[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 107 (Monday, August 3, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H7000]
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. 2183

                         Offered By: Mr. Archer

       (To the Amendment Offered By: Mr. Hutchinson or Mr. Allen)

       Amendment No. 174: Insert after title III the following new 
     title (and redesignate the succeeding provisions 
     accordingly):

TITLE IV--PROHIBITING EXPENDITURES FOR COMMUNICATIONS PRIOR TO FINAL 60 
                            DAYS OF CAMPAIGN

     SECTION 401. PROHIBITING EXPENDITURES BY CANDIDATES FOR 
                   COMMUNICATIONS PRIOR TO FINAL 60 DAYS OF 
                   CAMPAIGN.

       Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by section 101, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:


    ``ban on certain expenditures prior to final 60 days of campaign

       ``Sec. 324. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     title, no candidate in an election for Federal office or 
     authorized committee of such a candidate may expend any 
     amounts prior to the 60-day period which ends on the date of 
     the election for any communication disseminated to the public 
     (including a communication disseminated through the Internet) 
     or for any other communication which is not solicited by the 
     recipient or in direct response to a communication from the 
     recipient.''.

                               H.R. 4274

                          Offered By: Mr. Paul

       Amendment No. 2: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following:

               TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 801. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to carry out section 1173(b) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2(b)).
       (b) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     used to carry out any duty of the National Committee on Vital 
     and Health Statistics related to establishing any identifier, 
     including any standard uniform medical identifier.

                               H.R. 4276

                      Offered By: Mr. Blagojevich

       Amendment No. 41: Page 32, line 14, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 4276

                         Offered By: Mr. Ensign

       Amendment No. 42: Page 7, line 4, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 7, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 26, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 30, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $3,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 4276

                   Offered By: Mr. Farr of California

       Amendment No. 43: Page 52, line 19, after the dollar amount 
     insert ``(increased by $1,900,000)''.
       Page 52, line 25, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $1,900,000)''.
       Page 53, line 2, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $1,900,000)''.
       Page 53, line 5, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $1,900,000)''.

                               H.R. 4276

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 44: Page 52, line 13, after the dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(increased by $8,000,000)''.
       Page 52, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $8,000,000)''.
       Page 53, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $8,000,000)''.
       Page 53, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $8,000,000)''.
       Page 54, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $15,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 4276

                        Offered by: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 45: Page 40, line 8 insert ``(decreased by 
     $1,000,000)'' after the dollar amount.
       Page 40, line 12 insert ``(decreased by $1,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.
       Page 40, line 13 insert ``(decreased by $1,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.
       Page 40, line 16 insert ``(decreased by $1,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.
       Page 76, line 3 insert ``(decreased by $1,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.
       Page 101, line 12 insert ``(increased by $2,000,000)'' 
     after the dollar amount.