[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 167 (Thursday, December 16, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10413-S10415]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 4814. Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Barrasso) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to Treaty Doc. 111-5, Treaty 
between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on 
Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic 
Offensive Arms, signed in Prague on April 8, 2010, with Protocol; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  On pages S10413, December 16, 2010, under the heading TEXT OF 
AMENDMENTS, the, following appears, for Amendment SA 4814: ``. . . 
intended to be proposed by him to the resolution of ratification 
for Treaty Doc. 111-5 . . .''
  
  The Record has been corrected to read: ``. . . intended to be 
proposed by him to Treaty Doc. 111-5 . . .''


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       In the preamble to the New START Treaty, strike 
     ``Recognizing the existence of the interrelationship between 
     strategic offensive arms and strategic defensive arms, that 
     this interrelationship will become more important as 
     strategic nuclear arms are reduced, and that current 
     strategic defensive arms do not undermine the viability and 
     effectiveness of the strategic offensive arms of the 
     Parties,''.
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  SA 4815. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 4805 submitted by Mr. Inouye and intended to be proposed 
to the bill H.R. 3082, making appropriations for military construction, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 1068, between lines 17 and 18, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 311. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIREMENTS.

       Paragraph (10)(A) of section 101 of Public Law 111-226 (124 
     Stat. 2391) is amended--
       (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after the semicolon;
       (2) in clause (iii)(II), by striking ``2006.'' and 
     inserting ``2006; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) for State fiscal year 2011, the State will maintain 
     State support for elementary and secondary education and for 
     public institutions of higher education (not including 
     support for capital projects or for research and development 
     or tuition and fees paid by students), in the aggregate, at a 
     percentage of the total revenues available to the State that 
     is equal to or greater than the total percentage provided for 
     such support for State fiscal year 2010.''.
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  SA 4816. Mr. BROWN of Ohio submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 3454, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 836. ADDITIONAL DEFINITION RELATING TO PRODUCTION OF 
                   SPECIALTY METALS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.

       Section 2533b(m) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) The term `produced', as used in subsections (a) and 
     (b), means melted, or processed in a manner that results in 
     physical or chemical property changes that are the equivalent 
     of melting. The term does not include finishing processes 
     such as rolling, heat treatment, quenching, tempering, 
     grinding, or shaving.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4817. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 4805 submitted by Mr. Inouye and intended to be proposed 
to the bill H.R. 3082, making appropriations for military construction, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 662, line 6, insert ``Provided further, That none 
     of the amounts appropriated under this Act may be used to 
     modify existing policy by providing collective bargaining 
     rights to screeners at the Transportation Security 
     Administration'' before the period at the end.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4818. Mr. DORGAN (for Mr. Voinovich (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mrs. 
Boxer, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
Cardin, Ms. Collins, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Franken, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. 
Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
Reed, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Tester, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Webb, and Mr. 
Levin)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 5809, to amend the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and modify provisions relating 
to the diesel emissions reduction program; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Diesel Emissions Reduction 
     Act of 2010''.

     SEC. 2. DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 791 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) any private individual or entity that--
       ``(i) is the owner of record of a diesel vehicle or fleet 
     operated pursuant to a contract, license, or lease with a 
     Federal department or agency or an entity described in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) meets such timely and appropriate requirements as 
     the Administrator may establish for vehicle use and for 
     notice to and approval by the Federal department or agency or 
     entity described in subparagraph (A) with respect to which 
     the owner has entered into a contract, license, or lease as 
     described in clause (i).'';
       (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``currently, or has not 
     been previously,'' after ``that is not'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (9);
       (4) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9);
       (5) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated), in the matter 
     preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``, advanced 
     truckstop electrification system,''; and
       (6) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) State.--The term `State' means the several States, 
     the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.''.
       (b) National Grant, Rebate, and Loan Programs.--Section 792 
     of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16132) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``, REBATE,'' 
     after ``GRANT'';
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``to 
     provide grants and low-cost revolving loans, as determined by 
     the Administrator, on a competitive basis, to eligible 
     entities'' and inserting ``to provide grants, rebates, or 
     low-cost revolving loans, as determined by the Administrator, 
     on a competitive basis, to eligible entities, including 
     through contracts entered into under subsection (e) of this 
     section,''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``tons of'';
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2);
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
       (C) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``90'' and inserting ``95'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``10 percent'' and 
     inserting ``5 percent''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``the 
     application under subsection (c)'' and inserting ``a 
     verification application'';
       (4) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively;
       (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Expedited process.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall develop a 
     simplified application process for all applicants under this 
     section to expedite the provision of funds.
       ``(B) Requirements.--In developing the expedited process 
     under subparagraph (A), the Administrator--

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       ``(i) shall take into consideration the special 
     circumstances affecting small fleet owners; and
       ``(ii) to avoid duplicative procedures, may require 
     applicants to include in an application under this section 
     the results of a competitive bidding process for equipment 
     and installation.
       ``(2) Eligibility.--
       ``(A) Grants.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
     section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Administrator 
     an application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
     such information as the Administrator may require.
       ``(B) Rebates and low-cost loans.--To be eligible to 
     receive a rebate or a low-cost loan under this section, an 
     eligible entity shall submit an application in accordance 
     with such guidance as the Administrator may establish--
       ``(i) to the Administrator; or
       ``(ii) to an entity that has entered into a contract under 
     subsection (e).'';
       (C) in paragraph (3)(G) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (A)), by inserting ``in the case of an application relating 
     to nonroad engines or vehicles,'' before ``a description of 
     the diesel''; and
       (D) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (A))--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by inserting ``, rebate,'' after ``grant''; and
       (II) by inserting ``highest'' after ``shall give'';

       (ii) in subparagraph (C)(iii)--

       (I) by striking ``a diesel fleets'' and inserting ``diesel 
     fleets''; and
       (II) by inserting ``construction sites, schools,'' after 
     ``terminals,'';

       (iii) in subparagraph (E), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period; and
       (v) by striking subparagraph (G);
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by inserting ``, rebate,'' after ``grant''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``grant or loan provided'' and inserting 
     ``grant, rebate, or loan provided, or contract entered 
     into,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Federal, State or local law'' and 
     inserting ``any Federal law, except that this subparagraph 
     shall not apply to a mandate in a State implementation plan 
     approved by the Administrator under the Clean Air Act''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Contract Programs.--
       ``(1) Authority.--In addition to the use of contracting 
     authority otherwise available to the Administrator, the 
     Administrator may enter into contracts with eligible 
     contractors described in paragraph (2) for the administration 
     of programs for providing rebates or loans, subject to the 
     requirements of this subtitle.
       ``(2) Eligible contractors.--The Administrator may enter 
     into a contract under this subsection with a for-profit or 
     nonprofit entity that has the capacity--
       ``(A) to sell diesel vehicles or equipment to, or to 
     arrange financing for, individuals or entities that own a 
     diesel vehicle or fleet; or
       ``(B) to upgrade diesel vehicles or equipment with verified 
     or Environmental Protection Agency-certified engines or 
     technologies, or to arrange financing for such upgrades.
       ``(f) Public Notification.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date of the award of a grant, rebate, or loan, the 
     Administrator shall publish on the website of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency--
       ``(1) for rebates and loans provided to the owner of a 
     diesel vehicle or fleet, the total number and dollar amount 
     of rebates or loans provided, as well as a breakdown of the 
     technologies funded through the rebates or loans; and
       ``(2) for other rebates and loans, and for grants, a 
     description of each application for which the grant, rebate, 
     or loan is provided.''.
       (c) State Grant, Rebate, and Loan Programs.--Section 793 of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16133) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``, REBATE,'' 
     after ``GRANT'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, rebate,'' after 
     ``grant'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``, rebate,'' after 
     ``grant'';
       (4) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Allocation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), using not more than 20 percent of the funds made 
     available to carry out this subtitle for a fiscal year, the 
     Administrator shall provide to each State qualified for an 
     allocation for the fiscal year an allocation equal to \1/53\ 
     of the funds made available for that fiscal year for 
     distribution to States under this paragraph.
       ``(B) Certain territories.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), Guam, 
     the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall 
     collectively receive an allocation equal to \1/53\ of the 
     funds made available for that fiscal year for distribution to 
     States under this subsection, divided equally among those 4 
     States.
       ``(ii) Exception.--If any State described in clause (i) 
     does not qualify for an allocation under this paragraph, the 
     share of funds otherwise allocated for that State under 
     clause (i) shall be reallocated pursuant to subparagraph (C).
       ``(C) Reallocation.--If any State does not qualify for an 
     allocation under this paragraph, the share of funds otherwise 
     allocated for that State under this paragraph shall be 
     reallocated to each remaining qualified State in an amount 
     equal to the product obtained by multiplying--
       ``(i) the proportion that the population of the State bears 
     to the population of all States described in paragraph (1); 
     by
       ``(ii) the amount otherwise allocatable to the 
     nonqualifying State under this paragraph.'';
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, rebate,'' after 
     ``grant'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, rebates,'' after 
     ``grants'';
       (C) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``grant or loan provided under this section 
     may be used'' and inserting ``grant, rebate, or loan provided 
     under this section shall be used''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Priority.--In providing grants, rebates, and loans 
     under this section, a State shall use the priorities in 
     section 792(c)(4).
       ``(5) Public notification.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date of the award of a grant, rebate, or loan by a State, 
     the State shall publish on the Web site of the State--
       ``(A) for rebates, grants, and loans provided to the owner 
     of a diesel vehicle or fleet, the total number and dollar 
     amount of rebates, grants, or loans provided, as well as a 
     breakdown of the technologies funded through the rebates, 
     grants, or loans; and
       ``(B) for other rebates, grants, and loans, a description 
     of each application for which the grant, rebate, or loan is 
     provided.''.
       (d) Evaluation and Report.--Section 794(b) of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16134(b)) is amended--
       (1) in each of paragraphs (2) through (5) by inserting ``, 
     rebate,'' after ``grant'' each place it appears;
       (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) in the last report sent to Congress before January 1, 
     2016, an analysis of the need to continue the program, 
     including an assessment of the size of the vehicle and engine 
     fleet that could provide benefits from being retrofit under 
     this program and a description of the number and types of 
     applications that were not granted in the preceding year.''.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 797 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16137) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 797. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this subtitle $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2012 through 2016, to remain available until expended.
       ``(b) Management and Oversight.--The Administrator may use 
     not more than 1 percent of the amounts made available under 
     subsection (a) for each fiscal year for management and 
     oversight purposes.''.

     SEC. 3. AUDIT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 360 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall carry out an audit to identify--
       (1) all Federal mobile source clean air grant, rebate, or 
     low cost revolving loan programs under the authority of the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the 
     Secretary of Transportation, or other relevant Federal agency 
     heads that are designed to address diesel emissions from, or 
     reduce diesel fuel usage by, diesel engines and vehicles; and
       (2) whether, and to what extent, duplication or overlap 
     among, or gaps between, these Federal mobile source clean air 
     programs exists.
       (b) Report.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall--
       (1) submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
     House of Representatives a copy of the audit under subsection 
     (a); and
       (2) make a copy of the audit under subsection (a) available 
     on a publicly accessible Internet site.
       (c) Offset.--All unobligated amounts provided to carry out 
     the pilot program under title I of division G of the Omnibus 
     Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8; 123 Stat. 814) 
     under the heading ``miscellaneous items'' are rescinded.

     SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) General Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     the amendments made by section 2 shall take effect on October 
     1, 2011.
       (b) Exception.--The amendments made by subsections (a)(4) 
     and (6) and (c)(4) of section 2 shall take effect on the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4819. Mr. DORGAN (for Mr. Voinovich (for himself and Mr. Carper)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 5809, to amend the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 to reauthorize and modify provisions relating to the diesel 
emissions reduction program; as follows:


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       Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and modify provisions 
     relating to the diesel emissions reduction program.''.
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  SA 4820. Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
Isakson, Mr. Thune, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Coburn) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 3082, 
making appropriations for military construction, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 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. ___.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used by the Federal Communications Commission to adopt or 
     implement, or otherwise bring or litigate any claim or 
     otherwise intervene in, join, participate, or support any 
     claim in any Federal or State court relating to any--
       (1) open Internet-based rules, protocols, or standards; or
       (2) rules, protocols, or standards regulating the behavior 
     of broadband Internet access service providers with respect 
     to discrimination of broadband traffic, network management 
     practices, managed services, specialized services, or paid 
     prioritization.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4821. Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3082, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 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 end of title II of division G, insert the following:


                    suspension of certain epa action

       Sec. ___.  (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     notwithstanding any provision of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7401 et seq.), during the 2-year period beginning on the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency may not take any action under 
     the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) with respect to 
     any stationary source permitting requirement or any 
     requirement under section 111 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) 
     relating to carbon dioxide or methane.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
       (1) any action under part A of title II of the Clean Air 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) relating to the vehicle 
     emissions standards contained in Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-
     0171 or Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0472;
       (2) any action relating to the preparation of a report or 
     the enforcement of a reporting requirement; or
       (3) any action relating to the provision of technical 
     support at the request of a State.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no action 
     taken by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency before the end of the 2-year period described in 
     subsection (a) shall be considered to make carbon dioxide or 
     methane a pollutant subject to regulation under the Clean Air 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) for any source other than a new 
     motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine, as described in 
     section 202(a) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7521(a)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4822. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 5281, to 
amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify and improve certain 
provisions relating to the removal of litigation against Federal 
officers or agencies to Federal courts, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       At the end, insert the following:
       The provisions of this Act shall become effective 6 days 
     after enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4823. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to amendment SA 4822 proposed 
by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 5281, to amend title 28, United States 
Code, to clarify and improve certain provisions relating to the removal 
of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts, 
and for other purposes; as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``6'' and insert ``5''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4824. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 5281, to 
amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify and improve certain 
provisions relating to the removal of litigation against Federal 
officers or agencies to Federal courts, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       At the end, insert the following:
       The Senate Judiciary Committee is requested to conduct a 
     study, nationwide, on the impact of any delay in implementing 
     the provisions of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4825. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to amendment SA 4824 proposed 
by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 5281, to amend title 28, United States 
Code, to clarify and improve certain provisions relating to the removal 
of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts, 
and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end, insert the following:
       ``and include specific data on the impact of families who 
     would benefit from the Act, and submit the data within 5 days 
     of enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4826. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to amendment SA 4825 proposed 
by Mr. Reid to the amendment SA 4824 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill 
H.R. 5281, to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify and 
improve certain provisions relating to the removal of litigation 
against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``5'' and insert ``2''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4827. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2965, to 
amend the Small Business Act with respect to the Small Business 
Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer 
Program, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end, insert the following:
       The provisions of this Act shall become effective 
     immediately.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4828. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to amendment SA 4827 proposed 
by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 2965, to amend the Small Business Act with 
respect to the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small 
Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``immediately'' and insert 5 days.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4829. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2965, to 
amend the Small Business Act with respect to the Small Business 
Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer 
Program, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end, insert the following:
       The Senate Armed Services Committee is requested to conduct 
     a study on the impact of implementing these provisions on the 
     family of military members.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4830.  Mr. REID proposed an amendment to amendment SA 4829 
proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 2965, to amend the Small Business 
Act with respect to the Small Business Innovation Research Program and 
the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       ``and that the study should focus attention on the 
     dependent children''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4831. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to amendment SA 4830 proposed 
by Mr. Reid to the amendment SA 4829 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill 
H.R. 2965, to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the Small 
Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology 
Transfer Program, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       ``include any data which might impact local communities''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4832. Ms. SNOWE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 3082, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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. __. VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS.

       Section 194 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 
     (Public Law 111-117) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``be in effect during 
     the 1-year period beginning'' and inserting ``take effect''; 
     and
       (2) by striking subsection (c).

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