S.Amdt. 829

SA 829. Mr. BEGICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
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:

On page 371, after line 7 add the following:
Sec. 237. (a) Notwithstanding the amount made available
under the heading ``native american housing block grants''
under the heading ``Public and Indian Housing'' under the
heading DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT under
this division, there shall be available for the Native
American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized under
title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996, $705,300,000, to remain available
until expended.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
amount made available or authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2012 for each program, project, or activity
authorized under this division and the amendments made by
this division (except the program described in subsection
(a)) shall be reduced on a pro rata basis by a total of
$55,300,000.
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