[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Pages 24487-24491]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2656. Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Schumer) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2847, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 108, line 4, strike the period at the end and 
     insert the following: ``: Provided further, That of the 
     amount appropriated under this heading, not less than 
     $1,000,000 shall be made available for overseas end use 
     checks to curtail the transshipment or reexportation of goods 
     originating in the United States to Iran.''.
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  SA 2657. Mr. DODD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal

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year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. ____.  Section 129 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2010 (Public Law 111-68) is amended by striking 
     ``by substituting'' and all that follows through the period 
     at the end, and inserting ``by substituting June 30, 2010 for 
     the date specified in each such section.''.
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  SA 2658. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 125, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       Sec. 111. (a) Additional Amount for the United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office to Provide Technical Assistance 
     Programs to Build Capacity Related to the Protection and 
     Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the People's 
     Republic of China.--The amount appropriated by title I under 
     the heading ``salaries and expenses'' under the heading 
     ``United States Patent and Trademark Office'' is hereby 
     increased by $1,000,000, with the amount of the increase to 
     be available to provide technical assistance to build 
     capacity related to the protection and enforcement of 
     intellectual property rights in the People's Republic of 
     China in accordance with subsection (b).
       (b) Technical Assistance.--The United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office shall provide technical assistance to the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China to build 
     capacity related to the protection and enforcement of 
     intellectual property rights in China, based on existing 
     memoranda of understanding between the United States Patent 
     and Trademark Office and the Government of China, by--
       (1) providing joint seminars with, and technical assistance 
     to, officials of the Government of China, including patent 
     and trademark examiners, judges, and prosecutors;
       (2) exchanging information and best practices with respect 
     to the administration of offices in China with responsibility 
     for protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights; 
     and
       (3) collaborating with the Government of China with respect 
     to educating persons that hold intellectual property rights 
     about how to protect those rights in China and how to use the 
     intellectual property rights protection system of China to 
     have those rights enforced.
       (c) Offset.--The amount appropriated by title I under the 
     heading ``operations and administration'' under the heading 
     ``International Trade Administration'' and made available for 
     the Trade Promotion and United States and Foreign Commercial 
     Service is hereby decreased by $1,000,000.
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  SA 2659. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Of amounts made available by this Act for 
     activities authorized under the Second Chance Act of 2007 to 
     facilitate the successful reentry of prisoners into 
     communities following incarceration $25,000,000 shall be made 
     available to the United States Marshals Service account to 
     fulfill the requirements of the Adam Walsh Child Protection 
     and Safety Act of 2006 to hire and equip at least 500 new 
     Deputy Marshals over the next 3 to 5 years.
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  SA 2660. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 170, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. 220. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR DRUG COURTS.

       (a) In General.--For an additional amount under the heading 
     ``state and local law enforcement assistance'' under the 
     heading ``Office of Justice Programs'' under this title, 
     there is appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 2010, $5,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by 
     section 1001(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act.
       (b) Offset.--All amounts appropriated under this Act, 
     except for amounts appropriated for Drug Courts, as 
     authorized by section 1001(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act 
     under the heading ``state and local law enforcement 
     assistance'' under the heading ``Office of Justice Programs'' 
     under this title, shall be reduced on a pro rata basis by the 
     amount necessary to reduce the total amount appropriated 
     under this Act, except for amounts appropriated for Drug 
     Courts, as authorized by section 1001(25)(A) of title I of 
     the 1968 Act under the heading ``state and local law 
     enforcement assistance'' under the heading ``Office of 
     Justice Programs'' under this title, by $5,000,000.
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  SA 2661. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) Additional Amount for Office of Inspector 
     General.--The amount appropriated by this title under the 
     heading ``office of inspector general'' is hereby increased 
     by $3,499,000.
       (b) Offset.--The amount appropriated by this title under 
     the heading ``herbert c. hoover building renovation and 
     modernization'' is hereby decreased by $5,000,000.
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  SA 2662. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish 
     the Emergency Plan for Indian Safety and Health as required 
     by section 601 of Public Law 110-293.
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  SA 2663. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 125, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       Sec. 111. The Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources of 
     the House of Representatives a report on the manner in which 
     implementation of all future catch share programs in 
     fisheries that include commercial and recreational fishers 
     will--
       (1) provide improvements in management and data collection 
     for both categories of fishers; and
       (2) resolve fishery allocation disputes between those 
     categories of fishers.
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  SA 2664. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 125, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       Sec. 111. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to issue offshore aquaculture permits for the Gulf of 
     Mexico until after the date that the Secretary of Commerce 
     submits to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural 
     Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the 
     manner in which offshore aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico 
     will be properly regulated to prevent adverse environmental 
     impacts and the escape of pen-raised fin-fish species.
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  SA 2665. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 203, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
       Sec. 533. Section 401(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of 
     Public Law 104-208; 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by 
     striking ``Unless'' and all that follows.

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       Sec. 534.  The head of each agency or department of the 
     United States that enters into a contract shall require, as a 
     condition of the contract, that the contractor participate in 
     the pilot program described in 404 of the Illegal Immigration 
     Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C 
     of Public Law 104-209; 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) to verify the 
     employment eligibility of--
       (1) all individuals hired during the term of the contract 
     by the contractor to perform employment duties within the 
     United States; and
       (2) all individuals assigned by the contractor to perform 
     work within the United States the under such contract.
       Sec. 535. (a)(1) Sections 401(c)(1), 403(a), 403(b)(1), 
     403(c)(1), and 405(b)(2) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of 
     Public Law 104-208; 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) are amended by 
     striking ``basic pilot program'' each place that term appears 
     and inserting ``E-Verify Program''.
       (2) The heading of section 403(a) of the Illegal 
     Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
     is amended by striking ``Basic Pilot'' and inserting ``E-
     Verify''.
       (b) Section 404(h)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
     Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; 8 
     U.S.C. 1324a note) is amended by striking ``under a pilot 
     program'' and inserting ``under this subtitle''.
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  SA 2666. Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. 
McCain) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the 
bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce 
and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 170, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. 220. INCREASE IN STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
                   FUNDING.

       (a) In General.--For an additional amount under the heading 
     ``state and local law enforcement assistance'' under the 
     heading ``Office of Justice Programs'' under this title, 
     there is appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 2010, $172,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien 
     Assistance Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)).
       (b) Offset.--The total amount appropriated under the 
     heading ``operations, research, and facilities'' under the 
     heading ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration'' 
     under title I is reduced by $172,000,000.
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  SA 2667. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) Additional Amount for Office of Inspector 
     General.--The amount appropriated by title I under the 
     heading ``office of inspector general'' under the heading 
     ``Departmental Management'' under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF 
     COMMERCE'' is increased by $4,499,000.
       (b) Offset.--The amount appropriated by title I under the 
     heading ``herbert c. hoover building renovation and 
     modernization'' under the heading ``Departmental Management'' 
     under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'' is decreased by 
     $5,000,000.
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  SA 2668. Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, 
Mr. Dodd, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Casey, 
Mr. Cardin, Mr. Levin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kaufman, Mr. Brown, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
Lautenberg, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Byrd, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. 
Webb, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Burris, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
Begich, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
Bingaman, and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3548, to amend the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of 
certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Unemployment 
     Compensation Extension Act of 2009''.

     SEC. 2. REVISIONS TO SECOND-TIER BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4002(c) of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 
     note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``If'' and all that follows through ``paragraph (2))'' and 
     inserting ``At the time that the amount established in an 
     individual's account under subsection (b)(1) is exhausted'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``50 percent'' and 
     inserting ``54 percent''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``13'' and inserting 
     ``14'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply as if included in the enactment of the 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, except that no amount 
     shall be payable by virtue of such amendments with respect to 
     any week of unemployment commencing before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3. THIRD-TIER EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 4002 of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 
     note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Third-Tier Emergency Unemployment Compensation.--
       ``(1) In general.--If, at the time that the amount added to 
     an individual's account under subsection (c)(1) (hereinafter 
     `second-tier emergency unemployment compensation') is 
     exhausted or at any time thereafter, such individual's State 
     is in an extended benefit period (as determined under 
     paragraph (2)), such account shall be further augmented by an 
     amount (hereinafter `third-tier emergency unemployment 
     compensation') equal to the lesser of--
       ``(A) 50 percent of the total amount of regular 
     compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to 
     the individual during the individual's benefit year under the 
     State law; or
       ``(B) 13 times the individual's average weekly benefit 
     amount (as determined under subsection (b)(2)) for the 
     benefit year.
       ``(2) Extended benefit period.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), a State shall be considered to be in an extended benefit 
     period, as of any given time, if--
       ``(A) such a period would then be in effect for such State 
     under such Act if section 203(d) of such Act--
       ``(i) were applied by substituting `4' for `5' each place 
     it appears; and
       ``(ii) did not include the requirement under paragraph 
     (1)(A) thereof; or
       ``(B) such a period would then be in effect for such State 
     under such Act if--
       ``(i) section 203(f) of such Act were applied to such State 
     (regardless of whether the State by law had provided for such 
     application); and
       ``(ii) such section 203(f)--

       ``(I) were applied by substituting `6.0' for `6.5' in 
     paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and
       ``(II) did not include the requirement under paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii) thereof.

       ``(3) Limitation.--The account of an individual may be 
     augmented not more than once under this subsection.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment to Non-Augmentation Rule.--Section 
     4007(b)(2) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 
     (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``then section 4002(c)'' and inserting 
     ``then subsections (c) and (d) of section 4002''; and
       (2) by striking ``paragraph (2) of such section)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (2) of such subsection (c) or (d) (as 
     the case may be))''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply as if included in the enactment of the 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, except that no amount 
     shall be payable by virtue of such amendments with respect to 
     any week of unemployment commencing before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4. FOURTH-TIER EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 4002 of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 
     note), as amended by section 3(a), is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Fourth-Tier Emergency Unemployment Compensation.--
       ``(1) In general.--If, at the time that the amount added to 
     an individual's account under subsection (d)(1) (third-tier 
     emergency unemployment compensation) is exhausted or at any 
     time thereafter, such individual's State is in an extended 
     benefit period (as determined under paragraph (2)), such 
     account shall be further augmented by an amount (hereinafter 
     `fourth-tier emergency unemployment compensation') equal to 
     the lesser of--
       ``(A) 24 percent of the total amount of regular 
     compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to 
     the individual during the individual's benefit year under the 
     State law; or
       ``(B) 6 times the individual's average weekly benefit 
     amount (as determined under subsection (b)(2)) for the 
     benefit year.

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       ``(2) Extended benefit period.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), a State shall be considered to be in an extended benefit 
     period, as of any given time, if--
       ``(A) such a period would then be in effect for such State 
     under such Act if section 203(d) of such Act--
       ``(i) were applied by substituting `6' for `5' each place 
     it appears; and
       ``(ii) did not include the requirement under paragraph 
     (1)(A) thereof; or
       ``(B) such a period would then be in effect for such State 
     under such Act if--
       ``(i) section 203(f) of such Act were applied to such State 
     (regardless of whether the State by law had provided for such 
     application); and
       ``(ii) such section 203(f)--

       ``(I) were applied by substituting `8.5' for `6.5' in 
     paragraph (1)(A)(i) thereof; and
       ``(II) did not include the requirement under paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii) thereof.

       ``(3) Limitation.--The account of an individual may be 
     augmented not more than once under this subsection.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment to Non-Augmentation Rule.--Section 
     4007(b)(2) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 
     (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note), as amended by 
     section 3(b), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and (d)'' and inserting ``, (d), and (e) 
     of section 4002''; and
       (2) by striking ``or (d)'' and inserting ``, (d), or (e) 
     (as the case may be))''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply as if included in the enactment of the 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008, except that no amount 
     shall be payable by virtue of such amendments with respect to 
     any week of unemployment commencing before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 5. COORDINATION.

       Section 4002 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 
     (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note), as amended by 
     section 4, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Coordination Rule.--Notwithstanding an election under 
     section 4001(e) by a State to provide for the payment of 
     emergency unemployment compensation prior to extended 
     compensation, such State may pay extended compensation to an 
     otherwise eligible individual prior to any emergency 
     unemployment compensation under subsection (c), (d), or (e) 
     (by reason of the amendments made by sections 2, 3, and 4 of 
     the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 
     2009), if such individual claimed extended compensation for 
     at least 1 week of unemployment after the exhaustion of 
     emergency unemployment compensation under subsection (b) (as 
     such subsection was in effect on the day before the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection).''.

     SEC. 6. TRANSFER OF FUNDS.

       Section 4004(e)(1) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     2008 (Public Law 110-252; 26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by 
     striking ``Act;'' and inserting ``Act and sections 2, 3, and 
     4 of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 
     2009;''.

     SEC. 7. EXPANSION OF MODERNIZATION GRANTS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT 
                   RESULTING FROM COMPELLING FAMILY REASON.

       (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 903(f)(3)(B) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1103(f)(3)(B)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(i) One or both of the following offenses as selected by 
     the State, but in making such selection, the resulting change 
     in the State law shall not supercede any other provision of 
     law relating to unemployment insurance to the extent that 
     such other provision provides broader access to unemployment 
     benefits for victims of such selected offense or offenses:

       ``(I) Domestic violence, verified by such reasonable and 
     confidential documentation as the State law may require, 
     which causes the individual reasonably to believe that such 
     individual's continued employment would jeopardize the safety 
     of the individual or of any member of the individual's 
     immediate family (as defined by the Secretary of Labor); and
       ``(II) Sexual assault, verified by such reasonable and 
     confidential documentation as the State law may require, 
     which causes the individual reasonably to believe that such 
     individual's continued employment would jeopardize the safety 
     of the individual or of any member of the individual's 
     immediate family (as defined by the Secretary of Labor).''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to State applications submitted on 
     and after January 1, 2010.

     SEC. 8. TREATMENT OF ADDITIONAL REGULAR COMPENSATION.

       The monthly equivalent of any additional compensation paid 
     by reason of section 2002 of the Assistance for Unemployed 
     Workers and Struggling Families Act, as contained in Public 
     Law 111-5 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note; 123 Stat. 438) shall be 
     disregarded after the date of the enactment of this Act in 
     considering the amount of income and assets of an individual 
     for purposes of determining such individual's eligibility 
     for, or amount of, benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition 
     Assistance Program (SNAP).

     SEC. 9. ADDITIONAL EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER THE 
                   RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT.

       (a) Benefits.--Section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Railroad 
     Unemployment Insurance Act, as added by section 2006 of the 
     American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 
     111-5), is amended--
       (1) in clause (iii)--
       (A) by striking ``June 30, 2009'' and inserting ``June 30, 
     2010''; and
       (B) by striking ``December 31, 2009'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2010''; and
       (2) by adding at the end of clause (iv) the following: ``In 
     addition to the amount appropriated by the preceding 
     sentence, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, there are appropriated $175,000,000 to cover 
     the cost of additional extended unemployment benefits 
     provided under this subparagraph, to remain available until 
     expended.''.
       (b) Administrative Expenses.--Section 2006 of division B of 
     the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public 
     Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 445) is amended by adding at the end of 
     subsection (b) the following: ``In addition to funds 
     appropriated by the preceding sentence, out of any funds in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated to the Railroad Retirement Board $807,000 to 
     cover the administrative expenses associated with the payment 
     of additional extended unemployment benefits under section 
     2(c)(2)(D) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, to 
     remain available until expended.''.

     SEC. 10. 0.2 PERCENT FUTA SURTAX.

       (a) In General.--Section 3301 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to rate of tax) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``through 2009'' in paragraph (1) and 
     inserting ``through 2010 and the first 6 months of calendar 
     year 2011'',
       (2) by striking ``calendar year 2010'' in paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``the remainder of calendar year 2011'', and
       (3) by inserting ``(or portion of the calendar year)'' 
     after ``during the calendar year''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to wages paid after December 31, 2009.
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  SA 2669. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Lieberman) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for 
the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related 
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Prosecution of 
     9/11 Terrorists in Article III Courts.--None of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department 
     of Justice by this Act may be obligated or expended to 
     commence or continue the prosecution in an Article III court 
     of the United States of an individual suspected of planning, 
     authorizing, organizing, committing, or aiding the attacks on 
     the United States and its citizens that occurred on September 
     11, 2001.
       (b) Article III Court of the United States Defined.--In 
     this section, the term ``Article III court of the United 
     States'' means a court of the United States established under 
     Article III of the Constitution of the United States.
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  SA 2670. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 157, line 8, after ``Act,'' insert the following: 
     ``of which, the Attorney General may use up to $5,000,000 for 
     community-based violence prevention strategies that focus on 
     street-level outreach, conflict mediation, and the changing 
     of community norms to reduce violence, and''.
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  SA 2671. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Not later than December 31, 2009, the Attorney 
     General shall establish the Emergency Plan for Indian Safety 
     and Health as required by section 601 of Public Law 110-293.
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  SA 2672. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
Udall of New Mexico, and Mr. Crapo) submitted an amendment intended to

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be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 108, line 14, before the period at the end, insert 
     ``: Provided further, That the funds appropriated by this Act 
     for trade adjustment assistance for communities shall not be 
     allocated among the regional offices of the Economic 
     Development Administration until such time as 50 percent of 
     the total amount of the funds appropriated by the American 
     Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) for 
     that purpose have been distributed to grantees: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall reevaluate the 
     spending plan for trade adjustment assistance based on up-to-
     date economic data before allocating those funds among the 
     regional offices''.
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  SA 2673. Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Schumer) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2847, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 108, line 4, strike the period at the end and 
     insert the following: ``: Provided further, That of the 
     amount appropriated under this heading, not less than 
     $1,000,000 shall be made available to the Bureau of Industry 
     and Security Export Enforcement to curtail the illicit 
     transshipment, reexportation, or diversion of U.S.-origin 
     items to Iran.''.
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  SA 2674. Mr. ROCKEFELLER submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:


                          NOAA Chief Scientist

       Sec. ------. Chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration'' in section 5316; and
       (2) by adding ``Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration'' at the end of section 5315.
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  SA 2675. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 163, line 6, strike ``$179,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$174,000,000''.
       On page 163, line 8, strike ``$125,830,000'' and insert 
     ``$120,830,000''.
       On page 170, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:

     SEC. 220. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR DRUG COURTS.

       For an additional amount under the heading ``state and 
     local law enforcement assistance'' under the heading ``Office 
     of Justice Programs'' under this title, there is 
     appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, 
     $5,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section 
     1001(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act.

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