[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12198-12229]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 4381. Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, and Mr. 
Roberts) 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 178, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       (c) Transition of Military Dependents From Military to 
     Civilian Schools.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense and Secretary of 
     Education shall work collaboratively to ease the transition 
     of dependents of members of the Armed Forces from attendance 
     in Department of Defense dependent schools to civilian 
     schools in systems operated by local educational agencies.
       (2) Utilization of existing resources.--In working with the 
     Secretary of Education under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
     Defense may utilize funds authorized to be appropriated for 
     operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities to 
     share expertise and experience of the Department of Defense 
     Education Activity with local educational agencies as 
     dependents of members of the Armed Forces make the transition 
     from attendance at Department of Defense dependent schools to 
     attendance at civilian schools in systems operated by such 
     local educational agencies, including such transitions 
     resulting from defense base closure and realignment, global 
     rebasing, and force restructuring.
       (3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) The term ``expertise and experience'', with respect to 
     the Department of Defense Education Activity, means resources 
     of such activity relating to--
       (i) academic strategies which result in high scores on 
     national standardized tests;
       (ii) curriculum development consultation and materials;
       (iii) teacher training resources and materials;
       (iv) access to virtual and distance learning technology 
     capabilities and related applications for teachers; and
       (v) such other services as the Secretary of Defense 
     considers appropriate for the achievement of an educational 
     standard comparable to the standard maintained in the 
     Department of Defense dependent schools.
       (B) The term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).
       (4) Expiration.--The authority of the Secretary of the 
     Defense under this subsection shall expire on September 30, 
     2011.

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  SA 4382. Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Salazar) 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 486, strike lines 9 through 11, and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Joel Hefley Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007''.

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       On page 535, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:

     SEC. 2814. NAMING OF MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING FACILITY AT FORT 
                   CARSON, COLORADO, IN HONOR OF JOEL HEFLEY, A 
                   MEMBER FO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Representative Joel Hefley was elected to represent 
     Colorado's 5th Congressional district in 1986 and has served 
     in the House of Representatives since that time with 
     distinction, class, integrity, and honor.
       (2) Representative Hefley has served on the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives for 18 years, 
     including service as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military 
     Installations and Facilities from 1995 through 2000 and, 
     since 2001, as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness.
       (3) Representative Hefley's colleagues know him to be a 
     fair and effective lawmaker who works for the national 
     interest while never forgetting his Western roots.
       (4) Representative Hefley's efforts on the Committee on 
     Armed Services have been instrumental to the military value 
     of, and quality of life at, installations in the State of 
     Colorado, including Fort Carson, Cheyenne Mountain, Peterson 
     Air Force Base, Schriever Air Force Base, Buckley Air Force 
     Base, and the United States Air Force Academy.
       (5) Representative Hefley was a leader in efforts to retain 
     and expand Fort Carson as an essential part of the national 
     defense system during the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment process.
       (6) Representative Hefley has consistently advocated for 
     providing members of the Armed Forces and their families with 
     quality, safe, and affordable housing and supportive 
     communities.
       (7) Representative Hefley spearheaded the Military Housing 
     Privatization Initiative to eliminate inadequate housing on 
     military installations, with the first pilot program located 
     at Fort Carson.
       (8) Representative Hefley's leadership on the Military 
     Housing Privatization Initiative has allowed for the 
     privatization of more than 121,000 units of military family 
     housing, which brought meaningful improvements to living 
     conditions for thousands of members of the Armed Forces and 
     their spouses and children at installations throughout the 
     United States.
       (9) It is fitting and proper that an appropriate military 
     family housing area or structure at Fort Carson be designated 
     in honor of Representative Hefley, and it is further 
     appropriate that division B of this Act, which authorizes 
     funds for fiscal year 2007 for military construction 
     projects, land acquisition, and family housing projects and 
     facilities, be designated in honor of Representative Hefley.
       (b) Designation.--The Secretary of the Army shall designate 
     one of the military family housing areas or facilities 
     constructed for Fort Carson, Colorado, using the authority 
     provided by subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as the ``Joel Hefley Village''.
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  SA 4383. Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) 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 C of title IX, add the following:

     SEC. 924. LIMITATION ON REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL OF AIR FORCE 
                   SPACE COMMAND.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than September 1, 2006, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report on the planned or proposed 
     reductions in the personnel of the Air Force Space Command.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A description of the planned or proposed reductions in 
     the number of military personnel, civilian employees, or 
     contractor support personnel, as the case may be, assigned to 
     the Air Force Space Command.
       (2) A justification for the planned or proposed reductions.
       (3) An assessment of the effect of the planned or proposed 
     reductions on the capacity of the Air Force Space command to 
     conduct its mission in support of operational commanders.
       (4) An assessment whether or not the effect of the planned 
     or proposed reductions could be mitigated by granting the 
     commander of the Air Forces Space Command, or the appropriate 
     program executive officers, enhanced authority to make 
     personnel and resource decisions in implementing such 
     reductions.
       (5) A certification that the planned or proposed reductions 
     will not impede, disrupt, or otherwise diminish or interfere 
     with the national security space acquisition programs of the 
     United States, national security space operations of the 
     United States, or national security space technology 
     development by the United States.
       (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations and 
     the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations and 
     the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
     of Representatives.

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  SA 4384. Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) 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 C of title IX, add the following:

     SEC. 924. REDUCTION IN PERSONNEL OF AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND.

       (a) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
     the Secretary of the Air Force should not reduce the number 
     of military personnel, civilian employees, or contractor 
     support personnel assigned to the Air Force Space Command, or 
     any component of the Air Force Space Command, from the number 
     of such personnel or employees assigned to the Air Force 
     Space Command as of January 1, 2006, until the Secretary 
     submits to the appropriate committees of Congress the report 
     described in subsection (b).
       (b) Report.--Not later than September 1, 2006, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report that includes the following:
       (1) A description of the proposed reduction in the number 
     of military personnel, civilian employees, or contractor 
     support personnel, as the case may be, assigned to the Air 
     Force Space Command.
       (2) A justification for the proposed reduction.
       (3) An assessment of the effect of the proposed reduction 
     on the capacity of the Air Force Space command to conduct its 
     mission in support of operational commanders.
       (4) An assessment whether or not the effect of the proposed 
     reduction could be mitigated by granting the commander of the 
     Air Forces Space Command, or the appropriate program 
     executive officers, enhanced authority to make personnel and 
     resource decisions in implementing the proposed reduction.
       (5) A certification that the proposed reduction will not 
     impede, disrupt, or otherwise diminish or interfere with the 
     national security space acquisition programs of the United 
     States, national security space operations of the United 
     States, or national security space technology development by 
     the United States.
       (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations and 
     the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations and 
     the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
     of Representatives.

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  SA 4385. Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Salazar) 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 appropriate place in title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. REPORT ON AIR FORCE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR 
                   FORCE FLIGHT OPERATIONS AT PUEBLO MEMORIAL 
                   AIRPORT, COLORADO.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 15, 2007, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on Air Force safety requirements 
     for Air Force flight operations at Pueblo Memorial Airport, 
     Colorado.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of the range of Air Force flight 
     operations at Pueblo Memorial Airport.
       (2) An assessment of the effect of Air Force flight 
     operations at Pueblo Memorial Airport on non-Air Force 
     activities at the airport.
       (3) A description of the Air Force safety requirements at 
     Pueblo Memorial Airport with

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     respect to Air Force flight operations at the airport.
       (4) An assessment of the necessity of providing for a 
     continuous fire-fighting capability at Pueblo Memorial 
     Airport.
       (5) A description and assessment of alternatives to Air 
     Force flight operations at Pueblo Memorial Airport, including 
     the cost and availability of such alternatives.
       (6) A description of the funding required to assist the 
     City of Pueblo, Colorado, in meeting Air Force safety 
     requirements for Air Force flight operations at Pueblo 
     Memorial Airport.
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  SA 4386. Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Johnson) 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 E of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 662. JOINT FAMILY SUPPORT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
     out a joint family support assistance program for the purpose 
     of providing assistance to families of members of the Armed 
     Forces.
       (b) Locations.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the program 
     for at least six regions of the country through sites 
     established by the Secretary for purposes of the program in 
     such regions.
       (2) Location of certain sites.--At least three of the sites 
     established under paragraph (1) shall be located in an area 
     that it geographically isolated from military installations.
       (c) Functions.--The Secretary shall provide assistance to 
     families of the members of the Armed Forces under the program 
     by providing at each site established for purposes of the 
     program under subsection (b) the following:
       (1) Financial, material, and other assistance to families 
     of members of the Armed Forces.
       (2) Mobile support services to families of members of the 
     Armed Forces.
       (3) Sponsorship of volunteers and family support 
     professionals for the delivery of support services to 
     families of members of the Armed Forces.
       (4) Coordination of family assistance programs and 
     activities provided by Military OneSource, Military Family 
     Life Consultants, counselors, the Department of Defense, 
     other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, 
     State and local agencies, and non-profit entities.
       (5) Facilitation of discussion on military family 
     assistance programs, activities, and initiatives between and 
     among the organizations, agencies, and entities referred to 
     in paragraph (4).
       (d) Resources.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide personnel and 
     other resources necessary for the implementation and 
     operation of the program at each site established under 
     subsection (b).
       (2) Acceptance of certain services.--In providing resources 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary may accept and utilize the 
     services of non-Federal Government volunteers and non-profit 
     entities.
       (e) Procedures.--The Secretary shall establish procedures 
     for the operation of each site established under subsection 
     (b) and for the provision of assistance to families of 
     members of the Armed Forces at such site.
       (f) Implementation Plan.--
       (1) Plan required.--Not later than 30 days after the first 
     obligation of amounts for the program, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     setting forth a plan for the implementation of the program.
       (2) Elements.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of the actions taken to select and 
     establish sites for the program under subsection (b).
       (B) A description of the procedures established under 
     subsection (d).
       (C) A review of proposed actions to be taken under the 
     program to improve coordination on family assistance program 
     and activities between and among the Department of Defense, 
     other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, 
     State and local agencies, and non-profit entities.
       (g) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the first 
     obligation of amounts for the program, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the program.
       (2) Elements.--The report shall include the following:
       (A) A description of the program, including each site 
     established for purposes of the program, the procedures 
     established under subsection (d) for operations at each such 
     site, and the assistance provided through each such site for 
     families of members of the Armed Forces.
       (B) An assessment of the effectiveness of the program in 
     providing assistance to families of members of the Armed 
     Forces.
       (C) An assessment of the advisability of extending the 
     program or making it permanent.
       (h) Assistance to Non-Profit Entities Providing Assistance 
     to Military Families.--The Secretary may provide financial, 
     material, and other assistance to non-profit entities in 
     order to facilitate the provision by such entities of 
     assistance to geographically isolated families of members of 
     the Armed Forces.
       (i) Sunset.--The program required by this section, and the 
     authority to provide assistance under subsection (h), shall 
     cease upon the date that is three years after the first 
     obligation of amounts for the program.
       (j) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
     by section 301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-
     wide activities, $5,000,000 may be available for the program 
     required by this section and the provision of assistance 
     under subsection (h).
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  SA 4387. Mr. FEINGOLD 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 G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1066. ANNUAL REPORT ON ACQUISITIONS OF ARTICLES, 
                   MATERIALS, AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURED OUTSIDE 
                   THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 31 of each year, the 
     head of each Federal agency shall submit a report to Congress 
     on the amount of the acquisitions made by the agency in the 
     preceding fiscal year of articles, materials, or supplies 
     purchased from entities that manufacture the articles, 
     materials, or supplies outside of the United States.
       (b) Content.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall 
     separately indicate--
       (1) the dollar value of any articles, materials, or 
     supplies purchased that were manufactured outside of the 
     United States;
       (2) an itemized list of all waivers granted with respect to 
     such articles, materials, or supplies under the Buy American 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.); and
       (3) a summary of--
       (A) the total procurement funds expended on articles, 
     materials, and supplies manufactured inside the United 
     States; and
       (B) the total procurement funds expended on articles, 
     materials, and supplies manufactured outside the United 
     States.
       (c) Public Availability.--The head of each Federal agency 
     submitting a report under subsection (a) shall make the 
     report publicly available to the maximum extent practicable.
       (d) Applicability.--This section shall not apply to 
     acquisitions made by an agency, or component thereof, that is 
     an element of the intelligence community as set forth in or 
     designated under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
     1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
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  SA 4388. Mr. FEINGOLD 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. NO COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT IN PAY OF MEMBERS OF 
                   CONGRESS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment 
     shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative 
     Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating to cost of 
     living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal 
     year 2007.
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  SA 4389. Mrs. MURRAY 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:

       On page 181, strike lines 5 though 8, and insert the 
     following:

     Armed Forces, including dependents of members of the National 
     Guard or Reserves called or ordered to active duty; and

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       (B) elementary and secondary school students who are 
     dependents of civilian employees of the Department of 
     Defense.

     SEC. 574. CHILD CARE FOR CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES 
                   ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM 
                   OR OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.

       (a) Child Care for Children Without Access to Military 
     Child Care.--
       (1) In general.--In any case where the children of a 
     covered member of the Armed Forces are geographically 
     dispersed and do not have practical access to a military 
     child development center, the Secretary of Defense may, to 
     the extent funds are available for such purpose, provide such 
     funds as are necessary permit the member's family to secure 
     access for such children to State licensed child care and 
     development programs and activities in the private sector 
     that are similar in scope and quality to the child care and 
     development programs and activities the Secretary would 
     otherwise provide access to under subchapter II of chapter 88 
     of title 10, United States Code, and other applicable 
     provisions of law.
       (2) Provision of funds.--Funds may be provided under 
     paragraph (1) in accordance with the provisions of section 
     1798 of title 10, United States Code, or by such other 
     mechanism as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (3) Priorities for allocation of funds in certain 
     circumstances.--The Secretary shall prescribe in regulations 
     priorities for the allocation of funds for the provision of 
     access to child care under paragraph (1) in circumstances 
     where funds are inadequate to provide all children described 
     in that paragraph with access to child care as described in 
     that paragraph.
       (b) Preservation of Services and Programs.--The Secretary 
     shall provide for the attendance and participation of 
     children in military child development centers and child care 
     and development programs and activities under subsection (a) 
     in a manner that preserves the scope and quality of child 
     care and development programs and activities otherwise 
     provided by the Secretary.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Department of Defense $25,000,000 
     to carry out this section for fiscal year 2007.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``covered members of the Armed Forces'' means 
     members of the Armed Forces on active duty, including members 
     of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are called 
     or ordered to active duty under a provision of law referred 
     to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code, 
     for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
       (2) The term ``military child development center'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 1800(1) of title 10, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 575. EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES 
                   ENROLLING MILITARY DEPENDENT CHILDREN.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Help 
     for Military Children Affected by War Act of 2007''.
       (b) Grants Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense is authorized to 
     award grants to eligible local educational agencies for the 
     additional education, counseling, and other needs of military 
     dependent children who are affected by war or dramatic 
     military decisions.
       (2) Funding plan.--The Secretary shall develop and publish 
     in the Federal Register a plan for awarding grants under this 
     section. The plan shall--
       (A) set forth the method for awarding grants under this 
     section; and
       (B) emphasize awarding grants under this section for 
     military dependent children described in subsection 
     (c)(3)(B).
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Eligible local educational agency.--The term ``eligible 
     local educational agency'' means a local educational agency 
     that--
       (A) had a military dependent child in average daily 
     attendance in a school served by the local educational agency 
     during the school year preceding the school year for which 
     the determination is made; and
       (B) is designated by the Secretary of Defense as impacted 
     by--
       (i) Operation Iraqi Freedom;
       (ii) Operation Enduring Freedom;
       (iii) the global rebasing plan of the Department of 
     Defense;
       (iv) the realignment of forces as a result of the base 
     closure process;
       (v) the official creation or activation of 1 or more new 
     military units; or
       (vi) a change in the number of required housing units on a 
     military installation, due to the Military Housing 
     Privatization Initiative of the Department of Defense.
       (2) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational 
     agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7801).
       (3) Military dependent child.--The term ``military 
     dependent child'' means a child--
       (A) described in subparagraph (B) or (D)(i) of section 
     8003(a)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)(1)); or
       (B) of a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces 
     who is called or ordered to active duty under a provision of 
     law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United 
     States Code, for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation 
     Iraqi Freedom.
       (d) Use of Funds.--Grant funds provided under this section 
     shall be used for--
       (1) tutoring, after-school, and dropout prevention 
     activities for military dependent children with a parent who 
     is or has been impacted by war-related action described in 
     clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subsection (c)(1)(B);
       (2) professional development of teachers, principals, and 
     counselors on the needs of military dependent children with a 
     parent who is or has been impacted by war-related action 
     described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subsection 
     (c)(1)(B);
       (3) counseling and other comprehensive support services for 
     military dependent children with a parent who is or has been 
     impacted by war-related action described in clause (i), (ii), 
     or (iii) of subsection (c)(1)(B), including the hiring of a 
     military-school liaison; and
       (4) other basic educational activities associated with an 
     increase in military dependent children.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of Defense such sums as may be necessary to 
     carry out this section for fiscal year 2007 and each of the 2 
     succeeding fiscal years.
       (2) Special rule.--Funds appropriated under paragraph (1) 
     are in addition to any funds made available to local 
     educational agencies under section 571, 572, 573 or 574 of 
     this Act, sections 572 and 573 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163), 
     or section 8003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703).
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  SA 4390. Mr. TALENT 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PATENT TERM EXTENSIONS FOR THE BADGES OF THE 
                   AMERICAN LEGION, THE AMERICAN LEGION WOMEN'S 
                   AUXILIARY, AND THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION.

       (a) Patent Term Extension for the Badge of the American 
     Legion.--The term of a certain design patent numbered 54,296 
     (for the badge of the American Legion) is renewed and 
     extended for a period of 14 years beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, with all the rights and privileges 
     pertaining to such patent.
       (b) Patent Term Extension for the Badge of the American 
     Legion Women's Auxiliary.--The term of a certain design 
     patent numbered 55,398 (for the badge of the American Legion 
     Women's Auxiliary) is renewed and extended for a period of 14 
     years beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, with 
     all the rights and privileges pertaining to such patent.
       (c) Patent Term Extension for the Badge of the Sons of the 
     American Legion.--The term of a certain design patent 
     numbered 92,187 (for the badge of the Sons of the American 
     Legion) is renewed and extended for a period of 14 years 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, with all the 
     rights and privileges pertaining to such patent.
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  SA 4391. Mr. GRAHAM 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. EQUITY IN COMPUTATION OF DISABILITY RETIRED PAY FOR 
                   RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS WOUNDED IN ACTION.

       Section 1208(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``However, 
     in the case of such a member who is retired under this 
     chapter, or whose name is placed on the temporary disability 
     retired list under this chapter, because of a disability 
     incurred after the date of the enactment of this sentence for 
     which the member is awarded the Purple Heart, the member 
     shall be credited, for the purposes of this chapter, with the 
     number of years of service that would be counted if computing 
     the member's years of service under section 12732 of this 
     title.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4392. Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2007 for

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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 B of title IX, add the following:

     SEC. 913. INDEPENDENT REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR 
                   NATIONAL SECURITY IN SPACE.

       (a) Independent Review and Assessment Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide for 
     an independent review and assessment of the organization and 
     management of the Department of Defense for national security 
     in space.
       (2) Conduct of review.--The review and assessment shall be 
     conducted by an appropriate entity outside the Department of 
     Defense selected by the Secretary for purposes of this 
     section.
       (3) Elements.--The review and assessment shall address the 
     following:
       (A) The requirements of the Department of Defense for 
     national security space capabilities, as identified by the 
     Department, and the efforts of the Department to fulfill such 
     requirements.
       (B) The future space missions of the Department, and the 
     plans of the Department to meet the future space missions.
       (C) The actions that could be taken by the Department to 
     modify the organization and management of the Department over 
     the near-term, medium-term, and long-term in order to 
     strengthen United States national security in space, and the 
     ability of the Department to implement its requirements and 
     carry out the future space missions, including the following:
       (i) Actions to exploit existing and planned military space 
     assets to provide support for United States military 
     operations.
       (ii) Actions to improve or enhance current interagency 
     coordination processes regarding the operation of national 
     security space assets, including improvements or enhancements 
     in interoperability and communications.
       (iii) Actions to improve or enhance the relationship 
     between the intelligence aspects of national security space 
     (so-called ``black space'') and the non-intelligence aspects 
     of national security space (so-called ``white space'').
       (iv) Actions to improve or enhance the manner in which 
     military space issues are addressed by professional military 
     education institutions.
       (4) Liaison.--The Secretary shall designate at least one 
     senior civilian employee of the Department of Defense, and at 
     least one general or flag officer of an Armed Force, to serve 
     as liaison between the Department, the Armed Forces, and the 
     entity conducting the review and assessment.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the entity conducting the review 
     and assessment shall submit to the Secretary and the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the review and 
     assessment.
       (2) Elements.--The report shall include--
       (A) the results of the review and assessment; and
       (B) recommendations on the best means by which the 
     Department may improve its organization and management for 
     national security in space.
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  SA 4393. Mr. AKAKA 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 VII, add the following:

     SEC. 762. TRANSFER OF CUSTODY OF THE AIR FORCE HEALTH STUDY 
                   ASSETS TO MEDICAL FOLLOW-UP AGENCY.

       (a) Transfer.--
       (1) Notification of participants.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall notify the participants of the Air Force Health 
     Study that the study as currently constituted is ending as of 
     September 30, 2006. In consultation with the Medical Follow-
     up Agency (in this section referred to as the ``Agency'') of 
     the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of 
     Sciences, the Secretary of the Air Force shall request the 
     written consent of the participants to transfer their data 
     and biological specimens to the Agency during fiscal year 
     2007 and written consent for the Agency to maintain the data 
     and specimens and make them available for additional studies.
       (2) Completion of transfer.--Custodianship of the Air Force 
     Health Study shall be completely transferred to the Agency on 
     or before September 30, 2007. Assets to be transferred shall 
     include electronic data files and biological specimens of all 
     the study participants.
       (3) Copies to archives.--The Air Force shall send paper 
     copies of all study documents to the National Archives.
       (b) Report on Transfer.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after completion 
     of the transfer of the assets of the Air Force Health Study 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the transfer.
       (2) Matters covered.--At a minimum, the report shall 
     include information on the number of study participants whose 
     data and biological specimens were not transferred, the 
     efforts that were taken to contact such participants, and the 
     reasons why the transfer of their data and specimens did not 
     occur.
       (c) Disposition of Assets Not Transferred.--The Secretary 
     of the Air Force may not destroy any data or biological 
     specimens not transferred under subsection (a) until the 
     expiration of the one-year period following submission of the 
     report under subsection (b).
       (d) Funding.--
       (1) Costs of transfer.--The Secretary of Defense shall make 
     available to the Air Force $850,000 for preparation, transfer 
     of the assets of the Air Force Health Study and shipment of 
     data and specimens to the Medical Follow-up Agency and the 
     National Archives during fiscal year 2007 from amounts 
     available from the Department of Defense for that year. The 
     Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer the freezers 
     and other physical assets assigned to the Air Force Health 
     Study to the Agency without charge.
       (2) Costs of collaboration.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     reimburse the National Academy of Sciences up to $200,000 for 
     costs of the Medical Follow-up Agency to collaborate with the 
     Air Force in the transfer and receipt of the assets of the 
     Air Force Health Study to the Agency during fiscal year 2007 
     from amounts available from the Department of Defense for 
     that year.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4394. Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. 
Vitter) 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 27, strike line 1 and all that follows through page 
     29, line 5, and insert the following:

     SEC. 144. RETIREMENT OF B-52H BOMBER AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Limitation on Retirement Pending Report on Bomber Force 
     Structure.--No funds authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for 
     retiring or dismantling any of the 93 B-52H bomber aircraft 
     in service in the Air Force as of June 1, 2006, until 30 days 
     after the Secretary of the Air Force transmits to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report on the bomber force structure of the 
     Air Force meeting the requirements of subsection (b).
       (b) Elements.--
       (1) In general.--A report under subsection (a) shall set 
     forth the following:
       (A) The plan of the Air Force for the modernization of the 
     B-52H bomber aircraft fleet.
       (B) The plans of the Air Force for the modernization of the 
     balance of the bomber force structure.
       (C) The amount and type of bombers in the bomber force 
     structure that is appropriate to meet the requirements of the 
     national security strategy of the United States.
       (D) A justification of the cost and projected savings of 
     any reductions to the B-52H bomber aircraft fleet as a result 
     of the retirement or dismantlement of the B-52H bomber 
     aircraft covered by the report.
       (E) The life expectancy of each bomber aircraft to remain 
     in the bomber force structure.
       (F) The date by which any new bomber aircraft must reach 
     initial operational capability and the capabilities of the 
     bomber force structure that would be replaced or superseded 
     by any new bomber aircraft.
       (G) The Analysis of Alternatives (AOA) completed for the 
     Next Generation Long Range Strike program.
       (2) Amount and type of bomber force structure defined.--In 
     this subsection, the term ``amount and type of bomber force 
     structure'' means the number of B-2 bomber aircraft, B-52H 
     bomber aircraft, and B-1 bomber aircraft that are required to 
     carry out the national security strategy of the United 
     States.
       (c) Preparation of Report.--A report under this section 
     shall be prepared and submitted by the Institute of Defense 
     Analysis to the Secretary of the Air Force for transmittal by 
     the Secretary in accordance with subsection (a).

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       (d) Limitation on Transmittal of Report.--The Secretary of 
     Air Force may not transmit the report under subsection (a) as 
     described in that subsection until the Comptroller General of 
     the United States certifies that--
       (1) the report is complete and accurate; and
       (2) the Air Force has underway a viable program, funded in 
     the Future-Years Defense Program of the Department of 
     Defense, to provide a high probability of meeting the goal in 
     the Quadrennial Defense Review of fielding a new, land-based, 
     penetrating long-range strike capability by 2018 while 
     modernizing the current bomber force.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4395. 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:

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

     SEC. 1084. EXTENSION OF RETURNING WORKER EXEMPTION.

       Section 402(b)(1) of the Save Our Small and Seasonal 
     Businesses Act of 2005 (title IV of division B of Public Law 
     109-13; 8 U.S.C. 1184 note) is amended by striking ``2006'' 
     and inserting ``2009''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4396. Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms. 
Snowe, and Mr. Burns) 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 I of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1084. CREDIT MONITORING AND DATA THEFT PROTECTION 
                   SERVICES FOR VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES AFFECTED BY THEFT OF PERSONAL 
                   INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS.

       (a) Contract for Services Required.--The Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall enter into a contract with an 
     appropriate entity under which contract such entity shall 
     provide appropriate credit or identity protection monitoring 
     services to veterans and members of the Armed Forces 
     (including members of the National Guard and the Reserve) 
     affected by the theft of personal information from the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs on May 3, 2006.
       (b) Limitation.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     contract under subsection (a) permits only those veterans and 
     members of the Armed Forces who choose to receive monitoring 
     services under such contract to elect to have personal 
     information monitored by the contractor under such contract.
       (c) Fixed Price for Services.--The contract under 
     subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, provide a fixed price for 
     any veteran or member of the Armed Forces who elects to 
     receive services under such contract. Such price for such 
     services shall be in effect under such contract for not less 
     than 12 months beginning on the date of the commencement of 
     the provision of services under such contract.
       (d) Prohibition on Charges.--A veteran or member of the 
     Armed Forces described in subsection (a) who receives 
     services under the contract under that subsection may not be 
     assessed a charge or fee for the receipt of such services. 
     The cost of such services shall be borne by the Secretary in 
     accordance with the prices established under subsection (c).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4397. 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:

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

     SEC. 352. REPORT ON VEHICLE-BASED ACTIVE PROTECTION SYSTEMS 
                   FOR CERTAIN BATTLEFIELD THREATS.

       (a) Independent Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     enter into a contract with an appropriate entity independent 
     of the United States Government to conduct an assessment of 
     various foreign and domestic technological approaches to 
     vehicle-based active protection systems for defense against 
     both chemical energy and kinetic energy top-attack and direct 
     fire threats, including anti-tank missiles and rocket 
     propelled grenades, mortars, and other similar battlefield 
     threats.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) Report required.--The contract required by subsection 
     (a) shall require the entity entering in to such contract to 
     submit to the Secretary of Defense, and to the congressional 
     defense committees, not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, a report on the assessment 
     required by that subsection.
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) a detailed comparative analysis and assessment of the 
     technical approaches covered by the assessment under 
     subsection (a), including the feasibility, military utility, 
     cost, and potential short-term and long-term development and 
     deployment schedule of such approaches; and
       (B) any other elements specified by the Secretary in the 
     contract under subsection (a).
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  SA 4398. Mr. KENNEDY 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 II, add the following:

     SEC. 257. REPORT ON BIOMETRICS PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress, at the same time as the submittal of the budget of 
     the President for fiscal year 2008 (as submitted under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) a submit a 
     report on the biometrics programs of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (b) Elements.--The report shall address the following:
       (1) Whether the Department should modify the current 
     executive agent management structure for the biometrics 
     programs.
       (2) The requirements for the biometrics programs to meet 
     needs throughout the Department of Defense.
       (3) Whether such programs as currently fielded meet 
     requirements in Iraq and Afghanistan.
       (4) Whether the current set of development programs will 
     meet the future Department requirements.
       (5) The actions being taken within the Executive Branch to 
     rationalize requirements, programs, and resources among the 
     departments and agencies of the Executive Branch with a role 
     in using or developing biometrics capabilities.
       (c) Biometrics Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``biometrics'' means an identity management program or system 
     that utilizes distinct personal attributes, including DNA, 
     facial features, irises, retinas, signatures, and voices, to 
     identify individuals.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4399. Ms. CANTWELL 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 V, insert the following:

     SEC. 569. REPEAL OF 10-YEAR LIMIT ON USE OF VETERANS' AND 
                   RESERVE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.

       (a) Veterans' Educational Assistance Benefits.--
       (1) All-volunteer force educational assistance program.--
     Section 3031 of title 38, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 3018C(e)(3)(B) of such title is amended--
       (i) by striking ``(B)(i)'' and inserting ``(B)''; and
       (ii) by striking clause (ii).
       (B) Section 3020 of such title is amended--
       (i) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``Subject to the time 
     limitation for use of entitlement under section 3031 of this 
     title, an'' and inserting ``An''; and
       (ii) in subsection (h)(5), by striking ``Notwithstanding 
     section 3031 of this title, a'' and inserting ``A''.
       (C) The heading for subchapter IV of chapter 30 of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:

       ``Subchapter IV--General and Administrative Provisions''.

       (3) Clerical amendment.--The chapter analysis at the 
     beginning of chapter 30 of such title is amended by striking 
     the matter

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     relating to the heading for subchapter IV and the item 
     relating to section 3031 and inserting the following:


                      ``SUBCHAPTER IV--GENERAL AND

                      ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS''.

       (b) Reserve Educational Assistance Benefits.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 16133 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 16133.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4400. Mr. DODD 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 III, add the following:

     SEC. 352. ANNUAL REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT ON EQUIPMENT RESETS 
                   FOR THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) As a result of the unprecedented strain of Operation 
     Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, the inventories 
     of equipment, vehicles, and aircraft of the Army and Marine 
     Corps have been gravely depleted. Having 16 to 18 Army 
     brigades deployed in combat at one time for the last 3 years, 
     in addition to other United States forces, has added to the 
     strain on United States military equipment. Battle losses and 
     so-called equipment ``wash-out'' are having a significant 
     impact on the readiness of the Armed forces.
       (2) In Operation Iraqi Freedom, United States tanks are 
     being driven more than 4,000 miles per year, 5 times the 
     expected annual usage of 800 miles per year. Army helicopters 
     are experiencing usage rates roughly 2 to 3 times the planned 
     peacetime rate. The truck fleet of the Army is experiencing 
     some of the most pronounced problems of excessive wear, with 
     usage rates of 5 to 6 times the peacetime rate, further 
     exacerbated by the addition of heavy armor.
       (3) This increased ``operational tempo'' (optempo) shortens 
     the life of equipment, vehicles, and aircraft and demands 
     much earlier and larger investments in maintenance and 
     procurement. Other causes of degradation of equipment, 
     vehicles, and aircraft include--
       (A) sand and extreme heat that effects mechanical and 
     electronic systems; and
       (B) rocket-propelled grenade and improvised explosive 
     device (IED) attacks.
       (4) From 2003 to 2005, the Army claimed that it deployed 
     more than 40 percent of its equipment in support of Operation 
     Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Recently, the 
     Marine Corps estimated that approximately 40 percent of all 
     Marine Corp ground equipment and 20 percent of aircraft 
     assets are in use in support of current operations.
       (5) According to the Government Accountability Office, 
     although the Army reports high rates of equipment readiness 
     in Operation Iraqi Freedom currently, it risks sacrificing 
     long-term readiness through decisions to keep equipment in 
     theater, to forgo depot repairs, and to rely almost 
     exclusively on in-theater repair capabilities to keep 
     equipment mission-capable. As a result, much Army equipment 
     has not undergone high-level depot maintenance since the 
     start of operations in March 2003. Continued usage at rates 
     like those in Operation Iraqi Freedom, without higher levels 
     of maintenance, could result in more equipment requiring more 
     extensive and expensive repairs in the future and may result 
     in the need for replacement rather than repair.
       (6) Because most Army and Marine Corps equipment is staying 
     in Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom is hampering--
       (A) the ability of Government-run depots in the United 
     States to retain the industrial base to meet recapitalization 
     needs; and
       (B) the ability of the Armed Forces to address future 
     threats at home and abroad.
       (7) Army Chief of Staff General Schoomaker recently 
     testified that over the next 6 years, the Army projects that 
     it will cost $36,000,000,000 to fund reset activities for 
     equipment, vehicles, and aircraft, assuming that the United 
     States fully draws down its forces from Iraq by the end of 
     2007. If the Army continues to operate in Operation Iraqi 
     Freedom at current levels, the reset cost will total more 
     than $72,000,000,000, and will eventually require steady 
     reset expenditures for a full 2 years after the Armed Forces 
     withdraws from Iraq.
       (b) Annual Review and Assessment on Equipment Reset.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall each--
       (A) conduct a review and assessment of the equipment, 
     vehicle, and aircraft reset requirements of the Armed Forces 
     as a result of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
     Freedom; and
       (B) submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     setting forth--
       (i) the results of such review and assessment; and
       (ii) recommendations for actions to address the long-term 
     preparedness challenges with respect to equipment, vehicles 
     and aircraft for the Armed Forces that result from Operation 
     Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
       (2) Particular requirements.--In carrying out paragraph (1) 
     each year, the Secretary and the Comptroller General shall 
     each--
       (A) assess the consequences of deferred depot maintenance 
     on the equipment, vehicles, and aircraft of the Armed Forces;
       (B) evaluate the impact of the need for resets of Army 
     equipment, vehicles, and aircraft on Army force modernization 
     initiatives (such as modularity) and on the development of 
     the Future Combat Systems (FCS);
       (C) identify a realistic multi-year schedule for the 
     procurement, repair, and recapitalization to be required to 
     reset equipment, vehicles, and aircraft for the Armed Forces, 
     and, in the case of the Secretary, develop mechanisms for 
     incorporating such schedule (and the funding required to 
     implement such schedule) in coming Future-Years Defense 
     Programs of the Department of Defense;
       (D) develop, to the extent possible, an accurate estimate 
     of the cost of the necessary reset of equipment, vehicles, 
     and aircraft for the Armed Forces;
       (E) review and assess the impact of Operation Iraqi Freedom 
     and Operation Enduring Freedom on the defense industrial base 
     of the United States in meeting the requirements of the 
     Department of Defense for equipment, vehicles, and aircraft 
     for the Armed Forces, including the regular components and 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces, in order to ensure 
     the full and continuing readiness of the Armed Forces to 
     fulfill their national defense responsibilities; and
       (F) develop recommendations, including recommendations on 
     the utilization and expansion of existing authorities like 
     the Defense Production Act, to improve the capacity and 
     capability of the defense industrial base of the United 
     States to meet such responsibilities.
       (c) Reset Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``reset'', when applied to equipment, vehicles, or aircraft, 
     means the actions required to bring such equipment, vehicles, 
     or aircraft to full combat readiness. Such actions include--
       (1) repair, which generally involves restoration by 
     military technicians and contractors deployed in the field;
       (2) replacement; and
       (3) recapitalization, which generally involves long-term 
     depot-level maintenance to return equipment, vehicles, or 
     aircraft to a status approximating not-previously used.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4401. Mr. SALAZAR 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:

       Beginning on page 537, strike line 10 through the matter 
     following page 539, line 19.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4402. Mr. SALAZAR (for himself and Mr. Jeffords) 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:

       Beginning on page 538, strike line 22 and all that follows 
     through page 539, line 15, and insert the following:
       ``(b) Environmental Use Restrictions.--The Secretary of a 
     military department may grant or enter into a restrictive 
     easement, covenant, or similar instrument under State law 
     that restricts the future uses of real property as necessary 
     to ensure the continued effectiveness of any remedial or 
     corrective action selected or approved pursuant to any State 
     or Federal environmental law.
       ``(c) Limitations.--(1) No easement or use restriction 
     granted under this section may include more land than is 
     necessary for the easement or use restriction.
       ``(2) Easements and use restrictions granted under this 
     section shall be without consideration from the recipient.

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       ``(3) Nothing in this section shall impair or limit any 
     obligation of any military department to comply with any 
     requirements of State or Federal environmental law.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4403. Mr. KENNEDY 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 G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1065. CERTIFICATIONS ON CIVIL WAR IN IRAQ.

       (a) Certifications Required.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 
     thereafter until all United States combat brigades have been 
     redeployed from Iraq, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, make a 
     determination as to whether there is a civil war in Iraq. The 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit each such certification to 
     Congress in accordance with subsection (b).
       (b) Report to Congress.--
       (1) Determination criteria.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     include with each certification submitted to Congress under 
     this section a description of the criteria underlying the 
     determination of the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of State, for purposes of such 
     certification as to whether there is a civil war in Iraq, 
     including--
       (A) an assessment of levels of sectarian violence;
       (B) the numbers of civilians displaced;
       (C) the degree to which government security forces 
     (including the army, police, and special forces) exercise 
     effective control over major urban areas;
       (D) the extent to which units of the security forces 
     respond to militia and party leaders rather than to their 
     national commands;
       (E) the extent to which militias have organized or 
     conducted hostile actions against the United States Armed 
     Forces;
       (F) the extent to which militias are providing security; 
     and
       (G) estimates of civilian casualties as a result of 
     sectarian violence.
       (2) Information following determination of no civil war.--
     If the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State, determines for purposes of a 
     certification under this section that there is not a civil 
     war in Iraq, the Secretary of Defense shall, in submitting 
     such certification to Congress under this section, submit to 
     Congress with such certification the following information 
     (in unclassified format):
       (A) A description of the efforts by the United States 
     Government to help avoid civil war in Iraq.
       (B) The strategy of the United States Government to protect 
     United States Armed Forces in the event of civil war in Iraq.
       (C) The strategy of the United States Government to ensure 
     that United States Armed Forces will not take sides in the 
     event of civil war in Iraq.
       (3) Information following determination of civil war.--If 
     the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of State, determines for purposes of a certification under 
     this section that there is a civil war in Iraq, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall, in submitting such certification to 
     Congress under this section, submit to Congress with such 
     certification the following information (in unclassified 
     format):
       (A) A statement of the mission and duration of United 
     States Armed Forces in Iraq.
       (B) The strategy of the United States Government to protect 
     United States Armed Forces while they remain in Iraq.
       (C) The strategy of the United States Government to ensure 
     that United States Armed Forces will not take sides in the 
     civil war.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4404. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, and 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 G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1066. SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS OF CERTAIN PRESIDENTIAL 
                   DAILY BRIEFINGS ON IRAQ.

       (a) In General.--The Director of National Intelligence 
     shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees any 
     Presidential Daily Briefing (PDB), or any portion of a 
     Presidential Daily Briefing, of the Director of Central 
     Intelligence during the period beginning on January 20, 1997, 
     and ending on March 19, 2003, that refers to Iraq or 
     otherwise addresses Iraq in any fashion.
       (b) Congressional Intelligence Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``congressional intelligence committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4405. Mr. FEINGOLD 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 G of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 1066. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING REGIONAL 
                   COMBATANT COMMAND FOR AFRICA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives a report on the 
     establishment of a United States Armed Forces regional 
     combatant command for Africa.
       (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) a feasibility study on the establishment of a United 
     States Armed Forces regional combatant command for Africa;
       (2) an assessment of the benefits and problems associated 
     with establishing such a command; and
       (3) an estimate of the costs, time, and resources needed to 
     establish such a command.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4406. Ms. STABENOW 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 title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1084. MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released a 
     report on March 30, 2006, entitled ``An Assessment of U.S. 
     Efforts to Secure the Global Supply Chain'' (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Senate Report''). That report, among 
     other things, analyzed the unique security risks posed by the 
     importation into the United States of cargo containers 
     carrying trash.
       (2) The Senate Report contained several important findings 
     including the following:
       (A) Containers carrying trash pose inherent security risks 
     fundamentally different from those posed by containers 
     carrying consumer products because--
       (i) it is difficult, if not impossible, to trace the supply 
     chain for trash cargos, given the variety of different 
     individuals and entities that contribute to trash collections 
     and the lack of any screening system to identify 
     contributions as they are made;
       (ii) the density of trash cargos makes inspection through 
     irradiation impossible; and
       (iii) physical inspection of trash cargos is difficult and 
     dangerous.
       (B) Importers of consumer products, by contrast, have more 
     control over the specific content and the origin of the 
     imported products, making it easier to take steps to monitor 
     and ensure the security of the supply chain.
       (C) There are few, if any, security measures in place to 
     screen trash or ensure that trash does not conceal illegal or 
     harmful materials, such as weapons or nuclear material.
       (3) Growing imports of trash present an increasingly 
     serious security problem.
       (4) For example, according to the Senate Report, Canada 
     shipped roughly 100,000 containers of trash across United 
     States borders into Michigan in 2004 alone, an 8 percent 
     increase over 2003.
       (5) Another 10,000 containers of trash come through 9 other 
     ports of entry on both the northern and southern borders of 
     the United States each year.
       (6) The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
     Security has found that from 2003 to 2004, tons of illegal 
     drugs and millions of dollars in illegal currency have been 
     transported into the United States in trash containers, among 
     other forbidden cargo.
       (7) The Senate Report concluded that the Department of 
     Homeland Security should ban imports of trash into the United 
     States entirely until the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     ``can ensure that the supply chain of a trash importer is 
     secure or develops protocols ensuring adequate inspections of 
     individual trash containers''.

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       (8) To pay for more rigorous inspections to protect people 
     in the United States from the security risks currently 
     associated with trash containers, the Senate Report 
     recommended enacting into a law a ``fee on international 
     shipments of trash''.
       (b) Inspections of Imported Municipal Solid Waste.--
       (1) Inspections of municipal solid waste.--Not later than 6 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection shall commence 
     inspections of international shipments of municipal solid 
     waste that enter the customs territory of the United States.
       (2) Fee.--
       (A) In general.--The Commissioner of Customs and Border 
     Protection shall levy a fee on each importer of international 
     municipal solid waste that enters into the customs territory 
     of the United States.
       (B) Amount.--The fee under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     limited in amount to the approximate cost of the inspection 
     described in paragraph (1) and shall not constitute a source 
     of revenue for the United States Treasury.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Customs territory of the united states.--The term 
     ``customs territory of the United States'' has the meaning 
     given the term in general note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule of the United States.
       (2) Municipal solid waste.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
     the term ``municipal solid waste'' means--
       (i) all waste materials discarded for disposal by 
     households, including single and multifamily residences, and 
     hotels and motels; and
       (ii) all waste materials discarded for disposal that were 
     generated by commercial, institutional, municipal, and 
     industrial sources, to the extent such materials--

       (I) are essentially the same as materials described in 
     clause (i); and
       (II) were collected and disposed of with other municipal 
     solid waste described in clause (i) as part of normal 
     municipal solid waste collection services, except that this 
     subclause does not apply to hazardous materials other than 
     hazardous materials that, under regulations issued under 
     section 3001(d) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6921(d)), are not subject to regulation under subtitle C of 
     that Act (42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq).

       (B) Inclusions.--The term ``municipal solid waste'' 
     includes food and yard waste, paper, clothing, appliances, 
     consumer product packaging, disposable diapers, office 
     supplies, cosmetics, glass and metal food containers, 
     household hazardous waste, and debris resulting from 
     construction, remodeling, repair, or demolition of 
     structures.
       (C) Exclusions.--The term ``municipal solid waste'' does 
     not include the following:
       (i) Any solid waste identified or listed as a hazardous 
     waste under section 3001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6941 et seq.), except for household hazardous waste.
       (ii) Any solid waste, including contaminated soil and 
     debris, resulting from--

       (I) a response action taken under section 104 or 106 of the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604 and 9606);
       (II) a response action taken under a State law with 
     authorities comparable to the authorities of such section 104 
     or 106; or
       (III) a corrective action taken under the Solid Waste 
     Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).

       (iii) Recyclable materials that have been separated, at the 
     source of the waste, from waste otherwise destined for 
     disposal or that have been managed separately from waste 
     destined for disposal.
       (iv) Scrap rubber to be used as a fuel source.
       (v) Materials and products returned from a dispenser or 
     distributor to the manufacturer or an agent of the 
     manufacturer for credit, evaluation, and possible reuse.
       (vi) Any solid waste that is--

       (I) generated by an industrial facility; and
       (II) transported for the purpose of treatment, storage, or 
     disposal to a facility or unit thereof that--

       (aa) is owned or operated by the generator of the waste;
       (bb) located on property owned by the generator or a 
     company with which the generator is affiliated; or
       (cc) the capacity of which is contractually dedicated 
     exclusively to a specific generator, so long as the disposal 
     area complies with local and State land use and zoning 
     regulations applicable to the disposal site.
       (vii) Any medical waste that is segregated from or not 
     mixed with solid waste.
       (viii) Combustion ash generated by resource recovery 
     facilities or municipal incinerators, or waste from 
     manufacturing or processing (including pollution control) 
     operations not essentially the same as waste normally 
     generated by households.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4407. Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Conrad) 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 502, in the table preceding line 1, strike 
     ``$8,000,000'' in the amount column of the item relating to 
     Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and insert 
     ``$9,000,000''.
       On page 503, in the table following line 10, strike 
     ``$171,188,000'' in the amount column of the item relating to 
     Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and insert 
     ``$170,188,000''.
       On page 504, line 23, strike ``$862,661,000'' and insert 
     ``$863,661,000''.
       On page 505, line 16, strike ``$1,183,138,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,182,138,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4408. Mr. FEINGOLD 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 title X, add the following new subtitle:

                Subtitle J--Wartime Treatment Study Act

     SEC. 1091. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Wartime Treatment Study 
     Act''.

     SEC. 1092. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) During World War II, the United States successfully 
     fought the spread of Nazism and fascism by Germany, Italy, 
     and Japan.
       (2) Nazi Germany persecuted and engaged in genocide against 
     Jews and certain other groups. By the end of the war, 
     6,000,000 Jews had perished at the hands of Nazi Germany. 
     United States Government policies, however, restricted entry 
     to the United States to Jewish and other refugees who sought 
     safety from Nazi persecution.
       (3) While we were at war, the United States treated the 
     Japanese American, German American, and Italian American 
     communities as suspect.
       (4) The United States Government should conduct an 
     independent review to assess fully and acknowledge these 
     actions. Congress has previously reviewed the United States 
     Government's wartime treatment of Japanese Americans through 
     the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of 
     Civilians. An independent review of the treatment of German 
     Americans and Italian Americans and of Jewish refugees 
     fleeing persecution and genocide has not yet been undertaken.
       (5) During World War II, the United States Government 
     branded as ``enemy aliens'' more than 600,000 Italian-born 
     and 300,000 German-born United States resident aliens and 
     their families and required them to carry Certificates of 
     Identification, limited their travel, and seized their 
     personal property. At that time, these groups were the two 
     largest foreign-born groups in the United States.
       (6) During World War II, the United States Government 
     arrested, interned or otherwise detained thousands of 
     European Americans, some remaining in custody for years after 
     cessation of World War II hostilities, and repatriated, 
     exchanged, or deported European Americans, including 
     American-born children, to hostile, war-torn European Axis 
     nations, many to be exchanged for Americans held in those 
     nations.
       (7) Pursuant to a policy coordinated by the United States 
     with Latin American countries, many European Latin Americans, 
     including German and Austrian Jews, were captured, shipped to 
     the United States and interned. Many were later expatriated, 
     repatriated or deported to hostile, war-torn European Axis 
     nations during World War II, most to be exchanged for 
     Americans and Latin Americans held in those nations.
       (8) Millions of European Americans served in the armed 
     forces and thousands sacrificed their lives in defense of the 
     United States.
       (9) The wartime policies of the United States Government 
     were devastating to the Italian Americans and German American 
     communities, individuals and their families. The detrimental 
     effects are still being experienced.
       (10) Prior to and during World War II, the United States 
     restricted the entry of Jewish refugees who were fleeing 
     persecution and sought safety in the United States. During 
     the 1930's and 1940's, the quota system, immigration 
     regulations, visa requirements, and the time required to 
     process visa applications affected the number of Jewish 
     refugees, particularly those from Germany and Austria, who 
     could gain admittance to the United States.
       (11) Time is of the essence for the establishment of 
     commissions, because of the increasing danger of destruction 
     and loss of relevant documents, the advanced age of potential 
     witnesses and, most importantly, the advanced age of those 
     affected by the United

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     States Government's policies. Many who suffered have already 
     passed away and will never know of this effort.

     SEC. 1093. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) During world war ii.--The term ``during World War II'' 
     refers to the period between September 1, 1939, through 
     December 31, 1948.
       (2) European americans.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``European Americans'' refers to 
     United States citizens and permanent resident aliens of 
     European ancestry, including Italian Americans, German 
     Americans, Hungarian Americans, Romanian Americans, and 
     Bulgarian Americans.
       (B) Italian americans.--The term ``Italian Americans'' 
     refers to United States citizens and permanent resident 
     aliens of Italian ancestry.
       (C) German americans.--The term ``German Americans'' refers 
     to United States citizens and permanent resident aliens of 
     German ancestry.
       (3) European latin americans.--The term ``European Latin 
     Americans'' refers to persons of European ancestry, including 
     Italian or German ancestry, residing in a Latin American 
     nation during World War II.

     PART I--COMMISSION ON WARTIME TREATMENT OF EUROPEAN AMERICANS

     SEC. 1094. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ON WARTIME TREATMENT 
                   OF EUROPEAN AMERICANS.

       (a) In General.--There is established the Commission on 
     Wartime Treatment of European Americans (referred to in this 
     part as the ``European American Commission'').
       (b) Membership.--The European American Commission shall be 
     composed of 7 members, who shall be appointed not later than 
     90 days after the date of enactment of this Act as follows:
       (1) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
       (2) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, in consultation with the minority 
     leader.
       (3) Two members shall be appointed by the majority leader 
     of the Senate, in consultation with the minority leader.
       (c) Terms.--The term of office for members shall be for the 
     life of the European American Commission. A vacancy in the 
     European American Commission shall not affect its powers, and 
     shall be filled in the same manner in which the original 
     appointment was made.
       (d) Representation.--The European American Commission shall 
     include 2 members representing the interests of Italian 
     Americans and 2 members representing the interests of German 
     Americans.
       (e) Meetings.--The President shall call the first meeting 
     of the European American Commission not later than 120 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (f) Quorum.--Four members of the European American 
     Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may 
     hold hearings.
       (g) Chairman.--The European American Commission shall elect 
     a Chairman and Vice Chairman from among its members. The term 
     of office of each shall be for the life of the European 
     American Commission.
       (h) Compensation.--
       (1) In general.--Members of the European American 
     Commission shall serve without pay.
       (2) Reimbursement of expenses.--All members of the European 
     American Commission shall be reimbursed for reasonable travel 
     and subsistence, and other reasonable and necessary expenses 
     incurred by them in the performance of their duties.

     SEC. 1095. DUTIES OF THE EUROPEAN AMERICAN COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--It shall be the duty of the European 
     American Commission to review the United States Government's 
     wartime treatment of European Americans and European Latin 
     Americans as provided in subsection (b).
       (b) Scope of Review.--The European American Commission's 
     review shall include the following:
       (1) A comprehensive review of the facts and circumstances 
     surrounding United States Government actions during World War 
     II that violated the civil liberties of European Americans 
     and European Latin Americans pursuant to the section 4067, 
     4068, 4069, or 4070 of the Revised Statutes (50 U.S.C. 21, 
     22, 23, and 24) (referred to in this part as the ``Alien 
     Enemies Acts''), Presidential Proclamations 2526, 2527, 2655, 
     2662, Executive Orders 9066 and 9095, and any directive of 
     the United States Government pursuant to such law, 
     proclamations, or executive orders respecting the 
     registration, arrest, exclusion, internment, exchange, or 
     deportment of European Americans and European Latin 
     Americans. This review shall include an assessment of the 
     underlying rationale of the United States Government's 
     decision to develop related programs and policies, the 
     information the United States Government received or acquired 
     suggesting the related programs and policies were necessary, 
     the perceived benefit of enacting such programs and policies, 
     and the immediate and long-term impact of such programs and 
     policies on European Americans and European Latin Americans 
     and their communities.
       (2) A review of United States Government action with 
     respect to European Americans pursuant to the Alien Enemies 
     Acts and Executive Order 9066 during World War II, including 
     registration requirements, travel and property restrictions, 
     establishment of restricted areas, raids, arrests, 
     internment, exclusion, policies relating to the families and 
     property that excludees and internees were forced to abandon, 
     internee employment by American companies (including a list 
     of such companies and the terms and type of employment), 
     exchange, repatriation, and deportment, and the immediate and 
     long-term effect of such actions, particularly internment, on 
     the lives of those affected. This review shall include a list 
     of all temporary detention and long-term internment 
     facilities.
       (3) A brief review of the participation by European 
     Americans in the United States Armed Forces including the 
     participation of European Americans whose families were 
     excluded, interned, repatriated, or exchanged.
       (4) A recommendation of appropriate remedies, including how 
     civil liberties can be better protected during war, or an 
     actual, attempted, or threatened invasion or incursion, an 
     assessment of the continued viability of the Alien Enemies 
     Acts, and public education programs related to the United 
     States Government's wartime treatment of European Americans 
     and European Latin Americans during World War II.
       (c) Field Hearings.--The European American Commission shall 
     hold public hearings in such cities of the United States as 
     it deems appropriate.
       (d) Report.--The European American Commission shall submit 
     a written report of its findings and recommendations to 
     Congress not later than 18 months after the date of the first 
     meeting called pursuant to section 1094(e).

     SEC. 1096. POWERS OF THE EUROPEAN AMERICAN COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--The European American Commission or, on 
     the authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or 
     member thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the 
     provisions of this chapter, hold such hearings and sit and 
     act at such times and places, and request the attendance and 
     testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, 
     records, correspondence, memorandum, papers, and documents as 
     the Commission or such subcommittee or member may deem 
     advisable. The European American Commission may request the 
     Attorney General to invoke the aid of an appropriate United 
     States district court to require, by subpoena or otherwise, 
     such attendance, testimony, or production.
       (b) Government Information and Cooperation.--The European 
     American Commission may acquire directly from the head of any 
     department, agency, independent instrumentality, or other 
     authority of the executive branch of the Government, 
     available information that the European American Commission 
     considers useful in the discharge of its duties. All 
     departments, agencies, and independent instrumentalities, or 
     other authorities of the executive branch of the Government 
     shall cooperate with the European American Commission and 
     furnish all information requested by the European American 
     Commission to the extent permitted by law, including 
     information collected as a result of the Commission on 
     Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Act (Public 
     Law 96-317; 50 U.S.C. App. 1981) or the Wartime Violation of 
     Italian American Civil Liberties Act (Public Law 106-451; 114 
     Stat. 1947). For purposes of the section 552a(b)(9) of title 
     5, United States Code (referred to in this subtitle as the 
     Privacy Act of 1974), the European American Commission shall 
     be deemed to be a committee of jurisdiction.

     SEC. 1097. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       The European American Commission is authorized to--
       (1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as 
     may be necessary, without regard to the provisions of title 
     5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 
     competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of 
     chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
     relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, 
     except that the compensation of any employee of the 
     Commission may not exceed a rate equivalent to the rate 
     payable under GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 
     5332 of such title;
       (2) obtain the services of experts and consultants in 
     accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of such title;
       (3) obtain the detail of any Federal Government employee, 
     and such detail shall be without reimbursement or 
     interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege;
       (4) enter into agreements with the Administrator of General 
     Services for procurement of necessary financial and 
     administrative services, for which payment shall be made by 
     reimbursement from funds of the Commission in such amounts as 
     may be agreed upon by the Chairman of the Commission and the 
     Administrator;
       (5) procure supplies, services, and property by contract in 
     accordance with applicable laws and regulations and to the 
     extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation 
     Acts; and

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       (6) enter into contracts with Federal or State agencies, 
     private firms, institutions, and agencies for the conduct of 
     research or surveys, the preparation of reports, and other 
     activities necessary to the discharge of the duties of the 
     Commission, to the extent or in such amounts as are provided 
     in appropriation Acts.

     SEC. 1098. FUNDING.

       Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Justice, $500,000 shall be available to carry 
     out this part.

     SEC. 1099. SUNSET.

       The European American Commission shall terminate 60 days 
     after the date that the report required by section 1095(e) is 
     submitted to Congress.

      PART II--COMMISSION ON WARTIME TREATMENT OF JEWISH REFUGEES

     SEC. 1099A. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ON WARTIME TREATMENT 
                   OF JEWISH REFUGEES.

       (a) In General.--There is established the Commission on 
     Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees (referred to in this 
     part as the ``Jewish Refugee Commission'').
       (b) Membership.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall be 
     composed of 7 members, who shall be appointed not later than 
     90 days after the date of enactment of this Act as follows:
       (1) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
       (2) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, in consultation with the minority 
     leader.
       (3) Two members shall be appointed by the majority leader 
     of the Senate, in consultation with the minority leader.
       (c) Terms.--The term of office for members shall be for the 
     life of the Jewish Refugee Commission. A vacancy in the 
     Jewish Refugee Commission shall not affect its powers, and 
     shall be filled in the same manner in which the original 
     appointment was made.
       (d) Representation.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall 
     include 2 members representing the interests of Jewish 
     refugees.
       (e) Meetings.--The President shall call the first meeting 
     of the Jewish Refugee Commission not later than 120 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (f) Quorum.--Four members of the Jewish Refugee Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold 
     hearings.
       (g) Chairman.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall elect a 
     Chairman and Vice Chairman from among its members. The term 
     of office of each shall be for the life of the Jewish Refugee 
     Commission.
       (h) Compensation.--
       (1) In general.--Members of the Jewish Refugee Commission 
     shall serve without pay.
       (2) Reimbursement of expenses.--All members of the Jewish 
     Refugee Commission shall be reimbursed for reasonable travel 
     and subsistence, and other reasonable and necessary expenses 
     incurred by them in the performance of their duties.

     SEC. 1099B. DUTIES OF THE JEWISH REFUGEE COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--It shall be the duty of the Jewish Refugee 
     Commission to review the United States Government's refusal 
     to allow Jewish and other refugees fleeing persecution in 
     Europe entry to the United States as provided in subsection 
     (b).
       (b) Scope of Review.--The Jewish Refugee Commission's 
     review shall cover the period between January 1, 1933, 
     through December 31, 1945, and shall include, to the greatest 
     extent practicable, the following:
       (1) A review of the United States Government's refusal to 
     allow Jewish and other refugees fleeing persecution and 
     genocide entry to the United States, including a review of 
     the underlying rationale of the United States Government's 
     decision to refuse the Jewish and other refugees entry, the 
     information the United States Government received or acquired 
     suggesting such refusal was necessary, the perceived benefit 
     of such refusal, and the impact of such refusal on the 
     refugees.
       (2) A review of Federal refugee policy relating to those 
     fleeing persecution or genocide, including recommendations 
     for making it easier for future victims of persecution or 
     genocide to obtain refuge in the United States.
       (c) Field Hearings.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall 
     hold public hearings in such cities of the United States as 
     it deems appropriate.
       (d) Report.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall submit a 
     written report of its findings and recommendations to 
     Congress not later than 18 months after the date of the first 
     meeting called pursuant to section 1099A(e).

     SEC. 1099C. POWERS OF THE JEWISH REFUGEE COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--The Jewish Refugee Commission or, on the 
     authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or member 
     thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions 
     of this part, hold such hearings and sit and act at such 
     times and places, and request the attendance and testimony of 
     such witnesses and the production of such books, records, 
     correspondence, memorandum, papers, and documents as the 
     Commission or such subcommittee or member may deem advisable. 
     The Jewish Refugee Commission may request the Attorney 
     General to invoke the aid of an appropriate United States 
     district court to require, by subpoena or otherwise, such 
     attendance, testimony, or production.
       (b) Government Information and Cooperation.--The Jewish 
     Refugee Commission may acquire directly from the head of any 
     department, agency, independent instrumentality, or other 
     authority of the executive branch of the Government, 
     available information that the Jewish Refugee Commission 
     considers useful in the discharge of its duties. All 
     departments, agencies, and independent instrumentalities, or 
     other authorities of the executive branch of the Government 
     shall cooperate with the Jewish Refugee Commission and 
     furnish all information requested by the Jewish Refugee 
     Commission to the extent permitted by law, including 
     information collected as a result of the Commission on 
     Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Act (Public 
     Law 96-317; 50 U.S.C. App. 1981) or the Wartime Violation of 
     Italian American Civil Liberties Act (Public Law 106-451; 114 
     Stat. 1947). For purposes of the section 552a(b)(9) of the 
     Privacy Act of 1974, the Jewish Refugee Commission shall be 
     deemed to be a committee of jurisdiction.

     SEC. 1099D. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       The Jewish Refugee Commission is authorized to--
       (1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as 
     may be necessary, without regard to the provisions of title 
     5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 
     competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of 
     chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
     relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, 
     except that the compensation of any employee of the 
     Commission may not exceed a rate equivalent to the rate 
     payable under GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 
     5332 of such title;
       (2) obtain the services of experts and consultants in 
     accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of such title;
       (3) obtain the detail of any Federal Government employee, 
     and such detail shall be without reimbursement or 
     interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege;
       (4) enter into agreements with the Administrator of General 
     Services for procurement of necessary financial and 
     administrative services, for which payment shall be made by 
     reimbursement from funds of the Commission in such amounts as 
     may be agreed upon by the Chairman of the Commission and the 
     Administrator;
       (5) procure supplies, services, and property by contract in 
     accordance with applicable laws and regulations and to the 
     extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation 
     Acts; and
       (6) enter into contracts with Federal or State agencies, 
     private firms, institutions, and agencies for the conduct of 
     research or surveys, the preparation of reports, and other 
     activities necessary to the discharge of the duties of the 
     Commission, to the extent or in such amounts as are provided 
     in appropriation Acts.

     SEC. 1099E. FUNDING.

       Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Justice, $500,000 shall be available to carry 
     out this part.

     SEC. 1099F. SUNSET.

       The Jewish Refugee Commission shall terminate 60 days after 
     the date the report required by section 1099B is submitted to 
     Congress.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4409. Mr. OBAMA (for himself, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. 
Carper) 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 F of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 587. REPORT ON PROVISION OF ELECTRONIC COPY OF MILITARY 
                   RECORDS ON DISCHARGE OR RELEASE OF MEMBERS FROM 
                   THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the feasibility and advisability of providing an 
     electronic copy of military records (including all military 
     service, medical, and other military records) to members of 
     the Armed Forces on their discharge or release from the Armed 
     Forces.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An estimate of the costs of the provision of military 
     records as described in subsection (a).
       (2) An assessment of providing military records as 
     described in that subsection through the distribution of a 
     portable, readily accessible medium (such as a computer disk 
     or other similar medium) containing such records.

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       (3) A description and assessment of the mechanisms required 
     to ensure the privacy of members of the Armed Forces in 
     providing military records as described in that subsection.
       (4) An assessment of the benefits to the members of the 
     Armed Forces of receiving their military records as described 
     in that subsection.
       (5) If the Secretary determines that providing military 
     records to members of the Armed Forces as described in that 
     subsection is feasible and advisable, a plan (including a 
     schedule) for providing such records to members of the Armed 
     Forces as so described in order to ensure that each member of 
     the Armed Forces is provided such records upon discharge or 
     release from the Armed Forces.
       (6) Any other matter to relating to the provision of 
     military records as described in that subsection that the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4410. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Bingaman) 
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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) Channel Islands National Monument was designated in 
     1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt under the authority 
     of the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.);
       (2) Channel Islands National Monument was expanded to 
     include additional islands and redesignated as Channel 
     Islands National Park in 1980 to protect the nationally 
     significant natural, scenic, wildlife, marine, ecological, 
     archaeological, cultural, and scientific values of the 
     Channel Islands in California;
       (3) Santa Rosa Island was acquired by the United States in 
     1986 for approximately $29,500,000 for the purpose of 
     restoring the native ecology of the Island and making the 
     Island available to the public for recreational uses;
       (4) Santa Rosa Island contains numerous prehistoric and 
     historic artifacts and provides important habitat for several 
     threatened and endangered species; and
       (5) under a court-approved settlement agreement, the 
     nonnative elk and deer populations are scheduled to be 
     removed from the Park by 2011 and the Island is to be 
     restored to management consistent with other National Parks.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Island.--The term ``Island'' means Santa Rosa Island, 
     which is part of Channel Islands National Park in the State 
     of California.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (3) Settlement agreement.--The term ``settlement 
     agreement'' means the 1998 court-approved settlement 
     agreement among the National Park Service, Vail & Vickers, 
     and the National Parks Conservation Association for case 
     numbers 96-7412 WJR and 97-4098 WJR.
       (c) Management of Santa Rosa Island.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that Channel Islands National Park (including the 
     Island) is administered by the National Park Service in 
     accordance with--
       (1) title II of Public Law 96-199 (16 U.S.C. 410ff et 
     seq.);
       (2) the National Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et 
     seq.); and
       (3) any other applicable laws (including the regulations 
     and polices of the National Park Service relating to the 
     management of units of the National Park System).
       (d) Protection of Park Resources.--The Secretary shall 
     manage the Island in a manner that ensures that--
       (1) the natural, scenic, and cultural resources of the 
     Island (including threatened species, endangered species, and 
     other native plant and animal populations) are properly 
     protected, restored, and interpreted for the public; and
       (2) visitors to the Island--
       (A) are provided with a safe and enjoyable experience; and
       (B) are not denied access to significant portions of the 
     Island.
       (e) Settlement Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act voids or nullifies the 
     settlement agreement concerning the management of nonnative 
     deer and elk on the Island.
       (2) Requirements.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     population of nonnative deer and elk are removed from the 
     Island not later than December 31, 2011, in accordance with 
     the schedule set forth in the settlement agreement.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4411. Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself and Mr. Pryor) 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:

       On page 519, line 21, strike ``$242,143,000'' and insert 
     ``$245,743,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4412. Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Biden) 
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 E of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 662. AUTHORITY TO PAY GRATUITY TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES FOR SLAVE LABOR PERFORMED FOR JAPAN 
                   DURING WORLD WAR II.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) During World War II, members of the United States Armed 
     Forces fought valiantly against Japanese military forces in 
     the Pacific. From December 1941 until May 1942, United States 
     military personnel fought valiantly against overwhelming 
     Japanese military forces on Wake Island, Guam, the Philippine 
     Islands, including the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor, and 
     the Dutch East Indies, thereby preventing Japan from 
     accomplishing strategic objectives necessary for achieving a 
     preemptive military victory in the Pacific during World War 
     II.
       (2) In military action in the Philippines, United States 
     troops were ordered to surrender on April 9, 1942, and were 
     forced to march 65 miles to prison camps at Camp O'Donnell, 
     Cabanatuan, and Bilibid. More than 10,000 Americans died 
     during the march, known as the ``Bataan Death March'', and 
     during subsequent imprisonment as a result of starvation, 
     disease, and executions.
       (3) Beginning in January 1942, the Japanese military began 
     to transport United States prisoners of war to Japan, Taiwan, 
     Manchuria, and Korea to perform slave labor to support their 
     war industries. Many of the unmarked merchant vessels in 
     which the prisoners were transported, called ``Hell Ships'', 
     were attacked by American naval and air forces, which, 
     according to some estimates, resulted in more than 3,600 
     American fatalities.
       (4) Following the conclusion of World War II, the United 
     States Government agreed to pay compensation to United States 
     ex-prisoners of war amounting to $2.50 per day of 
     imprisonment. This compensation was paid from Japanese assets 
     frozen by the United States Government and do not begin to 
     fully compensate those ex-prisoners of war for the short-term 
     and long-term costs of the slave labor they endured. Neither 
     the Government of Japan nor any Japanese corporations admit 
     any liability for further payment of such compensation.
       (5) Other nations, including Canada, the United Kingdom, 
     and the Netherlands, have authorized payment of gratuities to 
     their surviving veterans who were captured by the Japanese 
     during World War II and required to perform slave labor.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to recognize, 
     by the provision of compensation, the heroic contributions of 
     the members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the 
     United States who were captured by the Japanese military 
     during World War II and denied their basic human rights by 
     being made to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government 
     of Japan or by Japanese corporations during World War II.
       (c) Payment of Gratuity Authorized.--The Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs may pay a gratuity to a covered veteran or 
     civilian internee, or to the surviving spouse of a covered 
     veteran or civilian internee, in the amount of $20,000.
       (d) Covered Veteran or Civilian Internee Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``covered veteran or civilian internee'' 
     means any individual who--
       (1) was a member of the Armed Forces, a civilian employee 
     of the United States, or an employee of a contractor of the 
     United States during World War II;
       (2) served in or with United States combat forces during 
     World War II;
       (3) was captured and held as a prisoner of war or prisoner 
     by Japan in the course of such service; and
       (4) was required by the Imperial Government of Japan, or 
     one or more Japanese corporations, to perform slave labor 
     during World War II.
       (e) Relationship to Other Payments.--Any amount paid a 
     person under this section

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     for activity described in subsection (d) is in addition to 
     any other amount paid such person for such activity under any 
     other provision of law.
       (f) Inapplicability of Taxation or Attachment.--Any amount 
     paid a person under this section shall not be subject to any 
     taxation, attachment, execution, levy, tax lien, or detention 
     under any process whatever.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4413. Mr. BURNS (for himself, Mr. Allard, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Enzi, 
and Mr. Conrad) 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 B of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 215. REMOTE VISUAL ASSESSMENT.

       (a) Additional Amount for Research, Development, Test, and 
     Evaluation, Defense-Wide.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for Defense-wide activities is hereby 
     increased by $10,900,000.
       (b) Availability of Amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for Defense-wide activities, as 
     increased by subsection (a), $10,900,000 may be available for 
     ICBM Security Modernization (PE #0604851) for Remote Visual 
     Assessment for security for silos for intercontinental 
     ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
       (c) Offset.--
       (1) Prohibition on deactivation of minuteman iii icbms.--No 
     funds authorized to be appropriated for the Department of 
     Defense for fiscal year 2007 may be obligated or expended for 
     the deactivation of any Minuteman III Intercontinental 
     Ballistic Missile.
       (2) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 301(4) for operation and maintenance for the Air 
     Force is hereby reduced by $10,900,000, with the amount of 
     the reduction to be allocated to amounts otherwise available 
     to the United States Space Command for the deactivation of 
     Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4414. Mr. COCHRAN 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 IX, add following:

     SEC. 903. MILITARY DEPUTIES TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF 
                   THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS FOR ACQUISITION, 
                   LOGISTICS, AND TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Department of the Army.--
       (1) Establishment of position.--There is hereby established 
     within the Department of the Army the position of Military 
     Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology.
       (2) Lieutenant general.--The individual serving in the 
     position of Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology shall be a 
     lieutenant general of the Army on active duty.
       (3) Exclusion from grade and number limitations.--An 
     officer serving in the position of Military Deputy to the 
     Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, 
     and Technology shall not be counted against the numbers and 
     percentages of officers of the Army of the grade of 
     lieutenant general.
       (b) Department of the Navy.--
       (1) Establishment of position.--There is hereby established 
     within the Department of the Navy the position of Military 
     Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
     Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology.
       (2) Vice admiral.--The individual serving in the position 
     of Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
     Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology shall be a vice 
     admiral on active duty.
       (3) Exclusion from grade and number limitations.--An 
     officer serving in the position of Military Deputy to the 
     Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Acquisition, Logistics, 
     and Technology shall not be counted against the numbers and 
     percentages of officers of the grade of vice admiral.
       (c) Department of the Air Force.--
       (1) Establishment of position.--There is hereby established 
     within the Department of the Air Force the position of 
     Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 
     for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology.
       (2) Lieutenant general.--The individual serving in the 
     position of Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the 
     Air Force for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology shall be 
     a lieutenant general of the Air Force on active duty.
       (3) Exclusion from grade and number limitations.--An 
     officer serving in the position of Military Deputy to the 
     Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, 
     Logistics, and Technology shall not be counted against the 
     numbers and percentages of officers of the Air Force of the 
     grade of lieutenant general.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4415. Mr. STEVENS 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. WAIVER FOR TRANSPORTATION TO COOK INLET.

       Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 
     (46 U.S.C. App. 883) or any other law restricting the 
     operation of a foreign-flag vessel in the coastwise trade, 
     the foreign-flag vessel TAI AN KOU (IMO number 9223277) may 
     engage in the coastwise trade of the United States to 
     transport a jack-up drilling rig from a place near Port 
     Arthur, Texas, to a site in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4416. Mr. CHAFEE 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. FOX POINT HURRICANE BARRIER, PROVIDENCE, RHODE 
                   ISLAND.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Barrier'' means the Fox Point Hurricane 
     Barrier, Providence, Rhode Island.
       (2) The term ``City'' means the city of Providence, Rhode 
     Island.
       (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Army, 
     acting through the Chief of Engineers.
       (b) Responsibility for Barrier.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     assume responsibility for the annual operation and 
     maintenance of the Barrier.
       (c) Required Structures.--
       (1) In general.--The City, in coordination with the 
     Secretary, shall identify any land and structures required 
     for the continued operation and maintenance, repair, 
     replacement, rehabilitation, and structural integrity of the 
     Barrier.
       (2) Conveyance.--The City shall convey to the Secretary, by 
     quitclaim deed and without consideration, all rights, title, 
     and interests of the City in and to the land and structures 
     identified under paragraph (1).
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary such funds as are 
     necessary for each fiscal year to operate and maintain the 
     Barrier (including repair, replacement, and rehabilitation).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4417. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
Obama) 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 F of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 587. IMPROVED ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Preseparation Counseling.--Section 1142 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) For members of the reserve components who have been 
     serving on active duty continuously for at least 180 days, 
     the Secretary concerned shall require that preseparation 
     counseling under this section be provided to all such members 
     (including officers) before the members are separated.

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       ``(5) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that commanders 
     of members entitled to services under this section authorize 
     the members to obtain such services during duty time.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``(4) Information 
     concerning'' and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Provision of information on civilian occupations and 
     related assistance programs, including information 
     concerning--
       ``(A) certification and licensure requirements that are 
     applicable to civilian occupations;
       ``(B) civilian occupations that correspond to military 
     occupational specialties; and
       ``(C)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(15) Information concerning homelessness, including risk 
     factors, awareness assessment, and contact information for 
     preventative assistance associated with homelessness.'';
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Additional Requirements.--(1) The Secretary concerned 
     shall ensure that--
       ``(A) preseparation counseling under this section includes 
     material that is specifically relevant to the needs of--
       ``(i) persons being separated from active duty by discharge 
     from a regular component of the armed forces; and
       ``(ii) members of the reserve components being separated 
     from active duty;
       ``(B) the preseparation counseling under this section is 
     provided to each member of the armed forces eligible for such 
     counseling under this section and includes web-based 
     services, telemedicine, and individual counseling;
       ``(C) the scope and content of the material presented in 
     preseparation counseling at each location under this section 
     are consistent with the scope and content of the material 
     presented in the preseparation counseling at the other 
     locations under this section; and
       ``(D) follow up counseling is provided for each member of 
     the reserve components described in subparagraph (A) not 
     later than 180 days after separation from active duty.
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall, on a continuing basis, 
     update the content of the materials used by the National 
     Veterans Training Institute and such officials' other 
     activities that provide direct training support to personnel 
     who provide preseparation counseling under this section.''; 
     and
       (4) by amending the heading to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1142. Members separating from active duty: 
       preseparation counseling''.

       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 58 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 1142 and 
     inserting the following:

``1142. Members separating from active duty: preseparation 
              counseling.''.

       (c) Department of Labor Transitional Services Program.--
     Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``paragraph (4)(A)'' 
     in the second sentence and inserting ``paragraph (6)(A)'';
       (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Participation.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     require participation by members of the armed forces eligible 
     for assistance under the program carried out under this 
     section.
       ``(2) The Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     need not require, but shall encourage and otherwise promote, 
     participation in the program by the following members of the 
     armed forces described in paragraph (1):
       ``(A) Each member who has previously participated in the 
     program.
       ``(B) Each member who, upon discharge or release from 
     active duty, is returning to--
       ``(i) a position of employment; or
       ``(ii) pursuit of an academic degree or other educational 
     or occupational training objective that the member was 
     pursuing when called or ordered to such active duty.
       ``(3) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that commanders 
     of members entitled to services under this section authorize 
     the members to obtain such services during duty time.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Mechanisms for Provision of Counseling and 
     Services.--(1) In providing counseling and other services 
     under the program under this section, the Secretary of 
     Labor--
       ``(A) may utilize range of methods for providing such 
     counseling and services, including face-to-face workshop, 
     individual counseling, web-based tutorial, videotape 
     workshops, and any combination thereof; and
       ``(B) shall encourage face-to-face workshops as the optimal 
     method for the provision of such counseling and services.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall ensure that the scope and content 
     of counseling and services under the program are consistent, 
     regardless of the mechanism utilized under paragraph (1) to 
     provide such counseling and services.
       ``(f) Updated Materials.--The Secretary concerned shall, on 
     a continuing basis, update the content of all materials used 
     by the Department of Labor that provide direct training 
     support to personnel who provide transitional services 
     counseling under this section.''.

     SEC. 588. COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT ON ACCESS TO MEMBERS 
                   OF THE ARMED FORCES BEING DISCHARGED, SEPARATED 
                   OR RELEASED FROM THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Assessment Required.--The Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall conduct and provide to Congress within 
     240 days an assessment of the following:
       (1) The current policies and practices of the Department of 
     Defense (including the military departments and the Armed 
     Forces), the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the 
     Department of Labor on permitting access by military and 
     veterans' service organizations and State veterans service 
     agencies to members of the Armed Forces who are scheduled, or 
     are in the process of being scheduled, for separation, 
     discharge, release, or retirement from active duty in the 
     Armed Forces for the purposes of providing preseparation 
     counseling, other assistance briefings, and veteran-to-
     veteran counseling to such members.
       (2) Whether such policies and practices are consistently 
     applied throughout the military departments, the regular and 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces, all duty stations of 
     the Armed Forces, and facilities of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs.
       (3) The effectiveness of preseparation counseling provided 
     by veterans for members of the Armed Forces described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (4) The effectiveness of preseparation counseling and other 
     assistance briefings by military and veterans' service 
     organizations and State veterans service agencies for members 
     of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1).
       (5) The effectiveness of veteran-to-veteran counseling to 
     members of the Armed Forces who have been discharged or 
     released, or are retired, from active duty in the Armed 
     Forces.
       (b) Recommendations.--In conducting the assessment required 
     by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall develop such 
     recommendations as the Comptroller General considers 
     appropriate on the following:
       (1) The extent to which the Department of Defense, the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Labor 
     should encourage or require veteran preseparation counseling, 
     preseparation counseling, and other assistance briefings by 
     military and veterans' service organizations and State 
     veterans service agencies.
       (2) Means by which veterans should learn about and gain 
     access to veteran-to-veteran preseparation counseling, 
     preseparation counseling, and other assistance briefings by 
     military and veterans' service organizations, State and local 
     veterans service agencies, community-based organizations 
     (including faith-based organizations) serving veterans, and 
     other veteran-to-veteran counseling, and where and how access 
     should be made available.
       (3) Means by which the Department of Defense, the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Labor 
     shall ensure consistency in the application of policies and 
     practices on veteran-to-veteran preseparation counseling, 
     preseparation counseling, veteran-to-veteran counseling, and 
     other assistance briefings by military and veterans' service 
     organizations, State and local veterans service agencies, 
     community-based organizations (including faith-based 
     organizations) serving veterans throughout the military 
     departments, the regular and reserve components of the Armed 
     Forces, all duty stations of the Armed Forces, and facilities 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``counseling'', with respect to the members of 
     the Armed Forces described in subsection (a)(1), includes 
     group-level briefings and individual and family meetings with 
     such members in order to provide the following:
       (A) The counseling required under section 1142 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (B) The employment, job training, and other assistance, and 
     information on such assistance, required by section 1144 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (C) Information on benefits delivery at discharge programs.
       (D) Information on the programs and services of the entity 
     or organization providing such counseling.
       (2) The term ``benefits delivery at discharge program'' 
     means a program administered jointly by the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
     information and assistance on available benefits and other 
     transition assistance to obtain any disability benefits for 
     which a member of the Armed Forces.
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committees on Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs 
     of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committees on Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs 
     of the House of Representatives.
       (d) Provision of Materials.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall take 
     appropriate actions to ensure the provision to all members of 
     the Armed Forces described in subsection (a)(1) from

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     military and veterans' service organizations and State 
     veterans' service agencies of such materials (including 
     materials described in paragraph (2)) on separation from 
     active duty in the Armed Forces and adjustment to civilian 
     life as such organizations and agencies seek to provide to 
     such members. The Secretary may prohibit the provision of any 
     such materials to such members only if such materials are 
     factually inaccurate.
       (2) Materials.--The materials described in this paragraph 
     are materials on the following:
       (A) The counseling required to be provided under section 
     1142 of title 10, United States Code.
       (B) The employment, job training, and other assistance 
     required to be provided under section 1144 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (C) Benefits delivery at discharge programs.
       (D) Programs and services provided by the organization or 
     agency concerned.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4418. Mr. OBAMA 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 C of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2834. REPORT ON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASES AFFECTED BY 
                   2005 ROUND OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND 
                   REALIGNMENT.

       (a) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2007, the Secretary 
     of the Air Force shall submit to Congress a report on 
     planning by the Department of the Air Force for new or 
     additional missions for Guard personnel at the Air National 
     Guard bases that lost aircraft as a result of the 2005 round 
     of defense base closure and realignment.
       (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) a description of the planning process used by the Air 
     Force to determine future missions at Air National Guard 
     bases that lost aircraft as a result of the 2005 round of 
     defense base closure and realignment;
       (2) a description of the capabilities, characteristics, and 
     capacity of the facilities, infrastructure, and authorized 
     personnel at each such base;
       (3) a description of the missions under consideration for 
     each base and an explanation of the criteria and decision-
     making process to make final decisions about the new missions 
     for each base; and
       (4) a timeline for decisions on assigning new or expanded 
     missions to each base.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4419. Mrs. DOLE 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 F of title V, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 587. ENHANCEMENT OF PRESEPARATION COUNSELING AND 
                   TRANSITION SERVICES.

       (a) Preseparation Counseling and Transition Services.--
     Subsection (a) of section 1142 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``shall (except as provided in paragraph (4)) provide for 
     individual pre-
     separation counseling of'' and inserting ``shall (except as 
     provided in paragraph (5)) provide individual preseparation 
     counseling and additional individualized transition services 
     to'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) For a member of a reserve component being separated 
     from service on active duty for a period of more than 180 
     days, the Secretary concerned shall require that 
     preseparation counseling and transition services under this 
     section be provided to such member as soon as possible within 
     the member's remaining period fo service with completion of 
     the provision of such counseling and services to occur not 
     later than 120 days after the member is so separated.''.
       (b) Individualized Transitional Services.--Subsection (b) 
     of such section is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Counseling.--Counseling under'' and inserting ``Counseling 
     and Additional Individualized Transitional Services.--
     Counseling and additional individualized transitional 
     assistance under''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(18) In the case of a member who, as determined pursuant 
     to a post deployment health care assessment (PDHA), may be 
     eligible for compensation benefits under the laws 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, a referral 
     (to be provided with the assistance of the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs) for a medical examination by the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs referred to as a compensation and pension 
     examination.
       ``(19) Information concerning services of the Department of 
     Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and community-
     based organizations pertaining to reemployment rights, 
     transition employment assistance, education benefits, 
     readjustment counseling services, and other benefits for 
     veterans.''.
       (c) Additional Requirements.--Such section is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(d) Content Relevant to Regular and Reserve Component 
     Members.--The Secretary concerned shall ensure that 
     preseparation counseling and transition services under this 
     section include material that is specifically relevant to the 
     needs of members being separated from active duty from a 
     regular component, the needs of members of the reserve 
     components being separated from active duty, and the needs of 
     members of the National Guard being separated from full-time 
     National Guard duty.
       ``(e) Consistency of Materials.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall ensure that the scope and content of the materials 
     presented as part of preseparation counseling and transition 
     services at each location under this section are consistent 
     with minimum Department of Defense standards for the delivery 
     of preseparation counseling for all members of the armed 
     forces eligible to receive such counseling at separation from 
     the armed forces.
       ``(f) Post-Separation Follow-up for Reserve Component 
     Members.--The Secretary concerned shall ensure that follow-up 
     counseling is provided for each member of a reserve component 
     separated from active duty not later than 180 days after such 
     separation.
       ``(g) Updated Content of Materials.--The Secretary 
     concerned shall, on a continuing basis, update the minimum 
     Department of Defense standards for the delivery of 
     preseparation counseling used by activities of the Secretary 
     that provide direct training support to personnel who provide 
     preseparation counseling and other services under this 
     section.
       ``(h) Internet-Based Access to Materials.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall develop and maintain an Internet 
     website for the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) by not 
     later than October 1, 2008.
       ``(2) The information available through the website under 
     paragraph (1) shall include comprehensive information on the 
     Transition Assistance Program programs under subsection (b).
       ``(3) The website under paragraph (1) shall be accessible 
     to all member of the armed forces who are eligible for 
     preseparation counseling and transition services.
       ``(i) National Guard Members.--Members of the National 
     Guard being separated from duty to which ordered under 
     section 502(f) of title 32 shall be provided preseparation 
     counseling and services under this section to the same extent 
     that members of a reserve component being discharged or 
     released from active duty are provided preseparation 
     counseling and services under this section.''.
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Section heading.--The heading for section 1142 of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1142. Members separating from active duty: 
       preseparation counseling and transition services''.

       (2) Table of sections.--The item relating to section 1142 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 58 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:

``1142. Members separating from active duty: preseparation counseling 
              and transition services''.
       (e) Cross-Reference Amendment.--Section 1144(a)(1) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``paragraph (4)(A)'' in the 
     second sentence and inserting ``paragraph (5)(A)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4420. 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:

       At the end of title XIV, add the following:

     SEC. 1414. OUR MILITARY KIDS YOUTH SUPPORT PROGRAM.

       (a) Army Funding for Expansion of Program.--Of the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated by section 1405(1) for 
     operation and maintenance for the Army, $1,500,000 may be 
     available for the expansion nationwide of the Our Military 
     Kids youth support program for dependents of elementary and 
     secondary school age of members of the National Guard and 
     Reserve who are severely wounded or injured during 
     deployment.

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       (b) Army National Guard Funding for Expansion of Program.--
     Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     1405(6) for operation and maintenance for the Army National 
     Guard, $500,000 may be available for the expansion nationwide 
     of the Our Military Kids youth support program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4421. 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:

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

     SEC. 315. READING FOR THE BLIND AND DYSLEXIC PROGRAM OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Defense Dependents.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 301(5) for operation and maintenance 
     for Defense-wide activities, $500,000 may be available for 
     the Reading for the Blind and Dyslexic program of the 
     Department of Defense for defense dependents of elementary 
     and secondary school age in the continental United States and 
     overseas.
       (b) Severely Wounded or Injured Members of the Armed 
     Forces.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 1405(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-
     wide activities, $500,000 may be available for the Reading 
     for the Blind and Dyslexic program of the Department of 
     Defense for severely wounded or injured members of the Armed 
     Forces.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4422. Mr. SPECTER 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 XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1209. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF A 
                   COMPREHENSIVE, FULLY INTEGRATED SECURITY 
                   NETWORK SOLUTION IN IRAQ.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) A reliable and integrated telecommunications 
     infrastructure is essential to security, governance, and 
     economic stability in Iraq.
       (2) The United States Government, in association with 
     coalition partners, the Government of Iraq, and 
     nongovernmental organizations, has committed funds to improve 
     telecommunications infrastructure in Iraq, particularly with 
     respect to security.
       (3) A major effort in this regard includes the deployment 
     of an advanced first responder network (AFRN) throughout 
     Iraq, including in 14 cities that are currently benefitting 
     from these mission-critical public safety communications 
     capabilities.
       (4) The broader deployment and connectivity of such 
     disparate emergency communications systems is of critical 
     importance in Iraq, especially in the area of infrastructure 
     security, and a more integrated national common architecture 
     warrants special attention and support.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of Defense should--
       (1) continue the deployment of critical advanced first 
     responder network capability into selected areas of Iraq, 
     including the Kurdish area in the north of the country; and
       (2) in order to ensure enhanced connectivity of the 
     advanced first responder network, build upon the success of 
     the project to date and implement a comprehensive, fully 
     integrated security network solution in Iraq that will ensure 
     network reliability, secure communications, and a dependable 
     mechanism for the exchange of critical intelligence 
     information, particularly for purposes of supporting and 
     enhancing overall telecommunications services that 
     accommodate command and control of Iraqi security forces, 
     police, and first responders.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4423. Mr. BIDEN 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 title XIV, add following:

     SEC. 1414. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 
                   PURPOSES RELATING TO IRAQ.

       No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be 
     obligated or expended for a purpose as follows:
       (1) To establish a permanent United States military 
     installation or base in Iraq.
       (2) To exercise United States control over the oil 
     resources of Iraq.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4424. Mr. BIDEN 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 387, line 7, strike ``and aircraft'' and insert 
     ``and, subject to section 484(a) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291c(a)), aircraft''.
       On page 387, line 25, after ``congressional defense 
     committees'' the following: ``and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives''.
       On page 388, line 3, strike ``paragraphs (10)'' and insert 
     ``paragraphs (1)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4425. Mr. McCAIN (for himself and 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:

       Strike section 146 and insert the following:

     SEC. 146. PROHIBITION ON INCREMENTAL FUNDING AND MULTIYEAR 
                   PROCUREMENT RELATING TO F-22A AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Prohibition on Incremental Funding of F-22A Aircraft.--
     The Secretary of the Air Force shall not use incremental 
     funding for the procurement of F-22A aircraft.
       (b) Prohibition on Multiyear Contract for Procurement of F-
     22A Aircraft.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall not enter 
     into a multiyear contract for the procurement of F-22A 
     aircraft in fiscal year 2007.
       (c) Prohibition on Multiyear Contract for Procurement of F-
     119 Engines for F-22A Aircraft.--The Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall not enter into a multiyear contract for the 
     procurement of F-119 engines for F-22A aircraft in fiscal 
     year 2007.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4426. Mr. GRAHAM 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 B of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 730. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED OPTION PERIODS FOR EXTENSION 
                   OF CONTRACTS UNDER TRICARE.

       (a) Additional Number of Authorized Periods.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1097 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Additional Authorized Option Periods.--(1) 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
     Defense, after consulting with the other administering 
     Secretaries, may extend any contract for the delivery of 
     health care entered into under this section by one year if 
     the Secretary determines that such extension--
       ``(A) is in the best interests of the United States; and
       ``(B) will--
       ``(i) facilitate the effective administration of the 
     TRICARE program; or
       ``(ii) ensure continuity in the delivery of health care 
     under the TRICARE program.
       ``(2) The total number of extensions of a particular 
     contract that may be granted under paragraph (1) may not 
     exceed 2 extensions.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     and, subject to subsection (b), shall apply with respect to 
     any contract described in subsection (f) of section 1097 of 
     title 10, United States Code (as so added), that is in force 
     or entered into on or after that date.
       (b) Notice and Wait.--The Secretary of Defense may not 
     commence the exercise of the authority in subsection (f) of 
     section 1097 of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
     subsection (a) of this section) until 30 days after the date 
     on which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense 
     committees a report setting forth the minimum

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     level of performance by an incumbent contractor under a 
     contract covered by such subsection (f) that will be required 
     by the Secretary in order to be eligible for an extension 
     authorized by such subsection (f).
       (c) Report on Contracting Mechanisms for Health Care 
     Service Support Contracts.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     contracting mechanisms under consideration for future 
     contracts for health care service support under section 1097 
     of title 10, United States Code. The report shall include an 
     assessment of the advantages and disadvantages for the 
     Department of Defense (including the potential for 
     stimulating competition and the effect on health care 
     beneficiaries of the Department) of providing in such 
     contracts for a single term of 5 years with a single optional 
     period of extension of an additional 5 years.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4427. 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:

       At the end of subtitle I of title X, add the folling:

     SEC. 1084. EXTENSION OF RETURNING WORKER EXEMPTION.

       Section 402(b)(1) of the Save Our Small and Seasonal 
     Businesses Act of 2005 (title IV of division B of Public Law 
     109-13; 8 U.S.C. 1184 note) is amended by striking ``2006'' 
     and inserting ``2008''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4428. 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:

       At the end of part I of subtitle A of title V, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 509. MODIFICATION OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR LEADERSHIP OF 
                   THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL.

       Section 7042(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (A) by inserting ``active-duty or retired'' after ``An'';
       (B) by inserting ``or Marine Corps'' after ``Navy'';
       (C) by inserting ``or colonel, respectively'' after 
     ``captain''; and
       (D) by inserting ``or assigned'' after ``detailed'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and the Commandant of 
     the Marine Corps'' after ``Operations''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4)(A)--
       (A) by inserting ``(unless such individual is a retired 
     officer of the Navy or Marine Corps in a grade not below the 
     grade of captain or colonel, respectively)'' after ``in the 
     case of a civilian'';
       (B) by inserting ``active-duty or retired'' after ``in the 
     case of an''; and
       (C) by inserting ``or Marine Corps'' after ``Navy''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4429. Mr. CHAFEE 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 B of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1013. AUTHORITY TO DONATE SS ARTHUR M. HUDDELL TO THE 
                   GOVERNMENT OF GREECE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) It is in the economic and environmental interests of 
     the United States to promote the disposal of vessels in the 
     National Defense Reserve Fleet that are of insufficient value 
     to warrant further preservation.
       (2) The Maritime Administration of the Department of 
     Transportation has been authorized to make such disposals, 
     including the sale and recycling of such vessels and the 
     donation of such vessels to any State, commonwealth, or 
     possession of the United States, and to nonprofit 
     organizations.
       (3) The government of Greece has expressed an interest in 
     obtaining and using the ex-Liberty ship, SS ARTHUR M. 
     HUDDELL, for purposes of a museum exhibit.
       (4) It is in the interest of the United States to authorize 
     the Maritime Administration to donate SS ARTHUR M. HUDDELL to 
     Greece.
       (b) Donation of SS ARTHUR M. HUDDELL to Government of 
     Greece.--Notwithstanding Section 510(j) of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1158), the Secretary of 
     Transportation is authorized to transfer SS ARTHUR M. 
     HUDDELL, by gift, to the Government of Greece, in accordance 
     with terms and conditions determined by the Secretary.
       (c) Additional Equipment.--The Secretary may convey 
     additional equipment from other obsolete vessels of the 
     National Defense Reserve Fleet to assist the Government of 
     Greece under this section for purposes of the museum exhibit 
     referred to in subsection (a)(3).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4430. 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS EXTENDED TO EMPLOYEES OF 
                   NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCIES AND FEDERAL 
                   CONTRACTORS.

       Section 2302 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting the following: ``, in which case the President 
     shall submit a report to Congress, that may be classified if 
     necessary--

       ``(I) detailing any position the President has excluded 
     from the coverage of this section; and
       ``(II) including the reasons why the President determined 
     that excluding a position from the coverage of this section 
     is necessary and warranted by the conditions of good 
     administration;'';

       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``subsection (b)(8)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (8) or (9) of subsection (b)'';
       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation,''; and
       (iii) in clause (iii), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) `intelligence agency' means any agency described in 
     subparagraph (C)(ii).'';
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f)(1)(A) In this paragraph--
       ``(i) the term `executive agency' has the meaning given 
     under section 4(1) of the Office of the Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1)); and
       ``(ii) the term `Federal contractor' means any person that 
     has entered into a contract with an executive agency, or any 
     person who has entered into a contract with such a person 
     pursuant to the contract with that executive agency.
       ``(B) For the purposes of paragraphs (8) and (9) of 
     subsection (b), any employment position at a Federal 
     contractor that is funded in whole or in part by appropriated 
     funds shall be considered to be a covered position under 
     subsection (a)(2)(B).
       ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, an employment 
     position at a Federal contractor is funded in whole or in 
     part by appropriated funds if the responsibilities of the 
     position include engaging in any activity with respect to 
     such contract, including providing services or manufacturing 
     goods procured under the contract, or providing incidental or 
     support services related to such a contract, including 
     accounting, human resources, secretarial services, and any 
     other incidental or support services.
       ``(2) For the purposes of paragraph (8)(A) and paragraph 
     (9) of subsection (b), any position at an agency described 
     under subsection (a)(2)(C)(ii) shall be considered to be a 
     covered position under subsection (a)(2)(B).
       ``(g) Any person that violates this section shall be 
     subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $50,000.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4431. Mr. BROWNBACK 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ELIMINATION OF SANCTIONS ON LIBYA AND EXTENSION OF 
                   SANCTIONS ON IRAN.

       (a) Short Title.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1 of the Iran and Libya Sanctions 
     Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-

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     172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking ``and 
     Libya''.
       (2) References.--Any reference in any other provision of 
     law, regulation, document, or other record of the United 
     States to the ``Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996'' shall 
     be deemed to be a reference to the ``Iran Sanctions Act of 
     1996''.
       (b) Findings.--Section 2 of such Act is amended by striking 
     paragraph (4).
       (c) Declaration of Policy.--Section 3 of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Policy With 
     Respect to Iran.--''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (d) Mandatory Sanctions With Respect to Libya.--Section 5 
     of such Act is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b); and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``subsections (a) and (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or (b)''; and
       (3) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``or 
     (b)''; and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6), respectively.
       (e) Termination of Sanctions.--Section 8 of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) IRAN.--''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (f) Reports Required.--Section 10(b)(1) of such Act is 
     amended by striking ``and Libya'' each place it appears.
       (g) Sunset Date.--Section 13(b) of such Act is amended by 
     striking ``10 years'' and inserting ``15 years''.
       (h) Definitions.--Section 14 of such Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (9)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``nongovenmental entity in Iran, or with the Government of 
     Libya or a nongovernmental entity in Libya,'' and inserting 
     ``nongovernmental entity in Iran''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or Libya (as the 
     case may be)'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (12); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (13), (14), (15), (16), and 
     (17) as paragraphs (12), (13), (14), (15), and (16), 
     respectively.
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  SA 4432. Mr. JEFFORDS 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CHAMPLAIN VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP.

       (a) Findings and Purposes.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (A) the Champlain Valley and its extensive cultural and 
     natural resources have played a significant role in the 
     history of the United States and the individual States of 
     Vermont and New York;
       (B) archaeological evidence indicates that the Champlain 
     Valley has been inhabited by humans since the last retreat of 
     the glaciers, with the Native Americans living in the area at 
     the time of European discovery being primarily of Iroquois 
     and Algonquin descent;
       (C) the linked waterways of the Champlain Valley, including 
     the Richelieu River in Canada, played a unique and 
     significant role in the establishment and development of the 
     United States and Canada through several distinct eras, 
     including--
       (i) the era of European exploration, during which Samuel de 
     Champlain and other explorers used the waterways as a means 
     of access through the wilderness;
       (ii) the era of military campaigns, including highly 
     significant military campaigns of the French and Indian War, 
     the American Revolution, and the War of 1812; and
       (iii) the era of maritime commerce, during which canals 
     boats, schooners, and steamships formed the backbone of 
     commercial transportation for the region;
       (D) those unique and significant eras are best described by 
     the theme ``The Making of Nations and Corridors of 
     Commerce'';
       (E) the artifacts and structures associated with those eras 
     are unusually well-preserved;
       (F) the Champlain Valley is recognized as having one of the 
     richest collections of historical resources in North America;
       (G) the history and cultural heritage of the Champlain 
     Valley are shared with Canada and the Province of Quebec;
       (H) there are benefits in celebrating and promoting this 
     mutual heritage;
       (I) tourism is among the most important industries in the 
     Champlain Valley, and heritage tourism in particular plays a 
     significant role in the economy of the Champlain Valley;
       (J) it is important to enhance heritage tourism in the 
     Champlain Valley while ensuring that increased visitation 
     will not impair the historical and cultural resources of the 
     region;
       (K) according to the 1999 report of the National Park 
     Service entitled ``Champlain Valley Heritage Corridor 
     Project'', ``the Champlain Valley contains resources and 
     represents a theme `The Making of Nations and Corridors of 
     Commerce', that is of outstanding importance in U.S. 
     history''; and
       (L) it is in the interest of the United States to preserve 
     and interpret the historical and cultural resources of the 
     Champlain Valley for the education and benefit of present and 
     future generations.
       (2) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       (A) to establish the Champlain Valley National Heritage 
     Partnership in the States of Vermont and New York to 
     recognize the importance of the historical, cultural, and 
     recreational resources of the Champlain Valley region to the 
     United States;
       (B) to assist the State of Vermont and New York, including 
     units of local government and nongovernmental organizations 
     in the States, in preserving, protecting, and interpreting 
     those resources for the benefit of the people of the United 
     States;
       (C) to use those resources and the theme ``The Making of 
     Nations and Corridors of Commerce'' to--
       (i) revitalize the economy of communities in the Champlain 
     Valley; and
       (ii) generate and sustain increased levels of tourism in 
     the Champlain Valley;
       (D) to encourage--
       (i) partnerships among State and local governments and 
     nongovernmental organizations in the United States; and
       (ii) collaboration with Canada and the Province of Quebec 
     to--

       (I) interpret and promote the history of the waterways of 
     the Champlain Valley region;
       (II) form stronger bonds between the United States and 
     Canada; and
       (III) promote the international aspects of the Champlain 
     Valley region; and

       (E) to provide financial and technical assistance for the 
     purposes described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Heritage partnership.--The term ``Heritage 
     Partnership'' means the Champlain Valley National Heritage 
     Partnership established by subsection (c)(1).
       (2) Management entity.--The term ``management entity'' 
     means the Lake Champlain Basin Program.
       (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
     the management plan developed under subsection 
     (c)(2)(A)(ii)(I).
       (4) Region.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``region'' means any area or 
     community in 1 of the States in which a physical, cultural, 
     or historical resource that represents the theme is located.
       (B) Inclusions.--The term ``region'' includes
       (i) the linked navigable waterways of--

       (I) Lake Champlain;
       (II) Lake George;
       (III) the Champlain Canal; and
       (IV) the portion of the Upper Hudson River extending south 
     to Saratoga;

       (ii) portions of Grand Isle, Franklin, Chittenden, Addison, 
     Rutland, and Bennington Counties in the State of Vermont; and
       (iii) portions of Clinton, Essex, Warren, Saratoga and 
     Washington Counties in the State of New York.
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (6) State.--the term ``State'' means--
       (A) the State of Vermont; and
       (B) the State of New York.
       (7) Theme.--The term ``theme'' means the theme ``The Making 
     of Nations and Corridors of Commerce'', as the term is used 
     in the 1999 report of the National Park Service entitled 
     ``Champlain Valley Heritage Corridor Project'', that 
     describes the periods of international conflict and maritime 
     commerce during which the region played a unique and 
     significant role in the development of the United States and 
     Canada.
       (c) Heritage Partnership.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established in the regional 
     the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership.
       (2) Management entity.--
       (A) Duties.--
       (i) In general.--The management entity shall implement this 
     section.
       (ii) Management plan.--

       (I) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the management entity shall develop a 
     management plan for the Heritage Partnership.
       (II) Existing plan.--Pending the completion and approval of 
     the management plan, the management entity may implement this 
     section based on the federally authorized plan of the 
     management entity entitled ``Opportunities for Action, an 
     Evolving Plan For Lake Champlain''.
       (III) Contents.--The management plan shall include--

       (aa) recommendations for funding, managing, and developing 
     the Heritage Partnership;
       (bb) a description of activities to be carried out by 
     public and private organizations to protect the resources of 
     the Heritage Partnership;
       (cc) a list of specific, potential sources of funding for 
     the protection, management, and development of the Heritage 
     Partnership;

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       (dd) an assessment of the organizational capacity of the 
     management entity to achieve the goals for implementation; 
     and
       (ee) recommendations of ways in which to encourage 
     collaboration with Canada and the Province of Quebec in 
     implementing this section.

       (IV) Considerations.--In developing the management plan 
     under subclause (I), the management entity shall take into 
     consideration existing Federal, State, and local plans 
     relating to the region.
       (V) Submission to secretary for approval.--

       (aa) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the management entity shall submit the 
     management plan to the Secretary for approval.
       (bb) Effect of failure to submit.--If a management plan is 
     not submitted to the Secretary by the date specified in item 
     (aa), the Secretary shall not provide any additional funding 
     under this section until a management plan for the Heritage 
     Partnership is submitted to the Secretary.

       (VI) Approval.--Not later than 90 days after receiving the 
     management plan submitted under subclause (V)(aa), the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall approve or 
     disapprove the management plan.
       (VII) Action following disapproval.--

       (aa) General.--If the Secretary disapproves a management 
     plan under subclause (VI), the Secretary shall--
       (AA) advise the management entity in writing of the reasons 
     for the disapproval;
       (BB) make recommendations for revisions to the management 
     plan; and
       (CC) allow the management entity to submit to the Secretary 
     revisions to the management plan.
       (bb) Deadline for approval of revision.--Not later than 90 
     days after the date on which a revision is submitted under 
     item (aa)(CC), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the 
     revision.

       (VIII) Amendment.--

       (aa) In general.--After approval by the Secretary of the 
     management plan, the management entity shall periodically--
       (AA) review the management plan; and
       (BB) submit to the Secretary, for review and approval by 
     the Secretary, the recommendations of the management entity 
     for any amendments to the management plan that the management 
     entity considers to be appropriate.
       (bb) Expenditure of funds.--No funds made available under 
     this section shall be used to implement any amendment 
     proposed by the management entity under item (aa) until the 
     Secretary approves the amendments.
       (B) Partnerships.--
       (i) In general.--In carrying out this section, the 
     management entity may enter into partnerships with--

       (I) the States, including units of local governments in the 
     States;
       (II) nongovernmental organizations;
       (III) Indian Tribes; and
       (IV) other persons in the Heritage Partnership.

       (ii) Grants.--Subject to the availability of funds, the 
     management entity may provide grants to partners under clause 
     (i) to assist in implementing this section.
       (C) Prohibition on the acquisition of real property.--The 
     management entity shall not use Federal funds made available 
     under this section to acquire real property or any interest 
     in real property.
       (3) Assistance from secretary.--To carry out the purposes 
     of this section, the Secretary may provide technical and 
     financial assistance to the management entity.
       (d) Effect.--Nothing in this section--
       (1) grants powers of zoning or land use to the management 
     entity;
       (2) modifies, enlarges, or diminishes the authority of the 
     Federal Government or a State or local government to manage 
     or regulate any use of land under any law (including 
     regulations); or
       (3) obstructs or limits private business development 
     activities or resource development activities.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this section not more than a total of $10,000,000, 
     of which not more than $1,000,000 may be made available for 
     any fiscal year.
       (2) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of any activities carried out using Federal funds made 
     available under paragraph (1) shall be not be less than 50 
     percent.
       (f) Termination of Authority.--The authority of the 
     Secretary to provide assistance under this section terminates 
     on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
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  SA 4433. Mr. FEINGOLD 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 I of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1084. USE OF GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCE FOR PURCHASE OF 
                   LOCALLY PRODUCED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

       (a) Geographic Preference Authorized.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Department of Defense may use a 
     geographic preference to purchase locally produced fruits and 
     vegetables for the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, the 
     Department of Defense Farm to School Program, and the 
     Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program for a 
     purpose described in subsection (b). This authority applies 
     to the purchase of fruits and vegetables for both Department 
     of Defense and non-Department of Defense uses.
       (b) Purposes for Preference.--The purposes referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the following:
       (1) Procuring certain fruits and vegetables that have 
     higher nutritional quality if they are harvested closer to 
     full ripeness.
       (2) Improving ripeness, taste, or the associated 
     consumption rates of fruits and vegetables.
       (3) Improving the efficiency of storage or distribution or 
     to make other logistical improvements.
       (4) Reducing dependence upon foreign oil by reducing fuel 
     consumption rates associated with the transportation of 
     fruits and vegetables.
       (5) Improving the ability of those using the procurement 
     system to provide education on nutrition, farming, 
     sustainability, energy efficiency, or the importance of local 
     purchases to the local economy.
       (6) Maintaining a robust logistics network for agricultural 
     product procurement.
       (7) Promoting farm, business and economic development by 
     accessing local markets.
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  SA 4434. Mr. McCAIN (for himself and 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:

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

     SEC. 730. EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND SUPERVISION OF PERSONNEL 
                   PROVIDING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES UNDER 
                   EXTENDED BENEFITS UNDER TRICARE.

       Section 1079(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``The regulations 
     shall include the following:
       ``(A) Requirements for education, training, and supervision 
     of individuals providing special education services known as 
     Applied Behavioral Analysis under this subsection that are in 
     addition to any other education, training, and supervision 
     requirements applicable to Board Certified Behavior Analysts 
     or Board Certified Associate Behavior Analysts or are 
     otherwise applicable to personnel providing such services 
     under applicable State law.
       ``(B) Metrics to identify and measure the availability and 
     distribution of individuals of various expertise in Applied 
     Behavioral Analysis in order to evaluate and assure the 
     availability of qualified personnel to meet needs for Applied 
     Behavioral Analysis under this subsection.''.
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  SA 4435. Mr. BINGAMAN 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:

       Strike section 702.
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  SA 4436. Mr. BINGAMAN 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 236, line 9, add at the end the following: ``In 
     addition, clause (i) shall not apply to diabetes supplies or 
     insulin.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4437. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2007 for

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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 C of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 725. STUDY ON COMPETITION-BASED MODEL OF REIMBURSEMENT 
                   OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS UNDER TRICARE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall require the 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to conduct 
     a study to assess the feasibility and advisability of 
     utilizing value-based competition between providers of health 
     care services under the TRICARE program.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the study is to determine 
     whether or not the reimbursement model under the TRICARE 
     program should be modified to encourage and enhance 
     competition among health care providers under the TRICARE 
     program in order to ensure that the delivery of care by such 
     providers under the TRICARE program is more transparent and 
     outcome-based.
       (c) Elements.--The study shall include an assessment of the 
     viability of--
       (1) establishing a results-based system that tracks 
     provider outcomes in order to assist covered adult and 
     pediatric beneficiaries and physicians under the TRICARE 
     program in identifying high quality care;
       (2) improving price transparency; and
       (3) establishing single price models for the delivery of 
     episodes of health care.
       (d) TRICARE Program Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code,
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  SA 4438. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Durbin, 
Mr. Coleman, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Obama, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
Lugar, 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:

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

     SEC. 1209. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR SOMALIA.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should--
       (1) support the development of transitional federal 
     institutions in Somalia into a unified national government, 
     support aid to the people of Somalia and efforts to prevent 
     terrorist activities, and support regional stability;
       (2) broaden and integrate its strategic approach toward 
     Somalia within the context of United States activities in 
     countries of the Horn of Africa, including Djibouti, 
     Ethiopia, Kenya, Eritrea, and in Yemen on the Arabian 
     Peninsula; and
       (3) carry out all diplomatic, humanitarian, counter-
     terrorism, and security-related activities in Somalia within 
     the context of a comprehensive strategy developed through an 
     interagency process.
       (b) Development of a Comprehensive Strategy for Somalia.--
       (1) Requirement for strategy.--Not later then 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
     develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
     a comprehensive strategy toward Somalia within the context of 
     United States activities in the countries of the Horn of 
     Africa.
       (2) Content of strategy.--The strategy should include the 
     following:
       (A) A clearly stated policy towards Somalia that will help 
     establish a functional, legitimate, unified national 
     government in Somalia that is capable of maintaining the rule 
     of law and preventing Somalia from becoming a safe haven for 
     terrorists.
       (B) An integrated political, humanitarian, intelligence, 
     and military approach to counter transnational security 
     threats in Somalia within the context of United States 
     activities in the countries of the Horn of Africa.
       (C) An interagency framework to plan, coordinate, and 
     execute United States policy in Somalia within the context of 
     other activities in the countries of the Horn of Africa among 
     the agencies and departments of the United States to oversee 
     policy and program implementation.
       (D) A description of the type and form of diplomatic 
     engagement to coordinate the implementation of the United 
     States policy in Somalia.
       (E) A description of bilateral, regional, and multilateral 
     efforts to strengthen and promote diplomatic engagement in 
     Somalia.
       (F) A description of appropriate metrics to measure the 
     progress and effectiveness of the United States policy 
     towards Somalia and throughout the countries of the Horn of 
     Africa.
       (G) Guidance on the manner in which the strategy will be 
     implemented.
       (c) Reports.--Not later than April 1, 2007, and annually 
     thereafter, the President shall prepare and submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report on the status of 
     the implementation of the strategy.
       (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
     Committee Intelligence of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committees on International Relations, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4439. 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 B of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1223. REPORTS ON THE DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT.

       Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
     of Representatives a detailed report on the Department of 
     Defense's role in assisting the parties to the Darfur Peace 
     Agreement of May 5, 2006 with implementing that Agreement. 
     Each such report shall include a description of--
       (1) the assets that the United States military, in concert 
     with the United States North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 
     (NATO) allies, are able to offer the African Union Mission in 
     Sudan (AMIS) and any United Nations peacekeeping mission 
     authorized for Darfur;
       (2) any plans of the Secretary of Defense to support the 
     AMIS by providing information regarding the location of 
     belligerents and potential violations of the Darfur Peace 
     Agreement and assistance to improve the AMIS use of 
     intelligence and tactical mobility;
       (3) the resources that will be used during the current 
     fiscal year to provide the support described in paragraph (2) 
     and the resources that will be needed during the next two 
     fiscal years to provide such support;
       (4) the efforts of the Secretary of Defense and Secretary 
     of State to leverage troop contributions from other countries 
     to serve in the proposed United Nation peacekeeping mission 
     for Darfur;
       (5) any plans of the Secretary of Defense to participate in 
     the deployment of any NATO mentoring or technical assistance 
     teams to Darfur to assist the AMIS; and
       (6) any actions carried out by the Secretary of Defense to 
     address deficiencies in the AMIS communications systems, 
     particularly the interoperability of communications 
     equipment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4440. Mr. MENENDEZ 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 C of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 846. PROHIBITION ON DEFENSE CONTRACTORS REQUIRING 
                   LICENSES OR FEES FOR USE OF MILITARY LIKENESSES 
                   AND DESIGNATIONS IN TOYS OR MODELS.

       The Secretary of Defense shall require that any contract 
     entered into or renewed by the Department of Defense includes 
     a provision prohibiting the contractor from requiring toy and 
     hobby manufacturers, distributors, or merchants to obtain 
     licenses from or pay fees to the contractor for the use of 
     military likenesses or designations on items provided under 
     the contract.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4441. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Dodd) 
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 D of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 352. PLAN TO REPLACE EQUIPMENT WITHDRAWN OR DIVERTED 
                   FROM THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   FOR OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM OR OPERATION 
                   ENDURING FREEDOM.

       (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a plan to replace 
     equipment withdrawn or diverted from units of the reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces for use in Operation Iraqi 
     Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom.
       (b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall--
       (1) identify the equipment to be recapitalized or acquired 
     to replace the equipment described in subsection (a);
       (2) specify a schedule for recapitalizing or acquiring the 
     equipment identified under paragraph (1), which schedule 
     shall take into account applicable depot workload and 
     acquisition considerations, including production capacity and 
     current production schedules; and
       (3) specify the funding to be required to recapitalize or 
     acquire the equipment identified under paragraph (1)
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  SA 4442. Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. 
Leahy) 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) Redeployment of Troops From Iraq.--
       (1) Schedule for redeployment.--For purposes of 
     strengthening the national security of the United States, the 
     President shall redeploy, commencing in 2006, United States 
     forces from Iraq by July 1, 2007, in accordance with a 
     schedule coordinated with the Government of Iraq, leaving 
     only the minimal number of forces that are critical to 
     completing the mission of standing up Iraqi security forces, 
     conducting targeted and specialized counterterrorism 
     operations, and protecting United States facilities and 
     personnel.
       (2) Consultation with congress required.--The President 
     shall consult with Congress regarding the schedule for 
     redeployment and shall submit such schedule to Congress as 
     part of the report required under subsection (c).
       (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 work with the 
     leaders of the Government of Iraq to convene a summit as soon 
     as possible that includes those leaders, 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 engenders the support of Sunnis, Shias, and Kurds 
     by ensuring the equitable distribution of oil revenues, 
     disbanding the militias, strengthening internal security, 
     reviving reconstruction efforts and fulfilling related 
     international economic aid commitments, securing Iraq's 
     borders, and providing for a sustainable federalist structure 
     in Iraq.
       (c) Report on Redeployment.--
       (1) Report required.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of State, submit to 
     Congress a report that sets forth the strategy for the 
     redeployment of United States forces from Iraq by July 1, 
     2007.
       (2) Strategy elements.--The strategy required in the report 
     under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) The schedule for redeploying United States forces from 
     Iraq by July 1, 2007, developed pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(1).
       (B) A schedule for returning the majority of such 
     redeployed forces home to the United States.
       (C) The number, size, and character of United States 
     military units needed in Iraq after July 1, 2007, for 
     purposes of counter-
     terrorism activities, training Iraqi security forces, and 
     protecting United States infrastructure and personnel.
       (D) A strategy for addressing the regional implications for 
     diplomacy, politics, and development of redeploying United 
     States forces from Iraq by July 1, 2007.
       (E) A strategy for ensuring the safety and security of 
     United States forces in Iraq during and after the July 1, 
     2007, redeployment, and a contingency plan for addressing 
     dramatic changes in security conditions that may require a 
     limited number of United States forces to remain in Iraq 
     after that date.
       (F) A strategy for redeploying United States forces to 
     effectively engage and defeat global terrorist networks that 
     threaten the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4443. Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Johnson, and Mrs. 
Lincoln) 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 193, strike line 4 and all that follows through 
     page 198 and insert the following:
     by 2.7 percent
       (c) Targeted Increase in Basic Pay Rates.--Effective on 
     April 1, 2007, the rates of monthly basic pay for members of 
     the uniformed services within each pay grade are as follows:

                        COMMISSIONED OFFICERS\1\
 Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
                                  Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pay Grade      2 or less    Over 2     Over 3     Over 4     Over 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
O-10\2\..........      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00
O-9..............       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00
O-8..............   8,494.20   8,772.60   8,957.10   9,008.70   9,239.10
O-7..............   7,058.40   7,386.00   7,538.10   7,658.40   7,876.80
O-6..............   5,231.40   5,747.40   6,124.50   6,124.50   6,147.60
O-5..............   4,361.10   4,912.80   5,253.00   5,316.90   5,529.00
O-4..............   3,762.90   4,356.00   4,646.40   4,711.50   4,981.20
O-3\3\...........   3,308.40   3,750.60   4,048.20   4,413.60   4,624.50
O-2\3\...........   2,858.10   3,255.60   3,749.70   3,876.30   3,956.10
O-1\3\...........   2,481.30   2,582.40   3,121.80   3,121.80   3,121.80
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                     Over 8    Over 10    Over 12    Over 14    Over 16
                  ------------------------------------------------------
O-10\2\..........      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00
O-9..............       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00
O-8..............   9,624.00   9,713.40  10,079.10  10,183.80  10,498.80
O-7..............   8,092.20   8,341.80   8,590.80   8,840.40   9,624.00
O-6..............   6,411.30   6,446.10   6,446.10   6,812.40   7,460.10
O-5..............   5,656.20   5,935.20   6,140.10   6,404.40   6,809.70
O-4..............   5,270.40   5,630.10   5,911.20   6,105.90   6,217.80
O-3\3\...........   4,856.70   5,007.00   5,253.90   5,382.30   5,382.30
O-2\3\...........   3,956.10   3,956.10   3,956.10   3,956.10   3,956.10

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O-1\3\...........   3,121.80   3,121.80   3,121.80   3,121.80   3,121.80
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                    Over 18    Over 20    Over 22    Over 24    Over 26
                  ------------------------------------------------------
O-10\2\..........      $0.00  $13,725.9  $13,793.1  $14,079.9  $14,579.7
                                      0          0          0          0
O-9..............       0.00  12,005.10  12,177.60  12,427.80  12,863.70
O-8..............  10,954.20  11,374.50  11,655.00  11,655.00  11,655.00
O-7..............  10,286.10  10,286.10  10,286.10  10,286.10  10,338.30
O-6..............   7,840.20   8,220.00   8,436.30   8,655.00   9,080.10
O-5..............   7,002.30   7,192.80   7,409.10   7,409.10   7,409.10
O-4..............   6,282.90   6,282.90   6,282.90   6,282.90   6,282.90
O-3\3\...........   5,382.30   5,382.30   5,382.30   5,382.30   5,382.30
O-2\3\...........   3,956.10   3,956.10   3,956.10   3,956.10   3,956.10
O-1\3\...........   3,121.80   3,121.80   3,121.80   3,121.80  3,121.80
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Notwithstanding the pay rates specified in this table, the actual
  basic pay for commissioned officers in grades O-7 through O-10 may not
  exceed the rate of pay for level II of the Executive Schedule and the
  actual basic pay for all other officers, including warrant officers,
  may not exceed the rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
\2\Subject to the preceding footnote, while serving as Chairman or Vice
  Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army,
  Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant
  of the Marine Corps, Commandant of the Coast Guard, or commander of a
  unified or specified combatant command (as defined in section 161(c)
  of title 10, United States Code), basic pay for this grade is
  calculated to be $16,037.40, regardless of cumulative years of service
  computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code.
\3\This table does not apply to commissioned officers in the grade O-1,
  O-2, or O-3 who have been credited with over 4 years of active duty
  service as an enlisted member or warrant officer.


  COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WITH OVER 4 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE AS AN
                   ENLISTED MEMBER OR WARRANT OFFICER
 Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
                                  Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pay Grade     2 or less    Over 2     Over 3     Over 4     Over 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
O-3E............      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00  $4,413.60   $4,624.50
O-2E............       0.00       0.00       0.00   3,876.30    3,956.10
O-1E............       0.00       0.00       0.00   3,121.80    3,333.90
                 -------------------------------------------------------
                    Over 8    Over 10    Over 12    Over 14     Over 16
                 -------------------------------------------------------
O-3E............  $4,856.70  $5,007.00  $5,253.90  $5,462.10   $5,581.20
O-2E............   4,082.10   4,294.20   4,458.90   4,581.00    4,581.00
O-1E............   3,456.90   3,582.90   3,706.80   3,876.30    3,876.30
                 -------------------------------------------------------
                   Over 18    Over 20    Over 22    Over 24     Over 26
                 -------------------------------------------------------
O-3E............  $5,743.80  $5,743.80  $5,743.80  $5,743.80   $5,743.80
O-2E............   4,581.00   4,581.00   4,581.00   4,581.00    4,581.00
O-1E............   3,876.30   3,876.30   3,876.30   3,876.30    3,876.30
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                            WARRANT OFFICERS
 Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
                                  Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pay Grade      2 or less    Over 2     Over 3     Over 4     Over 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
W-5..............      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00
W-4..............   3,418.80   3,677.70   3,783.60   3,887.40   4,066.20
W-3..............   3,122.10   3,252.30   3,385.50   3,429.60   3,569.40
W-2..............   2,762.70   3,023.40   3,104.40   3,159.90   3,338.70
W-1..............   2,425.20   2,685.00   2,756.40   2,904.30   3,080.10
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                     Over 8    Over 10    Over 12    Over 14    Over 16
                  ------------------------------------------------------
W-5..............      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00
W-4..............   4,242.90   4,422.30   4,691.40   4,927.80   5,152.80
W-3..............   3,843.90   4,130.10   4,265.40   4,421.40   4,582.20
W-2..............   3,616.80   3,754.80   3,890.70   4,056.60   4,186.20
W-1..............   3,337.80   3,458.40   3,627.00   3,792.90   3,922.80
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                    Over 18    Over 20    Over 22    Over 24    Over 26
                  ------------------------------------------------------
W-5..............      $0.00  $6,078.30  $6,386.10  $6,615.60  $6,869.70
W-4..............   5,336.40   5,516.10   5,779.50   5,995.80   6,242.70
W-3..............   4,870.50   5,065.80   5,181.90   5,306.40   5,475.30
W-2..............   4,303.80   4,444.20   4,536.90   4,611.30   4,611.30
W-1..............   4,042.80   4,188.90   4,188.90   4,188.90   4,188.90
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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                           ENLISTED MEMBERS\1\
 Years of service computed under section 205 of title 37, United States
                                  Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pay Grade      2 or less    Over 2     Over 3     Over 4     Over 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-9\2\...........      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00      $0.00
E-8..............       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00
E-7..............   2,350.50   2,565.60   2,663.70   2,794.20   2,895.60
E-6..............   2,033.10   2,236.80   2,335.80   2,431.50   2,531.70
E-5..............   1,863.00   1,987.50   2,083.50   2,181.90   2,335.20
E-4..............   1,707.90   1,795.20   1,892.40   1,988.10   2,073.00
E-3..............   1,541.70   1,638.90   1,737.60   1,737.60   1,737.60
E-2..............   1,465.80   1,465.80   1,465.80   1,465.80   1,465.80
E-1\3\...........   1,308.00   1,308.00   1,308.00   1,308.00   1,308.00
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                     Over 8    Over 10    Over 12    Over 14    Over 16
                  ------------------------------------------------------
E-9\2\...........      $0.00  $4,130.70  $4,224.30  $4,342.50  $4,481.40
E-8..............   3,381.30   3,531.00   3,623.70   3,734.40   3,854.70
E-7..............   3,070.20   3,168.30   3,326.70   3,471.00   3,569.70
E-6..............   2,757.60   2,845.20   3,000.00   3,051.90   3,089.70
E-5..............   2,483.70   2,613.90   2,630.10   2,630.10   2,630.10
E-4..............   2,073.00   2,073.00   2,073.00   2,073.00   2,073.00
E-3..............   1,737.60   1,737.60   1,737.60   1,737.60   1,737.60
E-2..............   1,465.80   1,465.80   1,465.80   1,465.80   1,465.80
E-1..............   1,308.00   1,308.00   1,308.00   1,308.00   1,308.00
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                    Over 18    Over 20    Over 22    Over 24    Over 26
                  ------------------------------------------------------
E-9\2\...........  $4,620.90  $4,845.30  $5,034.60  $5,234.70  $5,539.50
E-8..............   4,071.60   4,181.40   4,368.60   4,472.40   4,727.70
E-7..............   3,674.40   3,715.50   3,852.00   3,944.40   4,224.60
E-6..............   3,133.50   3,133.50   3,133.50   3,133.50   3,133.50
E-5..............   2,630.10   2,630.10   2,630.10   2,630.10   2,630.10
E-4..............   2,073.00   2,073.00   2,073.00   2,073.00   2,073.00
E-3..............   1,737.60   1,737.60   1,737.60   1,737.60   1,737.60
E-2..............   1,465.80   1,465.80   1,465.80   1,465.80   1,465.80
E-1..............   1,308.00   1,308.00   1,308.00   1,308.00  1,308.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Notwithstanding the pay rates specified in this table, the actual
  basic pay for enlisted members may not exceed the rate of pay for
  level V of the Executive Schedule.
\2\Subject to the preceding footnote, while serving as Sergeant Major of
  the Army, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Chief Master
  Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Master
  Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, or Senior Enlisted Advisor to
  the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, basic pay for this grade is
  $6,675, regardless of cumulative years of service computed under
  section 205 of title 37, United States Code.
\3\In the case of members in the grade E-1 who have served less than 4
  months on active duty, basic pay is $1,209.90.

       (d) Offset.--
       (1) In general.--Amounts payable under this section as 
     monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services as a 
     result of the difference between an increase in rates of such 
     pay of 2.2 percent and the increase in rates of such pay 
     provided for under subsection (b) shall be derived during 
     fiscal year 2007 from amounts available for that fiscal year 
     for the travel of personnel employed in or assigned to the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense.
       (2) Transfer.--Amounts specified in paragraph (1) as 
     available for payment as provided in that paragraph shall be 
     transferred to the accounts of the Department of Defense for 
     the payment of pay and allowances of members of the Armed 
     Forces.
       (3) Exception from transfer limitation.--The transfer of 
     amounts under paragraph (2) shall not be subject to any 
     limitations on the transfer of funds of the Department of 
     Defense under section 1001 or under any other provision of 
     law.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4444. 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 strength for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       On page 2, line 7, strike ``with'' and all that follows 
     through page 3, line 2 and insert the following: `` or 
     contracts with an appropriate entity or entities, under which 
     such entity shall provide appropriate credit or identity 
     protection monitoring services to veterans, spouses and 
     former spouses of veterans, and members of the Armed Forces 
     (including members of the National Guard and Reserve) 
     affected by the theft of personal information from the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs on May 3, 2006.
       (b) Limitation.--The Secretary shall ensure that any 
     contract under subsection (a) permits only those veterans, 
     spouses or former spouses of veterans, and members of the 
     Armed Forces (including members of the National Guard and 
     Reserve) who choose to receive monitoring services under such 
     contract to elect to have personal information monitored by 
     the contractor under such contract.
       (c) Fixed Price for Services.--
       (1) In general.--Any contract under subsection (a) shall 
     provide services at a fixed price, paid by the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, for a period of 12 months, beginning on the 
     date of the commencement of the provision of services.
       (2) Termination of services after 12 months unless notified 
     in writing.--A contractor described in subsection (a) shall 
     not continue services to affected individuals for more than 
     the 12-month period referred to in paragraph (1), unless the 
     contractor receives written notice of the willingness of the 
     affected individual to assume the cost of service delivery.
       (d) Security Freezes for Veterans.--
       (1) In general.--The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1681 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 605B the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 605C. SECURITY FREEZES FOR CERTAIN VETERANS.

       ``(a) Applicability.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to--
       ``(1) any veteran, as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code, who may be a victim of identity theft as 
     a result of the security breach at the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs on May 3, 2006;
       ``(2) any spouse (or former spouse) of such veteran who the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs has conclusively identified as 
     being at risk of identity theft as a result of that security 
     breach; and
       ``(3) any other person who the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs has identified as being at risk of identity theft as 
     a result of that security breach.
       ``(b) Security Freezes.--
       ``(1) Emplacement.--A veteran, spouse, or other person 
     described in subsection (a) may include a security freeze in 
     the file of that veteran, spouse, or other person maintained 
     by a consumer reporting agency described in section 
     603(p)(1), by making a request to the

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     consumer reporting agency in writing, by telephone, or 
     through a secure electronic connection made available by the 
     consumer reporting agency.
       ``(2) Consumer disclosure.--If a veteran, spouse, or other 
     person described in subsection (a) requests a security freeze 
     under this section, the consumer reporting agency shall 
     disclose to that individual the process of placing and 
     removing the security freeze and explain to that individual 
     the potential consequences of the security freeze. A consumer 
     reporting agency may not imply or inform a veteran, spouse, 
     or other person described in subsection (a) that the 
     placement or presence of a security freeze on the file of 
     that individual may negatively affect their credit score.
       ``(c) Effect of Security Freeze.--
       ``(1) Release of information blocked.--If a security freeze 
     is in place in the file of a veteran, spouse, or other person 
     described in subsection (a), a consumer reporting agency may 
     not release information from the file of that individual to a 
     third party without prior express written authorization from 
     that individual.
       ``(2) Information provided to third parties.--Paragraph (2) 
     does not prevent a consumer reporting agency from advising a 
     third party that a security freeze is in effect with respect 
     to the file of a veteran, spouse, or other person described 
     in subsection (a). If a third party, in connection with an 
     application for credit, requests access to a consumer file on 
     which a security freeze is in place under this section, the 
     third party may treat the application as incomplete.
       ``(3) Credit score not affected.--The placement of a 
     security freeze under this section may not be taken into 
     account for any purpose in determining the credit score of 
     the veteran, spouse, or other person to whom the security 
     freeze relates.
       ``(d) Removal; Temporary Suspension.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), a 
     security freeze under this section shall remain in place 
     until the veteran, spouse, or other person to whom it relates 
     requests that the security freeze be removed. The veteran, 
     spouse, or other person may remove a security freeze on his 
     or her file by making a request to the consumer reporting 
     agency in writing, by telephone, or through a secure 
     electronic connection made available by the consumer 
     reporting agency.
       ``(2) Conditions.--A consumer reporting agency may remove a 
     security freeze placed in the file of a veteran, spouse, or 
     other person under this section only--
       ``(A) upon request of the veteran, spouse, or other person, 
     pursuant to paragraph (1); or
       ``(B) if the agency determines that the file of that 
     veteran, spouse, or other person was frozen due to a material 
     misrepresentation of fact by that veteran, spouse, or other 
     person.
       ``(3) Notification to consumer.--If a consumer reporting 
     agency intends to remove a security freeze pursuant to 
     paragraph (2)(B), the consumer reporting agency shall notify 
     the veteran, spouse, or other person to whom the security 
     freeze relates in writing prior to removing the freeze.
       ``(4) Temporary suspension.--A veteran, spouse, or other 
     person described in subsection (a) may have a security freeze 
     under this section temporarily suspended by making a request 
     to the consumer reporting agency in writing or by telephone 
     and specifying beginning and ending dates for the period 
     during which the security freeze is not to apply.
       ``(e) Response Times; Notification of Other Entities.--
       ``(1) In general.--A consumer reporting agency shall--
       ``(A) place a security freeze in the file of a veteran, 
     spouse, or other person under subsection (b) not later than 5 
     business days after receiving a request from the veteran, 
     spouse, or other person under subsection (b)(1); and
       ``(B) remove or temporarily suspend a security freeze not 
     later than 3 business days after receiving a request for 
     removal or temporary suspension from the veteran, spouse, or 
     other person under subsection (d).
       ``(2) Notification of other agencies.--A consumer reporting 
     agency shall notify all other consumer reporting agencies 
     described in section 603(p)(1) of a request under this 
     section not later than 3 days after placing, removing, or 
     temporarily suspending a security freeze in the file of the 
     veteran, spouse, or other person under subsection (b), 
     (d)(2)(A), or (d)(4).
       ``(3) Implementation by other agencies.--A consumer 
     reporting agency that is notified of a request under 
     paragraph (2) to place, remove, or temporarily suspend a 
     security freeze in the file of a veteran, spouse, or other 
     person shall--
       ``(A) request proper identification from the veteran, 
     spouse, or other person, in accordance with subsection (g), 
     not later than 3 business days after receiving the 
     notification; and
       ``(B) place, remove, or temporarily suspend the security 
     freeze on that credit report not later than 3 business days 
     after receiving proper identification.
       ``(f) Confirmation.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (c)(3), whenever a consumer reporting agency places, removes, 
     or temporarily suspends a security freeze at the request of a 
     veteran, spouse, or other person under subsection (b) or (d), 
     respectively, it shall send a written confirmation thereof to 
     the veteran, spouse, or other person not later than 10 
     business days after placing, removing, or temporarily 
     suspending the security freeze. This subsection does not 
     apply to the placement, removal, or temporary suspension of a 
     security freeze by a consumer reporting agency because of a 
     notification received under subsection (e)(2).
       ``(g) ID Required.--A consumer reporting agency may not 
     place, remove, or temporarily suspend a security freeze in 
     the file of a veteran, spouse, or other person described in 
     subsection (a) at the request of the veteran, spouse, or 
     other person, unless the veteran, spouse, or other person 
     provides proper identification (within the meaning of section 
     610(a)(1)) and the regulations thereunder.
       ``(h) Exceptions.--This section does not apply to the use 
     of the file of a veteran, spouse, or other person described 
     in subsection (a) maintained by a consumer reporting agency 
     by any of the following:
       ``(1) A person or entity, or a subsidiary, affiliate, or 
     agent of that person or entity, or an assignee of a financial 
     obligation owing by the veteran, spouse, or other person to 
     that person or entity, or a prospective assignee of a 
     financial obligation owing by the veteran, spouse, or other 
     person to that person or entity in conjunction with the 
     proposed purchase of the financial obligation, with which the 
     veteran, spouse, or other person has or had prior to 
     assignment an account or contract, including a demand deposit 
     account, or to whom the veteran, spouse, or other person 
     issued a negotiable instrument, for the purposes of reviewing 
     the account or collecting the financial obligation owing for 
     the account, contract, or negotiable instrument.
       ``(2) Any Federal, State, or local agency, law enforcement 
     agency, trial court, or private collection agency acting 
     pursuant to a court order, warrant, subpoena, or other 
     compulsory process.
       ``(3) A child support agency or its agents or assigns 
     acting pursuant to subtitle D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. et seq.) or similar State law.
       ``(4) The Department of Health and Human Services, a 
     similar State agency, or the agents or assigns of the Federal 
     or State agency acting to investigate medicare or medicaid 
     fraud.
       ``(5) The Internal Revenue Service or a State or municipal 
     taxing authority, or a State department of motor vehicles, or 
     any of the agents or assigns of these Federal, State, or 
     municipal agencies acting to investigate or collect 
     delinquent taxes or unpaid court orders or to fulfill any of 
     their other statutory responsibilities.
       ``(6) The use of consumer credit information for the 
     purposes of prescreening, as provided for under this title.
       ``(7) Any person or entity administering a credit file 
     monitoring subscription to which the veteran, spouse, or 
     other person has subscribed.
       ``(8) Any person or entity for the purpose of providing a 
     veteran, spouse, or other person with a copy of his or her 
     credit report or credit score upon request of the veteran, 
     spouse, or other person.
       ``(i) Fees.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     consumer reporting agency may charge a reasonable fee, for 
     placing, removing, or temporarily suspending a security 
     freeze in the file of the veteran, spouse, or other person 
     described in subsection (a), which cost shall be submitted to 
     and paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs, pursuant to 
     procedures established by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       ``(2) ID theft victims.--A consumer reporting agency may 
     not charge a fee for placing, removing, or temporarily 
     suspending a security freeze in the file of a veteran, 
     spouse, or other person described in subsection (a), if--
       ``(A) the veteran, spouse, or other person is a victim of 
     identity theft;
       ``(B) the veteran, spouse, or other person requests the 
     security freeze in writing;
       ``(C) the veteran, spouse, or other person has filed a 
     police report with respect to the theft, or an identity theft 
     report (as defined in section 603(q)(4), within 90 days after 
     the date on which the theft occurred or was discovered by the 
     veteran, spouse, or other person; and
       ``(D) the veteran, spouse, or other person provides a copy 
     of the report to the reporting agency.
       ``(j) Limitation on Information Changes in Frozen 
     Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a security freeze is in place in the 
     file of a veteran, spouse, or other person described in 
     subsection (a), the consumer reporting agency may not change 
     any of the following official information in that file 
     without sending a written confirmation of the change to the 
     veteran, spouse, or other person within 30 days after the 
     date on which the change is made:
       ``(A) Name.
       ``(B) Date of birth.
       ``(C) Social Security number.
       ``(D) Address.
       ``(2) Confirmation.--Paragraph (1) does not require written 
     confirmation for technical modifications of the official 
     information of a veteran, spouse, or other person, including 
     name and street abbreviations, complete

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     spellings, or transposition of numbers or letters. In the 
     case of an address change, the written confirmation shall be 
     sent to both the new address and to the former address of the 
     veteran, spouse, or other person.
       ``(k) Certain Entity Exemptions.--
       ``(1) Aggregators and other agencies.--The provisions of 
     this section do not apply to a consumer reporting agency that 
     acts only as a reseller of credit information by assembling 
     and merging information contained in the data base of another 
     consumer reporting agency or multiple consumer reporting 
     agencies, and does not maintain a permanent data base of 
     credit information from which new consumer credit reports are 
     produced.
       ``(2) Other exempted entities.--The following entities are 
     not required to place a security freeze in the file of a 
     veteran, spouse, or other person described in subsection (a) 
     in accordance with this section:
       ``(A) A check services or fraud prevention services 
     company, which issues reports on incidents of fraud or 
     authorizations for the purpose of approving or processing 
     negotiable instruments, electronic fund transfers, or similar 
     methods of payments.
       ``(B) A deposit account information service company, which 
     issues reports regarding account closures due to fraud, 
     substantial overdrafts, ATM abuse, or similar negative 
     information regarding such veteran, spouse, or other person, 
     to inquiring banks or other financial institutions for use 
     only in reviewing the request of such veteran, spouse, or 
     other person for a deposit account at the inquiring bank or 
     financial institution.''.
       (2) Fees.--Any fee associated with an extended fraud alert 
     or security freeze required by the amendments made by this 
     section that would otherwise be required to be paid by the 
     consumer shall be paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (e) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs shall submit a report to 
     Congress detailing the expected costs of services provided 
     under this section.
       (f) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the budget of the Department of Veterans Affairs is 
     stretched to the limit, and that the President should submit 
     a request for supplemental appropriations to pay for the 
     services required by this section to protect the identity 
     security of those affected by the loss of personal data by 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4445. Mr. BURNS 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 C of title IX, add the following:

     SEC. 924. REPORT ON INCORPORATION OF ELEMENTS OF THE RESERVE 
                   COMPONENTS INTO THE SPECIAL FORCES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The Quadrennial Defense Review recommends an increase 
     in the size of the Special Operations Command and the Special 
     Forces as a fundamental part of our efforts to fight the war 
     on terror.
       (2) The Special Forces play a crucial role in the war on 
     terror, and the expansion of their force structure as 
     outlined in the Quadrennial Defense Review should be fully 
     funded.
       (3) Expansion of the Special Forces should be consistent 
     with the Total Force Policy, and an appropriate portion of 
     new Special Forces force structure should consist of units 
     within the reserve components of the Armed Forces or 
     associate active duty and National Guard units.
       (4) The Secretary of Defense should consider the 
     establishment of additional reserve component and National 
     Guard Special Forces units and associated units.
       (5) Training areas in the State of Montana are a national 
     asset for preparing our Special Forces operators for duty in 
     the mountainous regions of Central Asia.
       (b) Report on Incorporation of Elements Into Special 
     Forces.--Not later than six months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a plan to incorporate 
     members and units of the reserve components of the Armed 
     Forces into the Special Forces in the expansion of the 
     Special Forces.
       (c) Report on Special Forces Training.--Not later than six 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on 
     actions to be taken to streamline Special Forces training in 
     the State of Montana through the establishment of a permanent 
     exercise support detachment to facilitate such training.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4446. Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln) 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 B of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 215. MOBILE MEDICAL SHELTER SYSTEMS FOR THE ARMY.

       (a) Funding.--
       (1) Additional amount for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation, army.--The amount authorized to be appropriated 
     by section 201(1) for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation for the Army is hereby increased by $15,000,000.
       (2) Availability of amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(1) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for the Army, as increased by paragraph 
     (1), $15,000,000 may be available Medical Systems, Advanced 
     Development (PE #0603807A) for the development, acquisition, 
     and deployment of mobile medical shelter systems to improve 
     the forward deployed transitional medical capabilities of the 
     Army.
       (3) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 301(2) for operation and maintenance for the Navy is 
     hereby reduced by $15,000,000.
       (b) Evaluation of Alternatives.--The Army Medical Research 
     and Materiel Command (MRMC) shall conduct an ongoing 
     evaluation of alternatives for mobile medical shelter systems 
     for the Army, including an evaluation to secure reductions in 
     weight, cube, and sustainment requirements, in order to 
     ensure that the Army obtain best value in procuring such 
     systems.
       (c) Plan for Acquisition.--Not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
     report setting forth a plan for the design, development, 
     test, and acquisition of mobile medical shelter systems for 
     the Army.
       (d) Budget Matter.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
     that each budget of the Department of Defense submitted to 
     Congress for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2006, as 
     submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
     Code, includes a separate program element for the Mobile 
     Medical Investment Fund.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4447. Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Domenici, 
Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Lott) 
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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. EXTENSION OF DATE OF APPLICATION OF NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM TO DEFENSE 
                   LABORATORIES.

       Section 9902(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``October 1, 2008'' each place such term 
     appears and inserting ``October 1, 2011'' in each such place.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4448. Mr. COLEMAN 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 XII add the following:

     SEC. 1209. WITHHOLDING OF CERTAIN UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS 
                   TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) A consensus existed in September 2005 that the United 
     Nations was in dire need of reform in order to restore its 
     credibility. An agenda for reform was outlined in the United 
     Nations Summit Declaration of September 2005 that was 
     endorsed by the members of the General Assembly of the United 
     Nations. These reforms were subsequently included in a 
     proposal set forth by the Secretary General of the United 
     Nations to the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly in 
     April 2006.
       (2) The United States Ambassador to the United Nations has 
     continuously worked in good faith with fellow member states 
     of the United Nations to achieve a consensus agenda for 
     United Nations reform.

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       (3) A group of members of the General Assembly, embodied in 
     the G-77, has obstructed progress on reform of the United 
     Nations, specifically by rejecting those set proposals forth 
     by the Secretary General to the Fifth Committee of the 
     General Assembly in April 2006. These proposals stemmed 
     directly from the Summit Outcome document endorsed by the 
     members of the G-77 in September 2005.
       (4) The spending cap for the United Nations agreed to in 
     December of 2005 was premised on the need for the United 
     Nations to demonstrate meaningful progress on reform in order 
     to justify funding by member states of the 2006-2007 biannual 
     budget of the United Nations.
       (5) The G-77 has reinforced its obstructionist approach to 
     United Nations reform by insisting that the lifting of the 
     spending cap for the United Nations not be linked to progress 
     on management reform issues, contrary to the position of the 
     United States.
       (6) The United Nations has failed to show meaningful 
     progress in a number of areas for reform, including human 
     rights, budget, management, and oversight.
       (7) Congress should not authorize the remaining United 
     Nations budget until the General Assembly approves the reform 
     measure for the United Nations proposed by the Secretary-
     General.
       (b) Withholding.--
       (1) In general.--In the event the United Nations 2006-2007 
     biennium budget is adopted by the General Assembly without 
     being accompanied by a commitment to reform measures, the 
     United States shall withhold the remaining portion of its 
     assessed dues that formulate its obligations within the 
     budget that are not allocated toward humanitarian, 
     educational, and development programs and other non-political 
     programs considered to be high priority for the United 
     States.
       (2) Determination of portion of dues.--The Secretary of 
     State shall determine the portion of the assessed dues 
     referred to in paragraph (1) that are allocated toward 
     humanitarian, educational, and development programs and other 
     non-political programs considered to be high priority for the 
     United States.
       (3) Treatment of certain contributions.--Voluntary 
     contributions made by the United States to United Nations 
     agencies over and above the assessed dues of the United 
     States, including contributions to United Nations 
     Peacekeeping Operations and the World Health Organization, 
     shall not be subject to withholding under paragraph (1).
       (c) Waiver.--The President may waive the requirement in 
     subsection (b) upon a determination and certification to 
     Congress that the General Assembly has made a good faith 
     effort on reform of the United Nations, which may include 
     progress in areas such as rationalization of United Nations 
     mandates and a strengthening of United Nations oversight 
     mechanisms.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4449. Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) 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 B of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 313. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION FOR BEDDOWN OF F-22A 
                   AIRCRAFT AT HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NEW 
                   MEXICO.

       The Secretary of the Air Force shall prepare environmental 
     documentation per the requirements of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for 
     the beddown of F-22A aircraft at Holloman Air Force Base, New 
     Mexico, as replacements for the retiring F-117A aircraft.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4450. Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) 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 B of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 215. HIGH ENERGY LASER-LOW ASPECT TARGET TRACKING.

       (a) Additional Amount for Research, Development, Test, and 
     Evaluation, army.--The amount authorized to be appropriated 
     by section 201(1) for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation for the Army is hereby increased by $5,000,000.
       (b) Availability of Amount.--
       (1) In general.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(1) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for the Army, as increased by subsection 
     (a), $5,000,000 may be available for the Department of 
     Defense High Energy Laser Test Facility for High Energy Laser 
     Low Aspect Target Tracking (HEL-LATT) test series done 
     jointly with the Navy.
       (2) Construction with other amounts.--The amount available 
     under paragraph (1) for the purpose set forth in that 
     paragraph is in addition to any amounts available under this 
     Act for that purpose.
       (c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 301(1) for operation and maintenance for Army is 
     hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4451. Mr. DOMENICI 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 G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1066. ANNUAL REPORTS ON EXPANDED USE OF UNMANNED AERIAL 
                   VEHICLES IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) serve Department of 
     Defense intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and 
     combat missions.
       (2) Technological advances in command and control and 
     sense-and-avoid capabilities have improved the operational 
     reliability and safety of unmanned aerial vehicles.
       (3) Unmanned aerial vehicles have the potential to support 
     the Nation's homeland defense mission, border security 
     mission, and natural disaster recovery efforts.
       (4) Accelerated development and testing of policies for the 
     integration of unmanned aerial vehicles in the National 
     Airspace System would further the increased safe use of such 
     vehicles for border security, homeland defense, and natural 
     disaster recovery efforts.
       (b) Annual Reports.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter until 
     the Federal Aviation Administration promulgates such policy, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the actions of the Department of Defense to support the 
     development by the Federal Aviation Administration of a 
     policy on the testing and operation of unmanned aerial 
     vehicles in the National Airspace System.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4452. Mr. VITTER 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 F of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 375. PREPOSITIONING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ASSETS TO 
                   IMPROVE SUPPORT TO CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Prepositioning Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense 
     may provide for the prepositioning of prepackaged or 
     preidentified basic response assets, such as medical 
     supplies, food and water, and communications equipment, in 
     order to improve Department of Defense support to civilian 
     authorities.
       (b) Reimbursement.--To the extent required by section 1535 
     of title 31, United States Code (popularly known as the 
     ``Economy Act''), or other applicable law, the Secretary 
     shall require reimbursement of the Department of Defense for 
     costs incurred in the prepositioning of basic response assets 
     under subsection (a).
       (c) Limitation.--Basic response assets may not be 
     prepositioned under subsection (a) if the prepositioning of 
     such assets will adversely affect the military preparedness 
     of the United States.
       (d) Procedures and Guidelines.--The Secretary may develop 
     procedures and guidelines applicable to the prepositioning of 
     basic response assets under this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4453. Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller) 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 X, add the following:

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     SEC. 1008. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
                   FOR CERTAIN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS.

       No provision of this Act may be construed as authorizing 
     the appropriation, or the obligation or expenditure, of funds 
     for a classified program as described on page 34 of Volume 
     VII (Compartmented Annex) of the Fiscal Year 2007 Military 
     Intelligence Program justification book.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4454. Mr. COBURN 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:

       Insert at the appropriate place:


        PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE SYSTEM FOR THE DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM

       The Department shall transform the contract for the Defense 
     Travel System into a pay-for-performance based system.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4455. Mr. SHELBY 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:

       Strike section 603.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4456. Mr. SHELBY 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 part II of subtitle A of title V, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 521. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION OF 
                   RETIRED, RECALLED COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND 
                   WARRANT OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY.

       (a) Commissioned Officers.--
       (1) Eligibility.--Section 641 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as of September 12, 2001.
       (3) Exclusion from officer strength limitations.--Chapter 
     32 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 529. Authorized strength: commissioned officers on 
       active duty; exclusion

       ``A retired commissioned officer on active duty may not be 
     counted for the purpose of any limitation on the total number 
     of commissioned officers in a certain grade that may be 
     serving on active duty in the retired commissioned officer's 
     armed force.''.
       (b) Warrant Officers.--
       (1) Eligibility.--Section 582 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as of September 12, 2001.
       (3) Exclusion from officer strength limitations.--Chapter 
     32 of such title, as amended by subsection (a)(3) of this 
     section, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 530. Authorized strength: warrant officers on active 
       duty; exclusion

       ``A retired warrant officer on active duty may not be 
     counted for the purpose of any limitation on the total number 
     of warrant officers in a certain grade that may be serving on 
     active duty in the retired warrant officer's armed force.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 32 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new items

       ``529. Authorized strength: commissioned officers on active 
     duty; exclusion.
       ``530. Authorized strength: warrant officers on active 
     duty; exclusion.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4457. Mr. DURBIN 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 I of title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 1084. SENSE OF SENATE ON CLIMATE CHANGE.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) greenhouse gases concentrating in the atmosphere are 
     causing average temperatures to rise at a rate outside the 
     range of natural variability and pose a substantial risk of 
     rising sea-levels, altered patterns of atmospheric and 
     oceanic circulation, and increased frequency and severity of 
     floods, droughts, hurricanes and other serious weather 
     events;
       (2) the most recent annual report under section 108 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a) states that 
     the United States now faces new security challenges, 
     including ``Environmental destruction, whether caused by 
     human behavior or cataclysmic mega-disasters such as floods, 
     hurricanes, earthquakes, or tsunamis. Problems of this scope 
     may overwhelm the capacity of local authorities to respond, 
     and may even overtax national militaries, requiring a larger 
     international response. These challenges are not traditional 
     national security concerns, such as the conflict of arms or 
     ideologies. But if left unaddressed they can threaten 
     national security.'';
       (3) environmental changes are likely to increase 
     instability in many countries as changing weather patterns 
     may exacerbate conflicts and competition over land and water 
     resources;
       (4) the strategic, social, political, and economic 
     consequences of global warming are likely to have a greater 
     adverse effect on less developed countries with fewer 
     resources and infrastructures less able to adjust to economic 
     and social changes;
       (5) the economy of the United States is not immune from the 
     potential for dislocations due to global warming; and
       (6) a failure to reverse the buildup of greenhouse gas 
     emissions in the atmosphere will increase security and 
     economic threats that will face the United States and the 
     world.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) it is the obligation of the United States to help 
     secure for present and future generations the prosperity and 
     sustainability of life on the planet;
       (2) global warming is a clear and present danger to the 
     security and the economy of the United States and the world;
       (3) this danger cannot be ignored;
       (4) international cooperation will be needed to reduce 
     greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the adverse effects of 
     increasing levels of greenhouse gases and to develop 
     sustainable energy policies and practices; and
       (5) the President and Congress should work together to take 
     timely measures, in the United States and in concert with 
     nations around the world, to reduce the threat of global 
     warming.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4458. Mr. BIDEN 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. LIMITATION ON THE UNITED STATES SHARE OF ASSESSMENTS 
                   FOR UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 
     U.S.C. 287e note) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(v) For assessments made during calendar years 2005, 
     2006, and 2007, 27.10 percent.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 411 of the Department of 
     State and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2005 (title IV 
     of division B of Public Law 108-447; 22 U.S.C. 287e note) is 
     repealed.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4459. Mr. WYDEN 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. COMPLIANCE REVIEWS.

       Each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
     compliance reviews of not less

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     than 3 educational institutions that receive grants from the 
     Department of Defense for such year and that are subject to 
     the requirements of title IX of the Education Amendments of 
     1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), in order to monitor and 
     effectuate the compliance of each educational institution 
     with such title.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4460. Mr. WYDEN 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 CONTINUED PRESENCE OF UNITED 
                   STATES TROOPS IN IRAQ.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the members of the Armed Forces deserve the enormous 
     respect and support of Congress and the American people for 
     the sacrifices that they are making on behalf of our country; 
     and
       (2) the President's intention, as stated on March 21, 2006, 
     that ``future Presidents'' will determine whether to keep 
     members of the Armed Forces in Iraq undermines the 
     preparedness of the United States military to respond to 
     other crises; and
       (3) keeping members of the Armed Forces in Iraq at or near 
     current levels at least until 2009 should not be supported.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4461. Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Collins) 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 title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1084. CONTRACTING INCENTIVES FOR SMALL AND RENEWABLE 
                   POWER PLANTS.

       (a) Authorization.--The Administrator of the General 
     Services Administration and the Director of the Defense 
     Logistics Agency may stimulate the production and generation 
     of electricity services by extending contracting incentives 
     for public utility services generated by eligible small power 
     plants.
       (b) Contracting Incentives.--Notwithstanding section 
     501(b)(1)(B) of title 40, United States Code--
       (1) a contract may be awarded to an eligible small power 
     plant for a period of not more than 20 years; and
       (2) upon a written determination by the Administrator of 
     the General Services Administration or the Director of the 
     Defense Logistics Agency, based on market research, that a 
     fair and reasonable price will be obtained, a contract for 
     not more than 4,000,000 megawatt hours per year may be 
     awarded to an eligible small power plant on the basis of 
     limited competition or on a sole-source basis.
       (c) Applicability of Cost Control and Other Provisions of 
     Law.--A contract entered into under this section shall be 
     subject to cost control and all other provisions of law 
     applicable to contracting for public utility services.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``base closure area'' has the same meaning as 
     in section 3(p)(4)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     632(p)(4)(D));
       (2) the term ``public utility services'', with respect to 
     electricity services, includes electricity supplies and 
     services, including transmission, generation, distribution, 
     and other services directly used in providing electricity; 
     and
       (3) the term ``eligible small power plant'' means any power 
     facility or project with an electrical output of not more 
     than 70 megawatts that--
       (A) is located in a base closure area; or
       (B) generates, for delivery to the Government, such 
     electricity as is deemed renewable according to standards and 
     criteria established in Executive Order 13101 (63 Fed. Reg. 
     49643; entitled ``Greening the Government Through Waste 
     Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition'') and 
     Executive Order 13123 (64 Fed. Reg. 30851; entitled 
     ``Greening the Government Through Efficient Energy 
     Management'') or section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
     (119 Stat. 652).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4462. Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Kerry) 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 title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1084. SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIONS.

       (a) SBIR and STTR Mentor-Protege Agreements.--Section 9 of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(x) SBIR and STTR Mentor-Protege Agreements.--
       ``(1) Clarification of applicability.--It is the intent of 
     Congress that the prohibition on conditioning, negotiating, 
     transferring, or diminishing SBIR and STTR data rights in the 
     making or administration of phase III awards (including prime 
     contracts and subcontracts) that are federally funded or 
     intended for use by the Federal Government that is contained 
     in section 8 of the SBIR Policy Directive and in section 3 of 
     the STTR Policy Directive (as in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, and any successor thereto) 
     apply to mentor-protege agreements established for the 
     purpose of assisting SBIR and STTR small business concerns.
       ``(2) Data rights protections.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, no mentor-protege agreement with an SBIR or 
     STTR small business concern may be approved by any Federal 
     agency, unless it contains phase III data rights protection 
     clauses prescribed by the SBIR and STTR Policy Directives.
       ``(3) Approval of agreements.--The SBIR program manager and 
     the STTR program manager at a Federal agency shall each 
     ensure that Federal reimbursement funding for mentor-protege 
     assistance to SBIR and STTR small business concerns is 
     directed towards development, testing, evaluation, and 
     commercialization of SBIR and STTR technologies, 
     respectively.
       ``(4) Reporting requirement.--Any mentor-protege agreement 
     established for the purpose of assisting an SBIR or STTR 
     small business concern shall require reporting of the dollar 
     value of phase III awards made as a result of the mentor-
     protege assistance.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4463. Ms. SNOWE 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 B of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 826. COMPETITION FOR IRAQI ARMY PISTOLS.

       With regard to the procurement of pistols for assistance to 
     the Army or police of Iraq, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     ensure, consistent with the provisions of section 2304 of 
     title 10, United States Code, that--
       (1) a full and open competition is obtained to the maximum 
     extent practicable; and
       (2) no responsible United States supplier is excluded from 
     bidding for such procurements.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4464. Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. Kerry) 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 title X of division A, insert the following:

     SEC. 1084. TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.

       Section 711(c) of the Small Business Competitive 
     Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) is 
     amended by inserting after ``January 1, 1989'' the following: 
     ``, and shall terminate on the date of enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4465. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. 
Mikulski, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Burns, Mr. 
Coburn, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Collins, and Mr. DeWine) 
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 appropriate place, add the following:

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       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Purple Heart is the oldest military decoration in 
     the world in present use;
       (2) The Purple Heart was established on August 7, 1782, 
     during the Revolutionary War, when General George Washington 
     issued an order establishing the Honorary Badge of 
     Distinction, otherwise known as the Badge of Military Merit;
       (3) The award of the Purple Heart ceased with the end of 
     the Revolutionary War, but was revived in 1932, the 200th 
     anniversary of George Washington's birth, out of respect for 
     his memory and military achievements by War Department 
     General Orders No. 3, dated February 22, 1932.
       (4) The criteria for the award was originally announced in 
     War Department Circular dated February 22, 1932, and revised 
     by Presidential Executive Order 9277, dated December 3, 1942; 
     Executive Order 10409, dated February 12, 1952, Executive 
     Order 11016, dated April 25, 1962, and Executive Order 12464, 
     dated February 23, 1984.
       (5) The Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the 
     President of the United States as Commander in Chief to 
     members of the Armed Forces who qualify under criteria set 
     forth by Presidential Executive Order.
       (b) Determination.--As part of the review and report 
     required in subsection (d), the President shall make a 
     determination on expanding eligibility to all deceased 
     servicemembers held as a prisoner of war after December 7, 
     1941 and who meet the criteria establishing eligibility for 
     the prisoner-of-war medal under section 1128 of Title 10 but 
     who do not meet the criteria establishing eligibility for the 
     Purple Heart.
       (c) Requirements.--In making the determination described in 
     subsection (b), the President shall take into consideration--
       (1) the brutal treatment endured by thousands of POWs 
     incarcerated by enemy forces;
       (2) that many service members died due to starvation, 
     abuse, the deliberate withholding of medical treatment for 
     injury or disease, or other causes which do not currently 
     meet the criteria for award of the Purple Heart;
       (3) the views of veteran organizations, including the 
     Military Order of the Purple Heart;
       (4) the importance and gravity that has been assigned to 
     determining all available facts prior to a decision to award 
     the Purple Heart, and
       (5) the views of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff.
       (d) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2007, the President 
     shall provide the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives a report on the advisability of 
     modifying the criteria for the award of the Purple Heart to 
     authorize the award of the Purple Heart to military members 
     who die in captivity under unknown circumstances or as a 
     result of conditions and treatment which currently do not 
     qualify the decedent for award of the Purple Heart; and for 
     military members who survive captivity as prisoners of war, 
     but die thereafter as a result of disease or disability 
     incurred during captivity.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4466. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. Clinton, and 
Mr. Kennedy) 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 B of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 730. ENHANCED MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING AND SERVICES FOR 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Required Elements of Assessments.--Each pre-deployment 
     mental health assessment of a member of the Armed Forces, 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A mental health history of the member, with emphasis on 
     mental health status during the 12-month period ending on the 
     date of the assessment and a review of military service 
     during that period.
       (2) An assessment of the current treatment of the member, 
     and any use of psychotropic medications by the member, for a 
     mental health condition or disorder.
       (3) An assessment of any behavior of the member identified 
     by the member's commanding officer that could indicate the 
     presence of a mental health condition.
       (4) Information provided by the member (through a checklist 
     or other means) on the presence of any serious mental illness 
     or any symptoms indicating a mental health condition or 
     disorder.
       (b) Referral for Further Evaluation.--Each member of the 
     Armed Forces who is determined during a pre-deployment or 
     post-deployment mental health assessment to have, or have 
     symptoms or indicators for, a mental health condition or 
     disorder shall be referred to a qualified health care 
     professional with experience in the evaluation and diagnosis 
     of mental health conditions.
       (c) Referral of Members Deployed in Contingency or Combat 
     Operations.--any member of the Armed Forces called or ordered 
     to active duty in support of contingency or combat operations 
     who requests access to mental health care services any time 
     before, during, or after deployment shall be provided access 
     to such services--
       (1) not later than 72 hours after the making of such 
     request; or
       (2) at the earliest practicable time thereafter.
       (d) Minimum Mental Health Standards for Deployment.--
       (1) Standards required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe in regulations minimum standards for mental health 
     for the eligibility of a member of the Armed Forces for 
     deployment to a combat operation or contingency operation.
       (2) Elements.--The standards required by paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) A specification of the mental health conditions, 
     treatment for such conditions, and receipt of psychotropic 
     medications for such conditions that preclude deployment of a 
     member of the Armed Forces to a combat operation or 
     contingency operation, or to a specified type of such 
     operation.
       (B) Guidelines for the deployability and treatment of 
     members of the Armed Forces diagnosed with a severe mental 
     illness or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
       (3) Utilization.--The Secretary shall take appropriate 
     actions to ensure the utilization of the standards prescribed 
     under paragraph (1) in the making of determinations regarding 
     the deployability of members of the Armed Forces to a combat 
     operation or contingency operation.
       (e) Monitoring of Certain Individuals.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall develop a plan, to be implemented throughout 
     the Department of Defense, for monitoring the mental health 
     of each member of the Armed Forces who, after deployment to a 
     combat operation or contingency operation, is known--
       (1) to have a mental health condition or disorder; or
       (2) to be receiving treatment, including psychotropic 
     medications, for a mental health condition or disorder.
       (f) Implementation.--Not later than six months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House or Representatives a report on the 
     actions taken to implement the requirements of this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4467. Mrs. BOXER 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 F of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 587. PROHIBITION ON COLLECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY 
                   NUMBERS UNDER THE JOINT ADVERTISING, MARKET 
                   RESEARCH AND STUDIES PROGRAM.

       The Secretary of Defense may not collect or maintain the 
     Social Security Number (SSN) of any individual for purposes 
     of the Joint Advertising. Market Research and Studies (JAMRS) 
     program of the Department of Defense.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4468. Mrs. BOXER 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 F of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 587. LIMITATIONS ON THE JOINT ADVERTISING, MARKET 
                   RESEARCH AND STUDIES PROGRAM.

       (a) Limitation on Dissemination of Information in 
     Database.--The Secretary of Defense may not disseminate or 
     disclose any information collected or maintained for purposes 
     of the Joint Advertising, Market Research and Studies (JAMRS) 
     program to any individual who is not engaged in military 
     recruitment activities.
       (b) Enhancement of Opt-Out Mechanisms.--
       (1) Establishment of additional mechanisms.--Not later than 
     six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall establish mechanisms (commonly referred to as 
     ``opt-out'' mechanisms) for submitting notice to the 
     Department of Defense of an intent not to be included in the 
     Joint Advertising, Market Research and Studies program:
       (A) A toll-free telephone number (commonly referred to as 
     an ``800 number'') for the submittal and receipt of such 
     notices.

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       (B) An Internet link from the Internet homepage of the 
     Department of Defense to an Internet webpage for the 
     submittal and receipt of such notices.
       (C) Any other mechanism that the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (2) Limitation.--The mechanisms established under paragraph 
     (1) shall not require the disclosure of a Social Security 
     Number (SSN).
       (3) Preservation of existing mechanism.--In establishing 
     mechanisms under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall preserve 
     the current mechanism for submitting a notice referred to in 
     that paragraph to the Department, namely a physical address 
     to which such notice may be sent and will be received.
       (c) Plan for Notice Required.--The Secretary shall develop 
     and implement by regulation a plan that will result in the 
     notification of individuals whose information is held by the 
     Joint Advertising, Market Research and Studies program of the 
     mechanisms established under subsection (b).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4469. Mr. REED 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 B of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 215. WIDEBAND DIGITAL AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC SENSING ARRAY.

       (a) Additional Amount for Research, Development, Test, and 
     Evaluation, Air Force.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(3) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for the Air Force is hereby increased by 
     $3,000,000.
       (b) Availability of Amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(3) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for the Air Force, as increased by 
     subsection (a), $3,000,000 may be available for Wideband 
     Digital Airborne Electronic Sensing Array (PE #0602204F).
       (c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 102(a)(2) for weapons procurement for the Navy is 
     hereby reduced by $1,000,000, with the amount of the 
     reduction to be allocated to Conventional Trident 
     Modification Program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4470. 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:

       The Comptroller General shall conduct a review of the 
     Army's ``Cost-Benefit Analysis of Off-Site Versus On-Site 
     Treatment and Disposal of Newport Caustic Hydrolysate,'' 
     dated April 24, 2006, and provide a report to the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives on the results of 
     that review by December 1, 2006.
       The review shall consider and assess the following matters 
     as a minimum:
       (1) The adequacy of analysis asserted in dismissing five of 
     the eight technologies directed for consideration by House 
     Report 109-89, dated May 20, 2005.
       (2) The rationale for the failure to consider other 
     technical solutions, such as constructing a wastewater 
     disposal system on site.
       (3) The adequacy of the cost--benefit analysis presented 
     for the three technologies considered.
       The Secretary of the Army shall not to proceed with any 
     action to transport or relocate neutralized bulk nerve agent 
     (other than those small quantities necessary for laboratory 
     evaluation of the disposal process) from the Newport Chemical 
     Depot until 60 days after the Comptroller General has 
     submitted his report.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4471. Mr. SESSIONS 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 C of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 236. TESTING AND OPERATIONS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE.

       (a) Additional Amount for Missile Defense Agency.--Of the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(4) for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation for Defense-wide 
     activities, the amount that is available for the Missile 
     Defense Agency is hereby increased by $45,000,000.
       (b) Availability of Amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for Defense-wide activities and 
     available for the Missile Defense Agency, as increased by 
     subsection (a), $45,000,000 may be available for Ballistic 
     Missile Defense Midcourse Defense Segment (PE #63882C)--
       (1) to accelerate the ability to conduct concurrent test 
     and missile defense operations; and
       (2) to increase the pace of realistic flight testing of the 
     ground-based midcourse defense system.
       (c) Supplement.--Amounts available under subsection (b) for 
     the program element referred to in that subsection are in 
     addition to any other amounts available in this Act for that 
     program element.
       (d) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 201(4) for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation for Defense-wide activities that is available for 
     any purpose other than the Missile Defense Agency is hereby 
     reduced by $45,000,000.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4472. Mr. SESSIONS 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 C of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 236. TESTING AND OPERATIONS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE.

       (a) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     201(4) for research, development, test, and evaluation for 
     Defense-wide activities, the amount that is available for the 
     Missile Defense Agency is hereby increased by $45,000,000.
       (b) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 201(4) for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation for Defense-wide activities that is available for 
     any purpose other than the Missile Defense Agency is hereby 
     reduced by $45,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4473. Mr. PRYOR 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 appropriate place, insert the following:


                              Definitions

       Service on active duty: Service on active duty means active 
     duty pursuant to a call or active duty under a provision of 
     law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of 10 U.S.C. or 
     under section 12301(d) of 10 U.S.C. Further, active duty 
     means that the reserve component military member must have 
     served in an area where they are eligible for imminent danger 
     or combat pay during the call of active duty.
       For the purpose of this amendment, the call to active duty 
     means active duty for a minimum of six months (6).


                          Annual Leave Credit

       Upon a reserve component military member's call to active 
     duty, fifteen (15) days of Title 10 active duty annual leave 
     days will immediately be credited to their annual leave 
     account.
       These fifteen (15) days are for leave use only and may not 
     be transferred by the member at the completion of the active 
     duty tour.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4474. Mr. SESSIONS 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 C of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 236. TESTING AND OPERATIONS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) According to assessments by the intelligence community, 
     North Korea continues

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     to maintain an ambitious ballistic missile development 
     program and has exported missiles and missile technology to 
     other countries, including Iran.
       (2) North Korea has made preparations to launch a long-
     range ballistic missile that could reach the United States. 
     The launch of such a missile by North Korea would end the 
     moratorium on long-range missile testing declared by North 
     Korea in 1999.
       (3) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has warned North 
     Korea that the launch of a long-range ballistic missile would 
     be an ``abrogation of obligations'' of its missile test 
     moratorium and ``would once again show North Korea determined 
     to deepen its isolation, determined not to take a path that 
     is a path of compromise and a path of peace, but rather 
     instead to once again saber-rattle''.
       (4) According to assessments by the intelligence community, 
     Iran has a very active ballistic missile development program, 
     which includes recent improvements to the Shahab-3 medium-
     range ballistic missile to extend its range beyond the Middle 
     East. The danger that Iran will acquire a nuclear weapon and 
     the ability to integrate it with the ballistic missiles Iran 
     already possesses is a reason for immediate concern. With 
     continued assistance, Iran could have an intercontinental 
     ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States 
     before 2015.
       (5) According to assessments by the intelligence community, 
     North Korea continues to produce plutonium for its nuclear 
     weapons program, while Iran remains committed to acquiring a 
     nuclear weapon and is currently developing its nuclear 
     infrastructure.
       (6) The Department of Defense has fielded interceptors and 
     other initial components of a missile defense system capable 
     of providing limited protection for the United States against 
     ballistic missile attack. In view of the immediate threat of 
     a test launch by North Korea of a long-range ballistic 
     missile in the direction of the United States and the 
     continuing efforts of Iran to develop longer-range ballistic 
     missiles, the Department of Defense should expand the size 
     and effectiveness of the current missile defense capabilities 
     of the United States as the threat from these countries 
     continues to grow.
       (b) Additional Funding.--
       (1) Additional amount for missile defense agency.--Of the 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(4) for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation for Defense-wide 
     activities, the amount that is available for the Missile 
     Defense Agency is hereby increased by $45,000,000.
       (2) Availability of amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for Defense-wide activities and 
     available for the Missile Defense Agency, as increased by 
     paragraph (1), $45,000,000 may be available for Ballistic 
     Missile Defense Midcourse Defense Segment (PE #63882C)--
       (A) to accelerate the ability to conduct concurrent test 
     and missile defense operations; and
       (B) to increase the pace of realistic flight testing of the 
     ground-based midcourse defense system.
       (3) Supplement.--Amounts available under paragraph (2) for 
     the program element referred to in that paragraph are in 
     addition to any other amounts available in this Act for that 
     program element.
       (4) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 201(4) for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation for Defense-wide activities that is available for 
     any purpose other than the Missile Defense Agency is hereby 
     reduced by $45,000,000.
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  SA 4475. Mr. AKAKA 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 II, add the following:

     SEC. 203. AMOUNT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF WARFIGHTER 
                   RAPID AWARENESS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Increase in Amount for Research, Development, Test, and 
     Evaluation for the Navy.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(2) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for the Navy is hereby increased by 
     $4,000,000.
       (b) Availability of Amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(2) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for the Navy, as increased by subsection 
     (a), $4,000,000 may be available for the development, 
     validation, and demonstration of warfighter rapid awareness 
     processing technology for distributed operations within the 
     Marine Corps Landing Force Technology program.
       (c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 102(a)(2) for weapons procurement for the Navy and 
     available for the Conventional Trident Modification Program 
     is hereby decreased by $4,000,000.
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  SA 4476. Mr. SANTORUM 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 appropriate location in the bill, insert the 
     following:
       1. United States and Coalition Forces in Iraq shall secure 
     and properly dispose of all
       2. weapons of mass destruction materiel uncovered in Iraq.
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  SA 4477. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
Lieberman, Mr. Bingaman, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. 
Dole, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Voinovich, and Mr. Sarbanes) 
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 B of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 215. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Army Support for University Research Initiatives.--
       (1) Additional amount for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation, army.--The amount authorized to be appropriated 
     by section 201(1) for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation for the Army is hereby increased by $10,000,000.
       (2) Availability of amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(1) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for the Army, as increased by paragraph 
     (1), $10,000,000 may be available for program element PE 
     0601103A for University Research Initiatives.
       (b) Navy Support for University Research Initiatives.--
       (1) Additional amount for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation, navy.--The amount authorized to be appropriated 
     by section 201(2) for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation for the Navy is hereby increased by $10,000,000.
       (2) Availability of amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(2) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for the Navy, as increased by paragraph 
     (1), $10,000,000 may be available for program element PE 
     0601103N for University Research Initiatives.
       (c) Air Force Support for University Research 
     Initiatives.--
       (1) Additional amount for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation, air force.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(3) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for the Air Force is hereby increased by 
     $10,000,000.
       (2) Availability of amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(3) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for the Air Force, as increased by 
     paragraph (1), $10,000,000 may be available for program 
     element PE 0601103F for University Research Initiatives.
       (d) Computer Science and Cybersecurity.--
       (1) Additional amount for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation, defense-wide.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for Defense-wide activities is hereby 
     increased by $10,000,000.
       (2) Availability of amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for Defense-wide activities, as 
     increased by paragraph (1), $10,000,000 may be available for 
     program element PE 0601101E for the Defense Advanced Research 
     Projects Agency University Research Program in Computer 
     Science and Cybersecurity.
       (e) SMART National Defense Education Program.--
       (1) Additional amount for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation, defense-wide.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for Defense-wide activities is hereby 
     increased by $5,000,000.
       (2) Availability of amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, 
     test, and evaluation for Defense-wide activities, as 
     increased by paragraph (1), $5,000,000 may be available for 
     program element PE 0601120D8Z for the SMART National Defense 
     Education Program.

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       (f) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide 
     activities is hereby reduced by $45,000,000.
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  SA 4478. Mr. BYRD 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 I of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1084. IRAQ.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--Congress hereby--
       (1) commends the Armed Forces of the United States serving 
     in Iraq; and
       (2) affirms that it is the policy of Congress that United 
     States military forces in Iraq, having completed the mission 
     of removing Saddam Hussein from power and paving the way for 
     the establishment of a democratically elected government in 
     Iraq, should be returned home at the earliest possible 
     opportunity.
       (b) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Armed Forces of the United States in Iraq have 
     served honorably and with great bravery and should be 
     commended for their service to their country.
       (2) The democratically elected Government of Iraq should 
     assume full responsibility for the security and stability of 
     Iraq so that United States military forces in Iraq can be 
     replaced with Iraqi security forces or other multinational 
     peacekeeping forces.
       (3) The President should develop and implement a strategy 
     for the orderly draw down of United States military forces 
     from Iraq in a manner consistent with United States national 
     security interests.
       (c) Expiration of Authorization for Use of Military Force 
     Against Iraq.--Section 3 of the Authorization for Use of 
     Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 
     107-243; 116 Stat. 1501; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Expiration.--
       ``(1) In general.--The authorization in subsection (a) 
     shall expire upon the occurrence of any one of the following:
       ``(A) The assumption by the Government of Iraq of 
     responsibility for security in Iraq.
       ``(B) The implementation of other effective security 
     arrangements in Iraq, including the establishment of a United 
     Nations peacekeeping operation.
       ``(C) A certification by the President that the United 
     States has achieved its objectives in Iraq.
       ``(D) The enactment of a joint resolution to otherwise 
     provide for expiration of the authorization.
       ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     preclude the President from withdrawing the Armed Forces from 
     Iraq at any time if circumstances warrant. Nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed as precluding Congress by joint 
     resolution from directing such a withdrawal.''.
       (d) Reports on Security Situation in Iraq.--
       (1) Quarterly reports required.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 
     days thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the security situation in Iraq.
       (2) Elements.--Each report under this subsection shall 
     describe in detail--
       (A) the numbers, units, and capabilities of Iraqi security 
     forces in Iraq;
       (B) the results of efforts to reduce the presence of United 
     States military forces in Iraq;
       (C) the contribution of the continued presence of United 
     States military forces in Iraq to--
       (i) the national security of the United States; and
       (ii) United States foreign policy interests in the Middle 
     East; and
       (D) progress toward national political reconciliation among 
     all Iraqi political and ethnic entities.
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  SA 4479. Mr. NELSON of Florida 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 B of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 215. ADVANCED REMOTE SENSING.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     201(2) for research, development, test, and evaluation for 
     the Navy, $8,500,000 may be available for Advanced Remote 
     Sensing.
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  SA 4480. Mr. PRYOR 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 appropriate place, add the following:

     SEC. 587. ADDITIONAL LEAVE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE 
                   COMPONENTS CALLED OR ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
                   A CONTINGENCY OPERATION AND OTHER PURPOSES.

       Section 701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsection (f) and 
     subsection (g)'' and inserting ``subsections (f), (g), and 
     (j)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j)(1) A member of a reserve component of the armed 
     forces called or ordered to active duty under a provision of 
     law specified in section 101(a)(13)(B) of this title, or 
     under section 12301(d) of this title, under a call or order 
     that specifies a period of active duty of more than 180 days 
     is entitled to 15 days leave if the member serves, while on 
     active duty pursuant to such call or order--
       ``(A) in a combat operation or combat zone designated by 
     the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this subsection; or
       ``(B) in an area for which hostile fire or imminent danger 
     special pay is authorized under section 310 of title 37.
       ``(2) Leave under paragraph (1) is in addition to any other 
     leave accumulated by a member under this section or to which 
     the member may be entitled under this section or any other 
     provision of law.
       ``(3) Leave to which a member is entitled under this 
     subsection may not be taken before the completion by the 
     member of the period of active duty on which such leave is 
     based.
       ``(4) Leave of a member under this subsection may be taken 
     only by the member.''.

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