S.Amdt. 20

SA 20. Ms. SNOWE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In the matter under the heading “rural empowerment zones and enterprise communities grants” under the heading “Rural Business-Cooperative Service” in title III--

(1) strike “$14,967,000” and insert “$32,967,000”; and

(2) insert before the period at the end the following: “, of which $19,978,000 shall be used to make grants to rural empowerment zones designated in the second round of designations and of which $8,000,000 shall be used to make grants to rural empowerment zones designated in the third round of designations: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture shall use $18,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make the grants to rural empowerment zones required under this heading”.