[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 106 (Thursday, July 26, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H4725-H4726]
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. 2620

                         Offered By: Mr. Barcia

       Amendment No. 24: Page 62, line 21, after the first dollar 
     amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $140,000,000)''.
       Page 64, line 5, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $140,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2620

                         Offered By: Mr. Bishop

       Amendment No. 25: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:

     SEC. ____. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

       Subtitle B of title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5197-5197g) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 629. MINORITY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DEMONSTRATION 
                   PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--The Director shall establish a minority 
     emergency preparedness demonstration program to research and 
     promote the capacity of minority communities to provide data, 
     information, and awareness education by providing grants to 
     or executing contracts or cooperative agreements with 
     eligible nonprofit organizations to establish and conduct 
     such programs.
       ``(b) Activities Supported.--An eligible nonprofit 
     organization may use a grant, contract, or cooperative 
     agreement awarded under this section--
       ``(1) to conduct research into the status of emergency 
     preparedness and disaster response awareness in African 
     American and Hispanic households located in urban, suburban, 
     and rural communities, particularly in those States and 
     regions most impacted by natural and manmade disasters and 
     emergencies; and
       ``(2) to develop and promote awareness of emergency 
     preparedness education programs within minority communities, 
     including development and preparation of culturally competent 
     educational and awareness materials that can be used to 
     disseminate information to minority organizations and 
     institutions.
       ``(c) Eligible Organizations.--A nonprofit organization is 
     eligible to be awarded a grant, contract, or cooperative 
     agreement under this section with respect to a program if the 
     organization is a nonprofit organization that is described in 
     section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
     U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of 
     such Code, whose primary mission is to provide services to 
     communities predominately populated by minority citizens, and 
     that can demonstrate a partnership with a minority-owned 
     business enterprise or minority business located in a HUBZone 
     (as defined in section 3(p) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 632(p))) with respect to the program.
       ``(d) Use of Funds.--A recipient of a grant, contract, or 
     cooperative agreement awarded under this section may only use 
     the proceeds of the grant, contract, or agreement to--
       ``(1) acquire expert professional services necessary to 
     conduct research in communities predominately populated by 
     minority citizens, with a primary emphasis on African 
     American and Hispanic communities;
       ``(2) develop and prepare informational materials to 
     promote awareness among minority communities about emergency 
     preparedness and how to protect their households and 
     communities in advance of disasters;
       ``(3) establish consortia with minority national 
     organizations, minority institutions of higher education, and 
     faith-based institutions to disseminate information about 
     emergency preparedness to minority communities; and
       ``(4) implement a joint project with a minority serving 
     institution, including a part B institution (as defined in 
     section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1061(2))), an institution described in subparagraph (A), (B), 
     or (C) of section 326 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(1)(A), 
     (B), or (C)), and a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined 
     in section 502(a)(5) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5))).
       ``(e) Application and Review Procedure.--To be eligible to 
     receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under 
     this section, an organization must submit an application to 
     the Director at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 
     such information as the Director may reasonably require. The 
     Director shall establish a procedure by which to accept such 
     applications.
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriation.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for 
     fiscal year 2002 and such funds as may be necessary for 
     fiscal years 2003 through 2007. Such sums shall remain 
     available until expended.''.

                               H.R. 2620

                   Offered By: Mr. Davis of Illinois

       Amendment No. 26: In title II, in the item relating to 
     ``Public and Indian Housing--public housing capital fund'', 
     after the aggregate dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $100,000,000)''.
       In title II, in the item relating to ``Public and Indian 
     Housing--revitalization of severely distressed public housing 
     (hope vi)'', after the aggregate dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $100,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2620

                  Offered By: Mr. Hastings of Florida

       Amendment No. 27: In title I, in the paragraph under the 
     heading ``Veterans Health Administration--medical care'' 
     after the first dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2620

                  Offered By: Mr. Hastings of Florida

       Amendment No. 28: Page 7, line 19, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2620

                  Offered By: Mr. Hastings of Florida

       Amendment No. 29:
       Page 21, line 13, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 21, line 24, after the first dollar, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2620

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 30:
       In title III, under the heading ``national and community 
     service programs operating expenses''--
       (1) strike ``orderly termination of the''; and
       (2) strike the proviso at the end.

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                               H.R. 2620

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 31: At the end of title II, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 2____. For an additional amount for providing public 
     housing agencies with tenant-based housing assistance under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f) to provide amounts for incremental assistance under 
     such section 8, and the amount otherwise provided by this 
     title for ``Public and Indian Housing--public housing capital 
     fund'' is hereby reduced by, $100,000,000.

                               H.R. 2620

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 32: In title II, in the item relating to 
     ``Public and Indian Housing--housing certificate fund'', 
     after the aggregate dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $50,000,000)''.
       In title II, in the item relating to ``Public and Indian 
     Housing--housing certificate fund'', after the seventh dollar 
     amount (relating to incremental vouchers), insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $50,000,000)''.
       In title II, in the item relating to ``Public and Indian 
     Housing--housing certificate fund'', after the eighth dollar 
     amount (relating to amounts made available on a fair share 
     basis), insert the following: ``(reduced by $50,000,000)''.
       In title II, in the item relating to ``Community Planning 
     and Development--community development fund'', after the 
     aggregate dollar amount, insert the following: ``(increased 
     by $50,000,000)''.
       In title II, in the item relating to ``Community Planning 
     and Development--community development fund'', after the 
     second dollar amount (relating to the community development 
     block grant program), insert the following: ``(increased by 
     $50,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2620

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 33: In title III, at the end of the matter 
     relating to ``National Aeronautics and Space Administration-
     science, aeronautics and technology'' insert the following: 
     ``Additionally, for the Space Grant program, to promote 
     science, mathematics, and technology education for young 
     people, undergraduate students, women, underrepresented 
     minorities, and persons with disabilities in the State of 
     Texas, for careers in aerospace science and technology, 
     $8,900,000.''.

                               H.R. 2620

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 34: In title III, at the end of the matter 
     relating to ``National Aeronautics and Space Administration-
     science, aeronautics and technology'' insert the following: 
     ``Additionally, for the Minority University Research and 
     Education Program to emphasize partnership awards that 
     leverage the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 
     investment by encouraging collaboration among the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, Historically Black 
     Colleges and Universities, Other Minority Universities, and 
     other university researchers and educators, $58,000,000.''.

                               H.R. 2620

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 35: In title III, at the end of the matter 
     relating to ``National Science Foundation-education and human 
     resources'' insert the following: ``Additionally, for 
     training young scientists and engineers, creating new 
     knowledge, and developing cutting-edge tools that together 
     will fuel economic prosperity and increase social well-being 
     in the years ahead, $662,000,000.''.

                               H.R. 2620

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 36: Page 54, after line 6, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 208. The amounts otherwise provided by this title are 
     revised by increasing the aggregate amount made available for 
     ``Public and Indian Housing--housing certificate fund'', 
     increasing the amount specified under such item for 
     incremental vouchers under section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, reducing the amount specified under such 
     item for rescission from unobligated balances remaining from 
     funds previously appropriated to the Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, increasing the amount made available 
     for ``Community Planning and Development--community 
     development fund'', and increasing the amount specified under 
     such item for the community development block grant program, 
     by $100,000,000, $100,000,000, $324,000,000, $224,000,000, 
     and $224,000,000, respectively.

                               H.R. 2620

                         Offered By: Ms. Pelosi

       Amendment No. 37: Page 92, strike lines 3 through 9.

                               H.R. 2620

                         Offered By: Mr. Rangel

       Amendment No. 38: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following new section:
       Sec. 4____. None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used to implement or enforce the requirement under 
     section 12(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437j(c); relating to community service).

                               H.R. 2620

                       Offered By: Mrs. Tauscher

       Amendment No. 39: In title III, in the matter relating to 
     ``Environmental Protection Agency-state and tribal assistance 
     grants'', after each of the first 2 dollar amounts insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $150,000,000)''.
       In title III, in the matter relating to ``National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration-human space flight'' 
     after the overall dollar amount insert the following: 
     ``(reduced by $150,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2620

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 40: 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. 2620

                         Offered By: Mr. Waxman

       Amendment No. 41: 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 Department of Veterans Affairs to implement 
     any provision of the April 2001 report entitled ``Plan for 
     the Development of a 25-Year General Use Plan for Department 
     of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Healthcare Center''.

                               H.R. 2620

                         Offered By: Mr. Weldon

       Amendment No. 42: Page 47, line 10, after the first dollar 
     amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $50,000,000)''.
       Page 72, line 5, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $50,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2620

                 Offered By: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts

       Amendment No. 43: In title II, in the item relating to 
     ``Community Planning and Development--home investment 
     partnerships act'', strike ``That of the total amount 
     provided under this heading, $200,000,000'' and all that 
     follows through ``as amended: Provided further,''.

                               H.R. 2620

                         Offered By: Ms. Kaptur

       Amendment No. 44: At the end of title II, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 2____. For carrying out the Public and Assisted 
     Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 11901 et 
     seq.) and the functions of the clearinghouse authorized under 
     section 5143 of the Drug-Free Public Housing act of 1988 (42 
     U.S.C. 11922), and the aggregate amount otherwise provided by 
     this title for the ``HOME Investment Partnerships Program'' 
     is hereby reduced by, and the amount provided under such item 
     for the Downpayment Assistance Initiative is hereby reduced 
     by, $175,000,000.

                               H.R. 2620

                         Offered By: Mr. Bonior

       Amendment No. 45: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec. [-]. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     used to delay the national primary drinking water regulation 
     for Arsenic published on January 22, 2001, in the Federal 
     Register (66 Fed.Reg. pages 6976 through 7066, amending parts 
     141 through 142 of title 40 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations) or to propose or finalize a rule to increase the 
     levels of arsenic in drinking water permitted under that 
     regulation.

                               H.R. 2620

                        Offered By: Mr. Menendez

       Amendment No. 46: At the end of the bill, add the following 
     new section:
       ``Sec.  . Funding made available under this Act for 
     salaries and expenses, excluding those made available for the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, are reduced by $25,000,000 and funds made 
     available for ``Environmental Programs and Management'' at 
     the Environmental Protection Agency are increased by 
     $25,000,000 for activities authorized by law: Provided, none 
     of the funds in this Act shall be available by reason of the 
     next to last specific dollar earmark under the heading 
     ``State and Tribal Assistance Grants.''