[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 144 (Wednesday, October 15, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12624-S12631]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1838. Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mrs. 
Murray) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1689, making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and 
reconstruction for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:
       Sec. 316. (a) Restoration of Full Retired Pay Benefits.--
     Section 1414 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who have 
       service-connected disabilities: payment of retired pay and 
       veterans' disability compensation

       ``(a) Payment of Both Retired Pay and Compensation.--Except 
     as provided in subsection (b), a member or former member of 
     the uniformed services who is entitled to retired pay (other 
     than as specified in subsection (c)) and who is also entitled 
     to veterans' disability compensation is entitled to

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     be paid both without regard to sections 5304 and 5305 of 
     title 38.
       ``(b) Special Rule for Chapter 61 Career Retirees.--The 
     retired pay of a member retired under chapter 61 of this 
     title with 20 years or more of service otherwise creditable 
     under section 1405 of this title at the time of the member's 
     retirement is subject to reduction under sections 5304 and 
     5305 of title 38, but only to the extent that the amount of 
     the member's retired pay under chapter 61 of this title 
     exceeds the amount of retired pay to which the member would 
     have been entitled under any other provision of law based 
     upon the member's service in the uniformed services if the 
     member had not been retired under chapter 61 of this title.
       ``(c) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to a member 
     retired under chapter 61 of this title with less than 20 
     years of service otherwise creditable under section 1405 of 
     this title at the time of the member's retirement.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `retired pay' includes retainer pay, 
     emergency officers' retirement pay, and naval pension.
       ``(2) The term `veterans' disability compensation' has the 
     meaning given the term `compensation' in section 101(13) of 
     title 38.''.
       (b) Repeal of Special Compensation Programs.--Sections 1413 
     and 1413a of such title are repealed.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the items 
     relating to sections 1413, 1413a, and 1414 and inserting the 
     following:

``1414. Members eligible for retired pay who have service-connected 
              disabilities: payment of retired pay and veterans' 
              disability compensation.''.

       (d) Effective Date; Prohibition on Retroactive Benefits.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect on the first day of the first month that begins 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Retroactive benefits.--No benefits may be paid to any 
     person by reason of section 1414 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as amended by subsection (a), for any period before the 
     effective date under paragraph (1).
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  SA 1839. Mr. ENSIGN proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1689, making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security 
and reconstruction for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 38, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following 
     new section:
       Sec. 2313. (a) Not later than April 30, 2004, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit a certification to Congress of the 
     amount that Iraq will pay, or that will be paid on behalf of 
     Iraq, during fiscal year 2004 to a foreign country to service 
     a debt incurred by Iraq during the regime of Saddam Hussein, 
     including any amount used for the payment of principal, 
     interest, or fees associated with such debt. Such 
     certification shall include--
       (1) the actual amount spent for such purpose during the 
     period from October 1, 2003 through March 31, 2004; and
       (2) the estimated amount that the Secretary reasonably 
     believes will be used for such purpose during the period from 
     April 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004.
       (b) On May 1, 2004, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall administratively reserve, out of 
     the unobligated balance of the funds appropriated in this 
     title under the subheading ``Iraq Relief and Reconstruction 
     Fund'' under the heading ``OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC 
     ASSISTANCE FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT'', the amount 
     that is equal to the sum of the amount certified under 
     paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and the estimated amount 
     certified under paragraph (2) of such subsection. The amount 
     so reserved may not be obligated or expended on or after such 
     date.
       (c) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall impose such restrictions and conditions as the Director 
     determines necessary to ensure that, in the apportionment of 
     amounts appropriated as described in subsection (b), the 
     balance of the total amount so appropriated that remains 
     unobligated on May 1, 2004, exceeds the amount that is to be 
     reserved under subsection (b).
       (d) It is the sense of Congress that each country that is 
     owed a debt by Iraq that was incurred during the regime of 
     Saddam Hussein should forgive such debt, including any amount 
     owed by Iraq for the principal, interest, and fees associated 
     with such debt.
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  SA 1840. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 1689, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and reconstruction for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:
       Sec. 2313. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that removing potential nuclear weapons materials 
     from vulnerable sites around the world would reduce the 
     chance that such materials would all into the hands of al 
     Qaeda or other groups and states hostile to the United 
     States, and therefore should be a top priority for achieving 
     the national security of the United States.
       (b) Task Force on Nuclear Material Removal.--(1) There is 
     established in the Department of Energy the Task Force on 
     Nuclear Material Removal (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Task Force'').
       (2)(A) At the head of the Task Force shall be the Director 
     of the Task Force, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
     Energy for that purpose.
       (B) The Director of the Task Force shall report directly to 
     the Administrator for Nuclear Security regarding the 
     activities of the Task Force.
       (3) The Secretary and the Administrator shall assign to the 
     Task Force personnel having such experience and expertise as 
     is necessary to permit the Task Force to carry out its 
     mission under this section.
       (4)(A) The Secretary of Energy and the Administrator shall 
     jointly consult with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     and the heads of other appropriate departments and agencies 
     of the Federal Government to establish mechanisms that ensure 
     that the Task Force is able to draw quickly on the 
     capabilities of other departments and agencies to fulfill its 
     mission.
       (B) Mechanisms under subparagraph (A) may include the 
     assignment of personnel from other departments and agencies 
     of the Federal Government to the Task Force.
       (c) Mission.--The mission of the Task Force shall be to 
     take actions to ensure that potential nuclear weapons 
     materials are entirely removed from the most vulnerable sites 
     around the world as soon as practicable after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Assistance.--To assist the Task Force in carrying out 
     its mission under this section, the Secretary of Energy may--
       (1) provide such funds as are needed to remove potential 
     nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites, including 
     funds to cover the costs of--
       (A) transporting such materials from such sites to secure 
     facilities;
       (B) providing interim security upgrades for such materials 
     pending their removal;
       (C) managing such materials after their arrival at secure 
     facilities;
       (D) purchasing such materials;
       (E) converting such materials to use as low-enriched fuels, 
     or to uses that no longer require nuclear materials;
       (F) assisting in the closure and decommissioning of such 
     sites; and
       (G) providing incentives to facilitate the removal of such 
     materials from vulnerable facilities;
       (2) arrange for the shipment of potential nuclear weapons 
     materials to the United States, or to other countries willing 
     to accept them and able to provide high levels of security 
     for them, in order to ensure that United States national 
     security objectives are accomplished as quickly and 
     effectively as possible; and
       (3) provide funds to upgrade security and accounting at 
     sites where, as determined by the Secretary, potential 
     nuclear weapons materials will remain for an extended period 
     in order to ensure that such materials are secure against 
     plausible potential threats, and will remain so in the 
     future.
       (e) Report.--(1) Not later than 30 days after the submittal 
     to Congress of the budget of the President for fiscal year 
     2005 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
     Code, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a 
     report that shall include--
       (A) a list of the sites determined by the Task Force to be 
     of the highest priorities for removal of potential nuclear 
     weapons materials, based on the quantity and attractiveness 
     of such materials at such sites and the risks of the theft or 
     diversion of such materials for weapons purposes;
       (B) a strategic plan, including measurable milestones and 
     metrics, for accomplishing the mission of the Task Force 
     under this section;
       (C) an estimate of the annual financial requirements for 
     implementing the plan;
       (D) recommendations on whether any further legislative 
     actions are needed to facilitate the accomplishment of the 
     mission of the Task Force; and
       (E) such other information on the status of activities 
     under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (2) The report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
     may include a classified annex.
       (f) Funding.--There is hereby appropriated, out of any 
     money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, for the National 
     Nuclear Security Administration for ``Defense Nuclear 
     Nonproliferation'', $40,000,000 to carry out this section.
       (g) Potential Nuclear Weapons Material Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``potential nuclear weapons material'' 
     means plutonium, highly enriched uranium, or other material 
     capable of sustaining an explosive nuclear chain reaction, 
     including irradiated materials if the radiation field from 
     such materials is not sufficient to prevent the theft of such 
     materials and their use for an explosive nuclear chain 
     reaction.
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  SA 1841. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 1689, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and reconstruction for 
the fiscal year ending

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September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 38, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following 
     new section:
       Sec. 2313. (a) Of the funds appropriated in title II under 
     the subheading ``Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund'' under 
     the heading ``OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FUNDS 
     APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT'' and allocated for security, 
     $415,000,000 shall be made available to secure and eliminate 
     munitions caches, small arms, light weapons, unexploded 
     ordinance, and excess military equipment in Iraq.
       (b) Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter until all funds 
     made available under subsection (a) are expended, the 
     President shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
     of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations of 
     the House of Representatives a report on the status and 
     security of munitions caches, small arms, light weapons, 
     unexploded ordinance, and excess military equipment in Iraq. 
     Each such report shall include--
       (1) a description of the quantity and type of such weapons 
     and equipment collected, secured, and destroyed during the 6 
     months prior to the submission of such report;
       (2) a description of the quantity and type of such weapons 
     and equipment collected and secured for purposes other than 
     destruction;
       (3) a description of the quantity and type of such weapons 
     and equipment that remain in Iraq;
       (4) an estimate of the schedule under which such weapons 
     and equipment will be secured or eliminated and the cost to 
     complete such actions;
       (5) an assessment of the threat posed by such weapons and 
     equipment to United States or coalition military forces in 
     Iraq.
       (6) an estimate of the quantity and type of such weapons 
     and equipment that have been acquired by members of al-Qaeda 
     or other international terrorist organizations; and
       (7) a detailed plan of actions to be carried out to locate, 
     secure, and eliminate such weapons and equipment that remain 
     in Iraq.
       (c) The reports required by subsection (b) shall be 
     submitted in a classified and an unclassified form.
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  SA 1842. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Byrd) proposed an 
amendment to the bill S. 1689, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and reconstruction for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       At the end of title I, insert the following:
       Sec. 316. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
     findings:
       (1) The National Guard and Reserves have served the Nation 
     in times of national crises for more than 200 years. The 
     National Guard and Reserves are a critical component of 
     homeland security and national defense.
       (2) The current deployments of many members of the National 
     Guard and Reserve have made them absent from their 
     communities for an abnormally long time. This has diminished 
     the ability of the National Guard to conduct its State 
     missions.
       (3) Many members of the National Guard and Reserves have 
     been on active duty for more than a year, and many more have 
     had their tours of active duty involuntarily extended while 
     overseas.
       (b) Report on Utilization of National Guard and Reserves.--
     (1) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives a report on the utilization of the National 
     Guard and Reserves in support of contingency operations 
     during fiscal year 2004.
       (2) The report under this subsection shall include the 
     following:
       (A) Information on each National Guard and Reserve unit 
     currently deployed, including--
       (i) the unit name or designation;
       (ii) the number of personnel deployed;
       (iii) the projected return date to home station; and
       (iv) the schedule, if any, for the replacement of the unit 
     with a Regular unit.
       (B) Information on current operations tempo, including--
       (i) the length of deployment of each National Guard and 
     Reserve unit currently deployed, organized by unit and by 
     State;
       (ii) in the case of each National Guard and Reserve unit on 
     active duty during the two-year period ending on the date of 
     the report, the aggregate amount of time on active duty 
     during such two-year period; and
       (iii) the percentage of National Guard and Reserve forces 
     in the total deployed force in each current domestic and 
     overseas contingency operation.
       (C) Information on current recruitment and retention of 
     National Guard and Reserve personnel, including--
       (i) any shortfalls in recruitment and retention;
       (ii) any plans to address such shortfalls or otherwise to 
     improve recruitment or retention; and
       (iii) the effects on recruitment and retention over the 
     long term of extended periods of activation of National Guard 
     or Reserve personnel.
       (3) The report under this subsection shall be organized in 
     a format that permits a ready assessment of the deployment of 
     the National Guard and Reserves by State, by various 
     geographic regions of the United States, and by Armed Force.
       (c) Report on Effects of Utilization of National Guard and 
     Reserves on Law Enforcement and Homeland Security.--(1) Not 
     later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in 
     consultation with the chief executive officers of the States, 
     submit to Congress a report on the effects of the deployment 
     of the National Guard and Reserves on law enforcement and 
     homeland security in the United States.
       (2) The report under this subsection shall include the 
     following:
       (A) The number of civilian first responders on active duty 
     with the National Guard or Reserves who are currently 
     deployed overseas.
       (B) The number of first responder personnel of the National 
     Guard or Reserves who are currently deployed overseas.
       (C) An assessment by State of the ability of the States to 
     respond to emergencies without currently deployed National 
     Guard personnel.
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  SA 1843. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 1689, making emergency supplemental appropriations 
for Iraq and Afghanistan security and reconstruction for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 20, strike lines 9 through line 12, and insert the 
     following:
       (b) Section 1075(b) of title 10, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (a), shall take effect as of September 
     11, 2001, and shall apply with respect to injuries or 
     diseases incurred on or after that date.
       (c) The amount appropriated by chapter 2 of title II under 
     the heading ``Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund'' is hereby 
     reduced by $1,500,000, to be derived from the amount set 
     aside under such heading for transportation and 
     telecommunications for the Iraqi Postal Authority for the 
     administration of a zip code system.
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  SA 1844. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 1689, making emergency supplemental appropriations 
for Iraq and Afghanistan security and reconstruction for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.  . REPORT ON REPLACEMENT OF U.S. TROOPS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) The Coalition Provisional Authority states that 80 
     percent of Iraq is a permissive environment with people 
     returning to a normal pace of life, while 20 percent is less 
     permissive with entrenched Saddam loyalists, international 
     terrorists and general lawlessness hindering recovery 
     efforts.
       (2) On September 9, Deputy Secretary of Defense John 
     Wolfowitz testified, ``. . . the predominantly Shia south [of 
     Iraq] has been stable and I would say far more stable than 
     most pre-war predications would have given you. And the mixed 
     Arab, Turkish, Kurdish north has also been remarkably stable, 
     again, contrary to fears than many of us had that we might 
     face large-scale ethnic conflict.''
       (3) On September 14, Secretary of State Colin Powell 
     stated, ``We see attacks against our coalition on a daily 
     basis . . . but in many parts of the country things are quite 
     secure and stable.''
       (4) The Coalition Provisional Authority states that a major 
     focus of its security efforts has been to increase Iraqi 
     participation in and responsibility for a safe and secure 
     Iraq.
       (5) On September 14, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld 
     stated, ``90 percent of the people in Iraq are now living in 
     an area that's governed by a city council, or a village 
     council.''
       (6) The Coalition Provisional Authority reports that 60,000 
     Iraqis are now assisting in security, including 46,000 Iraqi 
     police nationwide.
       (7) Of the 160,000 coalition military personnel serving in 
     Iraq, 20,000 are comprised of non-U.S. forces.
       (b) Report.--Beginning 30 days after the enactment of this 
     Act, the President or his designee shall submit a monthly 
     report to Congress detailing--
       (1) the areas of Iraq determined to be largely secure and 
     stable; and
       (2) the extent to which U.S. troops have been replaced by 
     non-U.S. coalition forces, U.N. forces, or Iraqi forces in 
     the areas determined to be largely secure and stable under 
     this subsection.
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  SA 1845. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Lautenberg) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 
1689, making emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and 
Afghanistan security and reconstruction for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:


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       On page 38, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:

      TITLE III--HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

    Science and Technology, Research, Development, Acquisition and 
                               Operations

       For necessary expenses for science and technology research, 
     development, acquisition, and operations of the Department of 
     Homeland Security, as authorized by sections 302, 307, and 
     308 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182, 187, 
     188), $653,000,000, to remain available until expended to 
     carry out the provisions of section 3001.


                              (rescission)

       The amount appropriated by chapter 2 of title II under the 
     heading ``OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FUNDS 
     APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT'' under the heading ``Iraq 
     Relief and Reconstruction Fund'' is hereby reduced by 
     $653,000,000, with the amount of the reduction to be 
     allocated so that--
       (1) the amount available for security, national security, 
     and justice is reduced by $300,000,000, with the amount of 
     reduction to be allocated to amounts available for the 
     construction of two prisons;
       (2) the amount available for public works is reduced by 
     $253,000,000, with the amount of the reduction to be 
     allocated to amounts available for the procurement of 40 
     trash trucks; and
       (3) the amount available for housing and construction is 
     reduced by $100,000,000, with the amount of the reduction to 
     be allocated to amounts available for the construction of 
     seven new housing communities.
       Sec. 3001. (a) Installation of Anti-Missile Countermeasure 
     Devices in Commercial Aircraft.--Of the amount appropriated 
     by this title under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
     SECURITY'' under the heading ``Science and Technology, 
     Research, Development, Acquisition and Operations'', 
     $653,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security for the purchase and installation of anti-missile 
     countermeasure devices in not less than 300 commercial 
     aircraft selected by the Secretary for purposes of this 
     section.
       (b) Selection of Commercial Aircraft.--In selecting 
     commercial aircraft for purposes of this section, the 
     Secretary shall give a priority to commercial aircraft in 
     long-range international service that are enrolled in the 
     Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
       (c) Deadlines.--(1) The Secretary shall award a contract 
     for the purchase and installation of anti-missile 
     countermeasure devices in commercial aircraft under this 
     section not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) The contract awarded under paragraph (1) shall provide 
     for the completion of the purchase and installation of anti-
     missile countermeasure devices in commercial aircraft under 
     this section not later than 28 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Coordination.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     carry out this section in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Transportation.
       (e) Anti-Missile Countermeasure Device Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``anti-missile countermeasure device'' 
     means any electronic system, as identified by the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security, that automatically--
       (1) identifies the threat to an aircraft of an incoming 
     missile or other ordnance;
       (2) detects the source of the threat; and
       (3) disrupts the guidance system of the missile or ordnance 
     so as to divert the course of the missile or ordnance and 
     prevent its impact with the aircraft.
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  SA 1846. Mr. BYRD (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Reed, Mr. Corzine, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. Dorgan, Mrs. Clinton, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. 
Lieberman) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1689, making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and 
reconstruction for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following:
       Sec. 2309. (a) Reports of Coalition Provisional 
     Authority.--Not later than January 1, 2004, and every 90 days 
     thereafter, the Administrator of the Coalition Provisional 
     Authority (CPA) shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives a report on all obligations, expenditures, 
     and revenues associated with reconstruction, rehabilitation, 
     and security activities in Iraq during the preceding 90 days, 
     including the following:
       (1) Obligations and expenditures of appropriated funds.
       (2) A project-by-project and program-by-program accounting 
     of the costs incurred to date for the reconstruction of Iraq, 
     together with the estimate of the Authority of the costs to 
     complete each project and each program.
       (3) Revenues attributable to or consisting of funds 
     provided by foreign nations or international organizations, 
     and any obligations or expenditures of such revenues.
       (4) Revenues attributable to or consisting of foreign 
     assets seized or frozen, and any obligations or expenditures 
     of such revenues.
       (5) Operating expenses of the Authority and of any other 
     agencies or entities receiving funds appropriated by title.
       (b) Comptroller General Audit, Investigations, and 
     Reports.--(1) The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct an on-going audit of the Coalition Provisional 
     Authority, and may conduct such additional investigations as 
     the Comptroller General, in consultation with the Committees 
     on Appropriations considers appropriate, to evaluate the 
     reconstruction, rehabilitation, and security activities in 
     Iraq.
       (2) In conducting the audit and any investigations under 
     paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall have access to 
     any information and records created or maintained by the 
     Authority, or by any other entity receiving appropriated 
     funds for reconstruction, rehabilitation, or security 
     activities in Iraq, that the Comptroller General considers 
     appropriate to conduct the audit or investigations.
       (3) Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives a report on the audit and 
     any investigations conducted under paragraph (1). The report 
     shall include information as follows:
       (A) A detailed description of the organization and 
     authorities of the Authority.
       (B) A detailed description of the relationship between the 
     Authority and other Federal agencies, including the 
     Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and the National Security Council.
       (C) A detailed description of the extent of the use of 
     private contractors to assist in Authority operations and to 
     carry out reconstruction, rehabilitation, or security 
     activities in Iraq, including an assessment of--
       (i) the nature of the contract vehicles used to perform the 
     work, including the extent of competition used in entering 
     into the contracts and the amount of profit provided in the 
     contracts;
       (ii) the nature of the task orders or other work orders 
     used to perform the work, including the extent to which 
     performance-based, cost-based, and fixed-price task orders 
     were used;
       (iii) the reasonableness of the rates charged by such 
     contractors, including an assessment of the impact on rates 
     of a greater reliance on Iraqi labor or other possible 
     sources of supply;
       (iv) the extent to which such contractors performed work 
     themselves and, to the extent that subcontractors were 
     utilized, how such subcontractors were selected; and
       (v) the extent to which the Authority or such contractors 
     relied upon consultants to assist in projects or programs, 
     the amount paid for such consulting services, and whether 
     such consulting services were obtained pursuant to full and 
     open competition.
       (D) A detailed description of the measures adopted by the 
     Authority and other Federal agencies to monitor and prevent 
     waste, fraud, and abuse in the expenditure of appropriated 
     funds in the carrying out of reconstruction, rehabilitation, 
     and security activities in Iraq.
       (E) A certification by the Comptroller General as to 
     whether or not the Comptroller General had adequate access to 
     relevant information to make informed judgments on the 
     matters covered by the report.
       (4) The Comptroller General shall from time to time submit 
     to the Committees on Appropriations and Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a supplemental report 
     on the audit, and any further investigations, conducted under 
     paragraph (1). Each such report shall include such updates of 
     the previous reports under this subsection as the Comptroller 
     General considers appropriate to keep Congress fully and 
     currently apprised on the reconstruction, rehabilitation, and 
     security activities in Iraq.
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  SA 1847. Mr. FEINGOLD proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1689, 
making emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan 
security and reconstruction for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 22, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
       Sec. 316. (a) Of the amounts appropriated by chapter 1 of 
     this title under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army'' and available for the operating expenses of the 
     Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), $10,000,000 shall be 
     available for the establishment of the Office of the 
     Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority and 
     for related operating expenses of the Office.
       (b) The Office of the Inspector General of the Coalition 
     Provisional Authority shall be established not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c)(1) The head of the Office of the Inspector General of 
     the Coalition Provisional Authority shall be the Inspector 
     General of the Coalition Provisional Authority.
       (2) The Inspector General shall be appointed by the 
     President in accordance with, and shall otherwise be subject 
     to the provisions of, section 3 of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), except that the person nominated for 
     appointment as Inspector General may assume the duties of the 
     office on an acting basis pending the advice and consent of 
     the Senate.

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       (3) The Inspector General shall have the duties, 
     responsibilities, and authorities of inspectors general under 
     the Inspector General Act of 1978. In carrying out such 
     duties, responsibilities, and authorities, the Inspector 
     General shall coordinate with, and receive the cooperation 
     of, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense.
       (d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than 
     75 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
     every 10 days thereafter, the Inspector General of the 
     Coalition Provisional Authority shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives a report that sets 
     forth--
       (A) an assessment of the financial controls of the 
     Coalition Provisional Authority;
       (B) a description of any financial irregularities that may 
     have occurred in the activities of the Authority;
       (C) a description of--
       (i) any irregularities relating to the administration of 
     laws providing for full and open competition in contracting 
     (as defined in section 4(6) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(6))); and
       (ii) any other irregularities related to procurement;
       (D) a description of any actions taken by the Inspector 
     General to improve such financial controls or address such 
     financial irregularities;
       (E) a description of the programmatic goals of the 
     Coalition Provisional Authority; and
       (F) an assessment of the performance of the Coalition 
     Provisional Authority, including progress made by the 
     Coalition Provisional Authority in facilitating a transition 
     to levels of security, stability, and self-government in Iraq 
     sufficient to make the presence of the Coalition Provisional 
     Authority no longer necessary.
       (2) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense 
     shall prepare and submit the reports otherwise required to be 
     submitted by the Inspector General of the Coalition 
     Provisional Authority under paragraph (1) until the earlier 
     of--
       (A) the date that is 150 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; or
       (B) the date on which a determination is made by the 
     Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority that 
     the Office of the Inspector General of the Coalition 
     Provisional Authority is capable of preparing timely, 
     accurate, and complete reports in compliance with the 
     requirements under paragraph (1).
       (3) The reports under this subsection are in addition to 
     the semiannual reports required of the Inspector General by 
     section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 and any other 
     reports required of the Inspector General by law.
       (4) The Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional 
     Authority (or the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Defense, as applicable) shall publish each report under this 
     subsection on the Internet website of the Coalition 
     Provisional Authority.
       (e) The Office of the Inspector General of the Coalition 
     Provisional Authority shall terminate on the first day that 
     both of the following conditions have been met:
       (1) the Coalition Provisional Authority has transferred 
     responsibility for governing Iraq to an indigenous Iraqi 
     government; and
       (2) a United States mission to Iraq, under the direction 
     and guidance of the Secretary of State, has undertaken to 
     perform the responsibility for administering United States 
     assistance efforts in Iraq.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1848. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Johnson) submitted an amendment intended to 
be proposed by her to the bill S. 1689, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and reconstruction for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       Strike section 2309 and insert the following:
       Sec. 2309. (a) Limitation on Availability of Funds for 
     Relief and Reconstruction in Iraq Pending Determinations by 
     the President.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, of the amount appropriated by this title under the 
     heading ``Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund''--
       (1) $6,770,000,000 shall be available 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, but only if the President 
     determines under subsection (b)(1) that the objectives and 
     associated deadlines referred to in that subsection have been 
     substantially met; and
       (2) $6,770,000,000 shall be available 240 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, but only if the President 
     determines under subsection (b)(2) that the objectives and 
     associated deadlines referred to in that subsection have been 
     substantially met.
       (b) Determinations.--(1) Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
     determine whether or not the objectives, and associated 
     deadlines, for relief and reconstruction efforts in Iraq, as 
     specified in the report under subsection (c), have been 
     substantially met.
       (2) Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the President shall determine whether or not the 
     objectives, and associated deadlines, for relief and 
     reconstruction efforts in Iraq, as specified in the most 
     current report under subsection (d), have been substantially 
     met.
       (c) Initial Report on Relief and Reconstruction.--Not later 
     than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     President shall submit to Congress a report on the United 
     States strategy for activities related to post-conflict 
     security, humanitarian assistance, governance, and 
     reconstruction to be undertaken as a result of Operation 
     Iraqi Freedom. The report shall include information on the 
     following:
       (1) The distribution of duties and responsibilities 
     regarding such activities among the agencies of the United 
     States Government, including the Department of State, the 
     United States Agency for International Development, and the 
     Department of Defense.
       (2) A plan describing the roles and responsibilities of 
     foreign governments and international organizations, 
     including the United Nations, in carrying out such 
     activities.
       (3) A strategy for coordinating such activities among the 
     United States Government, foreign governments, and 
     international organizations, including the United Nations.
       (4) A strategy for distributing the responsibility for 
     paying costs associated with reconstruction activities in 
     Iraq among the United States Government, foreign governments, 
     and international organizations, including the United 
     Nations, and for actions to be taken by the President to 
     secure increased international participation in peacekeeping 
     and security efforts in Iraq.
       (5) A comprehensive strategy for completing the 
     reconstruction of Iraq, estimated timelines for the 
     completion of significant reconstruction milestones, and 
     estimates for Iraqi oil production.
       (d) Subsequent Reports on Relief and Reconstruction.--(1) 
     Not later than 60 days after the submittal of the report 
     required by subsection (c), and every 60 days thereafter 
     until all funds provided by this title are expended, the 
     President shall submit to Congress a report that includes 
     information as follows:
       (A) A list of all activities undertaken related to 
     reconstruction in Iraq, and a corresponding list of the funds 
     obligated in connection with such activities, during the 
     preceding 60 days.
       (B) A list of significant activities related to 
     reconstruction in Iraq that the President anticipates 
     initiating during the ensuing 60-day period, including--
       (i) the estimated cost of carrying out the proposed 
     activities; and
       (ii) the source of the funds that will be used to pay such 
     costs.
       (C) Updated strategies, objectives, and timelines if 
     significant changes are proposed regarding matters included 
     in the report required under subsection (c), or in an 
     previous report under this subsection.
       (2) Each report under this subsection shall include 
     information on the following:
       (A) The expenditures for, and progress made toward, the 
     restoration of basic services in Iraq such as water, 
     electricity, sewer, oil infrastructure, a national police 
     force, and Iraqi army, and judicial systems.
       (B) The significant goals intended to be achieved by such 
     expenditures.
       (C) The progress made toward securing increased 
     international participation in peacekeeping efforts and in 
     the economic and political reconstruction of Iraq.
       (D) The progress made toward securing Iraqi borders.
       (E) The progress made toward securing self-government for 
     the Iraqi people and the establishment of a democratically 
     elected government.
       (F) The progress made in securing and eliminating munitions 
     caches, unexploded ordinance, and excess military equipment 
     in Iraq.
       (G) The measures taken to protect United States troops 
     serving in Iraq, and an estimated schedule of United States 
     troop strengths in Iraq for each ensuring 120-day period.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1849. Mr. DASCHLE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1689, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and reconstruction for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:
       Sec. 2313. (a) Limitation on Amount of Future Funds 
     Available for Iraq Reconstruction Programs.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this Act or any other provision of 
     law, the amount appropriated funds that may be obligated and 
     expended for Iraq reconstruction programs may not exceed the 
     current appropriated amount for Iraq reconstruction programs 
     unless--
       (1) the President certifies to Congress that the amount of 
     appropriated funds to be so obligated and expended for Iraq 
     reconstruction programs is equal to or exceeded by an amount 
     of contributions from the international community for Iraq 
     reconstruction programs; or
       (2) the President--
       (A) determines that, notwithstanding the lack of 
     contributions by the international community for Iraq 
     reconstruction program sin an amount described in paragraph 
     (1), the obligation and expenditure of appropriated funds for 
     Iraq reconstruction programs in excess of the current 
     appropriated amount for Iraq reconstruction programs is in 
     the national security interests of the United States; and

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       (B) submits to Congress a written notification on that 
     determination, including a detailed justification for the 
     determination.
       (b) Construction With Later Enacted Provisions of Law.--
     This section may not be superseded, modified, or repealed 
     except pursuant to a provision of law that makes specific 
     reference to this section.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``current appropriated amount for Iraq 
     reconstruction programs'' means the aggregate amount 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, and by 
     any Act enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     for Iraq reconstruction programs.
       (2)(A) the term ``Iraq reconstruction programs'' means 
     programs to address the infrastructure needs of Iraq, 
     including infrastructure relating to electricity, oil 
     production, public works, water resources, transportation and 
     telecommunications, housing and construction, health care, 
     and private sector development.
       (B) The term does not include programs to fund military 
     activities, (Including the establishment of national security 
     forces), public safety (including border enforcement, police, 
     fire, and customs), and justice and civil society 
     development.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1850. Mrs. CLINTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1689, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and reconstruction for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 28, line 15, before the period, insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That each allocated amount 
     under this subheading shall be reduced on a pro rata basis by 
     $2,000,000 (except that no reduction shall result with 
     respect to any amount appropriated for Iraqi border 
     enforcement and enhanced security communications and the 
     amount appropriated for the establishment of an Iraqi 
     national security force and Iraqi Defense Corps), and 
     $2,000,000 shall be made available to the General Accounting 
     Office for an audit of all funds appropriated under this Act, 
     including tracking the expenditure of appropriated funds, a 
     comparison of the amounts appropriated under this Act to the 
     amount actually expended, and a determination of whether the 
     funds appropriated in this Act are expended as intended by 
     Congress''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1851. Mr. REID (for Mr. Corzine) proposed an amendment to the bill 
S. 1689, making emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and 
Afghanistan security and reconstruction for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 38, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following 
     new section:
       Sec. 3001. Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until 
     December 31, 2007, the President shall submit to each Member 
     of Congress a report on the projected total costs of United 
     States operations in Iraq, including military operations and 
     reconstruction efforts, through fiscal year 2008. The 
     President shall include in each report after the initial 
     report an explanation of any change in the total projected 
     costs since the previous report.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1852. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Dayton, and Mrs. 
Murray) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1689, making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and 
reconstruction for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 38, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following 
     new title:

                 TITLE III--LEAVE FOR MILITARY FAMILIES

     SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Military Families Leave 
     Act of 2003''.

     SEC. 3002. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAVE.

       (a) Entitlement to Leave.--Section 102(a) of the Family and 
     Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Entitlement to leave due to family member's active 
     duty.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to section 103(f), an eligible 
     employee shall be entitled to a total of 12 workweeks of 
     leave during any 12-month period because a spouse, son, 
     daughter, or parent of the employee is a member of the Armed 
     Forces--
       ``(i) on active duty in support of a contingency operation; 
     or
       ``(ii) notified of an impending call or order to active 
     duty in support of a contingency operation.
       ``(B) Conditions and time for taking leave.--An eligible 
     employee shall be entitled to take leave under subparagraph 
     (A)--
       ``(i) while the employee's spouse, son, daughter, or parent 
     (referred to in the subparagraph as the `family member') is 
     on active duty in support of a contingency operation, and, if 
     the family member is a member of a reserve component of the 
     Armed Forces, beginning when such family member receives 
     notification of an impending call or order to active duty in 
     support of a contingency operation; and
       ``(ii) only for issues relating to or resulting from such 
     family member's--

       ``(I) service on active duty in support of a contingency 
     operation; and
       ``(II) if a member of a reserve component of the Armed 
     Forces--

       ``(aa) receipt of notification of an impending call or 
     order to active duty in support of a contingency operation; 
     and
       ``(bb) service on active duty in support of such operation.
       ``(4) Limitation.--No employee may take more than a total 
     of 12 workweeks of leave under paragraphs (1) and (3) during 
     any 12-month period.''.
       (b) Schedule.--Section 102(b)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     2612(b)(1)) is amended by inserting after the second sentence 
     the following: ``Leave under subsection (a)(3) may be taken 
     intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule.''.
       (c) Substitution of Paid Leave.--Section 102(d)(2)(A) of 
     such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting 
     ``or subsection (a)(3)'' after ``subsection (a)(1)''.
       (d) Notice.--Section 102(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(e)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Notice for leave due to family member's active 
     duty.--An employee who intends to take leave under subsection 
     (a)(3) shall provide such notice to the employer as is 
     practicable.''.
       (e) Certification.--Section 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     2613) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Certification for Leave Due to Family Member's Active 
     Duty.--An employer may require that a request for leave under 
     section 102(a)(3) be supported by a certification issued at 
     such time and in such manner as the Secretary may by 
     regulation prescribe.''.

     SEC. 3003. LEAVE FOR CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Entitlement to Leave.--Section 6382(a) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3)(A) Subject to section 6383(f), an eligible employee 
     shall be entitled to a total of 12 workweeks of leave during 
     any 12-month period because a spouse, son, daughter, or 
     parent of the employee is a member of the Armed Forces--
       ``(i) on active duty in support of a contingency operation; 
     or
       ``(ii) notified of an impending call or order to active 
     duty in support of a contingency operation.
       ``(B) An eligible employee shall be entitled to take leave 
     under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) while the employee's spouse, son, daughter, or parent 
     (referred to in the subparagraph as the `family member') is 
     on active duty in support of a contingency operation, and, if 
     the family member is a member of a reserve component of the 
     Armed Forces, beginning when such family member receives 
     notification of an impending call or order to active duty in 
     support of a contingency operation; and
       ``(ii) only for issues relating to or resulting from such 
     family member's--
       ``(I) service on active duty in support of a contingency 
     operation; and
       ``(II) if a member of a reserve component of the Armed 
     Forces--

       ``(aa) receipt of notification of an impending call or 
     order to active duty in support of a contingency operation; 
     and
       ``(bb) service on active duty in support of such operation.

       ``(4) No employee may take more than a total of 12 
     workweeks of leave under paragraphs (1) and (3) during any 
     12-month period.''.
       (b) Schedule.--Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is amended 
     by inserting after the second sentence the following: ``Leave 
     under subsection (a)(3) may be taken intermittently or on a 
     reduced leave schedule.''.
       (c) Substitution of Paid Leave.--Section 6382(d) of such 
     title is amended by inserting ``or subsection (a)(3)'' after 
     ``subsection (a)(1)''.
       (d) Notice.--Section 6382(e) of such title is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) An employee who intends to take leave under 
     subsection (a)(3) shall provide such notice to the employing 
     agency as is practicable.''.
       (e) Certification.--Section 6383 of such title is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) An employing agency may require that a request for 
     leave under section 6382(a)(3) be supported by a 
     certification issued at such time and in such manner as the 
     Office of Personnel Management may by regulation 
     prescribe.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1853. Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Biden, and Mr. Graham of South 
Carolina) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill S. 1689, making emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and 
Afghanistan security and reconstruction for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 6, before the period on line 12, insert the 
     following:
       : Provided further, not less than $4,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to ``Office of the Inspector General'' for 
     financial and performance audits of funds apportioned to the 
     Department of Defense from the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction 
     Fund''

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       On page 24, line 14, insert after ``$40,000,000'' the 
     following--
       ``of which not less than $4,000,000 shall be transferred to 
     and merged with ``Operating Expenses of the United States 
     Agency for International Development Office of Inspector 
     General'' for financial and performance audits of the Iraq 
     Relief and Reconstruction Fund and other assistance to Iraq''
       On page 38, after line 20, insert the following:

     ``Sec. 2313. General Accounting Office review

       (a) The Comptroller General of the United States shall--
       (1) review the effectiveness of relief and reconstruction 
     activities conducted by the Coalition Provisional Authority 
     (hereafter in this section ``CPA'') from funds made available 
     under the ``Iraq relief and Reconstruction Fund'' in this 
     title, including by providing analyses of--
       (A) the degree to which the CPA is meeting the relief and 
     reconstruction goals and objectives in the major sectors 
     funded under this title, and is enhancing indigenous 
     capabilities;
       (B) compliance by the CPA and the government departments 
     with federal laws governing compeititon in contracting; and
       (C) the degree to which the CPA is expending funds 
     economically and efficiently, including through use of local 
     contractors;
       (2) report quarterly to the appropriate congressional 
     committees on the results of the review conducted under 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) In this section, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and 
     International relations of the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1854. Mr. DASCHLE proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1689, 
making emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan 
security and reconstruction for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:
       Sec. 2313. (a) Limitation on Amount of Future Funds 
     Available for Iraq Reconstruction Programs.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this Act or any other provision of 
     law, the amount of appropriated funds that may be obligated 
     and expended for Iraq reconstruction programs may not exceed 
     the current appropriated amount for Iraq reconstruction 
     programs unless--
       (1) the President certifies to Congress that the amount of 
     appropriated funds to be so obligated and expended for Iraq 
     reconstruction programs is equal to or exceeded by an amount 
     of contributions from the international community for Iraq 
     reconstruction programs; or
       (2) the President--
       (A) determines that, notwithstanding the lack of 
     contributions by the international community for Iraq 
     reconstruction programs in an amount described in paragraph 
     (1), the obligation and expenditure of appropriated funds for 
     Iraq reconstruction programs in excess of the current 
     appropriated amount for Iraq reconstruction programs is in 
     the national security interests of the United States; and
       (B) submits to Congress a written notification on that 
     determination, including a detailed justification for the 
     determination.
       (b) Constitution With Later Enacted Provisions of Law.--
     This section may not be superseded, modified, or repealed 
     except pursuant to a provision of law that makes specific 
     reference to this section.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``current appropriated amount for Iraq 
     reconstruction programs'' means the aggregate amount 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, and by 
     any Act enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     for Iraq reconstruction programs.
       (2)(A) the term ``Iraq reconstruction programs'' means 
     programs to address the infrastructure needs of Iraq, 
     including infrastructure relating to electricity, oil 
     production, public works, water resources, transportation and 
     telecommunications, housing and construction, health care, 
     and private sector development.
       (B) The term does not include programs to fund military 
     activities, (including the establishment of national security 
     forces), public safety (including border enforcement, police, 
     fire, and customs), and justice and civil society 
     development.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1855. Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mrs. Clinton) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1689, making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security 
and reconstruction for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 39, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 3002. (a) The Comptroller General shall conduct 
     studies on the effectiveness and efficiency of the 
     administration and performance of contracts in excess of 
     $40,000,000 that are performed or are to be performed in, or 
     relating to, Iraq and are paid out of funds made available 
     under this Act or the Emergency Wartime Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-11). The studies 
     shall specifically examine the profits, administrative 
     overhead, management fees, and related expenditures for the 
     management of subcontracts (and further subcontracting) under 
     any such contract. In conducting studies under this section, 
     the Comptroller General shall have access to any information 
     and records created or maintained by the United States, or by 
     any entity receiving funds for contracts studied under this 
     section that the Comptroller General considers appropriate.
       (b) Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act and again 4 months thereafter, the Comptroller 
     Government shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that 
     includes--
       (1) an evaluation of the studies conducted under this 
     section; and
       (2) any recommendations for the improvement of the 
     contracting process for contracts performed or to be 
     performed in Iraq and for contracts generally, including the 
     selection process, contract content, and oversight of the 
     administration and performance of contracts.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1856. Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Allen, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. 
Mikulski, and Mrs. Dole) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1689, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and reconstruction for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 39, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 3002. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Federal share of the cost of any disaster relief payment made 
     under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) for damage caused by 
     Hurricane Isabel shall be 90 percent.
       Sec. 3003. Of the funds appropriated by this Act, 
     $500,000,000 shall be available for repair or replacement of 
     Department of Defense infrastructure damaged or destroyed by 
     Hurricane Isabel, related flooding, or other related natural 
     forces.
       Sec. 3004. Of the funds appropriated by this Act, 
     $123,000,000 shall be available for repair and restoration of 
     National Parks in areas designated as a disaster area 
     pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) for damage 
     caused by Hurricane Isabel.
       Sec. 3005. Of the funds appropriated by this Act, 
     $5,000,000 shall be available for repair and replacement of 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration infrastructure 
     damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Isabel, related flooding, 
     or other related natural forces.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1857. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
Johnson, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Graham of Florida, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Kennedy, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Kerry) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1689, making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security 
and reconstruction for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 22, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
       Sec. 316. (a)(1) In the administration of laws and policies 
     on the period for which members of reserve components of the 
     Armed Forces called or ordered to active duty under a 
     provision of law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of 
     title 10, United States Code, are deployed outside the United 
     States, the deployment shall be considered to have begun on 
     the first day of the active-duty service to which called or 
     ordered and shall be considered to have ended on the last day 
     of the active-duty service to which called or ordered.
       (2) Not later than 45 days before the effective date of a 
     modification, supplementation, or supersedure of a policy 
     referred to in paragraph (1) that would extend the deployment 
     of reserve component members, the Secretary of defense--
       (A) shall transmit to Congress and the members of the 
     reserve components a notification of the modified policy, 
     supplemental policy, or superseding policy, as the case may 
     be; and
       (B) if the Secretary has received from a member of the 
     reserve components a standing request to notify someone in 
     the member's family or the member's employer (or both) of the 
     new policy extending the member's deployment, shall transmit 
     a notification of such policy to the requested recipient or 
     recipients, as the case may be.
       (b)(1) Before a member of a reserve component called or 
     ordered to active duty as described in subsection (a)(1) is 
     deployed outside the United States, the Secretary of defense 
     shall inform such member of the date of expected return from 
     overseas for the member.
       (2) Not later than 45 days before a previously announced 
     date of expected return from overseas service for a member 
     referred to in paragraph (1) is postponed, the Secretary of 
     Defense--

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       (A) shall transmit to Congress and that member a 
     notification of the intent to postpone the member's return 
     from overseas service; and
       (B) if the Secretary has received from such member a 
     standing request to notify someone in the member's family or 
     the member's employer (or both) of any postponement of the 
     member's employer (or both) of any postponement of the 
     member's date of expected return from overseas service, shall 
     transmit to the requested recipient or recipients, as the 
     case may be, a notification of the intent to postpone the 
     member's return from overseas service.
       (c) The Secretary of defense shall prescribe in regulations 
     a process for members of the reserve components of the Armed 
     Forces to submit to the Secretary standing requests for 
     notifications of family members or employers under 
     subsections (a)(2)(B) and (b)(2)(B).
       (d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of 
     subsection (a) or (b) in any case in which the Secretary 
     determines that it is necessary to do so to respond to a 
     national security emergency or to meet dire operational 
     requirements of the Armed Forces.
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  SA 1858. Mr. NELSON of Florida proposed an amendment to the bill S. 
1689, making emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and 
Afghanistan security and reconstruction for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:
       Sec. 2313. Of the amounts appropriated by chapter 2 of this 
     title under the heading ``OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
     FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT'' under the heading 
     ``Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund'', other than amounts 
     available under such heading for security (including public 
     safety requirements, national security, and justice), 
     $10,000,000 shall be available only for the Family Readiness 
     Program of the National Guard.
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  SA 1859. Mr. REID (for Ms. Landrieu) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 1689, making emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and 
Afghanistan security and reconstruction for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 38, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following 
     new section:
       Sec. 2313. (a) The President shall direct the head of the 
     Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, in coordination with 
     the Governing Council of Iraq or a successor governing 
     authority in Iraq, to establish an Iraq Reconstruction 
     Finance Authority. The purpose of the Iraq Reconstruction 
     Finance Authority shall be to obtain financing for the 
     reconstruction of the infrastructure in Iraq by 
     collateralizing the revenue from future sales of oil 
     extracted in Iraq. The Iraq Reconstruction Finance Authority 
     shall obtain financing for the reconstruction of the 
     infrastructure in Iraq through--
       (1)(A) issuing securities or other financial instruments; 
     or
       (B) obtaining loans on the open market from private banks 
     or international financial institutions; and
       (2) to the maximum extent possible, securitizing or 
     collateralizing such securities, instruments, or loans with 
     the revenue from the future sales of oil extracted in Iraq.
       (b) It is the policy of the United States that payment of 
     the cost of reconstruction in Iraq, other than payment made 
     with funds made available in this title under the subheading 
     ``Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund'' under the heading 
     ``OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO 
     THE PRESIDENT'' or made available by a foreign country or an 
     appropriate international organization, should be the 
     responsibility of the Iraq Reconstruction Finance Authority.

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