[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 130 (Wednesday, September 5, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11120-S11124]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

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  SA 2662. Mr. SALAZAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 50, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       Sec. 408.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be

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     used for any action that is related to or promotes the 
     expansion of the boundaries or size of the Pinon Canyon 
     Maneuver Site, Colorado.
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  SA 2663. Mr. HAGEL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 227.  It is the sense of Congress that, in order to 
     expedite construction projects of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs and any other real property improvements of the 
     Department that are authorized, or for which funds are 
     appropriated, by this Act, use of the design-build method of 
     project delivery, in which one entity provides both design 
     and construction services, is encouraged.
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  SA 2664. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 227.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used during fiscal year 2008 to 
     round down dollar amounts to the next lower whole dollar for 
     payments of the following:
       (1) Disability compensation under section 1114 of 38, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Additional compensation for dependents under section 
     1115(1) of such title.
       (3) Clothing allowance under section 1162 of such title.
       (4) Dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving 
     spouse under subsections (a) through (d) of section 1311 of 
     such title.
       (5) Dependency and indemnity compensation to children under 
     sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title.
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  SA 2665. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 227.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title under the heading ``medical 
     services'', $13,000,000 shall be available for the National 
     Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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  SA 2666. Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Bunning) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 23, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
       Sec. 127. (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title for ``Chemical Demilitarization 
     Construction, Defense-Wide'' is hereby increased by 
     $17,000,000.
       (b) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by this title for ``Chemical Demilitarization Construction, 
     Defense-Wide'', as increased by subsection (a), $17,000,000 
     shall be available for the construction of a munitions 
     demilitarization facility at Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky.
       (c) The amount of the increase under subsection (a) shall 
     be derived from unobligated balances from the amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for military quality 
     of life and veterans affairs from prior fiscal years.
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  SA 2667. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING ADOPTION OF CERTAIN 
                   ``CROWD-OUT'' STRATEGIES AND CERTAIN ASSURANCES 
                   AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL FOR EXPANSION OF AN 
                   INCOME ELIGIBILITY LEVEL FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE 
                   STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM 
                   (SCHIP).

       The requirements set forth in the August 17, 2007, letter 
     to State Health Officials from the Director of the Center for 
     Medicaid and State Operations in the Centers for Medicare & 
     Medicaid Services requiring States that expand the income 
     eligibility level for children under the State Children's 
     Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) above 250 percent of the 
     Federal poverty level to adopt the 5 crowd-out strategies 
     described in such letter with the components identified 
     therein, and to provide certain assurances described in such 
     letter, are null and void and shall not be applied.
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  SA 2668. Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Brown, Mrs. 
McCaskill, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Johnson) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 227. (a) Additional Amount for Medical Services.--The 
     amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this title 
     under the heading ``medical services'' is hereby increased by 
     $125,000,000.
       (b) Availability.--(1) Of the amount appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this title under the heading 
     ``medical services'', as increased by subsection (a), 
     $125,000,000 shall be available for the Veterans Beneficiary 
     Travel Program to use the mileage reimbursement rate 
     prescribed by the Administrator of General Services under 
     section 5707(b) of title 5, United States Code, for the use 
     of privately owned vehicles by Government employees on 
     official business (when a Government vehicle is available), 
     without adjusting the deductible established under section 
     111(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code.
       (2) The amount available for the Veterans Beneficiary 
     Travel Program under this subsection is in addition to any 
     other amounts available for that program under this title.
       (c) Offset.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title for the Veterans Health 
     Administration under the heading ``medical administration'' 
     is hereby decreased by $125,000,000.
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  SA 2669. Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Brown, Mrs. 
McCaskill, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Johnson) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 227. (a) Additional Amount for Medical Services.--The 
     amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this title 
     under the heading ``medical services'' is hereby increased by 
     $125,000,000.
       (b) Availability.--Of the amount appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this title under the heading ``medical 
     services'', as increased by subsection (a), $125,000,000 
     shall be available for the Veterans Beneficiary Travel 
     Program. The amount available for the Veterans Beneficiary 
     Travel Program under this subsection is in addition to any 
     other amounts available for that program under this title.
       (c) Offset.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title for the Veterans Health 
     Administration under the heading ``medical administration'' 
     is hereby decreased by $125,000,000.
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  SA 2670. Mr. SALAZAR (for himself and Mr. Allard) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 23, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
       Sec. 127. (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title for ``Chemical Demilitarization 
     Construction, Defense-Wide'' is hereby increased by 
     $32,000,000.
       (b) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by this title for ``Chemical Demilitarization Construction, 
     Defense-Wide'', as increased by subsection (a), $32,000,000 
     shall be available for the construction of a munitions 
     demilitarization facility at Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado.
       (c) The amount of the increase under subsection (a) shall 
     be derived from unobligated balances from the amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise made available for military quality 
     of life and veterans affairs from prior fiscal years.
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  SA 2671. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

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       Sec. 227. (a) Reports on Reconstruction of Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.--
     (1) Not later than October 1 and April 1 each year, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the 
     Subcommittees of Congress referred to in section 407 a report 
     on the current status of the reconstruction of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. 
     Each report shall include the following:
       (A) The current status of the reconstruction of the Medical 
     Center, including the status of any ongoing environmental 
     assessments, the status of any current construction, and an 
     assessment of the adequacy of funding necessary to complete 
     the reconstruction.
       (B) If reconstruction of the Medical Center is subject to 
     any major delay--
       (i) a description of each such delay;
       (ii) an explanation for each such delay; and
       (iii) a description of the action being taken or planned to 
     address the delay.
       (C) A description of current and anticipated funding for 
     the reconstruction of the Medical Center, including an 
     estimate of any additional funding required for the 
     reconstruction.
       (2) The requirement in paragraph (1) shall cease on the day 
     that the reconstruction of the Medical Center referred to in 
     that paragraph is completed.
       (b) Report on Designation of Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Medical Center in New Orleans as Polytrauma Rehabilitation 
     Center or Polytrauma Network Site.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Subcommittees of Congress referred to in 
     section 407 a report setting forth the recommendation of the 
     Secretary as to whether or not the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Center being reconstructed in new Orleans, 
     Louisiana, should be designated as a tier I polytrauma 
     rehabilitation center or a polytrauma network site.
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  SA 2672. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Tester) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 23, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
       Sec. 127. (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title for ``Military Construction, Defense-
     Wide'' is hereby increased by $20,000,000.
       (b) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by this title for ``Military Construction, Defense-Wide'', as 
     increased by subsection (a), $20,000,000 shall be available 
     for the modernizing and renovation of canine facilities of 
     the Armed Forces.
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  SA 2673. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 227.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act or any other Act for the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner that is inconsistent 
     with--
       (1) section 842 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing 
     and Urban Development, the Judiciary, and Independent 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-115; 119 
     Stat. 2506); or
       (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code.
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  SA 2674. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 227.  Section 4332 of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) 
     as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) respectively;
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) The number of complaints received by the Department 
     of Defense under this chapter during the fiscal year for 
     which the report is made regarding violations of the 
     employment and reemployment rights of Reserves under this 
     chapter.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``(2), or (3)'' and inserting ``(2), (3), or (4)''.
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  SA 2675. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 227.  Section 3485(a)(4) of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``June 30, 2007'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``June 30, 2012''.
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  SA 2676. Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Lieberman) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2642, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 227.  Section 1980A(b)(1) of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(I) The inability to carry out the activities of daily 
     living due to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that is 
     acquired as a direct result of combat experience.''.
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  SA 2677. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 227. (a) Authority for Transfer of Funds to Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services to Train Psychologists.--Upon a 
     determination by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that such 
     action is in the national interest, the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs may transfer not more than $5,000,000 to the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Graduate 
     Psychology Education Program to support increased training of 
     psychologists skilled in the treatment of post-traumatic 
     stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and related 
     disorders.
       (b) Limitation on Use of Transferred Funds.--The Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services may only use funds transferred 
     under this section for the purposes described in subsection 
     (a).
       (c) Notification.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     notify Congress of any such transfer of funds under this 
     section.
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  SA 2678. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 227. (a) Reports on Reconstruction of Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.--
     (1) Not later than October 1 and April 1 each year, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs must submit to the Committees 
     on Appropriations a report on the current status of the 
     reconstruction of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Each report shall include 
     the following:
       (A) The current status of the reconstruction of the Medical 
     Center, including the status of any ongoing environmental 
     assessments, the status of any current construction, and an 
     assessment of the adequacy of funding necessary to complete 
     the reconstruction.
       (B) If reconstruction of the Medical Center is subject to 
     any major delay--
       (i) a description of each such delay;
       (ii) an explanation for each such delay; and
       (iii) a description of the action being taken or planned to 
     address the delay.
       (C) A description of current and anticipated funding for 
     the reconstruction of the Medical Center, including an 
     estimate of any additional funding required for the 
     reconstruction.
       (2) The requirement in paragraph (1) shall cease on the day 
     that the reconstruction of the Medical Center referred to in 
     that paragraph is completed.
       (b) Report on Designation of Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Medical Center in New Orleans as Polytrauma Rehabilitation 
     Center or Polytrauma Network Site.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     must submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report 
     setting forth the recommendation of the Secretary as to 
     whether or not the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Center being reconstructed in new Orleans, Louisiana, should 
     be designated as a tier I polytrauma rehabilitation center or 
     a polytrauma network site.
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  SA 2679. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military 
construction,

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the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 227. (a) Reports on Reconstruction of Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.--
     (1) Not later than October 1 and April 1 each year, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees 
     on Appropriations a report on the current status of the 
     reconstruction of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Each report shall include 
     the following:
       (A) The current status of the reconstruction of the Medical 
     Center, including the status of any ongoing environmental 
     assessments, the status of any current construction, and an 
     assessment of the adequacy of funding necessary to complete 
     the reconstruction.
       (B) If reconstruction of the Medical Center is subject to 
     any major delay--
       (i) a description of each such delay;
       (ii) an explanation for each such delay; and
       (iii) a description of the action being taken or planned to 
     address the delay.
       (C) A description of current and anticipated funding for 
     the reconstruction of the Medical Center, including an 
     estimate of any additional funding required for the 
     reconstruction.
       (2) The requirement in paragraph (1) shall cease on the day 
     that the reconstruction of the Medical Center referred to in 
     that paragraph is completed.
       (b) Report on Designation of Department of Veterans Affairs 
     Medical Center in New Orleans as Polytrauma Rehabilitation 
     Center or Polytrauma Network Site.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report 
     setting forth the recommendation of the Secretary as to 
     whether or not the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Center being reconstructed in new Orleans, Louisiana, should 
     be designated as a tier I polytrauma rehabilitation center or 
     a polytrauma network site.
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  SA 2680. Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Levin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2642, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. LIEUTENANT COLONEL CLEMENT C. VAN WAGONER 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CLINIC.

       (a) Designation.--The Department of Veterans Affairs clinic 
     located in Alpena, Michigan, shall be known and designated as 
     the ``Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Clinic''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs clinic referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
     ``Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of 
     Veterans Affairs Clinic''.
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  SA 2681. Mrs. HUTCHISON submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for 
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert:
       Sec.  . The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a 
     major medical facility lease in fiscal year 2008 in an amount 
     not to exceed $12,000,000 to implement the recommendations 
     outlined in the August, 2007 Study of South Texas Veterans' 
     Inpatient and Specialty Outpatient Health Care Needs.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2682. Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Inouye) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
2642, making appropriations for military construction, the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 227. (a) Report on Access to Medical Services Provided 
     by Department of Veterans Affairs to Veterans in Remote Rural 
     Areas.--Not later than six months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth the 
     following:
       (1) A description of the following:
       (A) The unique challenges and costs faced by veterans in 
     remote rural areas of contiguous and non-contiguous States 
     when obtaining medical services from the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs.
       (B) The need to improve access to locally-administered care 
     for veterans who reside in remote rural areas.
       (C) The need to fund alternative sources of medical 
     services--
       (i) in areas where facilities of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs are not accessible to veterans without leaving such 
     areas; and
       (ii) in cases in which receipt of medical services by a 
     veteran in a facility of the Department requires 
     transportation of such veteran by air due to geographic and 
     infrastructural constraints.
       (2) An assessment of the potential for increasing local 
     access to medical services for veterans in remote rural areas 
     of contiguous and non-contiguous States through strategic 
     partnerships with other government and local private health 
     care providers.
       (b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Subcommittees referred to in section 407.
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  SA 2683. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:

       On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 227. (a) Prohibition on Interment or Memorialization 
     in National Cemeteries or Arlington National Cemetery of 
     Persons Committing Federal or State Sex Crimes.--None of the 
     funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act 
     may be used to provide interments and memorializations in 
     volation of section 2411 of title 38, United States Code, as 
     amended by subsection (b).
       (b) Amendments.--Section 2411 of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5);
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraphs (3) and (4):
       ``(3) A person who has been convicted of a Federal sex 
     crime.
       ``(4) A person who has been convicted of a State sex 
     crime.''; and
       (C) in paragraph (5)(A), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``or a State capital crime'' and inserting 
     ``, a State capital crime, a Federal sex crime, or a State 
     sex crime'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``under subsection 
     (b)(3)'' and inserting ``under subsection (b)(5)''; and
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraphs (3) and (4):
       ``(3) The term `Federal sex crime' means a criminal offense 
     under Federal law that has an element involving a sexual act 
     or sexual contact with another, including rape or sexual 
     assault.
       ``(4) The term `State sex crime' means a criminal offense 
     that is a felony under State law and has an element involving 
     a sexual act or sexual contact with another, including rape 
     or sexual assault.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
     shall apply to interments and memorializations in cemeteries 
     of the National Cemetery Administration or Arlington National 
     Cemetery that occur after the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
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  SA 2684. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:

       On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 227. (a) Prohibition on Interment or Memorialization 
     in National Cemeteries or Arlington National Cemetery of 
     Persons Committing Federal or State Sex Crimes.--Section 2411 
     of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5);
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraphs (3) and (4):
       ``(3) A person who has been convicted of a Federal sex 
     crime.
       ``(4) A person who has been convicted of a State sex 
     crime.''; and
       (C) in paragraph (5)(A), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``or a State capital crime'' and inserting 
     ``, a State capital crime, a Federal sex crime, or a State 
     sex crime'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``under subsection 
     (b)(3)'' and inserting ``under subsection (b)(5)''; and
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraphs (3) and (4):
       ``(3) The term `Federal sex crime' means a criminal offense 
     under Federal law that has

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     an element involving a sexual act or sexual contact with 
     another, including rape or sexual assault.
       ``(4) The term `State sex crime' means a criminal offense 
     that is a felony under State law that has an element 
     involving a sexual act or sexual contact with another, 
     including rape or sexual assault.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to interments and memorializations in cemeteries 
     of the National Cemetery Administration or Arlington National 
     Cemetery that occur after the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
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  SA 2685. Mr. SALAZAR (for himself and Mr. Allard) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for the 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table, as 
follows:

       At the end of title XXVIII, add the following:

     SEC. 2864. REPORT ON THE PINON CANYON MANEUVER SITE, 
                   COLORADO.

       (a) Report on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site.--
       (1) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (referred to in this 
     section as ``the Site'').
       (2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) An analysis of whether existing training facilities at 
     Fort Carson, Colorado, and the Site are sufficient to support 
     the training needs of units stationed or planned to be 
     stationed at Fort Carson, including the following:
       (i) A description of any new training requirements or 
     significant developments affecting training requirements for 
     units stationed or planned to be stationed at Fort Carson 
     since the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Commission found that the base has ``sufficient capacity'' to 
     support four brigade combat teams and associated support 
     units at Fort Carson.
       (ii) A study of alternatives for enhancing training 
     facilities at Fort Carson and the Site within their current 
     geographic footprint, including whether these additional 
     investments or measures could support additional training 
     activities.
       (iii) A description of the current training calendar and 
     training load at the Site, including--

       (I) the number of brigade-sized and battalion-sized 
     military exercises held at the Site since its establishment;
       (II) an analysis of the maximum annual training load at the 
     Site, without expanding the Site; and
       (III) an analysis of the training load and projected 
     training calendar at the Site when all brigades stationed or 
     planned to be stationed at Fort Carson are at home station.

       (B) A report of need for any proposed addition of training 
     land to support units stationed or planned to be stationed at 
     Fort Carson, including the following:
       (i) A description of additional training activities, and 
     their benefits to operational readiness, which would be 
     conducted by units stationed at Fort Carson if, through 
     leases or acquisition from consenting landowners, the Site 
     were expanded to include--

       (I) the parcel of land identified as ``Area A'' in the 
     Potential PCMS Land expansion map;
       (II) the parcel of land identified as ``Area B'' in the 
     Potential PCMS Land expansion map; and
       (III) the parcels of land identified as ``Area A'' and 
     ``Area B'' in the Potential PCMS Land expansion map.

       (ii) An analysis of alternatives for acquiring or utilizing 
     training land at other installations in the United States to 
     support training activities of units stationed at Fort 
     Carson.
       (iii) An analysis of alternatives for utilizing other 
     federally owned land to support training activities of units 
     stationed at Fort Carson.
       (C) An analysis of alternatives for enhancing economic 
     development opportunities in southeastern Colorado at the 
     current Site or through any proposed expansion, including the 
     consideration of the following alternatives:
       (i) The leasing of land on the Site or any expansion of the 
     Site to ranchers for grazing.
       (ii) The leasing of land from private landowners for 
     training.
       (iii) The procurement of additional services and goods, 
     including biofuels and beef, from local businesses.
       (iv) The creation of an economic development fund to 
     benefit communities, local governments, and businesses in 
     southeastern Colorado.
       (v) The establishment of an outreach office to provide 
     technical assistance to local businesses that wish to bid on 
     Department of Defense contracts.
       (vi) The establishment of partnerships with local 
     governments and organizations to expand regional tourism 
     through expanded access to sites of historic, cultural, and 
     environmental interest on the Site.
       (vii) An acquisition policy that allows willing sellers to 
     minimize the tax impact of a sale.
       (viii) Additional investments in Army missions and 
     personnel, such as stationing an active duty unit at the 
     Site, including--

       (I) an analysis of anticipated operational benefits; and
       (II) an analysis of economic impacts to surrounding 
     communities.

       (3) Potential pcms land expansion map defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``Potential PCMS Land expansion map'' 
     means the June 2007 map entitled ``Potential PCMS Land 
     expansion''.
       (b) Comptroller General Review of Report.--Not later than 
     180 days after the Secretary of Defense submits the report 
     required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to Congress a review of the report 
     and of the justification of the Army for expansion at the 
     Site.
       (c) Public Comment.--After the report required under 
     subsection (b) is submitted to Congress, the Army shall 
     solicit public comment on the report for a period of not less 
     than 90 days. Not later than 30 days after the public comment 
     period has closed, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
     written summary of comments received.
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  SA 2686. Mr. DeMINT proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2642, 
making appropriations for military construction, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Beginning on page 44, strike line 20 and all that follows 
     through page 45, line 23.
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  SA 2687. Mr. COLEMAN (for himself, Mr. Allard, and Ms. Klobuchar) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
2642, making appropriations for military construction, the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table, as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:
       Sec. __.  For an additional amount $100,000,000, with 
     $50,000,000 each to the Cities of Denver, Colorado, and St. 
     Paul, Minnesota, shall be available to the Department of 
     Homeland Security for State and local law enforcement 
     entities for security and related costs, including overtime, 
     associated with the Democratic National Convention and 
     Republican National Convention in 2008. The Department of 
     Homeland Security shall provide for an audit of all amounts 
     made available under this section, including expenditures by 
     State and local law enforcement entities. Amounts provided by 
     this section are designated as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).
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  SA 2688. Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) In this section:
       (1) The term ``City'' means the City of Aurora, Colorado.
       (2) The term ``deed'' means the quitclaim deed--
       (A) conveyed by the Secretary to the City; and
       (B) dated May 24, 1999.
       (3) The term ``non-Federal land'' means--
       (A) parcel I of the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, 
     Colorado; and
       (B) the parcel of land described in the deed.
       (4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (b)(1) In accordance with paragraph (2), and subject to 
     each term and condition required under paragraph (3), to 
     allow the City to convey to the United States the non-Federal 
     land to be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the 
     construction of a veterans medical facility, the Secretary 
     may execute such instruments as determined by the Secretary 
     to be necessary to modify or release any condition under 
     which the non-Federal land would revert to the United States.
       (2) In carrying out paragraph (1), with respect to the non-
     Federal land, the Secretary shall alter--
       (A) each provision of the deed relating to a reversionary 
     interest of the United States; and
       (B) any other reversionary interest of the United States

     to authorize the use of the property to include use as a 
     veteran's facility in addition to use for recreational 
     purposes.
       (3) The Secretary shall carry out paragraph (1) subject to 
     such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be 
     necessary to protect the interests of the United States.




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