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December 7, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 3807 proposed by Senator Chambliss for Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 3500.
December 10, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Considered by Senate.
December 11, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Considered by Senate.
December 12, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Considered by Senate.
December 13, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Considered by Senate.
December 14, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Considered by Senate.
December 14, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Proposed amendment SA 3807 withdrawn in Senate.
Full Text of this Amendment
SA 3807. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3500 proposed by Mr. Harkin (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Grassley) to the bill H.R. 2419, to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 1362, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
SEC. 1107X. EXPENDITURE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.
None of the funds made available or authorized to be appropriated by this Act or an amendment made by this Act (including funds for any loan, grant, or payment under a contract) may be expended for any activity relating to the planning, construction, or maintenance of, travel to, or lodging at a golf course, resort, or casino.
Strike section 6023.
Strike section 6025 and insert the following:
SEC. 6025. HISTORIC BARN PRESERVATION.
Section 379A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008o) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(4)--
(A) by striking ``There are'' and inserting the following:
``(A) IN GENERAL.--There are''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) LIMITATION.--If, at any time during the 2-year period preceding the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, Congress has provided supplemental agricultural assistance to agricultural producers or the President has declared an agricultural-related emergency--
``(i) none of the funds made available to carry out this section shall be used for the program under this section; and
``(ii) the funds made available to carry out this section shall be--
``(I) used to carry out programs that address the agricultural emergencies identified by Congress or the President; or
``(II) returned to the Treasury of the United States for debt reduction to offset the costs of the emergency agricultural spending.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Repeal.--If, during each of 5 consecutive fiscal years, Congress has provided supplemental agricultural assistance to agricultural producers or the President has declared an agricultural-related emergency, this section is repealed.''.
(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Dec 6, 2007.)
On page 1362, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
SEC. 1107X. EXPENDITURE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.
None of the funds made available or authorized to be appropriated by this Act or an amendment made by this Act (including funds for any loan, grant, or payment under a contract) may be expended for any activity relating to the planning, construction, or maintenance of, travel to, or lodging at a golf course, resort, or casino.
Strike section 6023.
Strike section 6025 and insert the following:
SEC. 6025. HISTORIC BARN PRESERVATION.
Section 379A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008o) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(4)--
(A) by striking ``There are'' and inserting the following:
``(A) IN GENERAL.--There are''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) LIMITATION.--If, at any time during the 2-year period preceding the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, Congress has provided supplemental agricultural assistance to agricultural producers or the President has declared an agricultural-related emergency--
``(i) none of the funds made available to carry out this section shall be used for the program under this section; and
``(ii) the funds made available to carry out this section shall be--
``(I) used to carry out programs that address the agricultural emergencies identified by Congress or the President; or
``(II) returned to the Treasury of the United States for debt reduction to offset the costs of the emergency agricultural spending.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Repeal.--If, during each of 5 consecutive fiscal years, Congress has provided supplemental agricultural assistance to agricultural producers or the President has declared an agricultural-related emergency, this section is repealed.''.
(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Dec 6, 2007.)
