S.Amdt. 289Senate111th Congress (2009-2011)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 289
Sponsored by
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Submitted February 4, 2009
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February 4, 2009
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SA 289. Mr. COBURN 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 162, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following: (E) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a State higher education agency shall not award a subgrant under this section to an institution of higher education that-- (i) has an endowment exempt from taxation under subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is more than $15,000,000,000; or (ii) has paid more than $1,000,000 for lobbying activities, as such term is defined in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602), in the preceding fiscal year. ______