[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 18970-18971]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




LIMITATION ON AMENDMENTS DURING CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2799, DEPARTMENTS 
 OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2004

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that 
during consideration of H.R. 2799 in the Committee of the Whole 
pursuant to House Resolution 326, no amendment to the bill may be 
offered except pro forma amendments offered by the chairman or ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees 
for the purpose of debate; the amendments printed in the Congressional 
Record and numbered 1 through 13; the amendments that have been placed 
at the desk; and two amendments offered by the gentleman from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin), each regarding the United States Trade Representative and 
labor standards; each amendment may be offered only by the Member 
designated, or a designee, or the Member who caused it to be printed or 
placed at the desk, or a designee, shall be considered as read, and 
shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the 
House or in the Committee of the Whole; and I ask unanimous consent 
that the amendments placed at the desk be considered as read for the 
purpose of this unanimous consent request.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendments 
placed at the desk.
  The text of the amendments is as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Issa:
       In title I of the bill, under the heading relating to 
     ``Legal Activities--Salaries and expenses, general legal 
     activities'', after the second dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $1,500,000)''.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Pence:
       
       In title IV (relating to Department of State and Related 
     Agency), under the heading General Provisions--Department of 
     State and Related Agency, after section 403 insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 404. It is the sense of the Congress that the 
     Representative of the United States to the United Nations 
     should seek an agreement to lower the assessment level of the 
     United States for the regular budget of the United Nations 
     when the United Nations

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     Committee on Contributions considers the scale of assessments 
     for member nations for the period 2004 through 2006.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Shimkus:
       In title IV (relating to Department of State and Related 
     Agency--Administration of Foreign Affairs) under the heading 
     diplomatic and consular programs after the second dollar 
     amount insert ``(decreased by $2,000,000)''.

       In title IV (relating to Department of State and Related 
     Agency--Administration of Foreign Affairs) under the heading 
     capital investment fund after the first dollar amount insert 
     ``(decreased by $1,000,000)''.

       In title IV (relating to Department of State and Related 
     Agency--Administration of Foreign Affairs) under the heading 
     embassy security, construction, and maintenance after the 
     first dollar amount insert ``(decreased by $1,000,000)''.

       In title IV (relating to Department of State and Related 
     Agency--International Organizations) under the heading 
     contributions to international organizations after the first 
     dollar amount insert ``(decreased by $1,000,000)''.

       In title IV (relating to Department of State and Related 
     Agency--Broadcasting Board of Governors) under the heading 
     broadcasting capital improvements after the first dollar 
     amount insert ``(decreased by $500,000)''.

       In title IV (relating to Department of State and Related 
     Agency--Broadcasting Board of Governors) under the heading 
     international broadcasting operations after the first dollar 
     amount insert ``(increased by $5,500,000)''.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Manzullo:
       In title V, in the item relating to ``Small Business 
     Administration--business loans program account'', strike ``: 
     Provided further, That during fiscal year 2004 guarantees of 
     trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small 
     Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of 
     $10,000,000,000''.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Otter:
       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 to seek a delay under Section 3103a(b) of title 18 
     United States Code.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Manzullo:
       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''.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Rohrabacher:
       Page 103, after line 26, insert the following:

               TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 801. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Department of Justice or the Department of 
     State to file a motion in any court opposing a civil action 
     against any Japanese person or corporation for compensation 
     or reparations in which the plaintiff alleges that, as an 
     American prisoner of war during World War II, he or she was 
     used as slave or forced labor.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Hostettler:
       Insert in an appropriate place the following:
       Sec.     . None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be used to enforce the judgment in Newdow v. U.S. Congress, 
     292 F.3d 597 (9th Cir. 2002).
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Hostettler:
       Insert in an appropriate place the following:
       Sec.     . None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be used to enforce the judgment of the United States Court of 
     Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Glassroth v. Moore, 
     decided July 1, 2003 or Glassroth v. Moore, 229 F. Supp. 2d 
     1067 (M. D. Ala. 2002).
       Amendment offered by Mr. Ose:
       At the end of the bill after the last section (preceding 
     the short title) insert the following new title:

               TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 801. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used in violation of section 212(a)(10)(C) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Rush:
       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:

               TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for the sentencing phase of any Federal prosecution 
     in which the penalty of death is sought by the United States.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Weldon of Florida:
       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     under by this act may be used to issue patents on claims 
     directed to or encompassing a human organism.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Weldon of Florida:
       ``None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under by this act may be used to approve a patent 
     application for a human organism.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Fossella:
       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:


  limitation on united states contributions to certain united nations 
                                entities

       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for a United States contribution to any United 
     Nations commission, organization, or affiliated agency that 
     is chaired or presided over by a country, the government of 
     which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of 
     section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)), has repeatedly provided support for 
     acts of international terrorism. None of the funds made 
     available in this Act may be used to pay expenses for any 
     United States delegation to any United Nations commission, 
     organization, or affiliated agency described in the preceding 
     sentence.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Tancredo:
       At the end of the bill after the last section (preceding 
     the short title) insert the following new title:

               TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 801. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Department of State to assist any foreign 
     government in the development of consular identification 
     cards.
                                  ____

       Amendment offered by Mr. Tancredo:
       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:

               TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 801. None of the funds made available in this Act for 
     ``DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE--Office of Justice Programs--state 
     and local law enforcement assistance'' may be used to assist 
     any State or local government entity or official that 
     prohibits or restricts any government entity or official from 
     sending to, or receiving from, the Bureau of Immigration and 
     Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security 
     information regarding the citizenship or immigration status 
     of an individual, as prohibited under section 642(a) of the 
     Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
     of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373(a)).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, further reading of the 
amendments is dispensed with.
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the original request 
of the gentleman from Florida?
  There was no objection.

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