[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Pages 21693-21699]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1604. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1594 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed 
by the amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Automatic External Defibrillators.--There are 
     appropriated, $10,000,000 to fund programs on community 
     automatic external defibrillators under section 312 of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 244).
       (b) Offset.--Of the funds appropriated under this Act for 
     the National Institutes of Health, $15,000,000 shall not be 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2004. The amount 
     $6,895,199,000 in section 305(a)(1) of this Act shall be 
     deemed to be $6,905,199,000, and the amount $6,783,301,000 in 
     section 305(a)(2) of this Act shall be deemed to be 
     $6,773,301,000.
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  SA 1605. Mr. FEINGOLD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table as follows:

       On page 20, line 19, strike the period at the end and 
     insert ``: Provided further, That of this amount, sufficient 
     funds shall be available for the Secretary of Labor, not 
     later than 60 days after the last day of the fiscal year, to 
     submit to Congress a report on the amount of acquisitions 
     made by the Department of Labor during such fiscal year of 
     articles, materials, or supplies that were manufactured 
     outside the United States. Such report shall separately 
     indicate the dollar value of any articles, materials, or 
     supplies purchased by the Department of Labor that were 
     manufactured outside the United States, an itemized list of 
     all waivers under the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et 
     seq.) that were granted with respect to such articles, 
     materials, or supplies, and a summary of total procurement 
     funds spent on goods manufactured in the United States versus 
     funds spent on goods manufactured outside of the United 
     States. The Secretary of Labor shall make the report publicly 
     available by posting the report on an Internet website.
       On page 74, line 4, strike ``Washington, D.C.'' and insert 
     ``Washington, D.C.: Provided, That of this amount, sufficient 
     funds shall be available for the Secretary of Education, not 
     later than 60 days after the last day of the fiscal year, to 
     submit to Congress a report on the amount of acquisitions 
     made by the Department of Education during such fiscal year 
     of articles, materials, or supplies that were manufactured 
     outside the United States. Such report shall separately 
     indicate the dollar value of any articles, materials, or 
     supplies purchased by the Department of Education that were 
     manufactured outside the United States, an itemized list of 
     all waivers under the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et 
     seq.) that were granted with respect to such articles, 
     materials, or supplies, and a summary of total procurement 
     funds spent on goods manufactured in the United States versus 
     funds spent on goods manufactured outside of the United 
     States. The Secretary of Education shall make the report 
     publicly available by posting the report on an Internet 
     website.''
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  SA 1606. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Ms. Collins) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. 
Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 61, between lines 14 and 15 insert the following:
       Sec. __. From the amounts appropriated under the heading 
     Office of the Secretary, General Departmental Management 
     there shall be made available an additional $4,000,000 to the 
     Health Resources and Services Administration for the purchase 
     of automatic external defibrilators and the training of 
     individuals in cardiac life support in rural areas.
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  SA 1607. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. __. RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL PELL GRANTS WHO ARE PURSUING 
                   PROGRAMS OF STUDY IN MATHEMATICS OR SCIENCE 
                   (INCLUDING COMPUTER SCIENCE OR ENGINEERING).

       Section 401(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1070a(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(C)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) and subject to 
     clause (ii), in the case of a student who is eligible under 
     this part and who is pursuing a degree with a major or minor 
     in, or a certificate or program of study relating to, 
     mathematics or science (including computer science or 
     engineering), the amount of the Federal Pell Grant shall be 
     150 percent of the amount specified in clauses (i) through 
     (v) of subparagraph (A), for the academic year involved, less 
     an amount equal to the amount determined to be the expected 
     family contribution with respect to that student for that 
     year.
       ``(ii) No student who received a Federal Pell Grant for 
     academic year 2003-2004 shall receive a subsequent Federal 
     Pell Grant in an amount that is less than the amount of the 
     student's Federal Pell Grant for academic year 2003-2004, due 
     to the requirements of clause (i).''.
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  SA 1608. Mr. FRIST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Automatic External Defibrillators.--There are 
     appropriated, $10,000,000 to fund programs on community 
     automatic external defibrillators under section 312 of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 244).
       (b) Offset.--The amount made available under each account 
     in this Act for expenses necessary for departmental 
     management and administration shall be reduced on a pro rata 
     basis, so that the total of such reductions equals 
     $10,000,000.
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  SA 1609. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Reid, Ms. 
Landrieu, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Corzine) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1542

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proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making appropriations 
for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 76, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       Sec.--. In addition to any amounts otherwise appropriated 
     under this Act for afterschool programs carried out by 21st 
     Century Community Learning Centers under part B of title IV 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 7171 et seq.), there are appropriated an additional 
     $250,000,000 for such programs: Provided, That of the funds 
     appropriated in this Act for the National Institutes of 
     Health, $44,000,000 shall not be available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2004: Provided further, That the amount 
     $6,895,199,000 in section 305(a)(1) of this Act shall be 
     deemed to be $7,145,199,000: Provided further, That the 
     amount $6,783,301,000 in section 305(a)(2) of this Act shall 
     be deemed to be $6,533,301,000.
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  SA 1610. Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Rockefeller, and 
Mr. Levin) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. 
Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 61, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program.--
     In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated under this Act 
     for the promoting safe and stable families program of the 
     Administration on Children and Families, there are 
     appropriated an additional $100,000,000 for the 
     Administration on Children and Families to fund such program.
       (b) Independent Living Training Vouchers.--In addition to 
     amounts otherwise appropriated under this Act for independent 
     living training vouchers, there are appropriated an 
     additional $18,000,000 for such vouchers.
       (c) Offset.--Of the funds appropriated under this Act for 
     the National Institutes of Health, $70,000,000 shall not be 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2004. The amount 
     $6,895,199,000 in section 305(a)(1) of this Act shall be 
     deemed to be $6,995,199,000, and the amount $6,783,301,000 in 
     section 305(a)(2) of this Act shall be deemed to be 
     $6,683,301,000.
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  SA 1611. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. 
Nelson of Nebraska) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1542 proposed 
by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title III (relating to the Department of 
     Education), insert after the last section (preceding the 
     short title) the following:
       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Department of Education to enforce any 
     requirement under section 1116 of part A of title I of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6316), or to implement any penalty or sanction applicable to 
     a State, a State educational agency, a local educational 
     agency, or a school under such part A, if the amount 
     appropriated in this Act for the purpose of carrying out such 
     part A for fiscal year 2004 is less than $18,500,000,000, as 
     authorized to be appropriated for such purpose in section 
     1002(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 6302(a)). Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prohibit a State, a State educational agency, a 
     local educational agency, or a school from implementing the 
     requirements of section 1116 of such Act.
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  SA 1612. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       In the matter under the heading ``Training and Employment 
     Services'' under the heading ``Employment and Training 
     Administration'' in title I, add at the end the following:
       For necessary expenses of the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998, including the purchase and hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repair of 
     buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real 
     property for training centers as authorized by the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998, $10,000,000 to carry out activities 
     described in section 132(a)(2)(B) of that Act (relating to 
     dislocated worker employment and training activities and 
     other activities for dislocated workers). There shall be 
     transferred from the account relating to the Department of 
     Labor's Working Capital Fund, $7,500,000 to the account 
     relating to carrying out activities described in section 
     132(a)(2)(B) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
     (relating to dislocated worker employment and training 
     activities and other activities for dislocated workers). 
     There shall be transferred from the account relating to the 
     Department of Labor's management cross cut activities, 
     $7,500,000 to the account relating to carrying out activities 
     described in section 132(a)(2)(B) of the Workforce Investment 
     Act of 1998 (relating to dislocated worker employment and 
     training activities and other activities for dislocated 
     workers). There shall be transferred from the Department of 
     Labor's Departmental Management account (except from funds 
     under such account for salaries and to the Bureau of 
     International Labor Affairs), $5,000,000 to the account 
     relating to carrying out activities described in section 
     132(a)(2)(B) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
     (relating to dislocated worker employment and training 
     activities and other activities for dislocated workers). 
     There shall be transferred from the Department of Health and 
     Human Service's General Departmental Management account 
     (except from funds under such account for salaries), 
     $20,000,000 to the account relating to carrying out 
     activities described in section 132(a)(2)(B) of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 (relating to dislocated worker 
     employment and training activities and other activities for 
     dislocated workers). There shall be transferred from the 
     Department of Education's Program Administration account 
     (except from funds under such account for salaries), 
     $10,000,000 to the account relating to carrying out 
     activities described in section 132(a)(2)(B) of the Workforce 
     Investment Act of 1998 (relating to dislocated worker 
     employment and training activities and other activities for 
     dislocated workers).
       On page 74, line 1, strike ``$13,644,000'' and insert 
     ``$3,644,000''.
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  SA 1613. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
Bingaman, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Corzine) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 36, line 16, strike the period at the end and 
     insert ``: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
     in this Act for the National Institutes of Health, 
     $85,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2004: Provided further, That in addition to 
     amounts otherwise appropriated under this Act for grants to 
     States under part A of title II of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), 
     there are appropriated an additional $325,000,000 for such 
     grants: Provided further, That in addition to amounts 
     otherwise appropriated under this Act for the Preparing 
     Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology Program under part B of 
     title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1041 
     et seq.), there are appropriated an additional $62,094,000 
     for such program: Provided further, That in addition to 
     amounts otherwise appropriated under this Act for the 
     Mathematics and Science Partnerships program under part B of 
     title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 6661 et seq.), there are appropriated an 
     additional $50,000,000 for such program: Provided further, 
     That in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated under this 
     Act for the school leadership program under section 2151(b) 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 6651(b)), there are appropriated an additional 
     $12,500,000 for such program: Provided further, That the 
     amount $6,895,199,000 in section 305(a)(1) of this Act shall 
     be deemed to be $7,344,793,000: Provided further, That the 
     amount $6,783,301,000 in section 305(a)(2) of this Act shall 
     be deemed to be $6,333,707,000.''.
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  SA 1614. Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. 
Breaux) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. 
Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 61, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise 
     appropriated under this Act for programs relating to West 
     Nile Virus, there are appropriated an additional $25,000,000 
     for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fund 
     such programs, of which $1,250,000 shall be set aside for 
     Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and there are 
     appropriated an additional $100,000,000 for

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     the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fund 
     programs under the Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health 
     Act (Public Law 108-75), of which $5,000,000 shall be set 
     aside for Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
       (b) Offset.--Of the funds appropriated under this Act for 
     the National Institutes of Health, $145,000,000 shall not be 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2004. The amount 
     $6,895,199,000 in section 305(a)(1) of this Act shall be 
     deemed to be $7,020,199,000, and the amount $6,783,301,000 in 
     section 305(a)(2) of this Act shall be deemed to be 
     $6,658,301,000.
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  SA 1615. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 80, insert the following before the period: ``: 
     Provided, That from the total amount available, the Medicare 
     Payment Advisory Commission uses funds to conduct a study on 
     access to health care items and services by individuals who 
     are dually eligible for benefits under the medicare program 
     under title XVIII of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) and 
     the medicaid program under title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396 et seq.)''.
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  SA 1616. Mr. STEVENS (for Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Feingold)) 
proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to 
the bill H.R. 2660, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 49, line 21, insert before the period the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That of this amount, 
     $3,000,000 shall be made available to carry out section 340G 
     of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256g) (in 
     addition to other amounts appropriated under this title for 
     such purpose)''.
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  SA 1617. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Inhofe) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 63, line 2, strike ``$1,188,226,000, of which 
     $1,025,292,000'' and insert ``$1,193,226,000, of which 
     $1,030,292,000''.
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  SA 1618. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Wyden) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Services, and 
Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 61, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
       Sec. __. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Director of the National Institutes of 
     Health shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
     a report that shall--
       (1) contain the recommendations of the Director concerning 
     the role of the National Institutes of Health in promoting 
     the affordability of inventions and products developed with 
     Federal funds; and
       (2) specify whether any circumstances exist to prevent the 
     Director from promoting the affordability of inventions and 
     products developed with Federal funds.
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  SA 1619. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Ensign) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed to amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill 
H.R. 2660, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 62, line 6, insert ``annually'' after ``obtain''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1620. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Specter) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title V, add the following:
       Sec. __. (a) In General.--Amounts made available under this 
     Act for the administrative and related expenses for 
     departmental management for the Department of Labor, the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department 
     of Education shall be reduced on a pro rata basis by 
     $14,735,000.
       (b) Limitation.--The reduction required by subsection (a) 
     shall not apply to the Food and Drug Administration and the 
     Indian Health Service.
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  SA 1621. Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Gregg, and Ms. 
Collins) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. 
Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title III, insert the following:
       Sec. 306. There are appropriated, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out section 208 
     of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, $80,000,000. 
     All amounts in this Act for management and administration at 
     the Department of Education are reduced on a pro rata basis 
     by an amount required to offset the $80,000,000 appropriation 
     made by this section.
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  SA 1622. Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. 
Collins, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Dorgan, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. 
Mikulski, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Corzine, Mr. 
Durbin, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Reid, Mr. Johnson, 
Mr. Kennedy, and Ms. Stabenow) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 
1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 61, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
       Sec.   . In addition to any amounts otherwise appropriated 
     under this Act under the heading of National Institutes of 
     Health--office of the director, there are appropriated an 
     additional $1,500,000,000 for programs and activities under 
     the discretion of the Office of the Director of the National 
     Institutes of Health. Such additional amount shall be 
     designated as emergency spending pursuant to section 502(c) 
     of House Concurrent Resolution 95 (108th Congress).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1623. Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Santorum, and Mr. Durbin) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1542 
proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making appropriations 
for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 61, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Prevention.--
     In addition to any amounts otherwise made available under 
     this Act to carry out mother-to-child HIV transmission 
     prevention activities, there shall be made available an 
     additional $60,000,000 to carry out such activities and 
     $1,000,000 for non-mother-to-child activities.
       (b) Reduction in Amounts.--Amounts made available under 
     this Act for the administrative and related expenses for 
     departmental management for the Department of Labor, the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of 
     Education, shall be reduced on a pro rata basis by 
     $61,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1624. Mr. HARKIN (for Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1594 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title III, insert the following:
       Sec.   . For activities authorized by part H of title I of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, there are hereby 
     appropriated up to $5,000,000, which may be used to carry out 
     such activities.
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  SA 1625. Mr. HARKIN (for Ms. Mikulski) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:


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       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

     SEC.   . STUDIES CONCERNING MAMMOGRAPHY STANDARDS.

       (a) Study by GAO.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study of the program established under 
     the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (section 354 of 
     the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b)) (referred to 
     in this section as the ``MQSA'') to--
       (A) evaluate the demonstration program regarding frequency 
     of inspections authorized under section 354(g) of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(g)), including the effect 
     of the program on compliance with the MQSA;
       (B) evaluate the factors that contributed to the closing of 
     the approximately 700 mammography facilities nationwide since 
     2001, whether those closings were due to consolidation or 
     were a true reduction in mammography availability, explore 
     the relationship between certified units and facility 
     capacity, and evaluate capacity issues, and determine the 
     effect these and other closings have had on the accessibility 
     of mammography services, including for underserved 
     populations, since the April 2002 General Accounting Office 
     report on access to mammography; and
       (C) evaluate the role of States in acting as accreditation 
     bodies or certification bodies, or both, in addition to 
     inspection agents under the MQSA, and in acting as 
     accreditation bodies for facilities in other States and 
     determine whether and how these roles affect the system of 
     checks and balances within the MQSA.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 16 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a 
     report on the study described in paragraph (1).
       (b) Study by the Institute of Medicine.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall enter into an agreement with the Institute of 
     Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences for the conduct 
     of a study and the making of recommendations regarding the 
     following:
       (A) Ways to improve physicians' interpretations of 
     mammograms, including approaches that could be taken under 
     the MQSA without

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     assessment of mammography quality and access.
       (E) Other approaches that would improve the quality of and 
     access to mammography services, including approaches to 
     improving provisions under the MQSA.
       (F) Steps that should be taken to help make available safe 
     and effective new screening and diagnostic devices and tests 
     for breast cancer.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 15 months after the date on 
     which the agreement is entered into under paragraph (1), the 
     Institute of Medicine shall complete the study described 
     under such subsection and submit a report to the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Funding.--Of the amounts appropriated under this title 
     to the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     for general departmental management, $500,000 shall be made 
     available to carry out the study under this subsection.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1626. Mr. HARKIN (for Mr. Daschle) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

         At the appropriate place in title II, insert the 
     following:
         Sec. __. (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
         (1) Native American populations have seen an alarming 
     increase in sexually transmitted disease prevalence in recent 
     years; and
         (2) a screening, treatment, and education program, 
     administered by tribal health organizations or local health 
     care providers, on Native American reservations with high 
     rates of sexually transmitted diseases will help prevent a 
     corresponding increase in the prevalence of HIV.
         (b) Grant Program.--From amounts appropriated under this 
     title for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
     there may be made available up to $1,000,000 to enable the 
     Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to 
     carry out competitive grant program to strengthen local 
     capacity on Native American reservations to screen for and 
     treat sexually transmitted diseases and to educate local 
     populations about such diseases, the consequences thereof, 
     and how the transmission of such diseases can be prevented.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1627. Mr. HARKIN (for Mr. Dodd (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln)) 
proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to 
the bill H.R. 2660, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

         On page 61, between lines 14 and 15, insert the 
     following:
         Sec. __. In addition to any amounts otherwise 
     appropriated under this Act for the support of the improved 
     newborn and child screening for heritable disorders program 
     authorized under section 1109 of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 300b-8), there may be appropriated up to an 
     additional $2,000,000 to carry out such program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1628. Mr. HARKIN (for Mr. Kennedy) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 18, line 14: strike ``$440,113,000'' and insert 
     ``$445,113,000''.
         On page 18, line 17, insert before the period the 
     following: ``, of which $5,000,000 may be used to fund the 
     mass layoff statistics program under section 15 of the 
     Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1629. Mr. SPECTER (for Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Bayh)) 
proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to 
the bill H.R. 2660, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

         At the appropriate place in title V, insert the 
     following:
         Sec. __. In addition to any amounts otherwise 
     appropriated under this Act for the Special Volunteers for 
     Homeland Security program, there may be appropriated an 
     additional $5,000,000 for such program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1630. Mr. SPECTER proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1542 
proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making appropriations 
for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 57, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
       ``(C) in subsection (b)(1)--
       ``(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking `and' at the end;
       ``(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
     inserting `; and'; and
       ``(iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ```(C) one or more categories of aliens who are or were 
     nationals and residents of the Islamic Republic of Iran who, 
     as members of a religious minority in Iran, share common 
     characteristics that identify them as targets of persecution 
     in that state on account of race, religion, nationality, 
     membership in a particular social group, or political 
     opinion.'; and''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1631. Mr. HARKIN (for Mr. Schumer) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:


            DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN GLOBAL AFFAIRS INSTITUTE

       Sec. __. (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Endowment fund.--The term ``endowment fund'' means a 
     fund established by the Maxwell School of Citizenship and 
     Public Affairs of the Syracuse University in Syracuse, New 
     York, for the purpose of generating income for the support of 
     the School and other purposes as described in subsection (d).
       (2) School.--The term ``School'' means the Maxwell School 
     of Citizenship and Public Affairs of the Syracuse University 
     in Syracuse, New York.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Education.
       (4) University.--The term ``University'' means the Syracuse 
     University in Syracuse, New York.
       (b) Daniel Patrick Moynihan Global Affairs Institute.--

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       (1) Redesignation.--To be eligible for a grant under 
     subsection (c), the University shall designate the global 
     affairs institute within the Maxwell School of Citizenship 
     and Public Affairs of the University as the ``Daniel Patrick 
     Moynihan Global Affairs Institute''.
       (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     paper, or other record to the global affairs institute within 
     the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of the 
     University, shall be deemed to be a reference to the Daniel 
     Patrick Moynihan Global Affairs Institute.
       (c) Grant for Endowment Fund.--From amounts appropriated 
     under subsection (f), the Secretary may award a grant to the 
     University for the establishment of an endowment fund to 
     support the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Global Affairs Institute.
       (d) Duties.--Amounts received under a grant under 
     subsection (c), shall be used to--
       (1) carry on the public and intellectual tradition of 
     Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan;
       (2) sustain all of the core activities of the School;
       (3) fund the residencies of visiting scholars and 
     international leaders;
       (4) support scholarship, training, and practice in 
     countries that are often the most impoverished economically, 
     institutionally, and civically;
       (5) support partnerships with governments and other 
     relevant entities around the world to train government 
     officials both at the School and in their home countries; and
       (6) expand the facilities of the School.
       (e) Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to the Endowment 
     Fund.--
       (1) Management.--The endowment fund established under 
     subsection (c) shall be managed in accordance with the 
     standard endowment policies established by the University.
       (2) Use of interest and investment income.--Interest and 
     other investment income earned from the endowment fund may be 
     used to carry out the duties under subsection (d).
       (3) Distribution of interest and investment income.--Funds 
     derived from the interest and other investment income earned 
     from the endowment fund shall be available for expenditure by 
     the University for purposes consistent with subsection (d).
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, $10,000,000 to 
     remain available until expended.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1632. Mr. SPECTER (for Mr. Sessions) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 61, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
       Sec. __. Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention shall prepare a plan to 
     comprehensively address blood safety and injection safety in 
     Africa under the Global AIDS Program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1633. Mr. HARKIN (for Mr. Feingold) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 20, line 19, strike the period at the end and 
     insert ``: Provided further, That of this amount, sufficient 
     funds shall be available for the Secretary of Labor, not 
     later than 60 days after the last day of the fiscal year, to 
     submit to Congress a report on the amount of acquisitions 
     made by the Department of Labor during such fiscal year of 
     articles, materials, or supplies that were manufactured 
     outside the United States. Such report shall separately 
     indicate the dollar value of any articles, materials, or 
     supplies purchased by the Department of Labor that were 
     manufactured outside the United States, an itemized list of 
     all waivers under the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et 
     seq.) that were granted with respect to such articles, 
     materials, or supplies, and a summary of total procurement 
     funds spent on goods manufactured in the United States versus 
     funds spent on goods manufactured outside of the United 
     States. The Secretary of Labor shall make the report publicly 
     available by posting the report on an Internet website.
       On page 49, line 21, strike the period and insert ``: 
     Provided further, That of this amount, sufficient funds shall 
     be available for the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     not later than 60 days after the last day of the fiscal year, 
     to submit to Congress a report on the amount of acquisitions 
     made by the Department of Health and Human Services during 
     such fiscal year of articles, materials, or supplies that 
     were manufactured outside the United States. Such report 
     shall separately indicate the dollar value of any articles, 
     materials, or supplies purchased by the Department of Health 
     and Human Services that were manufactured outside the United 
     States, an itemized list of all waivers under the Buy 
     American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.) that were granted with 
     respect to such articles, materials, or supplies, and a 
     summary of total procurement funds spent on goods 
     manufactured in the United States versus funds spent on goods 
     manufactured outside of the United States. The Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall make the report publicly 
     available by posting the report on an Internet website.''.

       On page 74, line 4, strike ``Washington, D.C.'' and insert 
     ``Washington, D.C.: Provided, That of this amount, sufficient 
     funds shall be available for the Secretary of Education, not 
     later than 60 days after the last day of the fiscal year, to 
     submit to Congress a report on the amount of acquisitions 
     made by the Department of Education during such fiscal year 
     of articles, materials, or supplies that were manufactured 
     outside the United States. Such report shall separately 
     indicate the dollar value of any articles, materials, or 
     supplies purchased by the Department of Education that were 
     manufactured outside the United States, an itemized list of 
     all waivers under the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et 
     seq.) that were granted with respect to such articles, 
     materials, or supplies, and a summary of total procurement 
     funds spent on goods manufactured in the United States versus 
     funds spent on goods manufactured outside of the United 
     States. The Secretary of Education shall make the report 
     publicly available by posting the report on an Internet 
     website.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1634. Mr. HARKIN (for Mr. Hollings) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 41, insert the following before the period on line 
     9: ``: Provided further, that to the extent Medicare claims 
     processing unit costs are projected by the Centers for 
     Medicare & Medicaid Services to exceed $0.87 for Part A 
     claims and/or $0.65 for Part B claims, up to an additional 
     $18,000,000 may be available for obligation for every $0.04 
     increase in Medicare claims processing unit costs from the 
     Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supplementary 
     Medical Insurance Trust Funds. The calculation of projected 
     unit costs shall be derived in the same manner in which the 
     estimated unit costs were calculated for the Federal budget 
     estimate for the fiscal year.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1635. Mr. SPECTER (for Mr. Alexander (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. 
Kennedy, and Mrs. Murray)) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1542 
proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making appropriations 
for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 61, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) In addition to any amounts otherwise 
     appropriated under this Act to carry out activities under the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et 
     seq.), there are appropriated--
       (1) up to an additional $143,000 may be used to carry out 
     activities under title I of such Act (child abuse State 
     grants);
       (2) up to an additional $212,000 may be used to carry out 
     activities under title II of such Act (community-based 
     resource centers); and
       (3) up to an additional $2,100,000 may be used for child 
     abuse discretionary grants under such Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1636. Mr. HARKIN (for Mr. Daschle) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) a recent Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service infant 
     mortality study identified protective and risk factors 
     associated with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (referred to in 
     this section as ``SIDS'');
       (2) several conclusions from the study suggest courses of 
     action to reduce the incidence of SIDS among Native American 
     and other high-incidence populations;
       (3) the study noted that alcohol consumption by women of 
     childbearing age (especially during pregnancy), maternal and 
     environmental tobacco exposure during pregnancy, and 
     pregnancy by women under the age of 20 increase the risk for 
     SIDS;
       (4) in 2000, for infants of African American mothers, the 
     SIDS death rate was 2.4 times that for non-Hispanic white 
     mothers;

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       (5) nationwide, SIDS rates for infants of Native American 
     mothers were 2.6 times those of non-Hispanic white mothers; 
     and
       (6) the Office of Minority Health of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services has the expertise to coordinate 
     SIDS disparity reduction efforts across the Department of 
     Health and Human Services.
       (b) Increase in Funding.--In addition to any amounts 
     otherwise appropriate in this Act to carry out activities to 
     reduce Sudden Infant Death Syndrome disparity rates, the may 
     be appropriated up to an additional $2,000,000 to enable the 
     Director of the Office of Minority Health of the Department 
     of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration 
     project, in coordination with the Administrator of the Health 
     Resources and Services Administration, the Director of the 
     National Institutes of Health, the Director of the Indian 
     Health Services, the Administrator of the Center for Medicare 
     & Medicaid Services, the Director of the Centers for Disease 
     Control and Prevention, and the heads of other agencies 
     within the Department of Health and Human Services (as 
     appropriate), to reduce Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 
     disparity rates, and to provide risk reduction education to 
     African American and Native American populations in the 
     United States, including efforts to reduce alcohol use by 
     pregnant women, support for smoking cessation (maternal and 
     secondhand) programs, and education of teenagers on the risk 
     factors for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome associated with 
     teenage pregnancy within African American and Native American 
     communities.
       (c) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that in carrying out the demonstration project under 
     subsection (b), the Director of the Office of Minority Health 
     is encouraged to--
       (1) expand upon the similar pilot program for Native 
     Americans that was funded by the Office of Minority Health; 
     and
       (2) coordinate with the Administrator of the Health 
     Resources and Services Administration, the Director of the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Director of 
     the National Institutes of Health, the Director of the Indian 
     Health Services, the Administrator of the Center for Medicare 
     & Medicaid Services, and the heads of other agencies within 
     the Department of Health and Human Services (as appropriate) 
     to support activities to reduce alcohol use by pregnant 
     women, support smoking cessation (maternal and secondhand), 
     and educate teenagers on the risk factors for SIDS associated 
     with teenage pregnancy within the African American and Native 
     American communities.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1637. Mr. HARKIN (for Mr. Kennedy) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:
       Sec.__. (a) Automatic External Defibrillators.--There may 
     be appropriated up to, $2,000,000 to fund programs on 
     community automatic external defibrillators under section 312 
     of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 244).
       (b) Offset.--Of the funds appropriated under this Act for 
     the National Institutes of Health, $15,000,000 shall not be 
     available for obligation until September 30, 2004. The amount 
     $6,895,199,000 in section 305(a)(1) of this Act shall be 
     deemed to be $6,905,199,000, and the amount $6,783,301,000 in 
     section 305(a)(2) of this Act shall be deemed to be 
     $6,773,301,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1638. Mr. SPECTER (for Mr. Bond (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs. 
Murray, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Schumer)) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title I, insert the following:
       Sec. __. The Department of Labor may cease the 
     implementation of closing procedures for the Department of 
     Labor Employment and Training administration regional office 
     in New York City, New York, and the Employment and Training 
     Administration affiliate offices in Seattle, Washington, 
     Kansas City, Missouri, and Denver, Colorado until September 
     30, 2004.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1639. Mr. HARKIN (for Mr. Feingold (for himself and Ms. Collins)) 
proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to 
the bill H.R. 2660, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 61, between lines 14 and 15 insert the following:
       Sec. __. From the amounts appropriated under the heading 
     Office of the Secretary, General Departmental Management 
     there may be made available an additional $2,000,000 to the 
     Health Resources and Services Administration for the purchase 
     of automatic external defibrilators and the training of 
     individuals in cardiac life support in rural areas.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1640. Mr. SPECTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 61, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
       ``Sec. __. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, 
     funds made available under this heading may be used to 
     continue operating the Council on Graduate Medical Education 
     established by Section 301 of Public Law 102-408.''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1641. Mr. SPECTER (for Mr. Chambliss) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 28, line 6, strike ``$250,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$260,000,000'' in lieu thereof.
       On page 28, line 5, insert after ``; and'' the following: 
     ``purchase,''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1642. Mr. SPECTER (for Mr. Roberts (for himself and Mr. Conrad)) 
proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to 
the bill H.R. 2660, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 27, line 2, insert before the period the following: 
     ``: Provided further, That up to $15,000,000 may be made 
     available to carry out the rural emergency medical service 
     training and equipment assistance program under section 330J 
     of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-15)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1643. Mr. SPECTER proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1542 
proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, making appropriations 
for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in Section 515(a):
       Increase the amount by $37,455,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1644. Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Byrd) proposed an amendment 
to amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 2660, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 23, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) it is projected that the Department of Labor, in 
     conjunction with labor, industry, and the National Institute 
     for Occupational Safety and Health, will be undertaking 
     several months of testing on Personal Dust Monitor production 
     prototypes; and
       (2) the testing of Personal Dust Monitor prototypes is set 
     to begin (by late May or early June of 2004) following the 
     scheduled delivery of the Personal Dust Monitors in May 2004.
       (b) Re-proposal of Rule.--Following the successful 
     demonstration of Personal Dust Monitor technology, and if the 
     Secretary of Labor makes a determination that Personal Dust 
     Monitors can be effectively applied in a regulatory scheme, 
     the Secretary of Labor shall re-propose a rule on respirable 
     coal dust which incorporates the use of Personal Dust 
     Monitors, and, if such rule is re-proposed, the Secretary 
     shall comply with the regular procedures applicable to 
     Federal rulemaking.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1645. Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Daschle) proposed an 
amendment to amendment SA 1542 proposed by Mr. Specter to the bill H.R. 
2660, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and related

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agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       Add at the appropriate Place:

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF SENATOR PAUL D. WELLSTONE NIH MDCRC 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) On December 18, 2001, Public Law 107-84, otherwise 
     known as the Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, 
     Research and Education Amendments of 2001, or the MD CARE 
     Act, was signed into law to provide for research and 
     education with respect to various forms of muscular 
     dystrophy, including Dechenne, Becker, limb girdle, 
     congenital, facio-scapulohumeral, myotonic, oculopha-
     ryngeal, distal, and EmeryDreiffus muscular dystrophies.
       (2) In response to the MD CARE Act of 2001, in September 
     2002, NIH announced its intention to direct $22.5 million 
     over five years to its newly created Muscular Dystrophy 
     Cooperative Research Centers (MDCRC) program.
       (3) Senator Paul D. Wellstone was a driving force behind 
     enactment of the MD CARE Act, which led to the establishment 
     of the MDCRC program.
       (b) Designation.--The NIH Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative 
     Research Centers (MDCRC) program shall be known and 
     designated as the ``Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular 
     Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers,'' in honor of Senator 
     Paul D. Wellstone who was deceased on October 25, 2002.
       (c) References.--Any reference in a law, regulation, 
     document.

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