[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 160 (Tuesday, December 7, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8600-S8601]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

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  SA 4735. Mr. ALEXANDER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 3991, to provide collective bargaining rights for 
public safety officers employed by States or their political 
subdivisions; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. GUARANTEEING PUBLIC SAFETY AND LOCAL CONTROL OF 
                   TAXES AND SPENDING.

       Notwithstanding any State law or regulation issued under 
     section 4, no collective-bargaining obligation may be imposed 
     on any political subdivision or any public safety agency, and 
     no contractual provision may be imposed on any political 
     subdivision or public safety agency, if either the principal 
     administrative officer of such public safety agency, or the 
     chief elected official of such political subdivision 
     certifies that the obligation, or any provision would be 
     contrary to the best interests of public safety; or would 
     result in any increase in local taxes, or would result in any 
     decrease in the level of public safety or other municipal 
     services.
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  SA 4736. Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3454, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for

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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 E of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 349. USE OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITY 
                   ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY 
                   BY THE PUBLIC.

       (a) Use of Activities Authorized.--Section 6971 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e), as 
     subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c) Use of Activities by the Public.--(1) Except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), the Superintendent may authorize 
     the utilization by non-Department of Defense persons of the 
     Naval Academy activities referred to in subsection (b), and 
     any other nonappropriated fund instrumentalities of the Naval 
     Academy, to the extent that the utilization of such 
     activities or instrumentalities by such persons does not 
     interfere with the mission of the Naval Academy.
       ``(2) A Naval academy activity or nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentality may not be utilized by a person under 
     paragraph (1) for any fund-raising activities.
       ``(3) Any use of a Naval Academy activity or 
     nonappropriated fund instrumentality by a person under 
     paragraph (1) shall be on a reimbursable basis.''.
       (b) Crediting of Revenue.--Subsection (e) of such section, 
     as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is 
     further amended by inserting ``, including any reimbursements 
     under subsection (c),'' after ``in subsection (b)''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (e) of such section, 
     as so redesignated, is further amended by striking 
     ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''.
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  SA 4737. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 3454, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2011 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 E of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 349. REPORT ON ACTIONS TO ADDRESS FORCE PROTECTION 
                   DEFICIENCIES AT THE JOINT SPECTRUM CENTER.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the actions taken to address vulnerabilities and other force 
     protection deficiencies identified at the Joint Spectrum 
     Center in the Balanced Survivability and Integrated 
     Vulnerability Assessment (BSIVA) conducted by the Defense 
     Threat Reduction Agency in January 2010.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of the actions taken to address 
     vulnerabilities and other force protection deficiencies 
     identified at the Joint Spectrum Center in the assessment 
     referred to in subsection (a).
       (2) A listing of each action proposed in the assessment 
     that has not been completed as of the date of the report, 
     and, for each such action, a plan to complete such action and 
     a schedule for the completion of such action.
       (3) A description and estimate of the costs of various 
     options to ensure adequate levels of antiterrorism protection 
     and force protection for military personnel and civilians at 
     the Joint Spectrum Center, including appropriate adjustments 
     of leases and the relocation of the functions of the Joint 
     Spectrum Center onto a military installation.
       (4) A certification by the Secretary of Defense whether the 
     antiterrorism and force protection measures undertaken at the 
     Joint Spectrum Center, and the associated risks, are 
     consistent with the levels of protection, and associated 
     risks, of other Department of Defense personnel.
       (5) A description of actions taken to implement the finding 
     of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission that 
     increased military value would be realized through the 
     relocation of the Joint Spectrum Center to Fort Meade, 
     Maryland, including, as applicable, an explanation of the 
     reasons such relocation has not occurred.
       (6) A description of any long-term plans to relocate the 
     Joint Spectrum Center.
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  SA 4738. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 3454, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2011 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 title XXVII, add the following:

     SEC. 2704. TRANSFER OF NEW BEGINNINGS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 
                   CENTER AS PART OF REDEVELOPMENT OF WALTER REED 
                   ARMY MEDICAL CENTER.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the District of 
     Columbia is scheduled to close by September 15, 2011, as part 
     of the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment, 
     and will be divided into three sections for transfer out of 
     Army control.
       (2) Approximately 34 acres of the Walter Reed Army Medical 
     Center are scheduled to transfer to the Government Services 
     Administration and approximately 18 acres are scheduled to 
     transfer to the Department of State as part of the closure.
       (3) The remaining approximately 61 acres will transfer out 
     of Federal control via the local redevelopment authority 
     (LRA) process.
       (4) The District of Columbia Office of the Deputy Mayor for 
     Economic Development is acting as the LRA for the Walter Reed 
     Army Medical Center, with all actions overseen by an LRA 
     board consisting of public officials and private citizens.
       (5) The District of Columbia LRA is in the process of 
     developing a redevelopment plan that recommends how the 
     buildings and land at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center are 
     to be reused. The redevelopment plan is required to be 
     submitted to the Army for approval by December 5, 2010.
       (b) Transfer of New Beginnings Youth Development Center.--
       (1) Requirement to include transfer as part of 
     redevelopment plan.--Not later than December 5, 2010, the 
     Office of Deputy Mayor for Economic Development of the 
     District of Columbia, in its capacity as the local 
     redevelopment authority in connection with the closure of the 
     Walter Reed Army Medical Center as part of the 2005 round of 
     defense base closure and realignment, shall include as part 
     of the redevelopment plan for such facility the complete 
     transfer to the facility of the New Beginnings Youth 
     Development Center, operated by the Department of Youth 
     Rehabilitation Services of the District of Columbia, 
     currently located in Laurel, Maryland.
       (2) Secretary of the army approval.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may not accept or approve a redevelopment plan for the 
     Walter Reed Army Medical Center that does not provide for the 
     transfer described in paragraph (1).
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  SA 4739. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 3454, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2011 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 J of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 594. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF FINAL 
                   REPORT OF MILITARY LEADERSHIP DIVERSITY 
                   COMMISSION.

       Section 596(e)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 
     122 Stat. 4478) is amended by striking ``12 months'' and 
     inserting ``18 months''.

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