[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5491]
[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. 569

                    Offered By: Mr. Price of Georgia

       Amendment No. 1: At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT OF OFFSETS.

       (a) In General.--No authorization of appropriations made by 
     this Act or other provision of this Act that results in costs 
     to the Federal Government shall be effective except to the 
     extent that this Act provides for offsetting decreases in 
     spending of the Federal Government, such that the net effect 
     of this Act does not either increase the Federal deficit or 
     reduce the Federal surplus.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``deficit'' 
     and ``surplus'' have the meanings given such terms in the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 
     U.S.C. 621 et seq.).

                                H.R. 569

                      Offered By: Mr. Rohrabacher

       Amendment No. 2: Page 5, after line 9, add the following:
       (e) Participation in Employment Eligibility Verification 
     Pilot Program.--Section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(j) Participation in Employment Eligibility Verification 
     Pilot Program.--The Administrator may make a grant to a 
     State, municipality, or municipal entity under subsection (a) 
     only if the State, municipality, or municipal entity provides 
     assurances satisfactory to the Administrator that the State, 
     municipality, or municipal entity will impose conditions 
     requiring all persons, including contractors and 
     subcontractors, carrying out activities using amounts of the 
     grant--
       ``(1) to elect to participate in the basic pilot program 
     described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a 
     note); and
       ``(2) to comply with the terms and conditions of the 
     election.''.

                                H.R. 569

                      Offered By: Mr. King of Iowa

       Amendment No. 3: Page 4, line 6, strike ``$250,000,000'' 
     and insert ``$237,500,000''.
       Page 4, line 7, strike ``$300,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$285,000,000''.
       Page 4, line 7, strike ``$350,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$332,500,000''.
       Page 4, line 8, strike ``$400,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$380,000,000''.
       Page 4, line 9, strike ``$500,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$475,000,000''.

                                H.R. 700

                    Offered By: Mr. Price of Georgia

       Amendment No. 1: At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT OF OFFSETS.

       (a) In General.--No authorization of appropriations made by 
     this Act or other provision of this Act that results in costs 
     to the Federal Government shall be effective except to the 
     extent that this Act provides for offsetting decreases in 
     spending of the Federal Government, such that the net effect 
     of this Act does not either increase the Federal deficit or 
     reduce the Federal surplus.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``deficit'' 
     and ``surplus'' have the meanings given such terms in the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 
     U.S.C. 621 et seq.).

                                H.R. 700

                      Offered By: Mr. Rohrabacher

       Amendment No. 2: Page 2, after line 5, insert the 
     following:
       (a) Participation in Employment Eligibility Verification 
     Pilot Program.--Section 220(c) of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Administrator'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Authority under state law.--The Administrator''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Participation in employment eligibility verification 
     pilot program.--The Administrator may make a grant under this 
     section to an entity only if the entity provides assurances 
     satisfactory to the Administrator that the entity will impose 
     conditions requiring all persons, including contractors and 
     subcontractors, carrying out activities using amounts of the 
     grant--
       ``(A) to elect to participate in the basic pilot program 
     described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a 
     note); and
       ``(B) to comply with the terms and conditions of the 
     election.''.
       Page 2, at the beginning of line 6, insert ``(b) 
     Authorization of Appropriations.--''.

                                H.R. 700

                        Offered By: Mr. Conaway

       Amendment No. 3: Page 2, after line 5, insert the 
     following:
       (a) Selection of Projects.--Section 220(d)(2) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300(d)(2)) is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``or whether the project is located in an area 
     which is served by a public water system serving 10,000 
     individuals or fewer''.
       Page 2, at the beginning of line 6, insert the following:
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--

                                H.R. 700

                        Offered by: Mr. Kucinich

       Amendment No. 4: Page 2, after line 5, insert the 
     following:
       (a) Eligibility.--Section 220(c) of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1300(c)) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end ``and the entity does 
     not permit the use of its water for retail sale of water in 
     containers of 5.7 gallons (20 liters) or less''.
       Page 2, line 6, before ``Section'' insert ``(b) 
     Authorization of Appropriations.--''.

                                H.R. 700

                        Offered By: Mr. Sessions

       Amendment No. 5: Page 2, line 9, after the dollar amount 
     insert ``for fiscal years ending before October 1, 2008''.