Volume 157, No. 38 covering the 1st Session of the 112th Congress (2011 - 2012) 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 S1608-S1610 on March 14, 2011.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 161. Mr. JOHANNS (for himself and Mr. Manchin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 493, to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
TITLE VI--COMPREHENSIVE 1099 TAXPAYER PROTECTION
SEC. 601. REPEAL OF EXPANSION OF INFORMATION REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS TO PAYMENTS MADE TO CORPORATIONS
AND TO PAYMENTS FOR PROPERTY AND OTHER GROSS
PROCEEDS.
(a) Application to Corporations.--Section 6041 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsections (i) and (j).
(b) Payments for Property and Other Gross Proceeds.--Subsection (a) of section 6041 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ``amounts in consideration for property,'', and
(2) by striking ``gross proceeds,'' both places it appears.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made after December 31, 2011.
SEC. 602. REPEAL OF EXPANSION OF INFORMATION REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR RENTAL PROPERTY EXPENSE
PAYMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 6041 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (h).
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to payments made after December 31, 2010.
SEC. 603. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF OVERPAYMENT OF HEALTH CARE
CREDIT WHICH IS SUBJECT TO RECAPTURE.
(a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 36B(f)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
``(i) In general.--In the case of a taxpayer whose household income is less than 400 percent of the poverty line for the size of the family involved for the taxable year, the amount of the increase under subparagraph (A) shall in no event exceed the applicable dollar amount determined in accordance with the following table (one-half of such amount in the case of a taxpayer whose tax is determined under section 1(c) for the taxable year):
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``If the household income pressed as a period of The applicable
property line) is: dollar amount is:
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Less than 200$....................................... $600
At least 200% but less than 300%..................... $1,500
At least 300% but less than 400%..................... $2,500.''
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013.
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SA 162. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 493, to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the bill, add the following:
SEC. 504. RECISION OF FUNDS FOR THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON
THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES.
(a) Recision.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all unobligated balances held by the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951 note et seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, are rescinded and no funds appropriated hereafter for such activities shall be expended, except as determined necessary or essential by either such Chairperson or Director, in consultation with the appropriate Federal agencies.
(b) Savings.--The savings from this section shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall use the transferred funds to reduce the budget deficit of the United States.
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SA 163. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 493, to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD.
Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may be made available for any purpose to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. or any of the following affiliates of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.:
(1) Planned Parenthood Southeast in Atlanta, Georgia.
(2) Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest in Seattle, Washington.
(3) Planned Parenthood Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona.
(4) Planned Parenthood of Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
(5) Planned Parenthood of Greater Memphis Region in Memphis, Tennessee.
(6) Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California in Sacramento, California.
(7) Planned Parenthood Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California.
(8) Planned Parenthood Mar Monte in San Jose, California.
(9) Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties, Inc. in Orange, California.
(10) Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley, Inc. in Pasadena, California.
(11) Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest in San Diego, California.
(12) Planned Parenthood of Santa Barbara, Ventura & San Luis Obispo Counties in Santa Barbara, California.
(13) Planned Parenthood: Shasta-Diablo in Concord, California.
(14) Six Rivers Planned Parenthood in Eureka, California.
(15) Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains in Denver, Colorado.
(16) Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, Inc. in New Haven, Connecticut.
(17) Planned Parenthood of Delaware in Wilmington, Delaware.
(18) Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Inc. in Washington, District of Columbia.
(19) Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates in Sarasota, Florida.
(20) Planned Parenthood of Collier County in Naples, Florida.
(21) Planned Parenthood of Greater Orlando, Inc. in Orlando, Florida.
(22) Planned Parenthood of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida.
(23) Planned Parenthood of South Florida and the Treasure Coast, Inc. in West Palm Beach, Florida.
(24) Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, Inc. in Sarasota, Florida.
(25) Planned Parenthood of Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii.
(26) Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho in Yakima, Washington.
(27) Planned Parenthood of Illinois in Chicago, Illinois.
(28) Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region in St. Louis, Missouri.
(29) Planned Parenthood of Indiana, Inc. in Indianapolis, Indiana.
(30) Iowa Planned Parenthood Affiliate League in Des Moines, Iowa.
(31) Planned Parenthood of East Central Iowa in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
(32) Planned Parenthood of the Heartland in Des Moines, Iowa.
(33) Planned Parenthood of Southeast Iowa in Burlington, Iowa.
(34) Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri in Overland Park, Kansas.
(35) Planned Parenthood of Kentucky, Inc. in Louisville, Kentucky.
(36) Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region in Cincinnati, Ohio.
(37) Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, Inc. in Houston, Texas.
(38) Planned Parenthood of Northern New England in Williston, Vermont.
(39) Planned Parenthood of Maryland, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland.
(40) Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts in Boston, Massachusetts.
(41) Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Michigan in Lansing, Michigan.
(42) Planned Parenthood of West and Northern Michigan in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
(43) Planned Parenthood Mid and South Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
(44) Planned Parenthood of South Central Michigan in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
(45) Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota in St. Paul, Minnesota.
(46) Planned Parenthood of Southwest Missouri in St. Louis, Missouri.
(47) Tri-Rivers Planned Parenthood in Rolla, Missouri.
(48) Planned Parenthood of Montana, Inc. in Billings, Montana.
(49) Planned Parenthood of the Heartland in Omaha, Nebraska.
(50) Planned Parenthood Affiliates of New Jersey in Trenton, New Jersey.
(51) Planned Parenthood Association of the Mercer Area in Trenton, New Jersey.
(52) Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey in Shrewsbury, New Jersey.
(53) Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey, Inc. in Morristown, New Jersey.
(54) Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey.
(55) Planned Parenthood of Southern New Jersey in Camden, New Jersey.
(56) Planned Parenthood of New Mexico, Inc. in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
(57) Family Planning Advocates of New York State in Albany, New York.
(58) Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, Inc. in Hawthorne, New York.
(59) Planned Parenthood Mohawk Hudson in Utica, New York.
(60) Planned Parenthood of Mid-Hudson Valley, Inc. in Poughkeepsie, New York.
(61) Planned Parenthood of Nassau County, Inc. in Hempstead, New York.
(62) Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc. in New York, New York.
(63) Planned Parenthood of the North Country New York, Inc. in Watertown, New York.
(64) Planned Parenthood of South Central New York, Inc. in Oneonta, New York.
(65) Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region in Rochester, New York.
(66) Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes in Ithaca, New York.
(67) Planned Parenthood of Western New York, Inc. in Buffalo, New York.
(68) Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood, Inc. in Albany, New York.
(69) Planned Parenthood Health Systems, Inc. in Raleigh, North Carolina.
(70) Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
(71) Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Ohio in Columbus, Ohio.
(72) Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio, Inc. in Columbus, Ohio.
(73) Planned Parenthood of Northeast Ohio in Akron, Ohio.
(74) Planned Parenthood of Northwest Ohio in Toledo, Ohio.
(75) Planned Parenthood of Southeast Ohio in Athens, Ohio.
(76) Planned Parenthood of Central Oklahoma, Inc. in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
(77) Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.
(78) Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon in Eugene, Oregon.
(79) Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette in Portland, Oregon.
(80) Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
(81) Planned Parenthood Association of Bucks County in Warminster, Pennsylvania.
(82) Planned Parenthood of Central Pennsylvania, Inc. in York, Pennsylvania.
(83) Planned Parenthood of Northeast and Mid-Penn in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania.
(84) Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(85) Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(86) Planned Parenthood of Middle and East Tennessee, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee.
(87) Texas Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates in Austin, Texas.
(88) Planned Parenthood Association of Cameron & Willacy Counties, Inc. in Brownsville, Texas.
(89) Planned Parenthood Association of Hidalgo County, Inc. in McAllen, Texas.
(90) Planned Parenthood Association of Lubbock, Inc. in Lubbock, Texas.
(91) Planned Parenthood of Central Texas, Inc. in Waco, Texas.
(92) Planned Parenthood of North Texas, Inc. in Dallas, Texas.
(93) Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region in Austin, Texas.
(94) Planned Parenthood of West Texas, Inc. in Odessa, Texas.
(95) Planned Parenthood Trust of San Antonio and South Central Texas in San Antonio, Texas.
(96) Planned Parenthood Association of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.
(97) Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
(98) Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Virginia, Inc. in Hampton, Virginia.
(99) Virginia League for Planned Parenthood in Richmond, Virginia.
(100) Planned Parenthood Public Policy Network of Washington in Seattle, Washington.
(101) Mt. Baker Planned Parenthood in Bellingham, Washington.
(102) Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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SA 164. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 493, to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title V, add the following:
SEC. 504. DEFUNDING HEALTH CARE REFORM.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), the provisions of title I and subtitle B of title III of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), and any amendment made by any such provision. The unobligated balances of funds appropriated to carry out such provisions are hereby rescinded.
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SA 165. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 493, to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
TITLE VI--CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
SEC. 601. RESCISSION OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED THROUGH FISCAL
YEAR 2012 FOR CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC
BROADCASTING.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the portion of all unobligated balances appropriated or otherwise made available to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for use in any of fiscal years 2011 or 2012 are rescinded and no such funds shall be obligated or expended by such Corporation.
SEC. 602. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CORPORATION FOR
PUBLIC BROADCASTING AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2012.
(a) In General.--Section 396 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``Prohibition on Federal Funds After Fiscal Year 2012
``(n) No Federal funds may be made available to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2012.''.
(b) Corporation Prohibited From Accepting Federal Funds.--Subsection (g) of section 396 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(g)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``subject to paragraph (3)(C),'' before ``obtain''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(C) accepting funds from the Federal Government after fiscal year 2012.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 396 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396) is further amended--
(1) in subsection (k)(3)(A)(iv)(II), by inserting ``through fiscal year 2012'' after ``amounts received''; and
(2) in subsection (m)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``through fiscal year 2012'' after ``every three years thereafter''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and through fiscal year 2012,'' after ``1989,''.
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SA 166. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 493, to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
TITLE VI--HAMP TERMINATION ACT
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``HAMP Termination Act of 2011''.
SEC. 602. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.
Section 120 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5230) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Termination of Authority to Provide New Assistance Under the Home Affordable Modification Program.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), after the date of the enactment of this subsection the Secretary may not provide any assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program under the Making Home Affordable initiative of the Secretary, authorized under this Act, on behalf of any homeowner.
``(2) Protection of existing obligations on behalf of homeowners already extended an offer to participate in the program.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to assistance provided on behalf of a homeowner who, before the date of the enactment of this subsection, was extended an offer to participate in the Home Affordable Modification Program on a trial or permanent basis.''.
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SA 167. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 493, to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. REPEAL OF DAVIS-BACON WAGE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, is repealed.
(b) Reference.--Any reference in any law to a wage requirement of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be null and void.
(c) Effective Date and Limitation.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act but shall not affect any contract in existence on such date of enactment or made pursuant to invitation for bids outstanding on such date of enactment.
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SA 168. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 493, to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE.
It is the sense of the Senate that no funds should be made available for fiscal year 2011 for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to implement, administer, or enforce any statutory or regulatory requirement pertaining to emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons, or perfluorocarbons from any stationary source (as defined in section 111(a)(3) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411(a)(3))) that is promulgated or becomes applicable or effective after January 1, 2011.
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SA 169. Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Barrasso) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 493, to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 108, strike line 7 and all that follows through page 111, line 25, and insert the following:
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) the National Academy of Sciences, in the final report issued by the `America's Energy Future: Technology Opportunities, Risks, and Tradeoffs' project, and in any subsequent report by the National Academy of Sciences on sustainability, energy, or alternative fuels;
``(D) the National Institutes of Health, in the annual report on the rare diseases research activities of the National Institutes of Health for fiscal year 2005, and in any subsequent report by the National Institutes of Health on rare diseases research activities;
``(E) the National Academy of Sciences, in the final report issued by the `Transit Research and Development: Federal Role in the National Program' project and the report entitled
`Transportation Research, Development and Technology Strategic Plan (2006-2010)' issued by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration of the Department of Transportation, and in any subsequent report issued by the National Academy of Sciences or the Department of Transportation on transportation and infrastructure; or
``(F) the national nanotechnology strategic plan required under section 2(c)(4) of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7501(c)(4)) and in any report issued by the National Science and Technology Council Committee on Technology that focuses on areas of nanotechnology identified in such plan;''; and
(2) by adding after paragraph (12), as added by section 111(a) of this Act, the following:
``(13) encourage applications under the SBIR program (to the extent that the projects relate to the mission of the Federal agency)--
``(A) from small business concerns in geographic areas underrepresented in the SBIR program or located in rural areas (as defined in section 1393(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986);
``(B) small business concerns owned and controlled by women;
``(C) small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans;
``(D) small business concerns owned and controlled by Native Americans; and
``(E) small business concerns located in a geographic area with an unemployment rates that exceed the national unemployment rate, based on the most recently available monthly publications of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.''.
(b) STTR Program.--Section 9(o) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 638(o)), as amended by section 111(b) of this Act, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
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