[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 35 (Thursday, March 15, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2414-S2415]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 104. Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. Hatch) proposed an 
amendment to the bill S. 420, to amend title II, United States Code, 
and for other purposes; as follows:

       At page 80, on line 25, after ``resides)'' insert the 
     following: ``, land the holder of the claim,''.
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  SA 105. Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to the bill S. 420, to amend 
title II, United States Code, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 138, line 19, strike ``5-year'' and insert ``3-
     year''.
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  SA 106. Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment 
to the bill S. 420, to amend title II, United States Code, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 187, line 20, strike ``(25)'' and insert ``(24)''.
       On page 187, line 21, strike ``(26)'' and insert ``(25)''.
       On page 191, strike line 25 and insert the following:
       (2) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by inserting 
     ``and subject to the prior rights of holders of security 
     interests in such goods or the proceeds thereof,'' after 
     ``consent of a creditor,''; and
       On page 192, line 1, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(3)''.
       On page 199, line 4, strike ``through (5)'' and insert 
     ``and (4)''.
       On page 255, line 8, strike ``(26)'' and insert ``(25)''.
       On page 255, line 10, strike ``(27)'' and insert ``(26)''.
       On page 278, line 9, strike ``(28)'' and insert ``(27)''.
       On page 281, line 23, strike ``(28)'' and insert ``(27)''.
       On page 347, line 21, strike ``to, under'' and insert ``to 
     and under''.
       On page 347, line 24, strike ``to, under'' and insert ``to 
     and under''.
       On page 348, line 13, strike ``to, under'' and insert ``to 
     and under''.
       On page 348, line 17, strike ``(27)'' and insert ``(26)''.
       On page 348, line 19, strike ``(28)'' and insert ``(27)''.
       On page 349, line 8, strike ``to, under'' and insert ``to 
     and under''.

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       On page 349, line 21, strike ``(28)'' and insert ``(27)''.
       On page 361, line 23, strike ``(28)'' and insert ``(27)''.
       On page 362, lines 4 and 8, strike ``(28)'' each place it 
     appears and insert ``(27)''.
       On page 385, line 10, strike ``, including'' and insert ``. 
     If the health care business is a long-term care facility, the 
     trustee may appoint''.
       On page 385, line 13, add at the end the following: ``In 
     the event that the trustee does not appoint the State Long-
     Term Care Ombudsman to monitor the quality of patient care in 
     a long-term care facility, the court shall notify the 
     individual who serves as the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman 
     of the name and address of the individual who is 
     appointed.''.
       On page 386, line 12, insert after the first period the 
     following: ``If the individual appointed as ombudsman is a 
     person who is also serving as a State Long-Term Care 
     Ombudsman appointed under title III or title VII of the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3021 et seq., 3058 et seq.), 
     that person shall have access to patient records, consistent 
     with authority spelled out in the Older Americans Act and 
     State laws governing the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman 
     program.''.
       On page 388, line 4, strike ``(28)'' and insert ``(27)''.
       On page 388, line 6, strike ``(29)'' and insert ``(28)''.
       On page 394, strike lines 9 through 13.
       Redesignate sections 1220 through 1223 as sections 1219 
     through 1222, respectively.
       On page 397, strike line 16 and all that follows through 
     page 398, line 12.
       On page 405, line 13, strike ``after'' and insert ``prior 
     to''.
       On page 406, line 5, strike ``after'' and insert ``prior 
     to''.
       Redesignate sections 1225 through 1236 as sections 1223 
     through 1234, respectively.
       Amend the table of contents accordingly.
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  SA 107. Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. Reid) proposed an amendment 
to the bill S. 420, to amend title II, United States Code, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On pase 400, insert between lines 10 and 11 the following:
       (T) One additional bankruptcy judgeship for the district of 
     Nevada, and one for the district of Delaware.
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  SA 108. Mrs. BOXER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 420, to amend 
title II, United States Code, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 10, line 14, after ``right'' insert ``or public'' 
     and
       On page 10, line 17, after ``necessary'' insert ``, and 
     that such expenses are not already accounted for in the 
     Internal Revenue Service Standards referred in section 
     707(b)(2) of this title.''
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  SA 109. Mr. GRASSLEY proposed an amendment to the bill S. 420, to 
amend title II, United States Code, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

                   TITLE XV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1501. REIMBURSEMENT OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
                   MAINTENANCE COSTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later August 1, 2001, the Federal Crop 
     Insurance Corporation shall promulgate final regulations to 
     carry out section 522(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
     U.S.C. 522(b)), without regard to--
       (1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of 
     title 5, United States Code;
       (2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture 
     effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to 
     notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in 
     rulemaking; and
       (3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'').
       (b) Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking.--In carrying 
     out this section, the Corporation shall use the authority 
     provided under section 808 of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Effective Date.--The final regulations promulgated 
     under subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of 
     publication of the final regulations.
       Amend the table of contents accordingly.

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