[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 14, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H974-H975]
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. 4939

                         Offered By: Mr. Souder

       Amendment No. 1: In the item relating to ``Drug 
     Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'', after 
     the dollar amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by 
     $25,000,000)''.
       In the item relating to ``International Narcotics and Law 
     Enforcement'', after the dollar amount, insert the following: 
     ``(increased by $25,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 4939

                        Offered By: Mr. Salazar

       Amendment No. 2: In chapter 5 of title I, after the 
     paragraph relating to ``Military Construction, Air Force'', 
     insert the following:

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                      Departmental Administration


                       general operating expenses

       For an additional amount for ``General Operating 
     Expenses'', $70,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this 
     heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

                     Veterans Health Administration


                            medical services

       For an additional amount for ``Medical Services'', 
     $560,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

                               H.R. 4939

                        Offered By: Mr. Hinojosa

       Amendment No. 3: In the item relating to ``Diplomatic and 
     Consular Affairs'', after ``United States Institute of 
     Peace'', insert ``: Provided further, That of the amount made 
     available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be available 
     for the United States Section of the International Boundary 
     Water Commission, United States and Mexico''.

                               H.R. 4939

                        Offered By: Mr. Hinojosa

       Amendment No. 4: At the end of title III (before the short 
     title), add the following new section:

       Sec. 30__. The Secretary of Agriculture shall use 
     $50,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to 
     replenish the fund established by section 32 of the Act of 
     August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), to make payments with 
     respect to emergency disaster assistance for agricultural 
     producers: Provided, That the amounts provided under this 
     section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

                               H.R. 4939

                        Offered By: Mr. Hinojosa

       Amendment No. 5: At the end of chapter 1 of title II, add 
     the following:

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


                 EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM

       For an additional amount for ``Emergency Watershed 
     Protection Program'' to repair damages to the waterways and 
     watersheds resulting from natural disasters, $50,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That the amounts 
     provided under this heading are designated as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th 
     Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
     year 2006.

                               H.R. 4939

                       Offered By: Mr. Jefferson

       Amendment No. 6: In chapter 4 of title II, in the item 
     relating to ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--disaster 
     relief'', after the aggregate dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $2,000,000,000)''.
       In chapter 8 of title II, in the item relating to 
     ``Community Planning and Development--community development 
     fund--(including transfer of funds)'', after the aggregate 
     dollar amount, insert the following: ``(increased by 
     $2,000,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 4939

                       Offered By: Mr. Jefferson

       Amendment No. 7: Page 72, line 18, after the dollar amount 
     insert the following: ``(increased by $1,900,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 4939

                        Offered By: Mr. Doggett

       Amendment No. 8: Page 35, line 20, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(increased by $7,800,000)''.

                               H.R. 4939

                          Offered By: Mr. Paul

       Amendment No. 9: Page 76, after line 20, insert the 
     following:

                               CHAPTER 9

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 2901. (a) For recovery of the State of Texas from the 
     consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 
     2005 season, $546,100,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to be allocated and administered by the Secretary 
     of the Treasury and used only for the State of Texas, as 
     follows:
       (1) $200,000,000, for housing assistance under programs of 
     the Departments of Housing and Urban Development and 
     Agriculture for residents of the State of Texas and for 
     residents of other States affected by the hurricanes who are 
     temporarily residing in Texas and for community development 
     block grant assistance under title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974.
       (2) $100,000,000, for costs of uncompensated health care 
     for victims of the hurricanes and evacuees, for long-term 
     care costs of evacuees remaining in Texas, and for mental 
     health care costs of persons affected by the hurricanes.
       (3) $100,000,000, for reimbursement of costs associated 
     with providing educational services to students who are in 
     Texas as a result of Hurricane Katrina and for repairs to 
     public and higher education facilities damaged by Hurricane 
     Rita.
       (4) $46,000,000, for costs of repairs to bridges, roadways, 
     ports, and channels damaged by Hurricane Rita.
       (5) $59,000,000, for the Corps of Engineers for maintenance 
     costs relating to erosion, waterway dredging, and other 
     related services.
       (6) $50,000,000 for costs of debris removal that are not 
     reimbursable by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for 
     assistance to agricultural areas affected by Hurricane Rita 
     (including timber- and rice-producing areas), and for costs 
     of other unreimbursed repairs to rural and agricultural 
     infrastructure resulting from Hurricane Rita.
       (b) The amounts otherwise provided in title I for the 
     following accounts are hereby reduced by the following 
     amounts:
       (1) ``DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE--
     Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', amounts under 
     paragraph (3) for payments to reimburse certain countries for 
     logistical, military, and other support provided or to be 
     provided, to United States military operations, by 
     $900,000,000.
       (2) ``BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE--Department of State--
     democracy fund'', by $10,000,000.
       (3) ``MILITARY ASSISTANCE--Funds Appropriated to the 
     President--peacekeeping operations'', by $100,000,000.
       (4) ``RELATED AGENCY--Broadcasting Board of Governors--
     international broadcasting operations'', by $7,600,000.
       (5) ``RELATED AGENCY--Broadcasting Board of Governors--
     broadcasting capital improvements'', by $28,500,000.
       (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall consider the 
     $500,000,000 by which the aggregate amount of reductions 
     under subsection (b) exceed the aggregate amount made 
     available under subsection (a) as credit against the Federal 
     deficit for fiscal year 2006.
       (d) The amount provided under subsection (a) is designated 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 
     Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on 
     the budget for fiscal year 2006.

                               H.R. 4939

                         Offered By: Mr. Nadler

       Amendment No. 10: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:

     SEC. __. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ENTRY OF OCEAN SHIPPING 
                   CONTAINERS INTO THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Requirements.--Section 70116 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Requirements Relating to Entry of Ocean Shipping 
     Containers.--

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       ``(1) In general.--An ocean shipping container may enter 
     the United States, either directly or via a foreign port, 
     only if--
       ``(A) the container is scanned with equipment that meets 
     the standards established pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) and a 
     copy of the scan is provided to the Secretary, and
       ``(B) the container is secured with a seal that meets the 
     standards established pursuant to paragraph (2)(B),
     before the container is loaded on the vessel for shipment to 
     the United States.
       ``(2) Standards for scanning equipment and seals.--
       ``(A) Scanning equipment.--The Secretary shall establish 
     standards for scanning equipment required to be used under 
     paragraph (1)(A) to ensure that such equipment uses the best-
     available technology, including technology to scan a 
     container for radiation and density and, if appropriate, for 
     atomic elements.
       ``(B) Seals.--The Secretary shall establish standards for 
     seals required to be used under paragraph (1)(B) to ensure 
     that such seals use the best-available technology, including 
     technology to--
       ``(i) detect any breach into a container;
       ``(ii) identify the time and place of such breach;
       ``(iii) notify the Secretary of such breach before the 
     container enters the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United 
     States; and
       ``(iv) track the time and location of the container during 
     transit to the United States, including by truck, rail, or 
     vessel.
       ``(C) Review and revision.--The Secretary shall review and, 
     if necessary, revise the standards established pursuant to 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) not less than once every two years.
       ``(D) Definition.--In subparagraph (B), the term `Exclusive 
     Economic Zone of the United States' has the meaning given the 
     term `Exclusive Economic Zone' in section 2101(10a) of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out section 70116(c) of title 46, 
     United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this 
     section, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007 
     and each subsequent fiscal year.
       (c) Regulations; Effective Date.--
       (1) Regulations.--
       (A) Interim final rule.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall issue an interim final rule as a temporary regulation 
     to implement section 70116(c) of title 46, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section, not later 
     than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
     without regard to the provisions of chapter 5 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (B) Final rule.--The Secretary shall issue a final rule as 
     a permanent regulation to implement section 70116(c) of title 
     46, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this 
     section, not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, in accordance with the provisions 
     of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code. The final rule 
     issued pursuant to that rulemaking may supersede the interim 
     final rule issued pursuant to subparagraph (A).
       (2) Effective date.--The requirements of section 70116(c) 
     of title 46, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) 
     of this section, apply with respect to any ocean shipping 
     container entering the United States, either directly or via 
     a foreign port, beginning one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

                               H.R. 4939

                       Offered By: Mr. Neugebauer

       Amendment No. 11: At the end of title II, insert the 
     following:

                               CHAPTER 9

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE


                         elimination of funding

       Sec. 2901. Each amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title (other than for ``Office of Inspector 
     General'' in chapter 4 or for ``Department of Justice'' in 
     chapter 7) is hereby reduced to $0.

                               H.R. 4939

                       Offered By: Mr. Neugebauer

       Amendment No. 12: At the end of title II, insert the 
     following:

                               CHAPTER 9

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE


                         elimination of funding

       Sec. 2901. Each amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title is hereby reduced to $0.