[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15540-15543]
[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. 2638

                        Offered By: Mr. Tancredo

       Amendment No. 95: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to administer any extension of designation made under 
     section

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     244(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to 
     Honduras, or Nicaragua.

                               H.R. 2638

                    Offered By: Mr. Deal of Georgia

       Amendemnt No. 96: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title) insert the following new section:
       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to destroy or put to pasture any horse or mule 
     belonging to the Unites States that has become unfit for 
     service.

                               H.R. 2638

                         Offered By: Mr. Jindal

       Amendment No. 97: Page 38, line 17, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
        Page 44, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2638

                    Offered By: Mr. McCaul of Texas

       Amendment No. 98: Page 17, strike the proviso beginning on 
     line 2.

                               H.R. 2638

                    Offered By: Mr. McCaul of Texas

       Amendment No. 99: Strike section 531 (page 69, beginning at 
     line 4).

                               H.R. 2638

                        Offered By: Mr. Shuster

       Amendment No. 100: Page 24, line 17, strike the period and 
     insert the following: ``Provided further, That $1,000,000 may 
     not be obligated for transportation security support until 
     the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives a report studying 
     the feasibility of a program to check passenger manifests of 
     international flights that over-fly the territory of the 
     United States against terrorist watch lists.''.

                               H.R. 2638

                        Offered By: Mr. Reichert

       Amendment No. 101: Page 2 line 9, after the dollar amount 
     insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''.
       Page 2 line 16, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 4 line 24, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased 
     by $10,000,000)''.
       Page 6 line 5, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by 
     $6,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2638

                          Offered By: Mr. Dent

       Amendment No. 102: Page 33, line 15, after ``of which'' 
     insert the following: ``$853,690,000 is for protective 
     missions and''.

                               H.R. 2638

                      Offered By: Mr. King of Iowa

       Amendment No. 103: Page 17, line 23, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(reduced by $4,100,000) (increased by 
     $4,100,000)''.

                               H.R. 2638

                      Offered By: Mr. King of Iowa

       Amendment No. 104: Page 6, line 5, after the first dollar 
     amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
     $1,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2638

                      Offered By: Mr. King of Iowa

       Amendment No. 105: Page 17, line 23, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by 
     $5,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2638

                         Offered By: Mr. Souder

       Amendment No. 106: Page 16, line 20, strike ``Provided, 
     That no aircraft'' and insert ``Provided further, That no 
     aircraft''.
       Page 16, line 20, insert after the colon the following: 
     ``Provided, That of the amount made available under this 
     heading, $100,000,000 may not be obligated until Congress 
     receives a report detailing the number of requests United 
     States Customs and Border Protection receives for use of air 
     and marine assets by United States Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement and other Federal, State, and local agencies and 
     the number of such requests that are denied:''.

                               H.R. 2638

                         Offered By: Mr. Souder

       Amendment No. 107: Page 25, line 3, after the first dollar 
     amount, insert ``(reduced by $21,500,000)''.
       Page 31, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $8,000,000)''.
       Page 26, line 10, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $29,500,000)''.
       Page 26, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $29,500,000)''.
       Page 26, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $29,500,000)''.

                               H.R. 2638

                         Offered By: Mr. Souder

       Amendment No. 108: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. 544. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to administer or advertise any policy of the 
     Department of Homeland Security to provide lawful status to 
     aliens unlawfully present in the United States under any 
     provision of law not in effect on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

                               H.R. 2638

                        Offered By: Mr. Gallegly

       Amendment No. 109: 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 pay a Federal contractor who is not participating 
     in the basic pilot program described in section 403(a) of the 
     Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act.

                               H.R. 2638

                    Offered By: Mr. Deal of Georgia

       Amendment No. 110: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. 544. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to provide assistance to any State or local 
     government which has notified the Department of Homeland 
     Security of its failure or refusal, in contravention of 
     Federal law, to assist in the enforcement of Federal 
     immigration laws.

                               H.R. 2638

                       Offered By: Mrs. Blackburn

       Amendment No. 111: Page 11, line 24, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(increased by 1,684,000,000)''.
       Page 11, line 25, insert before the colon the following: 
     ``for the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for at 
     least two layers of reinforced fencing, the installation of 
     additional physical barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, and 
     sensors in the following amounts and areas: $66,000,000 for 
     extending from 10 miles west of the Tecate, California, port 
     of entry to 10 miles east of the Tecate, California, port of 
     entry, $1,360,000,000 for extending from 10 miles west of the 
     Calexico, California, port of entry to 5 miles east of the 
     Douglas, Arizona, port of entry, $317,000,000 for extending 
     from 5 miles west of the Columbus, New Mexico, port of entry 
     to 10 miles east of El Paso, Texas, $218,000,000 for 
     extending from 5 miles northwest of the Del Rio, Texas, port 
     of entry to 5 miles southeast of the Eagle Pass, Texas, port 
     of entry, and $723,000,000 for extending 15 miles northwest 
     of the Laredo, Texas, port of entry to the Brownsville, 
     Texas, port of entry''.
       Page 15, line 14, strike ``makes every effort'' and insert 
     ``makes a reasonable effort''.
       Page 22, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $200,000,000)''.
       Page 40, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $150,000,000)''.
       Page 40, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $200,000,000)''.
       Page 44, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $1,134,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2638

                         Offered By: Mr. Buyer

       Amendment No. 112: Page 17, line 23, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(increased by $15,700,000)''.
       Page 45, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $15,700,000)''.

                               H.R. 2638

                       Offered By: Mr. LaTourette

       Amendment No. 113: At the end of title V, add the following 
     new section:
       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to implement any plan developed under section 
     7209(b)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
     Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 8 U.S.C. 1185 
     note) before June 1, 2009.

                               H.R. 2638

                    Offered By: Mr. Kuhl of New York

       Amendment No. 114: Page 8, line 5, insert before the period 
     the following: ``: Provided further, That the Comptroller 
     General of the United States and the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security conduct a study that examines the potentially 
     adverse economic impact of the requirement for land and sea 
     travelers of the Western Hemisphere Travel Implementation Act 
     (WHTI) upon businesses in neighboring regions.''.

                               H.R. 2638

                    Offered By: Mr. Kuhl of New York

       Amendment No. 115: Page 8, line 5, insert before the period 
     the following: ``: Provided further, That the Comptroller 
     General of the United States and the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security conduct a study that examines security at the 
     Northern Border, evaluates the ability of United States 
     Customs and Border Protection to identify and stop all 
     potential threats from crossing the Northern Border, lists 
     all breaches of security and the reason for such breaches 
     since 2005, and contains recommendations to concerning how 
     and what must be done to improve United States Customs and 
     Border Protection and security at the Northern border.''.

                               H.R. 2638

                  Offered By: Mrs. Miller of Michigan

       Amendment No. 116: Page 39, line 26, strike ``80'' and 
     insert ``95''.
       Page 41, line 16, strike ``80'' and insert ``95''.

                               H.R. 2638

                        Offered By: Mrs. Capito

       Amendment No. 117: Page 2, line 16, after the dollar amount 
     insert ``(reduced by $50,000,000)''.
       Page 11, line 24, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $50,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2638

                    Offered By: Mr. King of New York

       Amendment No. 118: At the end of Title IV insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. __. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     revised by reducing the amount made available for ``Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency--Emergency

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     Management Performance Grants'' by $35,000,000, by reducing 
     the amount made available for ``Coast Guard--Research, 
     Development, Test, and Evaluation'' by $5,000,000, and by 
     increasing the amount made available for ``Domestic Nuclear 
     Detection Office--Systems Acquisition'' by $40,000,000 to 
     carry out the mission and responsibilities of the Domestic 
     Nuclear Detection Office authorized in paragraphs (1), (2), 
     (3), and (4)(A) of the second section 1802(a) of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 592(a)).

                               H.R. 2638

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 119: On Page 3, line 19, insert after the 
     dollar amount ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.
       On Page 38, line 17, insert after the dollar amount 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2638

                        Offered By: Mr. McHenry

       Amendment No. 120:   At the end of the bill (before the 
     short title), insert the following:
       Sec. 544. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the 
     heading ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--state and 
     local programs'' for law enforcement terrorism prevention 
     grants pursuant to section 1014 of the USA PATRIOT ACT (42 
     U.S.C. 3714), not more than $30,000,000 shall be available 
     for Operation Stonegarden.

                               H.R. 2638

                        Offered By: Mr. McHenry

       Amendment No. 121: Page 18, line 25, insert before the 
     period at the end the following: ``: Provided further, That, 
     of the funds made available under this heading, $30,000,000 
     is for carrying out section 287(g) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g))''.

                               H.R. 2638

                        Offered By: Mr. McHenry

       Amendmeent No. 122: At the end of the bill (before the 
     short title), insert the following:
       Sec. 544. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to provide an immigration benefit to an alien who is 
     unlawfully present in the United States. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, the term ``immigration benefit'' 
     includes, among other benefits, immigrant and nonimmigrant 
     visas, adjustment of status, change of nonimmigrant 
     classification, employment authorization, and admission into 
     the United States (as such terms are used or defined in the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.)).

                               H.R. 2638

                        Offered By: Mr. McHenry

       Amendment No. 123: Page 3, line 19, after the dollar amount 
     insert ``(increased by $17,000,000)''.
       Page 3, line 21, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $17,000,000)''.
       Page 38, line 17, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $17,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2638

                        Offered By: Mr. McHenry

       Amendment No. 124: Page 2, line 16, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(decreased by $30,000,000)''.
       Page 39, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $30,000,000)''.
       Page 41, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $30,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2638

                        Offered By: Mr. McHenry

       Amendment No. 125: Page 2, line 16, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(reduced by $34,000,000)''.
       Page 48, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $30,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2638

                         Offered By: Mr. Cantor

       Amendment No. 126: Page 72, line 22, after ``statute'' 
     insert the following: ``(execept a mechanism included in this 
     Act)''.

                               H.R. 2638

                         Offered By: Mr. Cantor

       Amendment No. 127: Page 73, after line 4, insert the 
     following new subsection:
       (c) For the purposes of this section, the term ``other 
     mechanism that is required By: statute'' does not include any 
     provision of this Act that specifies by name or specific 
     physical location the intended recipient of a grant or 
     contract.

                               H.R. 2641

                   Offered By: Mr. Bishop of New York

       Amendment No. 1: At the end of the bill, before the short 
     title, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 503. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review 
     the application for the Broadwater Energy proposal, dockets 
     CP06-54-000, CP06-55-000, and CP06-56-000.

                               H.R. 2641

                        Offered By: Mr. Burgess

       Amendment No. 2: Page 18, line 10, after the dollar amount 
     insert ``(increased by $1,500,000)''.
       Page 20, line 10, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced 
     by $1,500,000)''.

                               H.R. 2641

                        Offered By: Mrs. Capito

       Amendment No. 3: Page 25, line 14, after the second dollar 
     amount insert ``(reduced by $30,000,000)''.
       Page 37, line 19, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $30,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2641

                         Offered By: Mr. Space

       Amendment No. 4: Page 25, line 14, after the second dollar 
     amount insert ``(reduced by $30,000,000)''.
       Page 37, line 19, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increase by $30,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2642

                  Offered By: Mr. Garrett of New York

       Amendment No. 1: Page 30, line 14, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       Page 36, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $10,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2642

                       Offered By: Mr. Blumenauer

       Amendment No. 2: Under the heading ``Base Realignment and 
     Closure Account 1990'', insert after the dollar amount the 
     following: ``(increased by $50,000,000)''.
       Under the heading ``Base Realignment and Closure Account 
     2005'', insert after the dollar amount the following: 
     ``(reduced by $201,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2642

                    Offered By: Mr. Hall of New York

       Amendment No. 3: 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 provide to any officer of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs who is appointed by the President, by and 
     with the consent of the Senate, or to any Deputy Under 
     Secretary or Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs a performance award under section 5384 of 
     title 5, United States Code, or a performance-based cash 
     award under section 4505a of such title.

                               H.R. 2642

                        Offered By: Mrs. Capito

       Amendment No. 4: Page 30, line 8, after ``appropriation'', 
     insert ``: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of such funds 
     may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs submits to the House of Representatives an 
     executable plan, to be implemented not later than January 1, 
     2010, for maintaining medical records that are interoperable 
     between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department 
     of Defense''.

                               H.R. 2642

                        Offered By: Mrs. Capito

       Amendment No. 5: Page 44, after line 22, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. __. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out 
     a pilot program in five rural states to provide specific case 
     managers for traumatic brain injury patients in Department of 
     Veterans Affairs facilities. In carrying out the pilot 
     program, the Secretary shall--
       (1) coordinate with local medical centers and Department of 
     Veterans Affairs facilities to properly train the case 
     managers;
       (2) determine an appropriate ratio of patients to each case 
     manager to ensure patients receive proper and efficient 
     treatment;
       (3) utilize case managers to enter into contracts with 
     local private health care providers to provide local care to 
     traumatic brain injury patients who are eligible to recieve 
     care at Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, if 
     appropriate, so such patients are not forced to travel long 
     distances to receive care; and
       (4) reimburse private providers for the care provided to 
     traumatic brain injury patients who are eligible to recieve 
     care at Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities 
     when no appropriate Department facility is available.

                               H.R. 2643

                        Offered By: Mr. Salazar

       Amendment No. 1: Page 111, after line 17, insert the 
     following:

                TITLE VI--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 601. No funds made available by this Act may be used 
     to open to oil and gas leasing any lands in Colorado that 
     were formerly designated as Naval Oil Shale Reserves 1 and 3 
     that were not open to such leasing on May 15, 2007, and that 
     are located within the rim boundary, as such boundary is 
     depicted on Map 1 accompanying the Bureau of Land 
     Management's final Resource Management Plan Amendment and 
     Environmental Impact Statement for the Roan Plateau Planning 
     Area dated August, 2006.

                               H.R. 2643

                   Offered By: Mr. Udall of Colorado

       Amendment No. 2: Page 111, after line 17, insert the 
     following:

                TITLE VI--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 601. None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be used to prepare or publish final regulations 
     regarding a commercial leasing program for oil shale 
     resources on public lands pursuant to section 369(d) of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58) or to conduct 
     an oil shale lease sale pursuant to subsection 369(e) of such 
     Act.

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                               H.R. 2643

                   Offered By: Mr. Udall of Colorado

       Amendment No. 3: Page 111, after line 17, insert the 
     following:

                TITLE VI--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 601. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement Bureau of Land Management regulations on 
     Recordable Disclaimers of Interest in Land (subpart 1864 of 
     part 1860 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations) with 
     respect to a claimed Revised Statue (R.S.) 2477 right-of-way 
     or to issue a non-binding determination pursuant to the 
     Secretary of the Interior's Memorandum to Assistant 
     Secretaries dated March 22, 2006, revoking the Department of 
     the Interior's previous Interim Departmental Policy on 
     Revised Statute 2477 Grant of Right-of-Way for Public 
     Highways.