[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 10792-10796]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 4196. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2007 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 
Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 648. EXPANSION OF COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL COMPENSATION 
                   ELIGIBILITY FOR CHAPTER 61 MILITARY RETIREES.

       (a) Eligibility.--Subsection (c) of section 1413a of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``entitled to 
     retired pay who--'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``who--
       ``(1) is entitled to retired pay (other than by reason of 
     section 12731b of this title); and
       ``(2) has a combat-related disability.''.
       (b) Computation.--Paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) by designating the text of that paragraph as 
     subparagraph (A), realigning that text so as to be indented 4 
     ems from the left margin, and inserting before ``In the case 
     of'' the following heading: ``In general.--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Special rule for retirees with fewer than 20 years of 
     service.--In the case of an eligible combat-related disabled 
     uniformed services retiree who is retired under chapter 61 of 
     this title with fewer than 20 years of creditable service, 
     the amount of the payment under paragraph (1) for any month 
     shall be reduced by the amount (if any) by which the amount 
     of the member's retired pay under chapter 61 of this title 
     exceeds the amount equal to 2\1/2\ percent of the member's 
     years of creditable service multiplied by the member's 
     retired pay base under section 1406(b)(1) or 1407 of this 
     title, whichever is applicable to the member.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 2006, and shall apply to 
     payments for months beginning on or after that date.
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  SA 4197. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2007 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 
Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 648. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TERMINATION OF PHASE-IN OF 
                   CONCURRENT RECEIPT FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-
                   CONNECTED DISABILITIES RATED AS TOTAL BY VIRTUE 
                   OF UNEMPLOYABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 1414(a)(1) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``100 percent'' the first 
     place it appears and all that follows and inserting ``100 
     percent and in the case of a qualified retiree receiving 
     veterans' disability compensation at the rate payable for a 
     100 percent disability by reason of a determination of 
     individual unemployability, payment of retired pay to such 
     veteran is subject to subsection (c) only during the period 
     beginning on January 1, 2004, and ending on December 31, 
     2004.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on December 31, 2004.
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  SA 4198. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Levin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2766, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 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 Forces, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On 51, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
       (a) Reports on Certain Determinations To Proceed Beyond 
     Low-Rate Initial Production.--Section 2399(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph (5):
       ``(5) If, before a final decision is made within the 
     Department of Defense to proceed with a major defense 
     acquisition program beyond low-rate initial production, a 
     decision is made within the Department to proceed to 
     operational use of the program or allocate funds available 
     for procurement for the program, the Director shall submit to 
     the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense 
     committees the report with respect to the program under 
     paragraph (2) as soon as practicable after the decision under 
     this paragraph is made.''.
       On page 51, line 17, strike ``(a)'' and insert ``(b)''.
       On page 51, line 20, insert ``and the Director of 
     Operational Test and Evaluation'' after ``Logistics''.
       On page 51, beginning on line 22, strike ``in light'' and 
     all that follows through line 23 and insert ``in order to--
       (A) reaffirm the test and evaluation principles that guide 
     traditional acquisition programs; and
       (B) determine how best to apply such principles to emerging 
     acquisition approaches.
       On page 52, line 4, strike ``shall issue'' and insert ``and 
     the Director shall jointly issue''.
       On page 52, strike lines 7 through 11.
       On page 52, line 12, strike ``(b)'' and insert ``(c)''.
       On page 52, line 13, strike ``subsection (a)'' and insert 
     ``subsection (b)''.
       On page 53, line 18, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(d)''.
       On page 53, line 25, strike ``subsection (a)'' and insert 
     ``subsection (b)''.
       On page 54, line 4, strike ``(d)'' and insert ``(e)''.
       On page 54, line 8, strike ``subsection (a)'' and insert 
     ``subsection (b)''.
       On page 54, line 11, strike ``(e)'' and insert ``(f)''.
       On page 54, line 15, insert before the period the following 
     ``, which length of time may be not more than 6 years from 
     milestone B to initial operational capability''.
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  SA 4199. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2007 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 
Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:


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       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 874. PILOT PROGRAM ON EXPANDED USE OF MENTOR-PROTEGE 
                   AUTHORITY.

       (a) Pilot Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and 
     advisability of treating small business concerns described in 
     subsection (b) as disadvantaged small business concerns under 
     the Mentor-Protege Program under section 831 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 
     2302 note).
       (b) Covered Small Business Concerns.--The small business 
     concerns described in this subsection are small business 
     concerns that--
       (1) are participants in the Small Business Innovative 
     Research Program of the Department of Defense established 
     pursuant to section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     638); and
       (2) as determined by the Secretary, are developing 
     technologies that will assist in detecting or defeating 
     Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) or other critical force 
     protection measures.
       (c) Treatment as Disadvantaged Small Business Concerns.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of the pilot program, the 
     Secretary may treat a small business concern described in 
     subsection (b) as a disadvantaged small business concern 
     under the Mentor-Protege Program.
       (2) Mentor-protege agreement.--Any eligible business 
     concerned approved for participation in the Mentor-Protege 
     Program as a mentor firm may enter into a mentor-protege 
     agreement and provide assistance described in section 831 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 
     with respect to a small business concern treated under 
     paragraph (1) as a disadvantaged small business concern under 
     the Mentor-Protege Program.
       (d) Funding.--Funds for any reimbursement provided to a 
     mentor firm under section 831(g) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 with respect to a 
     small business concern described in subsection (b) under the 
     pilot program shall be derived from funds available for the 
     Small Business Innovative Research Program of the Department 
     of Defense.
       (e) Sunset.--
       (1) Agreements.--No mentor-protege agreement may be entered 
     into under the pilot program after September 30, 2010.
       (2) Other matters.--No reimbursement may be paid, and no 
     credit toward the attainment of a subcontracting goal may be 
     granted, under the pilot program after September 30, 2013.
       (f) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2009, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the pilot program. The report shall--
       (1) describe the extent to which mentor-protege agreements 
     have been entered under the pilot program; and
       (2) describe and assess the technological benefits arising 
     under such agreements.
       (g) Small Business Concern Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``small business concern'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 831(m)(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991.
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  SA 4200. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2007 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 
Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       On page 358, strike lines 18 and 19 and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 864. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLAN FOR CONTINGENCY PROGRAM 
                   MANAGEMENT.

       On page 358, beginning on line 21, strike ``Secretary of 
     Defense'' and all that follows through ``interagency plan'' 
     and insert ``Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan for 
     the Department of Defense''.
       On page 359, beginning on line 1, strike ``interagency 
     plan'' and insert ``plan of the Department of Defense''.
       On page 359, line 17, strike ``United States Government'' 
     and insert ``Department''.
       On page 360, line 20, strike ``government procedures'' and 
     insert ``procedures for the Department''.
       On page 361, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
       (c) Utilization in Plan for Interagency Procedures for 
     Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations.--To the extent 
     practicable, the elements of the plan of the Department of 
     Defense for contingency program management required by 
     subsection (a) shall be taken into account in the development 
     of the plan for the establishment of interagency operating 
     procedures for stabilization and reconstruction operations 
     required by section 1222.
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  SA 4201. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2007 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 
Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       On page 362, line 1, strike ``by striking'' and insert ``by 
     inserting''.
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  SA 4202. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Biden, and Mr. Leahy) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 
2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 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 Forces, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 352. REPORTS ON WITHDRAWAL OR DIVERSION OF EQUIPMENT 
                   FROM RESERVE UNITS FOR SUPPORT OF RESERVE UNITS 
                   BEING MOBILIZED AND OTHER UNITS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The National Guard continues to provide invaluable 
     resources to meet national security, homeland defense, and 
     civil emergency mission requirements.
       (2) Current military operations, transnational threats, and 
     domestic emergencies will increase the use of the National 
     Guard for both military support to civilian authorities and 
     to execute the military strategy of the United States.
       (3) To meet the demand for certain types of equipment for 
     continuing United States military operations, the Army has 
     required Army National Guard Units to leave behind many items 
     for use by follow-on forces.
       (4) The Governors of every State and 2 Territories 
     expressed concern in February 2006 that units returning from 
     deployment overseas without adequate equipment would have 
     trouble carrying out their homeland security and domestic 
     disaster duties.
       (5) The Department of Defense estimates that it has 
     directed the Army National Guard to leave overseas more than 
     75,000 items valued at approximately $1,760,000,000 to 
     support Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi 
     Freedom.
       (6) Department of Defense Directive 1225.6 requires a 
     replacement and tracking plan be developed within 90 days for 
     equipment of the reserve components of the Armed Forces that 
     is transferred to the active components of the Armed Forces.
       (7) In October 2005, the Government Accountability Office 
     found that the Department of Defense can only account for 
     about 45 percent of such equipment and has not developed a 
     plan to replace such equipment.
       (8) The Government Accountability Office also found that 
     without a completed and implemented plan to replace all 
     National Guard equipment left overseas, Army National Guard 
     units will likely face growing equipment shortages and 
     challenges in regaining readiness for future missions.
       (b) Reports on Withdrawal or Diversion of Equipment From 
     Reserve Units for Support of Reserve Units Being Mobilized 
     and Other Units.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 1007 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 10208 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 10208a. Mobilization: reports on withdrawal or 
       diversion of equipment from Reserve units for support of 
       Reserve units being mobilized and other units

       ``(a) Report Required on Withdrawal or Diversion of 
     Equipment.--Not later than 90 days after withdrawing or 
     diverting equipment from a unit of the Reserve to a unit of 
     the Reserve being ordered to active duty under section 12301, 
     12302, or 12304 of this title, or to a unit or units of a 
     regular component of the armed forces, for purposes of the 
     discharge of the mission of such unit or units, the Secretary 
     concerned shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report 
     on the withdrawal or diversion of equipment.
       ``(b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) on 
     equipment withdrawn or diverted shall include the following:
       ``(1) A plan to replace such equipment within the unit from 
     which withdrawn or diverted.
       ``(2) If such equipment is to remain in a theater of 
     operations while the unit from which withdrawn or diverted 
     returns to the United States, a plan to provide such unit 
     with replacement equipment appropriate to ensure the 
     continuation of the readiness training of such unit.
       ``(3) A signed memorandum of understanding between the 
     active or reserve component to which withdrawn or diverted 
     and the reserve component from which withdrawn or diverted 
     that specifies--
       ``(A) how such equipment will be tracked by the unit or 
     units to which withdrawn or diverted; and

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       ``(B) when such equipment will be returned to the unit from 
     which withdrawn or diverted.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 1007 of such title is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 10208 the 
     following new item:

``10208a. Mobilization: reports on withdrawal or diversion of equipment 
              from Reserve units for support of Reserve units being 
              mobilized and other units.''.
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  SA 4203. Mr. KERRY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2007 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 
Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       On page 437, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1084. UNITED STATES POLICY ON IRAQ.

       (a) Withdrawal of Troops From Iraq.--
       (1) Schedule for withdrawal.--The President shall reach an 
     agreement as soon as possible with the Government of Iraq on 
     a schedule for the withdrawal of United States combat troops 
     from Iraq by December 31, 2006, leaving only forces that are 
     critical to completing the mission of standing up Iraqi 
     security forces.
       (2) Consultation with congress required.--The President 
     shall consult with Congress regarding such schedule and shall 
     present such withdrawal agreement to Congress immediately 
     upon the completion of the agreement.
       (3) Maintenance of over-the-horizon troop presence.--The 
     President should maintain an over-the-horizon troop presence 
     to prosecute the war on terror and protect regional security 
     interests.
       (b) Iraq Summit.--The President should convene a summit as 
     soon as possible that includes the leaders of the Government 
     of Iraq, leaders of the governments of each country bordering 
     Iraq, representatives of the Arab League, the Secretary 
     General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 
     representatives of the European Union, and leaders of the 
     governments of each permanent member of the United Nations 
     Security Council, for the purpose of reaching a comprehensive 
     political agreement for Iraq that addresses fundamental 
     issues including federalism, oil revenues, the militias, 
     security guarantees, reconstruction, economic assistance, and 
     border security.
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  SA 4204. Mr. KERRY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2007 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 
Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       On page 437, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1084. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IRAQ SUMMIT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Iraq is destabilized by an ongoing insurgency and 
     increasing sectarian violence.
       (2) General John P. Abizaid, the head of the United States 
     Central Command, said in March 2006 that ``sectarian violence 
     is a greater concern for us security-wise right now than the 
     insurgency''.
       (3) General George Casey, the senior United States military 
     commander in Iraq, and Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States 
     Ambassador to Iraq, have stated that ``the principal threat 
     to stability is shifting from an insurgency grounded in 
     rejection of the new political order to sectarian violence 
     grounded in mutual fears and recriminations''.
       (4) A national unity government and a comprehensive 
     political agreement among Shias, Sunnis, and Kurds are 
     essential to end sectarian violence, undermine the 
     insurgency, and bring stability to Iraq.
       (5) On May 20, 2006, the Iraqi National Assembly swore in a 
     national unity government under the leadership of Prime 
     Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki.
       (6) A comprehensive political agreement must resolve 
     fundamental issues dividing Iraqis and undermining stability, 
     including federalism, oil revenues, the militias, security 
     guarantees, reconstruction, and border security.
       (7) Reaching a comprehensive agreement that will help bring 
     stability to Iraq is in the best interests of Iraq's 
     neighbors, the region, and the international community.
       (8) Iraq's neighbors, representatives of the Arab League, 
     and the international community as represented by NATO, the 
     European Union, and the permanent members of the United 
     Nations Security Council can assist in the process of 
     bringing about such a comprehensive agreement.
       (9) The President should expedite this process by bringing 
     together these parties and the leaders of the new Government 
     of Iraq.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should convene a summit as soon as possible 
     that includes the leaders of the Government of Iraq, leaders 
     of the governments of each country bordering Iraq, 
     representatives of the Arab League, the Secretary General of 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, representatives of 
     the European Union, and leaders of the governments of each 
     permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, for 
     the purpose of reaching a comprehensive political agreement 
     for Iraq that addresses fundamental issues including 
     federalism, oil revenues, the militias, security guarantees, 
     reconstruction, economic assistance, and border security.
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  SA 4205. Mr. LAUTENBERG submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2007 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 Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 707. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON INCREASE IN COPAYMENTS 
                   UNDER RETAIL PHARMACY SYSTEM OF PHARMACY 
                   BENEFITS PROGRAM.

       Subsection (a)(6) of section 1074g of title 10, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 702(b) of this Act, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) During the period beginning on April 1, 2006, and 
     ending on December 31, 2007, the cost sharing requirements 
     established under this paragraph for pharmaceutical agents 
     available through retail pharmacies covered by paragraph 
     (2)(E)(ii) may not exceed amounts as follows:
       ``(i) In the case of generic agents, $3.
       ``(ii) In the case of formulary agents, $9.
       ``(iii) In the case of nonformulary agents, $22.''.
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  SA 4206. Mr. LUGAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2007 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 
Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       On page 480, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:

     SEC. 1304. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON PROVISION OF 
                   COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Repeal of Restrictions.--
       (1) Soviet nuclear threat reduction act of 1991.--Section 
     211(b) of the Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991 
     (title II of Public Law 102-228; 22 U.S.C. 2551 note) is 
     repealed.
       (2) Cooperative threat reduction act of 1993.--Section 
     1203(d) of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 
     (title XII of Public Law 103-160; 22 U.S.C. 5952(d)) is 
     repealed.
       (3) Russian chemical weapons destruction facilities.--
     Section 1305 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 22 U.S.C. 5952 note) is 
     repealed.
       (b) Inapplicability of other restrictions.--
       Section 502 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian 
     Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 (Public Law 
     102-511; 106 Stat. 3338; 22 U.S.C. 5852) shall not apply to 
     any Cooperative Threat Reduction program.
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  SA 4207. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2007 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 Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle I of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 1084. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REDEPLOYMENT OF ARMED FORCES 
                   FROM IRAQ.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:

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       (1) The United States Policy in Iraq Act (section 1227 of 
     Public Law 109-163) states that ``calendar year 2006 should 
     be a period of significant transition to full Iraqi 
     sovereignty, with Iraqi security forces taking the lead for 
     the security of a free and sovereign Iraq, thereby creating 
     the conditions for the phased redeployment of United States 
     forces from Iraq''.
       (2) Congress, through such Act, declared its policy that 
     ``United States military forces should not stay in Iraq any 
     longer than required'' and the people of Iraq should be so 
     advised.
       (3) In such Act, Congress also stated that ``the 
     Administration should tell the leaders of all groups and 
     political parties in Iraq that they need to make the 
     compromises necessary to achieve the broad-based and 
     sustainable political settlement that is essential for 
     defeating the insurgency in Iraq, within the schedule they 
     set for themselves''.
       (4) Congress also said, the Executive Branch needs to 
     explain to Congress and to the people of the United States 
     the strategy of the United States for the successful 
     completion of its mission in Iraq.
       (5) Since March 2003, Congress has appropriated 
     approximately $300,000,000,000 for combat operations in Iraq.
       (6) The nature of violence in Iraq has changed in the last 
     6 months from insurgent and terrorist conducted attacks to 
     sectarian and ethnic killings, increasing the prospect of a 
     broader civil war and the involuntary involvement of the 
     Armed Forces of the United States in this internal conflict.
       (7) Trained and equipped security forces of Iraq have 
     increased in number to roughly 250,000 troops, and there are 
     now more than 70 battalions capable of taking the lead in 
     some form.
       (8) Moqtada al-Sadr and other radical religious leaders 
     control and direct death squads and militia forces, fomenting 
     internecine warfare and the expansion of religious and ethnic 
     tensions that are a major destabilizing factor in Iraq.
       (9) Iraq has now completed historic elections resulting in 
     the creation of a permanent 275 member assembly and a 
     Constitution, and the recent selection of Prime Minister-
     designate Nuri al-Maliki will further solidify a governing 
     structure for the country.
       (10) The establishment of a Parliament and a working 
     government signals an opportunity for the people of Iraq to 
     take control of their own destiny.
       (11) An open-ended major military presence of the United 
     States in Iraq will continue to inspire efforts by Al Qaeda, 
     Iran, and other state sponsors of terrorism to target 
     directly soldiers of the United States throughout Iraq.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) following 3 years of military operations in Iraq, the 
     United States should transition its missions to a mission 
     that focuses on logistical suppo; and training of the 
     military and police forces of Iraq;
       (2) the United States should begin to downsize the Armed 
     Forces of the United States in Iraq with the goal of ending 
     the presence of the Armed Forces of the United States in Iraq 
     within 18 months from the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     except for logistical and training personnel;
       (3) a plan to redeploy the Armed Forces of the United 
     States either to the United States or to other critical areas 
     of potential terrorist conflict such as Afghanistan should be 
     prepared immediately; and
       (4) a schedule and timeline for the downsizing and 
     deployment of the Armed Forces of the United States in Iraq 
     should be prepared and sent to Congress for review within 60 
     days from the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and once every 3 months 
     thereafter, until all members of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States have redeployed from Iraq, the President shall 
     submit to Congress an unclassified report on the policy of 
     the United States regarding Iraq and the strategic downsizing 
     of the structure of the Armed Forces of the United States in 
     Iraq.
       (2) Contents.--Each report shall include, to the extent 
     practicable, the following unclassified information:
       (A) The diplomatic, military, and economic steps being 
     taken to commence the immediate, phased redeployment of Armed 
     Forces from Iraq.
       (B) Actions being taken by the United States to strengthen 
     the capacity of the Interior, Defense, and other related 
     ministries of Iraq to provide for nationwide security and a 
     stable living environment for all of the people of Iraq.
       (C) Efforts of the United States to train and logistically 
     support the military, police and other security units of Iraq 
     for purposes of completing the transfer of the duties and 
     responsibility for maintaining peace in Iraq, and providing 
     for a civil and just society in Iraq.
       (D) Activities of the United States designed to sustain and 
     strengthen a broad-based political settlement among all 
     ethnic and religious groups in Iraq that is essential for 
     defeating the insurgency, successfully combating death squads 
     and militia groups, and restoring law and order across the 
     country.
       (E) A detailed, substantive overview of implementation 
     plans for a balanced, strategic downsizing and repositioning 
     of Armed Forces in Iraq at the earliest possible date.
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  SA 4208. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Frist (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
Warner, and Mr. Levin)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 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 Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle I of title X, insert the following:

       SEC. 1084. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE COMMENDABLE ACTIONS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) on June 7, 2006, the United States Armed Forces 
     conducted an air raid near the City of Baquba, northeast of 
     Baghdad, Iraq, that resulted in the death of Ahmad Fadeel al-
     Nazal al-Khalayleh, better known as Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the 
     leader of the al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist organization and the 
     most wanted terrorist in Iraq;
       (2) Zarqawi, as the operational commander of al-Qaeda in 
     Iraq, led a brutal campaign of suicide bombings, car 
     bombings, assassinations, and abductions that caused the 
     deaths of many members of the United States Armed Forces, 
     civilian officials of the United States Government, thousands 
     of innocent Iraqi civilians, and innocent civilians of other 
     nations;
       (3) Zarqawi publicly swore his allegiance to Osama bin 
     Laden and al-Qaeda in 2004, and changed the name of his 
     terrorist organization from the ``Monotheism and Holy War 
     Group'' to ``al-Qaeda in Iraq'';
       (4) in an audiotape broadcast in December 2004, Osama bin 
     Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda's worldwide terrorist 
     organization, called Zarqawi ``the prince of al-Qaeda in 
     Iraq'';
       (5) 3 perpetrators confessed to being paid by Zarqawi to 
     carry out the October 2002 assassination of the United States 
     diplomat, Lawrence Foley, in Amman, Jordan;
       (6) the Monotheism and Holy War Group claimed 
     responsibility for--
       (A) the August 2003 suicide attack that destroyed the 
     United Nations headquarters in Baghdad and killed the United 
     Nations envoy to Iraq Sergio Vieira de Mello along with 21 
     other people; and
       (B) the suicide attack on the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf that 
     occurred less than 2 weeks later, which killed at least 85 
     people, including the Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqr al-Hakim, 
     and wounded dozens more;
       (7) Zarqawi is believed to have personally beheaded 
     American hostage Nicholas Berg in May 2004;
       (8) in May 2004, Zarqawi was implicated in a car bombing 
     that killed Izzadine Salim, the rotating president of the 
     Iraqi Governing Council;
       (9) in November 2005, al-Qaeda in Iraq attacked 3 hotels in 
     Amman, Jordan, killing at least 67 innocent civilians;
       (10) Zarqawi and his terrorist organization were directly 
     responsible for numerous other brutal terrorist attacks 
     against the American and coalition troops, Iraqi security 
     forces and recruits, and innocent Iraqi civilians;
       (11) Zarqawi sought to turn Iraq into a safe haven for al-
     Qaeda;
       (12) to achieve that end, Zarqawi stated his opposition to 
     the democratically elected government of Iraq and worked to 
     divide the Iraqi people, foment sectarian violence, and 
     incite a civil war in Iraq; and
       (13) the men and women of the United States Armed Forces, 
     the intelligence community, and other agencies, along with 
     coalition partners and the Iraqi Security Forces, should be 
     commended for their courage and extraordinary efforts to 
     track down the most wanted terrorist in Iraq and to secure a 
     free and prosperous future for the people of Iraq.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Congress--
       (1) commends the United States Armed Forces, the 
     intelligence community, and other agencies, along with 
     coalition partners, for the actions taken through June 7, 
     2006, that resulted in the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the 
     leader of the al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist organization and the 
     most wanted terrorist in Iraq;
       (2) commends the United States Armed Forces, the 
     intelligence community, and other agencies for this action 
     and their exemplary performance in striving to bring freedom, 
     democracy, and security to the people of Iraq;
       (3) commends the coalition partners of the United States, 
     the new government of Iraq, and members of the Iraqi Security 
     Forces for their invaluable assistance in that operation and 
     their extraordinary efforts to secure a free and prosperous 
     Iraq;
       (4) commends our civilian and military leadership for their 
     continuing efforts to

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     eliminate the leadership of al-Qaeda in Iraq, and also 
     commends the new government of Iraq, led by Prime Minister 
     Jawad al-Maliki, for its contribution to that achievement;
       (5) recognizes that the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is a 
     victory for American and coalition forces in the global war 
     on terror and a blow to the al-Qaeda terrorist organization;
       (6) commends the Iraqi Prime Minister Jawad al-Maliki on 
     the finalization of the new Iraqi cabinet;
       (7) urges the democratically elected government in Iraq to 
     use this opportunity to defeat the terrorist enemy, to put an 
     end to ethnic and sectarian violence, and to achieve a free, 
     prosperous, and secure future for Iraq; and
       (8) affirms that the Senate will continue to support the 
     United States Armed Forces, the democratically elected unity 
     government of Iraq, and the people of Iraq in their quest to 
     secure a free, prosperous, and democratic Iraq.

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