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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S4973-S4977 on June 4, 2002.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 3552. Mr. BAUCUS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
TITLE __--EMERGENCY AGRICULTURE ASSISTANCE
SEC. __01. CROP LOSS ASSISTANCE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this title as the ``Secretary'') shall use $1,800,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make emergency financial assistance available to producers on a farm that have incurred qualifying income losses in calendar year 2001, including losses due to army worms.
(b) Administration.--The Secretary shall make assistance available under this section in the same manner as provided under section 815 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-387; 114 Stat. 1549A-55), including using the same loss thresholds for the quantity and economic losses as were used in administering that section.
(c) Use of Funds for Cash Payments.--The Secretary may use funds made available under this section to make, in a manner consistent with this section, cash payments for crop disasters.
SEC. __02. LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall use $500,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make and administer payments for livestock losses to producers for 2001 losses in a county that has received an emergency designation by the President or the Secretary after January 1, 2001, of which $12,000,000 shall be made available for the American Indian livestock program under section 806 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-387; 114 Stat. 1549A-51).
(b) Administration.--The Secretary shall make assistance available under this section in the same manner as provided under section 806 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 105-277; 114 Stat. 1549A-51).
SEC. __03. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.
The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this title.
SEC. __04. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--In addition to funds otherwise available, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture to pay the salaries and expenses of the Department of Agriculture in carrying out this title
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended.
(b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.
SEC. __05. REGULATIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary may promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this title.
(b) Procedure.--The promulgation of the regulations and administration of this title shall be made without regard to--
(1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code;
(2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; and
(3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'').
(c) Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. __06. EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.
The entire amount necessary to carry out this title is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(e)).
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SA 3553. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 8, line 18, strike ``Provided,'' and insert
``Provided, That $5,000,000 is for the Louisiana State University System, to establish, in coordination with other universities, the National Center for Biological and Chemical Warfare Medicine, for the purpose of conducting research and education to prevent, detect, warn, and treat the newly emerging threats to humans, animals, and crops caused by biological and chemical warfare agents: ``Provided further,''.
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SA 3554. Mrs. HUTCHISON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 101, strike lines 4 through 8.
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SA 3555. Mr. LEVIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 49, beginning on line 4, strike ``flooding in'' and all that follows through the end of line 6 and insert
``flooding in eastern Kentucky, the western Upper Peninsula of the State of Michigan, southwestern Virginia, and southern West Virginia.''.
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SA 3556. Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 89, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
Sec. 807. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective for discharges occurring and services furnished during fiscal year 2003 and subsequent fiscal years, for purposes of making payments under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) to--
(1) hospitals in the Jackson, Michigan, Metropolitan Statistical Area, such Metropolitan Statistical Area is deemed to be located in the Ann Arbor, Michigan, Metropolitan Statistical Area;
(2) hospitals in the Hillsdale, Michigan, Metropolitan Statistical Area, such Metropolitan Statistical Area is deemed to be located in the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Michigan, Metropolitan Statistical Area; and
(3) hospitals in the Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, Michigan, Metropolitan Statistical Area, such Metropolitan Statistical Area is deemed to be located in the Flint, Michigan, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The reclassifications made in this section shall be treated as decisions of the Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board under section 1886(d)(10) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(10)).
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SA 3557. Mr. BYRD (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Edwards) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:
Strike section 1004 of the bill.
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SA 3558. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Stevens) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 26, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
Sec. 210. Section 286(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(e)(3)) is amended by striking paragraph
(3) and inserting the following:
``(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Attorney General is authorized to charge and collect $3 per individual for the immigration inspection or preinspection of each commercial vessel passenger whose journey originated in the United States or in any place set forth in paragraph (1).
``(B) The authorization described in subparagraph (A) shall not apply to immigration inspection at designated ports of entry of passengers arriving by the following vessels, when operating on a regular schedule:
``(i) Great Lakes international ferries.
``(ii) Great Lakes Vessels on the Great Lakes and connecting waterways.
``(iii) International ferries operating between Canada and--
``(I) the State of Alaska; or
``(II) the State of Washington.''.
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SA 3559. Mrs. HUTCHISON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On pages 6 and 7, strike section 101 and insert the following:
SEC. 101. ASSISTANCE TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS THAT HAVE USED
WATER FOR IRRIGATION FROM RIO GRANDE RIVER.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall use
$10,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make a grant to the State of Texas, acting through the Texas Department of Agriculture, to provide assistance to agricultural producers in the State of Texas with farming operations along the Rio Grande River that have suffered economic losses during the 2001 crop year due to the failure of Mexico to deliver water to the United States in accordance with the Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, and Supplementary Protocol signed November 14, 1944, signed at Washington on February 3, 1944 (59 Stat. 1219; TS 944).
(b) Amount.--The amount of assistance provided to individual agricultural producers under this section shall be proportional to the amount of actual losses described in subsection (a) that were incurred by the producers.
(c) Emergency Requirement.--
(1) In general.--The entire amount necessary to carry out this section shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request for the entire amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.), is transmitted by the President to Congress.
(2) Designation.--The entire amount necessary to carry out this section is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of that Act (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)).
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SA 3560. Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Breaux) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of chapter 3 of title I, add the following:
Sec. 307. (a) Increase in Appropriation for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force.--The amount appropriated by this chapter under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'' is hereby increased by $19,300,000.
(b) Availability for Military Construction at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, in Response to Natural Disaster.--Of the amount appropriated by this chapter under the heading
``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', as increased by subsection (a), $19,300,000 shall be available for a military construction project to reconstruct the Headquarters for the 8th Air Force at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, which was damaged by natural disaster.
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SA 3561. Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Breaux) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of chapter 2 of title I, add the following:
Sec. 210. (a) Appropriation for Gulf States Initiative.--
(1) There is hereby appropriated $12,000,000 for the Gulf States Initiative.
(2) The amount appropriated by paragraph (1) is in addition to any other amounts appropriated by this Act for the Gulf States Initiative.
(b) Availability for Counter-Drug and Counter-Terrorism Operations.--Of the amount appropriated by this Act for the Gulf States Initiative, as increased (if at all) by subsection (a), $12,000,000 shall be available under that Initiative for counter-drug and counter-terrorism operations.
(c) Offset.--(1) The amount appropriated by Public Law 107-115 under the heading ``andean counterdrug initiative'' (115 Stat. 2130), and by this Act for assistance for the Colombian Armed Forces and the Colombian National Police, is hereby reduced in aggregate by $12,000,000.
(2) The President shall allocate among the amounts referred to in paragraph (1) the amount of the reduction required by that paragraph.
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SA 3562. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 101, after line 23, add the following:
SEC. 10 . ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES TO
RECEIVE FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, projects and activities designated on pages 82 through 92 of House Report No. 107-308 shall be eligible for fiscal year 2002 funds made available for the program for which each project or activity is so designated.
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SA 3563. Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Breaux) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 4, line 5, before the colon, insert the following:
``, of which not less than $1,300,000 shall be used for emergency watershed protection in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.''
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SA 3564. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 49, line 25, strike ``$181,650,000'' and insert
``$171,650,000''.
On page 51, line 10, strike ``$7,000,000'' and insert
``$17,000,000, of which $10,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary of Energy to pay 100 percent of the total cost of making upgrades to critical oil and gas energy infrastructure, providing to critical oil and gas energy infrastructure security against hostile threats and natural threats, and carrying out any public service or transportation activities that are necessary, as determined by the Secretary, to the safety and operation of critical oil and gas energy infrastructure (of which not less than
$7,000,000 shall be used for upgrades, security, and related public service and transportation activities for the Louisiana Highway 1 Corridor, a high priority corridor on the National Highway System in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana)''.
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SA 3565. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 111, line 5, insert ``, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available to the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies for establishment of the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center'' before the colon.
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SA 3566. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 2, after line 26, insert the following:
Commodity Credit Corporation
american indian livestock feed program
For an additional amount to make and administer payments for livestock losses to producers under the American Indian livestock feed program under section 806 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-387; 114 Stat. 1549A-51) for 2001 losses in a county under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe that has received an emergency designation by the President or the Secretary after January 1, 2001, $12,000,000: Provided: That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 902(e)).
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SA 3567. Mr. LEVIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 89, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
Sec. 807. (a) Conditional Reclassifications of Certain Michigan Hospitals.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if this Act includes reclassifications of certain hospitals located in Pennsylvania for purposes of making payments under subsections (d) and (j) of section 1886 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww), and deems the large urban area of New York, New York to include Orange County, New York, and Dutchess County, New York, for purposes of making payments under section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)) then, with respect to discharges occurring and services furnished during fiscal year 2003 and subsequent fiscal years, for purposes of making payments under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) to--
(1) hospitals in the Jackson, Michigan, Metropolitan Statistical Area, such Metropolitan Statistical Area is deemed to be located in the Ann Arbor, Michigan, Metropolitan Statistical Area;
(2) hospitals in the Hillsdale, Michigan, Metropolitan Statistical Area, such Metropolitan Statistical Area is deemed to be located in the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Michigan, Metropolitan Statistical Area; and
(3) hospitals in the Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, Michigan, Metropolitan Statistical Area, such Metropolitan Statistical Area is deemed to be located in the Flint, Michigan, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
(b) Rules.--The reclassifications made in paragraphs (1),
(2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall be treated as decisions of the Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board under section 1886(d)(10) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(10)).
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SA 3568. Mr. NELSON of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4775. making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) The Senate finds that--
(1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation is the principle investigative arm of the Department of Justice;
(2) the Federal Bureau of Investigation has the authority and responsibility to investigate specific crimes assigned to it, including violations concerning organized crime and drugs, civil rights, violent crimes, financial crimes, counterterrorism, and foreign counterintelligence; and
(3) the mission of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is--
(A) to uphold the law through the investigation of violations of Federal criminal law;
(B) to protect the United States from foreign intelligence and terrorist activities;
(C) provide leadership and law enforcement assistance to Federal, State, local, and international agencies; and
(D) to perform these responsibilities in a manner that is responsive to the needs of the public and is faithful to the Constitution of the United States.
(b) It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) the reorganization of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is a positive and important response to challenges posed by the increased threat of terrorism and that continued constructive dialog between FBI Director Robert Mueller and Congress will help make the reorganization a success;
(2) the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall continue to allocate adequate resources for the purpose of investigating all crimes under its jurisdiction;
(3) the reallocation of agents and resources to counterterrorism investigations should not hamper the ability of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate crimes involving drugs; and
(4) sufficient homeland security resources should be made available to State and local law enforcement and public safety officials to enable them to meet their responsibilities as the Nation's first responders.
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SA 3569. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. DeWine) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of chapter 3 of title I, add the following:
Sec. 307. (a) Availability of Funds for Assistance for Colombia.--In fiscal year 2002, funds described in subsection
(b) shall be available for the following purposes:
(1) To support a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking and against activities by organizations designated as terrorist organizations, including the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the National Liberation Army (ELN), and the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC).
(2) To take actions to protect human health and welfare in emergency circumstances, including rescue operations.
(b) Funds.--The funds described in this subsection are as follows:
(1) Funds available to the Department of Defense in this Act for assistance to the Government of Colombia.
(2) Funds available to the Department of Defense in appropriations Acts enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act for assistance to the Government of Colombia that remain available for obligation.
(c) Construction.--The authority in subsection (a) is in addition to any other authority under law regarding the availability of assistance to the Government of Colombia.
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SA 3570. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:
On page 7, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
Sec. 102. Not later than 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out the transfer of funds under section 2507(a) of the Food Security and Rural investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-71).
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SA 3571. Mr. FRIST (for Mr. Helms (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. DeWine)) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Frist to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 113, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR MISSOURI
For an additional amount for assistance to the State of Missouri for use in responding to damage caused by ice storms and tornadoes, $13,201,075, of which--
(1)(A) $4,900,000 shall be made available to Kansas City, Missouri, for use in replacing trees along streets and in parks and other public property that were felled as a result of ice storms that occurred in the city in January 2002;
(B) $4,280,000 shall be made available to Kansas City, Missouri, and surrounding municipalities and counties for use in carrying out projects and activities (other than projects and activities described in subparagraph (A)) under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with respect to damage caused by ice storms described in subparagraph (A); and
(C) $2,850,000 shall be made available to the State of Missouri for use in carrying out projects and activities under that Act with respect to damage caused by ice storms described in subparagraph (A); and
(2)(A) $667,000 shall be made available to Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Howell, and Madison Counties in the State of Missouri for use in carrying out projects and activities under that Act with respect to damage caused by tornadoes that occurred in those counties in April 2002; and
(B) $504,075 shall be used by the State of Missouri to carry out projects and activities with respect to damage in the State of Missouri caused by tornadoes that occurred in April 2002:
Provided, That the entire amount made available under this heading is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement under section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)).
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SA 3572. Mr. FRIST (for Mr. Helms (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. DeWine)) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Frist to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 3, line 20, strike ``$15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003'' and insert
``$20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be used to establish, and carry out projects and activities relating to food security through, an interdisciplinary center for food security at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri''.
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SA 3573. Mr. FRIST (for Mr. Helms (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. DeWine)) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Frist to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 49, line 4, after ``flooding in'', insert
``Missouri,''.
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SA 3574. Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Frist, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. DeWine)) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Frist to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 55, strike lines 10 through 19, and insert the following:
For an additional amount for the ``Child Survival and Health Programs Fund'', $500,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be made available only for programs for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS: Provided further, That special emphasis shall be given to assistance directed at the prevention of transmission of HIV/AIDS from mother to child, including medications to prevent such transmission: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by this paragraph, the President, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may make such contribution as the President considers appropriate to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria to be used for any of the purposes of the Global Fund: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this paragraph, other than those made available as a contribution to the Global Fund, may be made available for a project or activity only if such funds are matched at least equally, including on an in-kind basis, from sources other than the United States Government: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this paragraph may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 10 of Public Law 91-672: Provided further, That not more than seven percent of the amount of the funds appropriated by this paragraph, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purpose, may be made available for the administrative costs of United States Government agencies in carrying out programs funded under this paragraph: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request that includes designation of the entire amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to Congress.
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SA 3575. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 79, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
Administration for Children and Families
children and families services programs
For an additional amount to carry out the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, in addition to amounts already appropriated for fiscal year 2002, $2,590,533, for the purpose of eliminating the need to recover funds from States (or repaying recovered funds to States) that received overpayments under subtitle B of title I of that Act for fiscal years 2001 and 2002, in the following amounts:
(1) For Alabama, $91,709.
(2) For Alaska, $3,626.
(3) For Arkansas, $25,849.
(4) For Colorado, $36,547.
(5) For Connecticut, $126,810.
(6) For Delaware, $3,626.
(7) For the District of Columbia, $3,626.
(8) For Hawaii, $3,626.
(9) For Idaho, $3,626.
(10) For Illinois, $119,542.
(11) For Indiana, $15,537.
(12) For Iowa, $120,529.
(13) For Kansas, $12,297.
(14) For Kentucky, $90,248.
(15) For Louisiana, $219,989.
(16) For Maine, $3,626.
(17) For Massachusetts, $107,858.
(18) For Mississippi, $68,539.
(19) For Missouri, $1,166.
(20) For Montana, $3,626.
(21) For Nebraska, $9,104.
(22) For Nevada, $3,626.
(23) For New Hampshire, $3,626.
(24) For New Jersey, $2,530.
(25) For New York, $631,640.
(26) For North Dakota, $3,626.
(27) For Ohio, $130,898.
(28) For Oklahoma, $39,826.
(29) For Pennsylvania, $400,847.
(30) For Rhode Island, $3,626.
(31) For South Dakota, $3,626.
(32) For Tennessee, $27,398.
(33) For Texas, $25,633.
(34) For Vermont, $3,626.
(35) For West Virginia, $221,412.
(36) For Wisconsin, $13,861.
(37) For Wyoming, $3,626.
On page 89, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following
Sec. 807. (a) Section 122(a) of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15022(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:
``(i) to each of American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands may not be less than the greater of--
``(I) $210,000; or
``(II) (except in a fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under section 129 is less than the amount so appropriated for the preceding fiscal year) the allotment received by such State under this section for the preceding fiscal year; and
``(ii) to any State not described in clause (i) may not be less than the greater of--
``(I) $400,000; or
``(II) (except in a fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under section 129 is less than the amount so appropriated for the preceding fiscal year) the allotment received by such State under this section for the preceding fiscal year.''; and
(2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:
``(i) to each of American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands may not be less than the greater of--
``(I) $220,000; or
``(II) (except in a fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under section 129 is less than the amount so appropriated for the preceding fiscal year) the allotment received by such State under this section for the preceding fiscal year; and
``(ii) to any State not described in clause (i) may not be less than the greater of--
``(I) $450,000; or
``(II) (except in a fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under section 129 is less than the amount so appropriated for the preceding fiscal year) the allotment received by such State under this section for the preceding fiscal year.''.
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on October 1, 2002.
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SA 3576. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 89, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
SEC. 807. PARTICIPATION IN STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
Notwithstanding section 101(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)(5)), a public 2-year institution established by the State of Louisiana between July 1, 1998, and December 31, 2001, in furtherance of a settlement agreement entered into between the State of Louisiana and the United States, shall be eligible to participate in student assistance programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) during the period that such institution continues to make progress towards preaccreditation status with an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education.
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SA 3577. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 7, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
SEC. 102. ASSISTANCE FOR LOSSES RESULTING FROM CITRUS CANKER
INFECTION.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall use $40,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, to remain available until expended, to provide assistance to commercial citrus and lime producers in the State of Florida for losses resulting from, as determined by the Secretary--
(1) the removal, on or after September 30, 2001, of citrus and lime trees in order to control citrus canker; and
(2) the quarantine of nursery stocks of such trees located within citrus canker quarantine areas.
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SA 3578. Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Add at the end the following:
( ) Contingent Prohibition on Availability of Fiscal Year 2003 Funds for Support of Palestinian Authority.--(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to any department, agency, or other element of the Federal Government for fiscal year 2003 may be obligated or expended for the purpose, or in a manner which would have the effect, of supporting--
(A) the Palestinian Authority;
(B) any entity supported by the Palestinian Authority;
(C) any successor entity to the Palestinian Authority or an entity referred to in subparagraph (B); or
(D) any private, voluntary organization for--
(i) projects related to the Palestinian Authority; or
(ii) projects located in Palestine that would otherwise be undertaken by the Palestinian Authority or an entity referred to in paragraph (2) or (3).
(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) shall cease to be effective upon the submittal by the President to Congress of a certification that neither the Palestinian Authority, nor any entity supported by the Palestinian Authority, has engaged in planning or carrying out any terrorist act during the six-month period ending on the date of the certification.
(3) For purposes of this subsection, support shall include direct and indirect support, whether such support is financial or otherwise, including support for the Holst Fund of the World Bank and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
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SA 3579. Mr. SPECTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. LANCASTER AIRPORT.
Notwithstanding section 332 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000,
(Public Law 106-69; 49 U.S.C. 41731 note), section 205 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 106-181; 49 U.S.C. 41731 note), or any other provision of law, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall grant assistance for essential air service under subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, to Lancaster, Pennsylvania for an initial period of not less than 2 years, and thereafter Lancaster, Pennsylvania shall be treated as an eligible place under such chapter 417.
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