SA 2686. Mr. CORNYN (for Mr. ROBERTS) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 4054, to reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 5, strike lines 10 and 11 and insert the following: (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)— (A) by striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary’’ and inserting ‘‘$23,000,000’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘1988 through 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2021 through 2025’’; and
SA 2687. Mr. CORNYN (for Mr. SCHUMER) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1830, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor; as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS
The Congress finds the following: (1) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor’s mission is— (A) to commemorate the extraordinary sacrifice of America’s servicemen and servicewomen who were killed or wounded by enemy action; and (B) to collect and preserve the stories of Purple Heart recipients from all branches of service and across generations to ensure that all recipients are represented. (2) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor first opened its doors on November 10, 2006, in New Windsor, NY. (3) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is co-located with the New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site. (4) The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is the first to recognize the estimated 1.8 million U.S. servicemembers wounded or killed in action representing recipients from the Civil War to the present day, serving as a living memorial to their sacrifice by sharing their stories through interviews, exhibits and the Roll of Honor, an interactive computer database of each recipient enrolled. SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
