[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11897]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3448. Mr. LUGAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3200 submitted by Mr. INHOFE and intended to be proposed 
to the bill S. 2400, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Services, 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. 1055. ASSISTANCE FOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO ENGAGE IN 
                   PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--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) Types of Assistance.--Assistance provided under 
     subsection (a) may be used to provide equipment, supplies, 
     training, or funding.
       (c) Funding Limitation.--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) Additional Authority.--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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