[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 4, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2776-S2778]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 640. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     none of the funds made available in Title II of Division C 
     under the heading ``Juvenile Justice Programs'' under the 
     heading ``Office of Justice Programs'' may be used for the At 
     the Park After Dark Gang Prevention Program in California 
     through a congressionally directed spending initiative and 
     the amount made available under that heading is reduced by 
     $50,000.

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  SA 641. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     none of the funds made available in Title II of Division C 
     under the heading ``State and Local Law Enforcement 
     Assistance'' under the heading ``Office of Justice Programs'' 
     may be used for a tattoo removal violence prevention outreach 
     program in California through a congressionally directed 
     spending initiative and the amount made available under that 
     heading is reduced by $200,000.

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  SA 642. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VII in Division A, before the short 
     title, insert the following:
       Sec. 7__.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     section 726 of this title shall have no effect.
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  SA 643. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VII in Division A, before the short 
     title, insert the following:
       Sec. 7__.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     none of the funds made available under the heading ``salaries 
     and expenses'' under the heading ``Agricultural Research 
     Service'' in title I may be used for a honey bee laboratory 
     in Texas through a congressionally directed spending 
     initiative and the amount made available under that heading 
     is reduced by $1,762,000.
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  SA 644. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION OF USE OF FUNDS TO TEACH SCIENTISTS TO 
                   TALK TO THE PRESS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act--
       (1) none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in title III of division F, under the heading 
     ``Higher Education'' may be available for Stony Brook 
     University School of Journalism in New York through a 
     congressionally directed spending initiative; and
       (2) the amount made available under such heading shall be 
     reduced by $214,000.
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  SA 645. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 427, lines 10 and 11, strike ``$6,590,000, to 
     remain available until expended'' and insert ``$5,090,000, to 
     remain available until expended:  Provided, That no amounts 
     made available under this heading shall be made available for 
     the California National Historic Trail Interpretive Center''.
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  SA 646. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VII in Division A, before the short 
     title, insert the following:
       Sec. 7__. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, none of the funds made available under this Act may be 
     used for congressionally directed spending initiative related 
     to--
       (1) the Virus-Free Wine Grape Cultivars or Wine/Grape 
     Foundation Block in Washington;
       (2) the Viticulture Consortium in California, New York, or 
     Pennsylvania;
       (3) the Center for Advanced Viticulture and Tree Crop 
     Research in California; or
       (4) the Center for Grape Genetics in New York.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     amount made available under the heading ``salaries and 
     expenses'' under the heading ``Agricultural Research 
     Service'' in title I is reduced by $1,677,000.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     amount made available under the heading ``research and 
     education activities'' under the heading ``Cooperative State 
     Research, Education, and Extension Service'' in title I is 
     reduced by $4,384,000.
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  SA 647. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division B, add the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION OF USE OF FUNDS FOR ANTI-BULLYING 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act--
       (1) none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in title II of division B, under the heading 
     ``juvenile justice programs'' may be available for the Self-
     Determination Anti-Bullying in Lifetown in Michigan through a 
     congressionally directed spending initiative; and
       (2) the amount made available under such heading shall be 
     reduced by $820,000.
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  SA 648. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

         At the appropriate place, insert the following:
         Sec. __.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, section 110 of title I of division B shall have no 
     effect.
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  SA 649. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 221 of division F.
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  SA 650. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

         At the appropriate place, insert the following:
         Sec. __.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, none of the funds appropriated under this Act may be 
     used to repeal or amend part 88 of title 45, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
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  SA 651. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITION OF USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO STUDY, 
                   RECOMMEND, OR IMPLEMENT A NEW METHOD OF 
                   TAXATION BASED ON VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of 
     the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
     Act may be used to study, recommend, or implement a new 
     method of taxation based on vehicle miles traveled.
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  SA 652. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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       On page 823, beginning on line 12, strike ``may be used to 
     pay'' and all that follows through ``practice abortions'' on 
     line 14 and insert ``may be made available for any private, 
     nongovernmental, or multilateral organization that performs 
     or actively promotes abortion as a method of birth control''.

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  SA 653. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VI of division D, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  No funds made available under this Act shall be 
     used to ensure compliance with the requirements of subchapter 
     IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, or any 
     other provision of law requiring prevailing wages to be paid.
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  SA 654. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR 2010 CENSUS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act for 
     the 2010 Census shall be used in a nonpartisan fashion 
     preserving the integrity and independence of the census 
     process, and no such funds shall be used by the Executive 
     Office of the President or other political officials to 
     interfere with the conduct of the 2010 Census or to 
     manipulate the census process for partisan gain.
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  SA 655. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 183, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PREVENTION OF CONGRESSIONAL REAPPORTIONMENT 
                   DISTORTIONS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may 
     be used in conducting the 2010 Census to include aliens who 
     are in the United States in violation of the immigration laws 
     of the United States for purposes of tabulating population 
     for the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among 
     the several States.
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  SA 656. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VI of division D, add the following:

     SEC. 6__. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR EMINENT DOMAIN.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
     made available by this Act shall be used for any exercise of 
     eminent domain for the purpose of taking from a private 
     individual or entity an interest in property for transfer of 
     ownership of, or a leasehold interest in, the interest to 
     another private individual or entity.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     transfer of an interest in property for--
       (1) use by a public utility;
       (2) a road or other right-of-way open to the public or 
     common carriers for transportation;
       (3) an aqueduct, pipeline, or similar use;
       (4) a prison or hospital; or
       (5) any use relating to, and that occurs during, a national 
     emergency or national disaster declared by the President 
     under Federal law.
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  SA 657. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     Federal funds may not be made available to the Palestinian 
     Authority, any Federal Government agency, or other entity 
     receiving any foreign assistance from the United States for 
     humanitarian relief, reconstruction, or assistance in the 
     Gaza Strip until the Secretary of State certifies to Congress 
     that none of the United States foreign assistance is being 
     used to provide material support or resources, training, or 
     expert advice or assistance (as such terms are defined in 
     section 2339A(b) of title 18, United States Code) to a 
     terrorist organization (as defined in section 2339B(g)(6) of 
     title 18, United States Code).
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  SA 658. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 1120, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:


            detention of individuals at guantanamo bay, cuba

       Sec. 414.  (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be used to construct, modify, 
     or otherwise enhance any facility in the United States or its 
     territories to house any individual held at the detainee 
     complex at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Notwithstanding section 3 of this Act, for purposes of 
     this section, the term ``this Act'' shall be treated as 
     referring to divisions A through J of this Act.
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  SA 659. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In title V of division B, insert after section 530 the 
     following:


 prohibition on use of funds to construct or enhance facilities in the 
        united states to house detainees at guantanamo bay, cuba

       Sec. 531.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 
     may be obligated or expended to construct, modify, or 
     otherwise enhance any facility in the United States or its 
     territories to house any individual currently held at the 
     detainee complex at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
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  SA 660. Mr. VOINOVICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 444, line 21, insert ``, of which $2,000,000 shall 
     be available for Cuyahoga Valley National Park, of which 
     $1,500,000 shall be available for emergencies and hardships, 
     of which $1,500,000 shall be available for inholdings,'' 
     before ``and of which''.
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  SA 661. Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Barrasso) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making 
omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. CABIN USER FEES.

       Title VI of the Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 2000 (16 
     U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 615. DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title, this title shall not be implemented until January 
     1, 2010.
       ``(b) Payments for 2009.--For fiscal year 2009, cabin user 
     fees shall be equal to the fee applicable for fiscal year 
     2008, as adjusted under section 614(a).''.
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  SA 662. Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Enzi) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 410, after line 2, insert the following:
       Sec. 753.  None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be used by the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe 
     any rule, regulation, policy, doctrine, standard, guideline, 
     or other requirement that has the purpose or effect of 
     reinstating or repromulgating (in whole or in part)the 
     requirement that broadcasters present or ascertain opposing 
     viewpoints on issues of public importance, commonly referred 
     to as the ``Fairness Doctrine'', as such doctrine was 
     repealed in In re Complaint of Syracuse Peace Council against 
     Television Station WTVH, Syracuse New York, 2 FCC Rcd. 5043 
     (1987).
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  SA 663. Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making 
omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 451, strike lines 3 through 9.
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  SA 664. Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Ms. Stabenow) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
1105,

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making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 679, after line 22, add the following:
       Sec. 524. Trade Adjustment Assistance for Communities.--
       (a) Appropriations for Trade Adjustment Assistance for 
     Communities.--There are appropriated--
       (1) $60,000,000 to the Economic Development Administration 
     of the Department of Commerce to carry out the trade 
     adjustment assistance for communities program under 
     subchapter A of chapter 4 of the Trade Act of 1974;
       (2) $20,000,000 to the Secretary of Labor to carry out the 
     Community College and Career Training Grant Program under 
     subchapter B of chapter 4 of the Trade Act of 1974; and
       (3) $20,000,000 to the Secretary of Labor to carry out the 
     Industry or Sector Partnership Grant Program for Communities 
     Impacted by Trade under subchapter C of chapter 4 of the 
     Trade Act of 1974.
       (b) Offsets.--
       (1) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     title V of division D under the heading ``limitations on 
     availability of revenue'' under the heading ``federal 
     buildings fund'' under the heading ``real property 
     activities'' under the heading ``General Services 
     Administration'' is decreased by $50,000,000.
       (2) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     title IV of this division under the heading ``limitation on 
     administrative expenses'' under the heading ``Social Security 
     Administration'' is decreased by $50,000,000.

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