S.Amdt. 499

SA 499. Ms. KLOBUCHAR 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. 107. ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise
appropriated under this Act, there are appropriated, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
$200,000,000 for the Food and Drug Administration for new
laboratory equipment and Internet Technology updates to help
detect and track foodborne illness outbreaks.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, the amount appropriated under title V for the ``federal
buildings fund'' shall be reduced by $200,000,000.
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