S.Amdt. 302Senate111th Congress (2009-2011)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 302
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Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Submitted February 4, 2009
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February 4, 2009
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SA 302. Mr. SANDERS 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 39, line 8, strike ``2005,'' and all that follows through ``Provided, That'' on line 9, and insert the following: ``2005, as well as to assist consumers with the purchase or installation, or both, of an indoor or outdoor antenna to facilitate the reception and display of signals of channels broadcast in digital television service, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce may only use amounts provided under this heading to assist consumers with the purchase or installation, or both, of an indoor or outdoor antenna, if upon the determination of the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission and the Secretary of Commerce, such funds are no longer necessary to provide additional coupons under section 3005 of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005: Provided further, That''. ______