[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13900-13905]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3486. Mr. BAYH (for himself and Mr. Lugar) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. (a) Increase in Amount for Operation and 
     Maintenance, Army.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title II of this Act under the heading 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'' is hereby increased by 
     $6,900,000.
       (b) Availability of Amount.--(1) Of the amount appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by title II of this Act under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', as increased by 
     subsection (a), $6,900,000 may be available for purposes of 
     M1A1 Abrams Tank transmission maintenance.
       (2) The amount available under paragraph (1) for the 
     purpose specified in that paragraph is in addition to any 
     other amounts available in this Act for that purpose.
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  SA 3487. Mr. PRYOR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. (a) Increase in Amount for Research, 
     Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide.--The amount 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this 
     Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and 
     Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' is hereby increased by 
     $10,000,000.
       (b) Availability of Amount for Medical Equipment and Combat 
     Casualty Care Technologies.--Of the amount appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the 
     heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
     Defense-Wide'', as increased by subsection (a), up to 
     $10,000,000 may be available for medical equipment and combat 
     casualty care technologies.
       (c) Offset.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title I of this Act under the heading ``Military 
     Personnel, Air Force'' is hereby reduced by $10,000,000.
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  SA 3488. Mr. ROBERTS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force'', 
     up to $10,000,000 may be available for the Science, 
     Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) Pilot 
     Scholarship Program.
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  SA 3489. Mr. LUGAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the 
     Secretary of State, may transfer funds to the Secretary of 
     State to provide assistance during fiscal year 2005 to 
     military or security forces in a foreign country to enhance 
     the capability of such country to participate in an 
     international peacekeeping or peace enforcement operation.
       (b) Assistance provided under subsection (a) may be used to 
     provide equipment, supplies, training, or funding.
       (c) Assistance provided under subsection (a) may not exceed 
     $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2005 from funds made available to 
     the Department of Defense.
       (d) The authority to provide assistance under this section 
     is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance 
     to a foreign country or the military or security forces of 
     such country.
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  SA 3490. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Baucus) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:


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       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8021. Of the amount appropriated by title III under 
     the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', $880,000 
     shall be available to the Secretary of the Air Force for a 
     grant to Rocky Mountain College, Montana, for the purchase of 
     three Piper aircraft, and an aircraft simulator, for support 
     of aviation training.
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  SA 3491. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Corzine) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of the Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy'', up to 
     $4,000,000 may be available for Aviation Data Management and 
     Control System, Block II.
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  SA 3492. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
Schumer, and Mrs. Clinton)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 118, insert the following new section on line 5:
       ``Sec. 9006. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
     available in this Act, $50,000,000, is made available upon 
     enactment for `Office of Justice Programs--State and Local 
     Law Enforcement Assistance' for discretionary grants under 
     the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement 
     Assistance Programs for reimbursement to State and local law 
     enforcement entities for security and related costs, 
     including overtime, associated with the 2004 Presidential 
     Candidate Nominating Conventions, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2005: Provided, That from funds provided in 
     this section the Office of Justice Programs shall make grants 
     in the amount of $25,000,000 to the City of Boston, 
     Massachusetts; and $25,000,000 to the City of New York, New 
     York: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated 
     by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95, the concurrent resolution on 
     the budget for fiscal year 2004: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request for $50,000,000, that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
     emergency requirement as defined in H. Con. Res. 95, the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004, is 
     transmitted by the President to the Congress.''
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  SA 3493. Mr. DeWINE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Alexander, Mr. 
Brownback, Mr. McCain, Mr. Biden, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
Durbin, Mrs. Dole, and Mrs. Clinton) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 118, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:

                                TITLE X

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

           United States Agency for International Development

              International Disaster and Famine Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Disaster and 
     Famine Assistance'', $70,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That funds appropriated by this paragraph 
     shall be available to respond to the humanitarian crisis in 
     the Darfur region of Sudan and in Chad: Provided further, 
     That such amount is designated as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress): 
     Provided further, That such amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for a specific 
     dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in H. 
     Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), is transmitted by the 
     President to Congress: Provided further, That funds shall be 
     made available under this heading immediately upon enactment 
     of this Act.

                          Department of State

                    Migration and Refugee Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance'', $25,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That funds appropriated by this paragraph 
     shall be available to respond to the humanitarian crisis in 
     the Darfur region of Sudan and in Chad: Provided further, 
     That such amount is designated as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress): 
     Provided further, That such amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for a specific 
     dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount 
     of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in H. 
     Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), is transmitted by the 
     President to Congress: Provided further, That funds shall be 
     made available under this heading immediately upon enactment 
     of this Act.
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  SA 3494. Mr. SANTORUM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'', up to 
     $3,000,000 may be available for Medical Advanced Technology 
     for the Intravenous Membrane Oxygenator.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3495. Mr. SANTORUM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title II of this Act under the heading 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', up to $5,000,000 
     may be available for Department of Defense Education Activity 
     for the upgrading of security at Department of Defense 
     schools.
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  SA 3496. Mr. SANTORUM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. (a) Increase in Amount for Procurement of 
     Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army.--The amount 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by title III of this 
     Act under the heading ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked 
     Combat Vehicles, Army'' is hereby increased by $5,000,000.
       (b) Availability of Amount for Procurement of Certain 
     Vehicles.--Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title III of this Act under the heading 
     ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', 
     as increased by subsection (a), up to $5,000,000 may be 
     available for procurement of M109-based command-and-control 
     vehicles or field artillery ammunition support vehicles.
       (c) Offset.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title I of this Act under the heading ``Military 
     Personnel, Air Force'' is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3497. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated by title under the 
     heading ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', up to $2,000,000 
     may be used for aircrew bladder relief device (ABRD) kits.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3498. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Warner (for himself and Mr. Allen)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. (a) Of the amounts appropriated by title III 
     under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy''--
       (1) the amount provided under that heading specifically for 
     the Carrier Replacement Program (AP) is hereby increased by 
     $140,900,000;
       (2) the amount provided under that heading specifically for 
     CVN Refuelings (AP) is hereby increased by $110,000,000; and
       (3) the total amount provided under that heading is hereby 
     increased by $250,900,000.
       (b) The amount of the reduction provided in section 8062(a) 
     is hereby increased by $250,900,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3499. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Roberts) proposed an amendment to the

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bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force'', 
     up to $6,000,000 may be available for the Science, 
     Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) Pilot 
     Scholarship Program.
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  SA 3500. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Santorum) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title II of this Act under the heading 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', up to $5,000,000 
     may be available for Department of Defense Education Activity 
     for the upgrading of security at Department of Defense 
     schools.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3501. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Santorum) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'', up to 
     $3,000,000 may be available for Medical Advanced Technology 
     for the Intravenous Membrane Oxygenator.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3502. Mr. BYRD (for himself and Mr. Corzine) proposed an amendment 
to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) any request for funds for a fiscal year for an ongoing 
     military operation overseas, including operations in 
     Afghanistan and Iraq, should be included in the annual budget 
     of the President for such fiscal year as submitted to 
     Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
     Code; and
       (2) any funds provided for such fiscal year for such a 
     military operation should be provided in appropriations Acts 
     for such fiscal year through appropriations to specific 
     accounts set forth in such Acts.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3503. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Lott (for himself and Mr. Cochran)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. It is the sense of Senate that--
       (1) the Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration Program should 
     be expanded to include the participation of forward deployed 
     forces of the Navy and the Marine Corps in the area of 
     responsibility of the Commander of the United States Central 
     Command; and
       (2) the Secretary of the Navy should compile the lessons 
     learned in the conduct of the demonstration program 
     specifically in that area of responsibility and incorporate 
     those lessons into the ongoing activities of the 
     demonstration program for the development of concepts of 
     operations.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3504. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Reed) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy'', up to 
     $3,000,000 may be available to establish the Consortium of 
     Visualization Excellence for Underseas Warfare Modeling and 
     Simulation (COVE).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3505. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Bayh (for himself and Mr. Lugar)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated by title under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', up to 
     $21,900,000 may be used for M1A1 Tank Transmission 
     Maintenance.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3506. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Reed) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy'', up to 
     $2,000,000 may be available to conduct a demonstration of a 
     prototype of the Improved Shipboard Combat Information 
     Center.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3507. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Biden (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. 
Inouye, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Specter)) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. (a)(1) Notwithstanding section 514 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), the 
     President may transfer to Israel, in exchange for concessions 
     to be negotiated by the Secretary of Defense, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State, any or all of the 
     items described in paragraph (2).
       (2) The items referred to in paragraph (1) are armor, 
     artillery, automatic weapons ammunition, missiles, and other 
     munitions that--
       (A) are obsolete or surplus items;
       (B) are in the inventory of the Department of Defense;
       (C) are intended for use as reserve stocks for Israel; and
       (D) as of the date of enactment of this Act, are located in 
     a stockpile in Israel.
       (b) The value of concessions negotiated pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be at least equal to the fair market 
     value of the items transferred. The concessions may include 
     cash compensation, services, waiver of charges otherwise 
     payable by the United States, and other items of value.
       (c) Not later than 30 days before making a transfer under 
     the authority of this section, the President shall transmit a 
     notification of the proposed transfer to the Committees on 
     Foreign Relations and Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committees on International Relations and Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives. The notification shall identify 
     the items to be transferred and the concessions to be 
     received.
       (d) No transfer may be made under the authority of this 
     section more than 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       Sec. 8122. Section 514(b)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``for fiscal year 
     2003'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2004 and 
     2005''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``for fiscal year 
     2003'' and inserting ``for a fiscal year''.
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  SA 3508. Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. DeWine) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'' and 
     available for Combat Vehicle and Automotive Advanced 
     Technology, up to $5,000,000 may be available for All 
     Composite Military Vehicles.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3509. Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. DeWine) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'' and 
     available for End Item Industrial Preparedness Activities, up 
     to $3,500,000 may be available for Laser Peening for Army 
     helicopters.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3510. Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for

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the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Sec. __. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title ___ of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army, up to 
     $8,000,000 may be available to establish redundant systems to 
     ensure continuity of operations and disaster recovery at the 
     United States Army Intelligence and Security Command's 
     Intelligence Dominance Center.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3511. Mr. SANTORUM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title III of this Act under the heading 
     ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', 
     up to $5,000,000 may be available for procurement of M109-
     based command-and-control vehicles or field artillery 
     ammunition support vehicles.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3512. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) funds appropriated by title IV under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' 
     for chemical and biological defense programs should be made 
     available for the continued development of an end-to-end 
     point of care clinical diagnostic network to combat 
     terrorism; and
       (2) such funds should be distributed to partnerships that 
     combine universities and non-profit organizations with 
     industrial partners to ensure the rapid implementation of 
     such clinical diagnostic network for clinical use.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3513. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amounts appropriated by title IV under 
     the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air 
     Force'' and available for aerospace propulsion and 
     technology, up to $3,000,000 may be made available for the 
     Versatile, Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3514. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amounts appropriated by title IV under 
     the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
     Army'' and available for Defense Research Sciences, up to 
     $3,000,000 may be made available for the Program for 
     Intelligence Validation.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3515. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amounts appropriated by title IV under 
     the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
     Army'' and available for electronic warfare technology, up to 
     $3,000,000 may be made available for the Subterranean Target 
     Identification Program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3516. Mr. STEVENS (for Ms. Mikulski) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. (a) Availability of Amount for Research, 
     Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force, for Radar 
     Development.--Of The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force'', 
     $7,000,000 may be available for AN/APG-68(V)10 radar 
     development for F-16 aircraft.
       (b) Construction of Amount.--The amount available under 
     subsection (a) for the purpose specified in that subsection 
     is in addition to any other amounts available in this Act for 
     that purpose.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3517. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Nelson of Florida) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, 
and for other purposes; as follows:

       In the appropriate place in the bill insert the following:
       Of the amount appropriated in title IV under the heading 
     ``OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE'' up to $5,000,000 
     may be made available for the Joint Test and Training Rapid 
     Advanced Capabilities (JTTRAC) Program.''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3518. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Shelby) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Public Law 108-199 is amended in Division F, 
     Title I, section 110(g) by striking ``Of the'' and inserting 
     ``Prior to distributing''; striking ``each'' every time it 
     appears and inserting ``the''; striking ``project'' every 
     time it appears and inserting ``projects''.
       (b) The limitation under the heading ``Federal-aid Highways 
     (Limitation on obligations) (Highway Trust Fund)'' in Public 
     Law 108-199 is increased by such sums as may be necessary to 
     ensure that each State receives an amount of obligation 
     authority equal to what each State would have received under 
     section 110(a)(6) of Public Law 108-199 but for the amendment 
     made to section 110(g) of Public Law 108-199 by subsection 
     (a) of this section: Provided, That such additional authority 
     shall remain available during fiscal years 2004 and 2005.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3519. Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. DeWine) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force'', 
     up to $2,000,000 may be available for Composites for Unmanned 
     Air Vehicles.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3520. Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Corzine, 
Mr. Levin,  and Mrs. Feinstein) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 118, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:

                                TITLE X

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

           United States Agency for International Development

              International Disaster and Famine Assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Disaster and 
     Famine Assistance'', $188,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That funds appropriated by this paragraph 
     shall be available to respond to the humanitarian crisis in 
     the Darfur region of Sudan and in Chad: Provided further, 
     That such amount is designated as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3521. Mr. TALENT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force'',

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     up to $5,000,000 may be available for X-43C development.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3522. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Dodd (for himself and Mr. Lieberman)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, ARMY'', up to 
     $15,000,000 may be available for the Broad Area Unmanned 
     Responsive Resupply Operations aircraft program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3523. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Nickles) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the 
     heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 
     up to $2,000,000 may be used for Handheld Breath Diagnostics.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3524. Mr. STEVENS (for Ms. Landrieu) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the 
     heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 
     up to $1,800,000 may be used for the Joint Logistics 
     Information System program for the automated scheduling tool.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3525. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Bunning) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       At the end of Title VIII, insert the following:
       Sec.   . Of the amount appropriated in Title IV under the 
     heading ``Research Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy,'' 
     up to $4,000,000 may be used for the Anti-Sniper Infrared 
     Targeting System.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3526. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Voinovich (for himself and Mr. DeWine)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'' and 
     available for End Item Industrial Preparedness Activities, up 
     to $3,500,000 may be available for Laser Peening for Army 
     helicopters.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3527. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Voinovich (for himself and Mr. DeWine)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force'', 
     up to $2,000,000 may be available for Composites for Unmanned 
     Air Vehicles.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3528. Mr. STEVENS (for Mrs. Boxer) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-
     Wide'', up to $4,500,000 may be available for development of 
     the Suicide Bomber Detection System Using a Portable 
     Electronic Scanning Millimeter Wave Imaging RADAR.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3529. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Burns) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 161 of the Senate report:
       ``Of the funds available in Research, Development, Test & 
     Evaluation, Navy, up to $3 million may be made available for 
     the `Mobile On-Scene Sensor Aircraft Intelligence Command, 
     Control and Computer Center.''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3530. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Burns) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 147 of the Senate report:
       ``Of the funds available in Research, Development, Test & 
     Evaluation, Army, up to $2 million may be made available for 
     `Care of Battlefield Wounds'.''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3531. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Roberts) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Sec. ___ Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title    of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army, up to 
     $3,000,000 may be available to establish redundant systems to 
     ensure continuity of operations and disaster recovery at the 
     United States Army Intelligence and Security Command's 
     Intelligence Dominance Center.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3532. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Kyl) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amounts appropriated by title IV under 
     the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
     Army'' and available for electronic warfare technology, up to 
     $2,000,000 may be made available for the Subterranean Target 
     Identification Program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3533. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Kyl) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amounts appropriated by title IV under 
     the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
     Army'' and available for Defense Research Sciences, up to 
     $2,000,000 may be made available for the Program for 
     Intelligence Validation.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3534. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Kyl) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) funds appropriated by title IV under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' 
     for chemical and biological defense programs should be made 
     available for the continued development of an end-to-end 
     point of care clinical diagnostic network to combat 
     terrorism; and
       (2) such funds should be distributed to partnerships that 
     combine universities and non-profit organizations with 
     industrial partners to ensure the rapid implementation of 
     such clinical diagnostic network for clinical use.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3535. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Kyl) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amounts appropriated by title IV under 
     the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air 
     Force'' and available for aerospace propulsion and 
     technology, up to $3,000,000 may be made available for the 
     Versatile, Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3536. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Talent) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force'', 
     up to $5,000,000 may be available for X-43C development.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3537. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Pryor (for himself, Mrs. Dole, and

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Mrs. Lincoln)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-
     Wide'', up to $5,000,000 may be available for medical 
     equipment and combat casualty care technologies.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3538. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Sununu) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate time, insert the following:
       Of the funds appropriated, up to $2,000,000 may be 
     available for the Advanced Composite Radome Project.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3539. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Levin) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may, using funds available to the 
     Air Force, demolish or provide for the demolition of any 
     facilities or other improvements on real property at the 
     former Wurtsmith Air Force Base.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3540. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Conrad) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated by title III under 
     the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', up to 
     $7,000,000 may be available for F-16 Theater Airborne 
     Reconnaissance System upgrades.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3541. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Kohl (for himself, Mr. Reed, Ms. Snowe, 
Ms. Collins, and Mr. Levin)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. For the purposes of applying sections 204 and 
     605 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 
     (division B of Public Law 108-199) to matters in title II of 
     such Act under the heading ``National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology'' (118 Stat.69), in the account under the 
     heading ``industrial technology services'', the Secretary of 
     Commerce shall make all determinations based on the 
     Industrial Technology Services funding level of $218,782,000 
     for reprogramming and transferring of funds for the 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership program and may submit 
     such a reprogramming or transfer, as the case may be, to the 
     appropriate committees within 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3542. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. DeWine) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. (a)(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report on mental health services 
     available to members of the Armed Forces and their 
     dependents.
       (2) The report required under paragraph (1) shall include 
     the following:
       (A) A comprehensive review of mental health services that 
     are available--
       (i) to members of the Armed Forces who are deployed in 
     combat theaters;
       (ii) to members of the Armed Forces at any facilities in 
     the United States; and
       (iii) to dependents of members of the Armed Forces during 
     and after deployment of members overseas.
       (B) Data on the average number of service days since 
     September 11, 2001, on which members of the Armed Forces were 
     absent or excused from duty for mental health reasons.
       (C) A description of the current procedures for reducing 
     the negative perceptions among members of the Armed Services 
     that are often associated with mental health counseling.
       (D) A description of--
       (i) the mental health services available to members of the 
     Armed Forces, including members of the reserve components, 
     and their dependents; and
       (ii) the barriers to access to such services.
       (E) An analysis of the extent to which the Secretary of the 
     Army has implemented the recommendations on mental health 
     services that were made by the Mental Health Advisory Team of 
     the Army on March 25, 2004.
       (F) A plan for actions that the Secretary determines 
     appropriate for improving the delivery of appropriate mental 
     health services to members of the Armed Forces and their 
     dependents.
       (b) Not later than 360 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report that describes--
       (1) the actions taken to implement the plan submitted under 
     subsection (a)(2)(F); and
       (2) the reasons why actions in the plan have not been 
     completed, if any.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3543. Mr. STEVENS (for Mrs. Feinstein) proposed an amendment to 
the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this Act under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy'', up to 
     $5,000,000 may be available for support of the TIGER pathogen 
     detection system.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3544. Mr. INOUYE (for Mr. Dorgan) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. FUNDING FOR NORTH DAKOTA STATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, 
                   BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE, AND MINOT STATE 
                   UNIVERSITY.

       (a) Rescission.--There is rescinded an amount equal to 
     $795,280 from the amount appropriated to carry out part B of 
     title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965, in title III 
     of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 
     (Public Law 108-199; 118 Stat. 3). This amount shall reduce 
     the funds available for the projects specified in the 
     statement of the managers on the Conference Report 108-401 
     accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 
     (Public Law 108-199; 118 Stat. 3).
       (b) Disregard Amount.--In the statement of the managers on 
     the Conference Report 108-401 accompanying the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-199; 118 Stat. 3), 
     in the matter in title III of division E, relating to the 
     Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education under the 
     heading ``Higher Education'', the provision specifying 
     $800,000 for Wahpeton State School of Science and North 
     Dakota State University to recruit, retain and train pharmacy 
     technicians shall be disregarded.
       (c) Appropriation.--There is appropriated an amount equal 
     to $795,280 to the Department of Labor, Employment and 
     Training Administration for ``Training and Employment 
     Services,'' available for obligation for the period from July 
     1, 2004, through June 30, 2005, of which--
       (1) $200,000 shall be made available to the North Dakota 
     State School of Science to recruit, retain, and train 
     pharmacy technicians;
       (2) $297,640 shall be made available to Bismarck State 
     College for training and education related to its electric 
     power plant technologies curriculum; and
       (3) $297,640 shall be made available for Minot State 
     University for the Job Corps Fellowship Training Program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3545. Mr. INOUYE proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the 
     heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'', 
     up to $2,500,000 may be used for small business development 
     and transition.

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