S.Amdt. 3515

SA 3515. Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself and Ms. Snowe) submitted
an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3452 proposed by
Mr. Rockefeller to the bill H.R. 1586, to impose an additional tax on
bonuses received from certain TARP recipients; which was ordered to lie
on the table; as follows:

On page 24, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
(c) Qualifications Based Selection.--Section 40117, as
amended by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(o) Qualifications Based Selection.--
``(1) In general.--Any contract or subcontract, described
in paragraph (2) that is funded in whole or in part from the
proceeds from passenger facility charges imposed under this
section, shall be awarded in the same manner as a contract
for architectural and engineering services is awarded under
chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code, or an equivalent
qualifications-based requirement prescribed for or by the
eligible agency.
``(2) Contract or subcontract described.--A contract or
subcontract described in this subsection is a contract or
subcontract for program management, construction management,
planning studies, feasibility studies, architectural
services, preliminary engineering, design, engineering,
surveying, mapping, and related services.''.
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