[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 18948-18949]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1318. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2555, making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 58, strike line 6 and all that follows through page 
     59, line 17, and insert the following:
     any other provision of law, $2,908,000,000, which shall be 
     allocated as follows:
       (1) $1,750,000,000 for grants pursuant to section 1014 of 
     the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 3711), of which 
     $500,000,000 shall be available for State and local law 
     enforcement terrorism prevention grants: Provided, That no 
     funds shall be made available to any State prior to the 
     submission of an updated state plan to the Office for 
     Domestic Preparedness: Provided further, That the application 
     for grants shall be made available to States within 15 days 
     after enactment of this Act; and that States shall submit 
     applications within 30 days after the grant announcement; and 
     that the Office for Domestic Preparedness shall act on each 
     application within 15 days after receipt: Provided further, 
     That each State shall obligate not less than 80 percent of 
     the total amount of the grant to local governments within 45 
     days after the grant award;
       (2) $30,000,000 for technical assistance;
       (3) $750,000,000 for discretionary grants for use in high-
     threat urban areas, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security: Provided, That no less than 80 percent of 
     any grant to a State shall be made available by the State to 
     local governments within 45 days after the receipt of the 
     funds: Provided further, That section 1014(c)(3) of the USA 
     PATRIOT Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 3711) shall not apply to these 
     grants;
       (4) $20,000,000 for discretionary grants for use in urban 
     areas with large tourist populations, to be used as 
     determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security; and
       (5) $358,000,000 for national programs:
     Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall be used for the construction or renovation of 
     facilities: Provided further, That funds appropriated for 
     State and local law enforcement terrorism prevention grants 
     under paragraph (1) and discretionary grants under paragraphs 
     (3) and (4) of this heading shall be available for 
     operational costs, to include personnel overtime and overtime
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  SA 1319. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2555, making appropriations for the Department 
of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 49, line 7, strike the end period and insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That of the total amount 
     provided under this heading $5,500,000 shall be available for 
     maritime security professional training pursuant to section 
     109 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (46 
     U.S.C. 70101 note).''
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  SA 1320. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2555, making appropriations for the Department 
of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 49, line 15, strike ``$130,200,000'' and insert 
     ``$150,000,000''.
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  SA 1321. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2555, making appropriations for the Department 
of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       After section 615, insert the following:
       Sec. 616. (a) Additional Amount for Border Personnel.--The 
     amount appropriated by title III under the heading ``salaries 
     and expenses'' under the heading ``Customs and Border 
     Protection'' is hereby increased by $200,000,000.
       (b) Availability.--(1) Of the amount appropriated by title 
     III under the heading ``salaries and expenses'' under the 
     heading ``Customs and Border Protection'', as increased by 
     subsection (a), up to $200,000,000 shall be available to 
     assist the Department of Homeland Security in increasing the 
     number of border personnel at the northern border of the 
     United States by the end of fiscal year 2004, and may be 
     transferred by the Secretary of Homeland Security to the 
     salaries and expenses account of the Bureau of Customs and 
     Immigration Services.
       (2) The amount available under paragraph (1) for the 
     purpose specified in that paragraph is in addition to any 
     other amounts available under this Act for that purpose.
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  SA 1322. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2555, making appropriations for the Department 
of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 49, line 19, strike the end period and insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That of the total amount 
     provided under this heading $15,000,000 shall be available 
     for the Secretary of Homeland Security to award grants under 
     section 70107(i) of title 46, United States Code, to national 
     laboratories, private nonprofit organizations, institutions 
     of higher education, and other entities for the support of 
     research and development of technologies that can be used to 
     secure the ports of the United States.''.
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  SA 1323. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2555, making appropriations for the Department 
of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       After section 615, insert the following:
       Sec. 616. (a) Amount for Construction of Vehicle 
     Barricades.--Of amounts appropriated by title III under the 
     heading ``construction'' under the heading ``Customs and 
     Border Protection'', $2,400,000 shall be available to 
     construct vehicle barricades along the United States-Mexico 
     border near the Santa Teresa and Columbus ports of entry.
       (b) Supplement Not Supplant.--Amounts available under 
     subsection (a) are in addition to any other amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise available under this Act for 
     construction of vehicle barricades along the United States-
     Mexico border.
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  SA 1324. Mr. BAYH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2555, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 59, lines 2 and 3, strike ``as determined by the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided, That'' and insert 
     ``including Indianapolis, Indiana, and other areas, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided, 
     that no less than the minimum amount awarded to Buffalo, New 
     York, and its contiguous counties and mutual aid partners in 
     fiscal year 2003 to enhance the security of high density, 
     high threat urban areas shall be made available to areas in 
     Indianapolis, Indiana: Provided further, That''.
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  SA 1325. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2555, making appropriations for the Department 
of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 58, line one, strike all text through 
     page 60, line 4, and insert the following in lieu thereof:

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                    office for domestic preparedness

                        state and local programs

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     activities, including grants to State and local governments 
     for terrorism prevention activities, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, $6,638,000,000, which shall be 
     allocated as follows:
       (1) $4,750,000,000 for grants pursuant to section 1014 of 
     the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 3711), of which 
     $3,500,000,000 shall be available for State and local law 
     enforcement terrorism prevention grants: Provided, That no 
     funds shall be made available to any State prior to the 
     submission of an updated state plan to the Officer for 
     Domestic Preparedness: Provided further, That the application 
     for grants shall be made available to States within 15 days 
     after enactment of this Act; and that States shall submit 
     applications within 30 days after the grant announcement; and 
     that the Office for Domestic Preparedness shall act on each 
     application within 15 days after receipt: Provided further, 
     That each State shall obligate not less than 80 percent of 
     the total amount of the grant to local governments within 45 
     days of the grant award: Provided further, That in obligating 
     funds to local governments, each State shall give priority 
     consideration to funding requests submitted by elected 
     executive officials of municipal governments;
       (2) $80,000,000 for technical assistance;
       (3) $1,450,000,000 for discretionary grants for use in 
     high-threat urban areas, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security: Provided, That no less than 80 percent of 
     any grant to a State shall be made available by the State to 
     local governments within 45 days after receipt of the funds: 
     Provided further, That section 1014(c)(3) of the USA PATRIOT 
     Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 3711) shall not apply to these grants; 
     and
       (4) $358,000,000 for national programs: Provided, That none 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used 
     for the construction or renovation of facilities: Provided 
     further, That funds appropriated for State and local law 
     enforcement terrorism prevention grants under paragraph (1) 
     and discretionary grants under paragraph (3) of this heading 
     shall be available for operational costs, to include 
     personnel overtime and overtime associated with Office for 
     Domestic Preparedness certified training as needed: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives 15 days prior to the obligation of any 
     amount of the funds provided under paragraphs (1) and (3) of 
     this heading.


                     firefighter assistance grants

       For necessary expenses for programs authorized by section 
     33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
     U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), $900,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2005: Provided, That up to 5 percent of this 
     amount shall be available for program administration.
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  SA 1326. Mr. LEVIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2555, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

 TITLE __--CLARIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH CORPORATE 
                              EXPATRIATES

     SEC. __. CLARIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH 
                   CORPORATE EXPATRIATES.

       Section 835 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 
     Law 107-296; 6 U.S.C. 395) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting before the period ``, 
     or any subsidiary of such an entity'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``before, on, or'' 
     after ``completes'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ``which is after 
     the date of enactment of this Act and''; and
       (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``homeland security'' 
     and inserting ``national security''.

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