[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 84 (Friday, June 21, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5881-S5886]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the
Senate will now resume consideration of S. 2514, which the clerk will
report.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 2514) to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2003 for military activities of the Department of
Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed
Forces, and for other purposes.
Pending:
Murray/Snowe amendment No. 3927, to restore a previous
policy regarding restrictions on use of Department of Defense
facilities.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, Senator Santorum consulted with me
yesterday at great length about his desire not to have this vote today.
He wished to be present. He had to be absent for valid reasons.
I want to state for the record that were the Senator from
Pennsylvania, Mr. Santorum, present, he would vote in the negative.
Vote on Amendment No. 3927
Mr. REID. I ask for the yeas and nays.
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There
is a sufficient second.
The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The clerk will call the
roll.
The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
Mr. REID. I announce that the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Breaux) and
the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Miller) are necessarily absent.
Mr. NICKLES. I announce that the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Craig), the
Senator from Texas (Mr. Gramm), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr.
Helms), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), the Senator from
Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum), and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Thomas)
are necessarily absent.
I further announce that if present and voting the Senator from North
Carolina (Mr. Helms) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum)
would each vote ``no.''
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Carper). Are there any other Senators in
the Chamber desiring to vote?
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The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 40, as follows:
[Rollcall Vote No. 160 Leg.]
YEAS--52
Akaka
Baucus
Bayh
Biden
Bingaman
Boxer
Byrd
Cantwell
Carnahan
Carper
Chafee
Cleland
Clinton
Collins
Conrad
Corzine
Daschle
Dayton
Dodd
Dorgan
Durbin
Edwards
Feingold
Feinstein
Graham
Harkin
Hollings
Inouye
Jeffords
Johnson
Kennedy
Kerry
Kohl
Landrieu
Leahy
Levin
Lieberman
Lincoln
Mikulski
Murray
Nelson (FL)
Reed
Rockefeller
Sarbanes
Schumer
Snowe
Specter
Stabenow
Stevens
Torricelli
Wellstone
Wyden
NAYS--40
Allard
Allen
Bennett
Bond
Brownback
Bunning
Burns
Campbell
Cochran
Crapo
DeWine
Domenici
Ensign
Enzi
Fitzgerald
Frist
Grassley
Gregg
Hagel
Hatch
Hutchinson
Inhofe
Kyl
Lott
Lugar
McCain
McConnell
Murkowski
Nelson (NE)
Nickles
Reid
Roberts
Sessions
Shelby
Smith (NH)
Smith (OR)
Thompson
Thurmond
Voinovich
Warner
NOT VOTING--8
Breaux
Craig
Gramm
Helms
Hutchison
Miller
Santorum
Thomas
The amendment (No. 3927) was agreed to.
Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader is recognized.
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I am sure everybody is aware that this is
the last vote of the day. I know our colleagues, both Senator Levin and
Senator Warner, are interested, however, in continuing debate on the
bill throughout the day and on Monday. We will be in session. We will
be in a position to entertain amendments and to bring them to closure.
My hope is we can use these 2 days. I am inclined to press for a
finite list, but we will not do that today. Senators should be aware
that next week is going to be a very busy week. Those who want to wait
until Tuesday or Wednesday should not count on having a lot of time to
debate their amendments. We have 2 great days--today and Monday--to
offer amendments. I hope Senators will do so.
There will be a vote Monday night--at least one and maybe more. So
Senators should be prepared to vote on Monday after 5 o'clock. We will
announce a time certain after consultation with the Republican leader,
and Senators should be prepared to come back and vote on Monday so that
we can begin a full day of work on the bill on Tuesday and, hopefully,
complete our work Wednesday or Thursday.
I know the distinguished Republican leader has some comments and
questions. I will yield the floor to him at this time.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republican leader is recognized.
Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I thank Senator Daschle for his comments and
yielding so I can engage in a colloquy with him.
First, regarding the schedule and the majority leader's intent to
move forward, I certainly support what he is trying to do. I think good
progress has been made this week on the Defense authorization bill. I
think we have disposed of two or three issues that could have been very
contentious. It took a little time, but we got them done without much
difficulty. I assume that next week we will have not more than 4\1/2\
days to finish this bill and maybe some other actions in addition to
that.
I join the majority leader in urging Members, if they have a serious
amendment, to identify it to the managers. This is aimed at both sides.
Let's not make up this fictitious list of grand designs where Senators
say ``I have 10 amendments'' when everybody knows he or she has one or
none.
Also, it seems to me, as I recall from studying the list, that there
are about four other amendments that could take some time and could be
somewhat controversial and require some votes. But there should not be
a long list. I hope our managers will not have to sit here all day
Monday begging Senators to offer amendments and nobody showing up, and
then whine on Thursday if the majority leader has to file a cloture and
say: I got cut out.
These managers are excellent and experienced and they are going to
try to move forward. There has been good cooperation and we need to
continue that. Hopefully, we can do effective work on Monday and get a
list that we are really going to have to do, and avoid forcing the
majority leader to have to file cloture, as he clearly will have to do
Tuesday afternoon if we don't have some idea of how we are going to
proceed. I used to get into that position, too. It is not always the
majority leader's choice.
I want to press the point that this is serious legislation. The
country needs it, our military men and women need it. The majority
leader did the right thing in moving to it. He has a right to expect us
to work in good faith in bringing up amendments that are serious and
need to be debated.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia is recognized.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I was going to advise the leadership that
the distinguished Senator from New Hampshire, Mr. Smith, is prepared to
address the Senate on his amendment. That could start between 4 and
4:30 and perhaps meet the hour designated with the leadership for a
vote.
I also wish to request, respectfully, of the leaders to repeat the
statements made yesterday by both leaders to the effect that the
criteria to be established by the distinguished chairman and myself is
that the amendments must be relevant. Would the leader be kind enough
to repeat that for the record so all can hear.
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, let me reiterate what we did say
yesterday for the record. Under the agreement we have now entered into,
amendments have to be relevant--not necessarily germane, in the
definition of Senate parlance, but certainly relevant. We leave it to
the two managers to determine that--not the Parliamentarians but the
managers. They will be the arbiters of relevancy. They are fair and
they are respected on both sides of the aisle. I respect their judgment
and will stand behind the decisions they make.
Having said that, I hope we are limiting ourselves to relevant
amendments, that Senators at least come forward with some understanding
of what the amendments--relevant amendments--are. While we don't need a
finite list today, it would be helpful to know what relevant amendments
Senators are intending to offer so that we have some ability to
schedule for the remainder of the week.
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, will the Republican leader yield?
Mr. LOTT. I will be glad to yield.
Mr. LEVIN. First, I thank the majority leader and the Republican
leader for their continuing efforts to move this bill along. Senator
Warner pointed out that Senator Smith will be ready on Monday afternoon
with his amendment. I understand Senator Dayton, who is a cosponsor of
that amendment, will also be available. We think we have confirmed that
as well. We could proceed perhaps at 4 o'clock. We expect a rollcall
vote on that amendment. Perhaps we can get a time agreement on that
amendment today, which will also help facilitate this matter.
Both Senator Warner and I will be here this morning at least, we will
be here on Monday, and we hope Senators who have relevant amendments
will inform us of that. We also are going to be able to clear some
amendments in the next few hours, we hope, and either take care of
those today or Monday.
Nominations
Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I would like to make a couple of other
points. We also need to move some nominations in the next week. Senator
Daschle and I are trying to find a way to get that process moving. A
lot of these are not controversial. They are Republican and Democrat,
people such as Congressman Tony Hall, who is awaiting confirmation to
be Ambassador for the United Nations Agency for Food and Agriculture. A
number of these are U.S. attorneys and U.S. marshals.
I urge the majority leader to consider beginning to do packages as we
go along so we do not have them all stacked up at the end on Thursday
or Friday where one objection, unrelated to the nominations, could deny
all these people who have been waiting, some of them a good while, an
opportunity to be considered.
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Also, I am concerned that--I don't know--11 or 12 judges are on the
calendar. I think most of them are noncontroversial. But if we have to
have a recorded vote, that could run into a lot of time and could
really delay some of our work next week.
I wanted to make that point to the majority leader and urge him to
see if we can begin work together to develop a list, large or small,
along the way, rather than just one huge package at the end next week.
I yield the floor so Senator Daschle can respond.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I share the concern for the growing list
of executive nominations. I say to my colleagues that the distinguished
Republican leader and I and our staffs have been discussing this matter
at length over the course of the last couple of weeks.
There have been meetings as late as yesterday with the White House
with regard to an understanding about how we might go forward. I have
not had the opportunity to talk with my staff this morning as to the
progress made on those discussions, but I have every reason to believe
we have made substantial progress and that we ought to be in a position
to begin moving all of those nominations on the calendar next week. I
also share his view that when that happens, we do not want to leave
them to the end.
We may dual track next week to the extent that it is possible with
the Defense bill so we can complete work on the Defense bill on
schedule but chip away at that Executive Calendar list throughout the
week. Certainly, if negotiations have been completed and we have all
come to some agreement, it would be my intention to do it perhaps as
early as Monday.
Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, if I can get the floor back.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republican Leader.
Yucca Mountain Resolution
Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I wish to raise one other issue. By law, the
Senate must consider a joint resolution regarding the Yucca Mountain
facility which has passed the House and has been reported out of the
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. We are quickly
approaching a deadline for that legislation, which is also written in
the law. It is my hope we can get an indication as to when that
resolution will be scheduled as provided under the statute.
I remind my colleagues that the law provides an expedited process for
that measure, and it will only take 10 hours or less if Members decide
not to use all the time, of course. We have offered--in fact, I think
both sides have offered--suggestions as to how we might proceed. We do
have a suggestion for consent that I have sent over to Senator Daschle
as to how to proceed on the resolution so Members will know exactly how
we will go forward and what time, when we might actually get to it.
It is unclear if that will be accepted, but I just want our
colleagues to know we are trying to get some clarification of exactly
when we will go to this very important joint resolution dealing with
the Yucca Mountain site for nuclear waste disposal.
I add that the majority leader had previously stated his intent to
proceed to a number of other important issues in July. We have a lot of
important work that needs to be done and only 4 weeks in that time.
Given the busy schedule, including the prospect of appropriations
bills, it would be my hope that the Senate could consider this
resolution even next week. I realize that would be contingent upon
completing the Defense authorization bill, but I have a good feeling
about how the Defense authorization bill may proceed next week. Maybe I
am dreaming on this first day of summer to think we could actually
finish it a little early, but I am hoping for the very best, and this
resolution could possibly even be brought up next week.
If not then, we do need to get some indication of when we will
proceed. It is governed by law. I ask the leader to consider scheduling
this measure and giving advice to colleagues as to when he anticipates
this matter will be considered.
I yield the floor to Senator Daschle for a response he wants to give.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I have no intention at this point to
bring it up certainly this coming week. As the distinguished Republican
leader knows, I have made no secret of my opposition to the resolution,
and I know that sentiment is shared by a large percentage of our
colleagues on this side of the aisle.
It is, of course, within the right of any Senator without debate to
move to the resolution under the law. This is not a Senate rule. This
is a law promulgated in 1982. Any Senator can move to it, and when that
occurs, the motion to proceed is voted upon, and then a 10-hour debate,
wherein no amendments are authorized to ensue, with a vote to follow at
the expiration of that 10 hours.
Every Senator has the confidence that if he or she chooses to make
that position, it supplants whatever is on the floor at the time. That
is the prerogative, unfortunately in my view, of any Senator given the
law. It supersedes all Senate rules. I hope we will not avail ourselves
of these expeditious moves in the future. Senate procedure ought to be
respected, but I can do nothing about the current circumstances.
As the Senator knows, clearly that is within his right or the rights
of other colleagues interested in moving legislation. I would oppose it
when or if it is offered, but that is certainly the right of a
colleague to consider.
Mr. LOTT. I thank Senator Daschle for his comments. I understand this
issue is privileged. It is like conference reports. It does not
displace anything; it just temporarily interrupts it, and we can go
right back to the pending business. That is why I raise the subject.
I want everybody to understand that nobody is trying to shove this in
an unfair way. There is a lot of consultation involved on both sides.
We want to make sure Members understand how it can proceed and what the
issue is and also give Senators who have concerns in opposition full
knowledge of what time and how this will come up. That is why I bring
it up at this point.
I understand and appreciate Senator Daschle's position and the
statement he just gave our colleagues.
Congressional Baseball Game
Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, on a final happy note, I observe there was a
baseball game last night, really outstanding game to retire the trophy.
I am pleased to say the Romping Elephants were able to bring home the
victory and retire the trophy. The score was 9 to 2.
Why would I bring that up in the Senate since usually it is the
younger and more inexperienced House Members who play on these baseball
teams? In fact, one of the stars of the game was the Senator from
Nevada, John Ensign, who played a sterling game at shortstop and
actually got a walk, a hit, scored a run, and I think snagged about
eight balls.
So it just goes to show that Senators not only are older and more
experienced but also perhaps more talented.
Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield?
Mr. LOTT. With that glowing conclusion, I yield the floor.
Mr. REID. If the Senator will yield before he leaves, I will say a
word in response.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Nevada.
Mr. REID. On a less serious note, the Senator from Mississippi got
about as many hits as I did last night; right?
Mr. LOTT. Yes.
Mr. REID. The Senator did about as well as I did in the baseball
game, which is not very well. We did not play.
I have sat silently listening to the colloquy between the two leaders
on an issue of importance to me, and that is the nuclear waste issue.
There are many of us--and I have spoken at great length with the
majority leader--who believe the law that was passed stands Senate
precedent on its head and there will be a concerted effort by a number
of Republicans and a significant number of Democrats, with the majority
leader, saying it sets such a bad precedent that the motion to proceed
should not, of course, go forward.
While the two leaders are present, I wanted to make sure everyone
understood this is not a slam dunk, that the motion to proceed or
whatever we want to call this unique aspect of law that passed is
certainly not assured of going forward.
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Whenever a Republican decides to bring it up, there will be a vote on
this so-called motion to proceed, and I am hopeful and cautiously
optimistic that it will not prevail. I wanted to make sure everyone
understood that.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I am sorry the Republican leader had to
bring up the score of the game last night. He could have quietly and
graciously noted that the Republicans won, but it is his right to
notice publicly that we got trounced last night. But there is another
day. I graciously admit defeat in this case. We did have some star
players, and I congratulate Senator Ensign on his valiant performance.
But there is another day, another game, and we are going to try to
level the playing field next year. In the meantime, we will try to do
the best we can to win our victories on the Senate floor.
Mr. REID. If the leader will allow me to say this: We do appreciate
very much that the Republicans did not bring on Hall of Famer Jim
Bunning to pitch against the Democrats.
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. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the
quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Corzine). Without objection, it is so
ordered.
Amendment No. 3953
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Warner and myself, I
offer an amendment which would extend the authority for the Secretary
of Defense to engage in commercial activities as security for
intelligence collection activities. I send that amendment to the desk.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Michigan [Mr. Levin], for himself and Mr.
Warner, proposes an amendment numbered 3953.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To extend the authority of the Secretary of Defense to engage
in commercial activities as security for intelligence collection
activities)
On page 90, between lines 19 and 20, and insert the
following:
SEC. 346. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE TO ENGAGE IN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AS
SECURITY FOR INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION ACTIVITIES
ABROAD.
Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``December 31, 2002'' in the second sentence and
inserting ``December 31, 2004''.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the amendment is cleared on this side.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment is agreed to.
The amendment (No. 3953) was agreed to.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Amendment No. 3954
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Nelson of Florida and
Senator Allard, I offer an amendment which sets forth the sense of the
Senate that maintaining assured access to space is in the national
security interest and that the Under Secretary of the Air Force should
evaluate all options to maintain such access. I send that amendment to
the desk.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Michigan [Mr. Levin], for Mr. Nelson of
Florida, for himself and Mr Allard, proposes an amendment
numbered 3954.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To express the sense of Congress regarding assured access to
space)
At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following:
SEC. 135. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ASSURED ACCESS TO
SPACE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Assured access to space is a vital national security
interest of the United States.
(2) The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program of the
Department of Defense is a critical element of the
Department's plans for assuring United States access to
space.
(3) Significant contractions in the commercial space launch
marketplace have eroded the overall viability of the United
States space launch industrial base and could hamper the
ability of the Department of Defense to provide assured
access to space in the future.
(4) The continuing viability of the United States space
launch industrial base is a critical element of any strategy
to ensure the long-term ability of the United States to
assure access to space.
(5) The Under Secretary of the Air Force, as acquisition
executive for space programs in the Department of Defense,
has been authorized to develop a strategy to address United
States space launch and assured access to space requirements.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Under Secretary of the Air Force should--
(1) evaluate all options for sustaining the United States
space launch industrial base;
(2) develop an integrated, long-range, and adequately
funded plan for assuring United States access to space; and
(3) submit to Congress a report on the plan at the earliest
opportunity practicable.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the amendment has been cleared on this
side.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment is agreed to.
The amendment (No. 3954) was agreed to.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Amendment No. 3955
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Hutchison of Texas, I
offer an amendment which would authorize a land conveyance at Fort
Hood, TX, for the purpose of establishing a veterans cemetery.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Virginia [Mr. Warner], for Mrs. Hutchison,
proposes an amendment numbered 3955.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To authorize a land conveyance at Fort Hood, Texas)
At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the
following:
SEC. 2829. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT HOOD, TEXAS.
(a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may
convey, without consideration, to the Veterans Land Board of
the State of Texas (in this section referred to as the
``Board''), all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to a parcel of real property, including any
improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 174 acres
at Fort Hood, Texas, for the purpose of permitting the Board
to establish a State-run cemetery for veterans.
(b) Reversionary Interest.--(1) If at the end of the five-
year period beginning on the date of the conveyance
authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary determines that
the property conveyed under that subsection is not being used
for the purpose specified in that subsection, all right,
title, and interest in and to the property, including any
improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States, and
the United States shall have the right of immediate entry
thereon.
(2) Any determination of the Secretary under this
subsection shall be made on the record after an opportunity
for a hearing.
(c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal
description of the real property to be conveyed under
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory
to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by
the Board.
(d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may
require such additional terms and conditions in connection
with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United
States.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I understand this amendment has been
cleared.
Mr. LEVIN. It has been cleared on this side.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment is agreed to.
The amendment (No. 3955) was agreed to.
Mr. WARNER. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Amendment No. 3956
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senators Akaka and Inhofe, I
offer an amendment which would authorize, as a force protection
measure, the replacement of a public road at Aviano Air Base, Italy.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Michigan [Mr. Levin], for Mr. Akaka, for
himself and Mr. Inhofe, proposes an amendment numbered 3956.
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The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To provide authority to use military construction funds for
construction of a public road to replace a public road adjacent to
Aviano Air Base, Italy, closed for force protection purposes)
At the end of title XXIII, add the following:
SEC. 2305. AUTHORITY FOR USE OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FUNDS
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ROAD NEAR AVIANO AIR
BASE, ITALY, CLOSED FOR FORCE PROTECTION
PURPOSES.
(a) Authority To Use Funds.--The Secretary of the Air Force
may, using amounts authorized to be appropriated by section
2301(b), carry out a project to provide a public road, and
associated improvements, to replace a public road adjacent to
Aviano Air Base, Italy, that has been closed for force
protection purposes.
(b) Scope of Authority.--(1) The authority of the Secretary
to carry out the project referred to in subsection (a) shall
include authority as follows:
(A) To acquire property for the project for transfer to a
host nation authority.
(B) To provide funds to a host nation authority to acquire
property for the project.
(C) To make a contribution to a host nation authority for
purposes of carrying out the project.
(D) To provide vehicle and pedestrian access to landowners
effected by the project.
(2) The acquisition of property using authority in
subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) may be made
regardless of whether or not ownership of such property will
vest in the United States.
(c) Inapplicability of Certain Real Property Management
Requirement.--Section 2672(a)(1)(B) of title 10, United
States Code, shall not apply with respect to any acquisition
of interests in land for purposes of the project authorized
by subsection (a).
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the amendment has been cleared on this
side.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment is agreed to.
The amendment (No. 3956) was agreed to.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Amendment No. 3957
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk on behalf
of Senators Akaka and Inhofe, which would extend the authorization for
a fiscal year 2000 military construction project at Lackland Air Force
Base, TX.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Michigan [Mr. Levin], for Mr. Akaka, for
himself and Mr. Inhofe, proposes an amendment numbered 3957.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To authorize the extension of a fiscal year 2000 military
construction project for a dormitory at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas)
In the first table in section 2702(b), insert after the
item relating to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, the
following:
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Texas................................... Lackland Air Force Base.... Dormitory................ $5,300,000
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Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the amendment has been cleared on this
side.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment is agreed to.
The amendment (No. 3957) was agreed to.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Amendment No. 3958
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senators Akaka and Inhofe, I
send an amendment to the desk which would make a technical correction
to the land conveyance at Westover Air Reserve Base, MA, in section
2824 of the bill.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Michigan [Mr. Levin], for Mr. Akaka, for
himself and Mr. Inhofe, proposes an amendment numbered 3958.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To make a technical correction regarding the land conveyance,
Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts)
On page 336, beginning on line 10, strike ``188 housing
units'' and insert ``133 housing units''.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the amendment has been cleared on this
side.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment is agreed to.
The amendment (No. 3958) was agreed to.
Mr. LEVIN. I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Amendment No. 3959
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senators Akaka and Inhofe, I
send an amendment to the desk which would make a technical correction
to a fiscal year 2003 military construction project authorization in
Korea and to the amount authorized for a military construction project
in Germany.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Michigan [Mr. Levin], for Mr. Akaka and
Mr. Inhofe, proposes an amendment numbered 3959.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To make technical corrections to authorizations for certain
military construction projects for the Army)
In the table in section 2101(b), strike the item relating
to Landsthul, Germany, and insert the following new item:
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Landstuhl........... $2,400,000
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In the table in section 2101(b), strike the item relating
to Camp Walker, Korea, and insert the following new item:
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Camp Henry.......... $10,200,000
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Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the amendment is cleared on this side.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment is agreed to.
The amendment (No. 3959) was agreed to.
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Amendment No. 3960
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senators Akaka and Inhofe, I
offer an amendment to make a correction to a fiscal year 2001 military
construction project authorization in Korea. This is a different
amendment. I send that to the desk.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Michigan [Mr. Levin], for Mr. Akaka and
Mr. Inhofe, proposes an amendment numbered 3960.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To modify the authority to carry out a certain fiscal year
2001 military construction project for the Army)
At the end of title XXI, add the following:
SEC. 2109. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN
FISCAL YEAR 2001 PROJECT.
The table in section 2101(b) of the Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (division B of the
Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2001, as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 114
Stat. 1654A-390) is amended by striking ``Camp Page'' in the
installation or location column and inserting ``Camp
Stanley''.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the amendment is cleared on this side.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment is agreed to.
The amendment (No. 3960) was agreed to.
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Amendment No. 3961
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senators Clinton and Schumer,
I offer an amendment which would modify leasing authorities under the
alternative authority for acquisition and
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improvement of family housing. I send that amendment to the desk.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Michigan [Mr. Levin], for Mrs. Clinton and
Mr. Schumer, proposes an amendment numbered 3961.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To modify leasing authorities under the alternative authority
for acquisition and improvement of military housing)
At the end of subtitle A of title XXVIII, add the
following:
SEC. 2803. MODIFICATION OF LEASE AUTHORITIES UNDER
ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION AND
IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY HOUSING.
(a) Leasing of Housing.--Subsection (a) of section 2874 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Lease Authorized.--(1) The Secretary concerned may
enter into contracts for the lease of housing units that the
Secretary determines are suitable for use as military family
housing or military unaccompanied housing.
``(2) The Secretary concerned shall utilize housing units
leased under paragraph (1) as military family housing or
military unaccompanied housing, as appropriate.''.
(b) Repeal of Interim Lease Authority.--Section 2879 of
such title is repealed.
(c) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading
for section 2874 of such title is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 2874. Leasing of housing''.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV
of chapter 169 of such title is amended--
(A) by striking the item relating to section 2874 and
inserting the following new item:
``2874. Leasing of housing.''; and
(B) by striking the item relating to section 2879.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the amendment has been cleared on this
side.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment is agreed to.
The amendment (No. 3961) was agreed to.
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I intend to remain for a period of time in
case any Senator comes to the floor. Then we will consult on such time
as we recommend to the leadership if this bill is laid aside, and such
morning business time as may be, in the leader's judgment, appropriate.
In a few minutes I hope to address the Senate with regard to the NATO
forthcoming enlargement issue, as well as those issues relating to
other matters which are important. I have some visitors at this moment,
so I will have to absent myself from the floor.
Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Virginia. I will
also be available in the event someone with an amendment does come to
the floor. I have to leave also for a few minutes, but I will be
available for some time to join you and welcome anybody who does come
to the floor with an amendment.
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