To eliminate unnecessary spending.

SA 179. Mr. VITTER proposed an amendment to amendment SA 98 proposed
by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus) 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; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. ELIMINATE SPENDING AND PRIORITIZE INVESTMENTS.

(a) Eliminate Spending.--
(1) Fish barriers.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available in title VII of division A for
United States Fish and Wildlife Management under the heading
``Resource Management'', and the amount made available under
such heading is reduced by $20,000,000.
(2) Census bureau.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available in title II of division A for Bureau
of the Census under the heading ``Periodic Censuses and
Programs'', and the amount made available under such heading
is reduced by $1,000,000,000.
(3) Federal vehicles.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available in title V of division A for General
Services Administration under the heading ``Energy-Efficient
Federal Motor Vehicle Fleet Procurement'', and the amount
made available under such heading is reduced by $600,000,000.
(4) FBI construction.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available in title II of division A
construction for Federal Bureau of Investigation under the
heading ``Construction'', and the amount made available under
such heading is reduced by $400,000,000.

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(5) NIST construction.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available in title II of division A for
National Institute of Standards and Technology under the
heading ``Construction of Research Facilities'', and the
amount made available under such heading is reduced by
$357,000,000.
(6) Commerce headquarters.--None of the funds appropriated
or otherwise made available in title II of division A for
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the
heading ``Departmental Management'', and the amount made
available under such heading is reduced by $34,000,000.
(7) DHS consolidation.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available in title VI of division A for
Department of Homeland Security under the heading ``Office of
the Undersecretary of Management'', and the amount made
available under such heading is reduced by $248,000,000.
(8) USDA modernization.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available in title I of division A for
Department of Agriculture under the heading ``Office of the
Secretary'', and the amount made available under such heading
is reduced by $300,000,000.
(9) State department training facility.--None of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available in title XI of
division A for Administration of Foreign Affairs under the
heading ``Diplomatic and Consular program'', and the amount
made available under such heading is reduced by $75,000,000.
(10) State department capital investment fund.--None of the
funds appropriated or otherwise made available in title XI of
division A for Administration of Foreign Affairs under the
heading ``Capital Investment Fund'', and the amount made
available under such heading is reduced by $524,000,000.
(11)  DC sewer system.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available in title V of division A for
District of Columbia under the heading ``Federal Payment to
the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority'' and the
amount made available under such heading is reduced by
$125,000,000.
(12) Economic development assistance program.--None of the
funds appropriated or otherwise made available in title II of
division A for Economic Development Administration under the
heading ``Economic Development Assistance Programs'' , and
the amount made available under such heading is reduced by
$150,000,000.
(13) Amtrak.--None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available in title XII of division A for Federal
Railroad Administration under the heading ``Supplemental
Grants to the National Passenger Railroad Corporations'', and
the amount made available under such heading is reduced by
$850,000,000.
(14) DoD hybrid vehicles.--None of the funds appropriated
or otherwise made available in title III of division A for
Procurement under the heading ``Defense Production Act
Purchases'', and the amount made available under such heading
is reduced by $100,000,000.
(15) NASA climate change.--None of the funds appropriated
or otherwise made available in title II of division A for
National Aeronautics and Space Administration under the
heading ``Science'', and the amount made available under such
heading is reduced by $500,000,000.
(16) Neighborhood stabilization.--None of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available in title XII of
division A for Public Housing Capital Fund under the heading
``Neighborhood Stabilization Program'', and the amount made
available under such heading is reduced by $2,250,000,000.
(17) Historic preservation fund.--None of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available in title VII of
division A for National Park Service under the heading
``Historic Preservation Fund'', and the amount made available
under such heading is reduced by $55,000,000.
(18) Fish and wildlife resource construction.--None of the
funds appropriated or otherwise made available in title VII
of division A for United States Fish and Wildlife Service
under the heading ``Construction'', and the amount made
available under such heading is reduced by $60,000,000.
(b) Under Prioritized Spending That Should Be Budgeted
for.--
(1) Comparative research.--None of the funds appropriated
or otherwise made available in title VIII of division A for
Healthcare Research and Quality under the heading ``Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality'' may be available for
comparative research, and the amount made available under
such heading is reduced by $700,000,000.
(2) Health it.--Title XIII for Health Information
Technology shall be null and void and none of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available in title VII of
division A for Information Technology under the heading
``Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology'' may be available for health information
technology, and the amount made available under such heading
is reduced by $5,000,000,000.
(3) Pandemic flu.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available in title VIII of division A for
pandemic influenza under the heading ``Public Health and
Social Services Emergency Fund'' may be available for
pandemic flu and the amount made available under such heading
is reduced by $870,000,000.
(4) Smart grid.--None of the funds made available in this
Act for Smart Grid shall be made available.
(5) Broadband.--None of the funds appropriated or other
made available in title II of division A for Broadband
Technology Opportunities under the heading ``National
Technology Opportunities Program'' may be available for
broadband and the amount made available under such heading is
reduced by $9,000,000,000.
(6) High-speed rail corridor program.--None of the funds
appropriated or made available in title XII of division A for
the High-Speed Rail Corridor projects under the heading High-
Speed Rail Corridor Program may be available for the high-
speed rail corridor and the amount made available under such
heading is reduced by $2,000,000,000. Section 201 of title II
of division A shall be null and void.
(7) Prison system and courthouses.--None of the funds
appropriated or made available in title II of division A for
prison buildings and facilities under the heading Federal
Prison System may be available for buildings and facilities
and the amount made available under such heading is reduced
by $1,000,000,000.
(c) Under General Provisions.--
(1) Davis-bacon act not applicable.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the provisions of subchapter IV of
chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred
to as the Davis-Bacon Act) shall not apply to any
construction projects carried out using amounts made
available under this Act or the amendments made by this Act.
(2) Prohibited uses.--None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available in this Act may be used for any
casino or other gambling establishment, aquarium, zoo, golf
course, swimming pool, or Mob Museum.
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