[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 136 (Thursday, September 24, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9854-S9855]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2548. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2440 submitted by Mr. Vitter and intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, 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:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:


                           funding limitation

       Sec. 4__.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be obligated for the purpose of departments or agencies 
     funded by this Act and lead by Senate-confirmed appointees 
     implementing policies of the Assistant to the President for 
     Energy and Climate Change (commonly known as the ``White 
     House Climate Change Czar'').
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  SA 2549. Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Bunning, Mr. 
Roberts and Mr. Brownback) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:


                           funding limitation

       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be obligated for the purpose of departments or agencies 
     funded by this Act and lead by Senate-confirmed appointees 
     implementing policies of the Assistant to the President for 
     Energy and Climate Change (commonly known as the ``White 
     House Climate Change Czar'').
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  SA 2550. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2517 submitted by Mrs. Feinstein and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior, environment, 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:

       Beginning on page 1, line 8, strike ``greenhouse gases'' 
     and all that follows through page 2, line 7, and insert 
     ``carbon dioxide.''.
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  SA 2551. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 2530 submitted to Ms. Murkowski (for herself 
and Mr. Thune) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 2996, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
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:

       Beginning on page 1, strike line 6 and all that follows 
     through the end of the amendment and insert the following:
       Sec. 201.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be used to apply the permit program under part C of title 
     I, or under title V, of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7440 et 
     seq., 7661 et seq.) to any stationary source, on the basis of 
     its emissions of greenhouse gases, that--
       (1) is a farm, as the term is defined in section 6420(c)(2) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       (2) is not subject to the requirement to report greenhouse 
     gas emissions under the final Environmental Protection Agency 
     rule entitled ``Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases'' and 
     numbered 2060-A079.
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  SA 2552. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2517 submitted by Mrs. Feinstein and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior, environment, 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:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 423. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.

       None of the funds made available under this Act may be used 
     to apply the permit program under part C of title I, or under 
     title V, of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7440 et seq., 7661 
     et seq.) to any stationary source, on the basis of its 
     emissions of greenhouse gases, if--
       (1) the stationary source--
       (A) is a farm, as the term is defined in section 6420(c)(2) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       (B) is not subject to the requirement to report greenhouse 
     gas emissions under the final Environmental Protection Agency 
     rule entitled ``Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases'' and 
     numbered 2060-A079; or

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       (2) the applicability of the program would result in an 
     increase in electricity or gasoline prices.
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  SA 2553. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2513 submitted by Mr. Schumer and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior, environment, 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 1, line 6 of the amendment, strike ``shall use'' 
     and insert ``may use up to''.
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  SA 2554. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 2511 proposed by Mr. Coburn to the bill H.R. 
2996, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, 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:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR NO-BID CONTRACTS AND 
                   GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act and subject to subsection (b), none of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be--
       (1) used to make any payment in connection with a contract 
     not awarded using competitive procedures in accordance with 
     the requirements of section 303 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253), section 
     2304 of title 10, United States Code, and the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; or
       (2) awarded by a grant not subject to merit-based 
     competitive procedures, needs-based criteria, and other 
     procedures specifically authorized by law to select the 
     grantee or award recipient.
       (b) Limitations.--The prohibition under subsection (a), 
     shall not apply to the awarding of contracts or grants with 
     respect to which--
       (1) not more than 1 applicant submits a bid for a contract 
     or grant;
       (2) Federal law specifically otherwise authorizes a grant 
     or contract to be entered into without regard for the laws, 
     regulations, or requirements described in subsection (a)(1), 
     including formula grants for States; or
       (3) Federal laws otherwise authorize grants, contracts, or 
     compacts to federally recognized Indian tribes or tribally 
     owned businesses.
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  SA 2555. Mr. JOHANNS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3326, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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) High Priority National Guard Counterdrug 
     Programs.--Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title VI under the heading ``Drug Interdiction 
     and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense'', up to $30,000,000 may 
     be available for the purpose of High Priority National Guard 
     Counterdrug Programs.
       (b) Supplement Not Supplant.--The amount made available by 
     subsection (a) for the purpose specified in that subsection 
     is in addition to any other amounts made available by this 
     Act for that purpose.

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