[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 10, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H7260-H7264]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

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

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                               H.R. 3755

                        Offered By: Mr. Chrysler

       Amendment No. 19: Page 6, line 5, after the first dollar 
     amount, insert ``(decreased by $2,399,000)''.
       Page 38, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,399,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered By: Mr. Condit

       Amendment No. 20: Page 87, after line 14, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 515. The amount provided in this Act for ``DEPARTMENT 
     OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--Administration for Children and 
     Families--Refugee and entrant assistance'' is increased, and 
     each other amount provided in this Act that is not required 
     to be provided by a provision of law is reduced, by 
     $487,000,000 and 0.9 percent, respectively.

                               H.R. 3755

                  Offered By: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania

       Amendment No. 21: Page 70, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(increased by $1,923,000)''.
       Page 73, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $1,923,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                        Offered By: Mr. Goodling

       Amendment No. 22:
       Under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
     SERVICES--National Institutes of Health''--
       (1) in the item relating to ``national cancer institute'', 
     after the dollar amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by 
     $48,902,000)'';
       (2) in the item relating to ``national heart, lung, and 
     blood institute'', after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $29,581,000)'';
       (3) in the item relating to ``national institute of dental 
     research'', after the dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $4,499,000)'';
       (4) in the item relating to ``national institute of 
     diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases'', after the 
     dollar amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by 
     $17,270,000)'';
       (5) in the item relating to ``national institute of 
     neurological disorders and stroke'', after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $15,826,000)'';
       (6) in the item relating to ``national institute of allergy 
     and infectious diseases'', after the dollar amount, insert 
     the following: ``(reduced by $31,124,000)'';
       (7) in the item relating to ``national institute of general 
     medical sciences'', after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $20,175,000)'';
       (8) in the item relating to ``national institute of child 
     health and human development'', after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $13,293,000)'';
       (9) in the item relating to ``national eye institute'', 
     after the dollar amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by 
     $6,816,000)'';
       (10) in the item relating to ``national institute of 
     environmental health sciences'', after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $7,058,000)'';
       (11) in the item relating to ``national institute on 
     aging'', after the dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $10,947,000)'';
       (12) in the item relating to ``national institute of 
     arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases'', after the 
     dollar amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by 
     $5,319,000)'';
       (13) in the item relating to ``national institute on 
     deafness and other communication disorders'', after the 
     dollar amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by 
     $4,566,000)'';
       (14) in the item relating to ``national institute of 
     nursing research'', after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $1,385,000)'';
       (15) in the item relating to ``national institute on 
     alcohol abuse and alcoholism'', after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $4,857,000)'';
       (16) in the item relating to ``national institute on drug 
     abuse'', after the dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $10,377,000)'';
       (17) in the item relating to ``national institute of mental 
     health'', after the dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $14,462,000)'';
       (18) in the item relating to ``national center for research 
     resources'', after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $9,311,000)'';
       (19) in the item relating to ``national center for human 
     genome research'', after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $6,923,000)'';
       (20) in the item relating to ``john e. fogarty 
     international center'', after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $490,000)'';
       (21) in the item relating to ``national library of 
     medicine'', after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $3,251,000)'';
       (22) in the item relating to ``office of the director'', 
     after the dollar amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by 
     $5,450,000)''; and
       (23) in the item relating to ``buildings and facilities'', 
     after the first dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $19,118,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION--special 
     education'', after each of the two dollar amounts, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $291,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                       Offered By: Mr. Gutknecht

       Amendment No. 23. Page 87, after line 14, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 515. Each amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by a provision of law is hereby 
     reduced by 1.9 percent.

                               H.R. 3755

                Offered By: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 24. Beginning on page 43, strike line 23 and 
     all that follows through page 44, line 7.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered By: Mrs. Lowey

       Amendment No. 25. Page 22, line 22, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $2,400,000)''.
       Page 26, line 1, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $2,400,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered By: Mrs. Lowey

       Amendment No. 26. On page 59, line 3, after ``V-A,'' insert 
     ``V-B,''
       On page 59, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       On page 65, line 16, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered By: Mrs. Lowey

       Amendment No. 27. At the end of title III of the bill, 
     insert the following new section:
       Sec. 307. The amount provided in title III for ``School 
     Improvement Programs'' (including for activities authorized 
     by title V-B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965) is increased, and the amount provided in title III for 
     ``Education Research, Statistics, and Improvement'' is 
     reduced; by $2,000,000, and $2,000,000, respectively.''

                               H.R. 3755

                        Offered By: Mr. McIntosh

       Amendment No. 28: Page 87, after line 14, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 515. None of the funds made available in this Act to 
     the Department of Labor may be used to enforce section 
     1926.28(a) of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, with 
     respect to any operation, when it is made known to the 
     Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such 
     funds that such enforcement pertains to a requirement that 
     workers wear long pants and such requirement would cause the 
     workers to experience extreme discomfort due to excessively 
     high air temperatures.

                               H.R. 3755

                          Offered By: Mr. Mica

       Amendment No. 29: Page 87, after line 15, insert the 
     following:

           TITLE VI--HEAD START CHOICE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Head Start Choice 
     Demonstration Act of 1996''.

     SEC. 602. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to determine the effects on 
     children of providing financial assistance to low-income 
     parents to enable such parents to select the preschool 
     program their children will attend.

     SEC. 603. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       (a) Reservation.--The Secretary shall reserve, and make 
     available to the Comptroller General of the United States, 5 
     percent of the amount appropriated for each fiscal year to 
     carry out this title, for evaluation in accordance with 
     section 608 of Head Start demonstration projects assisted 
     under this title.
         (b) Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The amount remaining after compliance with 
     subsection (a) shall be used by the Secretary to make grants 
     to eligible entities to enable such entities to carry out at 
     least 10, but not more than 20, Head Start demonstration 
     projects under which low-income parents receive preschool 
     certificates for the costs of enrolling their eligible 
     children in a Head Start demonstration project.
       (2) Continuing eligibility.--The Secretary shall continue a 
     Head Start demonstration project under this title by awarding 
     a grant under paragraph (1) to an eligible entity that 
     received such a grant for a fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
     year for which the determination is made, if the Secretary 
     determines that such eligible entity was in compliance with 
     this title for such preceding fiscal year.
       (c) Use of Grants.--Grants awarded under subsection (b) 
     shall be used to pay the costs of--
       (1) providing preschool certificates to low-income parents 
     to enable such parents to pay the tuition, the fees, and the 
     allowable costs of transportation (if any) for their eligible 
     children to attend a Head Start Choice Preschool as a 
     participant in a Head Start demonstration project; and
       (2) administration of the demonstration project, which 
     shall not exceed 15 percent of the amount received in the 
     first fiscal year for which the eligible entity provides 
     preschool certificates under this title or 10 percent in any 
     subsequent fiscal year, including--
       (A) seeking the involvement of preschools in the 
     demonstration project;
       (B) providing information about the demonstration project 
     and Head Start Choice Preschools to parents of eligible 
     children;
       (C) making determinations of eligibility for participation 
     in the demonstration project for eligible children;

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       (D) selecting students to participate in the demonstration 
     project;
       (E) determining the cash value of, and issuing, preschool 
     certificates;
       (F) compiling and maintaining such financial and 
     programmatic records as the Secretary may prescribe; and
       (G) collecting such information about the effects of the 
     demonstration project as the evaluating agency may need to 
     conduct the evaluation described in section 608.

     SEC. 604. PRIORITY.

       In awarding grants under this title, the Secretary shall 
     give priority to eligible entities that propose to carry out 
     Head Start demonstration projects--
       (1) in which Head Start Choice Preschools offer an 
     enrollment opportunity to the broadest range of low-income 
     children;
       (2) that involve diverse types of Head Start Choice 
     Preschools; and
       (3) that will contribute to the geographic diversity of 
     Head Start demonstration projects assisted under this title, 
     including awarding grants for Head Start demonstration 
     projects in States that are primarily rural and awarding 
     grants for Head Start demonstration projects in States that 
     are primarily urban.

     SEC. 605. APPLICATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Any eligible entity that wishes to receive 
     a grant under section 603 shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
     may prescribe.
       (b) Contents.--Each application described in subsection (a) 
     shall contain--
       (1) information demonstrating eligibility of the eligible 
     entity to carry out a Head Start demonstration project;
       (2) with respect to Head Start Choice Preschools--
       (A) a description of the types of potential Head Start 
     Choice Preschools that will be involved in the demonstration 
     project;
       (B)(i) a description of the procedures used to encourage 
     Head Start Choice Preschools to be involved in the 
     demonstration project; and
       (ii) a description of how the eligible entity will annually 
     determine the number of spaces available for eligible 
     children in each Head Start demonstration project;
       (C) an assurance that each Head Start Choice Preschools 
     operated, for at least 1 year prior to accepting preschool 
     certificates under this title, an educational program similar 
     to the Head Start project for which such preschool will 
     accept such certificates;
       (D) an assurance that the eligible entity will terminate 
     the involvement of any Head Start Choice Preschool that fails 
     to comply with the conditions of its involvement in the 
     demonstration project; and
       (E) a description of the extent to which each Head Start 
     Choice Preschool will accept preschool certificates issued 
     under this title by eligible entities as full or partial 
     payment for tuitionand fees;
       (3) with respect to the operation of the demonstration 
     project--
       (A) a description of the geographical area to be served;
       (B) a timetable for carrying out the demonstration project;
       (C) a description of the procedures to be used for the 
     issuance and redemption of preschool certificats issued under 
     this title by eligible entities;
       (D) a description of the procedures by which a head Start 
     Choice Preschool will make a pro rata refund to an 
     eligibility entity, of the cash value of preschool 
     certificate issued under this title by such entity for any 
     participating child who withdraws from the demonstration 
     project for any reasons, before completing 75 percent of the 
     preschool attendance period for which the preschool 
     certificate was issued;
       (E) a description of the procedure to be used to provide 
     the parental notification described in seciton 607;
       (F) an assurance that the eligible entity will place all 
     funds received under this title into a separate account, and 
     that no other funds will be placed in such account;
       (G) an assurance that the eligible entity will provide the 
     Secretary periodic reports on the status of such funds;
       (H) an assurance that the eligible entity will cooperate 
     with the Comptroller General of the United States and the 
     evaluating agency in carrying out the evaluations described 
     in section 608; and
       (I) an assurance that the eligible entity will--
       (i) maintain such records as the Secretary may require; and
       (ii) comply with reasonable requests from the Secretary for 
     information; and
       (4) such other assurances and information as the Secretary 
     may require.

     SEC. 606. PRESCHOOL CERTIFICATES.

       (a) Preschool Certificates.--
       (1) Cash value.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the 
     cash value of a child's preschool certificate received under 
     this title shall be determined by the eligible entity, but 
     shall be a cash value that provides to the recipient of 
     the preschool certificate the maximum degree of choice in 
     selecting the Head Start Choice Preschool the child will 
     attend.
       (2) Considerations.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to such rules as the Secretary may 
     issue, in determining the cash value of a preschool 
     certificate under this title an eligible entity shall 
     consider the additional reasonable costs of transportation 
     directly attributable to the child's participation in the 
     demonstration project.
       (B) Preschools charging tuition.--If a child participating 
     in a demonstration project under this title was attending a 
     public or private preschool that charged tuition for the year 
     preceding the first year of such participation, then in 
     determining the cash value of a preschool certificate for 
     such child under this title the eligible entity shall 
     consider--
       (i) the tuition charged by such preschool for such child in 
     the preceding year; and
       (ii) the cash value of the preschool certificates under 
     this title that are provided to other children.
       (3) Special rule.--An eligible entity may provide a 
     preschool certificate under this title to the parent of a 
     child who chooses to attend a preschool that does not charge 
     tuition or fees, to pay the additional reasonable costs of 
     transportation directly attributable to the child's 
     participation in the demonstration project.
       (b) Adjustment.--The cash value of the preschool 
     certificate for a fiscal year may be adjusted in the second 
     and third years of a child's participation in a Head Start 
     demonstration project under this title to reflect any 
     increase or decrease in the tuition, fees, or transportation 
     costs directly attributable to that child's continued 
     attendance at a Head Start Choice Preschool, but shall not be 
     increased for this purpose by more than 10 percent of the 
     cash value of the preschool certificate for the fiscal year 
     preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is 
     made.
       (c) Maximum Cash Value.--The cash value of a child's 
     preschool certificate shall not exceed the then most recent 
     national average per child expenditure for 
     children participating in Head Start programs, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (d) Income.--A preschool certificate received under this 
     title, and funds provided under such certificate, shall not 
     be treated as income of the parents for purposes of Federal 
     tax laws.
       (e) Construction.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
     to supersede or modify any provision of a State constitution 
     or State law that prohibits the expenditure of public funds 
     in or by religious or other private institutions, except that 
     no provision of a State constitution or State law shall be 
     construed or applied to prohibit any grantee from paying the 
     administrative costs of a program under this title or to 
     prohibit the expenditure in or by religious or other private 
     institutions of any Federal funds provided under this title.

     SEC. 607. PARENTAL NOTIFICATION.

       Each eligible entity receiving a grant under section 603 
     shall provide timely notice of its Head Start demonstration 
     project to parents of children residing in the area to be 
     served by the demonstration project. At a minimum, such 
     notice shall--
       (1) describe the demonstration project;
       (2) describe the eligibility requirements for participation 
     in the demonstration project;
       (3) describe the information needed to make a determination 
     of eligibility for participation in the demonstration project 
     for a child;
       (4) describe the selection procedures to be used if the 
     number of children seeking to participate in the 
     demonstration project exceeds the number that can be 
     accommodated in the demonstration project;
       (5) provide information about each Head Start Choice 
     Preschool, including information about any admission 
     requirements or criteria for each Head Start Choice Preschool 
     participating in the demonstration project; and
       (6) include the schedule for parents to apply for their 
     children to participate in the demonstration project.

     SEC. 608. EVALUATION.

       (a) Annual Evaluation.--
       (1) Contract.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall enter into a contract, with an evaluating agency that 
     has demonstrated experience in conducting evaluations, for 
     the conduct of an ongoing rigorous evaluation of the 
     demonstration program under this title.
       (2) Annual evaluation requirement.--The contract described 
     in paragraph (1) shall require the evaluating agency entering 
     into such contract to annually evaluate each demonstration 
     project under this title in accordance with the evaluation 
     criteria described in subsection (b).
       (3) Transmission.--The contract described in paragraph (1) 
     shall require the evaluating agency entering into such 
     contract to transmit to the Comptroller General of the United 
     States--
       (A) the findings of each annual evaluation under paragraph 
     (1); and
       (B) a copy of each report received pursuant to section 
     609(a) for the applicable year.
       (b) Evaluation Criteria.--The Comptroller General of the 
     United States, in consultation with the Secretary, shall 
     establish minimum criteria for evaluating the Head Start 
     demonstration program under this title. Such criteria shall 
     provide for--
       (1) a description of the implementation of each 
     demonstration project under this title and the demonstration 
     project's effects on all participants, preschools, Head Start 
     programs, and communities in the demonstration project area, 
     with particular attention given to the level of parental 
     satisfaction with the demonstration program; and
       (2) a comparison of the educational achievement of all 
     children enrolled in preschool in the demonstration project 
     area, including a comparison of--

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       (A) such children receiving preschool certificates under 
     this title; and
       (B) such children not receiving preschool certificates 
     under this title.

     SEC. 609. REPORTS.

       (a) Report by Grant Recipient.--Each eligible entity 
     receiving a grant under section 603 shall submit to the 
     evaluating agency entering into the contract under section 
     608(a)(1) an annual report regarding the demonstration 
     project under this title. Each such report shall be submitted 
     at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
     information, as such evaluating agency may require.
       (b) Reports by Comptroller General.--
       (1) Annual reports.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall report annually to the Congress on the findings 
     of the annual evaluation under section 608(a)(2) of each 
     demonstration project under this title. Each such report 
     shall contain a copy of--
       (A) the annual evaluation under section 608(a)(2) of each 
     demonstration project under this title; and
       (B) each report received under subsection (a) for the 
     applicable year.
       (2) Final report.--The Comptroller General shall submit a 
     final report to the Congress within 9 months after the 
     conclusion of the demonstration program under this title that 
     summarizes the findings of the annual evaluations conducted 
     pursuant to section 608(a)(2).

     SEC. 610. NONDISCRIMINATION.

       Section 654 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9849) shall 
     apply with respect to Head Start demonstration projects under 
     this title in the same manner as such section applies to Head 
     Start programs under such Act.

     SEC. 611. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title--
       (1) the term ``eligible child'' means a child who is 
     eligible under the Head Start Act to participate in a Head 
     Start program operating in the local geographical area 
     involved;
       (2) the term ``eligible entity'' means a State, a public 
     agency, institution, or organization (including a State or 
     local educational agency), a consortium of public agencies, 
     or a consortium of public and nonprofit private 
     organizations, that demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary, its ability to--
       (A) receive, disburse, and account for Federal funds; and
       (B) comply with the requirements of this title;
       (3) the term ``evaluating agency'' means any academic 
     institution, consortium of professionals, or private or 
     nonprofit organization, with demonstrated experience in 
     conducting evaluations, that is not an agency or 
     instrumentality of the Federal Government;
       (4) the term ``Head Start Choice Preschool'' means any 
     public or private preschool, including a private sectarian 
     preschool, that is eligible and willing to carry out a Head 
     Start demonstration project;
       (5) the term ``Head Start demonstration project'' means a 
     project that carries out a program of the kind described in 
     section 638 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9833);
       (6) the term ``local educational agency'' has the same 
     meaning given such term in section 14101 of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
       (7) the term ``parent'' includes a legal guardian or other 
     individual acting in loco parentis;
       (8) the term ``preschool'' means an entity that carries out 
     a program that--
       (A) is designed for children who have not reached the age 
     of compulsory school attendance; and
       (B) provides comprehensive educational, nutritional, 
     social, and other services to aid such children and their 
     families; and
       (9) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services.

     SEC. 612. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1997, and such sums as may be necessary for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999, to carry out this title.

     SEC. 613. OFFSET.

       The amounts otherwise provided in this Act for the 
     following account is hereby reduced by the following amount:

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                        Office of the Secretary


                    general departmental management

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general 
     departmental management, including hire of six sedans, and 
     for carrying out titles III, XVII, and XX of the Public 
     Health Service Act, $15,000,000.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered By: Ms. Pelosi

       Amendment No. 30: Page 19, strike lines 8 through 15.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered By: Ms. Pelosi

       Amendment No. 31: Page 74, beginning on line 6, strike the 
     colon and all that follows through line 10 and insert a 
     period.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered By: Ms. Pelosi

       Amendment No. 32: Beginning on page 86, strike line 5 and 
     all that follows through page 87, line 3.

                               H.R. 3755

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 33: Page 87, after line 14, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 515. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to make any payment to any health plan when it is 
     made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that such health plan prevents 
     or limits a health care provider's communications with 
     respect to a current, former, or prospective patient's 
     physical or mental condition or treatment options (other than 
     trade secrets or knowing misrepresentations) to such patient, 
     or a guardian or legal representative of such patient.

                               H.R. 3755

                       Offered By: Ms. Slaughter

       Amendment No. 34: In the item relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF 
     LABOR--Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration--salaries 
     and expenses'', after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $300,000, which amount shall be 
     for genetic nondiscrimination enforcement activities)''.
       In the item relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF LABOR--Bureau of 
     Labor Statistics--salaries and expenses'', after the first 
     dollar amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by 
     $300,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                       Offered By: Ms. Slaughter

       Amendment No. 35: In the item relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF 
     LABOR--Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration--salaries 
     and expenses'', after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $300,000, which amount shall be 
     for genetic nondiscrimination enforcement activities in 
     accordance with the provisions of H.R. 2748 (104th 
     Congress))''.
       In the item relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF LABOR--Bureau of 
     Labor Statistics--salaries and expenses'', after the first 
     dollar amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by 
     $300,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered By: Mr. Souder

       Amendment No. 36: Page 22, line 22, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(increased by 
     $192,592,000)''.
       Page 23, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $192,592,000)''.
       Page 26, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $192,592,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                       Offered By: Ms. Velazquez

       Amendment No. 37: Page 10, line 1, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(increased by $7,500,000)''.
       Page 17, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $11,000,000)''.
       Page 17, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $3,500,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                       Offered By: Ms. Velazquez

       Amendment No. 38: Page 57, after line 15, insert the 
     following new title:

TITLE II-A--ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROGRAMS


      additional funding for certain department of labor programs

       The amounts otherwise provided by titles I and II are 
     revised by increasing the amount made available for 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'' (consisting of an increase of 
     $10,000,000 in the amount made available for ``Employment 
     Standards Administration--Salaries and expenses'' and an 
     increase of $3,500,000 in the amount made available for 
     ``Departmental Management--Salaries and expenses''), and 
     reducing the amount made available for ``National Institutes 
     of Health--Buildings and facilities'' (consisting of a 
     reduction of $13,500,000 from both the aggregate amount and 
     from the amount specified under such heading for the clinical 
     research center), by $13,500,000.

                               H.R. 3755

                       Offered By: Ms. Velazquez

       Amendment No. 39: Page 59, line 6, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(decreased by $11,000,000)''.
       Page 59, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(decreased by $11,000,000)''.
       Page 59, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(decreased by $11,000,000)''.
       Page 59, line 26, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $11,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered By: Ms. Waters

       Amendment No. 40: Page 26, line 25, insert after the dollar 
     amount ``(increased by $24,000,000)''.
       Page 31, line 22, insert after the dollar amount 
     ``(decreased by $24,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered By: Ms. Waters

       Amendment No. 41: Page 26, line 25, insert after the dollar 
     amount ``(increased by $20,000,000)''.
       Page 31, line 22, insert after the dollar amount 
     ``(decreased by $24,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                         Offered By: Ms. Waters

       Amendment No. 42: Page 26, line 25, insert after the dollar 
     amount ``(increased by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 31, line 22, insert after the dollar amount 
     ``(decreased by $3,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3755

                        Offered By: Mr. Campbell

       Amendment No. 18: At the end of the bill, after the last 
     section (preceding the short title), insert the following new 
     section:

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       Sec.   . None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to order, direct, enforce, or compel any employer to 
     pay backpay to any employee for any period when it is made 
     known to the Federal official to whom the funds are made 
     available that during such period the employee was not 
     lawfully entitled to be present and employed in the United 
     States.

                               H.R. 3756

                  Offered By: Mr. Brownback of Kansas

       Amendment No. 1: Page 118, after line 16, insert the 
     following section:
       Sec. 637. For purposes of section 601(a)(2) of the 
     Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)), no 
     adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, 
     shall be considered to have taken effect in fiscal year 1997 
     in the rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems.

                               H.R. 3756

                       Offered By: Mr. Gutknecht

       Amendment No. 2: Page 119, after line 8, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 701. Each amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by a provision of law is hereby 
     reduced by 1.9 percent.

                               H.R. 3756

                        Offered By: Mr. Heineman

       Amendment No. 3: At the end of title VI (relating to 
     governmentwide general provisions), insert the following new 
     section:
       Sec.   . For purposes of section 601(a)(2) of the 
     Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31(2)), no 
     adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, 
     shall be considered to have taken effect in fiscal year 1997 
     in the rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems.