[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 17, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8956-S8959]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 5618. Mrs. DOLE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense 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 subtitle C of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 722. REPORT ON MILITARY FAMILY AUTISM SUPPORT CENTERS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 1, 2009, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the 
     Secretaries of the military departments and the Chairman of 
     the Joint Chiefs of Staff, submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report on the feasability and advisability of establishing 
     one or more military family autism support centers beginning 
     in fiscal year 2010.
       (b) Purposes.--For purposes of the report required by 
     subsection (a), the proposed purposes of the centers 
     described in that subsection are as follows:
       (1) To provide diagnostic services and therapy to children 
     of military families diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder 
     and related disorders.
       (2) To provide support services to the families of military 
     dependent children diagnosed with autism.
       (3) To train therapists to provide treatment to autistic 
     children, with special emphasis placed on training the 
     spouses of members of the Armed Forces to provide such 
     treatment.
       (c) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the feasability of designating the 
     Marine Corps or other Military Department as the lead agent 
     in the establishment and operation of centers described in 
     subsection (a).
       (2) An assessment of the feasability of establishing one of 
     the centers on the East Coast of the United States and one on 
     the West Coast of the United States.
       (3) A description of the proposed capabilities of the 
     centers, including the following:
       (A) The number of therapists that could be trained at such 
     centers each year.
       (B) The number of children who could receive diagnosis and 
     therapy at such centers each year.
       (C) The average number of hours per week that therapy could 
     be provided at such centers.
       (D) The nature of therapy that could be provided at such 
     centers.
       (E) The anticipated contribution of such centers to 
     military readiness and retention.
       (F) The efficacy of such centers in meeting the needs of 
     military families with children with a diagnosis of autism.
       (4) A description of the resources required for such 
     centers.
       (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) any center established for the purposes specified in 
     subsection (b) should be located in a geographic area in 
     which military families from all the Armed Forces could 
     conveniently access the services available through such 
     centers;
       (2) in discharging its purposes under subsection (b), each 
     center should utilize in the diagnosis and treatment of 
     children of military families with autism medical, 
     educational, and developmental therapies that have been 
     successfully used to treat autistic children; and
       (3) for purposes of assisting in the training of therapists 
     under this section, the Secretary of Defense should, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Labor, consider the 
     feasability and advisability of establishing a tuition 
     assistance program to facilitate the participation of 
     military spouses in such training.
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  SA 5619. Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Lugar) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense 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:

       On page 360, after line 20, add the following:

     SEC. 1233. REPORT ON THE SECURITY SITUATION IN THE CAUCASUS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, with 
     the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall submit to 
     the chairs and ranking minority members of the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report in 
     classified and unclassified form on the defense requirements 
     of the Republic of Georgia.
       (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) a description of the security situation in the Caucasus 
     following the recent conflict between the Russian Federation 
     and the Republic of Georgia, including a description of any 
     Russian forces that continue to occupy internationally 
     recognized Georgian territory;
       (2) an assessment of--
       (A) the damage sustained by the armed forces of Georgia in 
     the recent conflict with the Russian Federation; and
       (B) the state of civilian-military relations in the 
     Republic of Georgia;
       (3) an analysis of the defense requirements of the Republic 
     of Georgia following the conflict with the Russian 
     Federation;
       (4) detailed recommendations on how the Republic of Georgia 
     may improve its capability for self-defense and more 
     effectively control its territorial waters and air space; and
       (5) an assessment of the areas where the Republic of 
     Georgia would require the assistance of the United States and 
     other countries to improve its defense capabilities.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Congress--
       (A) reaffirms its previous expressions of support for 
     continued enlargement of the

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     North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to include 
     qualified candidates;
       (B) supports the commitment to further enlargement of NATO 
     to include democratic governments that are able and willing 
     to meet the responsibilities of membership; and
       (C) urges NATO member states not to impose national caveats 
     restricting the use of forces they commit to NATO operations.
       (2) the expansion of NATO contributes to the continued 
     effectiveness and relevance of the organization;
       (3) Georgia and Ukraine have made important progress in the 
     areas of defense and democratic and human rights reform;
       (4) a stronger, deeper relationship among the Government of 
     Georgia, the Government of Ukraine, and NATO will be mutually 
     beneficial to those countries and to NATO member states;
       (5) the United States should take the lead and encourage 
     other member states of NATO to support the awarding of a 
     Membership Action Plan to Georgia and Ukraine;
       (6) the United States Government should provide assistance 
     to help rebuild infrastructure in Georgia and continue to 
     develop its security partnership with the Government of the 
     Republic of Georgia by providing security assistance to the 
     armed forces of Georgia, as appropriate;
       (7) the United States should work with fellow NATO member 
     states to address the security concerns of newly joined 
     members;
       (8) the United States should expand efforts to promote the 
     development of democratic institutions, the rule of law, and 
     political parties in the independent states of the former 
     Soviet Union; and
       (9) the United States should work with its allies to ensure 
     secure, reliable energy transit routes in Central Asia, the 
     Caucasus, and Eastern Europe.
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  SA 5620. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense 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 subsection A of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2814. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CONVEY PROPERTY AT 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATIONS TO LIMIT ENCROACHMENT.

       (a) Repeal of Applicability of Authority to Exchanges for 
     Military Construction Projects, Military Family Housing, and 
     Military Unaccompanied Housing.--Section 2869 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ``military 
     construction project or'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``military 
     construction,'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``land,''; and
       (3) in subsection (d)(2)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``military construction project,'' both 
     places it appears in clauses (ii) and (iii); and
       (B) by striking ``military family housing, or military 
     unaccompanied housing'' both places it appears in clauses 
     (ii) and (iii).
       (b) Repeal of Limitation on Applicability of Authority to 
     Excess Non-BRAC Property.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``the period 
     specified in paragraph (3) of subsection (a)'' and inserting 
     ``the period beginning on October 17, 2006, and ending on 
     September 30, 2008,''.
       (c) Repeal of Pilot Program.--Such section is further 
     amended by striking subsection (c).
       (d) Repeal of Requirements Relating to Reports.--Such 
     section is further amended by striking subsection (f).
       (e) Repeal of Authority to Acquire Housing.--Subsection 
     (a)(1) of such section is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``for the real property--'' and all that 
     follows through ``to carry out'' in subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``for the real property to carry out'';
       (2) by striking ``operations; or'' and inserting 
     ``operations.''; and
       (3) by striking subparagraph (B).
       (f) Limitation on Use at Military Installations Closed 
     Under Base Closure Law.--Such section is further amended by 
     inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Limitation on Use at Military Installations Closed 
     Under Base Closure Law.--The authority under subsection 
     (a)(2)(A) to convey real property located at a closed or 
     realigned military installation may only be used to the 
     extent a conveyance is consistent with an approved 
     redevelopment plan for such installation.''.
       (g) Sunset.--Such section is further amended by inserting 
     after subsection (e) the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Sunset.--The authority to enter into agreements under 
     this section shall expire on September 30, 2013.''.
       (h) Additional Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Heading amendment.--The heading of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2869. Conveyance of property at military installations 
       to support military housing or limit encroachment''.

       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of subchapter III of chapter 169 of such title is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 2869 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``2869. Conveyance of property at military installations to support 
              military housing or limit encroachment.''.

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  SA 5621. Mr. REID (for Mr. Kennedy) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill S. 3001, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
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 subtitle C of title II, the following:

     SEC. 133. PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS FOR CRUISERS AND DESTROYERS.

       (a) Contingent Requirement for Report on Modification of 
     Shipbuilding Programs.--If as part of the future-years 
     defense program submitted to Congress in 2009 under section 
     221 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
     Navy modifies the shipbuilding program for cruisers or the 
     shipbuilding program for destroyers for the Navy, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress with such future-years 
     defense program the following:
       (1) An acquisition strategy for cruisers and destroyers 
     that has been approved by the Department of Defense.
       (2) The results of reviews by the Joint Requirements 
     Oversight Council for an Acquisition Category I program that 
     supports the need for the modified acquisition strategy.
       (3) A verification by an independent review panel convened 
     by the Secretary of Defense that, in evaluating the 
     modification of the shipbuilding program concerned, the 
     Secretary of the Navy considered each of the following:
       (A) Modeling and simulation, including wargaming 
     conclusions regarding combat effectiveness.
       (B) Assessments of platform operational availability.
       (C) Cost savings or penalties from changed vessel manning 
     levels to accomplish missions.
       (4) An intelligence analysis reflecting the coordinated 
     assessment of the Defense Intelligence Agency supporting 
     changes to the mix of platforms in the shipbuilding program 
     concerned compared with the 2009 shipbuilding program for the 
     vessels concerned in order to address future threats.
       (5) The differences in cost and schedule arising from the 
     need to accommodate new sensors and weapons to counter the 
     future threats referred to in paragraph (4) in comparison 
     with the cost and schedule arising from the need to 
     accommodate sensors and weapons as contemplated by the 2009 
     shipbuilding program for the vessels concerned.
       (6) A verification by the commanders of the combatant 
     commands that the modified shipbuilding program for the 
     vessels concerned would be preferable to the current 
     shipbuilding program for the vessels concerned in meeting 
     their future mission requirements.
       (7) A joint review by the Navy and the Missile Defense 
     Agency setting forth additional requirements for investment 
     in Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems if the 
     budget of the President for fiscal year 2010 (as submitted to 
     Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 
     Code), requests funding for such investment in amounts above 
     the amounts specified in the future-years defense program 
     submitted to Congress in 2008 in the budget of the President 
     for fiscal year 2009 (as so submitted).
       (b) Technology Roadmap for Next Generation Cruiser and 
     Fleet Modernization.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
     develop a plan to incorporate into the Next Generation 
     Cruiser (CG(X)) program and the Fleet Modernization program 
     the following:
       (A) Applicable technologies developed for combat systems 
     for each of the following:
       (i) The DDG-1000 Zumwalt class destroyer.
       (ii) Aegis destroyers and cruisers.
       (iii) Aegis ballistic missile defense.
       (iv) Ship self-defense systems.
       (B) Integrated electric propulsion technologies.
       (2) Scope of plan.--The plan required by paragraph (1) 
     shall include sufficient detail for systems and subsystems to 
     ensure that the plan--
       (A) avoids redundant development for common functions; and
       (B) reflects implementation of Navy plans for achieving an 
     open architecture for all surface combat systems.
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  SA 5622. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
Harkin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Roberts) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3001, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities 
of the Department of

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Defense, for military construction, and for defense 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 subtitle G of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 587. BENEFITS UNDER POST-DEPLOYMENT/MOBILIZATION RESPITE 
                   ABSENCE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN PERIODS BEFORE 
                   IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Secretary concerned may provide any 
     member or former member of the Armed Forces with the benefits 
     specified in subsection (b) if the member or former member 
     would, on any day during the period beginning on January 19, 
     2007, and ending on the date of the implementation of the 
     Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence (PDMRA) program 
     by the Secretary concerned, have qualified for a day of 
     administrative absence under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization 
     Respite Absence program had the program been in effect during 
     such period.
       (b) Benefits.--The benefits specified in this subsection 
     are the following:
       (1) In the case of an individual who is a former member of 
     the Armed Forces at the time of the provision of benefits 
     under this section, payment of an amount not to exceed $200 
     for each day the individual would have qualified for a day of 
     administrative absence as described in subsection (a) during 
     the period specified in that subsection.
       (2) In the case of an individual who is a member of the 
     Armed Forces at the time of the provision of benefits under 
     this section, either one day of administrative absence or 
     payment of an amount not to exceed $200, as selected by the 
     Secretary concerned, for each day the individual would have 
     qualified for a day of administrative absence as described in 
     subsection (a) during the period specified in that 
     subsection.
       (c) Exclusion of Certain Former Members.--A former member 
     of the Armed Forces is not eligible under this section for 
     the benefits specified in subsection (b)(1) if the former 
     member was discharged or released from the Armed Forces under 
     other than honorable conditions.
       (d) Maximum Number of Days of Benefits Providable.--The 
     number of days of benefits providable to a member or former 
     member of the Armed Forces under this section may not exceed 
     40 days of benefits.
       (e) Form of Payment.--The paid benefits providable under 
     subsection (b) may be paid in a lump sum or installments, at 
     the election of the Secretary concerned.
       (f) Construction With Other Pay and Leave.--The benefits 
     provided a member or former member of the Armed Forces under 
     this section are in addition to any other pay, absence, or 
     leave provided by law.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence 
     program'' means the program of a military department to 
     provide days of administrative absence not chargeable against 
     available leave to certain deployed or mobilized members of 
     the Armed Forces in order to assist such members in 
     reintegrating into civilian life after deployment or 
     mobilization.
       (2) The term ``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 101(5) of title 37, United States Code.
       (h) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--The authority to provide benefits under 
     this section shall expire on the date that is one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Construction.--Expiration under this subsection of the 
     authority to provide benefits under this section shall not 
     affect the utilization of any day of administrative absence 
     provided a member of the Armed Forces under subsection 
     (b)(2), or the payment of any payment authorized a member or 
     former member of the Armed Forces under subsection (b), 
     before the expiration of the authority in this section.
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  SA 5623. Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Kyl) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5583 submitted by Mr. Tester 
(for himself and Mr. Kyl) and intended to be proposed to the bill S. 
3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense 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:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 237. AIR-LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE CONCEPTS.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     210(4) for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
     Defense-wide activities and available for Ballistic Missile 
     Defense (PE 0603175C), $15,000,000 may be available for Air-
     Launched Ballistic Missile Defense Concepts, including the 
     Net-Centric Airborne Defense Element (NCADE) and the Air-
     Launched Hit-to-Kill (ALHTK) technology programs currently 
     underway.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 5624. Mr. FEINGOLD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense 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 subtitle F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1067. SENSE OF SENATE ON ACCESS OF VETERANS SERVICE 
                   ORGANIZATIONS TO MILITARY FACILITIES FOR 
                   COUNSELING AND SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) each commander of a military installation should ensure 
     the use of available space and equipment at military 
     installations, as required by section 2670(c) of title 10, 
     United States Code, by representatives of qualified veterans 
     service organizations, including those authorized to function 
     on military installations under that section;
       (2) the commander of each facility or location at which 
     access is provided under section 2670(c) of such title should 
     endeavor to provide private space in which a member of the 
     Armed Forces may receive counseling and services as available 
     from veterans service organizations;
       (3) the Secretary of Defense should widely disseminate 
     information regarding the existence and availability of the 
     Wounded Warrior Resource Center as required by section 1616 
     of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 110-181; 
     122 Stat. 447; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) to members of the Armed 
     Forces and their dependents; and
       (4) the Wounded Warrior Center should provide legal 
     assistance referral information where appropriate, as 
     required elsewhere in this Act, especially to those members 
     of the Armed Forces for whom a medical evaluation board or a 
     physical evaluation board has been initiated and their family 
     members.
       (b) Qualified Veterans Service Organizations Defined.--In 
     this section, the term ``qualified veterans service 
     organization'' means an organization that is recognized by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the representation of 
     veterans under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code.
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  SA 5625. Mr. NELSON of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 3001, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROTECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS FROM OIL 
                   AND GAS LEASING IN CERTAIN AREAS.

       (a) Areas.--This section applies to--
       (1) any area in the Gulf of Mexico that is east of the 
     Military Mission Line (as defined in section 102 of the Gulf 
     of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; 
     Public Law 109-432));
       (2) the area that is also known as the ``Joint Gulf Range 
     Complex'' or the ``Gulf of Mexico Range''; and
       (3) any military or national security agency operations, 
     training, or testing area that is used by a military or 
     national security agency of the United States.
       (b) Prerequisite.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue any permit 
     for oil and gas leasing or extraction in an area described in 
     subsection (a) unless and until the President certifies 
     (after receiving advice from the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and 
     the head of each appropriate national security agency of the 
     United States) that in balancing the national security 
     interests of the United States--
       (1) the advantages of oil or gas extraction in the area; 
     outweigh
       (2) the military and national security missions being 
     conducted in the area.
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  SA 5626. Mr. NELSON of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 5498 submitted by Mr. Nelson of Florida and 
intended to be proposed to the bill S. 3001, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
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:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. PROTECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS FROM OIL 
                   AND GAS LEASING IN CERTAIN AREAS.

       (a) Areas.--This section applies to--
       (1) any area in the Gulf of Mexico that is east of the 
     Military Mission Line (as defined

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     in section 102 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 
     2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109-432));
       (2) the area that is also known as the ``Joint Gulf Range 
     Complex'' or the ``Gulf of Mexico Range''; and
       (3) any military or national security agency operations, 
     training, or testing area that is used by a military or 
     national security agency of the United States.
       (b) Prerequisite.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue any permit 
     for oil and gas leasing or extraction in an area described in 
     subsection (a) unless and until the President certifies 
     (after receiving advice from the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, and 
     the head of each appropriate national security agency of the 
     United States) that in balancing the national security 
     interests of the United States--
       (1) the advantages of oil or gas extraction in the area; 
     outweigh
       (2) the military and national security missions being 
     conducted in the area.
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  SA 5627. Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3001, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense 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 subtitle D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1233. ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS ON COUNTER-NARCOTICS 
                   ACTIVITIES IN BI-ANNUAL REPORTS ON PROGRESS 
                   TOWARD SECURITY AND STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Recurring Elements.--Section 1230(c)(4) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 
     110-181; 122 Stat. 387) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph (D):
       ``(D) An assessment of the coordination between United 
     States and NATO ISAF military forces on the one hand and the 
     Government of Afghanistan on the other hand to better 
     coordinate and de-conflict operations relating to or in 
     support of the counter-narcotics activities of the national 
     and provincial governments of Afghanistan and of other 
     departments and agencies of the United States and other 
     member countries of NATO ISAF.''.
       (b) Additional Element in First Report After Enactment.--
     The first report under section 1230 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as amended by 
     subsection (a), that is submitted after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act shall, in addition to any other matters 
     required by such section (as so amended), also identify which 
     offices in the military headquarters of United States and the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization International Security 
     Assistance Force in Afghanistan are responsible for 
     coordinating counter-narcotics operations in Afghanistan.
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  SA 5628. Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mr. Thune) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5519 submitted by Mr. 
Johnson (for himself, Mr. Thune, and Ms. Stabenow) and intended to be 
proposed to the bill S. 3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense 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:

       On page 3, line 20, strike ``subsection.''.'' and insert 
     ``subsection.
       ``(4) Maximum amount for consolidated school districts.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a local 
     educational agency that is formed at any time after September 
     30, 2003, by the consolidation of 2 or more former school 
     districts, of which at least 1 former district was eligible 
     for assistance under this section for the fiscal year 
     preceding the year of the consolidation, shall not be 
     eligible under this section for an amount that is more than 
     the total of the maximum amount calculated under paragraphs 
     (2) and (3) of subsection (b) for each former eligible 
     district of the local educational agency for such fiscal 
     year.''.
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  SA 5629. Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. Ensign) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 3001, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense 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:

       On page 342, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:

     SEC. 1208. SUPPORT FOR AN IRAQ OIL TRUST.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States that--
       (1) the people of Iraq should benefit directly from a share 
     of the revenues generated by the hydrocarbon resources of 
     their country; and
       (2) the United States Government should present a plan and 
     provide capacity and economic assistance for the 
     implementation of an Iraq oil trust.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the future of Iraq's oil reserves remains at the heart 
     of political reconciliation in Iraq;
       (2) ensuring that individual Iraqis benefit directly from 
     hydrocarbon revenues is critical to promoting reconciliation 
     and facilitating sustainable stability in Iraq;
       (3) the development and implementation of an oil trust 
     could provide significant benefits to Iraq and its citizens, 
     including by--
       (A) helping to demonstrate the values at the heart of 
     democratic governance by giving Iraqi citizens a direct stake 
     in the responsible and transparent management of the 
     hydrocarbon resources of Iraq and the use and distribution of 
     hydrocarbon revenues;
       (B) helping to diffuse the degree and concentration of 
     control of the revenues generated from hydrocarbon resources, 
     thereby reducing the opportunity for and magnitude of 
     corruption;
       (C) facilitating ``bottom-up'' private sector development, 
     which will be critical to Iraq's future prosperity and 
     economic diversity, by putting revenues from the oil 
     resources of Iraq directly in the hands of its citizens;
       (D) helping to alleviate the incentive for smuggling or 
     sabotage by providing individual citizens a direct stake in 
     the amount of Iraqi oil that is legally produced and sold;
       (E) contributing to sustainable security by providing 
     individuals monetary-resource alternatives to cooperating 
     with militias, extremists, and other extra-legal entities;
       (F) providing additional income directly to individual 
     citizens, thereby stimulating entrepreneurship and reducing 
     the reliance on the ability of the central and provincial 
     governments to deliver basic services and execute their 
     budgets; and
       (G) serving as a model for revenue distribution to other 
     resource-rich countries in the Middle East; and
       (4) the United States should provide assistance to Iraq for 
     implementation of an oil trust.
       (c) Certification.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     certify to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     representatives of the United States Government have 
     presented to Government of Iraq representatives an oil trust 
     plan that includes--
       (1) background on oil trusts, including those currently 
     used by sovereign nations or territories and states within 
     nations;
       (2) options for different types of oil trusts that could be 
     implemented in Iraq; and
       (3) a discussion on the steps necessary to implement an oil 
     trust.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
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  SA 5630. Mr. SANDERS (for Mr. Feingold) proposed an amendment to the 
resolution S. Res. 643, calling for greater dialogue between the Dalai 
Lama and the Government of China regarding rights for the people of 
Tibet, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike the fifteenth and sixteenth whereas clauses of the 
     preamble.

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