[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15240-15242]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1077. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2419, making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 68 , line 1, after ``1706'', insert the following 
     ``; of which not more than $14,000,000 shall be made 
     available for the Water 2025 initiative; and of which 
     $8,000,000 shall be made available for the Savage Rapids Dam, 
     Oregon''.
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  SA 1078. Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Inouye) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2419, making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 68, line 22, before the period, insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That, of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, the Secretary of the Army, 
     acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall use not less 
     than $200,000 to initiate, at full Federal expense, 
     preconstruction engineering and design activities for 
     modifications to Laupahoehoe Harbor, Hawaii''.
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  SA 1079. Mr. LEVIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2419, making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 49, line 4, before the period at the end, insert 
     ``: Provided further, That the Chief of Engineers shall use 
     $1,500,000 of the funds provided under this heading for the 
     restoration of environmental quality for sea lamprey barrier 
     construction in the Great Lakes''
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  SA 1080. Mr. ALEXANDER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2360, making appropriations for the Department 
of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 88, line 13, strike the period at the end and 
     insert the following: ``, of which not less than $10,000,000 
     shall be for the activities of the Office of Citizenship 
     described in section 451(f)(2) of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 271(f)(2)).''.
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  SA 1081. Mr. SALAZAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2419, making appropriations for energy and 
water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 92, line 12, before the period, insert the 
     following: ``: Provided, That the Secretary of Energy shall 
     use not more than $20,000,000 of any unobligated funds made 
     available under this heading to acquire privately held 
     mineral rights (including rights to sand and gravel) within 
     the boundaries of Rocky Flats (as defined in section 3173 of 
     the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge Act of 2001 (Public 
     Law 10709107; 115 Stat. 1381; 16 U.S.C. 668dd note)), the 
     possession of which by the United States is, as determined by 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, necessary or 
     desirable for the operation or maintenance of the Rocky Flats 
     National Wildlife Refuge established under section 3177 of 
     that Act, and shall transfer those mineral rights to the 
     Secretary of the Interior, in a manner consistent with that 
     Act''.
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  SA 1082. Mr. ALLARD (for Mr. Lott (for himself and Mr. Dodd)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2985, making appropriations for 
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 
and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 60, line 10, after ``expended'' insert ``and of 
     which $800,000 shall be available to the Librarian of 
     Congress to pay telecommunications costs for eligible readers 
     to have interstate toll free access to electronic editions of 
     periodicals and newspapers, disseminated in specialized audio 
     and electronic text formats from a multi-State nonprofit 
     source which obtains content from publishers for free 
     distribution to blind and physically handicapped readers in a 
     minimum of 20 States.''.
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  SA 1083. Mr. LEVIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2419, making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 66, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       Sec. 1__. Of funds made available to carry out section 1135 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
     2309a), the Chief of Engineers shall use $1,500,000 for sea 
     lamprey barrier construction in the Great Lakes.
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  SA 1084. Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Salazar) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him

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to the bill H.R. 2419, making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title _ , add the following:
       Sec. ___. Of amounts appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Energy for the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site for 
     fiscal year 2006, the Secretary shall use not less than 
     $15,000,000 to provide regular and early retirement benefits 
     to workers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site.
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  SA 1085. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
Dorgan, Mr. Levin, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Clinton, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. 
Lautenberg, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Reed, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Biden, and Mr. 
Corzine) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2419, making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Robust Nuclear 
     Earth Penetrator.--None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act may be used for any 
     purpose related to the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator 
     (RNEP).
       (b) Utilization of Amount for Reduction of Public Debt.--Of 
     the amounts appropriated by this Act, an amount equal to the 
     amount of funds covered by the prohibition in subsection (a) 
     shall not be obligated or expended, but shall be utilized 
     instead solely for purposes of the reduction of the public 
     debt.
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  SA 1086. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2419, making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 80, strike line 15 and insert the following: 
     $1,858,230,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     no funds shall be provided for congressionally directed 
     projects relating to energy supply and conservation.
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  SA 1087. Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Bayh, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dayton, 
Mr. Talent, Mr. Obama, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and Mr. Coleman) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
2419, making appropriations for energy and water development for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At Page 80, after the provision for Clean Coal Technology, 
     insert the following:
       CLEAN CITIES PROGRAM
       Funding for the Clean Cities program shall be maintained at 
     no less than the current year level. Within the Clean Cities 
     program, funding for work to expand E-85 fueling capacity 
     should also be maintained at no less than the current year 
     level.
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  SA 1088. Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Bayh, Mr. 
DeWine, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Talent, Mr. Obama, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and 
Mr. Coleman)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2419, making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At Page 80, after the provision for Clean Coal Technology, 
     insert the following:
       CLEAN CITIES PROGRAM
       Funding for the Clean Cities program may be provided at no 
     less than the current year level. Within the Clean Cities 
     program, funding for work to expand E-85 fueling capacity may 
     also be maintained at no less than the current year level.
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  SA 1089. Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Levin) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2419, making appropriations for energy and water development 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       On page 66, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       Sec. 1__. Of funds made available to carry out section 1135 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
     2309a), the Chief of Engineers may use $1,500,000 for sea 
     lamprey barrier construction in the Great Lakes.
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  SA 1090. Mr. DOMENICI (for Ms. Collins) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2419, making appropriations for energy and water development 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. $150,000 may be provided for Saco River and Camp 
     Ellis Beach, Maine, continuing authorities project.
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  SA 1091. Mr. DOMENICI (for Ms. Snowe (for herself and Ms. Collins)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2419, making appropriations for 
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2006, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. $2,000,000 may be provided for maintenance 
     dredging of the Narragaugus River, Milbridge, ME.
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  SA 1092. Mr. DOMENICI (for Ms. Snowe (for herself and Ms. Collins)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2419, making appropriations for 
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2006, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. $100,000 may be provided for the Penobscot River 
     Restoration Study, ME.
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  SA 1093. Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Akaka (for himself and Mr. Inouye)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2419, making appropriations for 
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2006, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 68, line 22, before the period, insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That, of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, the Secretary of the Army, 
     acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall use not less 
     than $200,000 to initiate preconstruction engineering and 
     design activities for modifications to Laupahoehoe Harbor, 
     Hawaii''.
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  SA 1094. Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Frist) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2419, making appropriations for energy and water development 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       On page 86, line 17; insert after ``expended'' the 
     following:

     : Provided, That $250,055,000 is appropriated for the 
     Advanced Scientific Computing Research: Provided further, 
     That $43,000,000 may be provided to the Center for 
     Computational Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory: 
     Provided further, That $500,000 may be provided to the 
     Medical University of South Carolina: Provided further, That 
     $500,000 may be provided to the Community College of Southern 
     Nevada Transportation Academy: Provided further, That 
     $3,000,000 may be provided to South Dakota State University.
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  SA 1095. Mr. DOMENICI proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2419, 
making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; as follows:

       In the Bill, strike everything after ``buses;'' on page 90, 
     line 14, and replace with: $6,574,024,000 to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That the $65,564,000 is authorized 
     to be appropriated for Project 01-D-108, Microsystems and 
     Engineering Science Applications (MESA), Sandia National 
     Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico: Provided further, that 
     $65,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for Project 04-
     D-125, Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Building Replacement 
     project, Los Alamos Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.


                    DEFENSE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy 
     defense, defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in 
     carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C 7101 et seq.), including the 
     acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any 
     facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, 
     or expansion, $1,729,066,000 to remain available until 
     expended.


                             NAVAL REACTORS

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval 
     reactors activities to carry out the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the 
     acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construction, or 
     otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital equipment, 
     facilities, and facility expansion, $799,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


                      OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Administrator 
     in the National Nuclear Security Administration, including 
     official reception and representation expenses not to exceed 
     $12,000, $343,869,000, to remain available until expended.

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               Environmental and Other Defense Activities


                     DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense 
     environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes 
     of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 
     et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any 
     real property or any facility or for plant or facility 
     acquisition, construction, or expansion, $6,366,771,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                        OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

       For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
     and other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, 
     other defense activities, and classified activities, in 
     carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the 
     acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any 
     facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, 
     or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed ten passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only, including not to exceed 
     two buses; $645,001,000, to remain available until expended.
       On page 55, line 3, strike all after the colon to the end 
     of the section and insert the following:

     ``in accordance with the Baltimore Metropolitan Water 
     Resources Gwynns Falls Watershed Study-Draft Feasibility 
     Report and Integrated Environmental Assessment prepared by 
     the Corps of Engineers and the city of Baltimore, Maryland, 
     dated April 2004.''.
       On page 84 of the Bill, Line 18, strike ``$36,000,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``$46,000,000''.
       On page 105, line 3, insert the following:
       Sec. __. That the Committee directs the Government 
     Accountability Office to undertake a study of the Office of 
     Science Fusion Energy program in order to define the roles of 
     the major domestic facilities, DIIID, Alcator C-Mod, and NSTX 
     in the support of the International Thermoelectric Reactor 
     program, including making recommendations that may include 
     the possible shutdown or consolidation of operations or focus 
     of these facilities to maximize their value to the 
     International Thermoelectric Reactor program: Provided, That 
     given the major international commitment to International 
     Thermoelectric Reactor and the tokamak concept, the GAO shall 
     consider any other magnetic fusion confinement system as a 
     possible fusion demonstration facility that will follow 
     International Thermoelectric Reactor and given the major 
     National Nuclear Security Administration investment in the 
     physics of Inertial Confinement Fusion, the GAO shall 
     evaluate the opportunities for the Office of Science to 
     develop the appropriate science and technology to leverage 
     the National Nuclear Security Administration investment as an 
     alternative to the tokamak concept.
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  SA 1096. Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. 
Byrd) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2419, making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 109 , between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 5___. None of the funds made available by this or a 
     prior Act shall be used to award a fully-funded continuing 
     contract, in a case in which continuing contract authority is 
     applicable, unless the Chief of Engineers certifies that--
       (1) the contract can be awarded and completed in the same 
     fiscal year;
       (2) the contract can be completed shortly after the end of 
     the fiscal year in which the contract was awarded, but only 
     if the amount necessary to fully fund the contract is 
     identified as surplus, or excess, to the program needs of 
     that fiscal year; or
       (3) future funding for the project is uncertain.
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  SA 1097. Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Allard (for himself and Mr. Salazar)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2419, making appropriations for 
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2006, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title _ , add the following:
       Sec. ___. Of amounts appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Energy for the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site for 
     fiscal year 2006, the Secretary may provide no more than 
     $10,000,000 for the purchase of mineral rights at the Rocky 
     Flats Environmental Technology Site.
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  SA 1098. Mr. DOMENICI (for Mr. Graham) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2419, making appropriations for energy and water development 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       On page 105, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 3___. Notwithstanding Department of Energy order 
     413.2A, dated January 8, 2001, beginning in fiscal year 2006 
     and thereafter, the Savannah River National Laboratory may be 
     eligible for laboratory directed research and development 
     funding.

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