[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 87 (Monday, June 27, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H5252-H5253]
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. 3057

                        Offered By: Mr. Simpson

       Amendment No. 1: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:

                TITLE VI--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS


   Prohibition on use of funds by the Export-Import Bank to support 
               exports to the People's Republic of China

       Sec. 601. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to 
     guarantee, insure, extend credit, or participate in the 
     extension of credit in connection with the purchase or lease 
     of any product by--
       (1) the People's Republic of China or any agency or 
     national thereof; or
       (2) any other foreign country, or agency or national 
     thereof, if the product to be purchased or leased by such 
     other country, agency, or national is, to the knowledge of 
     the Export-Import Bank of the United States, principally for 
     use in, or sale or lease to, the People's Republic of China.

                               H.R. 3057

                        Offered By: Mr. Bonilla

       Amendment No. 2: Page 4, line 9, before the period insert 
     the following:

     ``: Provided further, That, of the amounts provided under 
     this heading, $7,000,000 shall not be available for 
     obligation until the head of the Office of Inspector General 
     in the Export-Import Bank of the United States is appointed 
     and confirmed pursuant to section 3 of the Inspector General 
     Act of 1978''.

                               H.R. 3057

                        Offered By: Mr. Kucinich

       Amendment No. 3: Page 132, after line 13, insert the 
     following:


limitation on International Military Education and Training assistance 
                             for Guatemala

       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act under 
     the heading ``international military education and training'' 
     may be used to provide assistance for Guatemala.

                               H.R. 3057

                         Offered By: Mr. Royce

       Amendment No. 4: Page 34, line 18, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(increased by $7,000,000) (reduced by 
     $7,000,000)''.

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                               H.R. 3057

                 Offered By: Mr. Garrett of New Jersey

       Amendment No. 5: Page 132, after line 13, insert the 
     following:


  limitation on funds relating to attendance of Federal employees at 
            conferences occurring outside the United States

       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more 
     than 50 Federal employees at any single conference occurring 
     outside the United States.

                               H.R. 3057

                        Offered By: Mr. McGovern

       Amendment No. 6: Page 31, line 7, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(reduced by $100,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3058

                        Offered By: Mr. Gingrey

       Amendment No. 1: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. 948. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to provide assistance under the community development 
     block grant program under title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) 
     for any private economic development project (including 
     assistance for any project under paragraph (17) of section 
     105(a) of such Act) involving the obtaining of property by 
     the exercise of the power of eminent domain.

                               H.R. 3058

                        Offered By: Mr. Gingrey

       Amendment No. 2: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. 948. None of the funds made available in this Act for 
     the community development block grant program under title I 
     of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
     U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) may be used to provide assistance under 
     paragraph (17) of section 105(a) of such Act for any economic 
     development project involving the obtaining of property by 
     the exercise of the power of eminent domain.

                               H.R. 3058

                   Offered By: Mr. Al Green of Texas

       Amendment No. 3: Page 91, line 8, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(increased by $7,700,000)''.
       Page 91, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $3,900,000)''.
       Page 92, line 23, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $7,700,000)''.