[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 15, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9427-S9430]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]







                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS



  SA 1232. Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Mr. Warner) proposed an 

amendment to the bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the 

Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 

and for other purposes; as follows:



       On page 120, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

       Sec. 8124. Amounts appropriated by this Act may be used for 

     the establishment and support of 12 additional Weapons of 

     Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams, as follows:

       (1) Of the amount appropriated by title II under the 

     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', up to 

     $23,300,000.

       (2) Of the amount appropriated by title II under the 

     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard'', 

     up to $16,000,000.

       (3) Of the amount appropriated by title III under the 

     heading ``Other Procurement, Army'', up to $25,900,000.

       (4) Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the 

     heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 

     Defense-Wide'', up to $1,000,000.

                                 ______



  SA 1233. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Roberts) proposed an amendment to the 

bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 

follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title IV of this 

     Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and 

     Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', up to $2,000,000 may be available 

     for the development of integrated systems analysis 

     capabilities for bioterrorism response exercises.

                                 ______



  SA 1234. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Lott) proposed an amendment to the bill 

H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 

fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 

follows:



       On page 120, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title III under 

     the heading ``Procurement, Marine Corps'', up to $1,500,000 

     may be used for the procurement of highly versatile nitrile 

     rubber collapsible storage units.

                                 ______



  SA 1235. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Graham of South Carolina (for himself 

and Mr. Hollings) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2658, making 

appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the appropriated by title IV of this Act 

     under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and 

     Evaluation, Navy'', up to $3,000,000 may be available for 

     Marine





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     Corps Communications Systems (PE#0206313M) for Critical 

     Infrastructure Protection.

                                 ______



  SA 1236. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Lott) proposed an amendment to the bill 

H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 

fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 

follows:



       Sec. 8124. Of the total amount appropriated by title III 

     under the heading ``Other Procurement, Army'', up to 

     $1,500,000 may be used for for the procurement of TSC-750 

     computer systems.

                                 ______



  SA 1237. Mr. INOUYE (for Mr. Miller) proposed an amendment to the 

bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 

follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title IV of this 

     Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and 

     Evaluation, Navy'', up to $1,000,000 may be available for 

     Combat Systems Integration (PE#0603582N) for the Trouble 

     Reports Information Data Warehouse.

                                 ______



  SA 1238. Mr. INOUYE (for Mr. Graham of Florida (for himself and Mr. 

Nelson of Florida)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2658, making 

appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title II of this 

     Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', up 

     to $2,000,000 may be available for night vision goggles in 

     advanced helicopter training.

                                 ______



  SA 1239. Mr. BIDEN (for himself and Mr. Carper) submitted an 

amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2658, making 

appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 

the table; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title IV of this 

     Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and 

     Evaluation, Army'', up to $5,000,000 may be available for the 

     Rotary, Multi-Fuel, Auxiliary Power Unit

                                 ______



  SA 1240. Mr. SANTORUM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 

by him to the bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department 

of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 

purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title II of this 

     Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army 

     Reserve'', up to $3,000,000 may be available for Army Reserve 

     Information Operations for Land Forces Readiness for 

     Information Operations Sustainment.

                                 ______



  SA 1241. Mr. SANTORUM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 

by him to the bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department 

of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 

purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title III of this 

     Act under the heading ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'', up to 

     $23,000,000 may be available for modifications to complete 

     the conversion of a C-130J aircraft to EC-130J Commando Solo 

     configuration for the Special Operations Command.

                                 ______



  SA 1242. Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 

him to the bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of 

Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 

purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



       On page 120, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the total amount appropriated by title III 

     under the heading ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', 

     $669,310,000 shall be available for the Evolved Expendable 

     Launch Vehicle.

                                 ______



  SA 1243. Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 

him to the bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of 

Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 

purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



       On page 120, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the total amount appropriated by title III 

     under the heading ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', up to 

     $669,310,000 may be used for the Evolved Expendable Launch 

     Vehicle.

                                 ______



  SA 1244. Mr. BYRD (for himself and Mr. Corzine) proposed an amendment 

to the bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of 

Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 

purposes; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 

     funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the 

     Department of Defense, including funds appropriated for the 

     Department before the date of the enactment of this Act that 

     remain available for obligation as of that date, may be 

     available for the involuntary call or order to active duty of 

     any member of the National Guard or other Reserve component 

     for purposes of the deployment of the member overseas as 

     follows:

       (1) A single deployment overseas of 180 days or more.

       (2) More than one deployment overseas in any 360-day 

     period.

                                 ______



  SA 1245. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Graham of 

Florida) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 

bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; 

which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title IV of this 

     Act under the heading ``Operational Test and Evaluation, 

     Defense'', up to $12,800,000 may be available for the joint 

     gulf range complex upgrade.

                                 ______



  SA 1246. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Graham of 

Florida) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 

bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; 

which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title III of this 

     Act under the heading ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', up to 

     $20,000,000 may be available for the Halvorsen Loader.

                                 ______



  SA 1247. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Graham of 

Florida) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 

bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; 

which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title IV of this 

     Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and 

     Evaluation, Army'', up to $6,000,000 may be available for the 

     Combat Trauma Patient Simulation.

                                 ______



  SA 1248. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Graham of 

Florida) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 

bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; 

which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title III of this 

     Act under the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', up to 

     $100,000,000 may be available for the EA-6B ICAP III Program.

                                 ______



  SA 1249. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Graham of 

Florida) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 

bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; 

which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title III of this 

     Act under the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Navy'', up to 

     $5,500,000 may be available for the EA-6B Ready Room Mission 

     Rehearsal System.

                                 ______



  SA 1250. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Graham of 

Florida) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 

bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; 

which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title IV of this 

     Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and 

     Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', up to $7,600,000 may be





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     available for the Live Fire Test and Training (LFT&T) 

     Program.

                                 ______



  SA 1251. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Graham of 

Florida) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 

bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; 

which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title IV of this 

     Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and 

     Evaluation, Navy'', up to $3,250,000 may be available for the 

     Low-Cost Retractable Needle.

                                 ______



  SA 1252. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Graham of 

Florida) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 

bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; 

which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title IV of this 

     Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and 

     Evaluation, Army'', up to $10,000,000 may be available for 

     the National Functional Genomics Center.

                                 ______



  SA 1253. Mr. KERRY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 

him to the bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of 

Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 

purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title IV of this 

     Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and 

     Evaluation, Army'', up to $2,000,000 may be available for the 

     Center of Excellence in Military Low Vision Research 

     (PE#0603002A).

                                 ______



  SA 1254. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 

him to the bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of 

Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 

purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title IV of this 

     Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and 

     Evaluation, Air Force'', up to $4,000,000 shall be available 

     for the Center for Adaptive Optics.

                                 ______



  SA 1255. Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Mr. Inouye) proposed an 

amendment to amendment SA 1244 proposed by Mr. Byrd (for himself and 

Mr. Corzine) to the bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the 

Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 

and for other purposes; as follows:



       Strike all after the word Sec. and insert:

       8124. (a) There is established a Commission on Overseas 

     Deployments.

       (b)(1) The Commission shall be composed of 11 members of 

     whom--

       (A) three shall be appointed the President;

       (B) two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 

     Representatives;

       (C) two shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the 

     Senate, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense;

       (D) two shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the 

     Senate, in consultation with any person who served as 

     Secretary of Defense pursuant to an appointment to such 

     position by President Jimmy Carter or President Bill Clinton; 

     and

       (E) two shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the 

     House of Representatives.

       (2) Members shall be appointed for the life of the 

     Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect 

     its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the 

     original appointment.

       (3) The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairman. 

     The Commission shall hold its first meeting not later than 30 

     days after the date on which all members of the Commission 

     have been appointed.

       (4) A majority of the members of the Commission shall 

     constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold 

     hearings.

       (5) The Commission shall select a Chairman and Vice 

     Chairman from among its members.

       (c) The Commission shall--

       (1) conduct a comprehensive examination of overseas 

     deployments of members of the Armed Forces, and analyze the 

     resulting adverse effects on personnel, readiness, and 

     operation tempos on members of the active and reserve 

     components of the Armed Forces;

       (2) examine current overseas rotation policies and 

     practices for active and reserve component forces and how 

     those policies and practices affect military readiness, unit 

     and individual training, quality-of-life for members and 

     their dependents, and retention of career and noncareer 

     members.

       (d)(1) Not later than 120 days after the date of the 

     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 

     congressional defense committees a report on the results of 

     the examination and analysis under subsection (c).

       (2) The report shall include recommendations on ways to 

     reduce the burden of overseas deployments while maintaining 

     readiness, overseas presence, and support for the National 

     Military Strategy.

       (3) The report and recommendations shall also address the 

     overall size, structure, and sufficiency of the Armed Forces 

     in relation to current requirements for overseas deployments 

     and presence, the adequacy of the current balance and mix of 

     active and reserve component forces, and the adequacy of the 

     current balance and mix of critical, high-demand low-density 

     units the rotation and assignment of members of the Armed 

     Forces married to each other, limitations on the periods of 

     overseas tours, and unaccompanied tours in hardship 

     locations.

       (e) The Commission shall consult with the congressional 

     defense committees in carrying out its duties under this 

     section.

       (f) The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the 

     submission of the report under subsection (d).

       (g) Of the amount appropriated by title II under the 

     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', up to 

     $3,000,000 may be used for carrying out this section.

                                 ______



  SA 1256. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 

him to the bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of 

Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 

purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. (a) Closure of Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, 

     Puerto Rico.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

     Secretary of the Navy shall close Naval Station Roosevelt 

     Roads, Puerto Rico, no later than six months after the date 

     of the enactment of this Act.

       (b) Disposal.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy shall exercise 

     the authority granted to the Administrator of the General 

     Services pursuant to section 545 of title 40, United States 

     Code, and dispose of the real property and associated 

     personal property at the former Naval Station by public sale.

       (2) The Secretary of the Navy may transfer excess personal 

     property or dispose of surplus personal property located at 

     the installation pursuant to the Federal Property and 

     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 521 et seq.).

       (c) Availability of Funds.--The Secretary of the Navy may 

     use funds in the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 

     established by section 2906 of the Defense Base Closure and 

     Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 

     101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) to implement the closure of the 

     former Naval Station.

       (d) Treatment of Proceeds.--There shall be deposited into 

     the Account referred to in subsection (c) the proceeds of 

     sale from the disposal of property authorized by subsection 

     (b) for the benefit of the Department of the Navy.

                                 ______



  SA 1257. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Voinovich (for himself and Mr. DeWine)) 

proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for 

the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2004, and for other purposes; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title IV of this 

     Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and 

     Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', up to $3,000,000 may be available 

     for the Long Range Biometric Target Identification System.

                                 ______



  SA 1258. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Roberts) proposed an amendment to the 

bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 

follows:



       On page 120, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

       ``Sec.   . Of the total amount appropriate by title IV 

     under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and 

     Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', up to $2,500,000 may be made used 

     for the study of geospatial visulization technologies.

                                 ______



  SA 1259. Mr. ALLEN proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2658, 

making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title IV of this 

     Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and 

     Evaluation, Navy'', up to $4,000,000 may be available for 

     High Speed Anti-Radiation Demonstration Airframe/Propulsion 

     Section (PE#0603114N).

                                 ______



  SA 1260. Mr. INOUYE (for Mr. Bingaman (for himself and Mr. Domenici)) 

proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for





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the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2004, and for other purposes; as follows:



       On page 120, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the total amount appropriated by title IV 

     under the heading ``Research and Development Defense Wide'', 

     up to $3,500,000 may be used for National Consortium on 

     Masins Research for Program Element number 03058846.

                                 ______



  SA 1261. Mr. INOUYE (for Mr. Conrad) proposed an amendment to the 

bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 

follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title IV of this 

     Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and 

     Evaluation, Army'', up to $3,500,000 may be available for the 

     Medical Vanguard Project to expand the clinical trial of the 

     Internet-based diabetes management system under that project.

                                 ______



  SA 1262. Mr. INOUYE (for Mr. Breaux (for himself and Ms. Landrieu)) 

proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for 

the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2004, and for other purposes; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title IV of this 

     Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and 

     Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', up to $800,000 may be available 

     for the Tulane Center for Missile Defense, Louisiana.

                                 ______



  SA 1263. Mr. INOUYE (for Mr. Reed) proposed an amendment to the bill 

H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 

fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 

follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the amount appropriated by title III of this 

     Act under the heading ``Defense Production Act Purchases'', 

     up to $3,000,000 may be available for a Flexible Aerogel 

     Material Supplier Initiative to develop affordable methods 

     and a domestic supplier of military and commercial aerogels

                                 ______



  SA 1264. Mr. DORGAN proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2658, 

making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:



       Insert after section 8123 the following:

       Sec. 8124. Not later than July 29, 2003, the President 

     shall submit to Congress a budget amendment to the budget of 

     the President for fiscal year 2004, as submitted to Congress 

     in 2003 under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

     Code, setting forth in full the amounts required for fiscal 

     year 2004 for United States military operations in Iraq and 

     Afghanistan in fiscal year 2004.

                                 ______



  SA 1265. Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Collins) submitted an 

amendment to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2658, making 

appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 

the table; as follows:



       On page 120, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the total amount appropriated by title IV 

     under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and 

     Evaluation, Army'' for Army Missile Defense System 

     Integration (Non Space), up to $1,500,000 may be used for the 

     Low Cost Avionics program to establish avionic system 

     standards utilizing commercial, open architecture design 

     methodologies.

                                 ______



  SA 1266. Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 

him to the bill H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the Department of 

Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 

purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



       On page 120, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

       Sec. 8124. Of the total amount appropriated by title III 

     under the heading ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'', up to 

     $619,310,000 may be used for the Evolved Expendable Launch 

     Vehicle.



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