[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 107 (Friday, September 10, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9082-S9083]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3616. Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Specter, 
Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Burns, Mrs. Clinton, Ms. 
Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Kennedy) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed to amendment SA 3578 proposed by Mr. Baucus (for 
himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Murray, and Mrs. Clinton) to the 
bill H.R. 4567, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for othe 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 2, line 5 insert:
       ``(b) The total amount appropriated under the heading 
     ``IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS'' 
     is hereby increased by $50,000,000. Of such total amount, as 
     so increased, $50,000,000 is for the continued operations of 
     the Federal Air Marshals program.
       ``(c) The total amount appropriated under the heading 
     ``OFFICE OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION AND 
     PREPAREDNESS, STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS'' is hereby increased 
     by $50,000,000. Of such total amount, as so increased, 
     $50,000,000 is for discretionary assistance to non-profit 
     organizations (as defined under section 501(c)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986) determined by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security to be at high-risk of international 
     terrorist attacks.
       ``(d) The total amount appropriated under the heading 
     ``OFFICE OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION AND 
     PREPAREDNESS, FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS'' is hereby 
     increased by $50,000,000. Of such total amount, as so 
     increased, $50,000,000 is for the program authorized by 
     section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
     1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229).
       ``(e) The total amount appropriated under the heading 
     ``OFFICE OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION AND 
     PREPAREDNESS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS'' is 
     hereby increased by $20,000,000. Of such total amount, as so 
     increased, $20,000,000 is for emergency management 
     performance grants.''.
       On page 2, line 5 strike ``(b)'' and insert ``(f)''.
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  SA 3617. Mr. REID (for Mr. Lautenberg) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4567, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 14, line 2, strike ``$5,153,220,000, of which 
     $1,090,000,000 shall be for defense-related activities;'' and 
     insert ``5,253,220,000 of which $1,090,000,000 shall be for 
     defense-related activities; and of which, $100,000,000 shall 
     be for non-homeland security missions defined by Sec. 
     888(a)(1) of Public Law 107-296.''.
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  SA 3618. Mr. COCHRAN (for Mr. Frist (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Byrd, and Mr. Voinvich)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4567, 
making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 39, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following new 
     section:
       ``Sec.------. (a) The total amount appropriated under the 
     heading ``CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, SALARAIES AND 
     EXPENSES'' is hereby increased by $120,000,000. Of such total 
     amount, as so increased, $40,000,000 is provided for 
     radiation detection devices, $40,000,000 is provided for 
     additional border inspectors, and $40,000,000 is provided for 
     additional border patrol agents.
       ``(b) The total amount appropriated under the heading 
     ``IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, SALARIES AND 
     EXPENSES'' is hereby increased by $80,000,000. Of such total 
     amount, as so increased, $40,000,000 is provided for 
     additional investigator personnel, and $40,000,000 is 
     provided for detention and removal bedspace and removal 
     operations.
       ``(c) The total amount appropriated under the heading 
     ``OFFICE OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION AND 
     PREPAREDNESS, STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS'' is hereby increased 
     by $81,000,000. The total amount provided int he 
     aforementioned heading for discretionary grants is increased 
     by $81,000,000. Of that total amount, as so increased, the 
     amount for rail and transit security grants is increased by 
     $81,000,000.
       ``(d) The total amount appropriated under heading ``OFFICE 
     OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION AND PREPAREDNESS, 
     EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS'' is hereby increased 
     by $36,000,000. Of such total amount, as so increased, 
     $36,000,000 is provided for emergency management performance 
     grants.
       ``(e) In Section 13031(j)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus 
     Budget Reconcillation Act of 1985 as amended by this bill, 
     strike ``June 1, 2005'' and insert ``September 30, 2005.''
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  SA 3619. Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
Boxer, and Mrs. Clinton) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4567, 
making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:


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       On page 19, line 17, strike ``$2,845,081,000'' and all that 
     follows through ``grants'' on page 20, line 11, and insert 
     the following: ``$2,945,081,000, which shall be allocated as 
     follows:
       ``(1) $970,000,000 for formula-based grants and 
     $400,000,000 for law enforcement terrorism prevention grants 
     pursuant to section 1014 of the USA PATRIOT Act (42 U.S.C. 
     3714): Provided, That the application for grants shall be 
     made available to States within 45 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act; that States shall submit applications 
     within 45 days after the grant announcement; and that the 
     Office of State and Local Government Coordination and 
     Preparedness shall act within 15 days after receipt of an 
     application: Provided further, That each State shall obligate 
     not less than 80 percent of the total amount of the grant to 
     local governments within 60 days after the grant award; and
       ``(2) $1,300,000,000 for discretionary grants for use in 
     high-threat, high-density urban areas, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided, That $150,000,000 
     shall be for port security grants; $15,000,000 shall be for 
     trucking industry security grants; $10,000,000 shall be for 
     intercity bus security grants; $150,000,000 shall be for rail 
     and transit security grants; $100,000,000 shall be for 
     enhancing the security of chemical plants''.
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  SA 3620. Mr. LEVIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 4567, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. Section 835 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     (Public Law 107-296; 6 U.S.C. 395) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting before the period ``, 
     or any subsidiary of such an entity'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``before, on, or'' 
     after the ``completes'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ``which is after 
     the date of enactment of this Act and''; and
       (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``homeland'' and 
     inserting ``national''.

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