[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 149 (Friday, September 22, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14134-S14135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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    THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996

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                        BYRD AMENDMENT NO. 2768

  Mr. BYRD proposed an amendment to the bill (S. 1244) making 
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said 
District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 53, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
       (H) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau who shall be an 
     ex officio member.
       On page 66, strike line 15 and insert the following:

     SEC. 211. IMPROVING ORDER AND DISCIPLINE.

       (a) Dress Code.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than the first day of the 1996-
     1997 school year, the Commission shall develop and implement, 
     through the Board of Education and the Superintendent of 
     Schools, a uniform dress code for the District of Columbia 
     Public Schools.
       (2) Considerations.--The dress code--
       (A) shall include a prohibition of gang membership symbols;
       (B) shall take into account the relative costs of any 
     policy for each student; and
       (C) may include a requirement that students wear uniforms.
       (B) Community Service Requirement for Suspended Students.--
       (1) In general.--Any student suspended from classes at a 
     District of Columbia Public School who is required to serve 
     the suspension outside the school shall perform community 
     service for the period of suspension. The community service 
     required by this subsection shall be subject to rules and 
     regulations promulgated by the Mayor.
       (2) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect 
     beginning on the first day of the 1996-1997 school year.

     SEC. 212. EXPIRATION DATE.

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                        BYRD AMENDMENT NO. 2769

  Mr. BYRD proposed an amendment to amendment No. 2768 proposed by him 
to the bill S. 1244, supra; as follows:

       On page 2, after line 25 insert the following:
       (c) Expiration Date.--This section and the membership 
     provided in section 202(a)(2)(H) shall expire on the last day 
     of the 1997-1998 school year.
       (d) Report.--The Commission shall study the effectiveness 
     of the policies implemented pursuant to this section in 
     improving order and discipline in schools and report its 
     findings to the appropriate committees of Congress 60 days 
     before the last day of the 1997-1998 school year.
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                       DORGAN AMENDMENT NO. 2770

  Mr. DORGAN proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1244, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following new section:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON BUDGET PRIORITIES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
     1996 (H. Con. Res. 67) calls for $245 billion in tax 
     reductions and $270 billion in projected spending reductions 
     from Medicare;
       (2) reducing projected Medicare spending by $270 billion 
     could substantially increase out-of-pocket health care costs 
     for senior citizens, reduce the quality of care available to 
     Medicare beneficiaries and threaten the financial health of 
     some health care providers, especially in rural areas;
       (3) seventy-five percent of Medicare beneficiaries have 
     annual incomes of less than $25,000;
       (4) most of the tax cuts in the tax bill passed by the 
     House of Representatives (H.R. 1215) go to families making 
     over $100,000 per year, according to the Office of Tax 
     Analysis of the United States Department of the Treasury.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the Committee on Finance and the Senate should approve 
     no tax legislation which reduces taxes for those making over 
     $101,000 per year; and
       (2) the savings from limiting any tax reductions in this 
     way should be used to reduce any cuts in projected Medicare 
     spending.
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                       INHOFE AMENDMENT NO. 2771

  Mr. INHOFE proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1244, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following: ``None of 
     the funds provided in this Act may be used directly or 
     indirectly for the renovation of the property located at 227 
     7th Street Southeast (commonly known as Eastern Market), 
     except that funds provided in this Act may be used for the 
     regular maintenance and upkeep of the current structure and 
     grounds located at such property.''
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                      JEFFORDS AMENDMENT NO. 2772

  Mr. JEFFORDS proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1244, supra; as 
follows:


[[Page S 14135]]

       On page 2 at line 17: Strike ``$52,070,000'' and insert 
     ``$52,000,000.''
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                 KOHL (AND JEFFORDS) AMENDMENT NO. 2773

  Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Jeffords) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 1244, supra; as follows:

       On page 52, strike lines 13 through 16 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(A) 1 member to be appointed by the President chosen from 
     a list of 3 proposed members submitted by the Majority Leader 
     of the Senate;
       ``(B) 1 member to be appointed by the President chosen from 
     a list of 3 proposed members submitted by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives''.
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                      BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 2774

  Mr. KOHL (for Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
1244, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. . ENERGY SAVINGS AT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FACILITIES.

       (a) Reduction in Facilities Energy Costs.--
       (1) In general.--The head of each agency of the District of 
     Columbia for which funds are made available under this Act 
     shall--
       (A) take all actions necessary to achieve during fiscal 
     year 1996 a 5 percent reduction, from fiscal year 1995 
     levels, in the energy costs of the facilities used by the 
     agency; or
       (B) enter into a sufficient number of energy savings 
     performance contracts with private sector energy service 
     companies under title VIII of the National Energy 
     Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287 et seq.) to achieve 
     during fiscal year 1996 at least a 5 percent reduction, from 
     fiscal year 1995 levels, in the energy use of the facilities 
     used by the agency.
       (2) Goal.--The activities described in paragraph (1) should 
     be a key component of agency programs that will by the year 
     2000 result in a 20 percent reduction, from fiscal year 1985 
     levels, in the energy use of the facilities used by the 
     agency, as required by section 543 of the National Energy 
     Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253).
       (b) Use of Cost Savings.--An amount equal to the amount of 
     cost savings realized by an agency under subsection (a) shall 
     remain available for obligation through the end of fiscal 
     year 2000, without further authorization or appropriation, as 
     follows:
       (1) Conservation measures.--Fifty percent of the amount 
     shall remain available for the implementation of additional 
     energy conservation measures and for water conservation 
     measures at such facilities used by the agency as are 
     designated by the head of the agency.
       (2) Other purposes.--Fifty percent of the amount shall 
     remain available for use by the agency for such purposes as 
     are designated by the head of the agency, consistent with 
     applicable law.
       (c) Reports.--
       (1) By agency heads.--The head of each agency for which 
     funds are made available under this Act shall include in each 
     report of the agency to the Secretary of Energy under section 
     548(a) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 
     U.S.C. 8258(a)) a description of the result of the activities 
     carried out under subsection (a) and recommendations 
     concerning how to further reduce energy costs and energy 
     consumption in the future.
       (2) By secretary of energy.--The reports required under 
     paragraph (1) shall be included in the annual reports 
     required to be submitted to Congress by the Secretary of 
     Energy under section 548(b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 8258(b)).
       (3) Contents.--With respect to the period since the date of 
     the preceding report, a report under paragraph (1) or (2) 
     shall--
       (A) specify the total energy costs of the facilities used 
     by the agency;
       (B) identify the reductions achieved;
       (C) specify the actions that resulted in the reductions;
       (D) with respect to the procurement procedures of the 
     agency, specify what actions have been taken to--
       (i) implement the procurement authorities provided by 
     subsections (a) and (c) of section 546 of the National Energy 
     Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8256); and
       (ii) incorporate directly, or by reference, the 
     requirements of the regulations issued by the Secretary of 
     Energy under title VIII of the Act (42 U.S.C. 8287 et seq.); 
     and
       (E) specify--
       (i) the actions taken by the agency to achieve the goal 
     specified in subsection (a)(2);
       (ii) the procurement procedures and methods used by the 
     agency under section 546(a)(2) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     8256(a)(2)); and
       (iii) the number of energy savings performance contracts 
     entered into by the agency under title VIII of the Act (42 
     U.S.C. 8287 et seq.).
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                 BOXER (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2775

  Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Dole, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. 
Baucus, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. Bryan) proposed an amendment to the bill 
S. 1244, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC.   . PAY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT DURING 
                   GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS.

       (a) In General.--Members of Congress and the President 
     shall not receive basic pay for any period in which--
       (1) there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations 
     for any Federal agency or department as a result of a failure 
     to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing 
     resolution; or
       (2) the Federal Government is unable to make payments or 
     meet obligations because the public debt limit under section 
     3101 of title 31, United States Code has been reached.
       (b) Retroactive Pay Prohibited.--No pay forfeited in 
     accordance with subsection (a) may be paid retroactively.

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