,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bb1        
#bjbd,mr4 ,newhouse 7for himself1 ,mrs4 
,chavez-,de,remer1 ,mrs4 ,rodgers of    
,washington1 ,mr4 ,fulcher1 and ,mr4    
,bentz7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit the use of ,federal funds to   
allow or study the breach or alteration 
of the ,lower ,snake ,river dams or     
implement the ,columbia ,basin          
,restoration ,initiative1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,defending ,against 
,manipulative ,negotiators ,act or the  
,,damn ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on use of
 ,federal funds to breach ,lower ,snake 
,river dams  7a7 ,in general ,no        
,federal funds may be used to-- 7#a7    
allow1 lead to1 or study the breach or  
functional alteration of1 including     
study of power1 flood control1 or       
navigation replacement of1 or provide   

dam removal technical assistance for1   
the ,lower ,snake ,river dams2 or  7#b7 
implement the ,columbia ,basin          
,restoration ,initiative1 as proposed in
 the memorandum of understanding filed  
on ,december #ad1 #bjbc1 in the         
,district ,court for the ,district of   
,oregon in ,national ,wildlife          
,federation1 et al4 v4 ,national ,marine
 ,fisheries ,service1 et al4 7,case ,no4
 #c3ja-;cv-#jjfdj-,,si74  7b7           
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
,lower ,snake ,river dams means the     
following dams in the ,state of         
,washington1 authorized by section #b of
 the ,act of ,march #b1 #aide 7chapter  
#ai1 #ei ,stat4 #ba73 7#a7 ,ice ,harbor 
,dam4  7#b7 ,lower ,monumental ,dam4    
7#c7 ,little ,goose ,dam4  7#d7 ,lower  
,granite ,dam4