[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 59 (Tuesday, May 12, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H3106-H3107]
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. 10

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

 (To the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Offered By Mr. Leach)

       Amendment No. 4: After section 108 of the Amendment in the 
     Nature of a Substitute, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 109. STUDY OF USE OF CHECK CASHING SERVICES TO OBTAIN 
                   FINANCIAL SERVICES IN AREAS UNDERSERVED BY 
                   OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study of--
       (1) the extent to which the lack of availability of a full-
     range of financial services in low- and moderate-income 
     neighborhoods and to persons of modest means by regulated 
     financial institutions has resulted in an undue reliance in 
     such neighborhoods and by such persons on check cashing 
     services which impose a fee equal to 1 percent or more of the 
     amount of a transaction for each such transaction;
       (2) the extent to which the requirement of section 
     3332(f)(1) of title 31, United States Code, that the 
     Secretary of the Treasury make all Federal payments by 
     electronic fund transfer (as defined in section 3332(j)(1) of 
     such title) after January 1, 1999, will have a disparate 
     financial impact on low- and moderate-income neighborhoods 
     and to persons of modest means because of their lack of 
     access to financial services other than at high-cost check 
     cashing services; and
       (3) the extent to which--
       (A) check cashing services are regulated and audited by 
     Federal, State, or local governments to prevent unscrupulous 
     practices and fraud; and
       (B) the owners and employees of such services are licensed 
     or regularly screened by any such government to prevent the 
     infiltration of such services by elements of organized crime.
       (b) Report Required.--Before the end of the 1-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Congress on 
     the findings and conclusions of the Comptroller General in 
     connection with the study conducted pursuant to subsection 
     (a). The report shall include such recommendations for 
     legislative or administrative action as the Comptroller 
     General may determine to be appropriate, including any 
     recommendation with regard to regulating check cashing 
     services at the Federal level.

                                H.R. 10

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

 (To the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Offered by Mr. Leach)

       Amendment No. 5: After subparagraph (D) of section 6(b)(1) 
     of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as added by section 
     103(a) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, insert 
     the following new subparagraph (and redesignate the 
     subsequent subparagraph and any cross reference to such 
     subparagraph accordingly):

       ``(E) all the insured depository institution subsidiaries 
     of the bank holding company have an outstanding record of 
     extending credit to women-owned businesses and minority-owned 
     businesses.

       In subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated) of section 6(b)(1) 
     of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as added by section 
     103(a) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, strike 
     ``(D)'' and insert ``(E)''.

       After paragraph (3) of section 6(b) of the Bank Holding 
     Company Act of 1956, as added by section 103(a) of the 
     Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, insert the following 
     new paragraph:

       ``(4) Women-owned and minority-owned businesses defined.--
     For purposes of paragraph (1)(E), the terms `women-owned 
     business' and minority-owned business' have the meanings 
     given to such terms in section 21A(r)(4) of the Federal Home 
     Loan Bank Act.

                                H.R. 512

                    Offered By: Mr. Young of Alaska

               (Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute)

       Amendment No. 1: Strike all after the enacting clause and 
     insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``New Wildlife Refuge 
     Authorization Act''.

     SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF NEW REFUGES.

       (a) Limitation on Appropriations from Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund.--
       (1) In general.--No funds are authorized to be appropriated 
     from the land and water conservation fund for designation of 
     a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System, unless the 
     Secretary of the Interior has--
       (A) completed all actions pertaining to environmental 
     review that are required for that designation under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969;
       (B) provided notice to each Member of and each Delegate and 
     Resident Commissioner to the Congress elected to represent an 
     area included in the boundaries of the proposed unit, upon 
     the completion of the preliminary project proposal for the 
     designation; and
       (C) provided a copy of each final environmental impact 
     statement or each environmental assessment resulting from 
     that environmental review, and a summary of all public 
     comments received by the Secretary on the proposed unit, to--
       (i) the Committee on Resources and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
       (ii) the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (iii) each Member of or Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
     to the Congress elected to represent an area included in the 
     boundaries of the proposed unit.
       (2) Limitation on application.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to appropriation of amounts for a unit of the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System that is designated, or specifically 
     authorized to be designated, by law.
       (b) Notice of Scoping.--The Secretary shall publish a 
     notice of each scoping meeting held for the purpose of 
     receiving input from persons affected by the designation of a 
     proposed unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System. The 
     notice shall be published in a newspaper distributed in each 
     county in which the refuge will be located, by not later than 
     15 days before the date of the meeting. The notice shall 
     clearly state that the purpose of the meeting is to discuss 
     the designation of a new unit of the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System.
       (c) Limitation on Application of Federal Land Use 
     Restrictions.--Land located within the boundaries (or 
     proposed boundaries) of a unit of the National Wildlife 
     Refuge System designated after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act shall not be subject to any restriction on use of 
     the lands under Federal law or regulation based solely on a 
     determination of the boundaries, until an interest in the 
     land has been acquired by the United States.

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                               H.R. 3534

                   Offered By: Mr. Davis of Virginia

       Amendment No. 1: Page 8, after line 11, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 5. FEDERAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL MANDATE.

       Section 421(5)(B) of the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658(5)(B)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``the provision'' after ``if'';
       (2) in clause (i)(I) by inserting ``the provision'' before 
     ``would'';
       (3) in clause (i)(II) by inserting ``the provision'' before 
     ``would''; and
       (4) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by inserting ``that legislation, statute, or regulation 
     does not provide'' before ``the State''; and
       (B) by striking ``lack'' and inserting ``new or expanded''.

                               H.R. 3534

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 2: Page 8, after line 11, add the following 
     new subsection:

       (d) Annual CBO Reports.--Within 90 calendar days after the 
     end of each fiscal year, the Director of the Congressional 
     Budget Office shall transmit a report to each House of 
     Congress of the economic impact of the amendments made by 
     this Act to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 on 
     employment and businesses in the United States.

                               H.R. 3806

                        Offered By: Mr. Manzullo

       Amendment No. 1: Page 24, line 2, insert ``or the Export-
     Import Bank of the United States'' after ``Corporation''.