[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 8, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6654-S6658]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000

  The Senate continued with the consideration of the bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the hour of 2:15 
having arrived, the Senator from Hawaii is recognized for 5 minutes; 
and under the previous order, at the hour of 2:20, the Senator from 
Alaska is to be recognized.
  Mr. GREGG addressed the Chair.
  Mr. INOUYE. I yield my time to my friend from New Hampshire.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Hampshire.


                     Amendment No. 548, As Modified

  Mr. GREGG. I send a modification to the desk to amendment No. 548.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment is modified.
  The amendment, as modified, is as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC.  . PROHIBITION ON USE OF REFUGEE RELIEF FUNDS FOR LONG-
                   TERM REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OR RECONSTRUCTION IN 
                   SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE.

       None of the funds made available in the 1999 Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31) may be 
     made available to implement a long-term, regional program of 
     development or reconstruction in Southeastern Europe except 
     pursuant to specific statutory authorization enacted on or 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.

  Mr. GREGG. I yield the floor.
  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                         Privilege of the Floor

  Mr. STEVENS. I ask unanimous consent that Commander Tom Bailey, a 
fellow serving on the staff of Senator Cochran, be allowed privileges 
of the floor during the debate on this bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                           Amendment No. 575

(Purpose: To authorize $4,000,000 of Army research, development, test, 
    and evaluation funds (in PE 60481A) to be used for the Advanced 
                   Integrated Helmet System Program)

  Mr. STEVENS. I send an amendment to the desk for Senator Gorton and 
ask it be numbered and qualified.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens], for Mr. Gorton, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 575.

  The amendment is as follows:

       On page 107, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
       Sec. 8109. Of the funds appropriated in the title IV under 
     the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
     Army'', $4,000,000 shall be made available for the Advanced 
     Integrated Helmet System Program.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is laid aside.


                           Amendment No. 576

  Mr. STEVENS. I send an amendment to the desk for the distinguished 
majority leader and ask it be numbered and qualified.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens], for Mr. Lott, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 576.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert:
       Office of Net Assessment in the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense, jointly with the United States Pacific Command, 
     shall submit a report to Congress no later than 180 days 
     after the enactment of this Act which addresses the following 
     issues:
       1. A review and evaluation of the operational planning and 
     other preparations of the U.S. Defense Department, including 
     but not limited to the U.S. Pacific Command, to implement the 
     relevant sections of the Taiwan Relations Act since its 
     enactment in 1979.
       2. A review and evaluation of all gaps in relevant 
     knowledge about the current and future military balance 
     between Taiwan and mainland China, including but not limited 
     to Chinese open source writings.
       3. A set of recommendations, based on these reviews and 
     evaluations, concerning further research and analysis that 
     the Office of Net Assessment and the Pacific Command believe 
     to be necessary and desirable to be performed by the National 
     Defense University and other defense research centers.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is laid aside.


                           Amendment No. 577

  Mr. STEVENS. I send an amendment to the desk for the Senator from New 
Mexico, Mr. Domenici, and ask that it be qualified.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens], for Mr. Domenici, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 577.

  The amendment is as follows:

       On page 106, line 4, strike ``The Communications Act'' and 
     insert ``(a) The Communications Act of 1934''.
       On page 107, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
       (b)(1) Not later than 15 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget and the Federal Communications 
     Commission shall each submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report which shall--
       (A) set forth the anticipated schedule (including specific 
     dates) for--
       (i) preparing and conducting the competitive bidding 
     process required by subsection (a); and
       (ii) depositing the receipts of the competitive bidding 
     process;
       (B) set forth each significant milestone in the rulemaking 
     process with respect to the competitive bidding process;

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       (C) include an explanation of the effect of each 
     requirement in subsection (a) on the schedule for the 
     competitive bidding process and any post-bidding activities 
     (including the deposit of receipts) when compared with the 
     schedule for the competitive bidding and any post-bidding 
     activities (including the deposit of receipts) that would 
     otherwise have occurred under section 337(b)(2) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(b)(2)) if not for 
     the enactment of subsection (a);
       (D) set forth for each spectrum auction held by the Federal 
     Communications Commission since 1993 information on--
       (i) the time required for each stage of preparation for the 
     auction;
       (ii) the date of the commencement and of the completion of 
     the auction;
       (iii) the time which elapsed between the date of the 
     completion of the auction and the date of the first deposit 
     of receipts from the auction in the Treasury; and
       (iv) the dates of all subsequent deposits of receipts from 
     the auction in the Treasury; and
       (E) include an assessment of how the stages of the 
     competitive bidding process required by subsection (a), 
     including preparation, commencement and completion, and 
     deposit of receipts, will differ from similar stages in the 
     auctions referred to in subparagraph (D).
       (2) Not later than October 5, 2000, the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget and the Federal 
     Communications Commission shall each submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees the report which shall--
       (A) describe the course of the competitive bidding process 
     required by subsection (a) through September 30, 2000, 
     including the amount of any receipts from the competitive 
     bidding process deposited in the Treasury as of September 30, 
     2000; and
       (B) if the course of the competitive bidding process has 
     included any deviations from the schedule set forth under 
     paragraph (1)(A), an explanation for such deviations from the 
     schedule.
       (3) The Federal Communications Commission may not consult 
     with the Director in the preparation and submittal of the 
     reports required of the Commission by this subsection.
       (4) In this subsection, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means the following:
       (A) The Committees on Appropriations, the Budget, and 
     Commerce of the Senate.
       (B) The Committees on Appropriations, the Budget, and 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is laid aside.


                           Amendment No. 578

  (Purpose: To extend for a period of 3 years the Agriculture Export 
     Relief Act of 1998 and the India-Pakistan Relief Act of 1998)

  Mr. STEVENS. I send an amendment to the desk for Senator Roberts.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens], for Mr. Roberts, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 578.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the general provisions, add the following:

     SEC. 8109. EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURE EXPORT RELIEF ACT OF 1998 
                   AND INDIA-PAKISTAN RELIEF ACT OF 1998.

       (a) Extension of Agriculture Export Relief Act of 1998.--
     Section 2 of the Agriculture Export Relief Act of 1998 
     (Public Law 105-194; 112 Stat. 627) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1999'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2002''.
       (b) Extension of India-Pakistan Relief Act of 1998.--
       (1) In general.--Section 902(a) of the India-Pakistan 
     Relief Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2799aa-1 note) is amended by 
     striking ``for a period not to exceed one year upon enactment 
     of this Act'' and inserting ``for a period not to exceed 
     September 30, 2002''.
       (2) Report.--Section 904 of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``a one-year period described in section 902'' and inserting 
     ``the first year following the date of enactment of this Act 
     and annually thereafter''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the earlier of the date of enactment of 
     this Act or September 30, 1999.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is laid aside.
  Mr. STEVENS. Does the Senator from Hawaii have any amendments?
  Mr. INOUYE addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Hawaii.


                           Amendment No. 579

  (Purpose: Relating to the conveyance of the remaining Army Reserve 
              property at former Fort Sheridan, Illinois)

  Mr. INOUYE. I offer an amendment on behalf of Senator Durbin on Fort 
Sheridan and ask that it be set aside.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Hawaii [Mr. Inouye], for Mr. Durbin, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 579.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec.  . (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     no funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 
     may be used to carry out any conveyance of land at the former 
     Fort Sheridan, Illinois, unless such conveyance is consistent 
     with a regional agreement among the communities and 
     jurisdictions in the vicinity of Fort Sheridan and in 
     accordance with section 2862 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public 
     Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 573).
       (2) The land referred to in paragraph(1) is a parcel of 
     real property, including any improvement thereon, located at 
     the former Fort Sheridan, Illinois, consisting of 
     approximately 14 acres, and known as the northern Army 
     Reserve enclave area, that is covered by the authority in 
     section 2862 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996 and has not been conveyed pursuant to 
     that authority as of the date of enactment of this Act.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is laid aside.


                           Amendment No. 580

  (Purpose: To express the sense of Congress regarding the accidental 
civilian casualties of live ammunition testing at Vieques, Puerto Rico, 
     and actions to prevent a recurrence of such a tragic accident)

  Mr. INOUYE. I offer an amendment on behalf of Senator Bingaman on 
Vieques, Puerto Rico, and ask that it be numbered and set aside.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Hawaii [Mr. Inouye], for Mr. Bingaman, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 580.

  The amendment is as follows:
       At the end of the general provisions, add the following:
       Sec. 8109. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Congress recognizes and supports, as being fundamental 
     to the national defense, the ability of the Armed Forces to 
     test weapons and weapon systems thoroughly, and to train 
     members of the Armed Forces in the use of weapons and weapon 
     systems before the forces enter hostile military engagements.
       (2) It is the policy of the United States that the Armed 
     Forces at all times exercise the utmost degree of caution in 
     the testing of weapons and weapon systems in order to avoid 
     endangering civilian populations and the environment.
       (3) In the adherence to these policies, it is essential to 
     the public safety that the Armed Forces not test weapons or 
     weapon systems, or engage in training exercises with live 
     ammunition, in close proximity to civilian populations unless 
     there is no reasonable alternative available.
       (b) It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) there should be a thorough and independent 
     investigation of the circumstances that led to the accidental 
     death of a civilian employee of the Navy installation in 
     Vieques, Puerto Rico, and the wounding of four other 
     civilians during a live-ammunition weapons test at Vieques, 
     including a reexamination of the adequacy of the measures 
     that are in place to protect the civilian population during 
     such testing and of the extent to which the civilian 
     population at the site can be adequately protected during 
     such testing;
       (2) the President should not authorize the Navy to resume 
     live ammunition testing on the Island of Vieques, Puerto 
     Rico, unless and until he has advised the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     that--
       (A) there is not available an alternative testing site with 
     no civilian population located in close proximity;
       (B) the national security of the United States requires 
     that the testing be carried out despite the potential risks 
     to the civilian population;
       (C) measures to provide the utmost level of safety to the 
     civilian population are to be in place and maintained 
     throughout the testing; and
       (D) in the event that testing resumes, measures are to be 
     taken to protect the Island of Vieques and the surrounding 
     area from environmental degradation, including possible 
     environmental harm, that might result from the testing of 
     ammunition containing radioactive materials; and
       (3) in addition to advising committees of Congress of the 
     findings as described in paragraph (2), the President should 
     advise the Governor of Puerto Rico of those findings and, if 
     the President decides to resume live-ammunition weapons 
     testing on the Island of Vieques, consult with the Governor 
     on a regular basis regarding the measures being taken from 
     time to time to protect civilians from harm from the testing.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is laid aside.


                           Amendment No. 581

  Mr. INOUYE. I offer an amendment for Senator Inouye on native 
Hawaiians, and I ask to have that numbered and set aside.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment will be numbered and laid aside.


                           Amendment No. 582

      (Purpose: To authorize the use of up to $35,000,000 for the 
   retrofitting and improvement of the current inventory of Patriot 
  missiles to meet current and projected threats from cruise missiles)

  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I offer an amendment for Senator Kennedy 
on Patriot missiles, and I ask that it be numbered and set aside.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Hawaii [Mr. Inouye], for Mr. Kennedy, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 582.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Of the funds appropriated in title III, Procurement, under 
     the heading ``Missile Procurement, Army'', up to $35,000,000 
     may be made available to retrofit and improve the current 
     inventory of Patriot missiles in order to meet current and 
     projected threats from cruise missiles.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is numbered and laid aside.


                           Amendment No. 583

(Purpose: To reduce funding for the National Missile Defense program by 
$200,000,000 and to increase funding for Army modernization programs by 
                             $200,000,000)

  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I offer an amendment for Senator Levin on 
the National Missile Defense program, and I ask that it be numbered and 
set aside.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Hawaii [Mr. Inouye], for Mr. Levin, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 583.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following new section:
       Sec.  . Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in Title IV of this act under 
     Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, is 
     hereby reduced by $200,000,000: Provided, That not more than 
     $836,555,000 of the funds provided under this Act may be 
     obligated for National Missile Defense programs: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other provision in this 
     Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for Aircraft 
     Procurement, Army is hereby increased by $56,100,000 for re-
     engining of the CH-47 helicopter; Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the total 
     amount appropriated in this Act for Missile Procurement, Army 
     is hereby increased by $98,400,000 for advance procurement of 
     the Javelin missile; Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision in this Act, the total amount 
     appropriated in this Act for Procurement of Weapons and 
     Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army is hereby increased by 
     $20,000,000 for procurement of the Field Artillery Ammunition 
     Supply Vehicle; Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision in this Act, the total amount appropriated in 
     this Act for Other Procurement, Army is hereby increased by 
     $25,500,000 for procurement of SINCGARS radios.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is numbered and set aside.
  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                           Amendment No. 584

(Purpose: To reduce amounts appropriated for unrequested, low-priority, 
         unnecessary, and wasteful spending by $3,100,000,000)

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I have 2 amendments to send to the desk. 
My understanding is, under the unanimous consent agreement, both of 
these amendments have to be proposed by the time of 2:30, so I send 
them at this time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Arizona [Mr. McCain] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 584.

  The amendment is as follows:

       Strike section 8108, and insert the following:
       Sec. 8108. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in this Act by titles III, IV, 
     and VI is hereby reduced by $3,100,000,000, the reductions to 
     be derived from appropriations as follows:
       (1) From Operation and Maintenance, Army, $27,000,000.
       (2) From Operation and Maintenance, Navy, $36,000,000.
       (3) From Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps, 
     $10,200,000.
       (4) From Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, $61,800,000.
       (5) From Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, 
     $78,900,000.
       (6) From Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard, 
     $53,500,000.
       (7) From Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard, 
     $2,900,000.
       (8) From Aircraft Procurement, Army, $178,000,000.
       (9) From Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat 
     Vehicles, Army, $26,400,000.
       (10) From Procurement of Ammunition, Army, $37,500,000.
       (11) From Other Procurement, Army, $135,500,000.
       (12) From Aircraft Procurement, Navy, $69,000,000.
       (13) From Weapons Procurement, Navy, $54,400,000.
       (14) From Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, $317,500,000.
       (15) From Other Procurement, Navy, $67,800,000.
       (16) From Procurement, Marine Corps, $54,900,000.
       (17) From Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, $164,500,000.
       (18) From Missile Procurement, Air Force, $25,400,000.
       (19) From Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force, $5,100,000.
       (20) From Other Procurement, Air Force, $53,400,000.
       (21) From Procurement, Defense-Wide, $73,000,000.
       (22) From National Guard and Reserve Equipment, 
     $190,500,000.
       (23) From Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
     Army, $249,100,000.
       (24) From Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
     Navy, $288,700,000.
       (25) From Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air 
     Force, $263,300,000.
       (26) From Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
     Defense-Wide, $287,900,000.
       (27) From Defense Health Program, $226,200,000.
       (28) From Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, 
     Defense, $61,600,000.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is numbered and laid aside.


                           Amendment No. 585

   (Purpose: To authorize the Secretary of Defense to waive certain 
  domestic source or content requirements in the procurement of items)

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I send a second amendment to the desk, and 
I ask that it be numbered and set aside.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Arizona [Mr. McCain] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 585.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the general provisions, add the following:
       Sec. 8109. (a) Subject to subsection (c) and except as 
     provided in subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense may 
     waive any domestic source requirement or domestic content 
     requirement referred to in subsection (b) and thereby 
     authorize procurements of items that are grown, reprocessed, 
     reused, produced, or manufactured--
       (1) inside a foreign country the government of which is a 
     party to a reciprocal defense memorandum of understanding 
     that is entered into with the Secretary of Defense and is in 
     effect;
       (2) inside the United States or its possessions; or
       (3) inside the United States or its possessions partly or 
     wholly from components grown, reprocessed, reused, produced, 
     or manufactured outside the United States or its possessions.
       (b) For purposes of this section:
       (1) A domestic source requirement is any requirement under 
     law that the Department of Defense must satisfy its needs for 
     an item by procuring an item that is grown, reprocessed, 
     reused, produced, or manufactured in the United States, its 
     possessions, or a part of the national technology and 
     industrial base.
       (2) A domestic content requirement is any requirement under 
     law that the Department must satisfy its needs for an item by 
     procuring an item produced or manufactured partly or wholly 
     from components grown, reprocessed, reused, produced, or 
     manufactured in the United States or its possessions.
       (c) The authority to waive a requirement under subsection 
     (a) applies to procurements of items if the Secretary of 
     Defense first determines that--
       (1) the application of the requirement to procurements of 
     those items would impede the reciprocal procurement of 
     defense items under a memorandum of understanding providing 
     for reciprocal procurement of defense items that is entered 
     into between the Department of Defense and a foreign country 
     in accordance with section 2531 of title 10, United States 
     Code;
       (2) the foreign country does not discriminate against items 
     produced in the United States to a greater degree than the 
     United States discriminates against items produced in that 
     country; and

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       (3) one or more of the conditions set forth in section 
     2534(d) of title 10, United States Code, exists with respect 
     to the procurement.
       (d) Laws Not Waived.--The Secretary of Defense may not 
     exercise the authority under subsection (a) to waive any of 
     the following laws:
       (1) The Small Business Act.
       (2) The Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-48c).
       (3) Sections 7309 and 7310 of title 10, United States Code, 
     with respect to ships in Federal Supply Class 1905.
       (4) Section 9005 of Public Law 102-396 (10 U.S.C. 2241 
     note), with respect to articles or items of textiles, 
     apparel, shoe findings, tents, and flags listed in Federal 
     Supply Classes 8305, 8310, 8315, 8320, 8335, 8340, and 8345 
     and articles or items of clothing, footware, individual 
     equipment, and insignia listed in Federal Supply Classes 
     8405, 8410, 8415, 8420, 8425, 8430, 8435, 8440, 8445, 8450, 
     8455, 8465, 8470, and 8475.
       (e) Relationship to Other Waiver Authority.--The authority 
     under subsection (a) to waive a domestic source requirement 
     or domestic content requirement is in addition to any other 
     authority to waive such requirement.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is numbered and set aside.
  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask the distinguished chairman when he 
would like me to address the issue of one amendment concerning 
reallocation of $3.1 billion.
  Mr. STEVENS. Could we wait until after 2:30? We are trying to get 
these in by the deadline, and then I will be happy to listen to the 
Senator's comments.
  Mr. McCAIN. I thank the chairman, and I yield the floor.


                           Amendment No. 586

 (Purpose: To provide funds for continued research and development in 
                       Space Control Technology)

  Mr. STEVENS. I send an amendment to the desk for Senator Shelby, and 
I ask that it be numbered and qualified.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens], for Mr. Shelby, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 586.

  The amendment is as follows:

       In Title IV, under Research, Development, Test, and 
     Evaluation, Army, add the following:
       ``Of the funds appropriated for research, development, test 
     and evaluation Army, up to $10 million dollars may be 
     utilized for Army Space Control Technology.''

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is numbered and laid aside.


                           Amendment No. 587

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I have a parliamentary inquiry. As I 
understand it, amendments should be numbered and qualified now, and we 
still have a portion of the managers' package to complete. Would it be 
in order for me to reserve a place now for the final portion of the 
managers' amendment and just have an amendment numbered for that 
purpose at this time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. STEVENS. May I inquire now from the clerk what number will that 
be?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. No. 587.
  Mr. STEVENS. I thank the Chair, and I suggest the absence of a 
quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                           Amendment No. 588

 (Purpose: To authorize the use of $220,000 for a study at Badger Army 
Ammunition Plant, Wisconsin, relating to environmental restoration and 
      remediation at weapons and ammunition production facilities)

  Mr. STEVENS. On behalf of the Senator from Hawaii, I send to the desk 
an amendment for Senator Kohl, and I ask that it be numbered and 
qualified.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens], for Mr. Inouye, for 
     Mr. Kohl, proposes an amendment numbered 588.

  The amendment is as follows:

       On page 107, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
       Sec. 8109. (a) Of the amounts appropriated by title II 
     under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-
     Wide'', up to $220,000 may be made available to carry out the 
     study described in subsection (b).
       (b)(1) The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 
     of Engineers, shall carry out a study for purposes of 
     evaluating the cost-effectiveness of various technologies 
     utilized, or having the potential to be utilized, in the 
     demolition and cleanup of facilities contaminated with 
     chemical residue at facilities used in the production of 
     weapons and ammunition.
       (2) The Secretary shall carry out the study at the Badger 
     Army Ammunition Plant, Wisconsin.
       (3) The Secretary shall provide for the carrying out of 
     work under the study through the Omaha District Corps of 
     Engineers and in cooperation with the Department of Energy 
     Federal Technology Center, Morgantown, West Virginia.
       (4) The Secretary may make available to other departments 
     and agencies of the Federal Government information developed 
     as a result of the study.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is numbered and laid aside.
  Mr. STEVENS. Again, Mr. President, for the benefit of all Senators, 
after 2:30, no further amendments in the first degree will be in order; 
is that correct?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative assistant proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                           Amendment No. 589

  (Purpose: To provide $3,800,000 (in PE 0602315N) for polymer cased 
                  ammunition and to provide an offset)

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk for 
Senators Lott and Cochran, and I ask that it be qualified and set 
aside.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens], for Mr. Lott and Mr. 
     Cochran, proposes an amendment numbered 589.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill insert the following:
       Sec.   . Of the total amount appropriated in this Act for 
     RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY shall be 
     increased by $3,800,000 to continue research and development 
     on polymer cased ammunition.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is numbered and laid aside.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative assistant proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                           Amendment No. 590

   (Purpose: To set aside an additional $7,300,000 for space launch 
facilities, for a second team of personnel for range reconfiguration to 
                     accommodate launch schedules)

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Graham, I send an 
amendment to the desk and ask that it be numbered and qualified.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens], for Mr. Graham, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 590.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the general provisions, add the following:
       Sec. 8109. (a) Of the funds appropriated in title II under 
     the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'' (other 
     than the funds appropriated for space launch facilities), 
     $7,300,000 shall be available, in addition to other funds 
     appropriated under that heading for space launch facilities, 
     for a second team of personnel for space launch facilities 
     for range reconfiguration to accommodate launch schedules.
       (b) The funds set aside under subsection (a) may not be 
     obligated for any purpose other than the purpose specified in 
     subsection (a).

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is numbered and laid aside.


                           Amendment No. 591

  (Purpose: To provide for a study of the long term solutions to the 
          removal of ordnance from the Toussaint River, Ohio)

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk for 
Senator

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Voinovich, and I ask that it be numbered and qualified.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens], for Mr. Voinovich, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 591.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:
       Sec.  . Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', up to $500,000 
     may be available for a study of the costs and feasibility of 
     a project to remove ordnance from the Toussaint River.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is numbered and laid aside.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative assistant proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Amendments Nos. 592 through 601, En Bloc

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I have a series of amendments that I ask 
be adopted at this time: A Bond-Santorum amendment, $4 million for 
MTAPP; Senator Helms amendment, $5 million for visual display 
environmental research; Senator Byrd, $10 million for addressing 
exposure to chemical warfare agents; Senator Byrd, $10 million for 
biometrics; Senators Ashcroft and Bond related to the B-2 bomber; 
Senator Smith, $10 million for U-2 upgrades; Senator Harkin, $6 million 
for Gulf War syndrome; Senator Gramm, $17.5 million for the F-15 data 
link; and Senator Collins, $3 million for MK-43 gun conversion; Senator 
Inouye for Ford Island. I ask that these amendments be considered en 
bloc and adopted en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendments will be 
considered en bloc.
  The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens] proposes amendments 
     numbered 592 through 601, en bloc.

  The amendments are as follows:


                           amendment no. 592

  (Purpose: To set aside $4,000,000 for the Manufacturing Technology 
                       Assistance Pilot Program)

       On page 107, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
       Sec. 8109. Of the funds appropriated in title II under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', up to 
     $4,000,000 may be made available for the Manufacturing 
     Technology Assistance Pilot Program.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 593

   (Purpose: To set aside $5,000,000 of Army RDT&E funds for visual 
   display performance and visual display environmental research and 
                              development)

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Sec. 8109. Of the funds appropriated in title IV under the 
     heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
     Army'', up to $5,000,000 may be available for visual display 
     performance and visual display environmental research and 
     development.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 594

 (Purpose: To increase by $10,000,000 the amount provided for the Army 
for other procurement for an immediate assessment of biometrics sensors 
     and templates repository requirements, and for combining and 
  consolidating biometrics security technology and other information 
   assurance technologies to accomplish a more focused and effective 
                     information assurance effort)

       On page 107, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
       Sec. 8109. Of the funds appropriated in title III under the 
     heading ``Other Procurement, Army'', $51,250,000 shall be 
     available for the Information System Security Program, of 
     which up to $10,000,000 may be made available for an 
     immediate assessment of biometrics sensors and templates 
     repository requirements and for combining and consolidating 
     biometrics security technology and other information 
     assurance technologies to accomplish a more focused and 
     effective information assurance effort.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 595

   (Purpose: To set aside $10,000,000 of Operation and Maintenance, 
 Defense-Wide funds for carrying out first-year actions of the 5-year 
 research plan for addressing low-level exposures to chemical warfare 
                                agents)

       On page 107, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
       Sec. 8109. Of the funds appropriated in title II under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' for the 
     Office of the Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense for Gulf War Illnesses, up to $10,000,000 may be made 
     available for carrying out the first-year actions under the 
     5-year research plan outlined in the report entitled 
     ``Department of Defense Strategy to Address Low-Level 
     Exposures to Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs)'', dated May 
     1999, that was submitted to committees of Congress pursuant 
     to section 247(d) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 
     112 Stat. 1957).

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