[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 100 (Tuesday, July 15, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7504-S7505]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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   THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

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                HUTCHISON (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 849

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mrs. Hutchison for herself, Mr. Lott, Mr. Lieberman, 
Mr. McCain, Mr. Warner, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Levin) 
proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1005, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and for other purposes, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) International efforts to bring indicted war criminals 
     to justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina consistent with the 1995 
     Dayton Accords should be supported as an important element in 
     creating a self-sustaining peace in the region;
       (2) The Administration should consult closely with the 
     Congress on all efforts to bring indicted war criminals to 
     justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina consistent with the 1995 
     Dayton Accords; and
       (3) The Administration should consult closely and in a 
     timely manner with the Congress on the NATO-led Stabilization 
     Force's mission concerning the apprehension of indicted war 
     criminals, including any changes in the mission which could 
     affect American forces.
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                        DORGAN AMENDMENT NO. 850

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Dorgan) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1005, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec.  . Up to $4.5 million of funds available to the 
     Department of Defense may be available for the payment of 
     claims for loss and damage to personal property suffered as a 
     direct result of the flooding in the Red River Basin during 
     April and May 1997 by members of the Armed Forces residing in 
     the vicinity of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, 
     without regard to the provisions of section 3721(e) of title 
     31, United States Code.
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                         ROBB AMENDMENT NO. 851

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Robb) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1005, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8099. Of the total amount appropriated under title II 
     for the Navy, the Secretary of the Navy shall make 
     $36,000,000 available for a program to demonstrate expanded 
     use of multitechnology automated reader cards throughout the 
     Navy and the Marine Corps, including demonstration of the use 
     of the so-called ``smartship'' technology of the ship-to-
     shore work load / off load program.
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                        McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 852

  Mr. McCAIN proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1005, supra; as 
follows:

       Strike out section 8097.
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                        McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 853

  Mr. McCAIN proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1005, supra; as 
follows:


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       At the end of title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8099. (a) The Secretary of Defense shall waive 
     generally with respect to a foreign country each limitation 
     on procurements from foreign sources provided in law if the 
     Secretary determines that the application of the limitation 
     with respect to that country would impede cooperative 
     programs entered into between the Department of Defense and 
     the foreign country, or would impede arrangements for the 
     reciprocal procurement of defense items entered into under 
     section 2531 of title 10, United States Code, or under any 
     other provision of law, and the country does not discriminate 
     against defense items produced in the United States to a 
     greater degree than the United States discriminates against 
     defense items produced in that country.
       (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to--
       (1) contacts and subcontracts entered into on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised 
     after such date under contracts that are entered into before 
     such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason 
     other than the application of a wavier granted under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding 
     construction of warships.
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                        INOUYE AMENDMENT NO. 854

  Mr. INOUYE proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1005, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert: ``Provided further, That 
     none of th funds provided in this or any other Act may be 
     obligated for the tooling to construct or the construction of 
     vessels addressed by this section''.
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                        COATS AMENDMENT NO. 855

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Coats) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1005, supra; as follows:

       On page 24, line 6, after ``2000'' insert the following: 
     ``:Provided, That, of the amount appropriated under this 
     heading, $15,708,000 is available for the Information System 
     Security Program, of which $5,500,000 is available for 
     procurement of Airterm KY-100 devices''.
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                      FEINSTEIN AMENDMENT NO. 856

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mrs. Feinstein) proposed an amendment to the bill, 
S. 1005, supra; a follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the Sense of Congress that should the Senate ratify 
     NATO enlargement, current proportional cost-sharing 
     arrangements will remain in place and that the proportional 
     cost of the U.S. share of the NATO common budget should not 
     increase.
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                  GRAHAM (AND MACK) AMENDMENT NO. 857

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Graham, for himself and Mr. Mack) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 1005, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8099. (a) Congress finds that the Defense Base Closure 
     and Realignment Commission directed the transfer of only 10 
     electro-magnetic test environment systems from Eglin Air 
     Force Base, Florida, to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
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                       BUMPERS AMENDMENT NO. 858

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Bumpers) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
1005, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:
       Sec.  . (a) Funding.--The Department of Defense budget is 
     insufficient to fulfill all the requirements on the unfunded 
     priorities lists of the military services and defense 
     agencies.
       (b) The documented printing expenses of the Department of 
     Defense amount to several hundred million dollars per year, 
     and a similar amount of undocumented printing expenses may be 
     included in external defense contracts.
       (c) Printing in two or more colors generally increases 
     costs.
       (d) The Joint Committee on Printing of the Congress of the 
     United States has established regulations intended to protect 
     taxpayers from extravagant government printing expenses.
       (e) The Government Printing and Binding Regulations 
     published by the Joint Committee on Printing direct that, ``. 
     . . it is the responsibility of the head of any department, 
     independent office or establishment of the Government to 
     assure that all multicolor printing shall contribute 
     demonstrable value toward achieving a greater fulfillment of 
     the ultimate end-purpose of whatever printed item in which it 
     is included.''
       (f) The Department of Defense publishes a large number of 
     brochures, calenders, and other products in which the use of 
     multicolor printing does not appear to meet the demonstrably 
     valuable contribution requirement of the Joint Committee on 
     Printing, but instead appears to be used primarily for 
     decorative effect.
       (g) The Department of Defense could save resources for 
     higher priority needs by reducing printing expenses:
       Therefore, it is the sense of the Senate that:
       (1) the Secretary of Defense should ensure that the 
     printing costs of the Department of Defense and military 
     services are the lowest amount possible;
       (2) the Department of Defense should strictly comply with 
     the Printing and Binding Regulations published by the Joint 
     Committee on Printing of the Congress of the United States; 
     and
       (3) that the Department of Defense budget submission for 
     fiscal year 1999 should reflect the savings that will result 
     from the stricter printing guidelines in (1) and (2).

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