[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 114 (Wednesday, September 3, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H6799]
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. 2264

                         Offered By: Mr. Crane

       Amendment No. 28: Page 79, strike lines 8 through 21.

                               H.R. 2264

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

              (Substitute Amendment for Amendment No. 24)

       Amendment No. 29: In the item relating to ``Health 
     Resources and Services Administration--health resources and 
     services'', insert after the first dollar amount (before the 
     comma) ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention--disease control, research, and training'', insert 
     after the first dollar amount (before the comma) ``(increased 
     by $2,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2264

                         Offered By: Mr. Riggs

       Amendment No. 30. In the item relating to ``Department of 
     Education--Education for the Disadvantaged'', after the 
     fourth dollar amount, insert the following ``(increased by 
     $200,000,000)''
       In the item relating to ``Department of Education--
     Education for the Disadvantaged'', after the eighth dollar 
     amount, insert the following ``(reduced by $150,000,000)
       In the item relating to ``Department of Education--
     Education Research Statistics, and Improvement'', after the 
     first dollar amount, insert the following ``(reduced by 
     $50,000,000)
       In the item relating to ``Department of Education--
     Education Research Statistics, and Improvement'', after the 
     second dollar amount, insert the following ``(reduced by 
     $50,000,000)

                               H.R. 2264

                         Offered By: Mr. Riggs

       Amendment No. 31: Page 102, after line 24, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 516. (a) Limitation on Use of Funds for Admissions 
     Preferences in Public Education.--None of the funds made 
     available in this Act may be used by the Department of 
     Education to withhold any financial assistance, or to impose, 
     administer, or enforce any other penalty, sanction, or 
     remedy, for the refusal or failure of a Federal grant 
     recipient to enforce a preference or affirmative action plan 
     based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin for 
     admissions to public educational institutions.
       (b) Applicability.--The limitation established in 
     subsection (a) shall apply only to Federal grant recipients 
     located in a State in which the enforcement of such 
     preference or plan is prohibited by the laws of the State or 
     by an order of a Federal court.

                               H.R. 2264

                       Offered By: Mr. Rodriguez

       Amendment No. 32: Page 66, line 26, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(decreased by $8,834,000)''.
       Page 67, line 2, after ``Act'' insert ``, $34,388,000 shall 
     be for comprehensive regional assistance centers under title 
     XIII of said Act''.

                               H.R. 2264

                       Offered By: Mr. Rodriguez

       Amendment No. 33: Page 66, line 26, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(decreased by $33,970,000)''.
       Page 67, line 2, after ``Act'' insert ``, $59,524,000 shall 
     be for comprehensive regional assistance centers under title 
     XIII of said Act''.