[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 67 (Thursday, May 25, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H3869-H3870]
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:

                               H.R. 4461

                        Offered By: Mr. DeFazio

       Amendment No. 19: Insert at the end of the bill (before the 
     short title) the following:

                TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 901. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     not more than $35,636,999 of the funds made available in this 
     Act may be used for Wildlife Services Program operations 
     under the heading ``Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service'', and none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act for Wildlife Services Program 
     operations to carry out the first section of the Act of March 
     2, 1931 (7 U.S.C. 426), may be used to conduct campaigns for 
     the destruction of wild predatory mammals for the purpose of 
     protecting livestock.

                               H.R. 4461

                        Offered By: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 20: Page 78, strike lines 4 through 18.

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                               H.R. 4461

                         Offered By: Mr. Stupak

       Amendment No. 21: Page 53, line 9, insert ``(increased by 
     $20,000,000)'' after the dollar amount.
       Page 56, line 13, insert ``(reduced by $30,000,000)'' after 
     the dollar amount.

                               H.R. 4461

                        Offered By: Mr. Tierney

       Amendment No. 22: Page 12, after line 24, insert the 
     following:
       Of the funds made available by this Act for the 
     Agricultural Research Service, $500,000 shall be available 
     for the report required under this paragraph. Not later than 
     September 30, 2001, the Secretary, acting through the 
     National Academy of Sciences, shall complete and transmit to 
     Congress a report that includes recommendations for the 
     following:
       (1) The type of data and tests that are needed to 
     sufficiently assess and evaluate human health risks from the 
     consumption of genetically engineered foods.
       (2) The type of Federal monitoring system that should be 
     created to assess any future human health consequences from 
     long-term consumption of genetically engineered foods.
       (3) A Federal regulatory structure to approve genetically 
     engineered foods that are safe for human consumption.