[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12480]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

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

                               H.R. 2486

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 1: Page 2, line 24, strike ``and''.
       Page 3, line 5, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
       Page 3, after line 5, insert the following new paragraph:
       (5) assess the long-term trends in frequency and severity 
     of inland flooding, through research on how shifts in 
     climate, development, and erosion patterns might make certain 
     regions vulnerable to more continual or escalating flood 
     damage in the future.
       Page 3, lines 9 and 10, strike ``$1,150,000 for each of the 
     fiscal years 2003 through 2007'' and insert ``$1,250,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2005, of which $100,000 
     for each fiscal year shall be available for competitive 
     merit-reviewed grants to institutions of higher education (as 
     defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1001)) to investigate and predict the long-term 
     trends in inland flooding frequency and severity, and 
     $1,150,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007''.
       Page 4, line 4, insert ``The National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration shall also, not later than January 
     1, 2006, transmit to the Committee on Science of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a report on the long-term trends 
     expected in inland flooding, the results of which shall be 
     used in outreach activities conducted under section 2(4), 
     especially to alert the public and builders to flood 
     hazards.'' after ``emergency management professionals.''.