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AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996

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INOUYE AMENDMENT NO. 2777

Mr. INOUYE proposed an amendment to the bill (H.R. 2099) making
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards,
commissions, corporations, and offices for fiscal year ending September
30, 1996, and for other purposes, as follows:

On page 22, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
Sec. 111. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
title, the amount appropriated by this title under the
heading ``Departmental Administration'' under the paragraph
``construction, major projects'' is hereby increased by
$38,000,000.
(b) Of the amount available under the paragraph referred to
in subsection (a), as increased by such subsection,
$38,000,000 shall be available for construction at the Spark
M. Matsunaga Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Honolulu, Hawaii.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the
amount appropriated by this title under the heading
``Departmental Administration'' under the paragraph ``general
operating expenses'' is hereby reduced by $38,000,000.
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BOND (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2278

Mr. BOND (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Akaka)
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2099, supra; as follows:

On page 22, line 5, insert: ``Sec. 111. The Department of
Veterans Affairs shall provide hospital care and medical
services to eligible veterans in the State of Hawaii at
levels commensurate with levels of care provided in the
forty-eight contiguous states. The Secretary shall utilize
the contract authority prescribed in 38 U.S.C. Sec. 1703 to
treat eligible veterans residing in the State of Hawaii
wherever appropriate.''
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STEVENS (AND MURKOWSKI) AMENDMENT NO. 2779

Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Mr. Murkowski) proposed an amendment to
the bill H.R. 2099, supra; as follows:

On page 151, after line 10, insert the following new
section:
Sec. 308. None of the funds appropriated under this Act may
be used to implement the requirement of section 186(b)(2),
section 187(b) or section 211(m) of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7512(b)(2), 7512a(b), or 7545(m)) with respect to any
moderate nonattainment area in which the average daily winter
temperature is below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The preceding
sentence shall not be interpreted to preclude assistance from
the Environmental Protection Agency to the State of Alaska to
make progress toward meeting the carbon monoxide standard in
such areas and to resolve remaining issues regarding the use
of oxygenated fuels in such areas.
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CHAFEE AMENDMENT NO. 2780

Mr. CHAFEE proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2099, supra; as
follows:

On page 149, line 18, insert ``(for is carcinogenic
effects)'' after ``arsenic''.
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MIKULSKI (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2781

Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Breaux, Mr.
Rockefeller, Mr. Robb, and Mr. Wellstone) proposed an amendment to the
bill HR 2099, supra; as follows:

On page 27, line 5, strike ``$5,594,358,000'' and insert
``$5,211,358,000''.
On page 27, line 6, insert the following after ``That'':
``in addition to the appropriation of $5,211,358,000 made
available under this heading, in order to achieve an
effective program level of $5,594,358,000 for the `Annual
Contributions for Assisted Housing' account for fiscal year
1996, in carrying out the programs and activities specified
under this heading, the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall use $383,000,000 from any combination of
unobligated balances or recaptures from prior year
appropriations in the `Annual Contributions for Assisted
Housing' account, and from any reduction in amounts provided
during fiscal year 1996 from the `Annual Contributions for
Assisted Housing' account (or from the `Renewal of Expiring
Section 8 Subsidies' account) to any public housing agency
whose project reserve account is determined by the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development to contain funds in excess
of the needs of that public housing agency: Provided further,
That''.
On page 30, line 5, strike ``and''.
On page 30, line 7, insert before the colon the following:
``; and (3) shall give priority to projects designated for
purchase by nonprofit organizations in allocating any funds
for the sale of any projects in the preservation pipeline''.
On page 128, after line 20, insert the following new
section:

SEC. 225. INSURANCE OF MORTGAGES UNDER THE NATIONAL HOUSING
ACT.

Section 203(b)(2)(A) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1709(b)(2)(A)) is amended--
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ``75 percent'' and
inserting ``86 percent''; and
(2) by striking ``38 percent'' and inserting ``50
percent''.
Beginning on page 130, strike line 19 and all that follows
through page 131, line 2, and insert the following:

(including transfer of funds)

For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and
Community Service (referred to in the matter under this
heading as the ``Corporation'') in carrying out programs,
activities, and initiatives under the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 (referred to in the matter under this
heading as the ``Act'') (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.),
$425,000,000, of which $335,000,000 shall be available for
obligation from September 1, 1996, through August 21, 1997:
Provided, That not more than $26,000,000 shall be available
for administrative expenses authorized under section
501(a)(4) of the Act (42 U.S.C.

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12681(a)(4)), of which not more than $12,000,000 shall be for
administrative expenses for State commissions pursuant to
section 126(a) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12576(a)): Provided
further, That not more than $2,500 shall be for official
reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That
not more than $93,000,000, to remain available without fiscal
year limitation, shall be transferred to the national Service
Trust account for educational awards authorized under
subtitle D of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.):
Provided further, That not more than $209,000,000 shall be
available for grants under the National Service Trust program
authorized under subtitle C of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C.
12571 et seq.) (relating to activities including the
Americorps program): Provided further, That not more than
$5,000,000 shall be made available for the Points of Light
Foundation for activities authorized under title III of the
Act (42 U.S.C. 12661 et seq.): Provided further, That none of
the funds made available under this heading may be used to
administer, reimburse, or support any national service
programs run by Federal agencies authorized under section
121(b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12571(b)): Provided further,
That not more than $19,000,000 shall be available for the
Civilian Community Corps authorized under subtitle E of title
I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12611 et seq.): Provided further,
That not more than $43,000,000 shall be available for school-
based and community-based service-learning programs
authorized under subtitle B of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C.
12521 et seq.): Provided further, That not more than
$25,000,000 shall be available for quality and innovation
activities authorized under subtitle H of title I of the Act
(42 U.S.C. 12653 et seq.): Provided further, That not more
than $5,000,000 shall be available for audits and other
evaluations authorized under section 179 of the Act (42
U.S.C. 12639): Provided further, That no funds from any other
appropriation, or from funds otherwise made available to the
Corporation, shall be used to pay for personnel compensation
and benefits, travel, or any other administrative expense for
the Board of Directors, the Office of the Chief Executive
Officer, the Office of the Managing Director, the Office of
the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of National and
Community Service Programs, the Civilian Community Corps, or
any field office or staff of the Corporation working on the
National and Community Service or Civilian Community Corps
programs: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available under this heading may be obligated until the
earlier of the date on which the Chief Executive Officer of
the Corporation submits a plan to Congress to restructure the
National Service Trust program authorized under subtitle C of
title I of the Act (relating to activities including the
Americorps program) in accordance with a budget smaller than
the budget requested for the program in the President's
fiscal year 1996 budget, or the date of enactment of an Act
that reauthorizes the National and Community Service Act of
1990.

office of inspector general

For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act
of 1978, $1,500,000.
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SARBANES (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2782

Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. Simon, and Mr. Dodd) proposed an
amendment to the bill H.R. 2099, supra; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title II of the bill, insert
the following new section:

SEC. . HOMELESS ASSISTANCE FUNDING.

(a) Assistance for the Renewal of Expiring Section 8
Subsidy Contracts.--
(1) Reduced appropriation.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, the amount made available under title
II of this Act under the heading ``Housing Programs'' under
the subheading ``assistance for the renewal of expiring
section 8 subsidy contracts'', is reduced from $4,350,862,000
to $3,990,862,000.
(2) Use of Assistance.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Act, in using amounts made available under title II
of this Act under the heading ``Housing Programs'' under the
subheading ``assistance for the renewal of expiring section 8
subsidy contracts'' to renew an annual contributions contract
with a public housing agency administering the tenant-based
existing housing certificate program under section 8(d) of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(d)) or
the housing voucher program under section 8(o) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall take into
account the amount in the project reserve under the contract
being renewed in determining the amount of budget authority
to obligate under the renewed contract.
(b) Homeless Assistance.--
(1) Increased appropriation.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, the amount made available under title
II of this Act under the heading ``Homeless Assistance''
under the subheading ``homeless assistance grants'' is
increased from $760,000,000 to $1,120,000,000.
(2) Restriction.--Notwithstanding section 504 or any other
provision of this Act, of the funds made available under
title II of this Act under the heading ``Homeless
Assistance'' under the subheading ``homeless assistance
grants'', $360,000,000 shall not become available for
obligation until September 30, 1996, and shall remain
available until expended.

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JEFFORDS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2783

Mr. JEFFORDS (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Chafee, Ms. Snowe, Mr.
Daschle, Mr. Simon, Mr. Biden, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kerry, Mr.
Bumpers, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. Robb)
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2099, supra; as follows:

On page 151, line 11, insert:

SEC. . ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY SUPPLY PROGRAMS.

(a) Priority for Small Businesses.--During fiscal year 1996
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
shall give priority in providing assistance in its Energy
Efficiency and Energy Supply programs to organizations that
are recognized as small business concerns under section 3(a)
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632 (a)).
(b) Study.--The Administrator shall perform a study to
determine the feasibility of establishing fees to recover all
reasonable costs incurred by EPA for assistance rendered
businesses in its Energy Efficiency and Energy Supply
program. The study shall include, among other things, an
evaluation of making the Energy Efficiency and Energy Supply
program self-sustaining, the value of the assistance rendered
to businesses, providing exemptions for small businesses, and
making the fees payable directly to a fund that would be
available for use by EPA as needed for this program. The
Administrator shall report to Congress by March 15, 1996 on
the results of this study and EPA's plan for implementation.
(c) Funding.--For fiscal year 1996, up to $100 million of
the funds appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency
may be used by the Administrator to support global
participation in the Montreal Protocol facilitation fund and
for the climate change action plan programs including the
green programs.

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ROCKEFELLER AMENDMENT NO. 2784

Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Wellstone,
Mr. Daschle, and Mr. Dorgan) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R.
2099, supra; as follows:

On page 16, beginning with line 20, strike all through page
17, line 5, and insert the following:
Sec. 107. Section 105(b) of House Concurrent Resolution 67
(104th Congress, 1st Session) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Reconciliation of revenue reductions in the Senate.--
``(1) Certification.--(A) In the Senate, upon the
certification pursuant to section 205(a) of this resolution,
the Senate Committee on Finance shall submit its
recommendations, the Committee on the Budget shall add such
recommendations to the recommendations submitted pursuant to
subsection (a) and report a reconciliation bill carrying out
all such recommendations without any substantive revision.
``(B) The Chair of the Committee on the budget shall file
with the Senate revised allocations, aggregates, and
discretionary spending limits under section 201(a)(1)(B)
increasing budget authority by $17,000,000,000 and outlays by
$150,000,000.
``(2) Committee on finance.--Funding for this section shall
be provided by limiting any tax cut provided in the
reconciliation bill to families with incomes less than
$100,000.''.
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ROCKEFELLER AMENDMENT NO. 2785

Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Daschle,
and Mr. Wellstone) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2099, supra;
as follows:

On page 8, line 10, strike ``$16,450,000,000'' and insert
``$16,961,487,000''.
On page 22, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
Sec. 111. Section 105(b) of House Concurrent Resolution 67
(104th Congress, 1st Session) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Reconciliation of Revenue Reductions in the Senate.--
``(1) Certification.--(A) In the Senate, upon the
certification pursuant to section 205(a) of this resolution,
the Senate Committee on Finance shall submit its
recommendations pursuant to paragraph (2) to the Senate
Committee on the Budget. After receiving the recommendations,
the Committee on the Budget shall add such recommendations to
the recommendations submitted pursuant to subsection (a) and
report a reconciliation bill carrying out all such
recommendations without any substantive revision.
``(B) The Chair of the Committee on the Budget shall file
with the Senate revised allocations, aggregates, and
discretionary spending limits under section 201(a)(1)(B)
increasing budget authority by $511,487,000 and outlays by
$511,487,000.
``(2) Committee on finance.--Funding for this section shall
be provided by limiting

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any tax cut provided in the reconciliation bill to families with
incomes less than $100,000.''.
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BAUCUS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2786

Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Boxer,
Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Reid) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R.
2099, supra; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title III, insert the
following:

SEC. 3 . APPLICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON IMPLEMENTATION OR
ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN LAWS.

Any prohibition or limitation in this Act on the
implementation or enforcement of any law administered by the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
not apply if the Administrator determines that application of
the prohibition or limitation would diminish the protection
of human health or the environment otherwise provided by law.
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McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 2787

Mr. McCAIN proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2099, supra; as
follows:

At the appropriate place; insert:

SEC. . PLAN FOR ALLOCATION OF HEALTH CARE RESOURCES BY
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) Plan.--(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
develop a plan for the allocation of health care resources
(including personnel and funds) of the Department of Veterans
Affairs among the health care facilities of the Department so
as to ensure that veterans having similar economic status,
eligibility priority and, or, similar medical conditions who
are eligible for medical care in such facilities have similar
access to such care in such facilities regardless of the
region of the United States in which such veterans reside.
(2) The Plan shall reflect, to the maximum extent possible,
the Veterans integrated Service Network, as well as the
Resource Planning and Management System developed by the
Department of Veterans Affairs to account for forecasts in
expected workload and to ensure fairness to facilities that
provide cost-efficient health care, and shall include
procedures to identify reasons for variations in operating
costs among similar facilities and ways to improve the
allocation of resources so as to promote efficient use of
resources and provision of quality health care.
(3) The Secretary shall prepare the plan in consultation
with the Under Secretary of Health of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
(b) Plan Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall set
forth--
(1) milestones for achieving the goal referred to in that
subsection; and
(2) a means of evaluating the success of the Secretary in
meeting the goals through the plan.
(c) Submittal to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to
Congress the plan developed under subsection (a) not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Plan Implementation.--The Secretary shall implement the
plan developed under subsection (a) within 60 days of
submitting such plan to Congress under subsection (b), unless
within such period the Secretary notifies the appropriate
Committees of Congress that such plan will not be implemented
along with an explanation of why such plan will not be
implemented.

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