[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 10 (Thursday, January 16, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S449-S456]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2660. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In title VII of division A, strike section 745.
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  SA 2661. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page _, between lines _ and _, insert the following:

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     SEC. __. REPEAL OF ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT OF RETIRED PAY AND 
                   RETAINER PAY AMOUNTS FOR RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES UNDER AGE 62.

       Section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Public 
     Law 113-67), as of the date of the enactment of such Act, is 
     hereby repealed, and that section and the amendments made by 
     that section shall be null and void and have had no effect.

     SEC. __. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER REQUIRED TO CLAIM THE 
                   REFUNDABLE PORTION OF THE CHILD TAX CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 24 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Identification requirement with respect to 
     taxpayer.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     taxpayer for any taxable year unless the taxpayer includes 
     the taxpayer's Social Security number on the return of tax 
     for such taxable year.
       ``(B) Joint returns.--In the case of a joint return, the 
     requirement of subparagraph (A) shall be treated as met if 
     the Social Security number of either spouse is included on 
     such return.
       ``(C) Limitation.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the 
     extent the tentative minimum tax (as defined in section 
     55(b)(1)(A)) exceeds the credit allowed under section 32.''.
       (b) Omission Treated as Mathematical or Clerical Error.--
     Subparagraph (I) of section 6213(g)(2) of such Code is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(I) an omission of a correct Social Security number 
     required under section 24(d)(5) (relating to refundable 
     portion of child tax credit), or a correct TIN under section 
     24(e) (relating to child tax credit), to be included on a 
     return,''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (e) of section 24 of 
     such Code is amended by inserting ``With Respect to 
     Qualifying Children'' after ``Identification Requirement'' in 
     the heading thereof.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
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  SA 2662. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, 
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lee, Mr. Risch, Mr. Flake, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Hoeven) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
3547, making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 748, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:

                        Payment in Lieu of Taxes

       For necessary expenses to carry out the payment in lieu of 
     taxes program under chapter 69 of title 31, United States 
     Code, $421,000,000.
       On page 1167, line 12, strike ``$2,982,967,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,950,247,000''.
       On page 1186, lines 8 through 11, strike ``$344,020,000'' 
     and all that follows through ``Convention on Climate Change'' 
     and insert ``$334,020,000''.
       On page 1186, strike lines 16 through 20.
       On page 1187, strike lines 14 through 23.
       On page 1357, strike lines 1 through 13.
       On page 1357, line 16, strike ``$123,500,000''and insert 
     ``$90,780,000''
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  SA 2663. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1846, to delay the implementation of certain 
provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. ___. DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO DISASTER SAVINGS 
                   ACCOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional 
     itemized deductions for individuals) is amended by 
     redesignating section 224 as section 225 and by inserting 
     after section 223 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 224. DISASTER SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

       ``(a) Deduction Allowed.--In the case of a eligible 
     individual, there shall be allowed as a deduction for the 
     taxable year an amount equal to the aggregate amount paid 
     during such taxable year by or on behalf of such individual 
     to a disaster savings account of such individual.
       ``(b) Limitation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount allowed as a deduction under 
     subsection (a) to an individual for the taxable year shall 
     not exceed $5,000.
       ``(2) Partial year of eligibility.--In the case of an 
     individual who is an eligible individual for only a portion 
     of the taxable year, the limitation under paragraph (1) shall 
     be same proportion of $5,000 as such portion bears to the 
     entire taxable year.
       ``(c) Eligible Individual.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `eligible individual' means any individual if such 
     individual occupied any residence in the United States at any 
     time during the taxable year.
       ``(d) Disaster Savings Account.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `disaster savings account' 
     means a trust created or organized in the United States as a 
     disaster savings account exclusively for the purpose of 
     paying the qualified disaster expenses of the account 
     beneficiary, but only if the written governing instrument 
     creating the trust meets the following requirements:
       ``(A) Except in the case of a rollover contribution 
     described in subsection (f)(5), no contribution will be 
     accepted--
       ``(i) unless it is in cash, or
       ``(ii) to the extent such contribution, when added to 
     previous contributions to the trust for the calendar year, 
     exceeds the dollar limitation in effect under subsection (b).
       ``(B) The trustee is a bank (as defined in section 408(n)), 
     an insurance company (as defined in section 816), or another 
     person who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that the manner in which such person will administer the 
     trust will be consistent with the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(C) No part of the trust assets will be invested in life 
     insurance contracts.
       ``(D) The assets of the trust will not be commingled with 
     other property except in a common trust fund or common 
     investment fund.
       ``(E) The interest of an individual in the balance in his 
     account is nonforfeitable.
       ``(2) Qualified disaster expenses.--The term `qualified 
     disaster expenses' means--
       ``(A) disaster mitigation expenses, and
       ``(B) disaster recovery expenses.
       ``(3) Disaster mitigation expenses.--The term `disaster 
     mitigation expenses' means expenses for any of the following 
     with respect to the residence referred to in subsection (c):
       ``(A) Tornado safe rooms manufactured or constructed in 
     accordance with FEMA 320 or FEMA 361 guidance or tornado 
     shelters manufactured or constructed in accordance with the 
     National Storm Shelter/International Code Council 500 
     standard.
       ``(B) Opening protection, including impact and wind 
     resistant windows, exterior doors, and garage doors.
       ``(C) Reinforcement of roof-to-wall and floor-to-wall 
     connections for wind or seismic activity.
       ``(D) Roof covering for impact, fire, or high wind 
     resistance.
       ``(E) Cripple and shear walls to resist seismic activity.
       ``(F) Flood resistant building materials.
       ``(G) Elevating structures and utilities above base flood 
     elevation.
       ``(H) Fire resistant exterior wall assemblies/systems.
       ``(I) Lightning protection systems.
       ``(J) Whole home standby generators.
       ``(K) Any activity specified by the Secretary as 
     appropriate to mitigate the risks of future hazards 
     (including earthquake, flood, hail, hurricane, lightning, 
     power outage, tornado and wildfire) and other natural 
     disasters.
       ``(4) Disaster recovery expenses.--The term `disaster 
     recovery expenses' means with respect to the residence 
     referred to in subsection (c) any expense incurred to replace 
     or repair disaster-related uninsured personal casualty 
     personal losses totaling $3,000 or greater.
       ``(5) Disaster-related uninsured personal casualty loss.--
     The term `disaster-related uninsured personal casualty loss' 
     means a personal casualty loss (as defined in section 
     165(h)(4)(B), determined without regard to the second 
     sentence thereof) attributable to a State or federally 
     declared disaster for which a deduction is allowable under 
     section 165 (without regard to subsection (h)(1)).
       ``(6) Federally declared disaster.--The term `federally 
     declared disaster' has the meaning given such term by section 
     165(h)(3)(C).
       ``(7) Account beneficiary.--The term `account beneficiary' 
     means the individual on whose behalf the disaster savings 
     account was established.
       ``(e) Treatment of Account.--
       ``(1) In general.--A disaster savings account is exempt 
     from taxation under this subtitle unless such account has 
     ceased to be a disaster savings account. Notwithstanding the 
     preceding sentence, any such account is subject to the taxes 
     imposed by section 511 (relating to imposition of tax on 
     unrelated business income of charitable, etc. organizations).
       ``(2) Account terminations.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 408(e) shall apply to 
     disaster savings accounts, and any amount treated as 
     distributed under such rules shall be treated as not used to 
     pay disaster mitigation expenses.
       ``(f) Tax Treatment of Distributions.--
       ``(1) Amounts used for disaster mitigation expenses.--Any 
     amount paid or distributed out of a disaster savings account 
     which is used exclusively to pay qualified disaster expenses 
     of any account beneficiary shall not be includible in gross 
     income.
       ``(2) Inclusion of amounts not used for disaster mitigation 
     expenses.--Any amount paid or distributed out of a disaster 
     savings account which is not used exclusively to pay the 
     qualified disaster expenses of the account beneficiary shall 
     be included in the gross income of such beneficiary.
       ``(3) Excess contributions returned before due date of 
     return.--
       ``(A) In general.--If any excess contribution is 
     contributed for a taxable year to any disaster savings 
     account of an individual, paragraph (2) shall not apply to 
     distributions from the disaster savings accounts of such 
     individual (to the extent such distributions

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     do not exceed the aggregate excess contributions to all such 
     accounts of such individual for such year) if--
       ``(i) such distribution is received by the individual on or 
     before the last day prescribed by law (including extensions 
     of time) for filing such individual's return for such taxable 
     year, and
       ``(ii) such distribution is accompanied by the amount of 
     net income attributable to such excess contribution.

     Any net income described in clause (ii) shall be included in 
     the gross income of the individual for the taxable year in 
     which it is received.
       ``(B) Excess contribution.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `excess contribution' means any contribution 
     (other than a rollover contribution described in paragraph 
     (5)) which is not deductible under this section.
       ``(4) Additional tax on distributions not used for disaster 
     mitigation expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The tax imposed by this chapter on the 
     account beneficiary for any taxable year in which there is a 
     payment or distribution from a disaster savings account of 
     such beneficiary which is includible in gross income under 
     paragraph (2) shall be increased by 20 percent of the amount 
     which is so includible.
       ``(B) Exception for disability or death.--Subparagraph (A) 
     shall not apply if the payment or distribution is made after 
     the account beneficiary becomes disabled within the meaning 
     of section 72(m)(7) or dies.
       ``(5) Rollover contribution.--An amount is described in 
     this paragraph as a rollover contribution if it meets the 
     requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply to any 
     amount paid or distributed from a disaster savings account to 
     the account beneficiary to the extent the amount received is 
     paid into a disaster savings account for the benefit of such 
     beneficiary not later than the 60th day after the day on 
     which the beneficiary receives the payment or distribution.
       ``(B) Limitation.--This paragraph shall not apply to any 
     amount described in subparagraph (A) received by an 
     individual from a disaster savings account if, at any time 
     during the 1-year period ending on the day of such receipt, 
     such individual received any other amount described in 
     subparagraph (A) from a disaster savings account which was 
     not includible in the individual's gross income because of 
     the application of this paragraph.
       ``(g) Cost-of-living Adjustment.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning 
     after 2015, the $5,000 amount in subsection (b) shall be 
     increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which such taxable 
     year begins determined by substituting `calendar year 2014' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(2) Rounding.--If any increase under paragraph (1) is not 
     a multiple of $50, such increase shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $50.
       ``(h) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Denial of deduction to dependents.--No deduction 
     shall be allowed under this section to any individual with 
     respect to whom a deduction under section 151 is allowable to 
     another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the calendar 
     year in which such individual's taxable year begins.
       ``(2) Taxable year must be full taxable year.--Except in 
     the case of a taxable year closed by reason of the death of 
     the taxpayer, no deduction shall be allowed under this 
     section in the case of a taxable year covering a period of 
     less than 12 months.
       ``(3) Certain rules to apply.--Rules similar to the 
     following rules shall apply for purposes of this section:
       ``(A) Section 219(d)(2) (relating to no deduction for 
     rollovers).
       ``(B) Section 219(f)(3) (relating to time when 
     contributions deemed made).
       ``(C) Section 219(f)(5) (relating to employer payments).
       ``(D) Section 408(g) (relating to community property laws).
       ``(E) Section 408(h) (relating to custodial accounts).
       ``(F) Section 224(f)(7) (relating to transfer of account 
     incident to divorce).
       ``(G) Section 224(f)(8) (relating to treatment after death 
     of account beneficiary).
       ``(4) Coordination with casualty loss deduction.--No 
     deduction shall be allowed under section 165 for a loss for 
     which a disaster recovery expense payment is made from a 
     disaster savings account.
       ``(i) Reports.--The Secretary may require the trustee of a 
     disaster savings account to make such reports regarding such 
     account to the Secretary and to the account beneficiary with 
     respect to contributions, distributions, the return of excess 
     contributions, and such other matters as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.''.
       (b) Deduction Allowed Whether or Not Individual Itemizes 
     Other Deductions.--Subsection (a) of section 62 of such Code 
     is amended by inserting after paragraph (21) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(22) Disaster savings accounts.--The deduction allowed by 
     section 224.''.
       (c) Tax on Excess Contributions.--Section 4973 of such Code 
     (relating to tax on excess contributions to certain tax-
     favored accounts and annuities) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subsection (a)(4), by 
     inserting ``or'' at the end of subsection (a)(5), and by 
     inserting after subsection (a)(5) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) a disaster savings account (within the meaning of 
     section 224(d)),'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Excess Contributions to Disaster Savings Accounts.--
     For purposes of this section, in the case of disaster savings 
     accounts (within the meaning of section 224(d)), the term 
     `excess contributions' means the sum of--
       ``(1) the aggregate amount contributed for the taxable year 
     to the accounts (other than a rollover contribution described 
     in section 224(f)(5)) which is not allowable as a deduction 
     under section 224 for such year, and
       ``(2) the amount determined under this subsection for the 
     preceding taxable year, reduced by the sum of--
       ``(A) the distributions out of the accounts which were 
     included in gross income under section 224(f)(2), and
       ``(B) the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the maximum amount allowable as a deduction under 
     section 224(b) for the taxable year, over
       ``(ii) the amount contributed to the accounts for the 
     taxable year.

     For purposes of this subsection, any contribution which is 
     distributed out of the disaster savings account in a 
     distribution to which section 224(f)(3) applies shall be 
     treated as an amount not contributed.''.
       (d) Failure to Provide Reports on Disaster Savings 
     Accounts.--Paragraph (2) of section 6693(a) of such Code 
     (relating to reports) is amended by redesignating 
     subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), 
     respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) section 224(i) (relating to disaster savings 
     accounts),''.
       (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII 
     of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by 
     striking the last item and inserting the following:

``Sec. 224. Disaster savings accounts.
``Sec. 225. Cross reference.''.

       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
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  SA 2664. Ms. AYOTTE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I of division D, insert the following:
       Sec. 117. (a) In this section--
       (1) the term ``Fund'' means the land and water conservation 
     fund established under section 2 of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-5);
       (2) the term ``level of receipts'' means the level of 
     taxes, receipts, bonuses, and rents credited to the Fund for 
     a fiscal year as set forth in the budget baseline projection 
     of the President, as determined under section 257 of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 907), for that fiscal year submitted pursuant to 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; and
       (3) the term ``total budget resources'' means the total 
     amount made available by appropriations Acts from the Fund 
     for a fiscal year for making expenditures under the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et 
     seq.), as determined by the Chairman of the Committee on the 
     Budget of the Senate.
       (b)(1) For each fiscal year, the total budget resources 
     made available from the Fund shall be equal to the level of 
     receipts credited to the Fund for that fiscal year.
       (2) The amounts described in paragraph (1) shall be used 
     only to carry out land and water conservation activities 
     authorized under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
     1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.).
       (3) No amounts may be appropriated for land and water 
     conservation activities authorized under the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.) 
     unless the requirement under paragraph (1) has been met.
       (c) It shall not be in order in the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate to consider any Act making 
     appropriations that would cause total budget resources for a 
     fiscal year for land and water conservation activities 
     described in subsection (b)(2) for that fiscal year to be 
     less than the amount required by subsection (b)(1) for that 
     fiscal year.
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  SA 2665. Ms. AYOTTE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I of division L, insert the following:
       Sec. 193.  Section 610 of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) 10 percent of the funds apportioned to the State for 
     each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 under each of sections 
     104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), and 144; and'';

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       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2005 through 2009'' and 
     inserting ``2013 and 2014'';
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2005 through 2009'' and 
     inserting ``2013 and 2014''; and
       (D) in paragraph (5), by striking ``section 133(d)(3)'' and 
     inserting ``section 133(d)(4)'';
       (2) in subsection (h)(2)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``shall'' and 
     inserting ``shall not''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``shall'' and 
     inserting ``shall not''; and
       (3) in subsection (k), by striking ``2005 through 2009'' 
     and inserting ``2013 and 2014''.
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  SA 2666. Ms. AYOTTE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In title I of division L, after section 142, insert the 
     following:


                      hours of service of drivers

       Sec. 143.  (a) Funding Restriction.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, none of the funds provided in this 
     Act may be used to implement the revised 34-hour restart 
     provision published by the Department of Transportation in 
     the Federal Register on December 27, 2011, as part of the 
     rule entitled ``Hours of Service of Drivers'' (76 Fed. Reg. 
     81134) until the date that is 6 months after the date on 
     which the Comptroller General submits the final report 
     required under subsection (c)(3).
       (b) Delay in Application of Rule.--
       (1) In general.--The 34-hour restart rule published by the 
     Department of Transportation in the Federal Register on 
     December 27, 2011, shall have no force or effect during the 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     ending 6 months after the Comptroller General submits the 
     report required under subsection (c)(3).
       (2) Application of previous rule provision.--The 34-hour 
     restart rule issued on April 28, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 22456), 
     shall be in effect during the period described in paragraph 
     (1).
       (3) December 2011 rule.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     shall not apply the rule described in paragraph (1) if the 
     conclusions of the field study completed pursuant to section 
     32301(a) of MAP-21 do not support or concur with the 
     conclusions of the laboratory study on which such rule was 
     based.
       (c) GAO Report.--
       (1) Assessment of methodology for map-21 restart study.--
       (A) In general.--After the report regarding the field study 
     on the efficacy of the 34-hour restart rule, published on 
     December 27, 2011, is submitted to Congress pursuant to 
     section 32301(a) of MAP-21, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall conduct an assessment of the methodology 
     followed by the Secretary of Transportation in carrying out 
     the efficacy of such restart rule.
       (B) Scope.--The assessment required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall determine the extent to which the methodology followed 
     by the Secretary meets the requirement under MAP-21 that--
       (i) the data collected is representative of the drivers 
     subject to the restart rule;
       (ii) the methodology is statistically valid; and
       (iii) the study followed the plan for the ``Scheduling and 
     Fatigue Recovery Project'' developed by the Federal Motor 
     Carrier Safety Administration.
       (2) Assessment of regulatory impact analysis.--
       (A) In general.--The Comptroller General shall conduct an 
     assessment of the regulatory impact analysis that accompanied 
     the final rule published by the Department of Transportation 
     in the Federal Register on December 27, 2011, entitled 
     ``Hours of Service of Drivers'' (76 Fed. Reg. 81134).
       (B) Scope.--The assessment required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include--
       (i) an analysis of the methodology and data used by the 
     Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in its Regulatory 
     Impact Analysis;
       (ii) an evaluation of the validity and representativeness 
     of the driver data used to evaluate the operational and 
     economic impacts of the new 34-hour restart rule applicable 
     to operators of commercial motor vehicles;
       (iii) an analysis of the data and methodology used to 
     develop the proposed safety and health benefits of the new 
     34-hour restart rule applicable to operators of commercial 
     motor vehicles;
       (iv) a review of the safety, health, cost, and operational 
     implications of the restart rule, and the potential impact of 
     a greater number of commercial motor vehicles on major roads 
     during ``morning commutes'' as a result of the restart rule; 
     and
       (v) a review of the research used in developing and 
     justifying the new restart rule, particularly as the rule 
     relates to the use of a laboratory test to justify the rule 
     rather than an operational test in the field.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a 
     final report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the 
     assessments required under paragraphs (1) and (2), including 
     any recommendations.
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  SA 2667. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 107, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:

     SEC. 109. SELECTUSA.

       (a) Prohibition.--None of the amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this title under the heading 
     ``operations and administration'' under the heading 
     ``International Trade Administration'' may be used to carry 
     out activities of SelectUSA.
       (b) Reduction.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title under the heading ``operations and 
     administration'' under the heading ``International Trade 
     Administration'' is hereby decreased by $7,000,000.
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  SA 2668. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       After section 537 of title V of division B, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 538. (a) In this section, the term ``Crime Victims 
     Fund amounts'' means the sums described in section 1402(d)(3) 
     of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-473 (42 U.S.C. 
     10601(d)(3)) that are available for obligation under section 
     510 of this division.
       (b) The Crime Victims Fund amounts--
       (1) shall be available for--
       (A) the United States Attorneys Offices and the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation to provide and improve services for 
     the benefit of crime victims in the Federal criminal justice 
     system (as described in 3771 of title 18, United States Code, 
     and section 503 of the Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 
     1990 (42 U.S.C. 10607)) through victim coordinators, victims' 
     specialists, and advocates, including for the administrative 
     support of victim coordinators and advocates providing such 
     services; and
       (B) a Victim Notification System; and
       (2) may not be used for any purpose that is not specified 
     in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1).
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  SA 2669. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 135, strike lines 8 and 9.
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  SA 2670. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 127, strike lines 15 and 16.
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  SA 2671. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 378, lines 14 and 15, strike ``$1,912,104,111, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided,'' and insert 
     ``$1,902,104,111, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That none of the funds made available under this 
     heading may be used to maintain or support the Energy 
     Efficient Buildings Hub: Provided further,''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2672. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 32, line 7, strike ``$900,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$360,000,000''.
       On page 32, line 19, strike ``$24,480,000'' and insert 
     ``$9,792,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2673. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 1394, line 9, insert ``Provided further, That none 
     of the funds provided in this Act may be used to subsidize 
     food, beverage, or first class services: '' after ``Public 
     Law 112-55:''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2674. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 1449, line 7, strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$950,000,000''.

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2675. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 1354, line 3, strike ``$600,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$475,000,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2676. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Under the heading ``Internal Revenue Service'' in title I 
     of division E, at the end of the matter under the heading 
     ``Administrative provisions--internal revenue service 
     (including transfer of funds)'', add the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the Funds made available under this Act 
     may be used by the Internal Revenue Service--
       (1) to promulgate, finalize, or enforce the proposed 
     regulations published at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November 29, 
     2013), any successor regulation, or any regulation of 
     substantially similar substance; or
       (2) to issue, implement, or enforce any regulation, revenue 
     ruling, or interpretive guidance which delineates political 
     activities that are not for the promotion of the social 
     welfare for purposes of determining whether an organization 
     is described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such 
     Code, unless such regulation, ruling, or guidance fully 
     protects rights established under the First Amendment of the 
     Constitution.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2677. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       After section 437 of division G, insert the following:


              stewardship end result contracting projects

       Sec. 43__.  (a) In General.--Title VI of the Healthy 
     Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 602. STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Chief.--The term `Chief' means the Chief of the 
     Forest Service.
       ``(2) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
     the Bureau of Land Management.
       ``(b) Projects.--The Chief and the Director, via agreement 
     or contract as appropriate, may enter into stewardship 
     contracting projects with private persons or other public or 
     private entities to perform services to achieve land 
     management goals for the national forests and the public 
     lands that meet local and rural community needs.
       ``(c) Land Management Goals.--The land management goals of 
     a project under subsection (b) may include--
       ``(1) road and trail maintenance or obliteration to restore 
     or maintain water quality;
       ``(2) soil productivity, habitat for wildlife and 
     fisheries, or other resource values;
       ``(3) setting of prescribed fires to improve the 
     composition, structure, condition, and health of stands or to 
     improve wildlife habitat;
       ``(4) removing vegetation or other activities to promote 
     healthy forest stands, reduce fire hazards, or achieve other 
     land management objectives;
       ``(5) watershed restoration and maintenance;
       ``(6) restoration and maintenance of wildlife and fish; or
       ``(7) control of noxious and exotic weeds and 
     reestablishing native plant species.
       ``(d) Agreements or Contracts.--
       ``(1) Procurement procedure.--A source for performance of 
     an agreement or contract under subsection (b) shall be 
     selected on a best-value basis, including consideration of 
     source under other public and private agreements or 
     contracts.
       ``(2) Contract for sale of property.--A contract entered 
     into under this section may, at the discretion of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, be considered a contract for the 
     sale of property under such terms as the Secretary may 
     prescribe without regard to any other provision of law.
       ``(3) Term.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the Chief and the Director may enter into a contract under 
     subsection (b) in accordance with section 3903 of title 41, 
     United States Code.
       ``(B) Maximum.--The period of the contract under subsection 
     (b) may exceed 5 years but may not exceed 10 years.
       ``(4) Offsets.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Chief and the Director may apply the 
     value of timber or other forest products removed as an offset 
     against the cost of services received under the agreement or 
     contract described in subsection (b).
       ``(B) Methods of appraisal.--The value of timber or other 
     forest products used as an offset under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) shall be determined using appropriate methods of 
     appraisal commensurate with the quantity of products to be 
     removed; and
       ``(ii) may--

       ``(I) be determined using a unit of measure appropriate to 
     the contracts; and
       ``(II) may include valuing products on a per-acre basis.

       ``(5) Cancellation ceilings.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Chief and the Director may obligate 
     funds to cover any potential cancellation or termination 
     costs for an agreement or contract under subsection (b) in 
     stages that are economically or programmatically viable.
       ``(B) Notice.--
       ``(i) Submission to congress.--Not later than 30 days 
     before entering into a multiyear agreement or contract under 
     subsection (b) that includes a cancellation ceiling in excess 
     of $25,000,000, but does not include proposed funding for the 
     costs of cancelling the agreement or contract up to the 
     cancellation ceiling established in the agreement or 
     contract, the Chief and the Director shall submit to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives a written notice that includes--

       ``(I)(aa) the cancellation ceiling amounts proposed for 
     each program year in the agreement or contract; and
       ``(bb) the reasons for the cancellation ceiling amounts 
     proposed under item (aa);
       ``(II) the extent to which the costs of contract 
     cancellation are not included in the budget for the agreement 
     or contract; and
       ``(III) a financial risk assessment of not including 
     budgeting for the costs of agreement or contract 
     cancellation.

       ``(ii) Transmittal to omb.--At least 14 days before the 
     date on which the Chief and Director enter into an agreement 
     or contract under subsection (b), the Chief and Director 
     shall transmit to the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget a copy of the written notice submitted under 
     clause (i).
       ``(6) Relation to other laws.--Notwithstanding subsections 
     (d) and (g) of section 14 of the National Forest Management 
     Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a) and section 2(a)(1) of the Act 
     of July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the `Materials Act of 
     1947') (30 U.S.C. 602(a)(1)), the Chief and the Director may 
     enter into an agreement or contract under subsection (b).
       ``(7) Contracting officer.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary or the Secretary of the 
     Interior may determine the appropriate contracting officer to 
     enter into and administer an agreement or contract under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(8) Fire liability provisions.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of enactment of this section, the Chief and 
     the Director shall issue for use in all contracts and 
     agreements under subsection (b) fire liability provisions 
     that are in substantially the same form as the fire liability 
     provisions contained in--
       ``(A) integrated resource timber contracts, as described in 
     the Forest Service contract numbered 2400-13, part H, section 
     H.4; and
       ``(B) timber sale contracts conducted pursuant to section 
     14 of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 
     472a).
       ``(9) Retroactive application of certain provisions.--
     Paragraph (5) and the fire liability provisions issued under 
     paragraph (8) shall also apply to any stewardship contracts 
     and agreements that--
       ``(A) are entered into during fiscal year 2014 pursuant to 
     the authority provided by section 347 of the Department of 
     the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 
     (as contained in section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 
     105-277; 16 U.S.C. 2104 note); and
       ``(B) remain in effect on the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       ``(e) Receipts.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Chief and the Director may collect 
     monies from an agreement or contract under subsection (b) if 
     the collection is a secondary objective of negotiating the 
     contract that will best achieve the purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Use.--Monies from an agreement or contract under 
     subsection (b)--
       ``(A) may be retained by the Chief and the Director; and
       ``(B) shall be available for expenditure without further 
     appropriation at the project site from which the monies are 
     collected or at another project site.
       ``(3) Relation to other laws.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the value of services received by the Chief or the 
     Director under a stewardship contract project conducted under 
     this section, and any payments made or resources provided by 
     the contractor, Chief, or Director shall not be considered 
     monies received from the National Forest System or the public 
     lands.
       ``(B) Knutson-vanderberg act.--The Act of June 9, 1930 
     (commonly known as the `Knutson-Vanderberg Act') (16 U.S.C. 
     576 et seq.) shall not apply to any agreement or contract 
     under subsection (b).
       ``(f) Costs of Removal.--Notwithstanding the fact that a 
     contractor did not harvest the timber, the Chief may collect 
     deposits from a contractor covering the costs of removal of 
     timber or other forest products under--
       ``(1) the Act of August 11, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 490); and
       ``(2) the Act of June 30, 1914 (16 U.S.C. 498).
       ``(g) Performance and Payment Guarantees.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Chief and the Director may require 
     performance and payment bonds under sections 28.103-2 and 
     28.103-3 of

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     the Federal Acquisition Regulation, in an amount that the 
     contracting officer considers sufficient to protect the 
     investment in receipts by the Federal Government generated by 
     the contractor from the estimated value of the forest 
     products to be removed under a contract under subsection (b).
       ``(2) Excess offset value.--If the offset value of the 
     forest products exceeds the value of the resource improvement 
     treatments, the Chief and the Director shall--
       ``(A) use the excess to satisfy any outstanding liabilities 
     for cancelled agreements or contracts; or
       ``(B) if there are no outstanding liabilities under 
     subparagraph (A), apply the excess to other authorized 
     stewardship projects.
       ``(h) Monitoring and Evaluation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Chief and the Director shall 
     establish a multiparty monitoring and evaluation process that 
     accesses the stewardship contracting projects conducted under 
     this section.
       ``(2) Participants.--Other than the Chief and Director, 
     participants in the process described in paragraph (1) may 
     include--
       ``(A) any cooperating governmental agencies, including 
     tribal governments; and
       ``(B) any other interested groups or individuals.
       ``(i) Reporting.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Chief 
     and the Director shall report to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
     Resources of the House of Representatives on--
       ``(1) the status of development, execution, and 
     administration of agreements or contracts under subsection 
     (b);
       ``(2) the specific accomplishments that have resulted; and
       ``(3) the role of local communities in the development of 
     agreements or contract plans.''.
       (b) Offset.--To the extent necessary, the Chief of the 
     Forest Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land 
     Management shall offset any direct spending authorized under 
     section 602 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
     (as added by subsection (a)) using any additional amounts 
     that may be made available to the Chief or the Director for 
     the applicable fiscal year.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--
       (1) In general.--Section 347 of the Department of the 
     Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 
     U.S.C. 2104 note; Public Law 105-277) is repealed.
       (2) Effect of repeal.--Notwithstanding the amendment made 
     by paragraph (1), nothing in this Act or an amendment made by 
     this Act invalidates or otherwise affects any stewardship 
     contract entered into by the Chief of the Forest Service or 
     the Director of the Bureau of Land Management that is in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2678. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In the matter under the heading ``operation of the national 
     park system'' under the heading ``National Park Service'' in 
     title I of division G, strike ``$2,236,753,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,236,653,000''.
       In the matter under the heading ``operation of the national 
     park system'' under the heading ``National Park Service'', 
     before the period at the end, insert ``: Provided, That none 
     of the funds made available under this heading may be used to 
     carry out the Route 66 corridor preservation program 
     established under Public Law 106-45 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 113 
     Stat. 226)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2679. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 1341, strike line 20 and all that follows 
     through page 1342, line 2.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2680. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 1343, strike lines 4 through 11.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2681. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 218, line 25, strike ``That of the 
     funds'' and all that follows through ``further,'' on page 
     219, line 17.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2682. Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Lee, and Mr. 
Alexander) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       In the matter under the heading ``operation of the national 
     park system'' under the heading ``National Park Service'' in 
     title I of division G, insert ``of which $2,000,000 is 
     available to the Director of the National Park Service to 
     refund to each State all funds of the State that were used to 
     reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park 
     System during the period in October 2013 in which there was a 
     lapse in appropriations for the unit and'' before ``of 
     which''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2683. Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Lee) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3547, making 
consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

     -  In the matter under the heading ``operation of the 
     national park system'' under the heading ``National Park 
     Service'' in title I of division G, insert ``of which 
     $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the general fund of the 
     Treasury and used for Federal budget deficit reduction and'' 
     before ``of which''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2684. Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Chambliss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. 
Cochran) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the 
bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 362, strike line 5 and all that follows 
     through page 364, line 18, and insert the following:

     SEC. 10001. REPEAL OF REDUCTIONS MADE BY BIPARTISAN BUDGET 
                   ACT OF 2013.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 
     2013 is repealed as of the date of the enactment of such Act.
       (b) Social Security Number Required To Claim the Refundable 
     Portion of the Child Tax Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (d) of section 24 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Identification requirement with respect to 
     taxpayer.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     taxpayer for any taxable year unless the taxpayer includes 
     the taxpayer's Social Security number on the return of tax 
     for such taxable year.
       ``(B) Joint returns.--In the case of a joint return, the 
     requirement of subparagraph (A) shall be treated as met if 
     the Social Security number of either spouse is included on 
     such return.
       ``(C) Limitation.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the 
     extent the tentative minimum tax (as defined in section 
     55(b)(1)(A)) exceeds the credit allowed under section 32.''.
       (2) Omission treated as mathematical or clerical error.--
     Subparagraph (I) of section 6213(g)(2) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(I) an omission of a correct Social Security number 
     required under section 24(d)(5) (relating to refundable 
     portion of child tax credit), or a correct TIN under section 
     24(e) (relating to child tax credit), to be included on a 
     return,''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (e) of section 24 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting 
     ``With Respect to Qualifying Children'' after 
     ``Identification Requirement'' in the heading thereof.
       (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2685. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       No funds made available under any portion of this Act shall 
     be used to carry out any provisions of federal law, including 
     the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 
     111-148) or title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health 
     Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 
     111-152), or of the amendments made by either such Act, so 
     long as those statutes have the effect causing Americans to 
     lose any health insurance policy they wish to keep, 
     increasing the premiums of any health insurance policy by 
     which the individual is currently covered, or resulting in 
     the inability of any American to obtain treatment from the 
     doctors by which a patient is currently treated.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2686. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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       No funds made available under any portion of this Act shall 
     be used to carry out any provisions of the Patient Protection 
     and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) or title I and 
     subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education 
     Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), or of the 
     amendments made by either such Act, and Section 403 of Pub. 
     L. 113-67 is hereby repealed.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2687. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3547, making consolidated appropriations for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR THE PATIENT PROTECTION 
                   AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

       No funds made available under any portion of this Act shall 
     be used to carry out any provisions of the Patient Protection 
     and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) or title I and 
     subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education 
     Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), or the 
     amendments made by either such Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2688. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
3547, making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       In the matter under the heading ``departmental operations'' 
     under the heading ``Office of the Secretary'' under the 
     heading `` `Departmental Offices' '' in title I of division 
     G, strike ``$264,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2015'' and insert ``$689,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2015; of which $425,000,000 shall be made 
     available for necessary expenses of the payment in lieu of 
     taxes program under chapter 69 of title 31, United States 
     Code''.
       After section 437 of division G, insert the following:


              offset for payment in lieu of taxes program

       Sec. 43__.  (a) In General.--Section 251(c)(1)(B) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 901(c)(1)(B)) is amended by striking 
     ``491,773,000,000'' and inserting ``$492,198,000,000''.
       (b) Offsetting Reduction in Non-medicare Direct Spending.--
     Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(11) Additional reduction of non-medicare direct 
     spending.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each of the fiscal years 2015 
     through 2023, in addition to the reduction in direct spending 
     under paragraph (6), on the date specified in paragraph (2), 
     OMB shall prepare and the President shall order a 
     sequestration, effective upon issuance, reducing the spending 
     described in subparagraph (B) by the uniform percentage 
     necessary to reduce such spending for the fiscal year by 
     $47,223,000.
       ``(B) Spending covered.--The spending described in this 
     paragraph is spending that is--
       ``(i) nonexempt direct spending;
       ``(ii) not spending for the Medicare programs specified in 
     section 256(d); and
       ``(iii) within the revised nonsecurity category.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2689. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 1846, to delay the implementation of 
certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 
2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 1__. FLOOD MITIGATION METHODS FOR URBAN BUILDINGS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue 
     guidelines for property owners that--
       (1) provide alternative methods of mitigation, other than 
     building elevation, to reduce flood risk to urban residential 
     buildings that cannot be elevated due to their structural 
     characteristics, including--
       (A) types of building materials; and
       (B) types of floodproofing; and
       (2) inform property owners about how the implementation of 
     mitigation methods described in paragraph (1) may affect risk 
     premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National 
     Flood Insurance Program.
       (b) Calculation of Risk Premium Rates.--In calculating the 
     risk premium rate charged for flood insurance for a property 
     under section 1308 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015), the Administrator shall take into 
     account the implementation of any mitigation method 
     identified by the Administrator in the guidance issued under 
     subsection (a) of this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2690. Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Lee) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1846, to delay the 
implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood 
Insurance Reform Act of 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 1__. AUTHORITY OF STATES TO REGULATE PRIVATE FLOOD 
                   INSURANCE.

       Section 102(b)(7) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 
     1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a(b)(7)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(7) Private flood insurance defined.--In this subsection, 
     the term `private flood insurance' means an insurance policy 
     that--
       ``(A) provides flood insurance coverage; and
       ``(B) is issued by an insurance company that is--
       ``(i) licensed, admitted, or otherwise approved to engage 
     in the business of insurance in the State or jurisdiction in 
     which the insured building is located, by the insurance 
     regulator of that State or jurisdiction;
       ``(ii) eligible as a nonadmitted insurer to provide 
     insurance in the State or jurisdiction where the property to 
     be insured is located, in accordance with section 524 of the 
     Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (15 
     U.S.C. 8204); or
       ``(iii) not disapproved as a surplus lines insurer by the 
     insurance regulator of the State or jurisdiction where the 
     property to be insured is located.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2691. Mrs. HAGAN (for herself and Mr. Pryor) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1846, to delay 
the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood 
Insurance Reform Act of 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered 
to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 1__. EXCEPTIONS TO ESCROW REQUIREMENT FOR FLOOD 
                   INSURANCE PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 102(d)(1) of the Flood Disaster 
     Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a(d)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), in the second sentence, by 
     striking ``subparagraph (C)'' and inserting ``subparagraph 
     (B)''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in clause (ii), by redesignating subclauses (I) and 
     (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and adjusting the 
     margins accordingly;
       (B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) 
     and (II), respectively, and adjusting the margins 
     accordingly;
       (C) in the matter preceding subclause (I), as redesignated 
     by subparagraph (B), by striking ``(A) or (B), if--'' and 
     inserting the following: ``(A)--
       ``(i) if--'';
       (D) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following
       ``(ii) in the case of a loan that--

       ``(I) is in a junior or subordinate position to a senior 
     lien secured by the same residential improved real estate or 
     mobile home for which flood insurance is being provided at 
     the time of the origination of the loan;
       ``(II) is secured by residential improved real estate or a 
     mobile home that is part of a condominium, cooperative, or 
     other project development, if the residential improved real 
     estate or mobile home is covered by a flood insurance policy 
     that--

       ``(aa) meets the requirements that the regulated lending 
     institution is required to enforce under subsection (b)(1);
       ``(bb) is provided by the condominium association, 
     cooperative, homeowners association, or other applicable 
     group; and
       ``(cc) the premium for which is paid by the condominium 
     association, cooperative, homeowners association, or other 
     applicable group as a common expense;

       ``(III) is secured by residential improved real estate or a 
     mobile home that is used as collateral for a business 
     purpose;
       ``(IV) is a home equity line of credit;
       ``(V) is a nonperforming loan; or
       ``(VI) has a term of not longer than 12 months.''.

       (b) Applicability.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Required application.--The amendments to section 
     102(d)(1) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 
     U.S.C. 4012a(d)(1)) made by section 100209(a) of the Biggert-
     Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-
     141; 126 Stat. 920) and by subsection (a) of this section 
     shall apply to any loan that is originated, refinanced, 
     increased, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2016.
       (B) Optional application.--
       (i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph--

       (I) the terms ``Federal entity for lending regulation'', 
     ``improved real estate'', ``regulated lending institution'', 
     and ``servicer'' have the meanings given the terms in section 
     3 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
     4003);
       (II) the term ``outstanding loan'' means a loan that--

       (aa) is outstanding as of January 1, 2016;
       (bb) is not subject to the requirement to escrow premiums 
     and fees for flood insurance under section 102(d)(1) of the 
     Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a(d)(1)) 
     as in effect on July 5, 2012; and
       (cc) would, if the loan had been originated, refinanced, 
     increased, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2016, 
     be subject to the requirements under section 102(d)(1)(A) of

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     the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended; and

       (III) the term ``section 102(d)(1)(A) of the Flood Disaster 
     Protection Act of 1973, as amended'' means section 
     102(d)(1)(A) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 
     U.S.C. 4012a(d)(1)(A)), as amended by--

       (aa) section 100209(a) of the Biggert-Waters Flood 
     Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-141; 126 Stat. 
     920); and
       (bb) subsection (a) of this section.
       (ii) Option to escrow flood insurance payments.--Each 
     Federal entity for lending regulation (after consultation and 
     coordination with the Federal Financial Institutions 
     Examination Council) shall, by regulation, direct that each 
     regulated lending institution or servicer of an outstanding 
     loan shall offer and make available to a borrower the option 
     to have the borrower's payment of premiums and fees for flood 
     insurance under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), including the escrow of such payments, 
     be treated in the same manner provided under section 
     102(d)(1)(A) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as 
     amended.
       (2) Repeal of 2-year delay on applicability.--Subsection 
     (b) of section 100209 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance 
     Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-141; 126 Stat. 920) is 
     repealed.
       (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section or the 
     amendments made by this section shall be construed to 
     supersede, during the period beginning on July 6, 2012 and 
     ending on December 31, 2015, the requirements under section 
     102(d)(1) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 
     U.S.C. 4012a(d)(1)), as in effect on July 5, 2012.

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