[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17933-17934]
[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. 1950

 Offered By: Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota to the Amendment Offered By: Mr. 
                                  Hyde

       Amendment No. 1: In section 2103(a)(1)(C)(ii) of the 
     amendment, add at the end before the semicolon the following: 
     ``, including, with respect to investment in the health of 
     its citizens, a calculation of the amount of both public and 
     private expenditures on health initiatives as a percentage of 
     the gross domestic product of the country''.

                               H.R. 2673

                       Offered By: Mr. Blumenauer

       Amendment No. 1: Under the heading ``Agriculture Buildings 
     and Facilities and Rental Payments'', insert after the dollar 
     amount on page 5, line 1, the following: ``(reduced by 
     $800,000)''.
       Under the heading ``Office of the Inspector General'', 
     insert after the dollar amount on page 7, line 18, the 
     following: ``(increased by $800,000)''.

                               H.R. 2673

                    Offered By: Mr. Davis of Alabama

       Amendment No. 2: Page 3, line 9, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(reduced by $3,500,000)''.
       Page 11, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 13, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 13, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,500,000)''.
       Page 14, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $1,500,000)''.

                               H.R. 2673

                         Offered By: Mr. Hefley

       Amendment No. 3: Add at the end (before the short title) 
     the following new section:
       Sec. __. Each amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by a provision of law is hereby 
     reduced by one percent.

                               H.R. 2673

                        Offered By: Mr. Ballance

       Amendment No. 4: Under the heading ``common computing 
     environment'', insert after the dollar amount on page 3, line 
     9, the following: ``(reduced by $8,656,000)''.
       Under the heading ``Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
     Civil Rights'', insert after the dollar amount on page 4, 
     line 6, the following: ``(increased by $411,000)''.
       Under the heading ``Departmental Administration'', insert 
     after the dollar amount on page 6, line 3, the following: 
     ``(increased by $2,005,000)''.
       Under the heading ``CSREES-research and education 
     activities'', insert after the dollar amounts on page 11, 
     line 13, and page 12, line 16, the following: ``(increased by 
     $600,000)''.
       Under the heading ``outreach for socially disadvantaged 
     farmers'', insert after the dollar amount on page 16, line 
     12, the following: ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2691

                          Offered By: Mr. Holt

       Amendment No. 2: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title) insert the following section:
       Sec. 3__. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to manage recreational snowmobile use in Yellowstone 
     and Grand Teton National Parks and the John D. Rockefeller, 
     Jr. Memorial Parkway, except in accordance with National Park 
     Service One-Year Delay Rule published November 18, 2002 (36 
     CFR part 7, RIN 1024-AD06).

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                               H.R. 2691

                         Offered By: Mr. Rahall

       Amendment No. 3: Strike section 137.

                               H.R. 2691

                         Offered By: Mr. Rahall

       Amendment No. 4: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following new section:
       Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to kill, or assist others in killing, any Bison in 
     the Yellowstone National Park herd.

                               H.R. 2691

                        Offered By: Mr. Manzullo

       Amendment No. 5: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec.__. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     used--
       (1) to acquire manufactured articles, materials, or 
     supplies unless section 2 of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 
     10a) is applied to the contract for such acquisition by 
     substituting ``at least 65 percent'' for ``substantially 
     all''; or
       (2) to enter into a contract for the construction, 
     alteration, or repair of any public building or public work 
     unless section 3 of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10b) is 
     applied to such contract by substituting ``at least 65 
     percent'' for ``substantially all''.