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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 1739. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title I, insert the following:
Sec. _____. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On June 30, 2012, Mohamed Morsi was elected President of Egypt in elections that were certified as free and fair by the Egyptian Presidential Election Commission and the United Nations.
(2) On July 3, 2013, the military of Egypt removed the democratically elected President of Egypt, arrested his supporters, and suspended the Constitution of Egypt. These actions fit the definition of a military coup d'etat.
(3) Pursuant to section 7008 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Act, 2012 (division I of Public Law 112-74; 125 Stat. 1195), the United States is legally prohibited from providing foreign assistance to any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by a military coup d'etat, or removed in such a way that the military plays a decisive role.
(4) The United States has suspended aid to countries that have undergone military coups d'etat in the past, including the Ivory Coast, the Central African Republic, Thailand, Mali, Fiji, and Honduras.
(b)(1) In accordance with section 7008 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Act, 2012
(division I of Public Law 112-74; 125 Stat. 1195), the United States Government, including the Department of State, shall refrain from providing to the Government of Egypt the assistance restricted under such section.
(2) In addition to the restrictions referred to in paragraph (1), the following restrictions shall be in effect with respect to United States assistance to the Government of Egypt:
(A) Deliveries of defense articles currently slated for transfer to Egyptian Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Interior (MOI) shall be suspended until the President certifies to Congress that democratic national elections have taken place in Egypt followed by a peaceful transfer of power.
(B) Provision of defense services to Egyptian MOD and MOI shall be halted immediately until the President certifies to Congress that democratic national elections have taken place in Egypt followed by a peaceful transfer of power.
(C) Processing of draft Letters of Offer and Acceptance
(LOAs) for future arms sales to Egyptian MOD and MOI entities shall be halted until the President certifies to Congress that democratic national elections have taken place in Egypt followed by a peaceful transfer of power.
(D) All costs associated with the delays in deliveries and provision of services required under subparagraphs (A) through (C) shall be borne by the Government of Egypt.
(c) Any amounts retained by the United States as a result of implementing subsection (b) shall be made available to the Secretary of Transportation to carry out activities under the heading ``bridges in critical corridors''.
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SA 1740. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. None of the funds made available under this Act
(or an amendment made by this Act) may be used to administer or enforce the wage-rate requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of part A of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Davis-Bacon Act'') with respect to any project or program funded under this Act
(or amendment).
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SA 1741. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 74, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
SEC. 192. EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY FUND.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Emergency Transportation Safety Fund Act''.
(b) Establishment and Funding.--
(1) Modification and permanent extension of the incentives to reinvest foreign earnings in the united states.--
(A) Repatriation subject to 5 percent tax rate.--Subsection
(a)(1) of section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``85 percent'' and inserting ``85.7 percent''.
(B) Permanent extension to elect repatriation.--Subsection
(f) of section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(f) Election.--The taxpayer may elect to apply this section to any taxable year only if made on or before the due date (including extensions) for filing the return of tax for such taxable year.''.
(2) Repatriation includes current and accumulated foreign earnings.--
(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 965(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(1) In general.--The amount of dividends taken into account under subsection (a) shall not exceed the sum of the current and accumulated earnings and profits described in section 959(c)(3) for the year a deduction is claimed under subsection (a), without diminution by reason of any distributions made during the election year, for all controlled foreign corporations of the United States shareholder.''.
(B) Conforming amendments.--
(i) Section 965(b) of such Code is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (4) and by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
(ii) Section 965(c) of such Code is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and by redesignating paragraphs (3),
(4), and (5) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
(iii) Paragraph (3) of section 965(c) of such Code, as redesignated by subparagraph (B), is amended to read as follows:
``(3) Controlled groups.--All United States shareholders which are members of an affiliated group filing a consolidated return under section 1501 shall be treated as one United States shareholder.''.
(3) Clerical amendments.--
(A) The heading for section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``TEMPORARY''.
(B) The table of sections for subpart F of part III of subchapter N of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking
``Temporary dividends'' and inserting ``Dividends''.
(4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Establishment of Emergency Transportation Safety Fund.--
(1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund, which shall be known as the
``Emergency Transportation Safety Fund''.
(2) Transfers to emergency transportation safety fund.--
(A) In general.--There are hereby appropriated to the Emergency Transportation Safety Fund amounts equivalent to 50 percent of the excess of--
(i) the taxes received in the United States Treasury which are attributable to eligible 965 dividends received by corporations which are United States shareholders, over
(ii) the amount of the foreign tax credit allowed under section 901 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which is attributable to the non-deductible portion of such eligible 965 dividends.
(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--
(i) Eligible 965 dividend.--The term ``eligible 965 dividend'' means any amount received from a controlled foreign corporation for which a deduction is allowed under section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as determined based on estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's delegate.
(ii) Non-deductible portion.--The term ``non-deductible portion'' means the excess of the amount of any eligible 965 dividend over the deductible portion (as defined in section 965(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of such amount.
(3) Emergency relief expenditures.--Section 125(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Emergency transportation safety fund.--Amounts deposited into the Emergency Transportation Safety Fund established under section 192(c)(1) of the Emergency Transportation Safety Fund Act are authorized to be obligated to carry out, in priority order, the projects on the current list compiled by the Secretary under section 192(d)(1) of such Act that meet the eligibility requirements set forth in subsection (a).''.
(d) Emergency Transportation Priorities.--
(1) List.--The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with a representative sample of State and local government transportation officials, shall compile a prioritized list of emergency transportation projects, which will guide the allocation of funding to the States from the Emergency Transportation Safety Fund.
(2) Criteria.--In compiling the list under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Transportation, in addition to other criteria established by the Secretary, shall rank priorities in descending order, beginning with--
(A) whether the project is part of the interstate highway system;
(B) whether the project is a road or bridge that is closed for safety reasons;
(C) the impact of the project on interstate commerce;
(D) the volume of traffic affected by the project; and
(E) the overall value of the project or entity.
(3) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a report to Congress that includes--
(A) a prioritized list of emergency transportation projects to be funded through the Emergency Transportation Safety Fund; and
(B) a description of the criteria used to establish the list referred to in subparagraph (A).
(4) Quarterly updates.--Not less frequently than 4 times per year, the Secretary of Transportation shall--
(A) update the report submitted pursuant to paragraph (3);
(B) send a copy of the report to Congress; and
(C) make a copy of the report available to the public through the Department of Transportation's website.
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SA 1742. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 38, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
Sec. 1_____. (a) None of the funds made available under this Act shall be used to carry out the transportation alternatives program under section 213 of title 23, United States Code.
(b) Amounts that would have been made available to carry out the transportation alternatives program described in subsection (a) shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out activities under the heading ``bridges in critical corridors''.
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SA 1743. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. REINS ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013'' or the ``REINS Act''.
(b) Findings and Purpose.--
(1) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(A) Section 1 of article I of the United States Constitution grants all legislative powers to Congress.
(B) Over time, Congress has excessively delegated its constitutional charge while failing to conduct appropriate oversight and retain accountability for the content of the laws it passes.
(C) By requiring a vote in Congress, the REINS Act will result in more carefully drafted and detailed legislation, an improved regulatory process, and a legislative branch that is truly accountable to the people of the United States for the laws imposed upon them.
(2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to increase accountability for and transparency in the Federal regulatory process.
(c) Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking.--Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``CHAPTER 8--CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING
``Sec.
``801. Congressional review.
``802. Congressional approval procedure for major rules.
``803. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules.
``804. Definitions.
``805. Judicial review.
``806. Exemption for monetary policy.
``807. Effective date of certain rules.
``Sec. 801. Congressional review
``(a)(1)(A) Before a rule may take effect, the Federal agency promulgating such rule shall submit to each House of Congress and to the Comptroller General a report containing--
``(i) a copy of the rule;
``(ii) a concise general statement relating to the rule;
``(iii) a classification of the rule as a major or nonmajor rule, including an explanation of the classification specifically addressing each criteria for a major rule contained within sections 804(2)(A), 804(2)(B), and 804(2)(C);
``(iv) a list of any other related regulatory actions intended to implement the same statutory provision or regulatory objective as well as the individual and aggregate economic effects of those actions; and
``(v) the proposed effective date of the rule.
``(B) On the date of the submission of the report under subparagraph (A), the Federal agency promulgating the rule shall submit to the Comptroller General and make available to each House of Congress--
``(i) a complete copy of the cost-benefit analysis of the rule, if any;
``(ii) the actions of the agency pursuant to sections 603, 604, 605, 607, and 609 of title 5, United States Code;
``(iii) the actions of the agency pursuant to sections 1532, 1533, 1534, and 1535 of title 2, United States Code; and
``(iv) any other relevant information or requirements under any other Act and any relevant Executive orders.
``(C) Upon receipt of a report submitted under subparagraph
(A), each House shall provide copies of the report to the chairman and ranking member of each standing committee with jurisdiction under the rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate to report a bill to amend the provision of law under which the rule is issued.
``(2)(A) The Comptroller General shall provide a report on each major rule to the committees of jurisdiction by the end of 15 calendar days after the submission or publication date as provided in section 802(b)(2). The report of the Comptroller General shall include an assessment of compliance by the agency with procedural steps required by paragraph
(1)(B).
``(B) Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Comptroller General by providing information relevant to the Comptroller General's report under subparagraph (A).
``(3) A major rule relating to a report submitted under paragraph (1) shall take effect upon enactment of a joint resolution of approval described in section 802 or as provided for in the rule following enactment of a joint resolution of approval described in section 802, whichever is later.
``(4) A nonmajor rule shall take effect as provided by section 803 after submission to Congress under paragraph (1).
``(5) If a joint resolution of approval relating to a major rule is not enacted within the period provided in subsection
(b)(2), then a joint resolution of approval relating to the same rule may not be considered under this chapter in the same Congress by either the House of Representatives or the Senate.
``(b)(1) A major rule shall not take effect unless the Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval described under section 802.
``(2) If a joint resolution described in subsection (a) is not enacted into law by the end of 70 session days or legislative days, as applicable, beginning on the date on which the report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress (excluding days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of Congress), then the rule described in that resolution shall be deemed not to be approved and such rule shall not take effect.
``(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section (except subject to paragraph (3)), a major rule may take effect for one 90-calendar-day period if the President makes a determination under paragraph (2) and submits written notice of such determination to the Congress.
``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a determination made by the President by Executive order that the major rule should take effect because such rule is--
``(A) necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency;
``(B) necessary for the enforcement of criminal laws;
``(C) necessary for national security; or
``(D) issued pursuant to any statute implementing an international trade agreement.
``(3) An exercise by the President of the authority under this subsection shall have no effect on the procedures under section 802.
``(d)(1) In addition to the opportunity for review otherwise provided under this chapter, sections 802 and 803 shall apply, in the succeeding session of Congress, to any rule for which a report was submitted in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(A) during the period beginning on the date occurring--
``(A) in the case of the Senate, 60 session days before the date the Congress is scheduled to adjourn a session of Congress through the date on which the same or succeeding Congress first convenes its next session; or
``(B) in the case of the House of Representatives, 60 legislative days before the date the Congress is scheduled to adjourn a session of Congress through the date on which the same or succeeding Congress first convenes its next session.
``(2)(A) In applying sections 802 and 803 for purposes of such additional review, a rule described under paragraph (1) shall be treated as though--
``(i) such rule were published in the Federal Register on--
``(I) in the case of the Senate, the 15th session day after the succeeding session of Congress first convenes; or
``(II) in the case of the House of Representatives, the 15th legislative day after the succeeding session of Congress first convenes; and
``(ii) a report on such rule were submitted to Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such date.
``(B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a report shall be submitted to Congress before a rule can take effect.
``(3) A rule described under paragraph (1) shall take effect as otherwise provided by law (including other subsections of this section).
``Sec. 802. Congressional approval procedure for major rules
``(a)(1) For purposes of this section, the term `joint resolution' means only a joint resolution addressing a report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii) that--
``(A) bears no preamble;
``(B) bears the following title: `Approving the rule submitted by ___ relating to ___.' (The blank spaces being appropriately filled in);
``(C) includes after its resolving clause only the following: `That Congress approves the rule submitted by ___ relating to ___.' (The blank spaces being appropriately filled in); and
``(D) is introduced pursuant to paragraph (2).
``(2) After a House of Congress receives a report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii), the majority leader of that House (or the designee of the majority leader) shall introduce (by request, if appropriate) a joint resolution described in paragraph
(1)--
``(A) in the case of the House of Representatives, within 3 legislative days; and
``(B) in the case of the Senate, within 3 session days.
``(3) A joint resolution described in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to amendment at any stage of proceeding.
``(b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be referred in each House of Congress to the committees having jurisdiction over the provision of law under which the rule is issued.
``(c) In the Senate, if the committee or committees to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been referred have not reported it at the end of 15 session days after its introduction, such committee or committees shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of the resolution and it shall be placed on the calendar. A vote on final passage of the resolution shall be taken on or before the close of the 15th session day after the resolution is reported by the committee or committees to which it was referred, or after such committee or committees have been discharged from further consideration of the resolution.
``(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee or committees to which a joint resolution is referred have reported, or when a committee or committees are discharged (under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of.
``(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order.
``(3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection
(a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur.
``(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate.
``(e) In the House of Representatives, if the committee or committees to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been referred has not reported it to the House at the end of 15 legislative days after its introduction, such committee or committees shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution, and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. On the second and fourth Thursdays of each month it shall be in order at any time for the Speaker to recognize a Member who favors passage of a joint resolution that has appeared on the calendar for not fewer than 5 legislative days to call up the joint resolution for immediate consideration in the House without intervention of any point of order. When so called up, a joint resolution shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered to its passage without intervening motion. It shall not be in order to reconsider the vote on passage. If a vote on final passage of the joint resolution has not been taken by the third Thursday on which the Speaker may recognize a Member under this subsection, such vote shall be taken on that day.
``(f)(1) For purposes of this subsection, the term
`identical joint resolution' means a joint resolution of the first House that proposes to approve the same major rule as a joint resolution of the second House.
``(2) If the second House receives from the first House a joint resolution, the Chair shall determine whether the joint resolution is an identical joint resolution.
``(3) If the second House receives an identical joint resolution--
``(A) the identical joint resolution shall not be referred to a committee; and
``(B) the procedure in the second House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the first house, except that the vote on final passage shall be on the identical joint resolution.
``(4) This subsection shall not apply to the House of Representatives if the joint resolution received from the Senate is a revenue measure.
``(g) If either House has not taken a vote on final passage of the joint resolution by the last day of the period described in section 801(b)(2), then such vote shall be taken on that day.
``(h) This section and section 803 are enacted by Congress--
``(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is deemed to be part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution described in subsection (a) and superseding other rules only where explicitly so; and
``(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as they relate to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.
``Sec. 803. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules
``(a) For purposes of this section, the term `joint resolution' means only a joint resolution introduced in the period beginning on the date on which the report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress and ending 60 days thereafter (excluding days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of Congress), the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows:
`That Congress disapproves the nonmajor rule submitted by the ___ relating to ___, and such rule shall have no force or effect.' (The blank spaces being appropriately filled in).
``(b)(1) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be referred to the committees in each House of Congress with jurisdiction.
``(2) For purposes of this section, the term `submission or publication date' means the later of the date on which--
``(A) the Congress receives the report submitted under section 801(a)(1); or
``(B) the nonmajor rule is published in the Federal Register, if so published.
``(c) In the Senate, if the committee to which is referred a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has not reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint resolution) at the end of 15 session days after the date of introduction of the joint resolution, such committee may be discharged from further consideration of such joint resolution upon a petition supported in writing by 30 Members of the Senate, and such joint resolution shall be placed on the calendar.
``(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee to which a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a committee is discharged (under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of.
``(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order.
``(3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection
(a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur.
``(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate.
``(e) In the Senate the procedure specified in subsection
(c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of a joint resolution respecting a nonmajor rule--
``(1) after the expiration of the 60 session days beginning with the applicable submission or publication date, or
``(2) if the report under section 801(a)(1)(A) was submitted during the period referred to in section 801(d)(1), after the expiration of the 60 session days beginning on the 15th session day after the succeeding session of Congress first convenes.
``(f) If, before the passage by one House of a joint resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that House receives from the other House a joint resolution described in subsection (a), then the following procedures shall apply:
``(1) The joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee.
``(2) With respect to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint resolution--
``(A) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House; but
``(B) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other House.
``Sec. 804. Definitions
``For purposes of this chapter--
``(1) the term `Federal agency' means any agency as that term is defined in section 551(1);
``(2) the term `major rule' means any rule, including an interim final rule, that the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget finds has resulted in or is likely to result in--
``(A) an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more;
``(B) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government agencies, or geographic regions; or
``(C) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets;
``(3) the term `nonmajor rule' means any rule that is not a major rule; and
``(4) the term `rule' has the meaning given such term in section 551, except that such term does not include--
``(A) any rule of particular applicability, including a rule that approves or prescribes for the future rates, wages, prices, services, or allowances therefore, corporate or financial structures, reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions thereof, or accounting practices or disclosures bearing on any of the foregoing;
``(B) any rule relating to agency management or personnel; or
``(C) any rule of agency organization, procedure, or practice that does not substantially affect the rights or obligations of non-agency parties.
``Sec. 805. Judicial review
``(a) No determination, finding, action, or omission under this chapter shall be subject to judicial review.
``(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court may determine whether a Federal agency has completed the necessary requirements under this chapter for a rule to take effect.
``(c) The enactment of a joint resolution of approval under section 802 shall not--
``(1) be interpreted to serve as a grant or modification of statutory authority by Congress for the promulgation of a rule;
``(2) extinguish or affect any claim, whether substantive or procedural, against any alleged defect in a rule; and
``(3) form part of the record before the court in any judicial proceeding concerning a rule except for purposes of determining whether or not the rule is in effect.
``Sec. 806. Exemption for monetary policy
``Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules that concern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.
``Sec. 807. Effective date of certain rules
``Notwithstanding section 801--
``(1) any rule that establishes, modifies, opens, closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a commercial, recreational, or subsistence activity related to hunting, fishing, or camping; or
``(2) any rule other than a major rule which an agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons therefore in the rule issued) that notice and public procedure thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest,
shall take effect at such time as the Federal agency promulgating the rule determines.''.
(d) Budgetary Effects of Rules Subject to Section 802 of Title 5, United States Code.--Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Any rule subject to the congressional approval procedure set forth in section 802 of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, affecting budget authority, outlays, or receipts shall be assumed to be effective unless it is not approved in accordance with such section.''.
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SA 1744. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. ___. None of the funds made available under this Act shall be used to provide housing assistance benefits for an individual who is convicted of aggravated sexual abuse under section 2241 of title 18, United States Code, murder under section 1111 of title 18, United States Code, an offense under chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, or any other Federal or State offense involving sexual assault, as defined in 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994
(42 U.S.C. 13925(a)).
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SA 1745. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1911, of 1965 to establish interest rates for new loans made on or after July 1, 2013, to direct the Secretary of Education to convene the Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary Education Data to conduct a study on improvements to postsecondary education transparency at the Federal level, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
SEC. ___. INCOME-BASED REPAYMENT AMENDMENTS.
(a) Limitation on Repayment Amounts and Repayment Period.--Section 493C of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1098e) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
``(B) 10 percent of the result obtained by calculating, on at least an annual basis, the amount by which--
``(i) the borrower's, and the borrower's spouse's (if applicable), adjusted gross income; exceeds
``(ii) 150 percent of the poverty line applicable to the borrower's family size as determined under section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)).''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(7), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
``(B) for a period of time prescribed by the Secretary, not to exceed 20 years, meets 1 or more of the following requirements--
``(i) has made reduced monthly payments under paragraph (1) or paragraph (6);
``(ii) has made monthly payments of not less than the monthly amount calculated under section 428(b)(9)(A)(i) or 455(d)(1)(A), based on a 10-year repayment period, when the borrower first made the election described in this subsection;
``(iii) has made payments of not less than the payments required under a standard repayment plan under section 428(b)(9)(A)(i) or 455(d)(1)(A) with a repayment period of 10 years;
``(iv) has made payments under an income-contingent repayment plan under section 455(d)(1)(D); or
``(v) has been in deferment due to an economic hardship described in section 435(o);''.
(b) Taxability of Discharge of Debt.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 108(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``any student loan if'' and all that follows and inserting ``any student loan if--
``(A) such discharge was pursuant to a provision of such loan under which all or part of the indebtedness of the individual would be discharged if the individual worked for a certain period of time in certain professions for any of a broad class of employers, or
``(B) such discharge was pursuant to section 493C(b)(7) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (relating to income-based repayment).''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to discharges of loans after December 31, 2013.
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SA 1746. Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. NO COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT IN PAY OF MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2014.
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SA 1747. Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. ELIMINATION OF AUTOMATIC PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) is repealed.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 601(a)(1) of such Act is amended--
(1) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting ``(a)'';
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and
(3) by striking ``as adjusted by paragraph (2) of this subsection'' and inserting ``adjusted as provided by law''.
(c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on February 1, 2015.
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SA 1748. Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Heller) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
health coverage
Sec. __. Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D)) is amended--
(1) by striking the subparagraph heading and inserting the following:
``(D) Members of congress, congressional staff, and political appointees in the exchange.--'';
(2) in clause (i) in the matter preceding subclause (I)--
(A) by striking ``congressional staff with'' and inserting
``congressional staff, the President, the Vice President, and political appointees with''; and
(B) by striking ``congressional staff shall'' and inserting
``congressional staff, the President, the Vice President, or political appointee, shall''; and
(3) in clause (ii)--
(A) in subclause (II), by inserting after ``Congress,'' the following: ``of a committee of Congress, and of a leadership office of Congress,''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(III) Political appointee.--In this subparagraph, the term `political appointee' means any individual who--
``(aa) is employed in a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code, (relating to the Executive Schedule);
``(bb) is a limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, of section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code; or
``(cc) is employed in a position in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.''.
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SA 1749. Mr. PORTMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 26, line 12, after ``benefits'' insert ``and the project will be carried out on a bridge that the Federal Highway Administration has classified as functionally obsolete''.
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SA 1750. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 185, lines 9 and 10, strike ``or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation'' and insert ``provide a loan or loan guarantee to, provide an annual salary to, or provide any other federal funding to, any Federal employee, any individual, or any corporation''.
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SA 1751. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___.
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay an employee (as that term is defined in section 7103 of title 5, United States Code) for any period of official time (as that term is used in section 7131 of title 5, United States Code).
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SA 1752. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 19, beginning on line 17, strike ``, and
$6,000,000,'' and all that follows through ``Program'' on line 21.
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SA 1753. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 177, line 15, strike ``by striking'' and all that follows through ``, and'' on line 16.
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SA 1754. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 104, line 12, strike ``Provided further'' and all that follows through ``use of any such funds'' on line 18, and insert ``Provided further, That for all match requirements applicable to funds made available under this heading for this fiscal year and prior years, a grantee may not use as a source of match funds other funds administered by the Secretary and other Federal agencies''.
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SA 1755. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 129, strike line 22 and all that follows through page 130, line 17, and renumber sections accordingly.
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SA 1756. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. ___. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act and except as provided in subsection (b), any report required to be submitted by a Federal agency to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate or the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives under this Act shall be posted on the public website of that agency upon receipt by the committee.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
(1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or
(2) the report contains proprietary information.
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SA 1757. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. ___. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to Congress a report on legislative options to modernize and improve targeting of the allocation formulas used for the community development block grant program established under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301et seq.).
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SA 1758. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 98, line 7, strike ``$3,150,000,000'' and insert
``$2,798,000,000''.
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SA 1759. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 59, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
Sec. 168. Section 5307(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or general public demand response'' after ``fixed route'' each place that term appears.
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