[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12467-12481]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 4481. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 4321 submitted by Mr. Warner (for Mr. Coleman) and 
intended to be proposed 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

[[Page 12468]]

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 the amendment, add the following:

     SEC. __. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR SOUTH COUNTY COMMUTER RAIL 
                   PROJECT, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

       Funds available for the South County Commuter Rail project, 
     Providence, Rhode Island, authorized by paragraphs (34) and 
     (35) of section 3034(d) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
     Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 
     (Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1650) shall be available for 
     the purchase of commuter rail equipment for the South County 
     Commuter Rail project upon the receipt by the Rhode Island 
     Department of Transportation of an approved environmental 
     assessment for the South County Commuter Rail project.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4482. Mr. ENSIGN 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:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS INSTRUCTOR 
                   QUALIFICATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 102 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2033. Instructor qualifications

       ``(a) In General.--In order for a retired officer or 
     noncommissioned officer to be employed as an instructor in 
     the program, the officer must be certified by the Secretary 
     of the military department concerned as a qualified 
     instructor in leadership, wellness and fitness, civics, and 
     other courses related to the content of the program, 
     according to the qualifications set forth in subsection 
     (b)(2) or (c)(2), as appropriate.
       ``(b) Senior Military Instructors.--
       ``(1) Role.--Senior military instructors shall be retired 
     officers of the armed forces and shall serve as instructional 
     leaders who oversee the program.
       ``(2) Qualifications.--A senior military instructor shall 
     have the following qualifications:
       ``(A) Professional military qualification, as determined by 
     the Secretary of the military department concerned.
       ``(B) Award of a baccalaureate degree from an institution 
     of higher learning.
       ``(C) Completion of secondary education teaching 
     certification requirements for the program as established by 
     the Secretary of the military department concerned.
       ``(D) Award of an advanced certification by the Secretary 
     of the military department concerned in core content areas 
     based on--
       ``(i) accumulated points for professional activities, 
     services to the profession, awards, and recognitions;
       ``(ii) professional development to meet content knowledge 
     and instructional skills; and
       ``(iii) performance evaluation of competencies and 
     standards within the program through site visits and 
     inspections.
       ``(c) Non-Senior Military Instructors.--
       ``(1) Role.--Non-senior military instructors shall be 
     retired noncommissioned officers of the armed forces and 
     shall serve as instructional leaders and teach independently 
     of, but share program responsibilities with, senior military 
     instructors.
       ``(2) Qualifications.--A non-senior military instructor 
     shall demonstrate a depth of experience, proficiency, and 
     expertise in coaching, mentoring, and practical arts in 
     executing the program, and shall have the following 
     qualifications:
       ``(A) Professional military qualification, as determined by 
     the Secretary of the military department concerned.
       ``(B) Award of an associates degree from an institution of 
     higher learning within 5 years of employment.
       ``(C) Completion of secondary education teaching 
     certification requirements for the program as established by 
     the Secretary of the military department concerned.
       ``(D) Award of an advanced certification by the Secretary 
     of the military department concerned in core content areas 
     based on--
       ``(i) accumulated points for professional activities, 
     services to the profession, awards, and recognitions;
       ``(ii) professional development to meet content knowledge 
     and instructional skills; and
       ``(iii) performance evaluation of competencies and 
     standards within the program through site visits and 
     inspections.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4483. Mr. ENSIGN 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:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION OF FUNDING FOR THE UNITED NATIONS 
                   DISARMAMENT COMMISSION.

       None of the funds authorized or otherwise made available by 
     this Act or by any other Act may be obligated or expended in 
     connection with United States participation in, or support 
     for, the activities of the United Nations Disarmament 
     Commission as long as Iran serves as a vice-chair of the 
     Commission.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4484. 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:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. 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 4485. 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:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. TESTING AND OPERATIONS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE.

       (a) Availability of Additional Amounts Within Research, 
     Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide.--Within 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 201(4) for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation for Defense-wide 
     activities, the amount available for the Missile Defense 
     Agency for ballistic missile defense is hereby increased by 
     $45,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be available 
     for Ballistic Missile Defense Midcourse Defense Segment (PE # 
     63882C)--
       (1) to increase the pace of realistic flight testing of the 
     ground-based midcourse defense segment; and
       (2) to accelerate the ability to conduct concurrent test 
     and missile defense operations.
       (b) Supplement.--Amounts available under subsection (a) for 
     the program element referred to in that subsection are in 
     addition to any other amounts available in this Act for the 
     purposes specified in subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4486. Mr. LEVIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 4474 submitted by Mr. Sessions and intended to be proposed 
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:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION AND NUCLEAR 
                   NONPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Chemical Weapons Demilitarization.--
       (1) Additional amount for operation and maintenance, 
     cooperative threat reduction programs.--The amount authorized 
     to

[[Page 12469]]

     be appropriated by section 301(19) for Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs is hereby increased by $50,000,000.
       (2) Availability of amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 301(19) for Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs, as increased by paragraph (1), 
     $50,000,000 may be available for chemical weapons 
     demilitarization in Libya.
       (b) Megaports Program.--
       (1) Additional amount for national nuclear security 
     administration, defense nuclear nonproliferation 
     activities.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 3101(a)(2) for the National Nuclear Security 
     Administration for defense nuclear nonproliferation 
     activities is hereby increased by $68,900,000.
       (2) Availability of amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 3101(a)(2) for the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration for defense nuclear nonproliferation 
     activities, as increased by paragraph (1), $68,900,000 may be 
     available for the Megaports Program.
       (c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 201(4) for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation for Defense-wide activities is hereby reduced by 
     $118,900,000, with the amount of the reduction to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (1) The amount available in Program Element 0603882C for 
     long lead procurement of Ground-Based Interceptors is hereby 
     reduced by $63,100,000.
       (2) The amount available in Program Element 0603882C for 
     initial planning, design, and construction of a third Ground-
     Based Interceptor deployment site in Europe is hereby reduced 
     by $55,800,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4487. Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Lugar) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2766, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. __. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE BUILDING 
                   OF THE CAPACITY OF FOREIGN MILITARY FORCES.

       (a) Authority.--The President may direct the Secretary of 
     State to work with the Secretary of Defense to provide 
     assistance to help build the capacity of partner nations' 
     military forces to disrupt or destroy terrorist networks, 
     close safe havens, or participate in or support United 
     States, coalition, or international military or stability 
     operations.
       (b) Types of Partnership Security Capacity Building.--The 
     partnership security capacity building authorized under 
     subsection (a) may include the provision of equipment, 
     supplies, services, training, and funding.
       (c) Availability of Funds.--
       (1) Transfer of funds.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     support partnership security capacity building as authorized 
     under subsection (a) by transferring funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense for 
     fiscal years 2007 and 2008 to a partnership security building 
     account of the Department of State for use as provided under 
     paragraph (2). Any funds so transferred shall remain 
     available until expended.
       (2) Use of funds.--The funds transferred to the partnership 
     security building account under paragraph (1) shall, subject 
     to the approval of the Secretary of State, be made available 
     for use by the Secretary of Defense to carry out activities 
     to build partnership security capacity. The amount of funds 
     made available for such purpose may not exceed $400,000,000 
     in any fiscal year.
       (d) Approval and Notification Requirements.--Not later than 
     10 days before approving the use by the Secretary of Defense 
     of funds to carry out activities to build partnership 
     security capacity under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary of 
     State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on International Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives a notification 
     of the countries chosen to be recipients and the specific 
     type of assistance that will be provided, including the 
     specific entity within the recipient country that will be 
     provided the assistance and the type and duration of such 
     assistance.
       (e) Applicable Law.--The President may not exercise the 
     authority in subsection (a) to provide any type of assistance 
     described in subsection (b) or (c) that is otherwise 
     prohibited under any other provision of law.
       (f) Expiration.--The authority in this section shall expire 
     on September 30, 2008.
       (g) Repeal of Superseded Authority and Modification of 
     Existing Reporting Requirement.--Section 1206 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
     109-163; 119 Stat. 3456) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``AUTHORITY TO BUILD'' and 
     inserting ``REPORT ON'';
       (2) by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and 
     (g); and
       (3) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``(f) Report.--'';
       (B) by striking ``the congressional committees specified in 
     subsection (e)(3)'' and inserting ``the congressional defense 
     committees and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on International Relations of the 
     House of Representatives'';
       (C) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, including strengths 
     and weaknesses for the purposes described in subsection 
     (a)'';
       (D) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, including for the 
     purposes described in subsection (a)''; and
       (E) in paragraph (3), by striking ``, including for the 
     purposes described in subsection (a)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4488. Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Lugar) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4236 submitted by Mr. Lugar and 
intended to be proposed 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:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 1206. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE 
                   BUILDING OF THE CAPACITY OF FOREIGN MILITARY 
                   FORCES.

       (a) Authority.--The President may direct the Secretary of 
     State to work with the Secretary of Defense to provide 
     assistance to help build the capacity of partner nations' 
     military forces to disrupt or destroy terrorist networks, 
     close safe havens, or participate in or support United 
     States, coalition, or international military or stability 
     operations.
       (b) Types of Partnership Security Capacity Building.--The 
     partnership security capacity building authorized under 
     subsection (a) may include the provision of equipment, 
     supplies, services, training, and funding.
       (c) Availability of Funds.--
       (1) Transfer of funds.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     support partnership security capacity building as authorized 
     under subsection (a) by transferring funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense for 
     fiscal years 2007 and 2008 to a partnership security building 
     account of the Department of State for use as provided under 
     paragraph (2). Any funds so transferred shall remain 
     available until expended.
       (2) Use of funds.--The funds transferred to the partnership 
     security building account under paragraph (1) shall, subject 
     to the approval of the Secretary of State, be made available 
     for use by the Secretary of Defense to carry out activities 
     to build partnership security capacity. The amount of funds 
     made available for such purpose may not exceed $400,000,000 
     in any fiscal year.
       (d) Approval and Notification Requirements.--Not later than 
     10 days before approving the use by the Secretary of Defense 
     of funds to carry out activities to build partnership 
     security capacity under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary of 
     State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on International Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives a notification 
     of the countries chosen to be recipients and the specific 
     type of assistance that will be provided, including the 
     specific entity within the recipient country that will be 
     provided the assistance and the type and duration of such 
     assistance.
       (e) Applicable Law.--The President may not exercise the 
     authority in subsection (a) to provide any type of assistance 
     described in subsection (b) or (c) that is otherwise 
     prohibited under any other provision of law.
       (f) Expiration.--The authority in this section shall expire 
     on September 30, 2008.
       (g) Repeal of Superseded Authority and Modification of 
     Existing Reporting Requirement.--Section 1206 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
     109-163; 119 Stat. 3456) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``AUTHORITY TO BUILD'' and 
     inserting ``REPORT ON'';
       (2) by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and 
     (g); and
       (3) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``(f) Report.--'';
       (B) by striking ``the congressional committees specified in 
     subsection (e)(3)'' and inserting ``the congressional defense 
     committees and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on International Relations of the 
     House of Representatives'';

[[Page 12470]]

       (C) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, including strengths 
     and weaknesses for the purposes described in subsection 
     (a)'';
       (D) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, including for the 
     purposes described in subsection (a)''; and
       (E) in paragraph (3), by striking ``, including for the 
     purposes described in subsection (a)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4489. Mr BAYH 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; as follows:

       Strike section 1083 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1083. QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) under section 118 
     of title 10, United States Code, is vital in laying out the 
     strategic military planning and threat objectives of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (2) The Quadrennial Defense Review is critical to 
     identifying the correct mix of military planning assumptions, 
     defense capabilities, and strategic focuses for the Armed 
     Forces of the United States.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Quadrennial Defense Review is intended to provide more 
     than an overview of global threats and the general strategic 
     orientation of the Department of Defense.
       (c) Improvements to Quadrennial Defense Review.--
       (1) Conduct of review.--Subsection (b) of section 118 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) to make recommendations that are not constrained to 
     comply with the budget submitted to Congress by the President 
     pursuant to section 1105 of title 31.''.
       (2) Additional element in report to congress.--Subsection 
     (d) of such section is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, the strategic 
     planning guidance,'' after ``United States'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (15) as 
     paragraphs (10) through (16), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new 
     paragraph (9):
       ``(9) The specific capabilities, including the general 
     number and type of specific military platforms, needed to 
     achieve the strategic and warfighting objectives identified 
     in the review.''.
       (3) CJCS review.--Subsection (e)(1) of such section is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: `` and a description of the capabilities needed to 
     address such risk''.
       (4) Independent assessment.--Such section is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Independent Assessment.--(1) Not later than one year 
     before the date a report on a quadrennial defense review is 
     to be submitted to Congress under subsection (d), the 
     President shall appoint a panel to conduct an independent 
     assessment of the review.
       ``(2) The panel appointed under paragraph (1) shall be 
     composed of seven individuals (who may not be employees of 
     the Department of Defense) as follows:
       ``(A) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
       ``(B) One member shall be appointed by the President in 
     consultation with, and based on the recommendations of, the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives.
       ``(C) One member shall be appointed by the President in 
     consultation with, and based on the recommendations of, the 
     Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
       ``(D) One member shall be appointed by the President in 
     consultation with, and based on the recommendations of, the 
     Majority Leader of the Senate.
       ``(E) One member shall be appointed by the President in 
     consultation with, and based on the recommendations of, the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate.
       ``(3) Not later than three months after the date that the 
     report on a quadrennial defense review is submitted to 
     Congress under subsection (d), the panel appointed under 
     paragraph (2) shall provide to the congressional defense 
     committees an assessment of the assumptions, planning 
     guidelines, recommendations, and realism of the review.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4490. Mr. BAYH 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 
Fores, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       Add at the end the following:
       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     provisions of section 363 and the amendment made by the 
     section shall have no force and effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4491. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to amendment SA 4454 by himself and intended to be proposed 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 
Fores, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       Beginning on Page 1 of the amendment strike ``Pay-For-
     Performance-For'' and all that follows and insert:
       Sec.__ Reforms to the Defense Travel System to a Fee-For-
     Use-of-Service System. No later than one year after the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may not 
     obligate or expend any funds related to the Defense Travel 
     System except those funds obtained through a one-time, fixed 
     price service fee per DOD customer utilizing the system with 
     an additional fixed fee for each transaction.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4492. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Levin) proposed an amendment 
to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 375. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM CONTRACTING 
                   AUTHORITY.

       (a) Multiyear Contracting Authority.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may carry out responsibilities under section 1412(a) 
     of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (Public 
     Law 99-145; 50 U.S.C. 1521(a)) through multiyear contracts 
     entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Contracts entered into under 
     subsection (a) shall be funded through annual appropriations 
     for the destruction of chemical agents and munitions.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4493. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Levin) proposed an amendment 
to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 1104. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR EXPERIMENTAL 
                   PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR SCIENTIFIC AND 
                   TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.

       Section 1101(e)(1) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (5 U.S.C. 3104 note) 
     is amended by striking ``September 30, 2008'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2011''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4494. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Burns (for himself and Mrs. Dole)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 187, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
       (c) Use of Electronic Voting Technology.--
       (1) Continuation of interim voting assistance system.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall continue the Interim Voting 
     Assistance System (IVAS) ballot request program with respect 
     to all absent uniformed services voters (as defined under 
     section 107(1) of the Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee 
     Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-6(1))), overseas employees of 
     the Department of Defense, and the dependents of such voters 
     and employees, for the general election and all elections 
     through December 31, 2006.
       (2) Reports.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office 
     for November 2006, the Secretary of Defense shall submit

[[Page 12471]]

     to the congressional defense committees a report setting 
     forth--
       (i) an assessment of the success of the implementation of 
     the Interim Voting Assistance System ballot request program 
     carried out under paragraph (1);
       (ii) recommendations for continuation of the Interim Voting 
     Assistance System and for improvements to that system; and
       (iii) an assessment of available technologies and other 
     means of achieving enhanced use of electronic and Internet-
     based capabilities under the Interim Voting Assistance 
     System.
       (B) Future elections.--Not later than May 15, 2007, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report detailing plans for expanding the 
     use of electronic voting technology for individuals covered 
     under the Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.) for elections through November 30, 
     2010.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4495. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Inhofe) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1209. ANNUAL REPORTS ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
                   THE UNITED NATIONS.

       (a) Annual Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
     thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress a report 
     listing all assessed and voluntary contributions of the 
     United States Government for the preceding fiscal year to the 
     United Nations and United Nations affiliated agencies and 
     related bodies.
       (b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall set 
     forth, for the fiscal year covered by such report, the 
     following:
       (1) The total amount of all assessed and voluntary 
     contributions of the United States Government to the United 
     Nations and United Nations affiliated agencies and related 
     bodies.
       (2) The approximate percentage of United States Government 
     contributions to each United Nations affiliated agency or 
     body in such fiscal year when compared with all contributions 
     to such agency or body from any source in such fiscal year.
       (3) For each such contribution--
       (A) the amount of such contribution;
       (B) a description of such contribution (including whether 
     assessed or voluntary);
       (C) the department or agency of the United States 
     Government responsible for such contribution;
       (D) the purpose of such contribution; and
       (E) the United Nations or United Nations affiliated agency 
     or related body receiving such contribution.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4496. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X add the following:

     SEC. 1066. REPORT ON BIODEFENSE STAFFING AND TRAINING 
                   REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL BIOSAFETY 
                   LABORATORIES.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, conduct a study to 
     determine the staffing and training requirements for pending 
     capital programs to construct biodefense laboratories 
     (including agriculture and animal laboratories) at Biosafety 
     Level (BSL) 3 and Biosafety Level 4 or to expand current 
     biodefense laboratories to such biosafety levels.
       (b) Elements.--In conducting the study, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall address the following:
       (1) The number of trained personnel, by discipline and 
     qualification level, required for existing biodefense 
     laboratories at Biosafety Level 3 and Biosafety Level 4.
       (2) The number of research and support staff, including 
     researchers, laboratory technicians, animal handlers, 
     facility managers, facility or equipment maintainers, 
     biosecurity personnel (including biosafety, physical, and 
     electronic security personnel), and other safety personnel 
     required to manage biodefense research efforts to combat 
     bioterrorism at the biodefense laboratories described in 
     subsection (a).
       (3) The training required to provide the personnel 
     described by paragraphs (1) and (2), including the type of 
     training (whether classroom, laboratory, or field training) 
     required, the length of training required by discipline, and 
     the curriculum required to be developed for such training.
       (4) Training schedules necessary to meet the scheduled 
     openings of the biodefense laboratories described in 
     subsection (a), including schedules for refresher training 
     and continuing education that may be necessary for that 
     purpose.
       (c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2006, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     setting forth the results of the study conducted under this 
     section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4497. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Allard) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle 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.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4498. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Allen) proposed an amendment to the bill 
S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 620. ACCESSION BONUS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   APPOINTED AS COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AFTER 
                   COMPLETING OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL.

       (a) Accession Bonus Authorized.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

[[Page 12472]]



     ``Sec. 329. Special pay: accession bonus for officer 
       candidates

       ``(a) Accession Bonus Authorized.--Under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a person who, during 
     the period beginning on October 1, 2006, and ending on 
     December 31, 2007, executes a written agreement described in 
     subsection (b) may, upon acceptance of the agreement by the 
     Secretary concerned, be paid an accession bonus in an amount 
     not to exceed $8,000 determined by the Secretary concerned.
       ``(b) Agreement.--A written agreement described in this 
     subsection is a written agreement by a person--
       ``(1) to complete officer candidate school;
       ``(2) to accept a commission or appointment as an officer 
     of the armed forces; and
       ``(3) to serve on active duty as a commissioned officer for 
     a period specified in such agreement.
       ``(c) Payment Method.--Upon acceptance of a written 
     agreement under subsection (a) by the Secretary concerned, 
     the total amount of the accession bonus payable under the 
     agreement becomes fixed. The agreement shall specify whether 
     the accession bonus will be paid in a lump sum or 
     installments.
       ``(d) Repayment.--A person who, having received all or part 
     of the bonus under a written agreement under subsection (a), 
     does not complete the total period of active duty as a 
     commissioned officer as specified in such agreement shall be 
     subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of 
     this title.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``329. Special pay: accession bonus for officer candidates.''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2006.
       (b) Authority for Payment of Bonus Under Earlier 
     Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army may pay a bonus 
     to a person who, during the period beginning on April 1, 
     2005, and ending on April 6, 2006, executed an agreement to 
     enlist for the purpose of attending officer candidate school 
     and receive a bonus under section 309 of title 37, United 
     States Code, and who has completed the terms of the agreement 
     required for payment of the bonus.
       (2) Limitation on amount.--The amount of the bonus payable 
     to a person under this subsection may not exceed $8,000.
       (3) Construction with enlistment bonus.--The bonus payable 
     under this subsection is in addition to a bonus payable under 
     section 309 of title 37, United States Code, or any other 
     provision of law.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4499. Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1035. COLLECTION BY NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY OF SERVICE 
                   CHARGES FOR CERTIFICATION OR VALIDATION OF 
                   INFORMATION ASSURANCE PRODUCTS.

       The National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402 
     note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:
       ``Sec. 20. (a) The Director may collect charges for 
     evaluating, certifying, or validating information assurance 
     products under the National Information Assurance Program or 
     successor program.
       ``(b) The charges collected under subsection (a) shall be 
     established through a public rulemaking process in accordance 
     with Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-25.
       ``(c) Charges collected under subsection (a) shall not 
     exceed the direct costs of the program referred to in that 
     subsection.
       ``(d) The appropriation or fund bearing the cost of the 
     service for which charges are collected under the program 
     referred to in subsection (a) may be reimbursed, or the 
     Director may require advance payment subject to such 
     adjustment on completion of the work as may be agreed upon.
       ``(e) Amounts collected under this section shall be 
     credited to the account or accounts from which costs 
     associated with such amounts have been or will be incurred, 
     to reimburse or offset the direct costs of the program 
     referred to in subsection (a).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4500. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Martinez (for himself, Mr. Nelson of 
Florida, Mr. Vitter, and Ms. Landrieu)) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 114. REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Priority.--Priority for the distribution of new and 
     combat serviceable equipment, with associated support and 
     test equipment for acting and reserve component forces, shall 
     be given to units scheduled for mission deployment, 
     employment first, or both regardless of component.
       (b) Allocation.--In the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 101(5) for the procurement of 
     replacement equipment, subject to subsection (a), priority 
     for the distribution of Army National Guard equipment 
     described in subsection (a) may be given to States that have 
     experienced a major disaster, as determined under the Robert 
     T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121-5206), and may require replacement equipment to 
     respond to future emergencies/disasters only after 
     distribution of new and combat serviceable equipment has been 
     made in accordance with subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4501. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Levin) proposed an amendment 
to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle 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).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4502. Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Feingold) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle 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 
     Department of Defense 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.

[[Page 12473]]

       (c) Public Availability.--The Department of Defense 
     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)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4503. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. McCain) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC.   . ANNUAL REPORT ON FOREIGN SALES OF SIGNIFICANT 
                   MILITARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED INSIDE THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 31 of each year, the 
     Department of Defense shall submit a report to Congress on 
     foreign military sales and direct sales to foreign customers 
     of significant military equipment manufactured inside the 
     United States.
       (b) Content.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall 
     indicate, for each sale in excess of $2,000,000--
       (1) the nature of the military equipment sold and the 
     dollar value of the sale;
       (2) the country to which the military equipment was sold; 
     and
       (3) the manufacturer of the equipment and the State in 
     which the equipment was manufactured.
       (c) Public Availability.--The Department of Defense shall 
     make reports submitted under this section publicly available 
     to the maximum extent practicable.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4504. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
Nebraska)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 662. EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO REMIT OR 
                   CANCEL INDEBTEDNESS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       (a) Members of the Army.--
       (1) Coverage of all members and former members.--Subsection 
     (a) of section 4837 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``a member of the Army'' and all that 
     follows through ``in an active status'' and inserting ``a 
     member of the Army (including a member on active duty or a 
     member of a reserve component in an active status), a retired 
     member of the Army, or a former member of the Army''.
       (2) Time for exercise of authority.--Subsection (b) of such 
     section is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
     following new paragraph (2):
       ``(2) in the case of any other member of the Army covered 
     by subsection (a), during such period or periods as the 
     Secretary of Defense may provide in regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (3) Repeal of termination of modified authority.--Paragraph 
     (3) of section 683(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3322; 
     10 U.S.C. 4837 note) is repealed.
       (b) Members of the Navy.--
       (1) Coverage of all members and former members.--Section 
     6161 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``a member of the Navy'' and all that follows through ``in an 
     active status'' and inserting ``a member of the Navy 
     (including a member on active duty or a member of a reserve 
     component in an active status), a retired member of the Navy 
     , or a former member of the Navy''.
       (2) Time for exercise of authority.--Subsection (b) of such 
     section is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
     following new paragraph (2):
       ``(2) in the case of any other member of the Navy covered 
     by subsection (a), during such period or periods as the 
     Secretary of Defense may provide in regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (3) Repeal of termination of modified authority.--Paragraph 
     (3) of section 683(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (119 Stat. 3323; 10 U.S.C. 6161 
     note) is repealed.
       (c) Members of the Air Force.--
       (1) Coverage of all members and former members.--Subsection 
     (a) of section 4837 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``a member of the Air Force'' and all 
     that follows through ``in an active status'' and inserting 
     ``a member of the Air Force (including a member on active 
     duty or a member of a reserve component in an active status), 
     a retired member of the Air Force, or a former member of the 
     Air Force''.
       (2) Time for exercise of authority.--Subsection (b) of such 
     section is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
     following new paragraph (2):
       ``(2) in the case of any other member of the Air Force 
     covered by subsection (a), during such period or periods as 
     the Secretary of Defense may provide in regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (3) Repeal of termination of modified authority.--Paragraph 
     (3) of section 683(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (119 Stat. 3324; 10 U.S.C. 9837 
     note) is repealed.
       (d) Deadline for Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall prescribe the regulations required for purposes of 
     sections 4837, 6161, and 9837 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as amended by this section, not later than March 1, 
     2007.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4505. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
Nebraska)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military acitivites of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 662. EXCEPTION FOR NOTICE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES 
                   REGARDING DEBTS OR ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS PENDING A 
                   DECISION TO WAIVE, REMIT, OR CANCEL.

       (a) Exception.--Section 2780(b) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``(1) 
     Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) No disclosure shall be made under paragraph (1) with 
     respect to an indebtedness while a decision regarding waiver 
     of collection is pending under section 2774 of this title, or 
     a decision regarding remission or cancellation is pending 
     under section 4837, 6161, or 9837 of this title, unless the 
     Secretary concerned (as defined in section 101(5) of title 
     37), or the designee of such Secretary, determines that 
     disclosure under that paragraph pending such decision is in 
     the best interests of the United States.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect on March 1, 2007.
       (2) Application to prior actions.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     2780(b) of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
     subsection (a)), shall not be construed to apply to or 
     invalidate any action taken under such section before March 
     1, 2007.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2007, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report on the exercise of the authority in section 2780(b) 
     of title 10, United States Code, including--
       (1) the total number of members of the Armed Forces who 
     have been reported to consumer reporting agencies under such 
     section;
       (2) the circumstances under which such authority has been 
     exercised, or waived (as provided in paragraph (2) of such 
     section (as amended by subsection (a))), and by whom;
       (3) the cost of contracts for collection services to 
     recover indebtedness owed to the United States that is 
     delinquent;
       (4) an evaluation of whether or not such contracts, and the 
     practice of reporting military debtors to collection 
     agencies, has been effective in reducing indebtedness to the 
     United States; and
       (5) such recommendations as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate regarding the continuing use of such authority 
     with respect to members of the Armed Forces.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4506. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
Nebraska)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military acitivites of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 662. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE CLAIMS FOR 
                   OVERPAYMENT OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES.

       (a) Clarification of Pay and Allowances.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 2774 of title

[[Page 12474]]

     10, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) by inserting ``(including any bonus or special 
     or incentive pay)'' after ``pay or allowances''.
       (b) Waiver by Secretaries Concerned.--Paragraph (2) of such 
     subsection is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``or the designee of such Secretary'' after ``title 37,''; 
     and
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$1,500'' and 
     inserting ``$10,000''.
       (c) Time for Waiver.--Subsection (b)(2) of such section is 
     amended by striking ``three years'' and inserting ``five 
     years''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on March 1, 2007.
       (e) Deadline for Revised Standards.--The Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget and the Secretary of Defense 
     shall prescribe any modifications to the standards under 
     section 2774 of title 10, United States Code, that are 
     required or authorized by reason of the amendments made by 
     this section not later than March 1, 2007.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4507. Mr. LEVIN (for 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)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:
       (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 4508. Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the end of 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 4509. Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Jeffords) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2766, to the authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 555, strike lines 1 through line 12 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(B) With respect to activities related to the 
     construction of any portion of the Fairfax County Parkway off 
     the Engineer Proving Ground that is not owned by the Federal 
     Government, the Secretary of the Army shall not be considered 
     an owner or operator for purposes of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4510. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Graham) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2766, to the authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

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

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

       (a) Additional Number of Authorized Periods.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, after consulting 
     with the other administering Secretaries, may extend any 
     contract for the delivery of health care entered into under 
     section 1097 of title 10, United States Code, that is in 
     force on the date of the enactment of this Act by one year, 
     and upon expiration of such extension by one additional 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) Limitation on number of extensions.--The total number 
     of one-year extensions of a contract that may be granted 
     under paragraph (1) may not exceed 2 extensions.
       (3) Notice and wait.--The Secretary may not commence the 
     exercise of the authority in paragraph (1) until 30 days 
     after the date on which the Secretary submits to the 
     congressional defense committees a report setting forth the 
     minimum level of performance by an incumbent contractor under 
     a contract covered by such paragraph that will be required by 
     the Secretary in order to be eligible for an extension 
     authorized by such paragraph.
       (4) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms 
     ``administering Secretaries'' and ``TRICARE program'' have 
     the meaning given such terms in section 1072 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (b) 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

[[Page 12475]]

     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 if performance under such contract is rated as 
     ``excellent''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4511. Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 223, strike line 14 and all that follows through 
     line 23, and insert the following:
       (a) Repeal.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (A) In section 1450, by striking subsection (c).
       (B) In section 1451(c)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Such subchapter is further 
     amended as follows:
       (A) In section 1450--
       (i) by striking subsection (e); and
       (ii) by striking subsection (k).
       (B) In section 1451(g)(1), by striking subparagraph (C).
       (C) In section 1452--
       (i) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``does not apply--'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``does not apply in the 
     case of a deduction made through administrative error.''; and
       (ii) by striking subsection (g).
       (D) In section 1455(c), by striking ``, 1450(k)(2),''.
       On page 224, line 15, strike ``Code,'' and insert ``Code 
     (as in effect on the day before the effective date provided 
     under subsection (e)),''.
       On page 225, line 13, strike ``1448(d)(2)B)'' and insert 
     ``1448(d)(2)(B)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4512. Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 214, strike line 3 and insert the following:
       (b) Relaxation of Limitation on Selective Early 
     Retirement.--Section 638(a)(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``However, during the period beginning on October 
     1, 2006, and ending on December 31, 2012, such number may be 
     more than 30 percent of the number of officers considered in 
     each competitive category, but may not be more than 30 
     percent of the number of officers considered in each 
     grade.''.
       (c) Enhanced Authority for Selective Early Retirement and 
     Early Discharges.--
       (1) Renewal of authority.--Subsection (a) of section 638a 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     ``and during the period beginning on October 1, 2006, and 
     ending on December 31, 2012,'' after ``December 31, 2001,''.
       (2) Relaxation of limitation on selective early 
     retirement.--Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``However, 
     during the period beginning on October 1, 2006, and ending on 
     December 31, 2012, such number may be more than 30 percent of 
     the number of officers considered in each competitive 
     category, but may not be more than 30 percent of the number 
     of officers considered in each grade.''.
       (3) Relaxation of limitation on selective early 
     discharge.--Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the semicolon 
     the following: ``, except that during the period beginning on 
     October 1, 2006, and ending on December 31, 2012, such number 
     may be more than 30 percent of the officers considered in 
     each competitive category, but may not be more than 30 
     percent of the number of officers considered in each grade''; 
     and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``, except that during the period beginning on 
     October 1, 2006, and ending on December 31, 2012, such number 
     may be more than 30 percent of the officers considered in 
     each competitive category, but may not be more than 30 
     percent of the number of officers considered in each grade''.
       (d) Increase in Amount of Incentive Bonus
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4513. Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 648. DETERMINATION OF RETIRED PAY BASE OF GENERAL AND 
                   FLAG OFFICERS BASED ON RATES OF BASIC PAY 
                   PROVIDED BY LAW.

       (a) Determination of Retired Pay Base.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 71 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1407 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1407a. Retired pay base: members who were general or 
       flag officers

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the 
     determination of the retired pay base or retainer pay base 
     under section 1406 or 1407 of this title with respect to a 
     person who was a commissioned officer in pay grades O-7 
     through O-10 involves a rate or rates of basic pay that were 
     subject to a reduction under section 203(a)(2) of title 37, 
     such determination shall be made utilizing such rate or rates 
     of basic pay in effect as provided by law rather than such 
     rate or rates as so reduced under section 203(a)(2) of title 
     37.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     71 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 1407 the following new item:

``1407a. Retired pay base: members who were general or flag 
              officers.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2006, and shall apply with 
     respect to the computation of retired pay for members of the 
     Armed Forces who retire on or after that date.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4514. Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 648. INAPPLICABILITY OF RETIRED PAY MULTIPLIER MAXIMUM 
                   PERCENTAGE TO SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES IN EXCESS OF 30 YEARS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 1409(b) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) 30 Years of service.--
       ``(A) Retirement before january 1, 2007.--In the case of a 
     member who retires before January 1, 2007, with more than 30 
     years of creditable service, the percentage to be used under 
     subsection (a) is 75 percent.
       ``(B) Retirement after december 31, 2006.--In the case of a 
     member who retires after December 31, 2006, with more than 30 
     years of creditable service, the percentage to be used under 
     subsection (a) is the sum of--
       ``(i) 75 percent; and
       ``(ii) the product (stated as a percentage) of--

       ``(I) 2\1/2\; and
       ``(II) the member's years of creditable service (as defined 
     in subsection (c)) in excess of 30 years of creditable 
     service in any service, regardless of when served, under 
     conditions authorized for purposes of this subparagraph 
     during a period designated by the Secretary of Defense for 
     purposes of this subparagraph.''.

       (b) Retired Pay for Non-Regular Service.--Section 12739(c) 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The total amount'' and inserting ``(1) 
     Except as provided in paragraph (2), the total amount''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) In the case of a person who retires after December 
     31, 2006, with more than 30 years of service credited to that 
     person under section 12733 of this title, the total amount of 
     the monthly retired pay computed under subsections (a) and 
     (b) may not exceed the sum of--
       ``(A) 75 percent of the retired pay base upon which the 
     computation is based; and
       ``(B) the product of--
       ``(i) the retired pay base upon which the computation is 
     based; and
       ``(ii) 2\1/2\ percent of the years of service credited to 
     that person under section 12733 of this title for service, 
     regardless of when served, under conditions authorized for 
     purposes of this paragraph during a period designated by the 
     Secretary of Defense for purposes of this paragraph.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4515. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. DeWine) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and

[[Page 12476]]

for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 648. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR COMMENCEMENT OF 
                   AUTHORITY FOR OPTIONAL ANNUITIES FOR DEPENDENTS 
                   UNDER THE SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN.

       (a) In General.--Section 1448(d)(2)(B) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``who dies after November 
     23, 2003'' and inserting ``who dies after October 7, 2001''.
       (b) Applicability.--Any annuity payable to a dependent 
     child under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United 
     States Code, by reason of the amendment made by subsection 
     (a) shall be payable only for months beginning on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4516. Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the end of division C, add the following:

                 TITLE XXXIII--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

     SEC. 3301. COMPLETION OF EQUITY FINALIZATION PROCESS FOR 
                   NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE NUMBERED 1.

       Section 3412(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. 7420 
     note) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(g)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2)(A) In light of the unique role that the independent 
     petroleum engineer who is retained pursuant to paragraph 
     (b)(2) performs in the process of finalizing equity 
     interests, and the importance to the United States taxpayer 
     of timely completion of the equity finalization process, the 
     independent petroleum engineer's `Shallow Oil Zone 
     Provisional Recommendation of Equity Participation,' which 
     was presented to the equity finalization teams for the 
     Department of Energy and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. on October 1 and 
     2, 2002, shall become the final equity recommendation of the 
     independent petroleum engineer, as that term is used in the 
     Protocol on NPR-1 Equity Finalization Implementation Process, 
     July 8, 1996, for the Shallow Oil Zone unless the Department 
     of Energy and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. agree in writing not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph that the independent petroleum engineer shall not 
     be liable to either party for any cost or expense incurred or 
     for any loss or damage sustained--
       ``(i) as a result of the manner in which services are 
     performed by the independent petroleum engineer in accordance 
     with its contract with the Department of Energy to support 
     the equity determination process;
       ``(ii) as a result of the failure of the independent 
     petroleum engineer in good faith to perform any service or 
     make any determination or computation, unless caused by its 
     gross negligence; or
       ``(iii) as a result of the reliance by either party on any 
     computation, determination, estimate or evaluation made by 
     the independent petroleum engineer unless caused by the its 
     gross negligence or willful misconduct.
       ``(B) If Chevron U.S.A. Inc. agrees in writing not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph that the independent petroleum engineer shall not 
     be liable to Chevron U.S.A. Inc. or the Department of Energy 
     for any cost or expense incurred or for any loss or damage 
     described in clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (A), 
     the Department of Energy shall agree to the same not later 
     than such date.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4517. Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the end of 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.
       (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 4518. Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle 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 4519. Mr. LEVIN proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. HIGHWAY PROJECTS, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

       (a) High Priority Project.--The table contained in section 
     1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 
     1256) is amended in the item numbered 4333 (119 Stat. 1422) 
     by striking ``Plan and construct, land acquisition, Detroit 
     West Riverfront Greenway'' and inserting ``Detroit Riverfront 
     Conservancy, Riverfront walkway, greenway, and adjacent land 
     planning, construction, and land acquisition from Gabriel 
     Richard Park at the Douglas Mac Arthur Bridge to Riverside 
     Park at the Ambassador Bridge, Detroit''.
       (b) Transportation Improvement Project.--The table 
     contained in section 1934(c) of the Safe, Accountable, 
     Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users (119 Stat. 1485) is amended in the item numbered 196 
     (119 Stat. 1495) by striking ``Detroit Riverfront 
     Conservancy, West Riverfront Walkway, Greenway and Adjacent 
     Land Acquisition, from Riverfront Towers to Ambassador 
     Bridge, Detroit'' and inserting ``Detroit Riverfront 
     Conservancy, Riverfront walkway, greenway, and adjacent land 
     planning, construction, and land acquisition from Gabriel 
     Richard Park at the Douglas Mac Arthur Bridge to Riverside 
     Park at the Ambassador Bridge, Detroit''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4520. Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Burns, and Mr. 
Conrad) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 147. MINUTEMAN III INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) In the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of 
     Conference on H.R. 1815, the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2006, the conferees state that the policy 
     of the United States ``is to deploy a force of 500 ICBMs''. 
     The conferees further note ``that unanticipated strategic 
     developments may compel the United States to make changes to 
     this force structure in the future.''.
       (2) The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) conducted under 
     section 118 of title 10, United States Code, in 2005 finds 
     that maintaining a robust nuclear deterrent ``remains a 
     keystone of United States national power''. However, 
     notwithstanding that finding and without providing any 
     specific justification for the recommendation, the 
     Quadrennial Defense Review recommends reducing the

[[Page 12477]]

     number of deployed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic 
     Missiles (ICBMs) from 500 to 450 beginning in fiscal year 
     2007. The Quadrennial Defense Review also fails to identify 
     what unanticipated strategic developments compelled the 
     United States to reduce the Intercontinental Ballistic 
     Missile force structure.
       (3) The commander of the Strategic Command, General James 
     Cartwright, testified before the Committee on Armed Services 
     of the Senate that the reduction in deployment of Minuteman 
     III Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles is required so that 
     the 50 missiles withdrawn from the deployed force could be 
     used for test assets and spares to extend the life of the 
     Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile well into 
     the future. If spares are not modernized, the Air Force may 
     not have sufficient replacement missiles to sustain the force 
     size.
       (b) Modernization of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles 
     Required.--The Air Force shall modernize Minuteman III 
     Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles in the United States 
     inventory as required to maintain a sufficient supply of 
     launch test assets and spares to sustain the deployed force 
     of such missiles through 2030.
       (c) Limitation on Termination of Modernization Program 
     Pending Report.--No funds authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for 
     the termination of any Minuteman III ICBM modernization 
     program, or for the withdrawal of any Minuteman III 
     Intercontinental Ballistic Missile from the active force, 
     until 30 days after the Secretary of Defense submits to the 
     congressional defense committees a report setting forth the 
     following:
       (1) A detailed strategic justification for the proposal to 
     reduce the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile 
     force from 500 to 450 missiles, including an analysis of the 
     effects of the reduction on the ability of the United States 
     to assure allies and dissuade potential competitors.
       (2) A detailed analysis of the strategic ramifications of 
     continuing to equip a portion of the Minuteman III 
     Intercontinental Ballistic Missile force with multiple 
     independent warheads rather than single warheads as 
     recommended by past reviews of the United States nuclear 
     posture.
       (3) An assessment of the test assets and spares required to 
     maintain a force of 500 deployed Minuteman III 
     Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles through 2030.
       (4) An assessment of the test assets and spares required to 
     maintain a force of 450 deployed Minuteman III 
     Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles through 2030.
       (5) An inventory of currently available Minuteman III 
     Intercontinental Ballistic Missile test assets and spares.
       (6) A plan to sustain and complete the modernization of all 
     deployed and spare Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic 
     Missiles, a test plan, and an analysis of the funding 
     required to carry out modernization of all deployed and spare 
     Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles.
       (7) An assessment of whether halting upgrades to the 
     Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles withdrawn 
     from the deployed force would compromise the ability of those 
     missiles to serve as test assets.
       (8) A description of the plan of the Department of Defense 
     for extending the life of the Minuteman III Intercontinental 
     Ballistic Missile force beyond fiscal year 2030.
       (d) Remote Visual Assessment.--
       (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 
     $5,000,000.
       (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), $5,000,000 may be available for ICBM Security 
     Modernization (PE #0604851) for Remote Visual Assessment for 
     security for silos for intercontinental ballistic missiles 
     (ICBMs).
       (3) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 103(2) for procurement of missiles for the Air Force 
     is hereby reduced by $5,000,000, with the amount of the 
     reduction to be allocated to amounts available for the 
     Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle.
       (e) ICBM Modernization Program Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``ICBM Modernization program'' means each of the 
     following for the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic 
     Missile:
       (1) The Guidance Replacement Program (GRP).
       (2) The Propulsion Replacement Program (PRP).
       (3) The Propulsion System Rocket Engine (PSRE) program.
       (4) The Safety Enhanced Reentry Vehicle (SERV) program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4521. Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title XIV, add the following:

     SEC. 1414. JOINT ADVERTISING, MARKET RESEARCH AND STUDIES 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Increase in Amount for Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide 
     activities, is hereby increased by $10,000,000.
       (b) Availability of Amount.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 4211405(5) for operation and 
     maintenance for Defense-wide activities, as increased by 
     subsection (a), $10,000,000 may be available for the Joint 
     Advertising, Market Research and Studies (JAMRS) program.
       (c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 421(a) for military personnel is hereby decreased by 
     $10,000,000, due to unexpanded obligations, if available.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4522. Mr. LEVIN (for Mrs. Boxer) proposed an amendment to the bill 
S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:
       Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
     of Representatives a report on how the data, including social 
     security numbers, contained in the Joint Advertising, Market 
     Research and Studies (JAMRS) program is maintained and 
     protected, including the security measures in place to 
     prevent unauthorized access or inadvertent disclosure of the 
     data that could lead to identity theft.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4523. Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle I of title X, 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 not) is amended by striking ``2006'' 
     and inserting ``2008''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4524. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Cochran (for himself and Mr. Lott)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

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

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

       (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 Research, 
     Development, and Acquisition.
       (2) Vice admiral.--The individual serving in the position 
     of Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
     Research, Development, and Acquisition 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 Research, Development, 
     and Acquisition shall not be counted

[[Page 12478]]

     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.
       (2) Lieutenant general.--The individual serving in the 
     position of Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the 
     Air Force for Acquisition 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 shall 
     not be counted against the numbers and percentages of 
     officers of the Air Force of the grade of lieutenant general.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4525. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Allard (for himself and Mr. Salazar)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 352. REPORT ON AIR FORCE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR 
                   FORCE FLIGHT TRAINING 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 training operations at Pueblo Memorial 
     Airport, Colorado.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of the Air Force flying operations at 
     Pueblo Memorial Airport.
       (2) An assessment of the impact of Air Force operations at 
     Pueblo Memorial Airport on non-Air Force activities at the 
     airport.
       (3) A description of the requirements necessary at Pueblo 
     Memorial Airport to ensure safe Air Force flying operations, 
     including continuous availability of fire protection, crash 
     rescue, and other emergency response capabilities.
       (4) An assessment of the necessity of providing for a 
     continuous fire-fighting capability at Pueblo Memorial 
     Airport.
       (5) A description and analysis of alternatives for Air 
     Force flying operations at Pueblo Memorial Airport, including 
     the cost and availability of such alternatives.
       (6) An assessment of whether Air Force funding is required 
     to assist the City of Pueblo, Colorado, in meeting Air Force 
     requirements for safe Air Force flight operations at Pueblo 
     Memorial Airport, and if required, the Air Force plan to 
     provide the funds to the City.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4526. Mr. LEVIN (for 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)) proposed an amendment to the bill 
S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1209. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR SOMALIA.

       (a) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
     the United States should--
       (1) support the development of the Transitional Federal 
     Institutions in Somalia into a unified national government, 
     support humanitarian assistance to the people of Somalia, 
     support efforts to prevent Somalia from becoming a safe haven 
     for terrorists and 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 activities 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) Annual 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) Form.--Each report under this section shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (e) 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 4527. Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Feingold) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle 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 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 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 study on the feasibility and desirability of 
     establishing 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 4528. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Allard (for himself and Mr. Salazar)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

       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 OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       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''. Any reference in any law, 
     regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the 
     United States to the military housing area or facility 
     designated under this section shall be considered to be a 
     reference to Joel Hefley Village.

[[Page 12479]]


                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4529. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Levin) proposed an amendment 
to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title XIV, insert the following:

     SEC. 1414. SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   SUPPLEMENTAL AND COST OF WAR EXECUTION REPORTS.

       Section 1221(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3462; 10 
     U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection caption by inserting ``Congress and'' 
     after ``Submission to''; and
       (2) by inserting ``the congressional defense committees 
     and'' before ``the Comptroller General''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4530. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Talent (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
Florida)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the 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.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4531. Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 315. MILITARY TRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AT 
                   VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     301(1) for operation and maintenance for the Army, $2,900,000 
     may be available to the Virginia Military Institute for 
     military training infrastructure improvements to provide 
     adequate to field training of all Armed Forces Reserve 
     Officer Training Corps.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4532. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Chambliss (for himself, Mr. nelson of 
Nebraska, and Mr. Talent)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 352. REPORT ON USE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS BY THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
     on the use of alternative fuels by the Armed Forces and the 
     Defense Agencies, including any measures that can be taken to 
     increase the use of such fuels by the Department of Defense 
     and the Defense Agencies.
       (b) Elements.--The study shall address each matter set 
     forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 357(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 
     (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3207) with respect to 
     alternative fuels (rather than to the fuels specified in such 
     paragraphs).
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report on the study conducted under this 
     section.
       (2) Manner of submittal.--The report required by this 
     subsection may be incorporated into, or provided as an annex 
     to, the study required by section 357(c) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006.
       (d) Alternative Fuels Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``alternative fuels'' means biofuels, biodiesel, renewable 
     diesel, ethanol that contain less than 85 percent ethyl 
     alcohol, and cellulosic ethanol.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4533. Mr. LEVIN proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1035. FUNDING FOR A CERTAIN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Increase in 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 $450,000,000.
       (b) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 201(3) for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation for the Air Force is hereby decreased by 
     $450,000,000, with the amount of the reduction to be 
     allocated to amounts available 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 4534. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Vitter) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle 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 4535. Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Pryor (for himself and Mr. Bingaman)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 531, strike lines 7 through 13 and insert the 
     following:
       (3) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ``installations of 
     the Department of Defense as may be designated'' and 
     inserting ``installations of the Department of Defense and 
     related to such vehicles and military support equipment of 
     the Department of Defense as may be designated'';
       (4) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (5) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Energy Efficiency in New Construction.--

[[Page 12480]]

       ``(1) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, that energy efficient products meeting 
     the Department's requirements, if cost effective over the 
     life cycle of the product and readily available, be used in 
     new facility construction by or for the Department carried 
     out under this chapter.
       ``(2) In determining the energy efficiency of products, the 
     Secretary shall consider products that--
       ``(A) meet or exceed Energy Star specifications; or
       ``(B) are listed on the Department of Energy's Federal 
     Energy Management Program Product Energy Efficiency 
     Recommendations product list.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4536. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Burns) proposed an amendment to the bill 
S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle 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.
       (4) The Secretary of Defense should assess whether the 
     establishment of additional reserve component Special Forces 
     units and associated units is consistent with the Total Force 
     Policy.
       (5) Training areas in high-altitude and mountainous areas 
     represent a national asset for preparing Special Forces units 
     and personnel for duty in similar 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 report to address 
     whether units and capabilities should be incorporated into 
     the reserve components of the Armed Forces as part of the 
     expansion of the Special Forces as outlined in the 
     Quadrennial Defense Review, and consistent with the Total 
     Force Policy.
       (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 the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the effort taken by the U.S. 
     Special Operation Command to provide Special Forces training 
     in high-altitude and mountainous areas within the United 
     States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4537. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Cornyn) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 762. SENSE OF SENATE ON THE TRANSFORMATIONAL MEDICAL 
                   TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
       (1) The most recent Quadrennial Defense Review and other 
     studies have identified the need to develop broad-spectrum 
     medical countermeasures against the threat of genetically 
     engineered bioterror agents.
       (2) The Transformational Medical Technology Initiative of 
     the Department of Defense implements cutting edge 
     transformational medical technologies and applies them to 
     address the challenges of known, emerging, and bioengineered 
     threats.
       (3) The Transformational Medical Technology Initiative is 
     designed to provide such technologies in a much shorter 
     timeframe, and at lower cost, than is required with 
     traditional approaches.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the Transformational Medical Technology Initiative is 
     an important effort to provide needed capability within the 
     Department of Defense to field effective broad-spectrum 
     countermeasures against a significant array of current and 
     future biological threats; and
       (2) innovative technological approaches to achieve broad-
     spectrum medical countermeasures are a necessary component of 
     the capacity of the Department to provide chemical-biological 
     defense and force protection capabilities for the Armed 
     Forces.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4538. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Burns (for himself and Mrs. Dole)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 587. FUNERAL CEREMONIES FOR VETERANS.

       (a) Support for Ceremonies by Details Consisting Solely of 
     Members of Veterans and Other Organizations.--
       (1) Support of ceremonies.--Section 1491 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e) Support for Funeral Honors Details Composed of 
     Members of Veterans Organizations.--(1) Subject to such 
     regulations and procedures as the Secretary of Defense may 
     prescribe, the Secretary of the military department of which 
     a veteran was a member may support the conduct of funeral 
     honors for such veteran that are provided solely by members 
     of veterans organizations or other organizations referred to 
     in subsection (b)(2).
       ``(2) The provision of support under this subsection is 
     subject to the availability of appropriations for that 
     purpose.
       ``(3) The support provided under this subsection may 
     include the following:
       ``(A) Reimbursement for costs incurred by organizations 
     referred to in paragraph (1) in providing funeral honors, 
     including costs of transportation, meals, and similar costs.
       ``(B) Payment to members of such organizations providing 
     such funeral honors of the daily stipend prescribed under 
     subsection (d)(2).''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ``and subsection 
     (e)'' after ``paragraph (1)(A)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1) of section (f), as redesignated by 
     subsection (a)(1) of this section, by inserting ``(other than 
     a requirement in subsection (e)'' after ``pursuant to this 
     section''.
       (b) Use of Excess M-1 Rifles for Ceremonial and Other 
     Purposes.--Section 4683 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Rifles loaned or donated under paragraph (1) may be 
     used by an eligible designee for funeral ceremonies of a 
     member or former member of the armed forces and for other 
     ceremonial purposes.'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by inserting after 
     ``accountability'' the following: ``, provided that such 
     conditions do not unduly hamper eligible designees from 
     participating in funeral ceremonies of a member or former 
     member of the armed forces or other ceremonies'';
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
     ``or fire department;'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) any other member in good standing of an organization 
     described in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3).''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Eligible Designee Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `eligible designee' means a designee of an eligible 
     organization who--
       ``(1) is a spouse, son, daughter, nephew, niece, or other 
     family relation of a member or former member of the armed 
     forces;
       ``(2) is at least 18 years of age; and
       ``(3) has successfully completed a formal firearm training 
     program or a hunting safety program.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4539. Mr. WARNER proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 2814. AUTHORITY TO OCCUPY UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND 
                   FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) The Secretary of the Army may authorize family members 
     of a member of the armed forces on active duty who is 
     occupying a housing unit leased under section 2828(b)(4) of 
     title 10, United States Code and who is assigned to a family-
     member-restricted area to remain in the leased housing

[[Page 12481]]

     unit until the member completes the family-member-restricted 
     tour. Costs incurred for such housing during such tour shall 
     be included in the costs subject to the limitation under 
     subparagraph (B) of that paragraph.
       (b) The authority granted by subsection (a) shall expire on 
     September 30, 2008.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4540. Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Reed) proposed an amendment to the bill 
S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1084. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR SOUTH COUNTY COMMUTER 
                   RAIL PROJECT, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

       Funds available for the South County Commuter Rail project, 
     Providence, Rhode Island, authorized by paragraphs (34) and 
     (35) of section 3034(d) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
     Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 
     (Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1650) shall be available for 
     the purchase of commuter rail equipment for the South County 
     Commuter Rail project upon the receipt by the Rhode Island 
     Department of Transportation of an approved environmental 
     assessment for the South County Commuter Rail project.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4541. Mr. LEVIN (for Mr. Obama) proposed an amendment to the bill 
S. 2766, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2834. REPORT ON AIR FORCE AND 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 future roles 
     and missions for active and Air National Guard personnel and 
     installations affected by decisions of the 2005 round of 
     defense base closure and realignment.
       (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) an assessment of the capabilities, characteristics, and 
     capacity of the facilities, infrastructure, and authorized 
     personnel at each affected base;
       (2) a description of the planning process used by the Air 
     Force to determine future roles and missions at active and 
     Air National Guard bases affected by the decisions of the 
     2005 round of defense base closure and realignment, including 
     an analysis of alternatives for installations to support each 
     future role or mission;
       (3) a description of the future roles and missions under 
     consideration for each active and Air National Guard base and 
     an explanation of the criteria and decision-making process to 
     make final decisions about future roles and missions for each 
     base; and
       (4) a timeline for decisions on the final determination of 
     future roles and missions for each active and Air National 
     Guard base affected by the decisions of the 2005 round of 
     defense base closure and realignment.
       (c) Bases Covered.--The report required under subsection 
     (a) shall include information on each active and Air National 
     Guard base at which the number of aircraft, weapon systems, 
     or functions is proposed to be reduced or eliminated and to 
     any installation that was considered as a potential receiving 
     location for the realignment of aircraft, weapons systems, or 
     functions.

                          ____________________