To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to require a certain portion of funding for the Energy Star Program of the Environmental Protection Agency to be allocated to the Energy Star Small Business Program.
What it does: Adds SEC. 2___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR ENERGY STAR FOR SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM at the appropriate place in title IIAdds SEC. 2___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR ENERGY STAR FOR SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM at the appropriate place in title II
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. 2___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR ENERGY STAR FOR SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM.
Inserted: (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution by the amounts provided by a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would set aside, from amounts made available for the Energy Star Program of the Environmental Protection Agency, at least 2 percent for the Energy Star for Small Business Program.
Inserted: (b) Deficit Neutrality.--Subsection (a) applies only if the legislation described in that subsection would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.
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At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:
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At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:
SEC. 2___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR ENERGY STAR FOR SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution by the amounts provided by a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that would set aside, from amounts made available for the Energy Star Program of the Environmental Protection Agency, at least 2 percent for the Energy Star for Small Business Program.
(b) Deficit Neutrality.--Subsection (a) applies only if the legislation described in that subsection would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.
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Senate amendment submitted
April 2, 2009
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Senate amendment submitted
April 2, 2009
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 940 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
April 2, 2009
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 940 proposed by Senator Conrad for Senator Snowe.(consideration: CR S4284-4285, S4287; text: CR S4284)
April 2, 2009
Amendment SA 940 proposed by Senator Conrad for Senator Snowe. (consideration: CR S4284-4285, S4287; text: CR S4284) To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to require a certain portion of funding for the Energy Star Program of the Environmental Protection Agency to be allocated to the Energy Star Small Business Program.
April 2, 2009
Amendment SA 940 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
April 2, 2009