[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 73 (Friday, May 14, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3787-S3788]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 4042. Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Voinovich) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3739 proposed by Mr. 
Reid (for Mr. Dodd (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln)) to the bill S. 3217, 
to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving 
accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ``too 
big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to 
protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 988, line 15, insert ``, unless the individual who 
     is alleging discharge or other discrimination in violation of 
     subparagraph (A) is an employee of the Federal Government, in 
     which case the individual shall only bring an action under 
     section 1221 of title 5, United States Code'' before the 
     period.
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  SA 4043. Mr. DODD (for Mr. Lieberman) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2711, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for 
the transportation and moving expenses for the immediate family of 
certain Federal employees who die in the performance of their duties; 
as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Special Agent Samuel Hicks 
     Families of Fallen Heroes Act''.

     SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION AND MOVING EXPENSES FOR IMMEDIATE 
                   FAMILY OF CERTAIN DECEASED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     5724c the following:

     ``Sec. 5724d. Transportation and moving expenses for 
       immediate family of certain deceased Federal employees

       ``(a) In General.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     President, the head of the agency concerned (or a designee) 
     may determine that a covered employee died as a result of 
     personal injury sustained while in the performance of the 
     employee's duty and authorize or approve the payment by the 
     agency, from Government funds, of--
       ``(1) any qualified expense of the immediate family of the 
     covered employee attributable to a change in their place of 
     residence, if the place where the immediate family will 
     reside following the death of the employee is--
       ``(A) different from the place where the immediate family 
     resided at the time of the employee's death; and
       ``(B) within the United States; and
       ``(2) any expense of preparing and transporting the remains 
     of the deceased to--
       ``(A) the place where the immediate family will reside 
     following the death of the employee; or
       ``(B) such other place appropriate for interment as is 
     determined by the agency head (or designee).
       ``(b) No Duplicate Payment of Expenses.--No expenses may be 
     paid under this section if those expenses are paid from 
     Government funds under section 5742 or any other authority.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `covered employee' means--

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       ``(A) a law enforcement officer, as defined in section 
     5541;
       ``(B) any employee in or under the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation who is not described in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) a customs and border protection officer, as defined 
     in section 8331(31); and
       ``(2) the term `qualified expense', as used with respect to 
     an immediate family changing its place of residence, means 
     the transportation expenses of the immediate family, the 
     expenses of moving (including transporting, packing, crating, 
     temporarily storing, draying, and unpacking) the household 
     goods and personal effects of such immediate family, not in 
     excess of 18,000 pounds net weight, and, when authorized or 
     approved by the agency head (or designee), the transportation 
     of 1 privately owned motor vehicle.''.
       (b) No Relevance as to Compensation Claims.--No 
     determination made under section 5724d of title 5, United 
     States Code, shall be deemed relevant to or be considered in 
     connection with any claim for compensation under chapter 81 
     of that title or under any other law under which compensation 
     may be provided on account of death or personal injury, nor 
     shall any determination made with respect to any such claim 
     be deemed relevant to or be considered in connection with any 
     request for payment of expenses under such section 5724d.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 5724c the following:

``Sec. 5724d. Transportation and moving expenses for immediate family 
              of certain deceased Federal employees.''.
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  SA 4044. Mr. DODD (for Mr. Lieberman) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2711, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for 
the transportation and moving expenses for the immediate family of 
certain Federal employees who die in the performance of their duties; 
as follows:

       Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend title 5, 
     United States Code, to provide for the transportation and 
     moving expenses for the immediate family of certain Federal 
     employees who die in the performance of their duties.''.
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  SA 4045. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. 
Levin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
3739 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Dodd (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln)) 
to the bill S. 3217, to promote the financial stability of the United 
States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial 
system, to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by 
ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services 
practices, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       On page 431, strike lines 14 through 20 and insert the 
     following:
       (ii) results from--

       (I) the merger or whole acquisition of a commercial firm 
     that directly or indirectly controls the industrial bank, 
     credit card bank, or trust bank in a bona fide merger with or 
     acquisition by another commercial firm, as determined by the 
     appropriate Federal banking agency; or
       (II) an acquisition of voting shares in a publicly traded 
     holding company of a industrial bank if, after the 
     acquisition, the acquiring shareholder (or group of 
     shareholders acting in concert)--

       (aa) holds less than 25 percent of the voting shares of the 
     company; and
       (bb) has obtained all regulatory approvals required for 
     such change of control under section 7(j) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and any applicable 
     State law.
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  SA 4046. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3739 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Dodd (for himself and 
Mrs. Lincoln)) to the bill S. 3217, to promote the financial stability 
of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in 
the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the 
American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive 
financial services practices, and for other purposes; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 749, line 17 strike all through page 752, line 11, 
     and insert the following:
       ``(2) Prohibition of disclosure of identity.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (B) of 
     this subsection, or with the written consent of the 
     whistleblower, the Commission may not disclose the name, 
     identity or identifying information about the whistleblower 
     who has provided information to the Commission.
       ``(B) Notice and applicability to other government agencies 
     and foreign authorities.--Whenever the Commission makes a 
     disclosure to other agencies and foreign authorities, it 
     shall provide reasonable advance notice to the whistleblower 
     if disclosure of that person's identity or identifying 
     information is to occur. Any entity that receives such as 
     disclosure shall protect the whistleblower's confidentiality 
     in accordance with this subsection.
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  SA 4047. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3739 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Dodd (for himself and 
Mrs. Lincoln)) to the bill S. 3217, to promote the financial stability 
of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in 
the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the 
American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive 
financial services practices, and for other purposes; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 990, line 7, strike all through page 993, line 7, 
     and insert the following:
       ``(2) Prohibition of disclosure of identity.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (B), or 
     with the written consent of the whistleblower, the Commission 
     may not disclose the name, identity or identifying 
     information about the whistleblower who has provided 
     information to the Commission.
       ``(B) Notice and applicability to other government agencies 
     and foreign authorities.--Whenever the Commission makes a 
     disclosure to other agencies and foreign authorities, it 
     shall provide reasonable advance notice to the whistleblower 
     if disclosure of that person's identity or identifying 
     information is to occur. Any entity that receives such as 
     disclosure shall protect the whistleblower's confidentiality 
     in accordance with this subsection.

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