[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 107 (Tuesday, September 5, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8975-S8976]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 4882. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Leahy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 5631, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8109. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act my be obligated or expended to acquire, 
     utilize, sell, or transfer any cluster munition unless the 
     rules of engagement applicable to the cluster munition ensure 
     that the cluster munition will not be used in or near any 
     concentrated population of civilians, whether permanent or 
     temporary, including inhabited parts of cities or villages, 
     camps or columns of refugees or evacuees, or camps or groups 
     of nomads.
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  SA 4883. Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
Menendez, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Talent, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Salazar, 
and Mrs. Clinton) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill H.R. 5631, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. ___. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title VI under the heading ``Defense Health 
     Program'', up to $12,000,000 may be available for the Defense 
     and Veterans Brain Injury Center.
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  SA 4884. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
Kennedy, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Obama, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Lautenberg) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
5631, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8109. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title VI under the heading ``Defense Health 
     Program'', $19,000,000 shall be available for the Defense and 
     Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC).
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  SA 4885. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Reid) proposed an amendment 
to the bill H.R. 5631, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 235, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       (E) A determination by the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, as to whether there 
     is a civil war in Iraq.
       (F) A description of the criteria underlying the 
     determination in subparagraph (E) of the Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, as to 
     whether there is a civil war in Iraq, including--
       (i) an assessment of levels of sectarian violence and an 
     estimate of civilian casualties as a result of sectarian 
     violence;
       (ii) the numbers of civilians displaced;
       (iii) the degree to which government security forces 
     (including the army, police, and special forces) exercise 
     effective control over major urban areas;
       (iv) the extent to which militias are providing security;
       (v) the extent to which militias have organized or 
     conducted hostile actions against the United States Armed 
     Forces and Iraqi security forces;
       (vi) the extent to which the Government of Iraq has 
     developed and is implementing a credible plan to disarm, 
     demobilize, and reintegrate militias into government security 
     forces; and
       (vii) the extent to which the Government of Iraq has 
     obtained a credible commitment from the political parties to 
     disarm and disband the militias.
       (G) If the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State, determines pursuant to subparagraph (E) 
     that there is not a civil war in Iraq, the following 
     information (in unclassified format):
       (i) A description of the efforts by the United States 
     Government to help avoid civil war in Iraq.
       (ii) The strategy of the United States Government to 
     protect the United States Armed Forces in the event of civil 
     war in Iraq.
       (iii) The strategy of the United States Government to 
     ensure that the United States Armed Forces will not take 
     sides in the event of civil war in Iraq.
       (iv) The progress being made by the Government of Iraq in 
     disarming or demobilizing militias or reintegrating militias 
     into government security forces.
       (H) If the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State, determines pursuant to subparagraph (E) 
     that there is a civil war in Iraq, the following information 
     (in unclassified format):
       (i) A statement of the mission and duration of United 
     States Armed Forces in Iraq.
       (ii) The strategy of the United States Government to 
     protect the United States Armed Forces while they remain in 
     Iraq.
       (iii) The strategy of the United States Government to 
     ensure that the United States Armed Forces will not take 
     sides in the civil war.
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  SA 4886. Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. Alexander) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5631, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8109. (a) No funds made available for fiscal year 2006 
     may be made available to implement any decision of the Army 
     Contract Adjustment Board the funding for which is approved 
     between August 1, 2006, and the adjournment sine die of the 
     109th Congress.
       (b) The total amount of funds made available to implement 
     decisions of the Army Contract Adjustment Board described 
     under subsection (a) may be up to, but may not exceed, 
     $97,000,000.
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  SA 4887. Mr. FRIST (for Ms. Snowe) proposed an amendment to the bill 
S. 466, to deauthorize a certain portion of the project for navigation, 
Rockland Harbor, Maine; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF PROJECT FOR NAVIGATION, SACO RIVER, 
                   MAINE.

       The portion of the project for navigation, Saco River, 
     Maine, authorized under section 107 of the River and Harbor 
     Act of 1960 (33

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     U.S.C. 577) and described as a 6-foot deep, 10-acre 
     maneuvering basin located at the head of navigation, is 
     redesignated as an anchorage area.
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  SA 4888. Mr. FRIST (for Mr. Jeffords (for himself and Mr. Obama)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 466, to deauthorize a certain 
portion of the project for navigation, Rockland Harbor, Maine; as 
follows:

     SEC. XXX. HERBERT HOOVER DIKE SUPPLEMENTAL MAJOR 
                   REHABILITATION REPORT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than May 31, 2007, the Secretary 
     shall publish a supplement to the major rehabilitation report 
     for the Herbert Hoover Dike system, approved by the Chief of 
     Engineers in November 2000.
       (b) Inclusions.--The supplemental report under subsection 
     (a) shall include--
       (1) an evaluation of existing conditions at the Herbert 
     Hoover Dike system;
       (2) an identification of additional risks associated with 
     flood events at the system that are equal to or greater than 
     the standard projected flood risks;
       (3) an evaluation of the potential to integrate projects of 
     the Corps of Engineers into an enhanced flood protection 
     system for Lake Okeechobee, including--
       (A) the potential for additional water storage north of 
     Lake Okeechobee; and
       (B) an analysis of other project features included in the 
     Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan; and
       (4) a review of the report prepared for the South Florida 
     Water Management District dated April 2006.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000.

     SEC. XXX. ILLINOIS WATERWAY, SOUTH FORK OF THE SOUTH BRANCH 
                   OF THE CHICAGO RIVER, ILLINOIS.

       (a) In General.--The portion of the Illinois Waterway 
     project authorized by the Act of January 21, 1927 (commonly 
     known as the ``River and Harbor Act of 1927'') (44 Stat. 
     1013), in the South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago 
     River, as identified in subsection (b) is not authorized.
       (b) Description of Project Portion.--The portion of the 
     project referred to in subsection (a) is the portion of the 
     SW \1/4\ of sec. 29, T. 39 N., R. 14 E., Third Principal 
     Meridian, Cook County, Illinois, and more particularly 
     described as follows:
       (1) Commencing at the SW comer of the SW \1/4\.
       (2) Thence north 1 degree, 32 minutes, 31 seconds west, 
     bearing based on the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System, 
     NAD 83 east zone, along the west line of that quarter, 
     1810.16 feet to the southerly line of the Illinois and 
     Michigan Canal.
       (3) Thence north 50 degrees, 41 minutes, 55 seconds east 
     along that southerly line 62.91 feet to the easterly line of 
     South Ashland Avenue, as widened by the ordinance dated 
     November 24, 1920, which is also the east line of an easement 
     to the State of Illinois for highway purposes numbered 
     12340342 and recorded July 13, 1939, for a point of 
     beginnings.
       (4) Thence continuing north 50 degrees, 41 minutes, 55 
     seconds east along that southerly line 70.13 feet to the 
     southerly line of the South Branch Turning Basin per for the 
     plat numbered 3645392 and recorded January 19, 1905.
       (5) Thence south 67 degrees, 18 minutes, 31 seconds east 
     along that southerly line 245.50 feet.
       (6) Thence north 14 degrees, 35 minutes, 13 seconds east 
     145.38 feet.
       (7) Thence north 10 degrees, 57 minutes, 15 seconds east 
     326.87 feet.
       (8) Thence north 17 degrees, 52 minutes, 44 seconds west 
     56.20 feet.
       (9) Thence north 52 degrees, 7 minutes, 32 seconds west 
     78.69 feet.
       (10) Thence north 69 degrees, 26 minutes, 35 seconds west 
     58.97 feet.
       (11) Thence north 90 degrees, 00 minutes, 00 seconds west 
     259.02 feet to the east line of South Ashland Avenue.
       (12) Thence south 1 degree, 32 minutes, 31 seconds east 
     along that east line 322.46 feet.
       (13) Thence south 00 degrees, 14 minutes, 35 seconds east 
     along that east line 11.56 feet to the point of beginnings.
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  SA 4889. Mr. FRIST (for himself and Mr. Alexander) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5631, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8109. Of the amount made available by title IV under 
     the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
     Army'' and available for Military Engineering Advanced 
     Technology, $7,900,000 may be available for solid oxide fuel 
     cell research in conjunction with Oak Ridge National 
     Laboratory.

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