S.Amdt. 647

SA 647. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 605 proposed by Mr. Inhofe 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:

On page 718, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
(b) Limitation on Suspension.--Paragraph (2) of section
9503(c) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) Special rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this paragraph, the Secretary shall pay from time to time
from the Highway Trust Fund into the general fund of the
Treasury amounts--
``(i)(I) described in subparagraph (A)(i) with respect to
claims filed for the periods ending after March 30, 2005, and
before October 1, 2009, and
``(II) described in subparagraph (A)(ii) with respect to
fuel used after March 30, 2005, and before October 1, 2009,
and
``(ii) which the Secretary estimates are paid for
fraudulent or false claims under sections 34, 6420, 6421, and
6427 which the Secretary will not be able to discover.''.
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