[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 107 (Friday, July 27, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H4751-H4752]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  LIMITATION ON AMENDMENTS DURING FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2620, 
DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND 
             INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2002

  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, I believe an agreement has been worked out to 
the satisfaction of both parties. I ask unanimous consent that during 
further consideration of H.R. 2620 in the Committee of the Whole 
pursuant to House Resolution 210----
  One, no amendment to the bill may be offered except:
  Pro forma amendments offered by the chairman or ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees for the 
purpose of debate.
  The amendment printed in House Report 107-164.
  The amendments printed in the Congressional Record numbered 5, 6, 7, 
12, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 30, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 and 46.
  Two amendments by the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank) and 
one amendment by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Traficant) that I have 
placed at the desk.
  One amendment en bloc by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee) 
consisting of the amendments numbered 31, 33, 34 and 35.
  Two, such amendments shall be debatable as follows:
  Except as specified, each amendment shall be debatable for 10 minutes 
only.
  The amendments numbered 6, 12, 24, 39 and 42 shall be debatable for 
20 minutes each.
  The amendments numbered 5 and 37 and one amendment by the gentleman 
from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank) shall be debatable only for 30 minutes 
each.
  The amendment numbered 46 shall be debatable only for 40 minutes.
  Such debate shall be equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
and an opponent.

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  Three, each such amendment shall be offered only by the Member 
designated in this request, the Member who caused it to be printed, or 
a designee, shall be considered as read, shall not be subject to 
amendment, except that the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations, or a designee, each may offer one pro 
forma amendment for the purpose of further debate on any pending 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the 
question in the House or in the whole.
  Four, all points of order are waived against amendment numbered 25.
  Five, the amendment printed in House Report 107-164 may amend 
portions of the bill not yet read.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Bereuter). The Clerk will report the 
amendments.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment Offered by Mr. Frank:
       Page 93, after line 25, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 427. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     hereby revised by reducing the aggregate amount made 
     available for ``Public and Indian Housing--public housing 
     operating fund'', reducing the amount specified under such 
     ``public housing operating fund'' item for the Inspector 
     General for Operation Safe Home, reducing the aggregate 
     amount provided for ``Management and Administration--office 
     of inspector general'', and reducing the amount specified 
     under such ``office of inspector general'' item that is to be 
     provided from the amount earmarked for Operation Safe Home, 
     and none of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
     to fix, establish, charge, or collect mortgage insurance 
     premiums for mortgage insurance made available pursuant to 
     the program under section 221(d)(4) of the National Housing 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d)(4)) in an amount greater than the 
     cost (as such term is defined in section 502 of the Federal 
     Credit Reform Act of 1990) of such program, by $5,000,000.
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       Page 93, after line 25, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 427. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     hereby revised by reducing the aggregate amount made 
     available for ``Public and Indian Housing--public housing 
     operating fund'', reducing the amount specified under such 
     ``public housing operating fund'' item for the Inspector 
     General for Operation Safe Home, reducing the aggregate 
     amount provided for ``Management and Administration--office 
     of inspector general'', and reducing the amount specified 
     under such ``office of inspector general'' item that is to be 
     provided from the amount earmarked for Operation Safe Home, 
     and none of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
     to fix, establish, charge, or

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     collect mortgage insurance premiums for mortgage insurance 
     under title II of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et 
     seq.) made available under any multifamily housing mortgage 
     insurance program affected by the interim rule issued by the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development on July 2, 2001 
     (66 Federal Register 35070; Docket No. FR 4679-I-01), in an 
     amount greater than the cost (as such term is defined in 
     section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990) of such 
     program, by $5,000,000.

  Mr. WALSH (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
that the amendments be considered as read and printed in the Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New York?
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I just do so in 
order to allow the gentleman to make clear to the membership what this 
will mean for all of them for the rest of the day, and what it will 
mean for the further consideration of this bill.
  It is my understanding that this will mean that after we take up the 
Menendez amendment, we will then vote on the accumulated amendments, 
and that there will be no further votes today; that the committee will 
rise, and that we will resume consideration of this bill Monday after 
7, and proceed to completion of the bill Monday evening.
  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. OBEY. I yield to the gentleman from New York.
  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, that is precisely our understanding of this 
agreement.
  Mr. OBEY. I thank the gentleman.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the gentleman from New York and the 
gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Mollohan) for the agreement.
  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Bereuter). Would the gentleman from New 
York specify the Traficant amendment that he intends?
  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, one Traficant amendment is printed and the 
other is not printed yet. It is at the desk. It is his Buy American 
amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment offered 
by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Traficant).
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Traficant:
       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 or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be made available to any person or 
     entity convicted of violating the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 
     10a-10c).

  Mr. WALSH (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
that the amendment be considered as read and printed in the Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the requests of the 
gentleman from New York to dispense with the readings of the three 
unprinted amendments?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the original request 
of the gentleman from New York?
  There was no objection.

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