[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 177 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6927-S6928]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 5139. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment 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; as follows:

       At the end add the following:
       ``This act shall be effective 1 day after enactment.''
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  SA 5140. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to amendment SA 5139 
proposed by Mr. McConnell 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; as follows:

       Strike ``1 day'' and insert ``2 days''.
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  SA 5141. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment 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; as follows:

       At the end add the following:
       ``This act shall be effective 3 days after enactment.''
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  SA 5142. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to amendment SA 5141 
proposed by Mr. McConnell 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; as follows:

       Strike ``3 days'' and insert ``4 days''.
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  SA 5143. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to amendment SA 5142 
proposed by Mr. McConnell to the amendment SA 5141 proposed by Mr. 
McConnell 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; as follows:

       Strike ``4'' and insert ``5''.
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  SA 5144. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill S. 612, to 
designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 
1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the ``George P. Kazen Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse''; as follows:

       At the end add the following:
       ``This act shall be effective 1 day after enactment.''
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  SA 5145. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to amendment SA 5144 
proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill S. 612, to designate the Federal 
building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street 
in Laredo, Texas, as the ``George P. Kazen Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse''; as follows:

       Strike ``1 day'' and insert ``2 days''.
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  SA 5146. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill S. 612, to 
designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 
1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the ``George P. Kazen Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse''; as follows:

       At the end add the following:
       ``This act shall be effective 3 days after enactment.''
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  SA 5147. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to amendment SA 5146 
proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill S. 612, to designate the Federal 
building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street 
in Laredo, Texas, as the ``George P. Kazen Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse''; as follows:

       Strike ``3 days'' and insert ``4 days''.
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  SA 5148. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to amendment SA 5147 
proposed by Mr. McConnell to the amendment SA 5146 proposed by Mr. 
McConnell to the bill S. 612, to designate the Federal building and 
United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, 
Texas, as the

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``George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; as 
follows:

       Strike ``4'' and insert ``5''.
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  SA 5149. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Casey) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 
612, to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse 
located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the ``George P. 
Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 2113 and insert the following:

     SEC. 2113. TAXPAYER-PRODUCED IRON AND STEEL IN PUBLIC WATER 
                   SYSTEMS.

       Section 1452(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300j-12(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Requirement for the use of american materials.--
       ``(A) Definition of iron and steel products.--In this 
     paragraph, the term `iron and steel products' means the 
     following products made, in part, of iron or steel:
       ``(i) Lined or unlined pipe and fittings.
       ``(ii) Manhole covers and other municipal castings.
       ``(iii) Hydrants.
       ``(iv) Tanks.
       ``(v) Flanges.
       ``(vi) Pipe clamps and restraints.
       ``(vii) Valves.
       ``(viii) Structural steel.
       ``(ix) Reinforced precast concrete.
       ``(x) Construction materials.
       ``(B) Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, except as provided in subparagraph (C), none of the 
     funds made available by a State loan fund authorized under 
     this section shall be used for a project for the 
     construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 
     water system unless all the iron and steel products used in 
     the project are produced in the United States.
       ``(C) Exception.--Subparagraph (B) shall not apply in any 
     case or category of cases in which the Administrator finds 
     that--
       ``(i) applying subparagraph (B) would be inconsistent with 
     the public interest;
       ``(ii) iron and steel products are not produced in the 
     United States in sufficient and reasonably available 
     quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or
       ``(iii) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in 
     the United States will increase the cost of the overall 
     project by more than 25 percent.
       ``(D) Public notice; written justification.--
       ``(i) Public notice.--If the Administrator receives a 
     request for a waiver under this paragraph, the Administrator 
     shall--

       ``(I) make available to the public on an informal basis, 
     including on the public website of the Administrator--

       ``(aa) a copy of the request; and
       ``(bb) any information available to the Administrator 
     regarding the request; and

       ``(II) provide notice of, and opportunity for informal 
     public comment on, the request for a period of not less than 
     15 days before making a finding under subparagraph (C).

       ``(ii) Written justification.--If, after the period 
     provided under clause (i), the Administrator makes a finding 
     under subparagraph (C), the Administrator shall publish in 
     the Federal Register a detailed written justification as to 
     why subparagraph (B) is being waived.
       ``(E) Application.--This paragraph shall be applied in a 
     manner consistent with United States obligations under 
     international agreements.
       ``(F) Management and oversight.--The Administrator may use 
     not more than 0.25 percent of any funds made available to 
     carry out this title for management and oversight of the 
     requirements of this paragraph.''.
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  SA 5150. Mr. HELLER 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. ___. NO BUDGET NO PAY.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``No 
     Budget, No Pay Act''.
       (b) 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.
       (c) 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.
       (d) 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 (e).
       (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 (e), at any 
     time after the end of that period.
       (e) 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 clause (i) and (ii) of subparagraph 
     (B).
       (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 (c) 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 (c); 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 clause (i) and 
     (ii) of subparagraph (B).
       (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 (c) 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 (c); 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.
       (f) Effective Date.--This section shall apply on and after 
     the date on which the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
     convenes.

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