[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H1795-H1796]
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:

                               H.R. 1271,

                      Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee

       Amendment No. 1: Page 5, line 11, after ``institutions'' 
     insert ``, including Historical Black Colleges and 
     Universities,''.

                               H.R. 1271,

                      Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee

                          (Striking Section 3)

       Amendment No. 2: Page 3, strike line 15 and all that 
     follows through line 10 on page 4 and redesignate sections 4 
     through 9 as sections 3 through 8, respectively.

                               H.R. 1271,

                      Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee

                        (Striking Section 6(a))

       Amendment No. 3: Page 7, strike lines 8 through 17 and 
     redesignate subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and 
     (b), respectively.

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                               H.R. 1271,

                      Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee

                        (Striking Section 6(b))

       Amendment No. 4: Page 7, strike lines 18 through 24 and 
     redesignate subsection (c) as subsection (b).

                               H.R. 1273,

                         Offered By: Mr. Coburn

       Amendment No. 1: Page 6, after line 11, insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 104. UNITED STATES MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE PROGRAM 
                   LIMITATION.

       No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be used 
     for the United States Man and Biosphere Program, or related 
     projects.

                               H.R. 1273,

                      Offered by: Ms. Jackson-Lee

       Amendment No. 2: Page 20, insert after line 18 the 
     following:

     SEC. 213. ENHANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS.

       The Director, in consultation with the Administrator of 
     General Services, shall establish a directory of all 
     laboratories of the Federal Government and research programs 
     funded by the Federal Government which have surplus equipment 
     which may be donated to elementary and secondary education 
     schools to enhance their science and mathematics programs and 
     shall take such action as may be appropriate to enable the 
     donation of such equipment.

                               H.R. 1275,

                      Offered by: Ms. Jackson-Lee

       Amendment No. 1: Page 75, after line 12, insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 323. TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES IN CASE OF LAPSE OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       In any case in which the Congress fails to make 
     appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration for a fiscal year in advance of the fiscal 
     year, every employee of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration shall be considered as essential, and no such 
     employee shall be furloughed or cease to be paid for any 
     period of time as an employee of the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration as a result of the failure by Congress 
     to make appropriations in advance of the fiscal year.
       Page 3, in the table of contents, after the item relating 
     to section 322, insert the following:

``Sec. 323. Treatment of employees in case of lapse of 
              appropriations.''.

                               H.R. 1275,

                      Offered by: Ms. Jackson-Lee

       Amendment No. 2: Page 31, strike lines 8 through 12 and 
     insert the following:

     SEC. 129. INTERNATIONAL SPACE UNIVERSITY.

       Funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used by the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration to pay the 
     tuition expenses of any National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration employee attending programs of the 
     International Space university held in the United States. The 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall obtain 
     all tuition costs for employees attending programs of the 
     International Space University outside of the United States 
     from the International Space University.

                               H.R. 1275,

                      Offered by: Ms. Jackson-Lee

       Amendment No. 3:
       Page 17, line 22, strike ``$102,200,000'' and insert 
     ``$110,300,000''.
       Page 18, line 4, strike ``$46,700,000'' and insert 
     ``$54,800,000''.
       Page 18, line 8, strike ``$108,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$116,100,000''.
       Page 18, line 9, strike ``$51,700,000'' and insert 
     ``$59,800,000''.

                               H.R. 1275,

                         Offered By: Mr. Roemer

       Amendment No. 4: Page 40, after line 3, insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 206. CANCELLATION OF RUSSIAN PARTNERSHIP.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator shall terminate all contracts and 
     other agreements with the Russian Government necessary to 
     remove the Russian Government as a partner in the 
     International Space Station program. The National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration shall not enter into a new 
     partnership with the Russian Government relating to the 
     International Space Station. Nothing in this section shall 
     prevent the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     from accepting participation by the Russian Government or 
     Russian entities on a commercial basis as provided in section 
     202. Nothing in this section shall prevent the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration from purchasing elements 
     of the International Space Station directly from Russian 
     contractors.
       Page 2, in the table of contents, after the item relating 
     to section 205, insert the following:

``Sec. 206. Cancellation of Russian partnership.''.

                               H.R. 1275,

                         Offered By: Mr. Roemer

       Amendment No. 5: Page 9, line 12, through page 10, line 6, 
     amend paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       (1) For the Space Station, for expenses necessary to 
     terminate the program, for fiscal year 1998, $500,000,000.
       Page 13, line 9, strike ``308(a)'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``208(a)''.
       Page 14, line 3, strike ``308(a)'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``208(a)''.
       Page 21, line 6, strike ``$13,881,800,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$12,260,500,000''.
       Page 21, line 7, strike ``$13,925,800,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$11,816,600,000''.
       Page 21, line 18, strike ``303'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``203''.
       Page 23, line 21, strike ``(1) through (4)'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``(2) through (4)''.
       Page 30, line 6, strike ``308(a)'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``208(a)''.
       Page 31, lines 13 through 18, strike section 130.
       Page 31, line 19, through page 40, line 3, strike title II.
       Page 40, line 4, redesignate title III as title II.
       Page 40, line 6, through page 74, line 17, redesignate 
     sections 301 through 322 as sections 201 through 222, 
     respectively.
       Page 2, in the table of contents, strike the item relating 
     to section 130.
       Page 2, in the table of contents, strike the items relating 
     to title II.
       Page 3, in the table of contents, redesignate title III and 
     sections 301 through 322, as title II and sections 201 
     through 222, respectively.

                               H.R. 1275,

                      Offered By: Mr. Rohrabacher

       Amendment No. 6: Page 31, lines 13 through 18, strike 
     section 130.
       Page 2, in the table of contents, strike the item relating 
     to section 130.
       Page 62, lines 11 and 12, strike ``moon and the planets'' 
     and insert ``moon, asteroids, planets and their moons, and 
     comets''.
       Page 75, after line 12, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 323. UNITARY WIND TUNNEL PLAN ACT OF 1949 AMENDMENTS.

       The Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act of 1949 is amended--
       (1) in section 101 (50 U.S.C. 511) by striking ``transsonic 
     and supersonic'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``transsonic, 
     supersonic, and hypersonic''; and
       (2) in section 103 (50 U.S.C. 513)--
       (A) by striking ``laboratories'' in subsection (a) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``laboratories and centers'';
       (B) by striking ``supersonic'' in subsection (a) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``transsonic, supersonic, and 
     hypersonic''; and
       (C) by striking ``laboratory'' in subsection (c) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``facility''.
       Page 3, in the table of contents, after the item relating 
     to section 322, insert the following:

``Sec. 323. Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act of 1949 amendments.''.