S.Amdt. 160

SA 160. Mr. BOND submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

For an appropriations report:

On page 251, strike beginning from “Provided” on line 19 through “funding:” on line 22.

Insert on page 252, after line 21 the following:

“CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS”

“For an amount for “Childhood Development Centers”, $400,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided, Further, That these funds shall be made available competitively from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the construction or rehabilitation of early childhood development centers serving households that qualify as low-income: Provided further, That all funds shall be obligated with 120 days and expended no later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate funds on a geographic basis with an appropriate balance based on the needs of rural and urban areas: Provided further, That there is no required federal match: Provided further, That failure to expend funds as provided under heading shall result in the redistribution of such funds by the Secretary.”.