[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 45 (Thursday, March 15, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S3227]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 459. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill S. 214, to amend chapter 35 of title 28, United States 
Code, to preserve the independence of United States attorneys; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 2, strike line 1 and all that follows and insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 2. PROMPT NOMINATION AND CONFIRMATION OF UNITED STATES 
                   ATTORNEYS.

       Section 541 of title 28, United States Code is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b)(1) Not later than 120 days after the date on which a 
     vacancy occurs in the office of United States attorney for a 
     judicial district, the President shall submit an appointment 
     for that office to the Senate.
       ``(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), not later than 
     120 days after the date of the submission of an appointment 
     under paragraph (1), the Senate shall vote on that 
     appointment.
       ``(3) If the President fails to comply with paragraph (1) 
     with regard to the submission of any appointment for the 
     office of United States attorney, paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection shall have no force or effect with regard to any 
     appointment to the office of United States attorney during 
     the remainder of the term of office of that President.''.

     SEC. 3. REPEAL OF INTERIM APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY.

       Section 546 of title 28, United States Code, is repealed.
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  SA 460. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 214, to amend chapter 35 of title 28, United 
States Code, to preserve the independence of United States attorneys; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 2, line 23, strike the quotation marks and the 
     second period and insert the following:
       ``(e)(1) A district court appointing a United States 
     attorney under subsection (d) shall not appoint a candidate--
       ``(A) unless that candidate is an employee of the 
     Department of Justice or is a Federal law enforcement officer 
     (as that term is defined in section 115 of title 18); or
       ``(B) if the court learns that candidate is under 
     investigation or has been sanctioned by the Department of 
     Justice or another Federal agency.
       ``(2) Not less than 7 days before making an appointment 
     under subsection (d), a district court shall confidentially 
     inform the Attorney General of identity of the candidate for 
     that appointment.''.
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  SA 461. Mr. PRYOR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 9, to revise United States policy 
on Iraq; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 2, line 11, strike ``to the limited 
     purposes set forth'' and all that follows through page 3, 
     line 20, and insert the following: ``to the following 
     purposes:
       (1) Protecting United States and coalition personnel and 
     infrastructure.
       (2) Training and equipping Iraqi forces.
       (3) Conducting targeted counter-terrorism operations.
       (b) Comprehensive Strategy.--Subsection (a) shall be 
     implemented as part of a comprehensive diplomatic, political, 
     and economic strategy that includes sustained engagement with 
     Iraq's neighbors and the international community for the 
     purpose of working collectively to bring stability to Iraq.
       (c) Reports Required.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 
     thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a 
     classified report on the progress made in transitioning the 
     mission of the United States forces in Iraq and achieving the 
     benchmarks established pursuant to subsection (d).
       (d) Classified Campaign Plan.--The President shall create a 
     classified campaign plan for Iraq, including strategic and 
     operation benchmarks and redeployment dates of United States 
     forces from Iraq as those benchmarks are met.

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  SA 462. Mr. REID (for Mr. Biden (for himself and Mr. Menendez)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 494, to endorse further 
enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and to 
facilitate the timely admission of new members to NATO, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 5, line 19, insert ``(FYROM)'' after ``Macedonia''.
       On page 12, line 22, insert ``(FYROM)'' after 
     ``Macedonia''.
       On page 14, line 7, insert ``(FYROM)'' after ``Macedonia''.
       On page 14, line 9, insert ``(FYROM)'' after ``MACEDONIA''.
       On page 15, line 6, insert ``(FYROM)'' after ``Macedonia''.
       On page 15, line 6, insert ``(FYROM)'' after ``Macedonia''
       On page 15, line 20, insert ``(FYROM)'' after 
     ``Macedonia''.
       On page 17, line 3, insert ``(FYROM)'' after ``Macedonia''.
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  SA 463. Mr. REID (for Mr. Biden) proposed an amendment to the 
concurrent resolution H. Con. Res. 20, calling on the Government of the 
United Kingdom to immediately establish a full, independent, and public 
judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney 
Patrick Finucane, as recommended by Judge Peter Cory as part of the 
Weston Park Agreement, in order to move forward on the Northern Ireland 
peace process; as follows:

       In the ninth whereas clause of the preamble, strike 
     ``Dial'' and insert ``Dail''.

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