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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Senate section on pages S5521-S5522 on July 31, 2018.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 3683. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Carper) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3666 proposed by Mr. Coons (for himself and Mr. Carper) to the amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 2, line 4, strike ``Provided'' and all that follows through ``amount'' on line 9 and insert the following:
``Provided further, That after calculating the distribution of obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways for fiscal year 2019 under section 120(a), the obligation limitation shall be reduced by $52,000,000 to a total of
$45,216,596,000: Provided further, That the reduction in the preceding proviso shall be applied to the obligation limitation determined under section 120(a)(4) for the TIFIA program (as defined in section 601(a) of title 23, United States Code): Provided further, That the 3 preceding provisos shall be applied as if in effect during fiscal year 2018''.
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SA 3684. Mr. MORAN (for Mr. Coons (for himself and Mr. Carper)) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3666 proposed by Mr. Coons (for himself and Mr. Carper) to the amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; as follows:
On page 1, line 2, strike ``That'' and all that follows through ``amount'' on page 2, line 9, and insert the following: ``That such sums provided for national infrastructure investments for passenger rail transportation projects under title I of division C of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-55; 125 Stat. 641), shall remain available for expenditure through fiscal year 2019 for the liquidation of valid obligations of active grants incurred in fiscal year 2012: Provided further, That such sums provided for national infrastructure investments for port infrastructure projects under title VIII of division F of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113-6; 127 Stat. 432) shall remain available through fiscal year 2020 for the liquidation of valid obligations of active grants incurred in fiscal year 2013: Provided further, That the 2 preceding provisos shall be applied as if they were in effect on September 30, 2018: Provided further, That after calculating the distribution of obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways for fiscal year 2019 under section 120(a), the obligation limitation shall be reduced by
$52,000,000 to a total of $45,216,596,000: Provided further, That the reduction in the preceding proviso shall be applied to the obligation limitation determined under section 120(a)(4) for the TIFIA program (as defined in section 601(a) of title 23, United States Code)''.
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SA 3685. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) In this section--
(1) the term ``Association'' means the International Development Association; and
(2) the term ``Commission'' means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(b)(1) Subject to subsection (c), any security issued by the Association, including any guaranty by the Association
(without regard to whether the guaranty is limited in scope), and any security guaranteed by the Association with respect to principal and interest shall be considered to be an exempted security under section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77c(a)(2)) and section 3(a)(12) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(12)).
(2) The Association shall submit to the Commission any annual and other report with respect to the securities described in paragraph (1) as the Commission determines to be--
(A) appropriate considering the special character of the Association and the operations of the Association; and
(B) necessary in the public interest or for the protection of investors.
(c) The Commission, in consultation with the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems, may suspend the application of subsection (a) at any time with respect to any security issued or guaranteed by the Association during the period of the suspension.
(d) The Commission shall submit to Congress an annual report that contains any information that the Commission determines to be appropriate with respect to the operation and effect of this section.
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SA 3686. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3674 submitted by Mr. Bennet and intended to be proposed to the amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Beginning on page 2, strike line 6 and all that follows through page 3, line 11, and insert the following:
(b) In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation shall consult with--
(1) the Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office of the Department of Transportation;
(2) the Vehicles Technologies Office of the Department of Energy;
(3) relevant National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801));
(4) the Office of Air and Radiation of the Environmental Protection Agency;
(5) relevant State, regional, and local planning commissions and governments; and
(6) relevant nonprofit organizations.
(c) In making the study under subsection (a) publicly
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