[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Pages 21913-21914]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1646. Mr. INOUYE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2754, making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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       On page 3, beginning on line 2, strike ``the continuation'' 
     and all that follows through line 8 and insert 
     ``preconstruction engineering and design of Waikiki Beach, 
     Oahu, Hawaii, the project to be designed and evaluated, as 
     authorized, for recreation:''.
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  SA 1647. Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Johnson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2754, making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 32, line 19, strike ``1706:'' and insert ``1706; 
     and of which an additional $5,000,000 shall be available for 
     the Mni Wiconi project, South Dakota:''.
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  SA 1648. Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Johnson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2754, making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 33, line 12, before the period at the end, insert 
     the following: ``: Provided further, That of the funds 
     provided under this heading, an additional $5,000,000 shall 
     be available for the Mni Wiconi project, South Dakota''.
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  SA 1649. Mr. FRIST (for Mr. Stevens) 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) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Director of the National Institutes of 
     Health may use funds available under section 402(i) of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(i)) to enter into 
     transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, 
     or grants) to carry out research in support of the NIH 
     Roadmap Initiative of the Director.
       (b) Peer Review.--In entering into transactions under 
     subsection (a), the Director of the National Institutes of 
     Health may utilize such peer review procedures (including 
     consultation with appropriate scientific experts) as the 
     Director determines to be appropriate to obtain assessments 
     of scientific and technical merit. Such procedures shall 
     apply to such transactions in lieu of the peer review and 
     advisory council review procedures that would otherwise be 
     required under sections 301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 
     406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 241, 284(b)(1)(B), 284(b)(2), 284a(a)(3)(A), 289a, 
     and 289c).
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  SA 1650. Mr. SARBANES (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2754, making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 31, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 1__. GWYNNS FALLS WATERSHED, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

       The Secretary of the Army shall implement the project for 
     ecosystem restoration, Gwynns Falls, Maryland, in accordance 
     with the Baltimore Metropolitan Water Resources-Gwynns Falls 
     Watershed Feasibility Report prepared by the Corps of 
     Engineers and the city of Baltimore, Maryland.
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  SA 1651. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2754, making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 44, line 14, before the period at the end, insert 
     ``, of which $10,000,000 shall be available for a defense and 
     security research center''.
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  SA 1652. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Smith) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2754, making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 15, line 8, strike ``facilities:'' and insert 
     ``facilities; and of which $858,000 shall be available for 
     dredging and other operation and maintenance of the Rogue 
     River, Gold Beach, Oregon:''.
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  SA 1653. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Smith) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2754, making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 15, line 8, strike ``facilities:'' and insert 
     ``facilities; and of which $983,000 shall be available for 
     dredging and other operation and maintenance of the Umpqua 
     River, Oregon:''.

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