[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 3, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S7259]
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                    TEXT OF AMENDMENTS--May 22, 2003

  SA 813. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Specter) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 1050, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 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; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC. __. AIR FARES FOR MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES.

       It is the sense of the Senate that each United States air 
     carrier should--
       (1) make every effort to allow active duty members of the 
     armed forces to purchase tickets, on a space-available basis, 
     for the lowest fares offered for the flights desired, without 
     regard to advance purchase requirements and other 
     restrictions; and
       (2) offer flexible terms that allow members of the armed 
     forces on active duty to purchase, modify, or cancel tickets 
     without time restrictions, fees, or penalties.
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  SA 814. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Chambliss) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 1050, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 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; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 213. MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM ELEMENT OF SHORT RANGE AIR 
                   DEFENSE RADAR PROGRAM OF THE ARMY.

       The program element of the short range air defense radar 
     program of the Army may be modified from Program Element 
     602303A (Missile Technology) to Program Element 603772A 
     (Advanced Tactical Computer Science and Sensor Technology).
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  SA 815. Mr. LEVIN (for Ms. Mikulski) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 1050, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 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; as follows:

       On page 169, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
       (d) Integrated Healing Care Practices.--(1) The Secretary 
     of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may, acting 
     through the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of 
     Defense Joint Executive Committee, conduct a program to 
     develop and evaluate integrated healing care practices for 
     members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
       (2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 
     301(21) for the Defense Health Program may be available for 
     the program under paragraph (1).
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  SA 830. Mr. WARNER (for Mrs. Hutchison) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 1050, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 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; as follows:

       On page 71, strike lines 12 through 21, and insert the 
     following:
       (d) Availability of Funds for Local Educational Agencies 
     Affected by the Brooks Air Force Base Demonstration 
     Project.--(1) Up to $500k of the funds made available under 
     subsection (a) may (notwithstanding the limitation in such 
     subsection) also be used for making basic support payments 
     for fiscal year 2004 to a local educational agency that 
     received a basic support payment for fiscal year 2003, but 
     whose payment for fiscal year 2004 would be reduced because 
     of the conversion of Federal property to non-Federal 
     ownership under the Department of Defense infrastructure 
     demonstration project at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, and 
     the amounts of such basic support payments for fiscal year 
     2004 shall be computed as if the converted property were 
     Federal property for purposes of receiving the basic support 
     payments for the period in which the demonstration project is 
     ongoing, as documented by the local educational agency to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary.
       (2) If funds are used as authorized under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall reduce the amount of any basic support 
     payment for fiscal year 2004 for a local educational agency 
     described in paragraph (1) by the amount of any revenue that 
     the agency received during fiscal year 2002 from the Brooks 
     Development Authority as a result of the demonstration 
     project described in paragraph (1).
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``educational agencies assistance'' means 
     assistance authorized under section 386(b) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
     102-484; 20 U.S.C. 7703 note).
       (2) The term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).
       (3) The term ``basic support payment'' means a payment 
     authorized under section 8003(b(1)) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)(1)).
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  SA 831. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Domenici (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Cornyn)) proposed an amendment to the bill 
S. 1050, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 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; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1039. SENSE OF SENATE ON RECONSIDERATION OF DECISION TO 
                   TERMINATE BORDER SEAPORT INSPECTION DUTIES OF 
                   NATIONAL GUARD UNDER NATIONAL GUARD DRUG 
                   INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG MISSION.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The counter-drug inspection mission of the National 
     Guard is highly important to preventing the infiltration of 
     illegal narcotics across United States borders.
       (2) The expertise of members of the National Guard in 
     vehicle inspections at United States borders have made 
     invaluable contributions to the identification and seizure of 
     illegal narcotics being smuggled across United States 
     borders.
       (3) The support provided by the National Guard to the 
     Customs Service and the Border Patrol has greatly enhanced 
     the capability of the Customs Service and the Border Patrol 
     to perform counter-terrorism surveillance and other border 
     protection duties.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
     the Secretary of Defense should reconsider the decision of 
     the Department of Defense to terminate the border inspection 
     and seaport inspection duties of the National Guard as part 
     of the drug interdiction and counter-drug mission of the 
     National Guard.

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