[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2498-S2499]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3878. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2028, making appropriations for energy and water 
development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2016, 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 obligated or expended to 
     purchase heavy water produced in Iran.
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  SA 3879. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3804 proposed by Mr. Alexander to the amendment SA 3801 
proposed by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) to the bill 
H.R. 2028, making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 2, line 2, insert ``and related facilities'' after 
     ``technologies''.
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  SA 3880. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3804 proposed by Mr. Alexander to the amendment SA 3801 
proposed by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) to the bill 
H.R. 2028, making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following: ``Provided further, That revenues from licensing 
     fees, inspection services, and other services and collections 
     estimated at $823,114,000 in fiscal year 2017 shall be 
     retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this 
     account, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United 
     States Code, and shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under this 
     heading, $5,000,000 shall be available for activities related 
     to the development of regulatory infrastructure for advanced 
     nuclear reactor technologies and related facilities, and 
     $5,000,000 of that amount shall not be available for fee 
     revenues, notwithstanding section 6101 of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 2214): Provided 
     further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by 
     the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2017 so as 
     to result in a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation estimated 
     at not more than $115,886,000.''.
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  SA 3881. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2028, making appropriations for energy and water 
development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       Strike all after the first word and insert the following:
       Sec_. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be obligated or expended to 
     purchase heavy water produced in Iran.
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  SA 3882. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Perdue) proposed an amendment to the 
resolution S. Res. 383, recognizing the importance of the United 
States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of 
cooperation; as follows:

       On page 6, line 12, insert ``and investment, and remove 
     barriers to, and to provide incentives for, private sector 
     market entry'' before ``; and''.

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  SA 3883. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Perdue) proposed an amendment to the 
resolution S. Res. 383, recognizing the importance of the United 
States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of 
cooperation; as follows:

       Strike the preamble and insert the following:
       Whereas the deep bond between the United States and Israel 
     is exemplified by its many facets, including the robust 
     economic and commercial relationship;
       Whereas, on April 22, 2015, the United States celebrated 
     the 30th anniversary of its free trade agreement with Israel, 
     which was the first free trade agreement entered into by the 
     United States;
       Whereas the United States-Israel Free Trade Agreement 
     established the Joint Committee to facilitate the agreement 
     and collaborate on efforts to increase bilateral cooperation 
     and investment;
       Whereas, since the signing of this agreement, two-way trade 
     has multiplied tenfold to over $40,000,000,000 annually;
       Whereas Israel is the third largest importer of United 
     States goods in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) 
     region after Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, 
     despite representing only 2 percent of the region's 
     population;
       Whereas nearly half of all investment in the United States 
     from the MENA region comes from Israel;
       Whereas Israel has more companies listed on the NASDAQ 
     Stock Exchange than any other country except for the United 
     States and China;
       Whereas, in 1956, the United States-Israel Education 
     Foundation was established to administer the Fulbright 
     Program in Israel, and has facilitated the exchange of nearly 
     3,300 students between the United States and Israel since its 
     inception;
       Whereas the United States-Israel Innovation Index (USI3), 
     which was developed by USISTF to track and benchmark 
     innovation relationships, ranks the United States-Israel 
     innovation relationship as top-tier;
       Whereas, since 2011, the United States Department of Energy 
     and the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy 
     and Water Resources have led an annual United States-Israel 
     Energy Meeting with participants across government agencies 
     to facilitate bilateral cooperation in that sector;
       Whereas, in 2012, Congress passed and President Barack 
     Obama signed into law the United States-Israel Enhanced 
     Security Cooperation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-150), which 
     set United States policy to expand bilateral cooperation 
     across the spectrum of civilian sectors, including high 
     technology, agriculture, medicine, health, pharmaceuticals, 
     and energy;
       Whereas, in 2013, President Obama said in reference to 
     Israel's contribution to the global economy, ``That 
     innovation is just as important to the relationship between 
     the United States and Israel as our security cooperation.'';
       Whereas, in 2014, Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew said, 
     ``As one of the most technologically-advanced and innovative 
     economies in the world, Israel is an important economic 
     partner to the United States.'';
       Whereas the 2014 Global Venture Capital Confidence Survey 
     ranked the United States and Israel as the two countries with 
     the highest levels of investor confidence in the world;
       Whereas, in 2014, Congress passed and President Obama 
     signed into law the United States-Israel Strategic 
     Partnership Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-296), which deepened 
     cooperation on energy, water, agriculture,

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     trade, and defense, and expressed the sense of Congress that 
     Israel is a major strategic partner of the United States; and
       Whereas economic cooperation between the United States and 
     Israel has also thrived at the State and local levels through 
     both formal agreements and bilateral organizations in over 30 
     States that have encouraged new forms of cooperation in 
     fields such as water conservation, cybersecurity, and 
     alternative energy and farming technologies: Now, therefore, 
     be it

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