[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 130 (Wednesday, August 1, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5589]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3687. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 4, to reauthorize programs of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 53, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 1228. FORMER MILITARY AIRPORTS.

       Section 47118(a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) the airport is--
       ``(A) a former military airport that supported military 
     operations after December 31, 1965; and
       ``(B) a nonhub primary airport in the most currently 
     published National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems.''.
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  SA 3688. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Donnelly) proposed an amendment to 
the bill S. 2101, to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to 
the crew of the USS Indianapolis, in recognition of their perseverance, 
bravery, and service to the United States; as follows:

       On page 2, beginning on line 4, strike ``was commanded'' 
     and all that follows through ``Tinian'' on line 7 and insert 
     ``, commanded by Captain Charles Butler McVay III, carried 
     1,195 personnel when it set sail for the island of Tinian''.

       On page 2, line 19, strike ``explosion'' and insert 
     ``explosions''.

       On page 2, line 19, strike ``off''.

       On page 2, line 20, strike ``1,196 crew members'' and 
     insert ``1,195 personnel''.

       On page 2, line 24, strike ``Shortly after 11 a.m.'' and 
     insert ``At 10:25 a.m.''.

       On page 3, line 21, strike ``317 men'' and insert ``316 
     men''.

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  SA 3689. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 4, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       On page 560, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:

     SEC. 6805. TORT CLAIMS PROCEDURE.

       Section 2680(h) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``, including an employee of the Transportation 
     Security Administration,'' after ``officer of the United 
     States''.
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  SA 3690. Mr. GARDNER (for Mr. Rubio) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2497, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 
Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security 
assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriations of funds to 
Israel, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 29, after line 26, add the following:
       (5) The current United States inventory of the precision 
     guided munitions described in paragraphs (1) and (2), and an 
     assessment whether such inventory meets the United States 
     total munitions requirement.

       On page 31, strike line 20 and insert ``at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and''.

       On page 40, after line 21, add the following:
       (d) Report on Cooperation.--
       (1) 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 (as that term 
     is defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code), the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives a report describing the cooperation of the 
     United States with Israel with respect to countering unmanned 
     aerial systems that includes each of the following:
       (A) An identification of specific capability gaps of the 
     United States and Israel with respect to countering unmanned 
     aerial systems.
       (B) An identification of cooperative projects that would 
     address those capability gaps and mutually benefit and 
     strengthen the security of the United States and Israel.
       (C) An assessment of the projected cost for research and 
     development efforts for such cooperative projects, including 
     an identification of those to be conducted in the United 
     States, and the timeline for the completion of each such 
     project.
       (D) An assessment of the extent to which the capability 
     gaps of the United States identified pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A) are not likely to be addressed through the cooperative 
     projects identified pursuant to subparagraph (B).
       (E) An assessment of the projected costs for procurement 
     and fielding of any capabilities developed jointly pursuant 
     to an agreement described in subsection (c).
       (2) Limitation.--No activities may be conducted pursuant to 
     an agreement described in subsection (c) until the date that 
     is 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense 
     submits the report required under paragraph (1).

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