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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S2718-S2721 on March 3, 2009.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 613. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 942, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
restriction on assessed contributions and voluntary payments to united nations
Sec. 7093. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under any title of this Act may be made available to make any assessed contribution or voluntary payment of the United States to the United Nations if the United Nations implements or imposes any taxation on any United States persons.
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SA 614. Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Bond) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
In title I of division C, strike section 108.
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SA 615. Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Kyl, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Alexander, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Enzi) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 308, line 2, strike beginning with ``: Provided'' through line 8 and insert a period.
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SA 616. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 3, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
SEC. 4. REPORT ON CONFERENCES BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) Definition.--In this section the term ``agency'' has the meaning given under section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Reports.--
(1) In general.--The head of each agency for which appropriations are made available under this Act, shall submit quarterly reports as provided under paragraph (2) regarding the costs and contracting procedures relating to each conference held by that agency during fiscal year 2009 for which the cost to the Government was more than $20,000.
(2) Submission of reports.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to--
(A) the Inspector General of that agency; or
(B) in the case of an agency for which there is no Inspector General, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.
(3) Contents of reports.--Each report submitted under this subsection shall include for each conference described under paragraph (1) held during the applicable quarter--
(A) a description of the subject of and number of participants attending that conference;
(B) a detailed statement of the costs to the Government relating to that conference, including--
(i) the cost of any food or beverages;
(ii) the cost of any audio-visual services; and
(iii) a discussion of the methodology used to determine which costs relate to that conference; and
(C) a description of the contracting procedures relating to that conference, including--
(i) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis for that conference; and
(ii) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the agency in evaluating potential contractors for that conference.
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SA 617. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 1122, after line 10, insert the following:
Sec. 103. Study on Validity of Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps.--
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Corps of Engineers, in conjunction with the State of Louisiana, shall conduct a study on the validity of digital flood insurance rate maps.
(b) Terms of Analysis.--In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Administrator and the Corps of Engineers shall--
(1) use the best and most current--
(A) geodetic reference;
(B) topographic data and features; and
(C) updated circulation and flood models available;
(2) fully analyze and identify the effect of roadways, levees, and natural ridges that are particular to the area being mapped;
(3) consider more recent bathymetric and topographic data, particularly from light detection and ranging technology, referenced to the most recent vertical benchmarks;
(4) further analyze the effects of various vegetation in storm surge; and
(5) collaborate closely with State and local governments who may have data and information described in paragraph (1) that may produce more accurate maps or enhanced models.
(c) No Update of Floodmaps Until Study Completed.--During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 90 days after the date on which the study required under subsection (a) is completed, the Administrator may not issue any updated flood insurance rate maps for the State of Louisiana.
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SA 618. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
treatment as active service for retired pay purposes of service as a member of the alaska territorial guard during world war ii
Sec. ___. (a) In General.--Service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II of any individual who was honorably discharged therefrom under section 8147 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-259; 114 Stat. 705) shall be treated as active service for purposes of the computation under chapter 71, 371, or 1223 of title 10, United States Code, as applicable, of the retired pay to which such individual may be entitled under title 10, United States Code.
(b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to amounts of retired pay payable under title 10, United States Code, for months beginning on or after August 9, 2000. No retired pay shall be paid to any individual by reason of subsection (a) for any period before that date.
(c) World War II Defined.--In this section, the term
``World War II'' has the meaning given that term in section 101(8) of title 38, United States Code.
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SA 619. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
continuation of policy of treating service in the alaska territorial guard during world war ii as active service for purposes of the computation of retired pay of retired members of the army
Sec. __. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall, during the period beginning on April 1, 2009, and ending on September 30, 2009, treat service in the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of the computation of retired pay of retired members of the Army under title 10, United States Code.
(b) Prohibition on Recoupment of Retired Pay.--The Secretary of Defense may not recoup any retired pay paid on account of service described in subsection (a).
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SA 620. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 956, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
nextgen acceleration
For grants or other agreements to accelerate the transition to the Next Generation Air Transportation System by accelerating deployment of ground infrastructure for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, by accelerating development of procedures and routes that support performance-based air navigation, to incentivize aircraft equipage to use such infrastructure, procedures, and routes, and for additional agency administrative costs associated with the certification and oversight of the deployment of such systems, $165,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall use the authority under section 106(l)(6) of title 49, United States Code, to make such grants or agreements: Provided further, That, with respect to any incentives for equipage, the Federal share of the costs shall not exceed 50 percent.
On page 991, line 20, strike ``$550,000,000'' and insert
``$475,000,000''.
On page 995, line 13, strike ``$940,000,000'' and insert
``$850,000,000''.
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SA 621. Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Ensign) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, 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 shall take effect on December 31, 2010.
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SA 622. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title V of division F, insert the following:
Sec. __. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of administering Social Security benefit payments under title II of the Social Security Act, to process claims for credit for quarters of coverage based on work performed under a social security account number that was not the claimant's number which is an offense prohibited under section 208 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408).
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SA 623. Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. McCain) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of the funds made available under this Act may be obligated or otherwise expended for any congressionally directed spending item for--
(1) DIRECT Methanol Fuel Cell (IN);
(2) Solar Energy Windows and Smart IR Switchable Building Technologies (PA);
(3) Adaptive Liquid Crystal Windows (OH);
(4) Anti-idling Lithium Ion Battery Program, California
(CA) ;
(5) Advanced Engineering Environment for Sandia National Lab (MA);
(6) Multi-Disciplined Integrated Collaborative Environment
(MDICE) (MO);
(7) Hydrogen Optical Fiber Sensors (CA);
(8) Flexible Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells (OH);
(9) CATALYST: Explorations in Aerospace and Innovation education program;
(10) Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, for renovation and equipment;
(11) Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, PA, for college preparation programs;
(12) Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA, for science education outreach programs;
(13) DePaul University, Chicago, IL, for math and science teacher education in Chicago Public Schools; and
(14) Nazareth Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, for renovation and equipment.
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SA 624. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Begich) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Strike section 117 of title I of division C.
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SA 625. Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Thune) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 254, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
SEC. 5__. BIG SIOUX RIVER AND SKUNK CREEK, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH
DAKOTA.
The project for flood control, Big Sioux River and Skunk Creek, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, authorized by section 101(a)(28) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3666), is modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct the project at an estimated total cost of $51,000,000, of which--
(1) the Federal share of the estimated total cost shall be approximately $38,250,000; and
(2) the non-Federal share of the estimated total cost shall be approximately $12,750,000.
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SA 626. Mr. NELSON of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Beginning on page 363, strike line 13 and all that follows through page 364, line 11, and insert the following:
Sec. 620. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the amendments made to section 515.560 and section 515.561 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, related to travel to visit relatives in Cuba, that were published in the Federal Register on June 16, 2004.
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SA 627. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 942, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
united nations investigation of hamas activities during january 2009 israeli operations in gaza
Sec. 7093. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
(1) During the January 2009 operations conducted by the Government of Israel in Gaza, a United Nations building in Gaza suffered damage.
(2) According to a February 10, 2009, statement from United Nations Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon, the United Nations has dispatched a team to Gaza to investigate damage done to
``United Nations premises''.
(3) No similar investigation has been initiated by the United Nations Secretariat with respect to Hamas activities during the Gaza operations.
(b) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title I under the heading ``contributions to international organizations'' and available for contributions to the United Nations, $382,350,000 may not be made available until the Secretary of State certifies that--
(1) the United Nations has dispatched a team to Gaza to investigate attacks on the people and territory of Israel since Israel completed its unilateral withdrawal from Gaza; and
(2) the United Nations investigation of damage done to United Nations premises in Gaza includes an inquiry into allegations that Hamas was using territory near such premises to take actions hostile to the Israeli Defense Forces or the people or territory of Israel.
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SA 628. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
In title I of division D, strike section 106.
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SA 629. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 942, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
prohibition on use of funds for resettlement into united states of palestinians from gaza
Sec. 7093. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available to resettle Palestinians from Gaza into the United States.
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SA 630. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 942, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
report on counter-smuggling efforts in gaza
Sec. 7093. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to Congress a report on whether additional funds from Foreign Military Financing assistance provided annually to the Government of Egypt could be expended--
(1) to improve efforts by the Government of Egypt to counter illicit smuggling, including arms smuggling, across the Egypt-Gaza border; and
(2) to intercept weapons originating in other countries in the region and smuggled into Gaza through Egypt.
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SA 631. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 942, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
gaza reconstruction
Sec. 7093. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available to aid reconstruction efforts in Gaza until the Secretary of State certifies that none of such funds will be diverted to Hamas or entities controlled by Hamas.
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SA 632. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 106, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
SEC. 112. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND
SECURITY.
(a) In General.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this title for the Department of Commerce under the heading ``operations and administration'' under the heading ``Bureau of Industry and Security'' is hereby increased by $23,800,000.
(b) Offset.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this title for the Department of Commerce under the heading ``operations, research, and facilities'' under the heading ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration'' is hereby decreased by $23,800,000.
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SA 633. Mr. KYL proposed an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 751, line 7, insert after ``$698,187,000: Provided,'' the following: ``That of the total amount made available under this heading, $96,454,000 may be made available for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Provided further,''.
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SA 634. Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. Vitter) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) Except as provided under subsection (b), none of the funds made available under this Act may be spent by a Federal agency in a new contract or other expenditure of Federal funds with a company identified by the Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) as having a business presence in Iran's energy sector, including Iran's refineries, refined petroleum products, and oil and natural gas fields.
(b) The President may waive the application of subsection
(a), on a case-by-case basis, if the President--
(1) determines that such waiver is necessary for the national security interests of the United States; and
(2) submits an unclassified report to Congress, with a classified annex if necessary, that describes the reasons such waiver is necessary.
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SA 635. Mr. THUNE proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; as follows:
On page 458, after line 25, insert the following:
emergency fund for indian safety and health
For deposit in the Emergency Fund for Indian Safety and Health established by subsection (a) of section 601 of the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 (25 U.S.C. 443c), for use by the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with that section,
$400,000,000, to be derived by transfer of an equal percentage from each other program and project for which funds are made available by this Act.
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SA 636. Mr. VITTER proposed an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 83, after line 24, insert the following:
Sec. 740. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to prevent an individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381(g)) from importing a prescription drug from Canada that complies with sections 501, 502, and 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351, 352, and 355) and is not--
(1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); or
(2) a biological product, as defined in section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262).
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SA 637. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Mr. Enzi) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 426, lines 18 through 22, strike ``to be reduced'' and all that follows through ``each new application,''.
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SA 638. Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Corker) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Strike section 626 of title VI, of Division D.
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SA 639. Mr. UDALL of New Mexico submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 720, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
SEC. 1103. PROHIBITION ON USE OF COAL FOR CAPITOL POWER
PLANT.
(a) In General.--The Architect of the Capitol shall ensure that any electricity generated by or otherwise used by the Capitol Power Plant is not derived from coal.
(b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on October 1, 2009, and apply to fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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