[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 95 (Wednesday, June 18, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3815-S3820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 3250. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Collins) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms.
Mikulski and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, making
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 146, line 23, strike ``$1,000,000'' and insert
``$3,000,000''.
On page 172, line 25, strike ``and'' and insert ``, and
shall be available for''.
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SA 3251. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. Mikulski and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
On page 387, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
(3) The Secretary shall provide a waiver to exempt any
school from the whole grain requirements referred to
paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after the date on which
the Secretary receives from a school written notification
that the school would encounter a hardship in complying with
those whole grain requirements if the school identifies the
hardship is due to increased costs or difficulty procuring
the necessary items.
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SA 3252. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Harkin, Mr.
Leahy, Mr. Brown, Mr. Casey, Mr. Booker, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Kaine, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Franken, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Hirono, Ms.
Warren, Mr. Markey, Mr. Coons, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Sanders) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms.
Mikulski and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, making
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 298, beginning on line 22, strike ``not to exceed''
and all that follows through the end of line 24 and insert
``not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for necessary
expenses of a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to be carried
out by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the
Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service; not to
exceed $25,120,000 shall be available for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Administration, of which
$24,311,000''.
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SA 3253. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title II of division A, insert
the following:
Sec. __. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act--
(1) the total amount made available under the heading
``juvenile justice programs'' under the heading ``Office of
Justice Programs'' under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE'' in this title shall be $294,500,000; and
(2) the amount made available for youth mentoring grants
under paragraph (2) under the heading ``juvenile justice
programs'' under the heading ``Office of Justice Programs''
under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'' in this title
shall be $90,000,000.
(b) The amounts appropriated under this title (except for
amounts appropriated for the purposes described in subsection
(a)(2)) shall be reduced on a pro rata basis by the amount
necessary to reduce the total amount of such spending by
$37,000,000.
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SA 3254. Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Feinstein,
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Markey,
Ms. Warren, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Durbin)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3244
submitted by Ms. Mikulski and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R.
4660, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:
On page 148, line 4, strike ``(a)'' and all that follows
through line 22.
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SA 3255. Mr. COATS (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms.
Mikulski and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, making
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 156, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
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Sec. 143. None of the funds made available by this Act may
be used to administer the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration's National Roadside Survey.
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SA 3256. Ms. AYOTTE (for herself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Wicker, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Blunt)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3244
submitted by Ms. Mikulski and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R.
4660, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:
On page 101, strike lines 7 through 16 and insert the
following:
Sec. 528. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to
transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or
within the United States, its territories, or possessions
Khalid Sheik Mohammed or any other detainee who--
(1) is not a United States citizen or a members of the
Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department
of Defense.
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this Act or any other Act may be used to
transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to
the custody or control of any foreign country or entity of
any detainee described in subsection (a) if--
(1) such detainee has been recommended for continued law-
of-war detention by the Guantanamo Review Task Force;
(2) such country or entity is a country or entity to which
any individual who was detained at United States Naval
Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after September 11, 2001, was
transferred and such transferee was subsequently confirmed to
have engaged in any terrorist activity; or
(3) such country has not fully honored its commitments to
the United States to monitor, detain, or control the travel
of individuals formerly detained at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense.
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SA 3257. Mr. ALEXANDER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments
of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. PROHIBITION OF FUNDS FOR COLLEGE RATING SYSTEM.
None of the funds made available under this Act or any
other Act shall be used to carry out (including develop,
refine, promulgate, publish, implement, administer, or
enforce) a Postsecondary Institution Ratings System or any
other performance system to rate institutions of higher
education.
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SA 3258. Mr. ALEXANDER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments
of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2015, 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 made available under this Act
shall be used by the National Labor Relations Board to
promulgate, administer, enforce, or otherwise implement any
rule or decision expanding or otherwise modifying an
employer's legal obligation--
(1) to provide a labor organization with a list of names
and home addresses of employees eligible to vote in a labor
organization representation election under section 9 of the
National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159), in accordance
with the National Labor Relations Board's decision in
Excelsior Underwear, Inc. (156 N.L.R.B. 1236 (1966)); or
(2) to enable labor organizations to electronically
communicate with employees, in accordance with the rights of
such employees under section 7 of the National Labor
Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 157).
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SA 3259. Mr. ALEXANDER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments
of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
protecting state control over academic content standards, academic
achievement standards, and assessments
Sec. ___.
None of the funds made available under this Act or any
other Act shall be used by the Department of Education or any
other Federal agency--
(1) to mandate, direct, control, or exercise any direction
or supervision over the academic content standards or
academic achievement standards adopted or implemented by a
State;
(2) to establish any criterion that specifies, defines, or
prescribes the standards or measures that States or local
educational agencies use to establish, implement, or improve
State academic content standards, State academic achievement
standards, or State assessments;
(3) to establish any direct or indirect requirements that
States or local educational agencies adopt any particular
academic standards or assessments, including any academic
standards or assessments developed by a partnership of
States; or
(4) to require or incentivize a State to enter into a
partnership with another State or States to develop or
implement academic content standards, academic achievement
standards, or assessments, including--
(A) as a condition of approval of a State plan submitted
under section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6331 et seq.);
(B) as a condition of an award of Federal funds under any
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement;
(C) by awarding any additional points or providing any
preference in competitive grant programs; or
(D) as a condition of approval of any request for waivers
of requirements under any provision of Federal law.
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SA 3260. Mr. ALEXANDER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments
of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) Section 1311(c)(5) of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(5)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
``(C) in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury
and the Secretary of Labor, submit to the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives, and the authorizing
committees of jurisdiction of the Senate and the House of
Representatives and make available to State governors, State
insurance commissioners, and the public, reports concerning
consumer interactions with the Internet website maintained by
the Federal Government for health insurance coverage
(healthcare.gov or any subsequent Internet site (or sites)
that is established in whole or in part by the Federal
Government to facilitate enrollment in qualified health
plans, the receipt of advance premium tax credits or cost
sharing reduction assistance, or comparisons of available
qualified health plans) and any efforts undertaken to remedy
problems that impact taxpayers and consumers, such reports--
``(i) to be submitted not later than--
``(I) the first Monday after the date of enactment of this
subparagraph; and
``(II)(aa) except during the period between November 15,
2014, and February 15, 2015, the first Monday of each month
thereafter through December 2015 (or the next business day
when Monday occurs on a Federal holiday); and
``(bb) during the period between November 15, 2014, and
February 15, 2015, each Monday (or the next business day when
Monday occurs on a Federal holiday); and
``(ii) to include a State-by-State break down of--
``(I) the number of unique website visits;
``(II) the number of individuals who create an account;
``(III) the number of individuals who have selected a
qualified health plan;
``(IV) the number of individuals who enrolled in Medicaid,
and, of such number, the number who became eligible to enroll
because of changes in eligibility effected under this Act and
the number who otherwise were eligible to enroll;
``(V) the number of individuals who have effectuated
enrollment in a qualified health plan through payment of the
first monthly premium;
``(VI) the age of individuals who have effectuated
enrollment in a qualified health plan through payment of the
first monthly premium;
``(VII) the number of enrollees in each zip code; and
``(VIII) the level of coverage obtained.''.
(b) Section 1311(i) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(i)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(7) Public availability of list of navigators.--Not later
than 5 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph,
the Secretary shall make available to Congress, State
attorneys general, State insurance commissioners, and the
public a list of all
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navigators and certified application counselors that have
been trained and certified by Exchanges, including contact
information for all navigator entities and their partner
organizations, including subcontractors. Such list shall be
updated by the Secretary on a monthly basis through December
31, 2015.''.
(c) Section 1312(e) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(e)) is amended by adding
at the end the following flush sentence: ``Not later than 5
days after the date of the enactment of this sentence, the
Secretary shall make available on the Internet website
maintained by the Federal Government for health insurance
coverage (healthcare.gov or any subsequent Internet site (or
sites) that is established in whole or in part by the Federal
Government to facilitate enrollment in qualified health
plans, the receipt of tax credits or cost sharing reduction
assistance, or comparisons of available qualified health
plans) a list of all agents and brokers who have been trained
and certified by the Federal Exchange, including their name,
business address (if available), and phone number. Such list
shall be updated on a monthly basis through December 31,
2015.''.
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SA 3261. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. Mikulski and intended to
be proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the
Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 275, between lines 22 and 23, insert the following:
Sec. 247. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available under this title may be used by any recipient
of such funds to discriminate against any person because that
person is a member of the uniformed services.
(b) Any person or entity, acting in good faith, that has
knowledge of any instance in which a recipient of funds under
this title has discriminated or is discriminating against a
member of the uniformed services may file a complaint against
such recipient with the Office of Inspector General for the
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(c) For purposes of this section, the term ``member of the
uniformed services'' means an individual who--
(1) is a member of--
(A) the uniformed services (as defined in section 101 of
title 10, United States Code); or
(B) the National Guard in State status under title 32,
United States Code; or
(2) was discharged or released from service in the
uniformed services (as so defined) or the National Guard in
such status under conditions other than dishonorable.
(d) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit
the use or availability of any funds appropriated or
otherwise made available under this title for programs,
activities, or accounts that assist or provide housing to
members of the uniformed services.
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SA 3262. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Schatz, Mr.
Blunt, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Franken) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4660, making
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, 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 made available by this Act may
be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under
sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, United States Code,
or an exemption application under section 40109 of that title
of an air carrier already holding an air operators
certificate issued by a country that is party to the U.S.-
E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement where such
approval would contravene United States law or Article 17 bis
of the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement.
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SA 3263. Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Heller, and Mr.
Reid) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA
3244 submitted by Ms. Mikulski and intended to be proposed to the bill
H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:
On page 142, after line 21, add the following:
Sec. ___. It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) Interstate Route 11 would significantly enhance for the
western United States--
(A) commerce;
(B) tourism;
(C) international trade;
(D) economic vitality; and
(E) competitiveness on the global stage;
(2) Interstate Route 11 would connect communities and
economic systems in the States of Arizona and Nevada,
including--
(A) the 2 largest cities in the United States without an
Interstate connection;
(B) major trade hubs;
(C) existing and future domestic and international deep-
water ports; and
(D) transcontinental roadways and railroad corridors;
(3) Interstate Route 11 would improve safety and travel
time in north-south corridors of the western United States;
(4) the establishment of Interstate Route 11 from the
southern border of the State of Arizona through the State of
Nevada and, ultimately, to the Canadian border would enhance
the economic vitality of the western United States; and
(5) the States of Arizona and Nevada, metropolitan planning
organizations (as defined in section 134(b) of title 23,
United States Code), and other local leaders and stakeholders
should be encouraged to continue their efforts to advance the
Interstate Route 11 project.
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SA 3264. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. Mikulski and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
On page 324, line 17, insert before the period at the end
the following: ``: Provided further, That of the amounts made
available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall remain
available until expended for the Chief of the Natural
Resources Conservation Service to reduce the backlog of
undetermined wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region, with
funds divided proportionately among States based on the
number of undetermined wetlands in each State as of the date
of enactment of this Act, and made available in addition to
any other funds for this purpose''.
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SA 3265. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Manchin, and Mr.
Johnson of Wisconsin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. No funds made available under this Act may be
used to create or operate a checkpoint that exclusively
targets motorcycle operators and motorcycle passengers.
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SA 3266. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Scott, Mr. Isakson, and Mr.
Chambliss) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce
and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:
At the end of title VII, add the following:
Sec. 7__. None of the funds made available by this Act may
be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel of the
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation or the Risk Management
Agency to carry out a downward trending adjustment on the
actual production history of a producer with respect to the
yield of a perennial crop, including peaches, the yield of
which is determined under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) using a 5-year database.
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SA 3267. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title VII of division ____, add the
following:
Sec. ___. To expedite emergency feed assistance that is
needed to address emergency drought conditions in any State,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall complete all requirements
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) that are necessary to make emergency
haying and grazing decisions on acres enrolled under a
contract for the conservation reserve program established
under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) in a
State, not later than 30 days after receiving such a request.
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SA 3268. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by
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her to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, 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 or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to negotiate an agreement
that includes a waiver of requirements under chapter 83 of
title 41, United States Code (popularly known as the ``Buy
American Act'').
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SA 3269. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. NO BUDGET, NO PAY.
(a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Member of
Congress''--
(1) has the meaning given under section 2106 of title 5,
United States Code; and
(2) does not include the Vice President.
(b) Timely Approval of Concurrent Resolution on the Budget
and the Appropriations Bills.--If both Houses of Congress
have not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget as
described under section 301 of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632) for a fiscal
year before October 1 of that fiscal year and have not passed
all the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year
before October 1 of that fiscal year, the pay of each Member
of Congress may not be paid for each day following that
October 1 until the date on which both Houses of Congress
approve a concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal
year and all the regular appropriations bills.
(c) No Pay Without Concurrent Resolution on the Budget and
the Appropriations Bills.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no funds may be appropriated or otherwise be made
available from the United States Treasury for the pay of any
Member of Congress during any period determined by the
Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate or the Chairpersons of the
Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives under subsection (d).
(2) No retroactive pay.--A Member of Congress may not
receive pay for any period determined by the Chairpersons of
the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate or the Chairpersons of the
Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives under subsection (d), at any
time after the end of that period.
(d) Determinations.--
(1) Senate.--
(A) Request for certifications.--On October 1 of each year,
the Secretary of the Senate shall submit a request to the
Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate for certification of
determinations made under subparagraph (B) (i) and (ii).
(B) Determinations.--The Chairpersons of the Committee on
the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
shall--
(i) on October 1 of each year, make a determination of
whether Congress is in compliance with subsection (b) and
whether Senators may not be paid under that subsection;
(ii) determine the period of days following each October 1
that Senators may not be paid under subsection (b); and
(iii) provide timely certification of the determinations
under clauses (i) and (ii) upon the request of the Secretary
of the Senate.
(2) House of representatives.--
(A) Request for certifications.--On October 1 of each year,
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives shall submit a request to the Chairpersons of
the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives for
certification of determinations made under subparagraph (B)
(i) and (ii).
(B) Determinations.--The Chairpersons of the Committee on
the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives shall--
(i) on October 1 of each year, make a determination of
whether Congress is in compliance with subsection (b) and
whether Members of the House of Representatives may not be
paid under that subsection;
(ii) determine the period of days following each October 1
that Members of the House of Representatives may not be paid
under subsection (b); and
(iii) provide timely certification of the determinations
under clauses (i) and (ii) upon the request of the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
(e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on
February 1, 2015.
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SA 3270. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, 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 made available under this Act
may be used to promulgate or enforce any regulation that
mandates the installation or use of an event data recorder in
a light duty, noncommercial, passenger motor vehicle.
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SA 3271. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments
of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Board of Directors of the First
Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) shall submit a report
to Congress that includes--
(1) the amount of money expended by FirstNet since its
establishment under section 6204 of the Middle Class Tax
Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-96);
(2) a description of FirstNet's cumulative accomplishments;
and
(3) a timetable for deploying a functioning nationwide,
interoperable, public safety broadband network.
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SA 3272. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments
of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2015, 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 made available under this Act
may be used by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration to regulate, adopt guidelines with respect to,
or prescribe the design of mobile application software
(apps), devices, or other mobile connected vehicle
technologies, except for software whose primary purpose is
integral to the operation of a motor vehicle.
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SA 3273. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. _. Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Natural Gas Vehicles.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall
issue regulations to allow a vehicle, if operated by an
engine fueled primarily by natural gas, to exceed any vehicle
weight limit under this section by an amount that is equal to
the difference between--
``(1) the weight of the vehicle attributable to the natural
gas tank and fueling system carried by that vehicle; and
``(2) the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling
system.''.
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SA 3274. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
In section 718 of division __, strike ``Sec. 718. None of
the funds'' and all that follows through the end of paragraph
(1) and insert the following:
Sec. 718. (a) There is appropriated to the Secretary of
Agriculture, out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, $12,000,000 to carry out section 14 of the
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C.
1012).
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the
salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the
following:
(1) The biorefinery, renewable chemical, and biobased
product manufacturing assistance program established under
section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) in excess of $38,000,000 of funds of the
Commodity Credit Corporation for fiscal year 2015.
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SA 3275. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
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Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
On page 153, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
SEC. 134. COMMERCIAL DRIVERS LICENSE SKILLS TESTING REPORT.
(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study to determine--
(A) the Commercial Driver's License (referred to in this
section as ``CDL'') skills testing procedures used by each
State;
(B) whether States using the procedures described in
paragraph (2)(A) have reduced testing wait times, on average,
compared to the procedures described in subparagraphs (B) and
(C) of paragraph (2);
(C) for each of the 3 CDL skills testing procedures
described in paragraph (2)--
(i) the average time between a CDL applicant's request for
a CDL skills test and such test in States using such
procedure;
(ii) the failure rate of CDL applicants in States using
such procedure; and
(iii) the average time between a CDL applicant's request to
retake a CDL skills test and such test; and
(D) the total economic impact of CDL skills testing delays.
(2) Skills testing procedures.--The procedures described in
this paragraph are--
(A) third party testing, using nongovernmental contractors
to proctor CDL skills tests on behalf of the State;
(B) modified third party testing, administering CDL skills
tests at State testing facilities, community colleges, or a
limited number of third parties; and
(C) State testing, administering CDL skills tests only at
State-owned facilities.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a
report to Congress that contains the results of the study
conducted pursuant to subsection (a).
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SA 3276. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
On page 157, line 24, strike ``$1,390,000,000'' and insert
``$1,620,000,000''.
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SA 3277. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. Mikulski and intended to be
proposed to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the
Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 115, line 9, insert ``: Provided, That the
Secretary of Transportation shall use up to $1,500,000 of the
amounts made available under this heading to increase the
number of projects published in the Federal Infrastructure
Projects Permitting Dashboard'' before the period at the end.
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SA 3278. Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Casey,
Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Ayotte, Mrs. Shaheen,
Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. King) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for
the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, 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 made available by this Act may
be used to limit or prohibit the use of wood boards for
cheese aging or ripening on an industry-wide basis before the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs ensures that the public has an
opportunity to review and comment on the policy of the Food
and Drug Administration regarding good handling practices for
cheese aging and the use of wood boards for cheese aging and
ripening, including public comment on the relative economic
impact of such use, and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs
reports to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives on the agency's consideration of public
review and comment.
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SA 3279. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, 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 amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available under this Act may be used by the Bureau of the
Census to conduct the 2020 decennial census of population
unless the questionnaires used for such census include
questions to ascertain United States citizenship and
immigration stauts.
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SA 3280. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
none of the funds made available under this Act may be used
to carry out Operation Choke Point.
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SA 3281. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, add the following:
Sec. __. None of the funds made available under this Act
shall be used to enforce the amendments to section 801 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381) made by
section 708 of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and
Innovation Act (Public Law 112-144; 126 Stat. 1068) or to
implement subsection (d) of such section 708 (21 U.S.C. 381
note).
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SA 3282. Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Heller) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4660, making
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, 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 made available under this Act
shall be used to provide housing assistance benefits for an
individual who is convicted of aggravated sexual abuse under
section 2241 of title 18, United States Code, murder under
section 1111 of title 18, United States Code, an offense
under chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, or any
other Federal or State offense involving sexual assault, as
defined in 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994
(42 U.S.C. 13925(a)).
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SA 3283. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available
under this Act may be used by the Federal Housing
Administration to reduce the mortgage insurance premiums
charged and collected under title II of the National Housing
Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.) for the insurance of mortgages.
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SA 3284. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. Mikulski and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. 529A. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this Act may be used to construct, modify, or
operate facilities at Thomson Correctional Facility,
Illinois, for purposes of any operations of the Department of
Defense at such facilities.
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SA 3285. Mr. WALSH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, 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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Sec. __. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
none of the funds made available in this Act to the
Department of Justice or the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives may be used, with respect to
registered medicinal marijuana patients in the States of
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois,
Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and
Wisconsin, to enforce the provisions of subsection (d)(3) or
(g)(3) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code,
against a registered medicinal marijuana patient based on
either the status of the patient as a registered medicinal
marijuana patient or the lawful use of medicinal marijuana
under the laws of the State in which the patient resides.
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SA 3286. Ms. AYOTTE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3244 submitted by Ms. Mikulski and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
On page 7, line 11, strike ``$252,200,000'' and insert
``$242,761,000''.
On page 7, line 17, strike ``$896,744,000'' and insert
``$863,183,000''.
On page 12, line 4, strike ``$685,000,000'' and insert
``$673,583,000''.
On page 12, line 14, strike ``$156,000,000'' and insert
``$153,400,000''.
On page 12, line 15, strike ``$141,000,000'' and insert
``$138,650,000''.
On page 12, line 17, strike ``$15,000,000'' and insert
``$14,750,000''.
On page 13, line 1, strike ``$59,000,000'' and insert
``$58,017,000''.
On page 23, line 16, strike ``$115,000,000'' and insert
``$110,000,000''.
On page 45, line 20, strike ``$1,149,500,000'' and insert
``$1,216,500,000''.
On page 45, line 22, strike`` $376,000,000'' and insert
``$443,000,000''.
On page 68, line 18, strike ``$5,200,000,000'' and insert
``$5,198,836,000''.
On page 69, line 19, strike ``$551,100,000'' and insert
``$550,977,000''.
On page 70, line 8, strike ``$580,200,000'' and insert
``$580,070,000''.
On page 70, line 22, strike ``$4,367,700,000'' and insert
``$4,366,722,000''.
On page 70, line 24, strike ``$1,200,000,000'' and insert
``$1,199,731,000''.
On page 71, line 1, strike ``$2,051,300,000'' and insert
``$2,050,841,000''.
On page 71, line 6, strike ``$1,700,000,000'' and insert
``$1,699,619,000''.
On page 71, line 7, strike ``$351,300,000'' and insert
``$351,221,000''.
On page 72, line 3, strike ``$805,000,000'' and insert
``$804,820,000''.
On page 72, line 4, strike ``$311,400,000'' and insert
``$311,330,000''.
On page 72, line 19, strike ``$3,830,800,000'' and insert
``$3,829,942,000''.
On page 73, line 6, strike ``$108,000,000'' and insert
``$107,976,000''.
On page 74, line 1, strike ``$2,778,600,000'' and insert
``$2,777,978,000''.
On page 74, line 11, strike ``$446,100,000'' and insert
``$446,000,000''.
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SA 3287. Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4660, making
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 67, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:
Sec. 221. (a) Subsection (a) of section 104 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the
end of paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (5) and inserting ``; and'', and by inserting after
paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:
``(6) amounts received pursuant to--
``(A) section 1201 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796); or
``(B) a program established under the laws of any State
which provides monetary compensation for surviving dependents
of a public safety officer who has died as the direct and
proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line
of duty.''.
(b) The amendments made by this section shall apply to
amounts received after December 31, 2011.
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SA 3288. Mr. REID (for Ms. Murkowski) proposed an amendment to the
bill S. 1237, to improve the administration of programs in the insular
areas, and for other purposes; as follows:
Beginning on page 63, strike line 14 and all that follows
through page 75, line 22.
On page 75, line 23, strike ``8'' and insert ``7''.
On page 76, line 6, strike ``9'' and insert ``8''.
Beginning on page 77, strike line 12 and all that follows
through page 78, line 17.
On page 78, line 18, strike ``11'' and insert ``9''.
On page 79, line 3, strike ``12'' and insert ``10''.
On page 79, line 18, strike ``13'' and insert ``11''.
On page 80, line 8, strike ``14'' and insert ``12''.
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SA 3289. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title II of division A, insert
the following:
Sec. __. None of the funds made available under this Act to
the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to the
States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii,
Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and
Wisconsin, to prevent such States from implementing their own
State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession,
or cultivation of medical marijuana.
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