[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 18, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H3296-H3298]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

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                               H.R. 1553

                       Offered By: Mr. Hutchinson

       Amendment No. 1: In section 3, insert at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       (d) Closing of Local Weather Service Offices.--It is the 
     sense of the Congress that the National Weather Service 
     should not close any local weather service offices within 
     Wind Zone IV, otherwise known as tornado alley.

                               H.R. 1553

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 2: At the end of the bill, add the following 
     new sections:

     SEC. 9. COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.

       No funds authorized pursuant to this Act may be expended by 
     an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the 
     assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 
     of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, popularly 
     known as the ``Buy American Act'').

     SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING NOTICE.

       (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or products that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided under this 
     Act, it is the sense of the Congress that entities receiving 
     such assistance should, in expending the assistance, purchase 
     only American-made equipment and products.
       (b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act, the Secretary of 
     Commerce shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a 
     notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.

     SEC. 11. PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS.

       If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal 
     agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing 
     a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with 
     the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the 
     United States that is not made in the United States, such 
     person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or 
     subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, 
     pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility 
     procedures described in section 9.400 through 9.409 of title 
     48, Code of Federal Regulations.

                               H.R. 1654

                         Offered By Mr. Bateman

       Amendment No. 1: In section 101(1), strike 
     ``$2,482,700,000'' and insert ``$2,382,700,000''.
       In section 101(2), strike ``$2,328,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,228,000,000''.
       In section 101(3), strike ``$2,091,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,991,000,000''.
       In section 103(4)--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), strike ``$999,300,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,099,300,000'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)(i), strike ``$532,800,000'' and 
     insert ``$632,800,000'';
       (3) in subparagraph (A)(i), strike ``$412,800,000 to be for 
     the Research and Technology Base'' and insert ``$512,800,000 
     to be for the Research and Technology Base, including--

       ``(I) $20,000,000 for the Innovative Aviation Technologies 
     Research program;
       ``(II) $30,000,000 for the Aging Aircraft Sustainment 
     program;
       ``(III) $10,000,000 for the Aircraft Development Support 
     program;
       ``(IV) $20,000,000 for the Unmanned Air Vehicles program; 
     and
       ``(V) $20,000,000 for the Long-Range Precision Hypersonic 
     Strike program'';

       (4) in subparagraph (B), strike ``$908,400,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,008,400,000'';
       (5) in subparagraph (B)(i), strike ``$524,000,000'' and 
     insert ``$624,000,000'';
       (6) in subparagraph (B)(i), strike ``$399,800,000 to be for 
     the Research and Technology Base, and with $54,200,000 to be 
     for Aviation System Capacity'' and insert ``$54,200,000 to be 
     for Aviation System Capacity, and with $499,800,000 to be for 
     the Research and Technology Base, including--

       ``(I) $20,000,000 for the Innovative Aviation Technologies 
     Research program;
       ``(II) $30,000,000 for the Aging Aircraft Sustainment 
     program;
       ``(III) $10,000,000 for the Aircraft Development Support 
     program;
       ``(IV) $20,000,000 for the Unmanned Air Vehicles program; 
     and
       ``(V) $20,000,000 for the Long-Range Precision Hypersonic 
     Strike program'';

       (7) in subparagraph (C), strike ``$994,800,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,094,800,000'';
       (8) in subparagraph (C)(i), strike ``$519,200,000'' and 
     insert ``$619,200,000''; and
       (9) in subparagraph (C)(i), strike ``$381,600,000 to be for 
     the Research and Technology Base, and with $67,600,000 to be 
     for Aviation System Capacity'' and insert ``$67,600,000 to be 
     for Aviation System Capacity, and with $481,600,000 to be for 
     the Research and Technology Base, including--

       ``(I) $20,000,000 for the Innovative Aviation Technologies 
     Research program;
       ``(II) $30,000,000 for the Aging Aircraft Sustainment 
     program;
       ``(III) $10,000,000 for the Aircraft Development Support 
     program;
       ``(IV) $20,000,000 for the Unmanned Air Vehicles program; 
     and
       ``(V) $20,000,000 for the Long-Range Precision Hypersonic 
     Strike program''.

                               H.R. 1654

                          Offered By: Mr. Cook

       Amendment No. 2: At the end of the bill, insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 221. SPACE STATION COMMERCIALIZATION.

       In order to promote commercialization of the International 
     Space Station, the Administrator shall--
       (1) allocate sufficient resources as appropriate to 
     accelerate the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration's initiatives promoting commercial 
     participation in the International Space Station;
       (2) instruct all National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration staff that they should consider the potential 
     impact on commercial participation in the International Space 
     Station in developing policies or program priorities not 
     directly related to crew safety; and
       (3) publish a list, not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter with 
     the annual budget request of the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration, of the opportunities for commercial 
     participation in the International Space Station consistent 
     with safety and mission assurance.
       In the table of contents, after the item relating to 
     section 220, insert the following new item:

Sec. 221. Space Station commercialization.

                               H.R. 1654

                         Offered By: Mr. Roemer

       Amendment No. 3: Amend section 101 to read as follows:

     SEC. 101. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for the International 
     Space Station, for expenses necessary to terminate the 
     program, for fiscal year 2000, $500,000,000.
       In section 106(1), strike ``$13,625,600,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$11,642,900,000''.
       In section 106(2), strike ``$13,747,100,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$11,919,100,000''.
       In section 106(3), strike ``$13,839,400,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$12,248,490,000''.
       In section 121(a), strike ``sections 101,'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``sections''.

                               H.R. 1654

                         Offered By: Mr. Roemer

       Amendment No. 4: After section 130, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 131. COST LIMITATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE 
                   STATION.

       (a) Limitation of Costs.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (c), the total amount appropriated for--
       (1) costs of the International Space Station through 
     completion of assembly may not exceed $21,900,000,000; and
       (2) space shuttle launch costs in connection with the 
     assembly of the International Space Station through 
     completion of assembly may not exceed $17,700,000,000 
     (determined at the rate of $380,000,000 per space shuttle 
     flight).
       (b) Costs to Which Limitation Applies.--
       (1) Development costs.--The limitation imposed by 
     subsection (a)(1) does not apply to funding for operations, 
     research, and crew return activities subsequent to 
     substantial completion of the International Space Station.
       (2) Launch costs.--The limitation imposed by subsection 
     (a)(2) does not apply to space shuttle launch costs in 
     connection with operations, research, and crew return 
     activities subsequent to substantial completion of the 
     International Space Station.
       (3) Substantial completion.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the International Space Station is considered to 
     be substantially completed when the development costs 
     comprise 5 percent or less of the total International Space 
     Station costs for the fiscal year.
       (c) Automatic Increase of Limitation Amount.--The amounts 
     set forth in subsection (a) shall each be increased to 
     reflect any increase in costs attributable to--
       (1) economic inflation;
       (2) compliance with changes in Federal, State, or local 
     laws enacted after the date of enactment of this Act;
       (3) the lack of performance or the termination of 
     participation of any of the International countries 
     participating in the International Space Station; and
       (4) new technologies to improve safety, reliability, 
     maintainability, availability, or utilization of the 
     International Space Station, or to reduce costs after 
     completion of assembly, including increases in costs for on-
     orbit assembly sequence problems, increased ground testing, 
     verification and integration activities, contingency 
     responses to on-orbit failures, and design improvements to 
     reduce the risk of on-orbit failures.
       (d) Notice of Changes.--The Administrator shall provide 
     with each annual budget request a written notice and analysis 
     of any changes under subsection (c) to the amounts set forth 
     in subsection (a) to the Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     and on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and to the House 
     of Representatives Committees on Appropriations and on 
     Science. The written notice shall include--
       (1) an explanation of the basis for the change, including 
     the costs associated with the change and the expected benefit 
     to the program to be derived from the change; and
       (2) an analysis of the impact on the assembly schedule and 
     annual funding estimates of not receiving the requested 
     increases.
       (e) Reporting and Review.--
       (1) Identification of costs.--
       (A) Space shuttle.--As part of the overall space shuttle 
     program budget request for each fiscal year, the 
     Administrator shall identify separately the amounts of the 
     requested funding that are to be used for completion of the 
     assembly of the International Space Station.

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       (B) International space station.--As part of the overall 
     International Space Station budget request for each fiscal 
     year, the Administrator shall identify the amount to be used 
     for development of the International Space Station.
       (2) Accounting for cost limitations.--As part of the annual 
     budget request to the Congress, the Administrator shall 
     account for the cost limitations imposed by subsection (a).
       (3) Verification of accounting.--The Administrator shall 
     arrange for a verification, by the General Accounting Office, 
     of the accounting submitted to the Congress within 60 days 
     after the date on which the budget request is transmitted to 
     the Congress.
       (4) Inspector general.--Within 60 days after the 
     Administrator provides a notice and analysis to the Congress 
     under subsection (d), the Inspector General of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration shall review the notice 
     and analysis and report the results of the review to the 
     committees to which the notice and analysis was provided.
       In the table of contents, after the item relating to 
     section 130, insert the following new item:
Sec. 131. Cost limitation for the International Space Station.

                               H.R. 1654

                         Offered By: Mr. Roemer

       Amendment No. 5: At the end of the bill, insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 221. CANCELLATION OF RUSSIAN PARTNERSHIP.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator shall terminate all contracts and 
     other agreements with the Russian Government necessary to 
     remove the Russian Government as a partner in the 
     International Space Station program. The National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration shall not enter into a new 
     partnership with the Russian Government relating to the 
     International Space Station. Nothing in this section shall 
     prevent the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     from accepting participation by the Russian Government or 
     Russian entities on a commercial basis. Nothing in this 
     section shall prevent the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration from purchasing elements of the International 
     Space Station directly from Russian contractors.
       In the table of contents, after the item relating to 
     section 220, insert the following:
Sec. 221. Cancellation of Russian partnership.

                               H.R. 1654

                      Offered by: Mr. Rohrabacher

       Amendment No. 6: In section 103(2)--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), insert ``, and of which 
     $77,400,000 may be used for activities associated with 
     International Space Station research'' after ``rocket 
     vouchers'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), insert ``, and of which 
     $70,000,000 may be used for activities associated with 
     International Space Station research'' after ``health 
     issues''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (C), insert ``, and of which 
     $80,800,000 may be used for activities associated with 
     International Space Station research'' after ``health 
     issues''.
       In section 103(4)(A)(i), insert ``focused program'' after 
     ``Ultra-Efficient Engine''.
       In section 103(4)(A)(ii)(I), insert ``, including 
     $30,000,000 for Pathfinder Operability Demonstrations'' after 
     ``Demonstration Program''.
       In section 103(4)(B)(i), insert ``focused program'' after 
     ``Ultra-Efficient Engine''.
       In section 103(4)(C)(i), insert ``focused program'' after 
     ``Ultra-Efficient Engine''.
       In section 209(1), insert ``encouraging'' after ``process 
     of''.
       In section 219--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) strike ``Education Curriculum.--'' and insert 
     ``Educational Initiative.--'';
       (B) strike ``an age-appropriate educational curriculum'' 
     and insert ``age-appropriate educational materials'';
       (C) insert ``related'' after ``and any other''; and
       (D) strike ``the educational curriculum plans'' and insert 
     ``the educational materials plans''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), strike ``Committee on Science of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate'' and insert 
     ``Congress''.

                               H.R. 1654

                         Offered by: Mr. Salmon

       Amendment No. 7: At the end of the bill, insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 221. ANTI-DRUG MESSAGE ON INTERNET SITES.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the 
     Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, shall 
     place anti-drug messages on Internet sites controlled by the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       In the table of contents, after the item relating to 
     section 220, insert the following new item:

Sec. 221. Anti-drug message on Internet sites.

                               H.R. 1654

                   Offered by: Mr. Smith of Michigan

       Amendment No. 8: In section 217--
       (1) insert ``(a) Information Development.--'' before ``The 
     Administrator shall''; and
       (2) add at the end the following new subsections:
       (b) Plan.--After performing the activities described in 
     subsection (a) the Administrator and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall develop a plan to inform farmers and other 
     prospective users about the use and availability of remote 
     sensing products that may assist with agricultural and 
     forestry applications identified in subsection (a). The 
     Administrator shall transmit such plan to the Congress not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (c) Implementation.--Not later than 90 days after the plan 
     has been transmitted under subsection (b), the Administrator 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement the plan.

                               H.R. 1654

                   Offered by: Mr. Smith of Michigan

       Amendment No. 9: In section 217--
       (1) insert ``(a) Information Development.--'' before ``The 
     Administrator shall''; and
       (2) add at the end the following new subsections:
       (b) Plan.--After performing the activities described in 
     subsection (a) the Administrator shall, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, develop a plan to inform 
     farmers and other prospective users about the use and 
     availability of remote sensing products that may assist with 
     agricultural and forestry applications identified in 
     subsection (a). The Administrator shall transmit such plan to 
     the Congress not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Implementation.--Not later than 90 days after the plan 
     has been transmitted under subsection (b), the Administrator 
     shall implement the plan.

                               H.R. 1654

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 10: At the end of the bill, insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 221. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING NOTICE.

       (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or products that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided under this 
     Act, it is the sense of the Congress that entities receiving 
     such assistance should, in expending the assistance, purchase 
     only American-made equipment and products.
       (b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act, the Administrator shall 
     provide to each recipient of the assistance a notice 
     describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.
       In the table of contents, after the item relating to 
     section 220, insert the following new item:

Sec. 221. Sense of Congress; requirement regarding notice.

                               H.R. 1654

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 11: At the end of the bill, insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 221. USE OF ABANDONED AND UNDERUTILIZED BUILDINGS, 
                   GROUNDS, AND FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--In meeting the needs of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for additional 
     facilities, the Administrator shall select abandoned and 
     underutilized buildings, grounds, and facilities in depressed 
     communities that can be converted to National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration facilities at a reasonable cost, as 
     determined by the Administrator.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``depressed communities'' means rural and urban communities 
     that are relatively depressed, in terms of age of housing, 
     extent of poverty, growth per capita income, extent of 
     unemployment, job lag, or surplus labor.
       In the table of contents, after the item relating to 
     section 220, insert the following new item:

Sec. 221. Use of abandoned and underutilized buildings, grounds, and 
              facilities.