S.Amdt. 5048

SA 5048. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 4983 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Dodd (for himself and
Mr. Shelby)) to the bill H.R. 3221, moving the 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 133, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
``(g) Additional Limitations on Distribution of Funds.--
``(1) In general.--None of the funds allocated under this
section shall be distributed out of either the Housing Trust
Fund or the Capital Magnet Fund to--
``(A) an organization which has been indicted for a
violation under Federal law relating to an election for
Federal office; or
``(B) an organization which employs applicable individuals.
``(2) Applicable individuals defined.--In this subsection,
the term `applicable individual' means an individual who--
``(A) is--
``(i) employed by the organization in a permanent or
temporary capacity;
``(ii) contracted or retained by the organization; or
``(iii) acting on behalf of, or with the express or
apparent authority of, the organization; and
``(B) has been indicted for a violation under Federal law
relating to an election for Federal office.''.
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