[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 39 (Monday, March 18, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1909-S1910]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 126. Ms. AYOTTE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 46 submitted by Ms. Ayotte (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen) 
and intended to be proposed to the amendment SA 26 proposed by Ms. 
Mikulski (for herself and Mr. Shelby) to the bill H.R. 933, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2013, 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. 8131. (a) Reduction in Amount for Army RDTE for 
     MEADS.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by title IV of this division under the heading

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     ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'' is 
     hereby decreased by $380,861,000, with the amount of the 
     reduction to be allocated from amounts available under that 
     heading for the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS).
       (b) Increase in Amount for O&M.--The aggregate amount 
     appropriated by title II of this division for Operation and 
     Maintenance is increased by $205,000,000, with the amount to 
     be allocated among accounts funded by that title in a manner 
     determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.
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  SA 127. Ms. AYOTTE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 26 proposed by Ms. Mikulski (for herself and Mr. Shelby) 
to the bill H.R. 933, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VIII of division C, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 8131. (a) Reduction in Amount for Army RDTE for 
     MEADS.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by title IV of this division under the heading ``Research, 
     Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'' is hereby decreased 
     by $380,861,000, with the amount of the reduction to be 
     allocated from amounts available under that heading for the 
     Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS).
       (b) Increase in Amount for O&M.--The aggregate amount 
     appropriated by title II of this division for Operation and 
     Maintenance is increased by $205,000,000, with the amount to 
     be allocated among accounts funded by that title in a manner 
     determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.
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  SA 128. Mr. ENZI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 43 submitted by Mr. Blunt (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
Hoeven, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. Collins, 
and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the amendment SA 26 
proposed by Ms. Mikulski (for herself and Mr. Shelby) to the bill H.R. 
933, making appropriations for the Department of Defense, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of the amendment, add the following:
       (d) Exempt Programs and Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (2 U.S.C. 
     905(g)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting after the item relating to the Foreign 
     Military Sales Trust Fund the following:
       ``Governmental Accounting Standards Board.'';
       (B) by inserting after the item relating to the Postal 
     Service Fund the following:
       ``Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (95-5376-0-2-
     376).'';
       (C) by inserting after the item relating to the Salaries of 
     Article III judges the following:
       ``Securities Investor Protection Corporation (95-5600-0-2-
     376).''; and
       (D) by inserting after the item relating to the Soldiers 
     and Airmen's Home, payment of claims the following:
       ``Standard Setting Body (95-5377-0-2-376).''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect as though included in the amendments made 
     by title IX of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 
     (Public Law 112-240; 126 Stat. 2370).''
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  SA 129. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 26 proposed by Ms. Mikulski (for herself and Mr. Shelby) 
to the bill H.R. 933, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



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  On page S1910, March 18, 2013, in the second column, the 
following appears: SA 129. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 62 submitted by Ms. 
Mikulski (for herself and Mr. Shelby) and intended to be proposed 
to the bill H.R. 933 making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments 
and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and 
for other purposes; which was order to lie on the table; as 
follows:
  
  The Record has been corrected to read: SA 129. Mr. LEAHY 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 26 
proposed by Ms. Mikulski (for herself and Mr. Shelby) to the bill 
H.R. 933, making appropriations for the Department of Defense, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other 
purposes; which was order to lie on the table; as follows:


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following: ``Notwithstanding section 1101, section 7054(b) in 
     division I of Public Law 112-74 shall be applied for purposes 
     of this division by inserting before the period in paragraph 
     (2) `; or (3) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is 
     for the purpose of demilitarizing or disposing of such 
     cluster munitions'.''.

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  SA 130. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 933, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       This section shall become effective 1 day after enactment.
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  SA 131. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 933, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       This section shall become effective 2 days after enactment.
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  SA 132. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 933, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       This section shall become effective 3 days after enactment.
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  SA 133. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 95 submitted by Mr. Nelson and intended to be proposed to 
the amendment SA 26 proposed by Ms. Mikulski (for herself and Mr. 
Shelby) to the bill H.R. 933, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments 
and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 1, strike line 2 and all that follows 
     through page 2, line 2, and insert the following:
       Sec. _____.  The Secretary of the Army is authorized to 
     increase the authorization amounts for a water resources 
     development project using amounts made available under this 
     Act only if--
       (1) the applicable water resources development project was 
     authorized on or before the date of enactment of this Act;
       (2) the increased authorization amount for the applicable 
     water resources development project is only to adjust for 
     inflation;
       (3) 100 percent of the increased authorization amount will 
     be non-federally funded;
       (4) the increased authorization amount is necessary to meet 
     contractual bids for the project; and
       (5) the increased authorization amount is included in the 
     applicable budget of the United States Government submitted 
     by the President under section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code.
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  SA 134. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Murphy) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 933, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other 
departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following: 
     ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds made 
     available for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
     Explosives by this or any other Act may be expended in fiscal 
     year 2014 or any fiscal year thereafter to promulgate or 
     implement any rule requiring a physical inventory of any 
     business licensed under section 923 of title 18, United 
     States Code.''.
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  SA 135. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Murphy) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 933, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other 
departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following: 
     ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds made 
     available for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
     Explosives by this or any other Act may be expended in fiscal 
     year 2013 or any fiscal year thereafter to promulgate or 
     implement any rule requiring a physical inventory of any 
     business licensed under section 923 of title 18, United 
     States Code.''.

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