S.Amdt. 397

SA 397. Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Johnson)
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 36, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:

SEC. __. ENERGY PROGRAMS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law
and in addition to any other funds made available, not later
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, out of
any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary of
Agriculture (referred to in this section as the
``Secretary'')--
(1) to carry out section 9002 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102), $10,000,000 for
the period of fiscal years 2009 and 2010;
(2) for the costs of grants and loan guarantees to carry
out section 9003 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 8103), $300,000,000
for the period of fiscal years 2009 and 2010;
(3) to carry out section 9004 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 8104),
$200,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 and 2010;
(4) to carry out section 9005 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 8105),
$100,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 and 2010;
(5) for the costs of grants and loan guarantees to carry
out section 9007 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 8107), $300,000,000
for the period of fiscal years 2009 and 2010;
(6) to carry out section 9008 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 8108),
$100,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 and 2010;
(7) to carry out section 9009 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 8109),
$40,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 and 2010;
(8) to carry out section 9011 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 8111),
$50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 and 2010; and
(9) to carry out section 9013 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 8113),
$40,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 and 2010.
(b) Condition on Funds.--Funds made available under
subsection (a)(3) may be used to provide assistance under
section 9004 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8104) to power plants and manufacturing
facilities in rural areas.
(c) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Secretary shall be
entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to provide
those loans the funds transferred under subsection (a),
without further appropriation.
(d) Availability of Funds.--Funds made available under
subsection (a) shall remain available until September 30,
2010.
(e) Emergency Designation.--Each amount provided in this
amendment 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.
(f) Offset.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, each amount provided to the Secretary of Energy under
title IV is reduced by the pro rata percentage required to
reduce the total amount provided to the Secretary of Energy
under title IV by $1,140,000,000.
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