[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 112 (Thursday, July 23, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H8709-H8710]
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. 3293

                   Offered By: Mr. Kline of Minnesota

       Amendment No. 1: Page 2, line 19, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(reduced by $195,000,000)''.
       Page 6, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $195,000,000)''.
       Page 8, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $50,000,000)''.
       Page 8, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $130,000,000)''.
       Page 8, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $15,000,000)''.
       Page 43, line 16, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $300,000,000)''.
       Page 43, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $300,000,000)''.
       Page 84, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $100,000,000)''.
       Page 84, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $100,000,000)''.
       Page 86, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $148,000,000)''.
       Page 87, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $38,000,000)''.
       Page 91, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,150,000)''.
       Page 91, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,150,000)''.
       Page 94, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $88,000,000)''.
       Page 94, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $4,400,000)''.
       Page 94, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $83,600,000)''.
       Page 95, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $88,000,000)''.
       Page 107, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $111,615,000)''.
       Page 107, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $8,997,000)''.
       Page 107, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $102,618,000)''.
       Page 107, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $21,607,000)''.
       Page 107, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $7,500,000)''.
       Page 107, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 108, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,210,000)''.
       Page 108, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $47,139,000)''.
       Page 109, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $9,208,000)''.
       Page 109, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,188,000)''.

                               H.R. 3293

                        Offered By: Mr. Kingston

       Amendment No. 2: Page 14, line 11, insert before the period 
     the following: ``Provided, That not less than $20,000,000 
     shall be used for technology-based overpayment prevention, 
     detection, and collection infrastructure investments to 
     conduct such reviews''.

                               H.R. 3293

                         Offered By: Mr. Buyer

       Amendment No. 3: Page 29, line 7, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(increased by $10,359,000)''.
       Page 28, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $10,359,000)''.
       Page 107, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $10,359,000)''.
       Page 107, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $10,359,000)''.

                               H.R. 3293

                         Offered By: Mr. Buyer

       Amendment No. 4: Page 29, line 7, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(increased by $12,670,000)''.
       Page 107, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $12,670,000)''.
       Page 107, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $12,670,000)''.

                               H.R. 3293

                          Offered By: Mr. Cao

       Amendment No. 5: Page 44, line 4, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(reduced by $17,000,000)''.
       Page 47, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $17,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3293

                          Offered By: Mr. Cao

       Amendment No. 6: Page 84, line 17, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(increased by $30,000,000)''.
       Page 94, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $16,000,000)''.
       Page 94, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $16,000,000)''.
       Page 102, line 7, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $14,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3293

                         Offered By: Mr. Buyer

       Amendment No. 7: Page 97, line 18, after the first dollar 
     amount, insert the following: ``(increased by $16,000,000)''.
       Page 107, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $16,000,000)''.
       Page 107, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $16,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 3293

                        Offered By: Mr. Lamborn

       Amendment No. 8: Page 110, strike line 23 and all that 
     follows through page 12, line 16.

                               H.R. 3293

                    Offered By: Mr. Broun of Georgia

       Amendment No. 9: At the end of the bill, before the short 
     title, insert the following:
       Sec. __ None of the funds made available under this Act may 
     be used to fund Presidential Rank Award payments for 
     Distinguished Executive or Meritorious Executive award 
     recipients.

                               H.R. 3293

                    Offered By: Mr. Broun of Georgia

       Amendment No. 10: At the end of the bill, before the short 
     title, insert the following:
       Sec. __ Appropriations made in this Act are hereby reduced 
     by 0.05 percent.

                               H.R. 3293

                   Offered By: Mr. Burton of Indiana

       Amendment No. 11: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title) insert the following:
       Sec. 524.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used in contravention of the Defense of Marriage Act 
     (Public law 104-199).

                               H.R. 3293

                          Offered By: Mr. Camp

       Amendment No. 12: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by any entity receiving funds under this Act, other 
     than the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to alter 
     Medicare reimbursement rates under part A or B of title XVIII 
     of the Social Security Act.

                               H.R. 3293

                         Offered By: Mr. Cantor

       Amendment No. 13: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. 524. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     under this Act may be used by the Corporation for Public 
     Broadcasting to find that the broadcast of a religious 
     service by a recipient of Community Service Grants is in 
     violation of the eligibility criteria for community service 
     grants.

                               H.R. 3293

                         Offered By: Mr. Carter

       Amendment No. 14: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to promulgate, amend, or repeal any regulation 
     pursuant to the Federal Family Education Loan program under 
     part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1071 et seq.).

                               H.R. 3293

                   Offered By: Mr. Gingrey of Georgia

       Amendment No. 15: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to establish or implement any requirement that an 
     individual receive vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV) 
     as a condition of school admittance or matriculation.

                               H.R. 3293

                   Offered By: Mr. Gingrey of Georgia

       Amendment No. 16: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. 524.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to implement subsections (a) and (c) of section 7131 
     of title 5, United States Code.

                               H.R. 3293

                         Offered By: Mr. Graves

       Amendment No. 17: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to promulgate, issue, implement, administer, or 
     enforce any regulation that requires an owner of a small 
     business concern as defined in section 3 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) to offer a health benefits plan 
     to an employee.

                               H.R. 3293

                        Offered By: Ms. Jenkins

       Amendment No. 18: Add at the end, before the short title, 
     the following new section:
       Sec. __.  Section 1820(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4(c)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting 
     ``, or was located in such a rural area at the time that the 
     hospital was originally designated as a critical access 
     hospital under this paragraph (but subsequently such a rural 
     area was redesignated as an urban area, as defined in section 
     1886(d)(2)(D)),'' after ``(or equivalent unit of local 
     government) in a rural area (as defined in section 
     1886(d)(2)(D))''.

                               H.R. 3293

                  Offered By: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas

       Amendment No. 19: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. 524.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to fund the defense of the case Brian Hall et al v. 
     Leavitt et al (case number 1:2008cv01715) being heard in 
     United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

                               H.R. 3293

                      Offered By: Mr. King of Iowa

       Amendment No. 20: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:

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       Sec. 524.  None of the funds made available in this Act 
     shall be made available to the Association of Community 
     Organizations for Reform Now, Acorn Beneficial Assoc., Inc., 
     Arkansas Broadcast Foundation, Inc., Acorn Children's 
     Beneficial Assoc., Arkansas Community Housing Corp., Acorn 
     Community Land Assoc., Inc., Acorn Community Land Assoc. of 
     Illinois, Acorn Community Land Association of Louisiana, 
     Acorn Community Land Assoc. of Pennsylvania, ACORN Community 
     Labor Organizing Center, ACORN Beverly LLC, ACORN Canada, 
     ACORN Center for Housing, ACORN Housing Affordable Loans LLC, 
     Acorn Housing 1 Associates, LP, Acorn Housing 2 Associates, 
     LP, ACORN Housing 3 Associates LP, ACORN Housing 4 
     Associates, L.P., ACORN International, ACORN VOTES, Acorn 
     2004 Housing Development Fund Corporation, ACRMW, ACSI, Acorn 
     Cultural Trust, Inc., American Environmental Justice Project, 
     Inc., ACORN Fund, Inc., Acorn Fair Housing Organization, 
     Inc., Acorn Foster Parents, Inc., Agape Broadcast Foundation 
     Inc., Acorn Housing Corporation, Arkansas Acorn Housing 
     Corporation, Acorn Housing Corp. of Arizona, Acorn Housing 
     Corp. of Illinois, Acorn Housing Corp. of Missouri, New 
     Jersey ACORN Housing Corporation, Inc., AHCNY, Acorn Housing 
     Corp. of Pennsylvania, Texas ACORN Housing Corporation, Inc., 
     American Institute for Social Justice, Acorn law for 
     Education, Rep. & Training, Acorn Law Reform Pac, Affiliated 
     Media Foundation Movement, Albuquerque Minimum Wage 
     Committee, Acorn National Broadcasting Network, Arkansas New 
     Party, Arkansas Acorn Political Action Committee, Association 
     for Rights of Citizens, Acorn Services, Inc., Acorn 
     Television in Action for Communities, Acorn Tenants' Union, 
     Inc., Acorn Tenant Union Training & Org. Project, AWA, 
     Baltimore Organizing Support Center, Inc., Bronx Parent 
     Leadership, Baton Rouge ACORN Education Project, Inc., Baton 
     Rouge Assoc. of School Employees, Broad Street Corporation, 
     California Acorn Political Action Committee, Citizens Action 
     Research Project, Council Beneficial Association, Citizens 
     Campaign for Fair Work, Living Wage Etc., Citizens 
     Consulting, Inc., California Community Network, Citizens for 
     April Troope, Clean Government Pac, Chicago Organizing and 
     Support Center, Inc., Council Health Plan, Citizens Services 
     Society, Campaign For Justice at Avondale, CLOC, Community 
     and Labor for Baltimore, Chief Organizer Fund, Colorado 
     Organizing and Support Center, Community Real Estate 
     Processing, Inc., Campaign to Reward Work, Citizens Services 
     Incorporated, Elysian Fields Corporation, Environmental 
     Justice Training Project, Inc., Franklin Acorn Housing 
     Corporation, Flagstaff Broadcast Foundation, Floridians for 
     All PAC, Fifteenth Street Corporation, Friends of Wendy Foy, 
     Greenwell Springs Corporations, Genevieve Stewart Campaign 
     Fund, Hammurabi Fund, Houston Organizing Support Center, 
     Hospitality Hotel and Restaurant Org. Council, Iowa ACORN 
     Broadcasting Corp., Illinois Home Day Care Workers 
     Association, Inc., Illinois Acorn Political Action Committee, 
     Illinois New Party, Illinois New Party Political Committee, 
     Institute for Worker Education, Inc., Jefferson Association 
     of Parish Employees, Jefferson Association of School 
     Employees, Johnnie Pugh Campaign Fund, Louisiana ACORN 
     Political Action Committee, Louisiana Acorn Fair Housing, 
     Inc., Labor Neighbor Research & Training Center, Inc., 
     Service Employee Int UNION L100, Local 100 Health and Warfare 
     Fund, Local 100 Political Action Committee, Local 100 
     Retirement Plan, Service Employees International Union L880, 
     Local 880 SEIU Political Action Committee, Local 880 SEIU 
     Power Political Action Committee, Massachusetts ACORN 
     Political Action Committee, Maryland ACORN Political Action 
     Committee, Mott Haven ACORN Housing Development Fund, Mutual 
     Housing Association of New York, Inc., MHANY A/A/F 
     Neighborhood Restore HDFC, MHANY 2003 Housing Development 
     Fund Corporation, Missouri Home Day Care Workers Association, 
     Inc., McClellan Multi Family Corporation, Minnesota ACORN 
     Political Action Committee, Neighbors for Athelia Ray, 
     Neighbors for Maria Torres, Neighbors for Ted Thomas, New 
     Mexico ACORN Fair Housing, Inc., New Mexico ACORN Political 
     Action Committee, New Mexico Organizing Support Center, New 
     Orleans Campaign for a, New York Agency for Community 
     Affairs, Inc., New York Acorn Political Action Committee, New 
     York Organizing and Support Center, Oregon ACORN Political 
     Action Committee, Pennsylvania ACORN Political Action 
     Committee, Pugh Election Committee, People's Equipment 
     Resource Corporation, Progressive Houston, Pennsylvania 
     Institute for Community Affairs, Inc., Phoenix Organizing and 
     Support Center, Inc., Progressive St. Louis, Referendum 
     Committee for an Accountable Future, Rhode Island APAC, Sixth 
     Avenue Corporation, San Jacinto Street Corp, St. Louis 
     Organizing and Support Center, Inc., St. Louis Tax Reform 
     Group, Inc., Service Workers Action Team, Texas United City-
     County Employees, Texas United School Employees, Inc., United 
     Security Workers for America, Local, Volunteers for America, 
     Inc., Voting for America, Inc., Washington ACORN Political 
     Action Committee, WARN, Working Families Association, Inc., 
     Wal-Mart Workers Association, 385 Palmetto or 650 Political 
     Action Committee.

                               H.R. 3293

                  Offered By: Mr. Lewis of California

       Amendment No. 21: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     promulgate, issue, implement, administer, or enforce any 
     regulation with respect to a program of health insurance not 
     in existence as of July 15, 2009.

                               H.R. 3293

                         Offered By: Mr. Tiahrt

       Amendment No. 22: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to make coverage or reimbursement decisions resulting 
     from comparative effectiveness research in any health 
     insurance plan administered by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services.