[Pages S9332-S9333]
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 2362. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments
of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 318, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
Sec. 234. Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives a report that--
(1) identifies programs of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development that directly support the activities of
community-based organizations that carry out housing and
community development activities in areas for which the
President has declared a major disaster, as defined in
section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), as a result of
Hurricane Katrina of 2005, Hurricane Rita of 2005, Hurricane
Gustav of 2008, or Hurricane Ike of 2008 (referred to in this
section as ``hurricane disaster areas''), including--
(A) programs under section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act
of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 9816 note);
(B) the program under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity
Program Extension Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 12805 note);
(C) programs of the Office of Rural Housing and Economic
Development of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development;
(D) programs of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
(commonly referred to as ``NeighborWorks America'');
(E) the community services block grant program under the
Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.);
(F) the community development block grant program under
title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); and
(G) the HOME investment partnership program under title II
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 12721 et seq.);
(2) contains, for each of the programs identified under
paragraph (1), the total amount of funds expended by each
program in hurricane disaster areas--
(A) during each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009;
(B) in each State; and
(C) in each county or parish;
(3) contains the total number of nonprofit organizations
that--
(A) primarily serve hurricane disaster areas; and
(B) received a direct benefit from a program identified
under paragraph (1) on or after August 28, 2005;
(4) to the extent practicable, contains--
(A) the total number of jobs created by the nonprofit
organizations described in paragraph (3) using funds provided
by programs described in paragraph (1); and
(B) the total number of units of housing constructed or
redeveloped by the nonprofit organizations described in
paragraph (3) using funds provided by programs described in
paragraph (1);
(5) identifies any hurricane disaster area that is
underserved by the programs identified under paragraph (1);
and
(6) contains recommendations for improvements to the
programs identified under paragraph (1) that would benefit
areas affected by natural or man-made disaster.
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SA 2363. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments
of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 268, line 17, strike ``$85,000,000'' and insert
``$88,000,000''.
On page 268, line 23, strike ``$50,000,000'' and insert
``$53,000,000''.
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SA 2364. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments
of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 318, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
Sec. 234. The matter under the heading ``community
development fund'', under the heading ``Community Planning
and Development'', under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'' in chapter 10 of title I of division
B of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 110-329; 122
Stat. 3601) is amended by striking ``: Provided further, That
none of the funds provided under this heading may be used by
a State or locality as a matching requirement, share, or
contribution for any other Federal program''.
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SA 2365. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments
of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SA 2366. Mr. WICKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments of
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) Funding Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act, amounts made available in this Act for the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) shall immediately
cease to be available if Amtrak prohibits the secure
transportation of firearms on passenger trains.
(b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``secure
transportation of firearms'' means--
(1) if an Amtrak station accepts checked baggage for a
specific Amtrak route, Amtrak passengers holding a ticket for
such route are allowed to place an unloaded firearm or
starter pistol in a checked bag on such route if--
(A) before checking the bag or boarding the train, the
passenger declares to Amtrak, either orally or in writing,
that the firearm is in his or her bag and is unloaded;
(B) the firearm is carried in a hard-sided container;
(C) such container is locked; and
(D) only the passenger has the key or combination for such
container; and
(2) Amtrak passengers are allowed to place small arms
ammunition for personal use in a checked bag on an Amtrak
route if the ammunition is securely packed--
(A) in fiber, wood, or metal boxes; or
(B) in other packaging specifically designed to carry small
amounts of ammunition.
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SA 2367. Mr. SHELBY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments of

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Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 194, after line 23, add the following:
Sec. 132. (a) The project description in item 3730 under
section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law
109-59) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(to
include the Montgomery Outer Loop)''.
(b) The project description in item 16 under section
1934(c) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law
109-59) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(to
include the Montgomery Outer Loop)''.
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SA 2368. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments
of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 215, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 156. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
amounts made available for the Rail Line Relocation and
Improvement Program under title I of division I of the
Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8; 123 Stat.
935) and directed to ``Phase 3 Rail Rehabilitation in Redwood
Falls, MN'' in the explanatory statement appearing on page
H2472 of the Congressional Record shall be available for
obligation and expenditure for ``Minnesota Valley Regional
Rail Authority, MN.''.
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SA 2369. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments
of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 223, between lines 22 and 23, insert the following:
Sec. 172. (a) Title I of Public Law 106-346 is amended,
under the heading ``Capital Investment Grants'', by inserting
``and Manchester'' after ``Nashua''.
(b) Title I of Public Law 107-87 is amended, under the
heading ``Capital Investment Grants'', by inserting ``and
Manchester'' after ``Nashua''.

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