On the recordJune 28, 2010
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to Calendar No. 440, S. 3249. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3249) to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the predisaster hazard mitigation program and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, with an amendment. S. 3249 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON EARMARKS. Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(n) Prohibition on Earmarks.-- ``(1) In general.--None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out this section may be used for congressionally directed spending, as defined under rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate. ``(2) Report to congress.--If grants are awarded under this section using procedures other than competitive procedures, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to Congress a report explaining why competitive procedures were not used.''.
