S.Amdt. 246

SA 246. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, and Mr. Schumer) 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 168, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:

SEC. 803A. ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
MODERNIZATION, RENOVATION, AND REPAIR.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise
appropriated under this Act, there are appropriated, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
$2,500,000,000 for carrying out activities authorized under
section 803 of this Act, which funds shall remain available
through September 30, 2010.
(b) Emergency Designation.--The amount provided in
subsection (a) 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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