S.Amdt. 220

SA 220. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Dodd, and Ms.
Stabenow) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 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;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 111, line 14, before the period, insert the
following:
``, and for an additional amount for the fire grant program
under section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control
Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a), $500,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That this amount is
designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet
emergency needs pursuant to section 204(a) of S. Con. Res. 21
(110th Congress) and section 301(b)(2) of S. Con. Res. 70
(110th Congress), the concurrent resolutions on the budget
for fiscal years 2008 and 2009.''
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