S.Amdt. 421

SA 421. Mr. MENENDEZ 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 145, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

Career, Technical, and Adult Education

For an additional amount for carrying out Adult Education
State Grants under section 211 of the Adult Education and
Family Literacy Act, $250,000,000: Provided, That eligible
agencies receiving such grants shall give priority to
programs providing services for English as a second language:
Provided further, That this amount shall be 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.
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