[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 92 (Thursday, June 28, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H3807-H3808]
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. 2330

                     Offered By: Mr. Brown of Ohio

       Amendment No. 26: In title VI, in the item relating to 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--Food and Drug 
     Administration--salaries and expenses'', insert before the 
     period at the end of the first paragraph the following:

     : Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
     $5,000,000 is available for the purpose of carrying out the 
     responsibilities of the Food and Drug Administration with 
     respect to antibiotic drugs, in addition to other allocations 
     for such purpose made from such total amount

                               H.R. 2330

                     Offered By: Mr. Brown of Ohio

       Amendment No. 27: In title VI, in the item relating to 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--Food and Drug 
     Administration--salaries and expenses'', insert before the 
     period at the end of the first paragraph the following:

     : Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
     $2,500,000 is available for the purpose of carrying out the 
     responsibilities of the Food and Drug Administration with 
     respect to abbreviated applications for the approval of new 
     drugs under section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act, and $250,000 is available under section 
     903(d)(2)(D) of such Act for the purpose of carrying out 
     public information programs regarding drugs with approved 
     such applications, in addition to other allocations for such 
     purposes made from such total amount

                               H.R. 2330

                        Offered By: Ms. DeLauro

       Amendment No. 28: In title I, in the item relating to 
     ``Food Safety and Inspection Service'', insert at the end the 
     following:
       In addition, for the Food Safety and Inspection Service to 
     improve food safety and reduce the incidence of foodborne 
     illnesses, $50,000,000: 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: Provided further, That 
     such amount shall be available only to

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     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, is transmitted by the 
     President to the Congress.
       In title VI, in the item relating to ``Food and Drug 
     Administration--salaries and expenses'', insert at the end 
     the following:
       In addition, for the Food and Drug Administration to 
     improve food safety and reduce the incidence of foodborne 
     illnesses, $163,000,000: 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: Provided further, That 
     such 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, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                               H.R. 2330

                   Offered By: Mr. Smith of Michigan

       Amendment No. 29: Add before the short title at the end the 
     following new section:
       Sec. __. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be used to pay the salaries of 
     personnel of the Department of Agriculture who permit the 
     payment limitation specified in section 1001(2) of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(2)) to be exceeded 
     pursuant to any provision of law, except, in the case of a 
     husband and wife, the total amount of the payments specified 
     in section 1001(3) of that Act that they may receive during 
     the 2001 crop year may not exceed $150,000.