[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Pages 24583-24585]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2676. Mr. CHAMBLISS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the Department 
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) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Transfer of 
     Guantanamo Bay Detainees to United States.--None of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any 
     Act enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act may 
     be used for the purposes of releasing into, or detaining or 
     prosecuting in, the continental United States, Alaska, 
     Hawaii, or the District of Columbia any individual who is 
     detained, as of April 30, 2009, at Naval Station, Guantanamo 
     Bay, Cuba.
       (b) Limitation on Use of Funds for Other Transfer of 
     Guantanamo Bay Detainees.--None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act or any Act enacted 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act may be used to 
     transfer or release an individual detained at Naval Station, 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of April 30, 2009, to the country of 
     such individual's nationality or last habitual residence, or 
     to any other country other than the United States, unless the 
     President submits to the Congress, in writing, at least 30 
     days before such transfer or release, a report setting forth 
     the following information:
       (1) The name of the individual to be so transferred or 
     released and the country to which the individual is to be 
     transferred or released.
       (2) An assessment of any risk to the national security of 
     the United States or its citizens, including members of the 
     Armed Forces of the United States, that is posed by such 
     transfer or release, and a description of the actions to be 
     taken to mitigate such risk.
       (3) The terms of any agreement with another country for 
     acceptance of the individual, including the amount of any 
     financial assistance related to such agreement.
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  SA 2677. Ms. SNOWE 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 124, line 21, strike ``section.'' and insert 
     ``section, including an assessment of actions that would 
     improve the development and interdepartmental coordination of 
     the policies of the United States under the United States-
     Canada Transboundary Resource Sharing Understanding for 
     shared groundfish stocks.''.
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  SA 2678. Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Kirk) 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 124, line 21, strike ``section.'' and insert 
     ``section: Provided further, That no later than 60 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act the Secretary submits to 
     the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     specific recommendations for legislative and diplomatic 
     actions to improve coordinated management of shared 
     groundfish stocks under the United States-Canada 
     Transboundary Resource Sharing Understanding to enhance 
     management and utilization of resources by both countries.''.
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  SA 2679. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the Department 
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) Report on Export Assistance to Small- and 
     Medium-Sized Businesses.--Not later than 45 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 
     shall submit to Congress a report on--
       (1) the status of the current programs of the Department of 
     Commerce to provide assistance to small- and medium-sized 
     businesses in the United States with respect to facilitating 
     the exportation of goods produced in the United States to 
     emerging markets, including the People's Republic of China, 
     Brazil, and India; and
       (2) the feasibility of providing additional assistance to 
     small- and medium-sized businesses in the United States with 
     respect to facilitating the exportation of goods produced in 
     the United States to emerging markets.
       (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) an assessment of the ability of the Department of 
     Commerce--
       (A) to provide assistance to small- and medium-sized 
     businesses in the United States in--
       (i) finding and utilizing Federal and private resources to 
     facilitate the exportation of goods produced in the United 
     States to emerging markets;

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       (ii) establishing and maintaining continuous direct and 
     personal contact with other businesses that have entered into 
     emerging markets;
       (iii) resolving disputes with the Government of the United 
     States or the governments of emerging markets relating to 
     intellectual property rights violations or import or export 
     restrictions or other trade barriers; and
       (iv) the consolidation of fees charged by the Department 
     for Gold Key Matching Services provided for businesses that 
     export goods or services produced in the United States to 
     more than one market; and
       (B) to locate and recruit businesses to enter the emerging 
     markets;
       (C) to develop and implement trade missions to emerging 
     markets;
       (2) recommendations with respect to additional assistance 
     that the Department could provide to small- and medium-sized 
     businesses in the United States with respect to facilitating 
     the exportation of goods to emerging markets; and
       (3) an estimate of--
       (A) the cost of any such additional assistance;
       (B) the number of additional personnel required to carry 
     out such assistance; and
       (C) the cost of consolidating or reducing fees under 
     paragraph (1)(A)(iv).
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  SA 2680. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2847, making appropriations for the Department 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 162, line 25, before the period insert ``and an 
     additional amount of $50,000,000 offset by a reduction in 
     funding for the Federal Detention Trustee provided in this 
     Act by the same amount''.-
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  SA 2681. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and 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 203, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:

     SEC. 533. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO MOVE THE MARINE 
                   OPERATIONS CENTER-PACIFIC.

       No funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
     Act may be used to move the Marine Operations Center-Pacific 
     more than 150 miles from where it was located on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act until the 
     Comptroller General of the United States completes its review 
     of the protest filed by the Port of Bellingham and 1801 
     Fairview Avenue East LLC.
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  SA 2682. Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Lieberman) 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.  Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     jointly prepare and submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and 
     the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives. The report required under this section shall 
     include--
       (1) an explicit plan establishing specific and detailed 
     milestones for accomplishing the joint investment and 
     infrastructure sharing goals of the Integrated Wireless 
     Network funded in this title under the heading ``Tactical Law 
     enforcement Wireless Communications'', with dates for the 
     planned completion of such goals and the funds linked to 
     achieving those milestones;
       (2) a description of the technical standards and logical 
     integration points between the law enforcement and emergency 
     communications systems of the Department of Justice, the 
     Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of the 
     Treasury needed to support and achieve interoperability 
     between the respective communications systems when 
     interoperability is required for tactical reasons or 
     emergency situations; and
       (3) an explanation of how the Integrated Wireless Network 
     concept will promote interoperability with other federal 
     departments and State and local governments, including an 
     explanation of how an Integrated Wireless Network will be 
     included in the framework of the Emergency Communications 
     Preparedness Center.
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  SA 2683. Mr. CHAMBLISS 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. __.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used for the purposes of 
     transferring to, releasing into, or detaining or prosecuting 
     in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, or the 
     District of Columbia any individual who is detained, as of 
     April 30, 2009, at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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  SA 2684. Mr. GRASSLEY 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) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     for the Department of Justice may be used by any office 
     within the Department of Justice for any anonymous public 
     relations activity, including publishing articles or comments 
     online on any website, weblog or blog, newspapers, or any 
     other social media site, absent a statement identifying the 
     author as an employee of the Department of Justice and that 
     taxpayer dollars were used to fund the post.
       (b) In this section, the term ``public relations activity'' 
     does not include clandestine activities of any Department of 
     Justice components operating under the direction of the 
     Intelligence Community or as part of an ongoing and active 
     investigation.
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  SA 2685. 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 170, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
       Sec. 220. (a) For an additional amount for the Executive 
     Office for Immigration Review $2,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, to carry out the Legal Orientation Program of 
     the Office.
       (b) All amount appropriated under this Act, except for 
     amounts appropriated for the Executive Office for Immigration 
     Review, 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 the Executive Office 
     of Immigration of Review in this title under the heading 
     ``Administrative Review and Appeals'' by $2,000,000.
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  SA 2686. Mr. CARPER 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 110, line 7, strike ``activities.'' and insert 
     ``activities: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     provided in this or any other Act for any fiscal year for the 
     collection of census data may be used to ask questions that 
     the Secretary of Commerce determines would inhibit the 
     ability of the Bureau of the Census to comply with its 
     constitutional mandate to count the whole number of persons 
     residing in each State.''.

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  SA 2687. Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Grassley) 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 eyar 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. __. ADMISSION OF NONIMMIGRANT NURSES.

       (a) 3-Year Extension for Admission of Nonimmigrant Nurses 
     in Health Professional Shortage Areas.--Section 2(e)(2) of 
     the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas

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     Act of 1999 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended by striking ``3 
     years'' and inserting ``6 years''.
       (b) Nurse Shortage Fee.--Section 212(m)(2) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(m)(2)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G)(i) In addition to the fee authorized under 
     subparagraph (F), the Secretary of Labor shall impose a 
     filing fee of $1,000 on each petitioning employer who uses a 
     visa under subparagraph (A).
       ``(ii) Fees collected under this subparagraph shall be 
     deposited as offsetting receipts in a fund established in the 
     Treasury of the United States to support the Nurse Faculty 
     Loan Program authorized under section 846A of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 297n-1).
       ``(iii) No fee shall be imposed for the use of such visas 
     if the employer demonstrates to the Secretary that the 
     employer is a health care facility that has been designated 
     as a Health Professional Shortage Area facility by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 332 of 
     the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e)''.
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  SA 2688. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and 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 203, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:

     SEC. 533. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO MOVE THE MARINE 
                   OPERATIONS CENTER-PACIFIC.

       No funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
     Act may be used to move the Marine Operations Center-Pacific 
     more than 150 miles from where it was located on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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  SA 2689. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
Crapo, and Mr. Udall of New Mexico) 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 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 for that purpose 
     by the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-
     32), or 50 percent of the funds allocated to any individual 
     regional office, 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 2690. Mr. McCAIN 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. (a) The amount made available in this title for 
     the National Marine Fisheries Service under the heading 
     ``Operations, Research, and Facilities'' is hereby reduced by 
     $8,000,000.
       (b) None of funds made available in this Act may be used 
     for activities related to Atlantic salmon.

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