; or is challenging 
     a government decision or action directed specifically at the 
     powers, rights, or duties of that contractor or potential 
     contractor.
       (4) Allocating, disbursing, or contributing any funds or 
     in-kind support to any individual, entity, or organization 
     whose expenditures for political advocacy for the previous 
     Federal fiscal year exceeded 15 percent of its total 
     expenditures for that Federal fiscal year.
       (b) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds To Award 
     Contracts.--None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to award a contract when it is made known to the 
     Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such 
     funds that--
       (1) the expenditures of the potential contractor (other 
     than an individual person) for activities described in 
     subsection (a) for any one of the previous five Federal 
     fiscal years (excluding any fiscal year before 1996) exceeded 
     the sum of--
       (A) the first $20,000,000 of the difference between the 
     potential contractor's total expenditures made in the fiscal 
     year and the total amount of Federal contracts and grants it 
     was awarded in that fiscal year, multiplied by .05; and
       (B) the remainder of the difference calculated in 
     subparagraph (A), multiplied, by .01;
       (2) the potential contractor has used funds from any 
     Federal contract to purchase or secure any goods or services 
     (including dues and membership fees) from any other 
     individual, entity, or organization whose expenditures for 
     activities described in subsection (a) for fiscal year 1995 
     exceeded 15 percent of its total expenditures for that 
     Federal fiscal year; or
       (3) the potential contractor has used funds from any 
     Federal contract for a purpose (other than to purchase or 
     secure goods or services) that was not specifically permitted 
     by Congress in the law authorizing the contract.
       (c) Exceptions.--The activities described in subsection (a) 
     do not include an activity when it is made known to the 
     Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such 
     funds that the activity is any of the following:
       (1) Making available the results of nonpartisan analysis, 
     study, research, or debate.
       (2) Providing technical advice or assistance (where such 
     advice would otherwise constitute the influencing of 
     legislation or agency action) to a government body or to a 
     committee or other subdivision thereof in response to a 
     written request by such body or subdivision, as the case may 
     be.
       (3) Communications between a contractor and its employees 
     with respect to legislation, proposed legislation, agency 
     action, or proposed agency action of direct interest to the 
     contractor and such employees, other than communications 
     described in subparagraph (C).
       (4) Any communication with a governmental official or 
     employee, other than--
       (A) a communication with a member or employee of a 
     legislative body or agency (where such communication would 
     otherwise constitute the influencing of legislation or agency 
     action); or
       (B) a communication the principal purpose of which is to 
     influence legislation or agency action.
       (5) Official communication by employees of State or local 
     governments, or by organizations whose membership consists 
     exclusively of State or local governments.