[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 105 (Thursday, July 14, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4620-S4621]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 553. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2055, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       On page 64, line 24, strike ``$3,380,917,000'' and insert 
     ``$3,370,917,000''.
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  SA 554. Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Hatch, 
and Mr. Corker) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill H.R. 2055, making appropriations for military construction, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. NO BUDGET--NO APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Supermajority.--Section 904 of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting after ``Sections'' 
     the following: ``303(c),''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting after ``sections'' 
     the following: ``303(c),''.
       (b) Application to Reconciliation.--Section 303(c)(2) of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 634(c)(2)) is 
     amended by inserting at the end the following: ``Paragraph 
     (1) shall not apply to any legislation reported pursuant to 
     reconciliation directions contained in a concurrent 
     resolution on the budget.''.
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  SA 555. Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Baucus) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2055, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:
       Sec. 127.  None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this title may be obligated or expended to 
     carry out the Combat Air Forces Restructuring Plan of the Air 
     Force until the Secretary of the Air Force certifies to 
     Congress that the Air Force has completed all environmental 
     reviews required in connection with the movement or 
     relocation of any aircraft under the Restructuring Plan.
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  SA 556. Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Kirk) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2055, making appropriations for 
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On Page 114 between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       Sec. 301. Not later than 90 days after enactment of this 
     Act, the Executive Director of Arlington National Cemetery 
     shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives detailing the 
     strategic plan and timetable to modernize the Cemetery's 
     Information Technology system, including electronic burial 
     records.
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  SA 557. Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2055, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 84, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
       Sec. 127.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title may

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     be obligated or expended for road improvements at Naval 
     Station Mayport, Florida.
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  SA 558. Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2055, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 84, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
       Sec. 127.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title may be obligated or expended for 
     architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design of any military construction project necessary to 
     establish a homeport for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier 
     at Naval Station Mayport, Florida.

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