[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 128 (Monday, July 30, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5460-S5462]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3666. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Carper) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 414, line 24, strike ``determines'' and insert the 
     following: ``determines: Provided further, That funds 
     provided for national infrastructure investments for 
     passenger rail transportation projects under title I of 
     division C of the Consolidated and Further Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-55; 125 Stat. 641), 
     may be expended until September 30, 2019: Provided further, 
     That funds provided for national infrastructure investment 
     for port infrastructure projects under title VIII of division 
     F of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations 
     Act, 2013 (Public Law 113-6; 127 Stat. 432) shall be 
     available until September 30, 2020: Provided further, That of 
     the unobligated balances of contract authority for the TIFIA 
     program (as defined in section 601(a) of title 23, United 
     States Code), $13,000,000 shall be permanently rescinded, and 
     the associated obligation limitation shall be reduced by an 
     equal amount.''.
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  SA 3667. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Carper) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title I of division D, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 1__.  In the case of any funds made available for 
     national infrastructure investments for any passenger rail 
     transportation project under title I of division C of the 
     Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 
     (Public Law 112-55; 125 Stat. 641), the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall allow the recipient of a grant from 
     those funds to expend funds by making an advance payment to 
     Amtrak until September 30, 2018.
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  SA 3668. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 360, line 13, strike ``$60,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$67,500,000''.
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  SA 3669. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title I of division D, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 1__.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the Department of Transportation may be 
     obligated or expended to implement, administer, or enforce 
     the requirements of section 31137 of title 49, United States 
     Code, or any regulation issued by the Secretary pursuant to 
     such section, with respect to the use of electronic logging 
     devices by operators of commercial motor vehicles, as defined 
     in section 31132(1) of such title, transporting livestock, as 
     defined in section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed 
     Assistance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471) or insects.
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  SA 3670. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title I of division D, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available to the Federal Transit Administration under 
     this title to carry out sections 5307, 5311, 5337, and 5339 
     of title 49, United States Code, may be used in awarding a 
     contract or subcontract to an entity on or after the date of 
     enactment of this Act for the procurement of rolling stock 
     for use in public transportation if the manufacturer of the 
     rolling stock is incorporated in or has manufacturing 
     facilities in the United States and receives support from the 
     government of a country that--
       (1) is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as 
     defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C. 1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of this Act;
       (2) was identified by the United States Trade 
     Representative in the most recent report required by section 
     182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority 
     foreign country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; and
       (3) is subject to monitoring by the Trade Representative 
     under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).
       (b) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent 
     with the obligations of the United States under international 
     agreements.
       (c)(1) This section shall not apply to the award of a 
     contract or subcontract made by a public transportation 
     agency with a rail rolling stock manufacturer described in 
     subsection (a) if the manufacturer produced rail rolling 
     stock for an eligible public transportation agency through a 
     contract executed prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) A rail rolling stock manufacturer described in 
     subsection (a) may not use funds provided under a contract or 
     subcontract described in paragraph (1) to expand the 
     manufacturer's production of rail rolling stock within the 
     United States to an amount that is greater than the amount 
     required under contractual obligations of the manufacturer as 
     of the date of enactment of this Act.
       (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to 
     funds that are not appropriated or otherwise made available 
     to the Federal Transit Administration under this title.
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  SA 3671. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division D, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be used to provide housing assistance benefits for an 
     individual who is convicted of--
       (1) aggravated sexual abuse under section 2241 of title 18, 
     United States Code;
       (2) murder under section 1111 of title 18, United States 
     Code; or
       (3) any other Federal or State offense involving--
       (A) severe forms of trafficking in persons or sex 
     trafficking, as those terms are defined in paragraphs (9) and 
     (10), respectively, of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102); or
       (B) child pornography, as defined in section 2256 of title 
     18, United States Code.
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  SA 3672. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 167, between lines 22 and 23, insert the following:
       Sec. 129.  Of amounts appropriated under this title, not 
     less than $1,000,000 shall be made available to the Office of 
     Foreign Assets Control to ensure appropriate staffing and to 
     achieve meaningful and robust implementation of the Global 
     Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of 
     title XII of Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note), the 
     Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act 
     (Public Law 115-44; 131 Stat. 886), and other provisions of 
     law authorizing or requiring the imposition of sanctions.
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  SA 3673. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division B, insert the 
     following:

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     SEC. ____. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW AND CONTINUED APPLICABILITY 
                   OF SANCTIONS UNDER THE SERGEI MAGNITSKY RULE OF 
                   LAW ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2012.

       Section 216(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Russia Sanctions Review Act 
     of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 9511(a)(2)(B)(i)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (II), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subclause (III), by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(IV) the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act 
     of 2012 (title IV of Public Law 112-208; 22 U.S.C. 5811 
     note); and''.

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  SA 3674. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title I of division D, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 1__. (a) Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     carry out, and make publicly available the results of, a 
     study--
       (1)(A) to identify opportunities for personal autonomous 
     vehicles to reduce fuel use, congestion, and vehicle miles 
     traveled; and
       (B) to examine opportunities to coordinate the introduction 
     of personal autonomous vehicles with vehicle fleets, ride 
     sharing, electric vehicles, and related fueling 
     infrastructure in both urban and rural communities; and
       (2) if adequate information is not available to carry out 
     paragraph (1), to identify research needs.
       (b) The study under subsection (a) shall consider impacts 
     on--
       (1) drive cycle, including speed of driving, routing, drag, 
     acceleration and deceleration, and communication;
       (2) demand, including accessibility, parking, miles 
     traveled, commute distances, and cost per mile traveled;
       (3) vehicle design, including electrification, light-
     weighting, right-sizing, acceleration, and biofuel 
     integration; and
       (4) fleet optimization, including shared autonomous 
     vehicles, mobility on demand services, and efficient routing.
       (c) In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall consult with--
       (1) the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program 
     Office of the Department of Transportation;
       (2) the Vehicles Technologies Office of the Department of 
     Energy;
       (3) relevant National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 
     of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801));
       (4) the Office of Air and Radiation of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency;
       (5) relevant State, regional, and local planning 
     commissions and governments; and
       (6) relevant nonprofit organizations.
       (d) In making the study under subsection (a) publicly 
     available, the Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that 
     no confidential business information is revealed.
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  SA 3675. Mr. DONNELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division C, insert 
     the following:

               rural health and safety education programs

       Any funds provided by this Act for rural health and safety 
     education programs authorized under section 502(i) of the 
     Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)) may be used 
     under those programs to address the opioid abuse epidemic and 
     to combat opioid abuse in rural communities.
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  SA 3676. Ms. HEITKAMP submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title I of division A, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ____. (a) There are appropriated under the heading 
     ``Operation of Indian Programs'' under the heading ``Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education'', in 
     addition to any other amounts made available under such 
     heading and in order to provide additional funding for hiring 
     staff for tribal detention facilities, including addressing 
     the needs of newly funded tribal detention facilities, 
     $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     total amount appropriated under the heading ``Working Capital 
     Fund'' for the Department of the Interior is hereby reduced 
     by $2,000,000.
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  SA 3677. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:
       On page 464, line 4, strike the period at the end and 
     insert ``: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading and the heading `National 
     Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
     Corporation', not more than $500,000 may be made available to 
     provide a discount of not less than 15 percent on passenger 
     fares to veterans (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code).''.
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  SA 3678. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:
       On page 258, after line 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 634.  Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall 
     submit to Congress a report that describes--
       (1) the number of consumer complaints submitted to the 
     Federal Trade Commission regarding the pet leasing industry;
       (2) the geographic breakdown of complaints described in 
     paragraph (1);
       (3) the actions taken by the Federal Trade Commission 
     against pet leasing companies; and
       (4) the authority available to the Federal Trade Commission 
     to take action against pet leasing companies, including how 
     the Federal Trade Commission can best collaborate with State 
     attorneys general in enforcing laws relating to such 
     companies.
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  SA 3679. Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Hoeven, and Ms. Cortez Masto) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 424, line 12, strike the period and insert 
     ``Provided  further, That of the amount appropriated under 
     this heading, up to $6,000,000 shall be used for providing 
     matching funds to qualified commercial entities seeking to 
     demonstrate or validate technologies that the Federal 
     Aviation Administration considers essential to the safe 
     integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the 
     National Airspace System at Federal Aviation Administration 
     designated UAS test sites: Provided further, That not later 
     than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
     identify essential integration technologies that could be 
     demonstrated or validated at test sites designated in 
     accordance with the preceding proviso.''.
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  SA 3680. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1182, to extend the National Flood Insurance 
Program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF COVERAGE FOR HIGH-COST RESIDENTIAL 
                   PROPERTIES.

       Section 1305 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
     (42 U.S.C. 4012) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Prohibition of Coverage for High-cost Residential 
     Properties.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator may not make available 
     flood insurance under this title for any single-family 
     residential structure--
       ``(A) that is built after the date of enactment of this 
     subsection; and
       ``(B) with respect to which the replacement cost is not 
     less than $2,500,000.
       ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `replacement cost', with respect to a 
     structure, means the replacement value of the structure at 
     the time of construction, exclusive of the value of the real 
     estate on which the structure is located; and
       ``(B) the term `single-family residential structure' means 
     a non-commercial, residential building that is a primary or 
     secondary residence and is designed for the occupancy of 4 or 
     fewer residences.''.
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  SA 3681. Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Van 
Hollen, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Warner, and Ms. Warren) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment

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SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division B, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. COMPENSATION FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY A 
                   LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``An officer'' and 
     inserting ``Except as specified in this subchapter or any 
     other provision of law, an officer''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c)(1) In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `covered lapse in appropriations' means any 
     lapse in appropriations that begins on or after September 30, 
     2018; and
       ``(B) the term `excepted employee' means an excepted 
     employee or an employee performing emergency work, as such 
     terms are defined by the Office of Personnel Management.
       ``(2) Each Federal employee furloughed as a result of a 
     covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for the period 
     of the lapse in appropriations, and each excepted employee 
     who is required to perform work during a covered lapse in 
     appropriations shall be paid for such work, at the employee's 
     standard rate of pay, at the earliest date possible after the 
     lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay 
     dates.
       ``(3) During a covered lapse in appropriations, each 
     excepted employee who is required to perform work shall be 
     entitled to use leave under chapter 63 of title 5, or any 
     other applicable law governing the use of leave by the 
     excepted employee, for which compensation shall be paid at 
     the earliest date possible after the lapse in appropriations 
     ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates.''.
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  SA 3682. Mr. UDALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title IV of division A, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 4__.  Except as otherwise provided by this Act, or 
     through advance notification and approval under the 
     reprogramming procedures specified by the explanatory 
     statement that accompanies this Act, none of the funds 
     provided by this Act shall be available to carry out a 
     reorganization, relocation, transfer, consolidation, or 
     closure of any headquarters, regional, State, or field 
     office, or to change regional boundaries for agencies or 
     bureaus funded by this Act.

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