[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H3880]
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                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 2577

                       Offered By: Mrs. Blackburn

       Amendment No. 7: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __.  Each amount made available by this Act is hereby 
     reduced by 1 percent.

                               H.R. 2577

                  Offered By: Mr. Collins of New York

       Amendment No. 8: Page 4, line 18, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(increased by $100,000,000)''.
       Page 72, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $100,000,000)''.
       Page 72, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $100,000,000)''

                               H.R. 2577

                   Offered By: Mr. Brooks of Alabama

       Amendment No. 9: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to provide financial assistance in violation of 
     section 214(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act 
     of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(d)).

                               H.R. 2577

                   Offered By: Mr. Al Green of Texas

       Amendment No. 10: Page 74, line 23, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(increased by $75,000,000)''.
       Page 75, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $75,000,000)''.
       Page 77, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $75,000,000)''.
       Page 78, line 9, before the semicolon insert the following: 
     ``, except that of the amount made available by this proviso, 
     $75,000,000 shall be used only for the purpose under this 
     clause''.

                               H.R. 2577

                          Offered By: Mr. Dent

       Amendment No. 11: Page 2, line 13, after the first dollar 
     amount, insert ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 2, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 2, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 47, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $9,000,000)''.
       Page 50, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 56, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2577

                        Offered By: Mr. Grayson

       Amendment No. 12: Page 114, line 19, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(increased by $150,000)''.

                               H.R. 2577

                        Offered By: Mr. Grayson

       Amendment No. 13: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       sec.__. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     used to enter into a contract with any offeror or any of its 
     principals if the offeror certifies, as required by the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation, that the offeror or any of 
     its principals--
       (1) within a three-year period preceding this offer has 
     been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against it 
     for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection 
     with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public 
     (Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation 
     of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the 
     submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, 
     forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, 
     making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal 
     criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property; or
       (2) are presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or 
     civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of 
     any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (1); or
       (3) within a three-year period preceding this offer, has 
     been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount 
     that exceeds $3,000 for which the liability remains 
     unsatisfied.

                               H.R. 2577

                        Offered By: Mr. Grayson

       Amendment No. 14: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       sec.__. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
     used to make incentive payments pursuant to 48 CFR 16.4 to 
     contractors for contracts that are behind schedule under the 
     terms of the contract as prescribed by 48 CFR 52.211 or over 
     the contract amount indicated in Standard Form 33, box 20.

                               H.R. 2577

                       Offered By: Mr. McClintock

       Amendment No. 15: Page 9, line 19, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(reduced to $0)''.
       Page 156, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $155,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2577

                      Offered By: Ms. Jackson Lee

       Amendment No. 16: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
         Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used in contravention of section 5309 of title 49, 
     United States Code.

                               H.R. 2577

                      Offered By: Ms. Jackson Lee

       Amendment No. 17: Page 72, line 6, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''
         Page 72, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.
         Page 113, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2577

                      Offered By: Ms. Jackson Lee

       Amendment No. 18: Page 72, line 15, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.
         Page 72, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2577

                      Offered By: Ms. Jackson Lee

       Amendment No. 19: Page 72, line 6, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''
         Page 72, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.
         Page 115, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2577

                      Offered By: Ms. Jackson Lee

       Amendment No. 20: Page 72, line 6, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 72, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 108, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)'',

                               H.R. 2577

                      Offered By: Ms. Jackson Lee

       Amendment No. 21: Page 72, line 6, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 72, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 114, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2577

                      Offered By: Ms. Jackson Lee

       Amendment No. 22: Page 72, line 6, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 72, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 74, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)'',
       Page 77, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2577

                      Offered By: Ms. Jackson Lee

       Amendment No. 23: Beginning on page 54, strike line 16 and 
     all that follows through page 55, line 21.

                               H.R. 2577

                        Offered By: Mr. Grayson

       Amendment No. 24: Page 105, line 9, after the dollar amount 
     insert ``(increased by $2,500,000)''.
       Page 113, line 6, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $2,500,000)''.