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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Senate section on pages S2498-S2499 on April 27, 2016.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 3878. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2028, making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, 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 appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to purchase heavy water produced in Iran.
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SA 3879. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3804 proposed by Mr. Alexander to the amendment SA 3801 proposed by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) to the bill H.R. 2028, making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 2, line 2, insert ``and related facilities'' after
``technologies''.
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SA 3880. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3804 proposed by Mr. Alexander to the amendment SA 3801 proposed by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) to the bill H.R. 2028, making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the following: ``Provided further, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $823,114,000 in fiscal year 2017 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be available for activities related to the development of regulatory infrastructure for advanced nuclear reactor technologies and related facilities, and
$5,000,000 of that amount shall not be available for fee revenues, notwithstanding section 6101 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 2214): Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2017 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2017 appropriation estimated at not more than $115,886,000.''.
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SA 3881. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2028, making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Strike all after the first word and insert the following:
Sec_. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to purchase heavy water produced in Iran.
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SA 3882. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Perdue) proposed an amendment to the resolution S. Res. 383, recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation; as follows:
On page 6, line 12, insert ``and investment, and remove barriers to, and to provide incentives for, private sector market entry'' before ``; and''.
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SA 3883. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Perdue) proposed an amendment to the resolution S. Res. 383, recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation; as follows:
Strike the preamble and insert the following:
Whereas the deep bond between the United States and Israel is exemplified by its many facets, including the robust economic and commercial relationship;
Whereas, on April 22, 2015, the United States celebrated the 30th anniversary of its free trade agreement with Israel, which was the first free trade agreement entered into by the United States;
Whereas the United States-Israel Free Trade Agreement established the Joint Committee to facilitate the agreement and collaborate on efforts to increase bilateral cooperation and investment;
Whereas, since the signing of this agreement, two-way trade has multiplied tenfold to over $40,000,000,000 annually;
Whereas Israel is the third largest importer of United States goods in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region after Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, despite representing only 2 percent of the region's population;
Whereas nearly half of all investment in the United States from the MENA region comes from Israel;
Whereas Israel has more companies listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange than any other country except for the United States and China;
Whereas, in 1956, the United States-Israel Education Foundation was established to administer the Fulbright Program in Israel, and has facilitated the exchange of nearly 3,300 students between the United States and Israel since its inception;
Whereas the United States-Israel Innovation Index (USI3), which was developed by USISTF to track and benchmark innovation relationships, ranks the United States-Israel innovation relationship as top-tier;
Whereas, since 2011, the United States Department of Energy and the Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources have led an annual United States-Israel Energy Meeting with participants across government agencies to facilitate bilateral cooperation in that sector;
Whereas, in 2012, Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed into law the United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-150), which set United States policy to expand bilateral cooperation across the spectrum of civilian sectors, including high technology, agriculture, medicine, health, pharmaceuticals, and energy;
Whereas, in 2013, President Obama said in reference to Israel's contribution to the global economy, ``That innovation is just as important to the relationship between the United States and Israel as our security cooperation.'';
Whereas, in 2014, Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew said,
``As one of the most technologically-advanced and innovative economies in the world, Israel is an important economic partner to the United States.'';
Whereas the 2014 Global Venture Capital Confidence Survey ranked the United States and Israel as the two countries with the highest levels of investor confidence in the world;
Whereas, in 2014, Congress passed and President Obama signed into law the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-296), which deepened cooperation on energy, water, agriculture, trade, and defense, and expressed the sense of Congress that Israel is a major strategic partner of the United States; and
Whereas economic cooperation between the United States and Israel has also thrived at the State and local levels through both formal agreements and bilateral organizations in over 30 States that have encouraged new forms of cooperation in fields such as water conservation, cybersecurity, and alternative energy and farming technologies: Now, therefore, be it
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