[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6701-6702]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

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                               H.R. 4974

                      Offered By: Mr. King of Iowa

       Amendment No. 4: 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 implement, administer, or enforce the prevailing 
     wage requirements in subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 
     United States Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon 
     Act).

                               H.R. 4974

                        Offered By: Mr. Grayson

       Amendment No. 5: 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 enter into a contract with any offeror or any of 
     its principals if the offeror certifies, as required by 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation, that the offeror or any of 
     its principals:
       (A) within a three-year period preceding this offer has 
     been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against it 
     for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection 
     with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public 
     (Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation 
     of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the 
     submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, 
     forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, 
     making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal 
     criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property; or
       (B) are presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or 
     civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of 
     any of the offenses enumerated above in subsection (A); or
       (C) within a three-year period preceding this offer, has 
     been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount 
     that exceeds $3,000 for which the liability remains 
     unsatisfied.

                               H.R. 4974

                       Offered By: Mrs. Walorski

       Amendment No. 6: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be used to 
     replace the current system by which the Veterans Integrated 
     Service Networks select and contract for diabetes monitoring 
     supplies and equipment.

                               H.R. 4974

                          Offered By: Mr. Mica

       Amendment No. 7: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) For an additional amount for ``Veterans Health 
     Administration--Medical Services'' for grants to States under 
     subchapter III of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, 
     to expand, remodel, or alter existing buildings for 
     furnishing nursing home care to veterans in State homes that 
     are former nursing home facilities of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, as authorized by section 8133 of such 
     subchapter, there is hereby appropriated, and the amount 
     otherwise provided by this Act for ``Departmental 
     Administration--General Administration'' is hereby reduced 
     by, $10,000,000.
       (b) None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
     used to implement, administer, or enforce the prioritization 
     requirements in paragraphs (1)(C) or (2) through (5) of 
     section 8135(c) of title 38, United States Code, with respect 
     to the appropriation in subsection (a).

                               H.R. 4974

                         Offered By: Mr. Kildee

       Amendment No. 8: At the end of the bill (before the short 
     title), insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the Sense of Congress that the Department of Defense 
     should work with State and local health officials to prevent 
     human exposure to perfluorinated chemicals.

                               H.R. 4974

                        Offered By: Mrs. Wagner

       Amendment No. 9: Page 4, line 20, after the dollar amount, 
     insert ``(reduced by $801,000) (increased by $801,000)''.

                               H.R. 4974

                      Offered By: Ms. Jackson Lee

       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 for 
     benefits for homeless veterans and training and outreach 
     programs may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
     contravention of subchapter III of chapter 20 of title 38, 
     United States Code.