To establish the effect of a section of the United States Code relating to the letting of contracts on individual contributions to political campaigns, and to require the Secretary of Transportation to consider State laws that limit political contributions to be in accordance with competitive procurement requirements.

SA 606. Mr. CORZINE (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3, to
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

After section 1703, insert the following:

SEC. 17__. LETTING OF CONTRACTS.

Section 112 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(g) Effect of Section.--Nothing in this section prohibits
a State from enacting a law or issuing an order that limits
the amount that an individual that is a party to a contract
with a State agency under this section may contribute to a
political campaign.''.
At the end of subtitle G in title I, add the following:

SEC. 17__. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.

Section 5323(h) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and identing
appropriately;
(2) by striking ``A grant or loan'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--A grant or loan''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Procurement requirements.--The enactment of a law or
issuance of an order by a State that limits the amount of
money that may be contributed to a political campaign by an
individual doing business with a grantee shall be considered
to be in accordance with Federal competitive procurement
requirements.''.
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