[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 121 (Friday, September 12, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S9298]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  1998

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                       DeWINE AMENDMENT NO. 1134

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DeWINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill (H.R. 2107) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title III, insert the following:
       Sec.   . (a) In providing services or awarding financial 
     assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
     Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this 
     Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts 
     and the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the 
     Humanities shall ensure that priority is given to providing 
     services or awarding financial assistance for projects, 
     productions, workshops assistance for projects, productions, 
     workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations.
       (b) In this section:
       (1) The term ``underserved population'' means a population 
     of individuals who have historically been outside the purview 
     of arts and humanities programs due to a high incidence of 
     income below the poverty line or to geographic isolation.
       (2) The term ``poverty line'' means the poverty line (as 
     defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised 
     annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a 
     family of the size involved.
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                       DeWINE AMENDMENT NO. 1135

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DeWINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Jeffords to the bill, H.R. 
2107, supra; as follows:

       On page 9, strike lines 21 through 24, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(9) Underserved population.--The term `underserved 
     population' means a population of individuals who have 
     historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities 
     programs due to a high incidence of income below the poverty 
     line or to geographic isolation. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, the term `poverty line' means the poverty 
     line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and 
     revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the 
     Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) 
     applicable to a family of the size involved.
       On page 20, lines 9 and 10, strike ``underserved 
     communities grants.--'' and insert ``underserved populations 
     grants.--''.
       On page 21, line 12, strike ``underserved communities 
     grants.--'' and insert ``underserved populations grants.--''.
       On page 25, lines 21 and 22, strike ``in rural and urban 
     underserved communities'' and insert ``for rural and urban 
     underserved populations''.
       On page 30, lines 7 and 8, strike ``underserved 
     communities'' and insert ``underserved populations''.
       On page 31, lines 3 and 4, strike ``in rural and urban 
     underserved communities'' and insert ``for rural and urban 
     underserved populations''.
       On page 33, lines 17 and 18, strike ``underserved 
     communities'' and insert ``underserved populations''.
       On page 38, line 10, strike ``underserved communities'' and 
     insert ``underserved populations''.
       On page 41, line 14, strike ``underserved communities'' and 
     insert ``underserved populations''.
       On page 43, lines 10 and 11, strike ``underserved 
     communities grants.--'' and insert ``underserved populations 
     grants.--''.
       On page 43, lines 15 and 16, strike ``in underserved 
     communities'' and insert ``for underserved populations''.
       On page 45, lines 2 and 3, strike ``in underserved 
     communities'' and insert ``for underserved populations''.
       On page 45, lines 5 and 6, strike ``in underserved 
     communities'' and insert ``serving underserved populations''.
       On page 45, lines 9 and 10, strike ``in underserved 
     communities'' and insert ``serving underserved populations''.
       On page 47, line 18, strike ``underserved communities'' and 
     insert ``underserved populations''.
       On page 54, line 12, strike ``underserved communities'' and 
     insert ``areas serving underserved populations''.
       On page 58, line 7, strike ``underserved community'' and 
     insert ``underserved population''.

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