To authorize appropriations for necessary or appropriate travel, subsistence, and related expenses, and for other purposes.

SA 4105. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Menendez) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2663, to reform
the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection
for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant
consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product
recall programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

On page 3, beginning with line 16, strike through line 3 on
page 4, and insert the following:
``(a)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Commission for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of
this Act and any other provision of law the Commission is
authorized or directed to carry out--
``(A) $88,500,000 for fiscal year 2009;
``(B) $96,800,000 for fiscal year 2010;
``(C) $106,480,000 for fiscal year 2011;
``(D) $117,128,000 for fiscal year 2012;
``(E) $128,841,000 for fiscal year 2013;
``(F) $141,725,000 for fiscal year 2014; and
``(G) $155,900,000 for fiscal year 2015.
``(2) From amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1),
there shall shall be made available, for each of fiscal years
2009 through 2015, $1,200,000 for travel, subsistence, and
related expenses incurred in furtherance of the official
duties of Commissioners and employees with respect to
attendance at meetings or similar functions, which shall be
used by the Commission for such purposes in lieu of
acceptance of payment or reimbursement for such expenses from
any person--
``(A) seeking official action from, doing business with, or
conducting activities regulated by, the Commission; or
``(B) whose interests may be substantially affected by the
performance or nonperformance of the Commissioner's or
employee's official duties.
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