[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 27, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10519-S10520]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1872. Mr. ISAKSON (for Mr. Craig) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 3200, to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
Servicemember's Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers' Group Life 
     Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005''.

     SEC. 2. REPEALER.

       Effective as of August 31, 2005, section 1012 of division A 
     of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, 
     the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 (Public 
     Law 109-13; 119 Stat. 244), including the amendments made by 
     that section, are repealed, and sections 1967, 1969, 1970, 
     and 1977 of title 38, United States Code, shall be applied as 
     if that section had not been enacted.

     SEC. 3. INCREASE FROM $250,000 TO $400,000 IN AUTOMATIC 
                   MAXIMUM COVERAGE UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP 
                   LIFE INSURANCE AND VETERANS' GROUP LIFE 
                   INSURANCE.

       (a) Maximum Under SGLI.--Section 1967 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(i), by striking ``$250,000'' 
     and inserting ``$400,000''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``of $250,000'' and 
     inserting ``in effect under paragraph (3)(A)(i) of that 
     subsection''.
       (b) Maximum Under VGLI.--Section 1977(a) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``in excess of $250,000 
     at any one time'' and inserting ``at any one time in excess 
     of the maximum amount for Servicemembers' Group Life 
     Insurance in effect under section 1967(a)(3)(A)(i) of this 
     title''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``for less than $250,000 under 
     Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance'' and inserting ``under 
     Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance for less than the 
     maximum amount for such insurance in effect under section 
     1967(a)(3)(A)(i) of this title''; and
       (B) by striking ``does not exceed $250,000'' and inserting 
     ``does not exceed such maximum amount in effect under such 
     section''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as of September 1, 2005, and shall apply 
     with respect to deaths occurring on or after that date.

     SEC. 4. SPOUSAL NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO SERVICEMEMBERS' 
                   GROUP LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM.

       Effective as of September 1, 2005, section 1967 of title 
     38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) If a member who is married and who is eligible for 
     insurance under this section makes an election under 
     subsection (a)(2)(A) not to be insured under this subchapter, 
     the Secretary concerned shall notify the member's spouse, in 
     writing, of that election.
       ``(2) In the case of a member who is married and who is 
     insured under this section and whose spouse is designated as 
     a beneficiary of the member under this subchapter, whenever 
     the member makes an election under subsection (a)(3)(B) for 
     insurance of the member in an amount that is less than the 
     maximum amount provided under subsection (a)(3)(A)(i), the 
     Secretary concerned shall notify the member's spouse, in 
     writing, of that election--
       ``(A) in the case of the first such election; and
       ``(B) in the case of any subsequent such election if the 
     effect of such election is to reduce the amount of insurance 
     coverage of the member from that in effect immediately before 
     such election.
       ``(3) In the case of a member who is married and who is 
     insured under this section, if the member makes a designation 
     under section 1970(a) of this title of any person other than 
     the spouse or a child of the member as the beneficiary of the 
     member for any amount of insurance under this subchapter, the 
     Secretary concerned shall notify the member's spouse, in 
     writing, that such a beneficiary designation has been made by 
     the member, except that such a notification is not required 
     if the spouse has previously received such a notification 
     under this paragraph and if immediately before the new 
     designation by the member under section 1970(a) of this title 
     the spouse is not a designated beneficiary of the member for 
     any amount of insurance under this subchapter.
       ``(4) A notification required by this subsection is 
     satisfied by a good faith effort to provide the required 
     information to the spouse at the last address of the spouse 
     in the records of the Secretary concerned. Failure to provide 
     a notification required under this subsection in a timely 
     manner does not affect the validity of any election specified 
     in paragraph (1) or (2) or beneficiary designation specified 
     in paragraph (3).''.

     SEC. 5. INCREMENTS OF INSURANCE THAT MAY BE ELECTED.

       (a) Increase in Increment Amount.--Subsection (a)(3)(B) of 
     section 1967 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``member or spouse'' in the last sentence and 
     inserting ``member, be evenly divisible by $50,000 and, in 
     the case of a member's spouse,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as of September 1, 2005.
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  SA 1873. Mr. ISAKSON (for Mr. Inhofe) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 1709, to provide favorable treatment for certain projects in 
response to Hurricane Katrina, with respect to revolving loans under 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf Coast Emergency Water 
     Infrastructure Assistance Act''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF STATE.

       In this Act, the term ``State'' means--
       (1) the State of Alabama;
       (2) the State of Louisiana; and
       (3) the State of Mississippi.

     SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN LOANS.

       (a) Definition of Eligible Project.--In this section, the 
     term ``eligible project'' means a project--
       (1) to repair, replace, or rebuild a publicly-owned 
     treatment works (as defined in section 212 of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292)), including a 
     privately-owned utility that principally treats municipal 
     wastewater or domestic sewage, in an area affected by 
     Hurricane Katrina or a related condition; or
       (2) that is a water quality project directly related to 
     relief efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina or a related 
     condition, as determined by the State in which the project is 
     located.
       (b) Additional Subsidization.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), for the 2-year 
     period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, a 
     State may provide additional subsidization to an eligible 
     project that receives funds through a revolving loan under 
     section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1383), including--
       (A) forgiveness of the principal of the revolving loan; or
       (B) a zero-percent interest rate on the revolving loan.
       (2) Limitation.--The amount of any additional subsidization 
     provided under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 30 percent of 
     the amount of the capitalization grant received by the State 
     under section 602 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1382) for the fiscal year during which the 
     subsidization is provided.
       (c) Extended Terms.--For the 2-year period beginning on the 
     date of enactment of this Act, a State may extend the term of 
     a revolving loan under section 603 of that Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1383) for an eligible project described in subsection (b), if 
     the extended term--
       (1) terminates not later than the date that is 30 years 
     after the date of completion of the project that is the 
     subject of the loan; and
       (2) does not exceed the expected design life of the 
     project.
       (d) Priority Lists.--For the 2-year period beginning on the 
     date of enactment of this Act, a State may provide assistance 
     to an eligible project that is not included on the priority 
     list of the State under section 216 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1296).

     SEC. 4. PRIORITY LIST.

       For the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of 
     this Act, a State may provide assistance to a public water 
     system that is not included on the priority list of the State 
     under section 1452(b)(3)(B) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(b)(3)(B)), if the project--
       (1) involves damage caused by Hurricane Katrina or a 
     related condition; and
       (2) is in accordance with section 1452(b)(3)(A) of that Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(b)(3)(A)).

     SEC. 5. TESTING OF PRIVATELY-OWNED DRINKING WATER WELLS.

       On receipt of a request from a homeowner, the Administrator 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency may conduct a test of 
     a drinking water well owned or operated by the homeowner that 
     is, or may be, contaminated as a result of Hurricane Katrina 
     or a related condition.
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  SA 1874. Mr. DeWINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

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him to the bill S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       On page 167, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
       (c) Additional Death Gratuity.--In the case of an active 
     duty member of the armed forces who died between October 7, 
     2001, and May 11, 2005, and was not eligible for an 
     additional death gratuity under section 1478(e) of title 10, 
     United States Code, as added by section 1013(b) of Public Law 
     109-13, the eligible survivors of such decedent shall receive 
     an additional death gratuity in the same amount and under the 
     same conditions as provided under such section 1478(e).

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