[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 23, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H3650]
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                               AMENDMENTS

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

                               H.R. 4461

                        Offered By: Mr. Andrews

       Amendment No. 12: At the end of title VII of the bill, add 
     the following new section:
       Sec. 753. Section 502(h) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
     U.S.C. 1472(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(13) Guarantees for refinancing loans.--Upon the request 
     of the borrower, the Secretary shall guarantee a loan that is 
     made to refinance an existing loan that is made under this 
     section or guaranteed under this subsection, and that the 
     Secretary determines complies with the following 
     requirements:
       ``(A) Interest rate.--The refinancing loan shall have a 
     rate of interest that is fixed over the term of the loan and 
     does not exceed the interest rate of the loan being 
     refinanced.
       ``(B) Security.--The refinancing loan shall be secured by 
     the same single-family residence as was the loan being 
     refinanced, which shall be owned by the borrower and occupied 
     by the borrower as the principal residence of the borrower.
       ``(C) Amount.--The principal obligation under the 
     refinancing loan shall not exceed an amount equal to the sum 
     of the balance of the loan being refinanced and such closing 
     costs as may be authorized by the Secretary, which shall 
     include a discount not exceeding 2 basis points and an 
     origination fee not exceeding such amount as the Secretary 
     shall prescribe.
       The provisions of the last sentence of paragraph (1) and 
     paragraphs (2), (5), (6)(A), (7), and (9) shall apply to 
     loans guaranteed under this subsection, and no other 
     provisions of paragraphs (1) through (12) shall apply to such 
     loans.''.

                               H.R. 4461

                        Offered By: Mr. Capuano

       Amendment No. 13: Page 95, after line 19, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 809. REPORTS.

       Not later than 1 year after the date on which the President 
     terminates an existing unilateral agricultural sanction or 
     medical sanction pursuant to section 803(b), and not later 
     than 1 year after the date on which a new unilateral 
     agricultural sanction or medical sanction is terminated 
     pursuant to section 806, the President shall prepare and 
     transmit to Congress a report that contains a description of 
     any occurrence of food or medicine that has been prevented 
     from reaching intended populations by the foreign country or 
     foreign entity involved, any occurrence of stockpiling of 
     food or medicine by the country or entity involved, and any 
     effort by the country or entity involved to foster 
     distribution of food and medicine to the population.
       Page 95, line 20, redesignate section 809 as section 810.

                               H.R. 4461

                         Offered By: Ms. Kaptur

       Amendment No. 14: Page 21, after line 4, insert the 
     following new paragraph:
       For an additional amount to prevent, control, and eradicate 
     pests and plant and animal diseases, $53,100,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount 
     under this paragraph shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request for a specific dollar amount, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of the request 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount under this paragraph is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                               H.R. 4461

                         Offered By: Ms. Kaptur

       Amendment No. 15: Page 85 after line 15, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. __. The Secretary of Agriculture shall use not more 
     than $80,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation for equity capital and grants to establish 
     farmer-owned cooperatives composed of small- and medium-sized 
     producers and other cooperatives that create opportunities in 
     rural America, for feasibility studies, business development 
     strategies, restructuring small- and medium-sized 
     enterprises, and the processing and marketing of agricultural 
     commodities (including livestock), which amount shall remain 
     available for such purpose until expended: Provided, That 
     such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 as amended: 
     Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request that 
     includes designation of the entire amount of the request as 
     an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress. The total 
     amount of equity capital and grants provided to a single 
     entity under this section shall not exceed $10,000,000.