[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 93 (Monday, June 23, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H5714-H5715]
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. 2555

                        Offered By: Mr. Manzullo

       Amendment No. 1: 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 Secretary of Homeland Security to enter into a 
     contract for the procurement of manufactured articles, 
     materials, or supplies unless section 2 of the Buy American 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 10a) is applied to such procurement by 
     substituting ``at least 65 percent'' for ``substantially 
     all''.

                               H.R. 2555

                        Offered By: Mrs. Maloney

       Amendment No. 2: In title II, in the item ``OFFICE FOR 
     DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS--Domestic Preparedness'', in paragraph 
     (4) after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by 
     $300,000,000)''.
       In title III, in the item ``Disaster Relief (including 
     transfer of funds)'', after the first dollar amount insert 
     ``(reduced by $300,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2555

                        Offered By: Mrs. Maloney

       Amendment No. 3: In title II in the item ``OFFICE FOR 
     DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS--Domestic Preparedness'', in paragraph 
     (4), after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by 
     $300,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2555

                         Offered By: Mr. Engel

       Amendment No. 4: In title II, in the item ``OFFICE FOR 
     DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS--Domestic Preparedness''--
       (1) in paragraph (1), after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(reduced by $500,000,000)''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4), after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $500,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2555

                         Offered By: Mr. Engel

       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 to issue a certification of offsite emergency 
     evacuation plans of nuclear power plants.

                               H.R. 2555

                        Offered By: Ms. Baldwin

       Amendment No. 6: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act shall 
     be used to enter into any contract to develop, lease, or 
     procure Coast Guard vessels in the National Security Cutter 
     class or Offshore Patrol Cutter class unless the main 
     propulsion diesel engines are manufactured in the United 
     States by a domestically operated entity. The Secretary of

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     Homeland Security may waive the restriction in the preceding 
     sentence on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate that--
       (1) adequate amounts of such components are not available 
     from a domestically operated entity to meet requirements on a 
     timely basis;
       (2) such a contract is necessary to acquire capability for 
     national security purposes; or
       (3) there exists a significant cost or quality difference 
     between components manufactured in the United States and 
     components manufactured outside the United States.

                               H.R. 2555

                        Offered By: Mr. LoBiondo

       Amendment No. 7: In title II, in the item ``IMMIGRATION AND 
     CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT--Air and Marine Interdiction'', after the 
     dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
       In title II, in the item ``TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
     ADMINISTRATION--Aviation Security''--
       (1) after the first dollar amount insert ``(reduced by 
     $10,000,000)''; and
       (2) after the fourth dollar amount insert ``(reduced by 
     $10,000,000)''.
       In title II, in the item ``TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
     ADMINISTRATION--Administration'', after the dollar amount 
     insert ``(reduced by $36,000,000)''.
       In title IV, in the item ``CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION 
     SERVICES--Operating Expenses'', after the dollar amount 
     insert ``(reduced by $12,000,000)''.
       In title IV, in the item ``UNITED STATES COAST GUARD--
     Operating Expenses'', after the first dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $35,000,000)''.
       In title IV, in the item ``UNITED STATES COAST GUARD--
     Acquisitions, Construction, and Improvements''--
       (1) after the first dollar amount insert ``(increased by 
     $75,000,000)''; and
       (2) after the sixth dollar amount insert ``(increased by 
     $75,000,000)''.
       In title IV, in the item ``SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY--
     Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations'', after 
     the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $47,000,000)''.