[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 82 (Tuesday, May 24, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H3095-H3097]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

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

                               H.R. 5055

                         Offered By: Mr. Gosar

       Amendment No. 8: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:

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       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to prepare, propose, or promulgate any regulation or 
     guidance that references, relies on, or otherwise considers 
     the analysis contained in--
       (1) ``Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon for 
     Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive Order 12866'', 
     published by the Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of 
     Carbon, United States Government, in February 2010;
       (2) ``Technical Support Document: Technical Update of the 
     Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under 
     Executive Order 12866'', published by the Interagency Working 
     Group on Social Cost of Carbon, United States Government, in 
     May 2013 and revised in November 2013; or
       (3) ``Revised Draft Guidance for Federal Departments and 
     Agencies on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the 
     Effects of Climate Change in NEPA Reviews'', published by the 
     Council on Environmental Quality on December 24, 2014 (79 
     Fed. Reg. 77801).

                               H.R. 5055

                         Offered By: Mr. Gosar

       Amendment No. 9: At the end of title III, add the following 
     new section:
       Sec. 310. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Western Area 
     Power Administration shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report that--
       (1) examines the use of a provision described in subsection 
     (b) in any power contracts of the Western Area Power 
     Administration that were executed before or on the date of 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (2) explains the circumstances for not including a 
     provision described in subsection (b) in power contracts of 
     the Western Area Power Administration executed before or on 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) A provision referred to in subsection (a) is a 
     termination clause described in section 11 of the general 
     power contract provisions of the Western Area Power 
     Administration, effective September 1, 2007.

                               H.R. 5055

                         Offered By: Mr. Gosar

       Amendment No. 10: At the end of title II, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __. (a) The Secretary of the Interior, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, may enter into an agreement with the National 
     Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy of 
     Sciences shall conduct a comprehensive study, to be completed 
     not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, on the effectiveness and environmental impact of salt 
     cedar control efforts (including biological control) in 
     increasing water supplies, restoring riparian habitat, and 
     improving flood management.
       (b) Not later than 1 year after the date of completion of 
     the study under subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
     Interior, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     may prepare a plan for the removal of salt cedar from all 
     Federal land in the Lower Colorado River basin based on the 
     findings and recommendations of the study conducted by the 
     National Academy of Sciences that includes--
       (1) provisions for revegetating Federal land with native 
     vegetation;
       (2) provisions for adapting to the increasing presence of 
     biological control in the Lower Colorado River basin;
       (3) provisions for removing salt cedar from Federal land 
     during post-wildfire recovery activities;
       (4) strategies for developing partnerships with State, 
     tribal, and local governmental entities in the eradication of 
     salt cedar; and
       (5) budget estimates and completion timelines for the 
     implementation of plan elements.

                               H.R. 5055

                   Offered By: Ms. Castor of Florida

       Amendment No. 11: Page 43, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(increased by $44,600,000)''.
       Page 45, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $59,500,000)''.

                               H.R. 5055

                         Offered By: Mr. Peters

       Amendment No. 12: 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 Executive Order No. 13693 of 
     March 19, 2015.

                               H.R. 5055

                         Offered By: Mr. Peters

       Amendment No. 13: 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 prevent the use of estimates of the social cost of 
     carbon under Executive Order No. 12866 of September 30, 1993.

                               H.R. 5055

                       Offered By: Mrs. Blackburn

       Amendment No. 14: 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. 5055

                   Offered By: Mr. Clawson of Florida

       Amendment No. 15: Page 4, line 3, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(increased by $50,000,000)''.
       Page 46, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $50,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 5055

                        Offered By: Mr. Connolly

       Amendment No. 16: Page 43, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 45, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $7,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 5055

                       Offered By: Mr. DeSaulnier

       Amendment No. 17: Page 14, strike lines 7 through 19.

                               H.R. 5055

                         Offered By: Mr. Engel

       Amendment No. 18: Page 43, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(increased by $5,450,000)''.
       Page 45, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $5,450,000)''.

                               H.R. 5055

                   Offered By: Mr. Franks of Arizona

       Amendment No. 19: 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 purchase heavy water produced in Iran.

                               H.R. 5055

                        Offered By: Mr. Loebsack

       Amendment No. 20: Page 43, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(increased by $5,450,000)''.
       Page 45, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $7,270,000)''.

                               H.R. 5055

                         Offered By: Mr. Beyer

       Amendment No. 21: Page 13, beginning on line 3, strike 
     section 108.

                               H.R. 5055

                         Offered By: Mr. Beyer

       Amendment No. 22: Page 13, beginning on line 20, strike 
     section 110.

                               H.R. 5055

                        Offered By: Ms. Bonamici

       Amendment No. 23: Page 43, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(increased by $9,000,000)''.
       Page 50, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $9,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 5055

                   Offered By: Mr. Al Green of Texas

       Amendment No. 24: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __.  In addition to the amounts otherwise provided 
     under the heading ``Department of the Army--Corps of 
     Engineers-Civil--Construction'', there is appropriated 
     $311,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, to remain available 
     through fiscal year 2026, for an additional amount for flood 
     control projects and storm damage reduction projects to save 
     lives and protect property in areas affected by flooding on 
     April 19th, 2016, that have received a major disaster 
     declaration pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by the Congress as being for disaster 
     relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                               H.R. 5055

                        Offered By: Mr. Griffith

       Amendment No. 25: Page 43, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(reduced by $50,000,000)''.
       Page 45, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $45,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 5055

                        Offered By: Mr. Ellison

       Amendment No. 26: Page 50, line 21, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
     $1,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 5055

                       Offered By: Mr. Garamendi

       Amendment No. 27: Page 53, lines 11 through 16, strike 
     ``Provided'' through ``Provided further'' and insert 
     ``Provided''.

                               H.R. 5055

                       Offered By: Mr. Garamendi

       Amendment No. 28: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) For an additional amount for ``Bureau of 
     Reclamation--Water and Related Resources'' for an additional 
     amount for WaterSMART programs, as authorized by subtitle F 
     of title IX of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 
     (42 U.S.C. ch. 109B), section 6002 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1015a), title XVI of the Reclamation Projects Authorization 
     and Adjustment Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 390h et seq.), and the 
     Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act (43 U.S.C. 
     ch. 40), there is hereby appropriated, and the amount 
     otherwise made available by this Act for ``National Nuclear 
     Security Administration--Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation'' 
     is hereby reduced by, $70,000,000.
       (b) None of the funds made available by this Act for 
     ``National Nuclear Security Administration--Defense Nuclear 
     Nonproliferation'' in excess of $270,000,000 may be used for 
     the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility project.

                               H.R. 5055

                       Offered By: Mr. Garamendi

       Amendment No. 29: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) For an additional amount for ``Bureau of 
     Reclamation--Water and Related Resources'' for an additional 
     amount for WaterSMART programs, as authorized by subtitle F 
     of title IX of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 
     (42 U.S.C. ch. 109B), section 6002 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1015a), title XVI of the Reclamation Projects

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     Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 390h et 
     seq.), and the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief 
     Act (43 U.S.C. ch. 40), there is hereby appropriated, and the 
     amount otherwise made available by this Act for ``National 
     Nuclear Security Administration--Weapons Activities'' is 
     hereby reduced by, $100,000,000.
       (b) None of the funds made available by this Act for 
     ``National Nuclear Security Administration--Weapons 
     Activities'' in excess of $120,253,000 may be used for the 
     W80-4 Life Extension Program.

                               H.R. 5055

                         Offered By: Mr. Perry

       Amendment No. 30: Page 43, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(increased by $15,000,000)''.
       Page 50, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $15,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 5055

                       Offered By: Mr. Pittenger

       Amendment No. 31: 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 withhold or revoke funding previously awarded, or 
     prevent funding under this Act from being awarded, to or 
     within the State of North Carolina.

                               H.R. 5055

                       Offered By: Mr. Garamendi

       Amendment No. 32: 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 expand plutonium pit production capacity at the 
     PF-4 facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

                               H.R. 5055

                        Offered By: Mr. Burgess

       Amendment No. 33: At the end of the bill, before the short 
     title, insert the following new section:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used--
       (1) to implement or enforce section 430.32(x) of title 10, 
     Code of Federal Regulations; or
       (2) to implement or enforce the standards established by 
     the tables contained in section 325(i)(1)(B) of the Energy 
     Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(1)(B)), or to 
     implement or enforce section 430.32(n) of title 10, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, with respect to BPAR incandescent 
     reflector lamps, BR incandescent reflector lamps, and ER 
     incandescent reflector lamps.

                               H.R. 5055

                       Offered By: Mr. Pittenger

       Amendment No. 34: 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 revoke funding previously awarded, to or within 
     the State of North Carolina.