[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 160 (Saturday, September 30, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4894-S4895]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1339. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3935, to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other 
civil aviation programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       This Act shall take effect on the date that is 1 day after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
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  SA 1340. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1292 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Mrs. Murray) to the 
bill H.R. 3935, to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize 
and improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other civil 
aviation programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 24, line 25, strike ``10 days'' and insert ``9 
     days''.
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  SA 1341. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1292 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Mrs. Murray) to the 
bill H.R. 3935, to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize 
and improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other civil 
aviation programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 18, line 8, strike ``November 17'' and insert 
     ``November 16''.
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  SA 1342. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1292 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Mrs. Murray) to the 
bill H.R. 3935, to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize 
and improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other civil 
aviation programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        At the end of title I of division B, add the following:
       Sec. __.  Notwithstanding section 101, section 401(a) of 
     division F of Public Law 117-328 shall be applied by 
     substituting ``lease and may not be used to implement 
     standards for screening and adjudicating asylum claims or 
     exceptions to such standards that contravene the standards 
     set forth in the final rule of the Department of Homeland 
     Security and the Department of Justice entitled 
     `Circumvention of Lawful Pathways' (88 Fed. Reg. 31314 (May 
     16, 2023)) until the termination date described in such 
     regulation'' for ``lease''.
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  SA 1343. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1293 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the amendment SA 1292 
proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Mrs. Murray) to the bill H.R. 3935, to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize and improve the 
Federal Aviation Administration and other civil aviation programs, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted:
       Sec. __.  Notwithstanding section 101, section 401(a) of 
     division F of Public Law 117-328 shall be applied by 
     substituting ``lease and may not be used to implement 
     standards for screening and adjudicating asylum claims or 
     exceptions to such standards that contravene the standards 
     set forth in the final rule of the Department of Homeland 
     Security and the Department of Justice entitled 
     `Circumvention of Lawful Pathways' (88 Fed. Reg. 31314 (May 
     16, 2023)) until the termination date described in such 
     regulation'' for ``lease''.
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  SA 1344. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1293 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the amendment SA 1292 
proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Mrs. Murray) to the bill H.R. 3935, to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize and improve the 
Federal Aviation Administration and other civil aviation programs, 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:
       Sec. ___. (a) Notwithstanding section 101, the fourth 
     proviso under the heading ``U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection--Operations and Support'' in title II of Division 
     F of Public Law 117-328 shall be applied by substituting 
     ``$720,000,000'' for ``$800,000,000'': Provided, That these 
     funds may not be used for onward destination transportation 
     or service-provider-to-service-provider transportation for 
     aliens convicted of criminal offenses or other immigration 
     violations, unless operationally necessary to facilitate a 
     removal.
       (b) Notwithstanding section 101, the matter preceding the 
     first proviso under the heading ``U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection--Operations and Support'' in title II of Division 
     F of Public Law 117-328 shall be applied by substituting 
     ``$15,510,694,000'' for ``$15,590,694,000''.
       (c) Notwithstanding section 101, the amounts made available 
     for ``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement--Operations 
     and Support'' in title II of Public Law 117-328 shall be 
     applied by substituting--
       (1) ``$8,476,305,000'' for ``$8,396,305,000''; and
       (2) ``$4,261,786,000'' for ``$4,181,786,000''.
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  SA 1345. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1292 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Mrs. Murray) to the 
bill H.R. 3935, to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize 
and improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other civil 
aviation programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title II of division B, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION FOLLOWING AIRPORT AND 
                   AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXPIRATION.

       (a) In General.--Each employee of the United States 
     Government furloughed as a result of a covered lapse in 
     Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditure authority shall be 
     paid for the period of the covered lapse, and each excepted 
     employee (as defined in section 1341(c)(1) of title 31, 
     United States Code) who is required to perform work during a 
     covered lapse shall be paid for such work, at the employee's 
     standard rate of pay, at the earliest date possible after the 
     covered lapse ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates, and 
     subject to availability of funds.
       (b) Use of Leave.--During a covered lapse in Airport and 
     Airway Trust Fund expenditure authority, each excepted 
     employee who is required to perform work shall be entitled to 
     use leave under any existing authority governing the use of 
     leave by the excepted employee, for which compensation shall 
     be paid at the earliest date possible after the covered 
     lapse, regardless of scheduled pay dates, and subject to the 
     availability of funds.
       (c) Covered Lapse.--In this section, the term ``covered 
     lapse in Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditure 
     authority'' means any lapse in authority to make expenditures 
     from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund that begins on October 
     1, 2023, and ends on or before the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
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  SA 1346. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1333 submitted by Ms. Cantwell and intended to be 
proposed to the amendment SA 1292 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for Mrs. 
Murray) to the bill H.R. 3935, to amend title 49, United States Code, 
to reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation Administration and 
other civil

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aviation programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       (c) Use of Leave.--During a covered lapse in Airport and 
     Airway Trust Fund expenditure authority, each excepted 
     employee who is required to perform work shall be entitled to 
     use leave under any existing authority governing the use of 
     leave by the excepted employee, for which compensation shall 
     be paid at the earliest date possible after the covered 
     lapse, regardless of scheduled pay dates, and subject to the 
     availability of funds.

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