[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 4, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9856-S9857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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THE DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, 
           AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1997

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                       McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 5176

  Mr. McCAIN proposed an amendment to the bill (H.R. 3666) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1997, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 75, line 10, after word ``expended'' insert the 
     following: ``Provided, That no money appropriated for the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency may be expended for the 
     repair of marinas or golf courses except for debris removal: 
     Provided further, That no money appropriated for the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency may be expended for tree or shrub 
     replacement except in public parks: Provided further, That 
     any funds used for repair of any recreational facilities 
     shall be limited to debris removal and the repair of 
     recreational buildings only.''
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                 McCAIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 5177

  Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Kyl) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, H.R. 3666, supra; as follows:

       On page 104, below line 24, add the following:
       Sec. 421. (a) Plan.--(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall develop a plan for the allocation of health care 
     resources (including personnel and funds) of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs among the health care facilities of the 
     Department so as to ensure that veterans who have similar 
     economic status, eligibility priority, or medical conditions 
     and who are eligible for medical care in such facilities have 
     similar access to such care in such facilities regardless of 
     the region of the United States in which such veterans 
     reside.
       (2) The plan shall--
       (1) reflect, to the maximum extent possible, the Veterans 
     Integrated Service Network and the Resource Planning and 
     Management System developed by the Department to account for 
     forecasts in expected workload and to ensure fairness to 
     facilities that provide cost-efficient health care; and
       (2) include--
       (A) procedures to identify reasons for variations in 
     operating costs among similar facilities; and
       (B) ways to improve the allocation of resources so as to 
     promote efficient use of resources and provision of quality 
     health care.
       (3) The Secretary shall prepare the plan in consultation 
     with the Under Secretary of Health of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs.
       (b) Plan Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall set 
     forth--
       (1) milestones for achieving the goal referred to in 
     paragraph (1) of that subsection; and
       (2) a means of evaluating the success of the Secretary in 
     meeting the goal.
       (c) Submittal to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress the plan developed under subsection (a) not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Implementation.--The Secretary shall implement the plan 
     developed under subsection (a) not later than 60 days after 
     submitting the plan to Congress under subsection (c), unless 
     within that time the Secretary notifies Congress that the 
     plan will not be implemented in that time and includes with 
     the notification an explanation why the plan will not be 
     implemented in that time.
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                BUMPERS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 5178

  Mr. BUMPERS (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
Simon, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Bradley, 
and Mr. Wyden) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 3666, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 82, strike lines 6 through 7, and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following: ``sion and administrative aircraft, 
     $3,762,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 1998: 
     Provided, That of the funds made available in this bill, no 
     funds shall be expended on the space station program, except 
     for termination costs.''
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                       THOMAS AMENDMENT NO. 5179

  Mr. THOMAS proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 3666, supra; as 
follows:

       In Title III, at the end of the subchapter entitled: 
     Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental 
     Quality, strike ``$2,436,000.'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``$2,250,000.''
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                       THOMAS AMENDMENT NO. 5180

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. THOMAS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, H.R. 3666, supra; as follows:

       Add a new section to the end of Title IV stating: ``No part 
     of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available 
     for any activity or the publication or distribution of 
     literature that in any way tends to promote public support or 
     opposition to any legislative proposal on which congressional 
     action is not complete.''
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                        BOND AMENDMENT NO. 5181

  Mr. BOND proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 3666, supra; as 
follows:

       Insert at the appropriate place at the end of the section 
     on HUD:

     ``SEC.   . REQUIREMENT FOR HUD TO MAINTAIN PUBLIC NOTICE AND 
                   COMMENT RULEMAKING.

       The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     maintain all current requirements under part 10 of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development's regulations (24 
     CFR part 10) with respect to the Department's policies and 
     procedures for the promulgation and issuance of rules, 
     including the use of public participation in the rulemaking 
     process.
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                       SHELBY AMENDMENT NO. 5182

  Mr. BOND (for Mr. shelby) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 
3666, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:
       Sec. 108. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may convey, 
     without consideration, to the City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama (in 
     this section referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property, including any improvements thereon, in the 
     northwest quarter of section 28, township 21 south, range 9 
     west, of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, comprising a portion of 
     the grounds of the Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
     center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and consisting of approximately 
     9.42 acres, more or less.
       (b) The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be subject to 
     the condition that the City use the real property conveyed 
     under that subsection in perpetuity solely for public park or 
     recreational purposes.
       (c) The exact acreage and legal description of the real 
     property to be conveyed pursuant to this section shall be 
     determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs. The cost of such survey shall be borne by 
     the City.
       (d) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may require such 
     additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
     conveyance under this section as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
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                        BOND AMENDMENT NO. 5183

  Mr. BOND proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 3666, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 72, beginning on line 11, strike the phrase 
     beginning with ``, but if no drinking water'' and ending with 
     ``as amended'' on line 15.
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                       BENNETT AMENDMENT NO. 5184

  Mr. BOND (for Mr. Bennett) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 
3666, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert:

     SEC.   . GAO AUDIT ON STAFFING AND CONTRACTING.

       The Comptroller General shall audit the operations of the 
     Office of Federal Housing

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     Enterprise Oversight concerning staff organization, 
     expertise, capacity, and contracting authority to ensure that 
     the office resources and contract authority are adequate and 
     that they are being used appropriately to ensure that the 
     Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home 
     Loan Mortgage Corporation are adequately capitalized and 
     operating safely.
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                SARBANES (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 5185

  Ms. MIKULSKI (for Mr. Sarbanes, for himself, Mr. Warner, Mrs. 
Feinstein, and Ms. Mikulski) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 
3666, supra; as follows:

       On page 104, below line 24, add the following:
       Sec. 421. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration by this Act, or any other Act enacted before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, may be used by the 
     Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration to relocate aircraft of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration to Dryden Flight 
     Research Center, California, for purposes of the 
     consolidation of such aircraft.

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