AMENDMENTS -- (House of Representatives - June 22, 2000)

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   Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as follows:

H.R. 4461

   Offered By: Mr. Andrews

   AMENDMENT NO. 34: Page 85, after line 15, insert the following new section:

    SEC. __. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are revised by reducing the total amount provided under the heading ``AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE'' (to be derived from amounts for cotton research) and by increasing the total amount provided under the heading ``EXTENSION SERVICE'' (to be available for a consumer education program regarding the dangers of flammable children's cotton sleepware), by $5,000,000.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Barr of Georgia

   AMENDMENT NO. 44: Page 105, line 18, before ``destruction'', insert the following: ``immediate''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Bilbray

   AMENDMENT NO. 45: Page 71, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $200,000)''.

    Page 79, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert the following: ``(increased by $200,000)''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Bilbray

   AMENDMENT NO. 46: Page 71, line 1, after ``$2,689,825,000'' insert ``(decreased by $2,500,000)''

   Page 79, line 16, after ``$19,470,000'' insert ``(increased by $2,500,000)''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Bilbray

   AMENDMENT NO. 47: Page 78, line 2, after ``$498,100,000'' insert ``(decreased by $2,500,000)''.

    Page 79, line 16, after ``$19,470,000'' insert ``(increased by $2,500,000)''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Bilbray

   AMENDMENT NO. 48: Page 78, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $500,000)''.

    Page 79, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert the following: ``(increased by $500,000)''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Bilbray

   AMENDMENT NO. 49: Page 79, after line 16, insert the following:

   In addition, for the conducting of satellite imagery monitoring for the purpose of tracking plumes of sewage contaminants in the south San Diego Bay-Mexico border region, to be derived by transfer from the amount provided in this title for ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', $200,000.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Bilbray

   AMENDMENT NO. 50: Page 79, after line 22, insert the following:

   In addition, for a feasibility study for the construction of a sewage diversionary structure in the flood control channel of the Tijuana River as it enters the United States, to be derived by transfer from the amount provided in this title for ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', $500,000.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Bilbray

   AMENDMENT NO. 51: Page 79, after line 22, insert the following:

   In addition, for a feasibility study for the construction of a sewage diversionary structure in the flood control channel of the Tijuana River as it enters the United States, to be derived by transfer from the amount provided in this title for ``Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities'', $500,000.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Blunt

   AMENDMENT NO. 52: At the end of the bill, insert after the last section (page 107, after line 21) the following new title:

   

TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

    SEC. 801. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for the United States-European Union Consultative Group on Biotechnology, unless the United States Trade Representative certifies that the European Union has a timely, transparent, science-based regulatory process for the approval of agricultural biotechnology products.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Brown of Ohio

   AMENDMENT NO. 53: At the end of the bill, insert after the last section (page 107, after line 21) the following new title:

   

TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

    SEC. 801. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to seek the revocation or revision of the laws or regulations of another country that relate to intellectual property rights with respect to pharmaceuticals or other medical technologies and comply with the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights referred to in section 101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Chambliss

   AMENDMENT NO. 54: Page 92, insert after line 14 the following:

    If a grantee of the Legal Services Corporation does not prevail in a civil action brought by the grantee against farmers with respect to migrant employees under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the grantee shall pay the attorneys' fees, the amount of which as determined by the court, incurred by the defendant to such action. If a grantee is required under this section to pay such fees, the Legal Services Corporation shall reduce the next grant to the grantee by the amount of such fees paid by the grantee.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Coble

   AMENDMENT NO. 55: Page 44, line 21, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.

    Page 45, line 24, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(reduced by $40,000,000)''.

    Page 48, line 23, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(increased by $133,808,000)''.

    Page 73, line 19, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(reduced by $98,808,000)''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Coble

   AMENDMENT NO. 56: Page 44, line 21, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''.

    Page 45, line 24, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(reduced by $40,000,000)''.

    Page 48, line 23, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(increased by $133,808,000)''.

    Page 48, line 24, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(increased by $133,808,000)''.

    Page 73, line 19, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(reduced by $98,808,000)''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Coble

   AMENDMENT NO. 57: Page 49, line 12, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(increased by $133,808,000)''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Ms. DeGette

   AMENDMENT NO. 58: Page 4, after line 14, insert the following:

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   SITE SECURITY REPORTING

   (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    For necessary expenses of the Attorney General in carrying out section 112(r)(7)(H)(xi) of the Clean Air Act (as added by section 3(a) of the Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (Pub. L. 106-40)), to be derived by transfer from the amount made available in this title for ``Counterterrorism Fund'', $750,000.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Ms. DeGette

   AMENDMENT NO. 59: In title I, in the item relating to ``GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'', strike section 103.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Dixon

   AMENDMENT NO. 60: In title IV, in the item relating to ``CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES'', after the aggregate dollar amount, insert the following: ``(increased by $240,566,000)''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. English

   AMENDMENT NO. 61: Page 39, line 21, after the dollar figure, insert ``(increased by $3,000,000)''.

    Page 55, line 11, after the dollar figure, insert ``(decreased by $3,000,000)''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Jackson of Illinois

   AMENDMENT NO. 62: In title IV, in the item relating to ``CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES'', after the aggregate dollar amount, insert the following: ``(increased by $240,566,000)''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

   AMENDMENT NO. 63: Page 7, line 26, insert ``(increased by $3,000,000)'' after the dollar amount.

   Page 51, line 3, insert ``(reduced by $3,000,000)'' after the dollar amount.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

   AMENDMENT NO. 64: Page 7, line 26, insert ``(increased by $11,800,000)'' after the dollar amount.

   Page 51, line 3, insert ``(reduced by $11,800,000)'' after the dollar amount.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

   AMENDMENT NO. 65: Page 19, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert the following: ``(increased by $24,000,000)''.

    Page 22, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $24,000,000)''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

   AMENDMENT NO. 66: Page 79, line 2, insert before the period the following: ``: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading may be used for United Nations peacekeeping missions in the Republic of Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the State of Eritrea, the Republic of Sierra Leone, and the western Saharan region of Africa''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

   AMENDMENT NO. 67: Page 79, line 16, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(decreased by $2,100,000)''.

    Page 87, line 11, insert after the first dollar amount the following: ``(increased by $2,100,000)''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Knollenberg

   AMENDMENT NO. 68: At the end of Section 623 insert the following: ``: Provided further, That any limitation imposed under this act on funds made available by this act shall not apply to any activities related to the Kyoto Protocol which are otherwise authorized by law.''

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mrs. Maloney of New York

   AMENDMENT NO. 69: Page 40, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert the following: ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''.

   AMENDMENT NO. 69: Page 45, lines 8 and 9, after each dollar amount, insert the following: ``(increased by $5,000,000)''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii

   AMENDMENT NO. 70: Page 51, line 3, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $1,200,000)''.

    Page 51, line 16, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $1,200,000)''.

    Page 51, line 17, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $1,200,000)''.

    Page 51, line 21, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $1,200,000)''.

    Page 53, line 12, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $1,200,000)''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Obey

   AMENDMENT NO. 71: Page 77, strike the proviso beginning on line 9.

H.R. 4690

   Offered by: Mr. Olver

   AMENDMENT NO. 72: On page 107, line 12, after the word ``Protocol'', insert: ``: Provided further, That any limitation imposed under this Act on funds made available by this Act shall not apply to activities specified in the previous proviso related to the Kyoto Protocol which are otherwise authorized by law.''

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Serrano

    AMENDMENT NO. 73: In title IV, in the item relating to ``CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES'', after the aggregate dollar amount, insert the following: ``(increased by $240,566,000)''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Smith of Michigan

    AMENDMENT NO. 74: Page 44, line 21, after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(increased by $4,350,000)''.

    Page 73, line 19, after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $8,700,000)''.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Souder

   AMENDMENT NO. 75: Page 107, after line 21, insert the following:

TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

   SEC. 801. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available for payment of expenses of any United States delegation or special envoy at a United Nations-sponsored meeting at which the delegation or envoy votes for or otherwise advocates the adoption of any provision under the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime that legalizes, legitimizes, or decriminalizes prostitution in any form or under any circumstance, or otherwise limits international efforts to combat sex trafficking whether or not the individual being trafficked consents to engage in prostitution.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Vitter

    AMENDMENT NO. 76: Page 107, after line 21, insert the following:

   

TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

    SEC. 801. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for participation by United States delegates to the Standing Consultative Commission in any activity of the Commission to implement the Memorandum of Understanding Relating to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems of May 26, 1972, entered into in New York on September 26, 1997, by the United States, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Ukraine.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Vitter

    AMENDMENT NO. 77: Page 107, after line 21, insert the following:

   

TITLE VIII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

    SEC. 801. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be available to the Department of State to approve the purchase of property in Arlington, Virginia by the Xinhua News Agency.

H.R. 4690

   Offered By: Mr. Whitfield

    AMENDMENT NO. 78: Page 107, insert after line 12 the following:

    SEC. 624. No funds made available under this Act to the Legal Services Corporation may be used for grants for programs providing legal assistance to H2-A workers in their civil actions against their (current or former) employers unless the action is brought in the State in which the employer resides or has its principal place of business. For purposes of this section, H2-A workers are workers identified under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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