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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S1718 on Feb. 7, 2007.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 233. Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Crapo) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 20, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 25, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
``Sec. 20125. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated or made available in this division, $400,000,000 is appropriated to make safety net payments for fiscal year 2007 under section 101 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 500 note; Public Law 106-393).
``(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, each amount provided by this Act is reduced by the pro rata percentage required to reduce the total amount provided by this Act by $400,000,000.
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SA 234. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 20, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 65, line 8, strike ``: (1)'' and all that follows through ``or (2)'' on line 10.
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SA 235. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 20, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Resolution, of the amount appropriated to the Department of Commerce to carry out the Advanced Technology Program, $75,000, 000 shall be transferred to the Health Resources and Services Administration to carry out the AIDS Drug Assistance Program.
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SA 236. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 20, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following: ``That the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 109-289, division B) is amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting `March 1, 2007'.''.
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