[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 129 (Monday, September 14, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9332-S9333]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2362. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 318, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
       Sec. 234.  Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives a report that--
       (1) identifies programs of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development that directly support the activities of 
     community-based organizations that carry out housing and 
     community development activities in areas for which the 
     President has declared a major disaster, as defined in 
     section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), as a result of 
     Hurricane Katrina of 2005, Hurricane Rita of 2005, Hurricane 
     Gustav of 2008, or Hurricane Ike of 2008 (referred to in this 
     section as ``hurricane disaster areas''), including--
       (A) programs under section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act 
     of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note);
       (B) the program under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity 
     Program Extension Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 12805 note);
       (C) programs of the Office of Rural Housing and Economic 
     Development of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development;
       (D) programs of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 
     (commonly referred to as ``NeighborWorks America'');
       (E) the community services block grant program under the 
     Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.);
       (F) the community development block grant program under 
     title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
     (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); and
       (G) the HOME investment partnership program under title II 
     of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
     U.S.C. 12721 et seq.);
       (2) contains, for each of the programs identified under 
     paragraph (1), the total amount of funds expended by each 
     program in hurricane disaster areas--
       (A) during each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009;
       (B) in each State; and
       (C) in each county or parish;
       (3) contains the total number of nonprofit organizations 
     that--
       (A) primarily serve hurricane disaster areas; and
       (B) received a direct benefit from a program identified 
     under paragraph (1) on or after August 28, 2005;
       (4) to the extent practicable, contains--
       (A) the total number of jobs created by the nonprofit 
     organizations described in paragraph (3) using funds provided 
     by programs described in paragraph (1); and
       (B) the total number of units of housing constructed or 
     redeveloped by the nonprofit organizations described in 
     paragraph (3) using funds provided by programs described in 
     paragraph (1);
       (5) identifies any hurricane disaster area that is 
     underserved by the programs identified under paragraph (1); 
     and
       (6) contains recommendations for improvements to the 
     programs identified under paragraph (1) that would benefit 
     areas affected by natural or man-made disaster.
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  SA 2363. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 268, line 17, strike ``$85,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$88,000,000''.
       On page 268, line 23, strike ``$50,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$53,000,000''.
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  SA 2364. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 318, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
       Sec. 234.  The matter under the heading ``community 
     development fund'', under the heading ``Community Planning 
     and Development'', under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING 
     AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'' in chapter 10 of title I of division 
     B of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and 
     Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 110-329; 122 
     Stat. 3601) is amended by striking ``: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds provided under this heading may be used by 
     a State or locality as a matching requirement, share, or 
     contribution for any other Federal program''.
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  SA 2365. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 318, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
       Sec. 234.  The matter under the heading ``community 
     development fund'', under the heading ``Community Planning 
     and Development'', under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING 
     AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'' in chapter 10 of title I of division 
     B of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and 
     Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 110-329; 122 
     Stat. 3601) is amended by striking ``: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds provided under this heading may be used by 
     a State or locality as a matching requirement, share, or 
     contribution for any other Federal program''.
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  SA 2366. Mr. WICKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Funding Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, amounts made available in this Act for the National 
     Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) shall immediately 
     cease to be available if Amtrak prohibits the secure 
     transportation of firearms on passenger trains.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``secure 
     transportation of firearms'' means--
       (1) if an Amtrak station accepts checked baggage for a 
     specific Amtrak route, Amtrak passengers holding a ticket for 
     such route are allowed to place an unloaded firearm or 
     starter pistol in a checked bag on such route if--
       (A) before checking the bag or boarding the train, the 
     passenger declares to Amtrak, either orally or in writing, 
     that the firearm is in his or her bag and is unloaded;
       (B) the firearm is carried in a hard-sided container;
       (C) such container is locked; and
       (D) only the passenger has the key or combination for such 
     container; and
       (2) Amtrak passengers are allowed to place small arms 
     ammunition for personal use in a checked bag on an Amtrak 
     route if the ammunition is securely packed--
       (A) in fiber, wood, or metal boxes; or
       (B) in other packaging specifically designed to carry small 
     amounts of ammunition.
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  SA 2367. Mr. SHELBY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments of

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Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 194, after line 23, add the following:
       Sec. 132. (a) The project description in item 3730 under 
     section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 
     109-59) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(to 
     include the Montgomery Outer Loop)''.
       (b) The project description in item 16 under section 
     1934(c) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 
     109-59) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(to 
     include the Montgomery Outer Loop)''.
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  SA 2368. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 215, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 156.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     amounts made available for the Rail Line Relocation and 
     Improvement Program under title I of division I of the 
     Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8; 123 Stat. 
     935) and directed to ``Phase 3 Rail Rehabilitation in Redwood 
     Falls, MN'' in the explanatory statement appearing on page 
     H2472 of the Congressional Record shall be available for 
     obligation and expenditure for ``Minnesota Valley Regional 
     Rail Authority, MN.''.
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  SA 2369. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 223, between lines 22 and 23, insert the following:
       Sec. 172. (a) Title I of Public Law 106-346 is amended, 
     under the heading ``Capital Investment Grants'', by inserting 
     ``and Manchester'' after ``Nashua''.
       (b) Title I of Public Law 107-87 is amended, under the 
     heading ``Capital Investment Grants'', by inserting ``and 
     Manchester'' after ``Nashua''.

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