[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 102 (Thursday, July 17, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5488]
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. 2159

                      Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee

       Amendment No. 35: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:


                        assistance for ethiopia

       Sec. 572. The Department of State should closely monitor 
     and take into account human rights progress in Ethiopia as it 
     obligates funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act for Ethiopia.

                               H.R. 2159

                          Offered By: Mr. Paul

       Amendment No. 36: At the end of title I (page 5, after line 
     14), insert the following new paragraph:


                          reduction in amounts

       Each amount otherwise provided in this title is hereby 
     reduced to $0.

                               H.R. 2160

                        Offered By: Mr. Neumann

       Amendment No. 17: Insert before the short title the 
     following new section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to carry out, or to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel of the Department of 
     Agriculture who carry out, a nonrecourse loan program for the 
     1998 crop of quota peanuts with a national average loan rate 
     in excess of $550 per ton.

                               H.R. 2160

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 18: Page 51, line 6, insert after the dollar 
     amount ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 56, line 15, insert after the second dollar amount 
     ``(reduced by $5,470,000)''.