[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20668]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1732. Mr. NELSON of Nebraska submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2744, making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 173, after line 24, insert the following:
       Sec. 7___. None of the funds made available under this Act 
     shall be used by the Secretary of Agriculture for the purpose 
     of developing a final rule relating to the proposed rule 
     entitled ``Importation of Whole Cuts of Boneless Beef from 
     Japan'', dated August 18, 2005 (70 Fed. Reg. 48494), to allow 
     the importation of beef from Japan, unless the President 
     certifies to Congress that Japan has granted open access to 
     Japanese markets for beef and beef products produced in the 
     United States.
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  SA 1733. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3010, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 158, line 12, strike ``$1,883,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,100,000,000: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006''.
       On page 158, line 14, strike ``$300,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,300,000,000''.
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  SA 1734. Mr. JEFFORDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2744, making appropriations for Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 126, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:


                   HISTORIC BARN PRESERVATION PROGRAM

       For the historic barn preservation program established 
     under section 379A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008o), $2,000,000.
       On page 144, line 7, strike ``$98,386,000'' and insert 
     ``$96,386,000''.
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  SA 1735. Mr. COCHRAN proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2744, 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Sec. _. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture may consider the Municipality of 
     Carolina, Puerto Rico as meeting the eligibility requirements 
     for loans and grants programs in the Rural Development 
     mission area.

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