To provide a limitation on the distribution of funds made available under title II and III to organizations which have been indicted, or the employees of which have been indicted, for election fraud.

SA 4473. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 3221, moving the

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United States toward greater energy independence and security,
developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions,
creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable
energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for
the production of renewable energy and energy conservation; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 12, after line 25, insert the following:

SEC. 202. LIMITATION ON DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

(a) In General.--None of the funds made available under
this title or title III shall be distributed to--
(1) an organization which has been indicted for a violation
under Federal law relating to an election for Federal office;
or
(2) an organization which employs applicable individuals.
(b) Applicable Individuals Defined.--In this section, the
term ``applicable individual'' means an individual who--
(1) is--
(A) employed by the organization in a permanent or
temporary capacity;
(B) contracted or retained by, or volunteers with, the
organization; or
(C) acting on behalf of, or with the express or apparent
authority of, the organization; and
(2) has been indicted for a violation under Federal law
relating to an election for Federal office.
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