[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 99 (Monday, July 14, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5183]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

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

                               H.R. 2158

                          Offered By: Mr. Barr

       Amendment No. 2. In the item relating to ``TITLE III--
     INDEPENDENT AGENCIES--Environmental Protection Agency--
     environmental programs and management'', after third dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $12,000,000) 
     (increased by $12,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2158

                          Offered By: Mr. Barr

       Amendment No. 3: In the item relating to ``TITLE III--
     INDEPENDENT AGENCIES--Environmental Protection Agency--
     environmental programs and management'', strike the period at 
     the end and insert the following:

     : Provided further, That, of the funds made available in this 
     paragraph, $12,000,000 shall be available for carrying out 
     section 314 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1324) and $88,000,000 shall be available for carrying 
     out section 319 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1329).

                               H.R. 2158

                        Offered By: Mr. Bentsen

       Amendment No. 4: Page 76, and after line 17, insert:
       Sec. 422. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to implement clauses (ii) through (v) of section 
     761.93(a)(1) of title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
     (relating to the import of PCB's and PCB items at 
     concentrations of 50 ppm or greater for disposal), or to 
     authorize any person to import into the United States 
     (pursuant to an exemption under Section 2605(e)(3)(B) of 
     title 15 of the United States Code or otherwise) any PCB's or 
     PCB items at concentrations of 50 ppm or greater for purposes 
     of disposal or treatment.

                               H.R. 2158

                          Offered By: Mr. Wise

       Amendment No. 5:
       At the end of title III, insert the following:

             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Chemical Safety and Hazard 
     Investigation Board, as authorized by section 112(r)(6) of 
     the Clean Air Act, $3,000,000, which shall remain available 
     until September 30, 1999, and shall be derived by transfer 
     from amounts made available in the account for 
     ``ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY--Environmental Programs and 
     Management''.

                               H.R. 2159

                Offered By: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 1: In the item relating to ``TITLE III--
     MILITARY ASSISTANCE, Funds Appropriated to the President, 
     international military education and training'', in the first 
     paragraph, strike the second proviso.
       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:


            prohibition on funds for school of the americas

       Sec. 572. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     used for programs at the United States Army School of the 
     Americas located at Fort Benning, Georgia.