Volume 151, No. 122 covering the 1st Session of the 109th Congress (2005 - 2006) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S10519-S10520 on Sept. 27, 2005.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 1872. Mr. ISAKSON (for Mr. Craig) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3200, to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the Servicemember's Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes; as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. REPEALER.
Effective as of August 31, 2005, section 1012 of division A of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public Law 109-13; 119 Stat. 244), including the amendments made by that section, are repealed, and sections 1967, 1969, 1970, and 1977 of title 38, United States Code, shall be applied as if that section had not been enacted.
SEC. 3. INCREASE FROM $250,000 TO $400,000 IN AUTOMATIC
MAXIMUM COVERAGE UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP
LIFE INSURANCE AND VETERANS' GROUP LIFE
INSURANCE.
(a) Maximum Under SGLI.--Section 1967 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(i), by striking ``$250,000'' and inserting ``$400,000''; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ``of $250,000'' and inserting ``in effect under paragraph (3)(A)(i) of that subsection''.
(b) Maximum Under VGLI.--Section 1977(a) of such title is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``in excess of $250,000 at any one time'' and inserting ``at any one time in excess of the maximum amount for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance in effect under section 1967(a)(3)(A)(i) of this title''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``for less than $250,000 under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance'' and inserting ``under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance for less than the maximum amount for such insurance in effect under section 1967(a)(3)(A)(i) of this title''; and
(B) by striking ``does not exceed $250,000'' and inserting
``does not exceed such maximum amount in effect under such section''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect as of September 1, 2005, and shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after that date.
SEC. 4. SPOUSAL NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO SERVICEMEMBERS'
GROUP LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM.
Effective as of September 1, 2005, section 1967 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f)(1) If a member who is married and who is eligible for insurance under this section makes an election under subsection (a)(2)(A) not to be insured under this subchapter, the Secretary concerned shall notify the member's spouse, in writing, of that election.
``(2) In the case of a member who is married and who is insured under this section and whose spouse is designated as a beneficiary of the member under this subchapter, whenever the member makes an election under subsection (a)(3)(B) for insurance of the member in an amount that is less than the maximum amount provided under subsection (a)(3)(A)(i), the Secretary concerned shall notify the member's spouse, in writing, of that election--
``(A) in the case of the first such election; and
``(B) in the case of any subsequent such election if the effect of such election is to reduce the amount of insurance coverage of the member from that in effect immediately before such election.
``(3) In the case of a member who is married and who is insured under this section, if the member makes a designation under section 1970(a) of this title of any person other than the spouse or a child of the member as the beneficiary of the member for any amount of insurance under this subchapter, the Secretary concerned shall notify the member's spouse, in writing, that such a beneficiary designation has been made by the member, except that such a notification is not required if the spouse has previously received such a notification under this paragraph and if immediately before the new designation by the member under section 1970(a) of this title the spouse is not a designated beneficiary of the member for any amount of insurance under this subchapter.
``(4) A notification required by this subsection is satisfied by a good faith effort to provide the required information to the spouse at the last address of the spouse in the records of the Secretary concerned. Failure to provide a notification required under this subsection in a timely manner does not affect the validity of any election specified in paragraph (1) or (2) or beneficiary designation specified in paragraph (3).''.
SEC. 5. INCREMENTS OF INSURANCE THAT MAY BE ELECTED.
(a) Increase in Increment Amount.--Subsection (a)(3)(B) of section 1967 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``member or spouse'' in the last sentence and inserting ``member, be evenly divisible by $50,000 and, in the case of a member's spouse,''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of September 1, 2005.
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SA 1873. Mr. ISAKSON (for Mr. Inhofe) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1709, to provide favorable treatment for certain projects in response to Hurricane Katrina, with respect to revolving loans under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes; as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Coast Emergency Water Infrastructure Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF STATE.
In this Act, the term ``State'' means--
(1) the State of Alabama;
(2) the State of Louisiana; and
(3) the State of Mississippi.
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN LOANS.
(a) Definition of Eligible Project.--In this section, the term ``eligible project'' means a project--
(1) to repair, replace, or rebuild a publicly-owned treatment works (as defined in section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292)), including a privately-owned utility that principally treats municipal wastewater or domestic sewage, in an area affected by Hurricane Katrina or a related condition; or
(2) that is a water quality project directly related to relief efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina or a related condition, as determined by the State in which the project is located.
(b) Additional Subsidization.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), for the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, a State may provide additional subsidization to an eligible project that receives funds through a revolving loan under section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383), including--
(A) forgiveness of the principal of the revolving loan; or
(B) a zero-percent interest rate on the revolving loan.
(2) Limitation.--The amount of any additional subsidization provided under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 30 percent of the amount of the capitalization grant received by the State under section 602 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
(33 U.S.C. 1382) for the fiscal year during which the subsidization is provided.
(c) Extended Terms.--For the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, a State may extend the term of a revolving loan under section 603 of that Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) for an eligible project described in subsection (b), if the extended term--
(1) terminates not later than the date that is 30 years after the date of completion of the project that is the subject of the loan; and
(2) does not exceed the expected design life of the project.
(d) Priority Lists.--For the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, a State may provide assistance to an eligible project that is not included on the priority list of the State under section 216 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1296).
SEC. 4. PRIORITY LIST.
For the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, a State may provide assistance to a public water system that is not included on the priority list of the State under section 1452(b)(3)(B) of the Safe Drinking Water Act
(42 U.S.C. 300j-12(b)(3)(B)), if the project--
(1) involves damage caused by Hurricane Katrina or a related condition; and
(2) is in accordance with section 1452(b)(3)(A) of that Act
(42 U.S.C. 300j-12(b)(3)(A)).
SEC. 5. TESTING OF PRIVATELY-OWNED DRINKING WATER WELLS.
On receipt of a request from a homeowner, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may conduct a test of a drinking water well owned or operated by the homeowner that is, or may be, contaminated as a result of Hurricane Katrina or a related condition.
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SA 1874. Mr. DeWINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 167, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
(c) Additional Death Gratuity.--In the case of an active duty member of the armed forces who died between October 7, 2001, and May 11, 2005, and was not eligible for an additional death gratuity under section 1478(e) of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1013(b) of Public Law 109-13, the eligible survivors of such decedent shall receive an additional death gratuity in the same amount and under the same conditions as provided under such section 1478(e).
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