[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 24, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H4542-H4543]
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. 2590

                        Offered By: Mr. Kucinich

       Amendment No. 4: At the end of title I (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __. The Secretary of Treasury shall establish a 
     commission to oppose the privatization of Social Security, 
     the diversion of Social Security revenues to the stock 
     market, and the reduction of Social Security benefits.

                               H.R. 2590

                  Offered By: Mr. Smith of New Jersey

       Amendment No. 5: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to administer or enforce part 515 of title 31, Code 
     of Federal Regulations (the Cuban Assets Control Regulations) 
     with respect to any travel or travel-related transaction, 
     after the President has certified to Congress that the Cuban 
     Government has released all political prisoners and has 
     returned to the jurisdiction of the United States Government 
     all persons residing in Cuba who are sought by the United 
     States Government for the crimes of air piracy, narcotics 
     trafficking, or murder.

                               H.R. 2590

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 6: At the end of the bill (preceding the 
     short title) insert the following new section:
       Sec. __. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     under this Act shall be made available to any person or 
     entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c).

                               H.R. 2590

                         Offered By: Mr. Rangel

       Amendment No. 7: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce the economic 
     embargo of Cuba, as defined in section 4(7) of the Cuban 
     Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 
     (Public Law 104-114), except those provisions that relate to 
     the denial of foreign tax credits or to the implementation of 
     the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

                               H.R. 2590

                  Offered By: Mr. Hastings of Florida

       Amendment No. 8: Add at the end before the short title the 
     following:
       Sec. 6__. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     revised by increasing the amount provided for ``Federal 
     Election Commission--salaries and expenses'' by $600,000,000 
     and by decreasing each other amount appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act which is not required to be 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of 
     law by such equivalent percentage as is necessary to reduce 
     the aggregate amount appropriated for all such amounts by the 
     amount of the increase provided under this section.

                               H.R. 2590

                         Offered By: Mr. Inslee

       Amendment No. 9. Page 89, strike lines 18 through 20.

                               H.R. 2590

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 10: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following:
       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act for 
     the United States Customs Service may be used to allow the 
     importation into the United States of any good, ware, 
     article, or merchandise on which the United States Customs 
     Service has in effect a detention order, pursuant to section 
     307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, on the basis that the good, 
     ware, article, or merchandise may have been mined, produced, 
     or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor.

                               H.R. 2590

                         Offered By: Mr. Souder

       Amendment No. 11: In title III, in the item relating to 
     ``Federal Drug Control Programs-high intensity drug 
     trafficking areas program'', before the period at the end 
     insert the following:

     : Provided further, That the Director shall reduce by 5 
     percent funds expended in High Intensity Drug Trafficking 
     Areas containing States that permit the use of Schedule I 
     controlled substances under State law in a manner 
     inconsistent with the Controlled Substances Act (Public Law 
     91-513)

                               H.R. 2590

                          Offered By: Mr. Wynn

       Amendment No. 12: At the end of the bill (preceding the 
     short title) insert the following new section:
       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to initiate the process of contracting out, 
     outsourcing, privatizing, or converting any Federal 
     Government services unless such process is carried out in 
     accordance with the requirements regarding public-private 
     competition set forth in OMB Circular A-76.

                                H.R. __

                   [VA and HUD Appropriations, 2002]

                        Offered By: Mr. Andrews

       Amendment No. 1: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __. For an additional amount for the Environmental 
     Protection Agency for grants for the Drinking Water State 
     Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) for State expenses of formulating 
     source water assessment programs under section 1453 of such 
     Act, and the amount otherwise provided in this Act for 
     ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--Management and 
     Administration--Salaries and Expenses'' is hereby reduced by, 
     $85,000,000.

                                H.R. __

                   [VA and HUD Appropriations, 2002]

                        Offered By: Mr. Andrews

       Amendment No. 2: In title III, in the item relating to 
     ``Consumer Product Safety Commission--salaries and 
     expenses'', insert before the period at the end the 
     following:

     : Provided, That, of the amount provided under this heading 
     for nonsalary expenses, $2,500,000 shall not be available for 
     obligation until June 1, 2002

                                H.R. __

                   [VA and HUD Appropriations, 2002]

                        Offered By: Mr. Kleczka

       Amendment No. 3: At the end of title I, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. __. (a) Authority of Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Pharmacies to Dispense Medications to Veterans on 
     Prescriptions Written by Private Practitioners.--Subsection 
     (d) of section 1712 of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Subject to section 1722A of this title, the Secretary 
     shall furnish to a veteran such drugs and medicines as may be 
     ordered on prescription of a duly licensed physician in the 
     treatment of any illness or injury of the veteran.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended by striking the sixth through ninth words.
       (2) The item relating to that section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of that title is 
     amended by striking the sixth through ninth words.

                                H.R. __

                   [VA and HUD Appropriations, 2002]

                         Offered By: Mr. Roemer

       Amendment No. 4: In the item relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF 
     VETERANS AFFAIRS--Veterans Health Administration--medical and 
     prosthetic research'', after the aggregate dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS--
     Departmental Administration--general operating expenses'', 
     after the aggregate dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(increased by $56,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS--
     Departmental Administration--construction, minor projects'', 
     after the aggregate dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS--
     Departmental Administration--grants for construction of state 
     extended care facilities'', after the aggregate dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(increased by $30,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration--human space flight'', after the aggregate 
     dollar amount in the first paragraph, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by [$1,831,300,000,00]) (increased by 
     $300,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration--human space flight'', after the aggregate 
     dollar amount specified in the second paragraph for the 
     development of a crew return vehicle, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by [$275,000,000])''.
       In the item relating to ``National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration--science, aeronautics and technology'', after 
     the aggregate dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``[(reduced by $343,600,000)] (increased by $290,000,000) 
     (increased by $20,000,000) (increased by $6,000,000) 
     (increased by $49,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``National Science Foundation--
     research and related activities'', after the aggregate dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(increased by 
     $405,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``National Science Foundation--
     major research facilities construction and equipment'', after 
     the aggregate dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(increased by $62,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``National Science Foundation--
     education and human resources'', after the aggregate dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(increased by $34,700,000)''.

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       In the item relating to ``National Science Foundation--
     salaries and expenses'', after the aggregate dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(increased by $5,900,000)''.

                                H.R. __

                   [VA and HUD Appropriations, 2002]

                         Offered By: Mr. Roemer

       Amendment No. 5: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration--
       (1) to obligate amounts for the International Space Station 
     in contravention of the cost limitations established by 
     section 202 of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration Authorization Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-391; 42 
     U.S.C. 2451 note); or
       (2) to defer or cancel construction of the Habitation 
     Module, Crew Return Vehicle, or Propulsion Module elements of 
     the International Space Station.