S.Amdt. 2290

SA 2290. Mr. GREGG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3010, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 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 158, strike lines 12 through 21 and insert the following: bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, $3,159,000,000.

For making payments under title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That these funds are for the unanticipated home energy assistance needs of one or more States, as authorized by section 2604(e) of the Act: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

general provision--reduction and rescission

Sec. __. (a) Amounts made available in this Act, not otherwise required by law, are reduced by 0.982 percent.

(b) The reduction described in subsection (a) shall not apply to amounts made available under this Act--

(1) for the account under the heading “low-income home energy assistance”; or

(2) for the account under the heading “Refugee and Entrant Assistance” (with respect to amounts designated as emergency requirements).

Sec. __. (a) There is rescinded an amount equal to 0.981 percent of the budget authority provided in any prior appropriation Act for fiscal year 2006, for any discretionary account described in this Act.

(b) Any rescission made by subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately--

(1) to each discretionary account described in subsection (a) to the extent that it relates to budget authority described in subsection (a), and to each item of budget authority described in subsection (a); and

(2) within each such account or item, to each program, project, and activity (as delineated in the appropriation Act or accompanying report for the relevant fiscal year covering such account or item).

(c) The rescission described in subsection (a) shall not apply to budget authority provided as described in subsection (a)--

(1) for the account under the heading “low-income home energy assistance”; or

(2) for the account under the heading “Refugee and Entrant Assistance (with respect to amounts designated as emergency requirements)”.