[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 148 (Tuesday, October 2, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12443-S12446]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3116. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107.  Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish and maintain on the homepage of the Internet 
     website of the Department of Defense a direct link to the 
     Internet website of the Office of Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense.
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  SA 3117. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
Vitter, Mr. Corker, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cornyn, 
Mr. Sununu, Mr. McCain, Mr. Specter, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Martinez) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. BORDER SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Border 
     Security First Act of 2007''.
       (b) Appropriations for Border Security.--There is 
     appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2008--
       (1) to achieve and maintain operational control over the 
     entire international land and maritime border of the United 
     States including the ability to monitor such border through 
     available methods and technology, as authorized under the 
     Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-367);
       (2) to hire and train full-time border patrol agents, as 
     authorized under section 5202 of the Intelligence Reform and 
     Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458);
       (3) to install along the international land border between 
     the United States and Mexico--
       (A) fencing required under section 102(b) of the Illegal 
     Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
     (8 U.S.C. 1103 note)); and
       (B) vehicle barriers, unmanned aerial vehicles, ground-
     based sensors and cameras; and
       (4) to remove and detain aliens for overstaying their 
     visas, illegally reentering the United States, or committing 
     other crimes for which they would be subject to removal; and
       (5) to reimburse States and political subdivisions of a 
     State, for expenses that are reimbursable under 287(g) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)).
       (c) Employment Eligibility Verification.--Of the amounts 
     appropriated for border security and employment verification 
     improvements under subsection (b), $60,000,000 shall be made 
     available for employment eligibility verification, as 
     authorized under subtitle A of title IV of the Illegal 
     Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
     (8 U.S.C. 1324a note).
       (d) Emergency Requirement.--Amounts appropriated under 
     subsection (b) are designated as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).
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  SA 3118. Mr. SALAZAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by

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him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense 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. __.  No amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be obligated or expended for any 
     purpose relating to the transfer of hydrolysate from the 
     Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado, to an off-site location for 
     destruction, including for the conduct of a study of such 
     transfer.
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  SA 3119. Mr. GREGG proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3117 
proposed by Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
Vitter, Mr. Corker, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cornyn, 
Mr. Sununu, Mr. McCain, Mr. Specter, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Martinez) to 
the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       This section shall become effective 1 day after the date of 
     enactment.
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  SA 3120. Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Smith, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kerry, 
and Mr. Tester) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV under the heading ``Research, 
     Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'', up to $1,000,000 
     may be available for the Smart Data Project: Real Time 
     Geospatial Video Sensor Intelligence program.
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  SA 3121. Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3222, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title V under the heading ``National Defense 
     Sealift Fund'', up to $1,000,000 may be available for the 
     conversion of the T.S. Enterprise ship at Massachusetts 
     Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
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  SA 3122. Mr. LEVIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107.  The amount appropriated by title IV under the 
     heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'' 
     is hereby increased by $30,215,000, of which--
       (1) up to $6,000,000 may be for Advanced Automotive 
     Technology (PE #0602601A); and
       (2) up to $20,215,000 may be for Combat Vehicle and 
     Automotive Advanced Technology (PE #0603005A), of which--
       (A) up to $14,215,000 may be for the Future Combat Systems; 
     and
       (B) up to $10,000,000 may be the Fuel Efficiency ground 
     vehicle Demonstrator (FED).
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  SA 3123. Mr. BYRD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 207, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
       Sec. 8107. (a) None of the amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or 
     expended for military operations or activities against any 
     other country without the enactment of an Act or the passage 
     of a resolution passed by the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives specifically authorizing such obligation or 
     expenditure.
       (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply with 
     respect to the following military operations or activities:
       (1) Military operations or activities to directly repel an 
     attack against the territory or the Armed Forces of the 
     United States.
       (2) Military operations or activities in hot pursuit of 
     hostile forces who are directly engaged in combat operations 
     against the Armed Forces of the United States.
       (3) Intelligence collection activities of which Congress 
     has been appropriately notified under applicable law.
       (c) Not later than 48 hours after determining to obligate 
     or expend amounts otherwise prohibited from obligation or 
     expenditure under subsection (a) for purposes of a military 
     operation or activity described in subsection (b), the 
     President shall submit to the Committee on Armed Forces and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Armed Forces and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives a report on such 
     determination, including a justification for the 
     determination.
       (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting 
     the authority of the President under Article II, Section 2, 
     of the Constitution of the United States.
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  SA 3124. Mr. LOTT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107. (a) Findings on Associate Intermodal Platform 
     Pallet System.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Use of the Associate Intermodal Platform (AIP) pallet 
     system, developed two years ago by the United States 
     Transportation Command, could save the United States as much 
     as $1,300,000 for every 1,000 pallets deployed.
       (2) Specific benefits of usage of the Associate Intermodal 
     Platform pallet system include the following:
       (A) The Associate Intermodal Platform pallet system can be 
     used to transport cargo alone within current International 
     Standard of Organization containers, providing savings in 
     costs of transportation of cargo.
       (B) The Associate Intermodal Platform pallet system has 
     successfully passed rigorous testing by the United States 
     Transportation Command at various military installations in 
     the United States, at a Navy testing lab, and in the field in 
     Iraq, Kuwait, and Antarctica.
       (C) The Associate Intermodal Platform pallet system has 
     performed well beyond expectations and is ready for immediate 
     production and deployment.
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Of the amount appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by title III under the heading 
     ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', up to $4,000,000 may be 
     available for purposes of accelerating the deployment of the 
     Associate Intermodal Platform pallet system.
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  SA 3125. Mr. ROBERTS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV under the heading ``Research, 
     Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force'' and available 
     for Program Element 0603112F, up to $1,000,000 may be 
     available for Materials Integrity Management Research for Air 
     Force Systems.
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  SA 3126. Mrs. BOXER proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3222, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107.  No amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to provide a waiver for 
     enlistment in the Armed Forces of an individual convicted 
     under Federal or State law of any felony offense, during the 
     five-year period ending on the date of the proposed 
     enlistment of such individual in the Armed Forces, as 
     follows:
       (1) Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
       (2) Arson.
       (3) Hate Crime.
       (4) Sexual misconduct.
       (5) Terrorist threatening.
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  SA 3127. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense 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 title VIII, add following:
       Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated by title IV under 
     the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
     Army'', up to $1,000,000 may be available for Army Missile 
     Defense Systems Integration (PE #0603308A) for the High 
     Altitude Airship Program.
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  SA 3128. Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3222, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At end of title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV under the heading ``Research, 
     Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy'' and available for 
     the Permanent Magnet Motor, up to $2,000,000 may be used for 
     the DDG-51 Class Modernization-Hybrid Propulsion Permanent 
     Magnet Drive System.

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  SA 3129. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3222, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107. (a) Amount for Troops to Nurse Teachers Program 
     From Military Personnel, Army.--Of the amount appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by title I under the heading 
     ``Military Personnel, Army'', up to $1,000,000 may be 
     available for a pilot program on troops to nurse teachers.
       (b) Amount for Troops to Nurse Teachers Program From 
     Military Personnel, Navy.--Of the amount appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by title I under the heading 
     ``Military Personnel, Navy'', up to $1,000,000 may be 
     available for a pilot program on troops to nurse teachers.
       (c) Amount for Troops to Nurse Teachers Program From 
     Military Personnel, Air Force.--Of the amount appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by title I under the heading 
     ``Military Personnel, Air Force'', up to $1,000,000 may be 
     available for a pilot program on troops to nurse teachers.
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  SA 3130. Mr. SANDERS proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3222, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107. (a) Additional Amount for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Army National Guard.--The amount appropriated by 
     title II under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army 
     National Guard'' is hereby increased by $10,000,000.
       (b) Offset.--The aggregate amount appropriated by title II, 
     other than under the headings ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army National Guard'' and ``Operation and Maintenance, Air 
     National Guard'', is hereby reduced by $10,000,000.
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  SA 3131. Ms. STABENOW submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV under the heading ``Research, 
     Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'', up to $4,000,000 
     may be available for the Virtual Systems Integrated 
     Laboratory-Armored Vehicle Components and Systems Simulated 
     In Cost-Effective Virtual Design and Test Environment.
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  SA 3132. Mr. LEVIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107.  The amount appropriated by title IV under the 
     heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'' 
     is hereby increased by $30,215,000, of which--
       (1) up to $6,000,000 may be for Advanced Automotive 
     Technology (PE #0602601A); and
       (2) up to $20,215,000 may be for Combat Vehicle and 
     Automotive Advanced Technology (PE #0603005A), of which--
       (A) up to $14,215,000 may be for the Future Combat Systems; 
     and
       (B) up to $10,000,000 may be the Fuel Efficiency ground 
     vehicle Demonstrator (FED).
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  SA 3133. Mr. BYRD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 207, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
       Sec. 8107. (a) None of the amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or 
     expended for military operations or activities against any 
     other country without the enactment of an Act or the passage 
     of a resolution passed by the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives specifically authorizing such obligation or 
     expenditure.
       (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply with 
     respect to the following military operations or activities:
       (1) Military operations or activities to directly repel an 
     attack against the territory or the Armed Forces of the 
     United States.
       (2) Military operations or activities in hot pursuit of 
     hostile forces who are directly engaged in combat operations 
     against the Armed Forces of the United States.
       (3) Intelligence collection activities of which Congress 
     has been appropriately notified under applicable law.
       (c) Not later than 48 hours after determining to obligate 
     or expend amounts otherwise prohibited from obligation or 
     expenditure under subsection (a) for purposes of a military 
     operation or activity described in subsection (b), the 
     President shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on 
     such determination, including a justification for the 
     determination.
       (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting 
     the authority of the President under Article II, Section 2, 
     of the Constitution of the United States.
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  SA 3134. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 207, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
       Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV under the heading ``Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', $3,000,000 may be 
     made available for the MK 50 (NULKA) Decoy System.
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  SA 3135. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 207, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
       Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV under the heading ``Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', $5,000,000 may be 
     made available for the High Temperature Superconductor AC 
     Synchronous Propulsion Motor.
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  SA 3136. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title II under the heading ``Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force'', up to $4,000,000 may be available 
     for the 8th Air Force Cyberspace Innovation Center for Cyber 
     Combat Development at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
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  SA 3137. Mr. REID (for Mr. Obama (for himself and Mr. Coburn)) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill 
H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 207, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
       Sec. 8107.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be used to enter into a 
     contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a 
     grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective 
     contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency 
     awarding the contract or grant that, to the best of its 
     knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all 
     Federal tax returns required during the three years preceding 
     the certification, has not been convicted of a criminal 
     offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, 
     more than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of 
     any unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability 
     remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of 
     an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been 
     approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in 
     default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous 
     administrative or judicial proceeding.
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  SA 3138. Mr. BROWN (for Mr. Durbin) proposed an amendment to the 
resolution S. Res. 319, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding 
the United States Transportation Command on its 20th anniversary; as 
follows:

       In the eighth clause of the preamble, strike 
     ``4,000,000,000,000 gallons'' and insert ``4,000,000,000 
     gallons.''
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  SA 3139. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV under

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     the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
     Air Force'', up to $1,500,000 may be available for 
     Commercialization and Industrialization of Adaptive Optics 
     (PE #0602890F).
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  SA 3140. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV under the heading ``Research, 
     Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'' and available for 
     Program Element 0602787A, up to $1,000,000 may be available 
     for the Maternal Fetal Health Informatics and Outreach 
     Program.
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  SA 3141. Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Kyl, 
Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. 
Pryor, and Mr. Lautenberg) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV under the heading ``Research, 
     Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', up to 
     $75,000,000 may be available for Program Element 063892C for 
     the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, of which--
       (1) $20,000,000 may be for an increase in the production 
     rate of the SM-3 interceptor to four interceptors per month;
       (2) $45,000,000 may be for long-lead production of an 
     additional 15 SM-3 interceptors; and
       (3) $10,000,000 may be for an acceleration in the 
     development of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Signal 
     Processor and Open Architecture software for the Aegis 
     Ballistic Missile Defense system.
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  SA 3142. Mr. BIDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107.  The amount appropriated by title III under the 
     heading ``Other Procurement, Army'' is hereby increased by 
     $23,600,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be 
     available for the procurement of Mine Resistant Ambush 
     Protected (MRAP) vehicles: Provided, That the amount of the 
     increase is hereby designated as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3143. Mr. BIDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107. (a) Additional Amount for RDTE, Defense-Wide, 
     for MARK V Replacement Research.--The amount appropriated by 
     title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and 
     Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' is hereby increased by up to 
     $8,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be available 
     for Program Element 1160402BB for MARK V replacement research 
     for the pursuit by the Special Operations Command of 
     manufacturing research needed to develop all-composite hulls 
     for ships larger than 100 feet.
       (b) Offset.--The amount appropriated by title III under the 
     heading ``Other Procurement, Army'' is hereby decreased by 
     $8,000,000.
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  SA 3144. Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Thune) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3222, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107.  Of the amounts appropriated or other otherwise 
     made available by title IV under the heading ``Research, 
     Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', up to 
     $10,000,000 may be available for Program Element 0603895C for 
     the Space Test Bed.
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  SA 3145. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title III under the heading ``Procurement, 
     Defense-Wide'', up to $7,000,000 may be available for DISA 
     Information Systems Security for the Insider Threat program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3146. Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
       Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV under the heading ``Research, 
     Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', up to 
     $5,000,000 may be available for the Missile Defense Space 
     Experimentation Center (MDSEC) (PE #0603895C).

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