[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 91 (Thursday, July 13, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7526-S7530]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 4643. Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. Santorum) proposed an amendment 
to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 75, line 8 strike ``$3,740,357,000; of which'' and 
     insert ``$3,780,357,000; of which $40 million shall be 
     authorized for 1,700 additional detention beds spaces and the 
     necessary operational and mission support positions, 
     information technology, relocation costs, and training for 
     those beds; of which''.
       Sec. __. At the appropriate place in the bill, insert:
       Section 255 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
     20) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(n) Authority to Insure Home Purchase Mortgage.--
       ``(1) In general--Notwithstanding any other provision in 
     this section, the Secretary may insure, upon application by a 
     mortgagee, a home equity conversion mortgage upon such terms 
     and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, when the 
     primary purpose of the home equity conversion mortgage is to 
     enable an elderly mortgagor to purchase a 1 to 4 family 
     dwelling in which the mortgagor will occupy or occupies one 
     of the units.
       ``(2) Limitation on Principal Obligation--A home equity 
     conversion mortgage insured pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
     involve a principal obligation that does not exceed the 
     dollar amount limitation determined under section 305(a)(2) 
     of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act for a 
     residence of the applicable size.
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  SA 4644. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report 
     to Congress--
       (1) on whether local governments and first responders 
     within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant have adequate 
     resources to meet the emergency response requirements imposed 
     on them by the Department of Homeland Security; and
       (2) if such additional resources are needed, the amount of 
     funding required to supply those resources.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4645. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 92, line 2, insert ``: Provided, That Sacramento, 
     California and San Diego, California shall be eligible for 
     grants under this subparagraph'' before the semicolon.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4646. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 92, line 2, before the semicolon insert the 
     following: ``: Provided, That the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall designate any high-density urban area that, on 
     the date on which an application for a grant under this 
     subparagraph is submitted, includes a military installation 
     at which more than 20,000 military and civilian personnel are 
     located as a high-threat, high-density urban area for 
     purposes of grants under this subparagraph''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4647. Mr. CONRAD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 72, line 17, insert ``, in order to protect against 
     wasteful spending, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     require that such technology systems be operationally tested 
     in representative sectors along the international borders of 
     the United States, including in remote areas located between 
     ports of entry that are operated 24 hours a day and patrolled 
     by relatively few border patrol agents, to ensure that such 
     systems work effectively before such systems are fully 
     deployed along the international borders of the United 
     States: Provided further, That'' after ``That''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4648. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department 
of Homeland SEcurity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
     feasability and advisability of locating existing Louisiana 
     facilities and assets of the Coast Guard in the Federal City 
     Project of New Orleans, Louisiana, as described in the report 
     of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission 
     submitted to the President in 2005 during the 2005 round of 
     defense base closure and realignment under the Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
     Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4649. Mr. CHAMBLISS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department 
of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 127, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 540. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with National 
     Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (in this 
     section referred to as the ``NCRP'') in preparing guidance 
     and recommendations for emergency responders, to assist 
     recovery operations, and to protect the general public with 
     respect to radiological terrorism, threats, and events. In 
     addition, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall partner 
     with NCRP to develop and publish information needed by 
     Federal, State, and local authorities to ensure comprehensive 
     command and control in the aftermath of a nuclear or 
     radiological terrorism event.
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  SA 4650. Mr. LAUTENBERG submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:


           threat assessment screening of port truck drivers

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     $10,000,000 of the amounts otherwise appropriated to or for 
     the use of the Secretary of Homeland Security by this Act may 
     not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security certifies that a threat assessment screening, 
     including name-based checks against terrorist watch lists and 
     immigration status check, has been implemented for all port 
     truck drivers that is the same as the threat assessment 
     screening required for facility employees and longshoremen by 
     the Commandant of the Coast Guard under Coast Guard Notice 
     USCG-2006-24189 (Federal Register, Vol. 71, No. 82, Friday, 
     April 28, 2006).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4651. Mr. LAUTENBERG submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Implementation of Section 607 of Coast Guard 
     and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006.--
       (1) Additional amount for operating expenses for the coast 
     guard.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by title II of this Act under the heading ``United States 
     Coast Guard'' under the heading ``operating expenses'' is 
     hereby increased by $1,000,000.
       (2) Availability.--Of the amount appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by title II of this Act under the heading 
     ``United States Coast Guard'' under the heading ``operating 
     expenses'', as increased by paragraph (1), $1,000,000 may be 
     available for the purpose of implementing section 607 of the 
     Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006.
       (3) Supplement not supplant.--The amount available under 
     paragraph (2) for the purpose set forth in that paragraph is 
     in addition to any other amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act for that purpose.
       (b) Offset.--The amount appropriated by title I of this Act 
     under the heading ``Office of the Secretary and Executive 
     Management'' is hereby reduced by $1,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4652. Mr. LAUTENBERG submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:


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       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) National Capital Region Air Defense Mission of 
     the Coast Guard.--
       (1) Additional amount for acquisition construction, and 
     improvements for the coast guard.--The amount appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by title II of this Act under the 
     heading ``United States Coast Guard'' under the heading 
     ``acquisition, construction, and improvements'' is hereby 
     increased by $5,000,000.
       (2) Availability.--Of the amount appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by title II of this Act under the heading 
     ``United States Coast Guard'' under the heading 
     ``acquisition, construction, and improvements'', as increased 
     by paragraph (1), $5,000,000 may be available for the purpose 
     of the National Capital Region Air Defense mission of the 
     Coast Guard.
       (3) Supplement not supplant.--The amount available under 
     paragraph (2) for the purpose set forth in that paragraph is 
     in addition to any other amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act for that purpose.
       (b) Offset.--The amount appropriated by title I of this Act 
     under the heading ``Office of the Secretary and Executive 
     Management'' is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4653. Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schumer, and 
Mrs. Clinton) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 96, line 23, insert ``: Provided further, That not 
     later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a 
     classified report describing the security vulnerabilities of 
     all rail, transit, and highway bridges and tunnels connecting 
     Northern New Jersey and New York City to the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives'' before the period at the end.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4654. Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
DeWine, and Ms. Stabenow) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       
       On page 91, line 6, strike ``$2,393,500,000,'' and insert 
     the following: ``$2,606,500,000, of which $213,000,000 is 
     designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     402 of S. Con. Res. 83 (109th Congress), the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007, as made 
     applicable in the Senate by section 7035 of Public Law 109-
     234, and''.
       On page 91, line 8, strike ``$500,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$633,000,000''.
       On page 91, line 9, strike ``$350,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$400,000,000''.
       On page 91, line 11, after ``(42 U.S.C. 3714)'' insert the 
     following: ``, of which $25,000,000 shall be used to increase 
     funding for National Priority Programs to establish model 
     terrorism prevention programs to assist State and local law 
     enforcement agencies''.
       On page 91, line 22, strike ``$1,172,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,192,000,000''.
       On page 92, line 1, strike ``$745,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$765,000,000''.
       On page 93, line 5, strike ``$40,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$50,000,000''.
       On page 96, line 6, strike ``$45,887,000'' and insert the 
     following: ``$46,849,000, of which $962,000 is designated as 
     an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. 
     Res. 83 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 2007, as made applicable in the Senate 
     by section 7035 of Public Law 109-234''.
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  SA 4655. Mr. DAYTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 70, line 21, strike ``$5,285,874,000;'' and insert 
     ``$5,329,874,000, of which $44,000,000 shall be used to hire 
     an additional 236 border patrol agents.
       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) All amounts made available under this Act for 
     travel and transportation shall be reduced on a pro rata 
     basis by $43,000,000.
       (b) All amounts made available under this Act for printing 
     and reproduction shall be reduced on a pro rata basis by 
     $1,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4656. Mr. DAYTON (for himiself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Leahy) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
5441, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for border 
     security between ports of entry, including appropriations for 
     an additional 1,000 additional border patrol agents, in 
     addition to the border patrol agents assigned along 
     international border between Canada and the United States 
     during fiscal year 2006, sufficient amounts shall used by the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security to assign to such border not 
     less than 20 percent of the net increase in border patrol 
     agents during fiscal year 2007, as authorized by Public Law 
     108-13.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4657. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Baucus) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 
5441, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 127, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CUSTOMS USER FEES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security shall provide personnel and equipment to 
     improve national security by inspecting international 
     shipments of municipal solid waste, and shall levy a fee 
     limited to the approximate cost of such inspections.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4658. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 90, line 24, before the period, insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available in this title may be used for travel by an officer 
     or employee of the Department of Homeland Security until the 
     Under Secretary for Preparedness has implemented the 
     recommendations in the report by the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Homeland Security titled `Progress in 
     Developing the National Asset Database', dated June 2006''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4659. Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, and Mr. Ensign) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5441, making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) The amount appropriated by title II under the 
     heading ``Customs and Border Protection'' and under the 
     subheading ``construction'' is hereby increased by 
     $1,829,400,000, which shall remain available until expended.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of the 
     amount made available under the subheading described in 
     subsection (a)--
       (1) not less than $1,184,000,000 shall be used for the 
     construction of 370 miles of double-layered fencing along the 
     international border between the United States and Mexico; 
     and
       (2) not less than $645,400,000 shall be for the 
     construction of not less than 461 miles of vehicle barriers 
     along the international border between the United States and 
     Mexico.
       (c) All discretionary amounts made available under this 
     Act, other than the amount appropriated under the subheading 
     described in subsection (a), shall be reduced on a pro rata 
     basis by $1,829,400,000.
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  SA 4660. Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mr. Ensign) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5441, making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) The amount appropriated by title II under the 
     heading ``Immigration and Customs Enforcement'' and under the 
     subheading ``salaries and expenses'' is hereby increased by 
     $85,670,000.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of the 
     amount made available under the subheading described in 
     subsection (a) not less than $104,000,000 shall be available 
     to increase the number of full time active duty investigators 
     employed by the Department of Homeland Security to 
     investigate violations of immigration laws (as defined in 
     section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)) by not less than 800 more than the number 
     of such positions for which funds were made available during 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, pursuant to 
     section 5203 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
     Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3734).

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       (c) All discretionary amounts made available under this 
     Act, other than the amount appropriated under the subheading 
     described in subsection (a), shall be reduced on a pro rata 
     basis by $85,670,000.
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  SA 4661. Mr. LAUTENBERG submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2007, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) National Capital Region Air Defense Mission of 
     the Coast Guard.--
       (1) Additional amount for operating expenses for the coast 
     guard.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by title II of this Act under the heading ``United States 
     Coast Guard'' under the heading ``operating expenses'' is 
     hereby increased by $5,000,000.
       (2) Availability.--Of the amount appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by title II of this Act under the heading 
     ``United States Coast Guard'' under the heading ``operating 
     expenses'', as increased by paragraph (1), $5,000,000 may be 
     available for the purpose of the National Capital Region Air 
     Defense mission of the Coast Guard.
       (3) Supplement not supplant.--The amount available under 
     paragraph (2) for the purpose set forth in that paragraph is 
     in addition to any other amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act for that purpose.
       (b) Offset.--The amount appropriated by title I of this Act 
     under the heading ``Office of the Secretary and Executive 
     Management'' is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4662. Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Obama, Mr. Menendez, 
Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Kerry) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. --. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON CHEMICAL SECURITY AND 
                   INHERENTLY SAFER TECHNOLOGIES.

       In addition to any other amounts appropriated for Science 
     and Technology Research, Development, Acquisition, and 
     Operations in this Act, there are appropriated $10,000,000 to 
     support research and development to foster cost-effective, 
     inherently safer chemistries and chemical processes, as 
     recommended in the National Research Council's May 2006 
     report: ``Terrorism and the Chemical Infrastructure: 
     Protecting People and Reducing Vulnerabilities'': Provided, 
     That such amount is designated as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 83 (109th Congress), 
     the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007, 
     as made applicable in the Senate by section 7035 of Public 
     Law 109-234.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4663. Mr. DAYTON proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 5441, 
making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 70, line 3, strike ``$5,285,874,000;'' and insert 
     ``$5,329,874,000, of which $44,000,000 shall be used to hire 
     an additional 236 border patrol agents.
       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) All amounts made available under this Act for 
     travel and transportation shall be reduced by $43,000,000.
       (b) All amounts made available under this Act for printing 
     and reproduction shall be reduced by $1,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4664. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department 
of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 111, line 12, insert ``and each Member of Congress 
     from the State or district, as the case may be, which is 
     affected by such allocation, grant award, contract award, or 
     letter of intent,'' after ``Representatives''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4664. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Florida) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
5441, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 127, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 540. (a) Not later than 60 days after the initiation 
     of any contract relating to the Secure Border Initiative that 
     is valued at more than $20,000,000, and upon the conclusion 
     of the performance of such contract, the Inspector General of 
     the Department of Homeland Security shall review each action 
     relating to such contract to determine whether such action 
     fully complies with applicable cost requirements, performance 
     objectives, program milestones, inclusion of small, minority-
     owned, and women-owned businesses, and time lines.
       (b) If a contract review under subsection (a) uncovers 
     information regarding improper conduct or wrongdoing, the 
     Inspector General shall, as expeditiously as practicable, 
     submit such information to the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, or to another appropriate official of the 
     Department of Homeland Security, who shall determine if the 
     contractor should be suspended from further participation in 
     the Secure Border Initiative.
       (c) Upon the completion of each review under subsection 
     (a), the Inspector General shall submit a report to the 
     Secretary that contains the findings of the review, including 
     findings regarding--
       (1) cost overruns;
       (2) significant delays in contract execution;
       (3) lack of rigorous departmental contract management;
       (4) insufficient departmental financial oversight;
       (5) contract bundling that limits the ability of small 
     businesses to compete; or
       (6) other high risk business practices.
       (d)(1) Not later than 30 days after the receipt of each 
     report submitted under subsection (c), the Secretary shall 
     submit a report to the congressional committees listed in 
     paragraph (3) that describes--
       (A) the findings of the report received from the Inspector 
     General; and
       (B) the steps the Secretary has taken, or plans to take, to 
     address the problems identified in the report.
       (2) Not later than 60 days after the initiation of each 
     contract action with a company whose headquarters is outside 
     of the United States, the Secretary shall submit a report 
     regarding the Secure Border Initiative to the congressional 
     committees listed in paragraph (3).
       (3) The congressional committees listed in this paragraph 
     are--
       (A) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (E) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       (F) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
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  SA 4664. Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5441, making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. Of the amount appropriated by title VI for Customs 
     and Border Protection for Air and Marine Interdiction, 
     Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement, such funds as are 
     necessary may be available for the establishment of the final 
     Northern border air wing site in Michigan.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4664. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 90, line 24, before the period, insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available in this title under the heading ``Management and 
     Administration'' may be used for travel by an officer or 
     employee of the Department of Homeland Security until the 
     Under Secretary for Preparedness has implemented the 
     recommendations in the report by the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Homeland Security titled `Progress in 
     Developing the National Asset Database', dated June 2006; or 
     until the Under Secretary for Preparedness submits a report 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives explaining why 
     such recommendations have not been fully implemented.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4664. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department 
of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 127, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

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     SEC. 540. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH INSPECTOR GENERAL 
                   RECOMMENDATIONS.

       Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
     Committees on Appropriations a report addressing the 
     compliance by the Department of Homeland Security with the 
     recommendations set forth in the July 6, 2006, Inspector 
     General of Homeland Security report entitled ``Progress in 
     Developing the National Asset Database''. The report shall 
     include the status of the prioritization of assets by the 
     Department of Homeland Security into high-value, medium-
     value, and low-value asset tiers, and how such tiers will be 
     used by the Secretary of Homeland Security in the issuance of 
     grant funds.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4669. Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Baucus) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 540. (a) The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Domestic methamphetamine production in both small-and 
     large-scale laboratories is decreasing as a result of law 
     enforcement pressure and public awareness campaigns.
       (2) It is now estimated that 80 percent of methamphetamine 
     consumed in the United States originates in Mexico and is 
     smuggled into the United States.
       (3) The movement of methamphetamine into the United States 
     poses new law enforcement challenges at the border, in the 
     financial system, and in communities affected by 
     methamphetamine.
       (4) Customs and Border Protection is working to stop the 
     spread of methamphetamine by examining the movement of the 
     drug and its precursors at the borders and points of entry.
       (5) Customs and Border Protection is a vital source of 
     information for the Drug Enforcement Administration and other 
     law enforcement agencies.
       (b) It is the sense of the Senate that Customs and Border 
     Protection should continue to focus on methamphetamine in its 
     reporting and analysis of trade flows to prevent the spread 
     of methamphetamine throughout the United States.
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  SA 4670. Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Kyl) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 76, line 15, before the period insert ``: Provided 
     further, That an additional $58,000,000 shall be available 
     under this heading and authorized for 1,700 additional 
     detention beds spaces and the necessary operational and 
     mission support positions, information technology, relocation 
     costs, and training for those beds and the amount made 
     available under the heading `DISASTER RELIEF' in this Act is 
     reduced by $58,000,000''.
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  SA 4671. Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Schumer) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 127, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 540. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH INSPECTOR GENERAL 
                   RECOMMENDATIONS.

       Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
     Committee on Appropriations a report addressing the 
     compliance by the Department of Homeland Security with the 
     recommendations set forth in the July 6, 2006, Inspector 
     General of Homeland Security report entitled ``Progress in 
     Developing the National Asset Database''. The report shall 
     include the status of the prioritization of assets by the 
     Department of Homeland Security into high-value, medium-
     value, and low-value asset tiers, and how such tiers will be 
     used by the Secretary of Homeland Security in the issuance of 
     grant funds.
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  SA 4672. Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
Florida)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 5441, making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 127, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 540. (a) Not later than 60 days after the initiation 
     of any contract relating to the Secure Border Initiative that 
     is valued at more than $20,000,000, and upon the conclusion 
     of the performance of such contract, the Inspector General of 
     the Department of Homeland Security shall review each action 
     relating to such contract to determine whether such action 
     fully complies with applicable cost requirements, performance 
     objectives, program milestones, inclusion of small, minority-
     owned, and women-owned businesses, and time lines.
       (b) If a contract review under subsection (a) uncovers 
     information regarding improper conduct or wrongdoing, the 
     Inspector General shall, as expeditiously as practicable, 
     submit such information to the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, or to another appropriate official of the 
     Department of Homeland Security, who shall determine if the 
     contractor should be suspended from further participation in 
     the Secure Border Initiative.
       (c) Upon the completion of each review under subsection 
     (a), the Inspector General shall submit a report to the 
     Secretary that contains the findings of the review, including 
     findings regarding--
       (1) cost overruns;
       (2) significant delays in contract execution;
       (3) lack of rigorous departmental contract management;
       (4) insufficient departmental financial oversight;
       (5) contract bundling that limits the ability of small 
     businesses to compete; or
       (6) other high risk business practices.
       (d)(1) Not later than 30 days after the receipt of each 
     report submitted under subsection (c), the Secretary shall 
     submit a report to the congressional committees listed in 
     paragraph (3) that describes--
       (A) the findings of the report received from the Inspector 
     General; and
       (B) the steps the Secretary has taken, or plans to take, to 
     address the problems identified in the report.
       (2) Not later than 60 days after the initiation of each 
     contract action with a company whose headquarters is outside 
     of the United States, the Secretary shall submit a report 
     regarding the Secure Border Initiative to the congressional 
     committees listed in paragraph (3).
       (3) The congressional committees listed in this paragraph 
     are--
       (A) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (E) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate; and
       (F) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
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  SA 4673. Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Levin (for himself and Ms. Stabenow)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for 
the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. Of the amount appropriated by title VI for Customs 
     and Border Protection for Air and Marine Interdiction, 
     Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement, such funds as are 
     necessary may be available for the establishment of the final 
     Northern border air wing site in Michigan.
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  SA 4674. Mrs. BOXER proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 5441, 
making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 90, line 24, before the period, insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available in this title under the heading ``Management and 
     Administration'' may be used for travel by an officer or 
     employee of the Department of Homeland Security until the 
     Under Secretary for Preparedness has implemented the 
     recommendations in the report by the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Homeland Security titled `Progress in 
     Developing the National Asset Database', dated June 2006; or 
     until the Under Secretary for Preparedness submits a report 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives explaining why 
     such recommendations have not been fully implemented.
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  SA 4675. Mr. FRIST (for Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Baucus)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 3525, to amend subpart 2 of part B 
of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve outcomes for children 
in families affected by methamphetamine abuse and addiction, to 
reauthorize the promoting safe and stable families program, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 3, line 13, strike ``and improve permanency 
     outcomes for'' and insert ``improve permanency outcomes for, 
     and enhance the safety of''.
       On page 3, line 20, strike ``one'' and insert ``2''.
       On page 8, line 21, strike ``access to'' and insert ``, or 
     access to,''.
       On page 24, line 8, insert ``the first place it appears'' 
     before the semicolon.
       On page 24, line 9, strike the beginning parenthetical.
       On page 24, line 11, insert ``, or entity established by,'' 
     after ``of''.
       On page 24, line 13, strike the closing parenthetical.

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       On page 25, line 6, insert ``, and identification of 
     additional supports and services needed by,'' after 
     ``evaluation of''.
       On page 25, line 14, insert ``and support'' after 
     ``monitoring''.
       On page 25, line 19, insert ``, and identification of 
     additional supports and services needed by,'' after 
     ``evaluation of''.
       On page 26, line 2, insert ``, and to identify any pre-
     adoption supports and services needed by'' after ``of''.
       On page 28, after line 25, add the following:

     SEC. 7. REQUIREMENT FOR FOSTER CARE PROCEEDING TO INCLUDE, IN 
                   AN AGE-APPROPRIATE MANNER, CONSULTATION WITH 
                   THE CHILD THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE 
                   PROCEEDING.

       Section 475(5)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     675(5)(C)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``with respect to each such 
     child,'';
       (2) by striking ``and procedural safeguards shall also'' 
     and inserting ``(ii) procedural safeguards shall''; and
       (3) by inserting ``and (iii) procedural safeguards shall be 
     applied to assure that in any permanency hearing held with 
     respect to the child and, in the case of a child who has 
     attained age 16, any hearing regarding the transition of the 
     child from foster care to independent living, the court or 
     administrative body conducting the hearing consults, in an 
     age-appropriate manner, with the child regarding the proposed 
     permanency or transition plan for the child;'' after 
     ``parents;''.
       On page 29, line 1, strike ``7'' and insert ``8''.
       On page 29, line 5, insert ``and part E'' after ``part B''.
       On page 29, line 13, insert ``or part E'' after ``part B''.

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