[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 70 (Tuesday, May 1, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H4295-H4296]
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. 1867

                         Offered By: Mr. Honda

       Amendment No. 1: At the end of section 3, add the following 
     new subsection:
       (h) Global Warming Education.--
       (1) Informal education.--As part of Informal Science 
     Education activities, the Director shall support activities 
     to create informal educational materials, exhibits, and 
     multimedia presentations relevant to global warming, climate 
     science, and greenhouse gas reduction strategies.
       (2) K-12 instructional materials.--As part of Discovery 
     Research K-12 activities, the Director shall support the 
     development of K-12 educational materials relevant to global 
     warming, climate science, and greenhouse gas reduction 
     strategies.

                               H.R. 1867

                    Offered By: Mr. Price of Georgia

       Amendment No. 2: At the end of the bill, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 19. REQUIREMENT OF OFFSETS.

       (a) In General.--No authorization of appropriations made by 
     this Act or other provision of this Act that results in costs 
     to the Federal Government shall be effective except to the 
     extent that this Act provides for offsetting decreases in 
     spending of the Federal Government, such that the net effect 
     of this Act does not either increase the Federal deficit or 
     reduce the Federal surplus.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``deficit'' 
     and ``surplus'' have the meanings given such terms in the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 
     U.S.C. 621 et seq.).

                               H.R. 1867

                        Offered By: Mr. McNerney

       Amendment No. 3: At the end of the bill, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 19. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Director is authorized to establish a 
     new program to award grants on a competitive, merit-reviewed 
     basis to Hispanic-serving institutions to enhance the quality 
     of undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, and 
     technology education at such institutions and to increase the 
     retention and graduation rates of students pursuing 
     associate's or baccalaureate degrees in science, mathematics, 
     engineering, or technology.
       (b) Program Components.--Grants awarded under this section 
     shall support--
       (1) activities to improve courses and curriculum in 
     science, mathematics, engineering, and technology;
       (2) faculty development;
       (3) stipends for undergraduate students participating in 
     research; and
       (4) other activities consistent with subsection (a), as 
     determined by the Director.
       (c) Instrumentation.--Funding for instrumentation is an 
     allowed use of grants awarded under this section.

                               H.R. 1867

                 Offered By: Mr. Campbell of California

       Amendment No. 4: At the end of section 3, insert the 
     following new subsection:
       (h) Reduction.--Each of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated or made available under this section shall be 
     reduced by 1 percent.

                               H.R. 1867

                 Offered By: Mr. Campbell of California

       Amendment No. 5: At the end of section 3, insert the 
     following new subsection:
       (h) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized under this 
     section may be used for research related to--
       (1) archives of Andean Knotted-String Records;
       (2) the accuracy in the cross-cultural understanding of 
     others' emotions;
       (3) bison hunting on the late prehistoric Great Plains;
       (4) team versus individual play;
       (5) sexual politics of waste in Dakar, Senegal;
       (6) social relationships and reproductive strategies of 
     Phayre's Leaf Monkeys; and
       (7) cognitive model of superstitious belief.

                               H.R. 1867

                         Offered By: Mr. Ehlers

       Amendment No. 6: At the end of the bill, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 19. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE MATHEMATICS AND 
                   SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT 
                   OF EDUCATION AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE 
                   FOUNDATION.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) although the mathematics and science education 
     partnership program at the National Science Foundation and 
     the mathematics and science partnership program at the 
     Department of Education practically share the same name, the 
     2 programs are intended to be complementary, not duplicative;
       (2) the National Science Foundation partnership programs 
     are innovative, model reform initiatives that move promising 
     ideas in education from research into practice to improve 
     teacher quality, develop challenging curricula, and increase 
     student achievement in mathematics and science, and Congress 
     intends that the National Science Foundation peer-reviewed 
     partnership programs found to be effective should be put into 
     wider practice by dissemination through the Department of 
     Education partnership programs; and
       (3) the Director of the National Science Foundation and the 
     Secretary of Education should have ongoing collaboration to 
     ensure that the 2 components of this priority effort for 
     mathematics and science education continue to work in concert 
     for the benefit of States and local practitioners nationwide.

                               H.R. 1867

                         Offered By: Mr. Flake

       Amendment No. 7: Strike section 6.

                               H.R. 1867

                         Offered By: Ms. Matsui

       Amendment No. 8: At the end of the bill, insert the 
     following new section:
       At the end of the bill, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 19. COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING FOR SCIENTISTS.

       (a) Grant Supplements for Communications Training.--The 
     Director shall provide grant supplements, on a competitive, 
     merit-reviewed basis, to institutions receiving awards under 
     the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship 
     program.   The grant supplements shall be used to train 
     graduate students in the communication of the substance and 
     importance of their research to nonscientist audiences, 
     including policymakers.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 3 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall transmit a 
     report to the Committee on Science and Technology of the 
     House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, describing how 
     the activities required under subsection (a) have been 
     implemented.   The report shall include data on the number of 
     graduate students trained and the number and size of grant 
     supplements awarded, and a description of the types of 
     activities funded through the grant supplements.

                               H.R. 1867

                   Offered By: Mr. Weldon of Florida

       Amendment No. 9: In section 3(a)(1), strike ``There'' and 
     insert ``Except as provided in paragraph (3), there''.

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       At the end of section 3(a), insert the following new 
     paragraph:
       (3) Limitation.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     the total amount authorized to be appropriated under this 
     subsection shall not exceed the amount actually appropriated 
     for the Foundation for fiscal year 2007 if--
       (A) the total amount appropriated for the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal year 2008 is 
     less than $17,309,400,000;
       (B) the total amount appropriated for the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration Exploration Systems for 
     fiscal year 2008 is less than $3,923,800,000; or
       (C) the total amount appropriated for the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Operations for 
     fiscal year 2008 is less than $6,791,700,000.
       In section 3(b)(1), strike ``There'' and insert ``Except as 
     provided in paragraph (3), there''.

       At the end of section 3(b), insert the following new 
     paragraph:

       (3) Limitation.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), 
     the total amount authorized to be appropriated under this 
     subsection shall not exceed the amount actually appropriated 
     for the Foundation for fiscal year 2008 if--
       (A) the total amount appropriated for the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal year 2009 is 
     less than $17,614,200,000;
       (B) the total amount appropriated for the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration Exploration Systems for 
     fiscal year 2009 is less than $4,312,800,000; or
       (C) the total amount appropriated for the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Operations for 
     fiscal year 2009 is less than $6,710,300,000.

                               H.R. 1867

                 Offered By: Mr. Garrett of New Jersey

       Amendment No. 10: At the end of section 3, add the 
     following new subsection:

       (h) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized under this 
     section may be used for research related to--
       (1) the reproductive aging and symptom experience at 
     midlife among Bangladeshi Immigrants, Sedentees, and White 
     London Neighbors; and
       (2) the diet and social stratification in ancient Puerto 
     Rico.

                               H.R. 1867

                 Offered By: Mr. Garrett of New Jersey

       (h) Reduction.--Each of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated or made available under this section shall be 
     reduced by 0.5 percent.

                               H.R. 1867

                          Offered By: Mr. Kirk

       Amendment No. 12: At the end of the bill, add the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 19. STUDY ON MERCURY LEVELS.

       The Director shall solicit proposals for annual research on 
     mercury levels in each of the Great Lakes, with details on 
     the trend and source of mercury in the water levels and 
     aquatic life.