S.Amdt. 2124

SA 2124. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. SNOWE, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. JEFFORDS, and Mr. LEAHY) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3058, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 220, line 26, strike “$60,000,000” and all that follows through the period on page 221, line 2, and insert the following: “$77,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 shall be used for adjustments to account for significantly increased costs as provided for in section 41737(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That amounts provided in this Act for salaries and expenses for the Department of Transportation, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, and the Executive Office of the President are reduced by an aggregate of $17,000,000 on a pro rata basis.”.