[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 160 (Monday, October 22, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S13202]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3447. Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Biden) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3043, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, there shall be made available under this Act a total of 
     $7,500,000 for the National Violent Death Reporting System 
     within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
        (b) Amounts made available under this Act for travel and 
     administrative expenses for the Department of Labor, the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department 
     of Education shall be further reduced on a pro rata basis by 
     the percentage necessary to decrease the overall amount of 
     such spending by $7,500,000.
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  SA 3448. Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3325 proposed by Mr. 
Harkin (for himself and Mr. Specter) to the bill H.R. 3043, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:
       Sec. __. (a) The amount made available under the heading 
     ``aging services programs'' under the heading 
     ``Administration on Aging'' in this title shall be increased 
     by $10,000,000 of which--
       (1) $5,000,000 shall be used to carry out part B of title 
     III of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030d) for 
     fiscal year 2008 (for supportive services and senior centers 
     to allow area agencies on aging to account for projected 
     growth in the population of older individuals, and 
     inflation);
       (2) $2,000,000 shall be used to carry out part C of title 
     III of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3030d-21 et seq.) for fiscal year 
     2008 (for congregate and home-delivered nutrition services to 
     help account for increased gas and food costs); and
       (3) $3,000,000 shall be used to carry out part E of title 
     III of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3030s et seq.) for fiscal year 
     2008 (for the National Family Caregiver Support Program to 
     fund the program at the level authorized for that program 
     under that Act (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.)).
       (b)(1) The 3 amounts described in paragraph (2) shall be 
     reduced on a pro rata basis, to achieve a total reduction of 
     $10,000,000.
       (2) The amounts referred to in paragraph (1) are--
       (A) the amount made available under the heading ``salaries 
     and expenses'' under the heading ``Departmental Management'' 
     in title I, for administration or travel expenses;
       (B) the amount made available under the heading ``general 
     departmental management'' under the heading ``Office of the 
     Secretary'' in this title, for administration or travel 
     expenses; and
       (C) the amount made available under the heading ``program 
     administration'' under the heading ``Departmental 
     Management'' in title III, for administration or travel 
     expenses.

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