S.Amdt. 787Senate112th Congress (2011-2013)3rd degree

S.Amdt. 787

Submitted October 18, 2011

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Senate amendment submitted

October 18, 2011

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SA 787. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 750 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Webb) to the
amendment SA 738 proposed by Mr. Inouye to the bill H.R. 2112, making
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the amendment, insert the following:
(i) Additional Review.--The review required by subsection
(c) shall include an examination of all grant programs
administered by the Department of Justice, Department of
Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services,
Department of Labor, and the Department of Education that are
related to criminal justice, corrections, drug prevention,
rehabilitation, and treatment to--
(1) examine the extent to which the grant programs
administered by these agencies could be consolidated to
ensure that taxpayer dollars are not wasted administering
similar programs among different Federal agencies; and
(2) analyze the potential benefits of consolidating
programs administered by these agencies.
(j) Terrorism Expenses.--The Commission shall have no
authority to recommend a reduction, modification, or other
adjustment to the sentence of any Federal or state prisoner
serving a criminal sentence for a terrorism offense.
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