[House Report 111-578]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


111th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     111-578
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      PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5850) MAKING 
 APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION, AND HOUSING AND 
  URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 
              SEPTEMBER 30, 2011, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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    July 28, 2010.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed.

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    Mr. Arcuri, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1569]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1569, by a record vote of 7 to 3, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5850, the 
``Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011,'' under a structured rule. 
The resolution provides one hour of general debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Appropriations. The resolution waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill except those 
arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The resolution 
provides that the bill shall be considered as read through page 
171, line 17. The resolution waives points of order against 
provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of 
rule XXI. The resolution makes in order the following 
amendments: (1) the amendments printed in part A of this 
report; and (2) not to exceed four of the amendments printed in 
part B of this report if offered by Representative Flake of 
Arizona or his designee. The resolution provides that each such 
amendment may be offered only in the order printed in this 
report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this 
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 10 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 
the question. All points of order against the amendments except 
for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI are waived. The resolution 
provides that for those amendments reported from the Committee 
of the Whole, the question of their adoption shall be put to 
the House en gros and without division of the question. The 
resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. The resolution provides that after disposition of 
the amendments specified in the first section of the 
resolution, the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations or their designees each may offer 
one pro forma amendment to the bill for the purpose of debate, 
which shall be controlled by the proponent. The resolution 
provides that the Chair may entertain a motion that the 
Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee on 
Appropriations or his designee. Finally, the resolution 
provides that the Chair may not entertain a motion to strike 
out the enacting words of the bill.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill (except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI) includes a 
waiver of clause 4(c) of rule XIII, requiring the three-day 
availability of printed hearings on a general appropriations 
bill; and a waiver of Section 306 of the Congressional Budget 
Act, prohibiting consideration of legislation within the 
jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget unless reported by, 
or discharged from, the Budget Committee. The waiver of all 
points of order against provisions in the bill includes a 
waiver of clause 2 of rule XXI, prohibiting unauthorized 
appropriations or legislative provisions in an appropriations 
bill.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 476

    Date: July 28, 2010.
    Measure: H.R. 5850.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To report an open rule.
    Results: Defeated 3-7.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Perlmutter--Nay; Pingree--Nay; 
Polis--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart, L.--Yea; Foxx--Yea.

Rules Committee record vote No. 477

    Date: July 28, 2010.
    Measure: H.R. 5850.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Thompson (PA), #56, which 
would prohibit funds from being used to alter the Appalachian 
Regional Development Highway System (ADHS) mileage in 
Pennsylvania.
    Results: Defeated 3-7.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Perlmutter--Nay; Pingree--Nay; 
Polis--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart, L.--Yea; Foxx--Yea.

Rules Committee record vote No. 478

    Date: July 28, 2010.
    Measure: H.R. 5850.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Carter (TX), #47, which would 
collect the undesignated funds that are available under 
SAFETEA-LU and send them out to the states by formula for the 
state and communities to use for eligible highway and bus 
activities.
    Results: Defeated 3-7.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Perlmutter--Nay; Pingree--Nay; 
Polis--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart, L.--Yea; Foxx--Yea.

Rules Committee record vote No. 479

    Date: July 28, 2010.
    Measure: H.R. 5850.
    Motion by: Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for amendments #15, #16 offered by Rep. Sessions of 
Texas and #24 offered by Rep. Thornberry of Texas, to each be 
separately debated for 10 minutes each. Amendment #15 would 
prohibit Amtrak from using funds for long-distance routes whose 
total direct costs are more than twice its total revenue. 
Amendment #16 would reduce the appropriations to Amtrak for 
Capital and Debt Service Grants by $201,875,000--making it the 
same as the FY2010 level. Amendment #24 would prohibit any 
funds from being used to subsidize sleeper class service on any 
long-distance Amtrak route and would reduce Amtrak's operating 
grants that are used to cover losses by $120,000,000.
    Results: Defeated 3-7.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Perlmutter--Nay; Pingree--Nay; 
Polis--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart, L.--Yea; Foxx--Yea.

Rules Committee record vote No. 480

    Date: July 28, 2010.
    Measure: H.R. 5850.
    Motion by: Dr. Foxx.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Brown-Waite (FL), #93, which 
would strike $20 million from the Secretary of Transportation's 
Salaries and Expenses budget to cover the cost of road signs 
indicating Recovery Act projects.
    Results: Defeated 3-7.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Perlmutter--Nay; Pingree--Nay; 
Polis--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart, L.--Yea; Foxx--Yea.

Rules Committee record vote No. 481

    Date: July 28, 2010.
    Measure: H.R. 5850.
    Motion by: Dr. Foxx.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for amendments #5 by Rep. Blackburn of Tennessee, #13 
by Rep. Broun of Georgia, and #6 by Rep. Heller of Nevada to be 
separately debated for 10 minutes each. Amendment #5 would make 
a cut of 5 percent, $3.37 billion, to the appropriation amount 
in the bill. Amendment #13 would reduce by 0.5 percent each 
amount appropriated by this Act considered discretionary. 
Amendment #6 would reduce funding for salaries and expenses for 
the Secretaries of Transportation (by $8,929,000) and Housing 
and Urban Development (by $3,410,000) to fiscal year 2010 
levels.
    Results: Defeated 3-7.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Perlmutter--Nay; Pingree--Nay; 
Polis--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart, L.--Yea; Foxx--Yea.

Rules Committee record vote No. 482

    Date: July 28, 2010.
    Measure: H.R. 5850.
    Motion by: Ms. Matsui.
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Adopted 7-3.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; 
Matsui--Yea; Arcuri--Yea; Perlmutter--Yea; Pingree--Yea; 
Polis--Yea; Dreier--Nay; Diaz-Balart, L.--Nay; Foxx--Nay.

             SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS IN PART A MADE IN ORDER

    1. Boehner (OH): Would terminate the HUD program for 
doctoral dissertation research grants on housing and urban 
development issues. (10 minutes)
    2. Boehner (OH): Would reduce HUD's Transformation 
Initiative (technical assistance and capacity building) by $40 
million. (10 minutes)
    3. Boehner (OH): Would reduce the Neighborhood Reinvestment 
Corporation by $35 million (for rehabbing houses). (10 minutes)
    4. Boehner (OH): Would reduce the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Budget and Programs, Office of the Secretary, 
Salaries and Expenses, within the Department of Transportation 
by $1.6 million. (10 minutes)
    5. Cardoza (CA), Costa (CA), Kaptur (OH), Matsui (CA), 
Thompson, Mike (CA), Woolsey (CA), Eshoo (CA), McNerney (CA): 
Would eliminate all travel funds for the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development. (10 minutes)
    6. Arcuri (NY): Would reduce funding for the Office of 
Policy Development and Research within HUD by $2,978,450--
resulting in a 2.5% reduction in funding below the amount 
appropriated in fiscal year 2010. (10 minutes)
    7. Perlmutter (CO): Would strike $50 million in incentive 
grants to states to enact laws to make it a primary traffic 
violation for occupants to not use a seat belt. (10 minutes)
    8. Latham (IA): Would cut $1.8 billion from specific 
accounts that were increased over and above the President's 
request. (10 minutes)
    9. DeFazio (OR): Would prohibit any funds under the Act 
from being used to reallocate Federal highway formula funding 
for the livable communities program unless the program is first 
authorized by Congress. (10 minutes)
    10. Culberson (TX): Would reduce the bill's funding level 
by $12.4 billion dollars, returning the bill to the FY2009 
funding level. This is an 18% cut in the bill's spending. (10 
minutes)
    11. Johnson, Eddie Bernice (TX): Would increase by $10 
million activities under Section 107, under the Community 
Development Grant program at HUD. Specifically additional 
funding would be requested for the HBCU Community Development 
Grant Program. Subsequently, reverse mortgages would be 
decreased by $10 million. (10 minutes)
    12. Graves (MO): Would prohibit the Federal Aviation 
Administration from using funds in the Act to require a sponsor 
of a public general aviation airport to terminate existing 
residential through-the-fence agreements. or otherwise withhold 
funds from a sponsor of a general aviation airport, solely 
because the sponsor enters into a residential through-the-fence 
agreement. (10 minutes)
    13. Moore, Gwen (WI): Would increase funding for the Office 
of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization by $100,000 and 
increase funding for the Minority Business Research Center's 
outreach activities by $225,000 to help ensure that the small 
and disadvantaged business policies and goals of the Department 
are developed and implemented. (10 minutes)
    14. Neugebauer (TX): Would reduce spending in the bill by 
$10.52 billion. This amount represents the uncommitted funds 
from the $61.7 billion in 2009 stimulus funds that were 
appropriated for transportation and housing related program. 
(10 minutes)
    15. Braley (IA): Would increase funding to the Community 
Development Block Grant (CDBG) by $20 million and would offset 
this increase with a decrease of $20 million for non-personnel 
expenses within the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development. The purpose of the CDBG funding increase is to 
provide CDBG disaster relief and recovery funds to assist 
communities in the Midwest affected by the flooding that 
occurred during July of 2010. (10 minutes)
    16. Turner (OH): Would prevent funds in the bill from being 
used to prohibit the establishment of any occupancy preference 
for veterans in supporting housing for the elderly that is 
assistance by HUD and is located on Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA) property or is subject to an enhanced use lease 
with the VA. (10 minutes)
    17. Kirkpatrick (AZ): Would make an across the board cut of 
5% from the base text of the bill. It would reduce the cost of 
the bill by $3.37 billion, bringing the total cost of the bill 
down to $64.03 billion. (10 minutes)
    18. Jordan (OH): Would reduce spending by $18,579,000,000 
in order to reflect FY 2008 levels. (10 minutes)
    19. Peters (MI), Adler (NJ), Himes (CT), Welch (VT): Would 
strike or reduce funding for a number of programs funded above 
the President's request. Programs included: high speed rail, 
TIGER grants, HOPE VI, Brownfields Redevelopment, Railroad 
Safety Technology Program, HUD-VASH, Resident Opportunity and 
Supportive Services, Section 108 Loan Guaranties, Self-help 
Homeownership Opportunity Program, and the HOME Program. (10 
minutes)
    20. Bachmann (MN): Would reduce funding for Capital and 
Debt Service Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation for capital investments by $1,203,500,000. (10 
minutes)

             SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

    1. Flake, Jeff (AZ): Would prohibit $1,000,000 from being 
made available for the Golden Gate National Parks-Park Access, 
transit and trails in California and reduce the overall cost of 
the bill by the same amount.
    2. Flake, Jeff (AZ): Would prohibit $1,000,000 from being 
made available for the Blackstone River Bikeway in Rhode Island 
and reduce the overall cost of the bill by the same amount.
    3. Flake, Jeff (AZ): Would prohibit $250,000 from being 
made available for the Boulder Bikes to Business Project in 
Boulder, Colorado and reduce the overall cost of the bill by 
the same amount.
    4. Flake, Jeff (AZ): Would prohibit $1,000,000 from being 
made available for the downtown Tacoma streetscapes improvement 
project in Washington and reduce the overall cost of the bill 
by the same amount.
    5. Flake, Jeff (AZ): Would prohibit $750,000 from being 
made available for the Walk Winthrop and the HarborWalk in 
Massachusetts and reduce the overall cost of the bill by the 
same amount.
    6. Flake, Jeff (AZ): Would prohibit $500,000 from being 
made available for the streetscaping of Fayetteville Street 
Corridor project in the City of Durham, North Carolina and 
reduce the overall cost of the bill by the same amount.
    7. Flake, Jeff (AZ): Would prohibit $350,000 from being 
made available for the planning and design of a library for 
City of Mount Rainier, Maryland and reduce the overall cost of 
the bill by the same amount.
    8. Flake, Jeff (AZ): Would prohibit $250,000 from being 
made available for the acquisition of land for expansion of a 
park in the City of Winter Park, Florida and reduce the overall 
cost of the bill by the same amount.
    9. Flake, Jeff (AZ): Would prohibit $500,000 from being 
made available for the restoration and rehabilitation of the 
original Thayer Library in the Town of Braintree, Massachusetts 
and reduce the overall cost of the bill by the same amount.
    10. Flake, Jeff (AZ): Would prohibit $1,000,000 from being 
made available for the restoration and improvements to the 
historical Darwin Martin House Home and complex in New York and 
reduce the overall cost of the bill by the same amount.
    11. Flake, Jeff (AZ): Would prohibit $150,000 from being 
made available for the construction of a children's playground 
in the Municipality of Yauco, Puerto Rico and reduce the 
overall cost of the bill by the same amount.
    12. Flake, Jeff (AZ): Would prohibit $650,000 from being 
made available for the Hays-Travis Trail System in Texas and 
reduce the overall cost of the bill by the same amount.

             PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO BE MADE IN ORDER

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boehner of Ohio or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __. (a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--None of the funds 
provided in this Act may be used for doctoral dissertation 
research grants on housing and urban development issues.
  (b) Corresponding Reduction in Funds.--The amount otherwise 
provided by this Act for ``Department of Housing and Urban 
Development--Policy Development and Research--Research and 
Technology'' is hereby reduced by $300,000.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boehner of Ohio or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  The aggregate amount otherwise made available by 
title II, and the amount required to be made available under 
the third proviso under the heading ``Management and 
Administration--Transformation Initiative'', are each hereby 
reduced in the amount of $40,000,000.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boehner of Ohio or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 159, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $35,000,000)''.
  Page 159, strike the proviso beginning on line 9.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boehner of Ohio or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 2, line 13, after the first dollar amount, insert 
``(reduced by $1,600,000)''.
  Page 2, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $1,600,000)''.
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 5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cardoza of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 77, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $21,000,000)''.
  Page 78, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $21,000,000)''.
  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  None of the funds made available in this Act under 
the heading ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
Management and Administration--Executive Direction'' may be 
used by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for 
travel expenses.
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 6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Arcuri of New York or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 80, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $2,978,450)''.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perlmutter of Colorado 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 44, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $50,000,000)''.
  Page 44, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $50,000,000)''.
  Page 45, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $50,000,000)''.
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 8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Latham of Iowa or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  The amounts otherwise provided in this Act for the 
following accounts and activities are hereby reduced by the 
following amounts:
          (1) ``Department of Transportation--Office of the 
        Secretary--National Infrastructure Investment'', 
        $400,000,000.
          (2) ``Department of Transportation--Federal Railroad 
        Administration--Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail 
        Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service'', 
        $400,000,000.
          (3) ``Department of Transportation--Federal Transit 
        Administration--Administrative Expenses'', the amount 
        specified in the first proviso for safety oversight 
        activities, $24,139,000.
          (4) ``Department of Transportation--Federal Transit 
        Administration--Capital Investment Grants'', 
        $177,888,000.
          (5) ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
        Public and Indian Housing--Public Housing Capital 
        Fund'', the aggregate amount, $455,800,000.
          (6) ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
        Public and Indian Housing--Native American Housing 
        Block Grants'', the aggregate amount, $120,000,000.
          (7) ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
        Community Planning and Development--Brownfields 
        Redevelopment'', $17,500,000.
          (8) ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
        Community Planning and Development--HOME Investment 
        Partnerships Program'', $175,000,000.
          (9) ``Related Agencies--Neighborhood Reinvestment 
        Corporation--Payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment 
        Corporation'', the amount specified in the first 
        proviso for capital grants to rehabilitate or finance 
        the rehabilitation of affordable housing units, 
        $35,000,000.
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 9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DeFazio of Oregon or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Insert at the end of the bill (before the short title) the 
following:
  Sec. 420.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act may be used to implement section 124 
except as authorized by law after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
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10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Culberson of Texas or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  Appropriations made in this Act are hereby reduced 
in the amount of $12,400,000,000.
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 11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Johnson of Texas or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 98, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
  Page 103, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $10,000,000)''.
  Page 116, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $10,000,000)''.
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Graves of Missouri or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  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 by the Department of Transportation or the Federal 
Aviation Administration to pursue, adopt, or enforce guidelines 
or regulations requiring a sponsor of a general aviation 
airport to terminate an existing residential through-the-fence 
agreement, or otherwise withhold funds from a sponsor of a 
general aviation airport, solely because the sponsor enters 
into an agreement that grants a person that owns residential 
real property adjacent to the airport access to the airfield of 
the airport for noncommercial uses.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moore of Wisconsin or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 2, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $250,000)''.
  Page 2, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $50,000)''.
  Page 2, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $175,000)''.
  Page 3, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by 
$100,000)''.
  Page 3, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased 
by $100,000)''.
  Page 9, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased 
by $225,000)''.
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Neugebauer of Texas or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the 
following:
    Sec. _. Appropriations made in this Act are hereby reduced 
in the amount of $10,520,000,000.
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15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Braley of Iowa or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 77, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $20,000,000)''.
  Page 78, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced 
by $20,000,000)''.
  Page 98, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert 
``(increased by $20,000,000)''.
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Turner of Ohio or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. 420.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to establish, issue, implement, administer, or enforce 
any prohibition or restriction on the establishment or 
effectiveness of any occupancy preference for veterans in 
supportive housing for the elderly that (1) is provided 
assistance by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
and (2)(A) is or would be located on property of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, or (B) is subject to an enhanced use lease 
with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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17. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kirkpatrick of Arizona 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  Each amount appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available by a provision of law is hereby 
reduced by 5 percent.
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18. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jordan of Ohio or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  Appropriations made in this Act are hereby reduced 
in the amount of $18,579,000,000.
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19. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Peters of Michigan or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  The amounts otherwise provided in this Act for the 
following accounts and activities are hereby reduced by the 
following amounts:
          (1) ``Department of Transportation--Office of the 
        Secretary--National Infrastructure Investment'', 
        $400,000,000.
          (2) ``Department of Transportation--Federal Railroad 
        Administration--Railroad Safety Technology Program'', 
        $75,000,000.
          (3) ``Department of Transportation--Federal Railroad 
        Administration--Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail 
        Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail Service'', 
        $400,000,000.
          (4) ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
        Public and Indian Housing--Tenant-Based Rental 
        Assistance'', the aggregate amount and the amount 
        specified in paragraph (5) for incremental rental 
        voucher assistance under section 8(o)(19) of the United 
        States Housing Act of 1937, $75,000,000.
          (5) ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
        Public and Indian Housing--Public Housing Capital 
        Fund'', the aggregate amount and the amount specified 
        for supportive services, service coordinators and 
        congregate services, $50,000,000.
          (6) ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
        Public and Indian Housing--Revitalization of Severely 
        Distressed Public Housing (HOPE VI)'', $200,000,000.
          (7) ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
        Community Planning and Development--Community 
        Development Loan Guarantees Program Account'', the 
        amount for the cost of guaranteed loans, $10,000,000.
          (8) ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
        Community Planning and Development--Brownfields 
        Redevelopment'', $17,500,000.
          (9) ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
        Community Planning and Development--HOME Investment 
        Partnerships Program'', $175,000,000.
          (10) ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
        Community Planning and Development--Self-Help and 
        Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program'', 
        $22,000,000.
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20. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bachmann of Minnesota 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 53, line 3, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by 
$1,203,500,000)''.

             PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO BE MADE IN ORDER

 1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flake of Arizona, or 
                              His Designee

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  None of the funds provided in this Act under the 
heading ``Federal Highway Administration--Federal-Aid Highways 
(Limitation on Obligations)'' shall be available for the Golden 
Gate National Parks-Park Access, Transit and Trails project in 
California, and the aggregate amount otherwise provided under 
such heading is hereby reduced by $1,000,000.

 2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flake of Arizona, or 
                              His Designee

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  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  None of the funds provided in this Act under the 
heading ``Federal Highway Administration--Federal-Aid Highways 
(Limitation on Obligations)'' shall be available for the 
Blackstone River Bikeway project in Rhode Island, and the 
aggregate amount otherwise provided under such heading is 
hereby reduced by $1,000,000.
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 3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flake of Arizona, or 
                              His Designee

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  None of the funds provided in this Act under the 
heading ``Federal Highway Administration--Federal-Aid Highways 
(Limitation on Obligations)'' shall be available for the 
Boulder Bikes to Business Project in Boulder, Colorado, and the 
aggregate amount otherwise provided under such heading is 
hereby reduced by $250,000.
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 4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flake of Arizona, or 
                              His Designee

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  None of the funds provided in this Act under the 
heading ``Federal Highway Administration--Federal-Aid Highways 
(Limitation on Obligations)'' shall be available for the 
Downtown Tacoma Streetscapes Improvement Project in Washington, 
and the aggregate amount otherwise provided under such heading 
is hereby reduced by $1,000,000.
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 5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flake of Arizona, or 
                              His Designee

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  None of the funds provided in this Act under the 
heading ``Federal Highway Administration--Federal-Aid Highways 
(Limitation on Obligations)'' shall be available for the Walk 
Winthrop and the HarborWalk project in Massachusetts, and the 
aggregate amount otherwise provided under such heading is 
hereby reduced by $750,000.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flake of Arizona or His 
                                Designee

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  None of the funds provided in this Act under the 
heading ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
Community Planning and Development--Community Development 
Fund'' shall be available for the Streetscaping of Fayetteville 
Street Corridor Project of the City of Durham, North Carolina, 
and the aggregate amount otherwise provided under such heading 
(and the portion of such amount specified for the Economic 
Development Initiative in the second paragraph under such 
heading) are each hereby reduced by $500,000.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flake of Arizona or His 
                                Designee

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  None of the funds provided in this Act under the 
heading ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
Community Planning and Development--Community Development 
Fund'' shall be available for the Planning and Design of a 
Library project of the City of Mount Rainier, Maryland, and the 
aggregate amount otherwise provided under such heading (and the 
portion of such amount specified for the Economic Development 
Initiative in the second paragraph under such heading) are each 
hereby reduced by $350,000.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flake of Arizona or His 
                                Designee

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  None of the funds provided in this Act under the 
heading ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
Community Planning and Development--Community Development 
Fund'' shall be available for the Acquisition of Land for 
Expansion of a Park project of the City of Winter Park Florida, 
and the aggregate amount otherwise provided under such heading 
(and the portion of such amount specified for the Economic 
Development Initiative in the second paragraph under such 
heading) are each hereby reduced by $250,000.
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flake of Arizona or His 
                                Designee

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:
  Sec. __.  None of the funds provided in this Act under the 
heading ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
Community Planning and Development--Community Development 
Fund'' shall be available for the Restoration and 
Rehabilitation of the Original Thayer Library project of the 
Town of Braintree, Massachusetts, and the aggregate amount 
otherwise provided under such heading (and the portion of such 
amount specified for the Economic Development Initiative in the 
second paragraph under such heading) are each hereby reduced by 
$500,000.
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 10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flake of Arizona or 
                              His Designee

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:

  Sec. __.  None of the funds provided in this Act under the 
heading ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
Community Planning and Development--Community Development 
Fund'' shall be available for the Restoration and Improvements 
to the Historic Darwin Martin House Home and Complex project of 
the Martin House Restoration Corporation, New York, and the 
aggregate amount otherwise provided under such heading (and the 
portion of such amount specified for the Economic Development 
Initiative in the second paragraph under such heading) are each 
hereby reduced by $1,000,000.
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 11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flake of Arizona or 
                              His Designee

  At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:

  Sec. __.  None of the funds provided in this Act under the 
heading ``Department of Housing and Urban Development--
Community Planning and Development--Community Development 
Fund'' shall be available for the Construction of a Children's 
Playground project of the Municipality of Yauco, Puerto Rico, 
and the aggregate amount otherwise provided under such heading 
(and the portion of such amount specified for the Economic 
Development Initiative in the second paragraph under such 
heading) are each hereby reduced by $150,000.
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 12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flake of Arizona or 
                              His Designee

    At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
following:

    Sec. __.  None of the funds provided in this Act under the 
heading ``Federal Highway Administration--Federal-Aid Highways 
(Limitation on Obligations)'' shall be available for the Hays-
Travis Trail System project in Texas, and the aggregate amount 
otherwise provided under such heading is hereby reduced by 
$650,000.

                                  
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