[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15902]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1218. Mr. REID (for Mr. Byrd, (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. 
Sarbanes, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. 
Mikulski, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Corzine, Mrs. 
Boxer, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Biden, and Mr. Rockefeller)) proposed an 
amendment 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; as follows:

       On page 77, line 18, strike ``$2,694,300,000'' and insert 
     ``$4,025,300,000''.
       On page 78, line 13, strike ``$365,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,696,000,000''.
       On page 79, strike lines 1 through 4 and insert the 
     following:
       (D) $265,000,000 shall be for intercity passenger rail 
     transportation (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, 
     United States Code) and freight rail and $1,166,000,000 for 
     transit security grants; and
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  SA 1219. Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Graham) 
proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1124 proposed by Mr. Ensign 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; as follows:

       Strike all after the first word and insert the following: 
     page 77, line 20, insert ``of which $367,551,000 may be 
     transferred to Customs and Border Protection for hiring an 
     additional 1,000 border agents and for other necessary 
     support activities for such agency; and'' after ``local 
     grants,''.
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  SA 1220. Mr. GREGG proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1205 
proposed by Mr. Shelby (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Dole, 
Mr. Dodd, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Byrd, Mrs. 
Clinton, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Kennedy, and 
Mr. Kerry) 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; as follows:

       Strike all after the first word and insert the following:
       grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     activities, including grants to State and local governments 
     for terrorism prevention activities, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, $2,694,299,000, which shall be 
     allocated as follows:
       (1) $1,417,999,000 for State and local grants, of which 
     $425,000,000 shall be allocated such that each State and 
     territory shall receive the same dollar amount for the State 
     minimum as was distributed in fiscal year 2005 for formula-
     based grants: Provided, That the balance shall be allocated 
     by the Secretary of Homeland Security to States, urban areas, 
     or regions based on risks; threats; vulnerabilities; and 
     unmet essential capabilities pursuant to Homeland Security 
     Presidential Directive 8 (HSPD-8).
       (2) $400,000,000 for law enforcement terrorism prevention 
     grants, of which $155,000,000 shall be allocated such that 
     each State and territory shall receive the same dollar amount 
     for the State minimum as was distributed in fiscal year 2005 
     for law enforcement terrorism prevention grants: Provided, 
     That the balance shall be allocated by the Secretary to 
     States based on risks; threats; vulnerabilities; and unmet 
     essential capabilities pursuant to HSPD-8.
       (3) $465,000,000 for discretionary transportation and 
     infrastructure grants, as determined by the Secretary, which 
     shall be based on risks, threats, and vulnerabilities, of 
     which--
       (A) $195,000,000 shall be for port security grants pursuant 
     to the purposes of 46 United States Code 70107(a) through 
     (h), which shall be awarded based on threat notwithstanding 
     subsection (a), for eligible costs as defined in subsections 
     (b)(2)-(4);
       (B) $5,000,000 shall be for trucking industry security 
     grants;
       (C) $15,000,000 shall be for intercity bus security grants;
       (D) $200,000,000 shall be for intercity passenger rail 
     transportation (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, 
     United States Code), freight rail, and transit security 
     grants; and
       (E) $50,000,000 shall be for buffer zone protection plan 
     grants.''.
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  SA 1221. Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Hatch) proposed an amendment SA 1171 
proposed by Mr. McCain 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; as follows:

       (A) On line 3, page 2, strike ``.'' and insert ``;''.
       (B) Add at the end, ``Provided that the balance shall be 
     allocated from the funds available to the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security for States, urban areas, or regions based 
     on risks; threats; vulnerabilities pursuant to Homeland 
     Security Presidential Directive 8 (HSPD-8).''

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