[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 26, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1203-S1204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 4085. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 2663, to reform the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to 
improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the 
effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ------. INDUSTRY-SPONSORED TRAVEL BAN.

       (a) In General.--The Act, as amended by section 30 of this 
     Act, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 42. PROHIBITION ON INDUSTRY-SPONSORED TRAVEL.

       ``(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 
     31, United States Code, no Commissioner or employee of the 
     Commission shall accept payment or reimbursement for travel, 
     subsistence, or related expenses with respect to attendance 
     by a Commissioner or employee at any meeting or similar 
     function relating to official duties of a Commissioner or an 
     employee, from a person--
       ``(1) seeking official action from, doing business with, or 
     conducting activities regulated by, the Commission; or

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       ``(2) whose interests may be substantially affected by the 
     performance or nonperformance of the Commissioner's or 
     employee's official duties.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations for Official 
     Travel.--There are authorized to be appropriated, for each of 
     fiscal years 2009 through 2011, $1,200,000 to the Commission 
     for travel, subsistence, and related expenses necessary in 
     furtherance of the official duties of Commissioners and 
     employees.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents, as 
     amended by section 30 of this Act, is further amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 40 the 
     following:

``Sec. 42. Prohibition on industry-sponsored travel.''.
  SA 4086. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. 
Stevens)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 428, to amend the 
Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 11, strike lines 1 through 7 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(e) FCC Authority To Require 9-1-1 Service.--The 
     Commission may require any provider of a voice service that 
     is a substitute for telephone exchange service (as defined in 
     section 3(47) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     153(47))) to provide 9-1-1 service, including enhanced 9-1-1 
     service, to its subscribers. Nothing in this subsection shall 
     limit or otherwise affect the authority of the Commission 
     under the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et 
     seq.).''.
       On page 11, beginning in line 12, strike ``that term'' and 
     insert ``the term `Interconnected VoIP Service' ''.
       On page 11, beginning in line 14, strike ``(47 C.F.R. 9.3), 
     as those regulations may be amended by the Commission from 
     time to time.'' and insert ``(47 C.F.R. 9.3).''.
       On page 18, strike lines 8 through 17 and insert the 
     following:
       (b) Availability of PSAP Information.--The Federal 
     Communications Commission may compile a list of public safety 
     answering point contact information, as well as contact 
     information for 9-1-1 component providers, for the purpose of 
     assisting IP-enabled voice service providers and others in 
     complying with this Act and section 158(d) of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942(d)) as amended by subsection 
     (a), and may make any portion of such information available 
     to the public if such availability would improve public 
     safety.
       On page 19, line 13, insert ``Federal Communications'' 
     after ``The''
       On page 20, after line 9, insert the following:
       Sec. 7. Section 2301 of the Implementing Recommendations of 
     the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (47 U.S.C. 901 note) is 
     amended by striking ``the `Improving Emergency Communications 
     Act of 2007'.'' and inserting ``the `911 Modernization 
     Act'.''.

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