S.Amdt. 3551

SA 3551. Mr. LeMIEUX (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
Shelby, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Cochran) 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:

At the end of title VII, add the following:

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SEC. 723. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TERMINATION OF
CONSTELLATION PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL
AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Reaffirmation of Prohibition.--The National Aeronautics
and Space Administration shall comply with the provisions of
the first proviso under the heading ``exploration'' under the
heading ``National Aeronautics and Space Administration'' in
the Science Appropriations Act (title III of division B of
Public Law 111-117; 123 Stat. 3147), relating to a
prohibition on the use of funds for the termination or
elimination of any program, project, or activity of the
architecture of the Constellation Program of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(b) Limitation.--The provisions of section 1341 of title
31, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Anti-
Deficiency Act''), may not be utilized as a basis for the
termination or elimination of any contract, program, project,
or activity of the Constellation Program of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(c) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to Congress a
report on the Constellation Program of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration. The report shall set
forth a description and assessment by the Comptroller General
of the contracts, programs, projects, or activities of the
Constellation Program, if any, that are contrary to law or
are experiencing waste, fraud, or abuse.
(d) Current Shuttle Manifest Flight Assurance.--The
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall take all actions necessary to ensure
shuttle launch capability, including not terminating any
contractor support that will limit or impair the launching
of, at a minimum, the payloads manifested for the shuttle as
of the date of the enactment of this Act.
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