[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 39 (Thursday, March 5, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S2851]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 665. Mr. BUNNING 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 942, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:


                  investments in energy sector of iran

       Sec. 7093.  (a) None of the amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be made available 
     for the Department of State until the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, submits to 
     Congress a report on investments by foreign companies in the 
     energy sector of Iran since the date of the enactment of the 
     Iran Sanctions Act (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), 
     including information compiled from credible media reports. 
     The report shall include the status of any United States 
     investigations of companies that may have violated the Iran 
     Sanctions Act, including explanations of why the Department 
     of State has not made a determination of whether any such 
     investment constitutes a violation of such Act.
       (b) In this section, the term ``investment'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions 
     Act (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
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  SA 666. Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. 
Risch) 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 115 of division E and insert the following:

     SEC. 115. ROYALTY COLLECTION PROCESS STUDY.

       (a) Study.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior (acting 
     through the Director of the Minerals Management Service) 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall 
     conduct a study of the royalty collection process for coal, 
     other solid minerals, and geothermal resources.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives a report that--
       (1) describes the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) includes any recommendations of the Secretary with 
     respect to ways in which the royalty collection process may 
     be improved.
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  SA 667. Mr. GRASSLEY 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 602, beginning on line 16, strike ``Provided,'' and 
     all that follows through ``fiscal year:'' on line 22.
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  SA 668. 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:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division F, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     no funds shall be made available under this Act to modify the 
     HIV/AIDS funding formulas under title XXVI of the Public 
     Health Service Act.
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  SA 669. Mr. BINGAMAN 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:

       After section 430 of title IV of division E, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 431. NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION.

       (a) Membership of Board of Directors.--Section 403(a) of 
     the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-1(a)) is 
     amended, in the first sentence, by striking ``fifteen 
     Directors'' and inserting ``not more than 30 Directors''.
       (b) Administrative Services and Support.--Section 405 of 
     the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-3) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 410(a)'' and 
     inserting ``section 410''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``section 410(b)'' and 
     inserting ``section 410''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 410 of the 
     National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-8) is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 410. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     of Agriculture to carry out this title $3,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, to be made 
     available to the Foundation to match, on a 1-for-1 basis, 
     private contributions that are made to the Foundation.''.
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  SA 670. Mr. LUGAR 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 942, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:


                   civilian stabilization initiative

       Sec. 7093.  (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title I for the Department of State under the 
     heading ``civilian stabilization initiative'' is hereby 
     increased by $30,000,000.
       (b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     title II for the United States Agency for International 
     Development under the heading ``civilian stabilization 
     initiative'' is hereby reduced by $30,000,000.
       (c)(1) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title I for the Department of State under the 
     heading ``civilian stabilization initiative'', as increased 
     by subsection (a), $30,000,000 may be made available to the 
     United States Agency for International Development for the 
     Agency's portion of the Civilian Stabilization Initiative.
       (2) Of the amount made available to the United States 
     Agency for International Development pursuant to paragraph 
     (1), up to $6,000,000 may be made available to the Office of 
     Surge Administration.
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  SA 671. Mr. LUGAR 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 760, strike lines 1 through 16.
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  SA 672. Ms. SNOWE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her 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 351, lines 2 and 3, strike ``Provided further,'' 
     and all that follows through ``110-140:'' on line 11 and 
     insert the following: ``Provided further, That $2,300,000 is 
     for the Veterans Assistance and Services Program authorized 
     under section 21(n) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     648(n)): Provided further,  That $110,000,000 shall be 
     available to fund grants to small business development 
     centers for performance in fiscal year 2009 or fiscal year 
     2010 as authorized: Provided further, That $3,250,000 is for 
     the Small Business Energy Efficiency Program authorized under 
     section 1203(c) of the Energy Independence and Security Act 
     of 2007 (15 U.S.C. 657h(c)): Provided further, That 
     $3,250,000 is for small business development center grant 
     programs for veterans: Provided further, That $7,000,000 is 
     for the Service Corps of Retired Executives program 
     authorized by section 8(b)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 637(b)(1)): Provided further, That $17,100,000 is for 
     the women's business center program under section 29 of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656): Provided further, That 
     $8,000,000 is for the Office of Trade of the Small Business 
     Administration: Provided further, That $4,000,000 is for the 
     HUBZone program under section 31 of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 657a):''.

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