[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11966-11968]
[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. 2584

                         Offered By: Mr. Amash

       Amendment No. 4: At the end of the bill, before the short 
     title, insert the following:


  funding limitation for national capital area performing arts program

       Sec. __. None of the amounts made available in the Act may 
     be used for the National Capital Area Performing Arts 
     Program.

                               H.R. 2584

                         Offered By: Mr. Amash

       Amendment No. 5: Page 14, line 7, after the first dollar 
     amount, insert ``(decreased by $2,206,000)''.
       Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $2,206,000)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                        Offered By: Mr. Sullivan

       Amendment No. 6: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __.  No funds made available by this Act may be used 
     to implement--
       (1) the decision of the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency entitled ``Partial Grant and Partial Denial 
     of Clean Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Growth 
     Energy To Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline 
     to 15 Percent'' published in the Federal Register on November 
     4, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 68093 et seq.); or
       (2) the decision of the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency entitled ``Partial Grant of Clean Air Act 
     Waiver Application Submitted by Growth Energy To Increase the 
     Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent'' 
     published in the Federal Register on January 26, 2011 (76 
     Fed. Reg. 4662 et seq.).

                               H.R. 2584

                       Offered By: Mr. Huelskamp

       Amendment No. 7: Page 2, line 20, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(reduced by $70,000,000)''.
       Page 4, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $4,880,000)''.
       Page 8, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $85,000,000)''.
       Page 9, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $11,804,000)''.
       Page 10, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $15,047,000)''.
       Page 10, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $4,000,000)''.
       Page 10, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $120,000)''.
       Page 14, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $9,000,000)''.
       Page 15, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $32,000,000)''.
       Page 32, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $75,000,000)''.
       Page 39, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $47,000,000)''.
       Page 65, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $150,000,000)''.
       Page 65, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $900,000,000)''.
       Page 66, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $16,000,000)''.
       Page 68, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $771,000,000)''.
       Page 76, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $78,000,000)''.
       Page 78, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $12,500,000)''.
       Page 88, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
     by $432,000,000)''.
       Page 96, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $9,000,000)''.
       Page 103, line 14, after the first dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $12,000,000)''.
       Page 105, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $135,000,000)''.
       Page 105, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $135,000,000)''.
       Page 105, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $125,000,000)''.
       Page 105, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       Page 105, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(reduced by $8,000,000)''.
       Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $3,000,231,000)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                         Offered By: Mr. Flores

       Amendment No. 8: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), add the following new section:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to enforce section 526 of the Energy Independence and 
     Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140; 42 U.S.C. 17142).

                               H.R. 2584

                        Offered By: Mr. Burgess

       Amendment No. 9: 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 by the Environmental Protection Agency to, pursuant 
     to section 211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545), 
     register, or consider registration of, a fuel that contains 
     greater than 10 volume percent ethanol.

                               H.R. 2584

                        Offered By: Mr. Burgess

       Amendment No. 10: 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 by the Environmental Protection Agency to register, 
     or consider registration of, a fuel pursuant to--
       (1) the decision of the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency entitled ``Partial Grant and Partial Denial 
     of Clean Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Growth 
     Energy To Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline 
     to 15 Percent'' published in the Federal Register on November 
     4, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 68094 et seq.); or
       (2) the decision of the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency entitled ``Partial Grant of Clean Air Act 
     Waiver Application Submitted by Growth Energy To

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     Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 
     Percent'' published in the Federal Register on January 26, 
     2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 4662 et seq.).

                               H.R. 2584

                         Offered By: Mr. Carter

       Amendment No. 11: Page 15, line 8, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(decreased by $11,000,000) (increased by $11,000,000 
     )''.

                               H.R. 2584

                    Offered By: Mr. Broun of Georgia

       Amendment No. 12: Page 105, line 18, after the dollar 
     amount insert ``(reduced by $2,510,000)''.
       Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $2,510,000)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                    Offered By: Mr. Broun of Georgia

       Amendment No. 13: Page 105, line 18, after the dollar 
     amount insert ``(reduced by $13,500,000)''.
       Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $13,500,000)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                    Offered By: Mr. Broun of Georgia

       Amendment No. 14: Page 101, line 10, after the dollar 
     amount insert ``(reduced by $55,624,000)''.
       Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $55,624,000)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                          Offered By: Mr. Berg

       Amendment No. 15: 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 promulgate, implement, administer, or enforce a 
     Federal implementation plan under the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) that imposes any standard or requirement 
     to address regional haze pursuant to subpart P of part 51 of 
     title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to protection 
     of visibility).

                               H.R. 2584

                         Offered By: Mr. Latham

       Amendment No. 16: 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 by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency to finalize or implement any rulemaking under section 
     308 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1318) pertaining to a settlement agreement related to the 
     case captioned ``National Pork Producers Council v. EPA, No. 
     08-61093'' or ``NRDC v. EPA, No. 09-60510''.

                               H.R. 2584

                    Offered By: Mr. Broun of Georgia

       Amendment No. 17: Page 4, line 6, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(decreased by $4,880,000)''.
       Page 10, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(decreased by $15,047,000)''.
       Page 15, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(decreased by $18,294,000)''.
       Page 78, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(decreased by $12,500,000)''.
       Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $__________)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                    Offered By: Mr. Broun of Georgia

       Amendment No. 18: Page 76, line 2, insert after the dollar 
     amount the following: ``(reduced by $20,860,800)''.
       Page 158, line 25, insert after the dollar amount the 
     following: ``(increased by $20,860,800)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                         Offered By: Mr. Landry

       Amendment No. 19: 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 the salary of individuals appointed to their 
     current position through, or otherwise carry out, paragraph 
     (1), (2), or (3) of section 5503(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code.

                               H.R. 2584

                         Offered By: Mr. Gosar

       Amendment No. 20: At the end of the bill, before the short 
     title, insert the following:


         funding limitation related to border patrol activities

       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be used to enforce any regulation that would impede or 
     obstruct the United States Border Patrol from patrol 
     activities on Federal lands.

                               H.R. 2584

                         Offered By: Mr. Gosar

       Amendment No. 21: Page 31, line 3, strike ``not''.

                               H.R. 2584

                    Offered By: Mr. Broun of Georgia

       Amendment No. 22: Page 4, line 6, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(decreased by $4,880,000)''.
       Page 10, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(decreased by $15,047,000)''.
       Page 15, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(decreased by $18,294,000)''.
       Page 78, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(decreased by $12,500,000)''.
       Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $50,721,000)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                       Offered By: Ms. Richardson

       Amendment No. 23: Page 66, line 10, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.
       Page 68, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 68, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                       Offered By: Mr. Farenthold

       Amendment No. 24: At the end of the bill, before the short 
     title, insert the following:


  funding limitation related to speed limit reduction in padre island 
                           national seashore

       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used issue a preliminary rule or a final rule, or to take 
     any other action to reduce the legal speed limit in Padre 
     Island National Seashore.

                               H.R. 2584

                       Offered By: Mr. Farenthold

       Amendment No. 25: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __.  No funds made available by this Act may be used 
     on any activity interfering with States' efforts to regulate 
     the energy recovery technology known as hydraulic fracturing 
     by making recommendations that apply national solutions to 
     unique State or regional issues, including well construction 
     and disclosure.

                                H.R. 2584

                         Offered By: Mr. Landry

       Amendment No. 26: At the end of the bill, before the short 
     title, insert the following:


     funding limitation related to regulation of offshore service 
                              contractors

       Sec. __. None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be used to regulate non-lease holders under the Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 331 et seq.).

                                H.R. 2584

                 Offered By: Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania

       Amendment No. 27: 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 by the Environmental Protection Agency for grants to 
     foreign governments or organizations.

                               H.R. 2584

                      Offered By: Mr. Poe of Texas

       Amendment No. 28: 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 by the Environmental Protection Agency to prohibit 
     the use of sulfuryl fluoride for agricultural purposes, 
     including for the control of insect pests in harvested and 
     processed foods and in food handling and processing 
     facilities.

                               H.R. 2584

                      Offered By: Mr. Poe of Texas

       Amendment No. 29: 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 by the Environmental Protection Agency for grants for 
     programs, projects, or activities outside the United States.

                                H.R. 2584

                     Offered By: Mr. Ross of Florida

       Amendment No. 30: 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 conduct aerial surveys of any facility in the 
     State of Florida in Polk county or Hillsborough county that 
     is listed in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS).

                                H.R. 2584

                 Offered By: Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia

       Amendment No. 31: Page 103, line 14, after the dollar 
     amount insert ``(reduced by $1,660,000)''.
       Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $1,660,000)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                Offered By: Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia

       Amendment No. 32: Page 32, line 12, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(reduced by $12,507,550)''.
       Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $12,507,550)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                Offered By: Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia

       Amendment No. 33: 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 for climate change research, activities, or programs.

                               H.R. 2584

                         Offered By: Mr. Terry

       Amendment No. 34: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title) insert the following:
       Sec. ____.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be used to pay attorneys fees under the Equal Access to 
     Justice Act (5 U.S.C. 504; 28 U.S.C. 2412) that arise out of 
     any administrative proceeding or civil action in which the 
     party commencing the proceeding or action would suffer no 
     economic loss as a result of not prevailing in the proceeding 
     or action.

                               H.R. 2584

                       Offered By: Mr. Huelskamp

       Amendment No. 35: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:

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       Sec. 6xx.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to provide grants to the People's Republic of China.

                               H.R. 2584

                       Offered By: Mr. Huelskamp

       Amendment No. 36: At the end of the bill, before the short 
     title, insert the following:


     funding limitation related to the heritage partnership program

       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for the Heritage Partnership Program.

                               H.R. 2584

                       Offered By: Mr. Huelskamp

       Amendment No. 37: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. 6xx.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to provide assistance to the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China.

                               H.R. 2584

                         Offered By: Mr. Pompeo

       Amendment No. 38: Page 127, line 25, strike ``from manure 
     management systems''.

                               H.R. 2584

                         Offered By: Mr. Pompeo

       Amendment No. 39: Page 65, line 19, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(reduced by $6,246,000)''.
       Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $6,246,000)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                         Offered By: Mr. Pompeo

       Amendment No. 40: 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 enforce the requirements of section 211(o) of the 
     Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) against a refiner (as 
     defined in section 80.1142(a)(1) of title 40, Code of Federal 
     Regulations) for operations conducted in 2012 fiscal year.

                               H.R. 2584

                         Offered By: Mr. Gosar

       Amendment No. 41: Page 76, lines 10 and 13, insert after 
     each dollar amount the following: ``(increased by 
     $10,000,000)''.
       Page 80, line 1, insert after the dollar amount the 
     following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                         Offered By: Mr. Nugent

       Amendment No. 42: At the end of the bill, before the short 
     title, insert the following:


 funding limitation related to establishing a manatee refuge in florida

       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to implement or finalize the proposed rule published 
     in the Federal Register on June 22, 2011, at 76 Fed. Reg. 
     36493 (related to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
     Plants; Proposed Rule To Establish a Manatee Refuge in Kings 
     Bay, Citrus County, Florida).

                               H.R. 2584

                          Offered By: Mr. Reed

       Amendment No. 43: Page 108, line 17, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(reduced by $12,000,000)''.
       Page 158, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $12,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                          Offered By: Mr. Reed

       Amendment No. 44: Page 32, line 12, insert after the dollar 
     amount the following: ``(reduced by $8,291,000)''.
       Page 76, line 2, insert after the dollar amount the 
     following: ``(increased by $8,291,000)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                         Offered By: Mr. Posey

       Amendment No. 45: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title) add the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Department of the Interior for any oil or gas 
     preleasing, leasing, or related activities for any area of 
     the Outer Continental Shelf located within 25 miles of the 
     State of Florida.

                               H.R. 2584

                         Offered By: Mr. Posey

       Amendment No. 46: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title) add the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Department of the Interior for any new oil or 
     gas preleasing, leasing, drilling, or related activities 
     using facilities that are visible from shore for any area of 
     the Outer Continental Shelf located within 25 miles of the 
     State of Florida.

                               H.R. 2584

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 47: Page 14, line 19, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 32, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(decreased by $2,500,000)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 48: Page 14, line 19, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(increased by $3,500,000)''.
       Page 32, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(decreased by $2,500,000)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 49: Page 14, line 19, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(increased by $2,000,000)''.
       Page 32, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(decreased by $3,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 50: At the end of the bill, before the short 
     title, insert the following:


                           funding limitation

       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used in contravention of National Historic Preservation 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 470) or the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
     Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333).

                               H.R. 2584

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 51: Page 32, line 12, after the dollar 
     amount, insert ``(decreased by $5,000,000)''.
       Page 76, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert 
     ``(increased by $4,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 2584

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 52: At the end of the bill, before the short 
     title, insert the following:


                           funding limitation

       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used in contravention of sections 405(b) or 410(b) of 
     Public Law 101-593.