[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 18282-18296]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2026. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 583. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF JOINT FAMILY ASSISTANCE 
                   PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Locations.--Subsection (b) of section 675 of the John 
     Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2273; 10 U.S.C. 1781 
     note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``not more than six''; and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.
       (b) Permanent Authority.--Such section is further amended 
     by striking subsection (h).
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  SA 2027. Mr. PRYOR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1535. REST AND RECUPERATION LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES WHOSE PERIOD DEPLOYMENT IN 
                   OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM OR OPERATION ENDURING 
                   FREEDOM IS INVOLUNTARILY EXTENDED TO 15 MONTHS.

       (a) Additional Rest and Recuperation Leave.--A member of 
     the Armed Forces whose period of deployment to Iraq under 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom, or to Afghanistan under Operation 
     Enduring Freedom, is involuntarily extended from 12 months to 
     15 months is entitled for the extension of such period of 
     deployment to a period of rest and recuperation of an 
     additional 5 days and round-trip transportation at Government 
     expense from the location of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan, as 
     the case may be, to the nearest port in the 48 contiguous 
     States and return, or to an alternative destination and 
     return at a cost not to exceed the cost of round-trip 
     transportation from such location of duty to such nearest 
     port.
       (b) Construction.--Leave to which a member of the Armed 
     Forces is entitled under subsection (a) is in addition to any 
     other leave to which the member is entitled under any other 
     provision of law.
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  SA 2028. Mr. BYRD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XV, add the following:

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     SEC. 1535. CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR RAPID REDEPLOYMENT AND PLAN 
                   FOR PHASED REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES FORCES 
                   FROM IRAQ.

       (a) Submittal of Plans to Congress.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
     shall submit to Congress a comprehensive, current plan for 
     each of the following:
       (1) The rapid redeployment of United States forces from 
     Iraq.
       (2) The phased redeployment of United States forces from 
     Iraq, with such redeployment to be completed not later than 
     180 days after its commencement.
       (b) Plan Elements.--Each plan on redeployment under 
     subsection (a) shall include elements as follows:
       (1) A comprehensive description of the redeployment as 
     currently proposed.
       (2) A comprehensive diplomatic, political, and economic 
     strategy that includes sustained engagement with Iraq's 
     neighbors and the international community for the purpose of 
     working collectively to bring stability to Iraq during and 
     after the redeployment.
       (3) Plans for United States basing rights in the region 
     after the redeployment.
       (4) Plans for United States military access to Iraq to 
     protect United States citizens, personnel, and infrastructure 
     in Iraq during and after the redeployment.
       (5) Plans for United States and other allied and 
     international assistance to the Government of Iraq during and 
     after the redeployment to support its security needs 
     (including the training and equipping of Iraqi forces) and 
     its economic and humanitarian needs.
       (6) Plans for efforts to prevent a refugee flow from Iraq 
     that would destabilize the region.
       (7) An estimate of the costs of replacing United States 
     military equipment left in Iraq after the redeployment, or 
     otherwise depleted, including equipment of the regular 
     components of the Armed Forces and equipment of the National 
     Guard.
       (8) An estimate of the costs of the redeployment and of any 
     support of the Government of Iraq after the redeployment.
       (c) Form.--Each plan on a redeployment under subsection (a) 
     shall be submitted in both classified and unclassified form 
     in order to permit the complete articulation of the plan.

     SEC. 1536. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE SAFE AND ORDERLY 
                   REDUCTION OF UNITED STATES FORCES IN IRAQ.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by any Act for the 
     Department of Defense are available for obligation and 
     expenditure to plan and execute a safe and orderly reduction 
     of United States forces in Iraq.
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  SA 2029. Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mr. Roberts) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1070. PROTECTION OF CHILD CUSTODY ARRANGEMENTS FOR 
                   PARENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF A CONTINGENCY OPERATION.

       (a) Child Custody Protection.--Title II of the 
     Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 521 et seq.) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 208. CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION.

       ``(a) Restriction on Change of Custody.--If a motion for 
     change of custody of a child of a servicemember is filed 
     while the servicemember is deployed in support of a 
     contingency operation, no court may enter an order modifying 
     or amending any previous judgment or order, or issue a new 
     order, that changes the custody arrangement for that child 
     that existed as of the date of the deployment of the 
     servicemember, except that a court may enter a temporary 
     custody order if there is clear and convincing evidence that 
     it is in the best interest of the child.
       ``(b) Completion of Deployment.--In any preceding covered 
     under subsection (a), a court shall require that, upon the 
     return of the servicemember from deployment in support of a 
     contingency operation, the custody order that was in effect 
     immediately preceding the date of the deployment of the 
     servicemember is reinstated.
       ``(c) Exclusion of Military Service From Determination of 
     Child's Best Interest.--If a motion for the change of custody 
     of the child of a servicemember who was deployed in support 
     of a contingency operation is filed after the end of the 
     deployment, no court may consider the absence of the 
     servicemember by reason of that deployment in determining the 
     best interest of the child.
       ``(d) Contingency Operation Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `contingency operation' has the meaning given that term 
     in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code, except 
     that the term may include such other deployments as the 
     Secretary may prescribe.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items 
     relating to title II the following new item:

``208. Child custody protection.''.
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  SA 2030. Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mrs. Boxer) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 594. LIMITATION ON SIMULTANEOUS DEPLOYMENT TO COMBAT 
                   ZONES OF DUAL-MILITARY COUPLES WHO HAVE MINOR 
                   DEPENDENTS.

       In the case of a member of the Armed Forces with minor 
     dependents who has a spouse who is also a member of the Armed 
     Forces, and the spouse is deployed in an area for which 
     imminent danger pay is authorized under section 310 of title 
     37, United States Code, the member may request a deferment of 
     a deployment to such an area until the spouse returns from 
     such deployment.
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  SA 2031. Mr. GREGG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 583. STUDY ON IMPROVING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, 
                   INFANTS, AND TODDLERS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
                   NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE UNDERGOING 
                   DEPLOYMENT.

       (a) Study Required.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
     to evaluate the feasibility and advisability of entering into 
     a contract or other agreement with a private sector entity 
     having expertise in the health and well-being of families and 
     children, infants, and toddlers in order to enhance and 
     develop support services for children of members of the 
     National Guard and Reserve who are deployed.
       (2) Types of support services.--In conducting the study, 
     the Secretary shall consider the need--
       (A) to develop materials for parents and other caretakers 
     of children of members of the National Guard and Reserve who 
     are deployed to assist such parents and caretakers in 
     responding to the adverse implications of such deployment 
     (and the death or injury of such members during such 
     deployment) for such children, including the role such 
     parents and caretakers can play in addressing and mitigating 
     such implications;
       (B) to develop programs and activities to increase 
     awareness throughout the military and civilian communities of 
     the adverse implications of such deployment (and the death or 
     injury of such members during such deployment) for such 
     children and their families and to increase collaboration 
     within such communities to address and mitigate such 
     implications;
       (C) to develop training for early child care and education, 
     mental health, health care, and family support professionals 
     to enhance the awareness of such professionals of their role 
     in assisting families in addressing and mitigating the 
     adverse implications of such deployment (and the death or 
     injury of such members during such deployment) for such 
     children; and
       (D) to conduct research on best practices for building 
     psychological and emotional resiliency in such children in 
     coping with the deployment of such members.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report containing the results of the study 
     conducted under subsection (a).

     SEC. 584. STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM ON FAMILY-
                   TO-FAMILY SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF DEPLOYED 
                   MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a 
     study to evaluate the feasibility and advisability of 
     establishing a pilot program on family-to-family support for 
     families of deployed members of the National Guard and 
     Reserve. The study shall include an assessment of the 
     following:
       (1) The effectiveness of a family-to-family support 
     programs in--
       (A) providing peer support for families of deployed members 
     of the National Guard and Reserve;

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       (B) identifying and preventing family problems in such 
     families;
       (C) reducing adverse outcomes for children of such 
     families, including poor academic performance, behavioral 
     problems, stress, and anxiety; and
       (D) improving family readiness and post-deployment 
     transition for such families.
       (2) The feasibility and advisability of utilizing spouses 
     of members of the Armed Forces as counselors for families of 
     deployed members of the National Guard and Reserve, in order 
     to assist such families in coping throughout the deployment 
     cycle.
       (3) Best practices for training spouses of members of the 
     Armed Forces to act as counselors for families of deployed 
     members of the National Guard and Reserve.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report containing the results of the study 
     conducted under subsection (a) not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
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  SA 2032. Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Webb, and 
Mr. Reid) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1535. LIMITATION ON LENGTH OF DEPLOYMENTS FOR OPERATION 
                   IRAQI FREEDOM.

       (a) Limitation.--Commencing 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the deployment of a unit or individual 
     of the Armed Forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom shall be 
     limited as follows:
       (1) In the case of a unit or individual of the Army 
     (including a unit or individual of the Army National Guard or 
     the Army Reserve), the unit or individual may not be 
     deployed, or continued or extended on deployment, for more 
     than 12 consecutive months.
       (2) In the case of a unit or individual of the Marine Corps 
     (including a unit or individual of the Marine Corps Reserve), 
     the unit or individual may not be deployed, or continued or 
     extended on deployment, for more than 7 consecutive months.
       (b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to designated key command headquarters personnel or 
     other members of the Armed Forces who are required to 
     maintain continuity of mission and situational awareness 
     between rotating forces.
       (c) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the 
     applicability of the limitation in subsection (a) in the 
     event of a requirement for the use of military force in time 
     of national emergency following consultation with the 
     congressional defense committees.
       (d) Deployment Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``deployment'' has the meaning given that term in subsection 
     991(b) of title 10, United States Code.
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  SA 2033. Mr. DODD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
       At the end of subtitle A of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 106. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for National Guard and 
     Reserve Equipment in the amount of $500,000,000, with the 
     amount to be available for equipment reset for the Army 
     National Guard.
       (b) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 201(4) for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation, Defense-wide activities, is hereby reduced by 
     $500,000,000, with the amount of the reduction allocated so 
     that--
       (1) the amount available for European missile defense is 
     reduced by $225,000,000; and
       (2) the amount available for the Airborne Laser is reduced 
     by $275,000,000.

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

     SEC. 358. ASSESSMENT OF THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FOR 
                   CRITICAL NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Report on Assessment.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report setting for the assessment of the Secretary of the 
     capacity of the defense industrial base of the United States 
     (including the industrial resource and critical technology 
     production capacity of the defense industrial base) to 
     achieve, during the five-year period beginning on October 1, 
     2007, each of the following:
       (1) To address equipment shortfalls of the National Guard 
     as identified by the National Guard Bureau.
       (2) To meet the requirements of the Critical Items List of 
     the commanders in chief of the unified and specified 
     combatant commands and to produce other items within the 
     inventory of weapon systems and defense equipment identified 
     as critical under an assessment conducted pursuant to section 
     113(i) of title 10, United States Code, or by a Presidential 
     determination as a result of a petition filed under section 
     232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862) in 
     accordance with the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
     App. 2077 et seq.).
       (b) Recommendations.--If the assessment required by 
     subsection (a) includes a determination that the industrial 
     resource and critical technology production capacity of the 
     defense industrial base of the United States cannot achieve 
     the matters specified in that subsection, or that the 
     authorities provided by the Defense Production Act of 1950 or 
     other laws are insufficient to address the shortfalls and 
     meet requirements described in that subsection, the report 
     shall include such recommendations as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate for actions, including investments and 
     modifications to the Defense Production Act of 1950, 
     necessary to develop that capacity.
       (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committees on Armed Services and Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committees on Armed Services and Financial Services 
     of the House of Representatives.
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  SA 2034. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 583. MILITARY FAMILY LEAVE.

       (a) General Requirements for Leave.--
       (1) Definitions.--Section 101 of the Family and Medical 
     Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(14) Active duty.--The term `active duty' means duty 
     under a call or order to active duty under a provision of law 
     referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       ``(15) Qualified member.--The term `qualified member' means 
     a member of the reserve components on active duty for a 
     period of more than 30 days.''.
       (2) Entitlement to leave.--Section 102(a)(1) of such Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(E) Because the spouse, son, daughter, or parent of the 
     employee is a qualified member.''.
       (3) Schedule.--Section 102(b)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     2612(b)(1)) is amended by inserting after the second sentence 
     the following: ``Leave under subsection (a)(1)(E) may be 
     taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule.''.
       (4) Substitution of paid leave.--Section 102(d)(2)(A) of 
     such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 
     ``(A), (B), or (C)'' and inserting ``(A), (B), (C), or (E)''.
       (5) Notice.--Section 102(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(e)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Notice for military family leave.--In any case in 
     which an employee seeks leave under subsection (a)(1)(E), the 
     employee shall provide such notice as is practicable.''.
       (6) Certification.--Section 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     2613) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Certification for Military Family Leave.--An employer 
     may require that a request for leave under section 
     102(a)(1)(E) be supported by a certification issued at such 
     time and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulation 
     prescribe.''.
       (b) Military Family Leave for Civil Service Employees.--
       (1) Definitions.--Section 6381 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) the term `active duty' means duty under a call or 
     order to active duty under a provision of law referred to in 
     section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code; and
       ``(8) the term `qualified member' means a member of the 
     reserve components on active duty for a period of more than 
     30 days.''.
       (2) Entitlement to leave.--Section 6382(a) of such title is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(E) Because the spouse, son, daughter, or parent of the 
     employee is a qualified member.''.
       (3) Schedule.--Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is amended 
     by inserting after the second sentence the following: ``Leave 
     under subsection (a)(1)(E) may be taken intermittently or on 
     a reduced leave schedule.''.
       (4) Substitution of paid leave.--Section 6382(d) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``(A), (B), (C), or (D)'' and 
     inserting ``(A), (B), (C), (D), or (E)''.
       (5) Notice.--Section 6382(e) of such title is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) In any case in which an employee seeks leave under 
     subsection (a)(1)(E), the employee shall provide such notice 
     as is practicable.''.
       (6) Certification.--Section 6383 of such title is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) An employing agency may require that a request for 
     leave under section 6382(a)(1)(E) be supported by a 
     certification issued at such time and in such manner as the 
     Office of Personnel Management may by regulation 
     prescribe.''.
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  SA 2035. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 583. CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY DEPENDENTS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 658B of the 
     Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     9858) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``There is'' and inserting ``(a) in 
     general.--There is'';
       (2) in subsection (a), as so designated, by inserting 
     ``(except section 658T)'' after ``this subchapter''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Child Care for Certain Military Dependents.--There is 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 658T 
     $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.''.
       (b) Child Care Assistance.--The Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 658T. CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY DEPENDENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
     eligible spouses to assist the spouses in paying for the cost 
     of child care services provided to dependents by eligible 
     child care providers. In making the grants, the Secretary 
     shall give priority to eligible spouses of qualified members 
     on active duty for a period of more than 6 months.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Active duty.--The term `active duty' means duty under 
     a call or order to active duty under a provision of law 
     referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       ``(2) Active duty for a period of more than 30 days.--The 
     term `active duty for a period of more than 30 days' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 101(d)(2) of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       ``(3) Dependent.--The term `dependent' means an individual 
     who is--
       ``(A) a dependent, as defined in section 401 of title 37, 
     United States Code, except that such term does not include a 
     person described in paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (a) of 
     such section; and
       ``(B) an individual described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     of section 658P(4).
       ``(4) Eligible spouse.--The term `eligible spouse' means a 
     person who--
       ``(A) is a parent of one or more dependents of a qualified 
     member; and
       ``(B) has the primary responsibility for the care of one or 
     more such dependents.
       ``(5) Qualified member.--The term `qualified member' means 
     a member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces on 
     active duty for a period of more than 30 days.
       ``(c) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section, a spouse shall submit an application to 
     the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing 
     such information as the Secretary may require, including a 
     description of the eligible child care provider who provides 
     the child care services assisted through the grant.
       ``(d) Rule.--The provisions of this subchapter, other than 
     section 658P and provisions referenced in section 658P, that 
     apply to assistance provided under this subchapter shall not 
     apply to assistance provided under this section.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 658O of the Child Care 
     and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``appropriated under this 
     subchapter'' and inserting ``appropriated under section 
     658B(a)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``appropriated under 
     section 658B'' and inserting ``appropriated under section 
     658(a)''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``appropriated under 
     section 658B'' and inserting ``appropriated under section 
     658(a)''.

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  SA 2036. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 683. PLAN FOR PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL 
                   GUARD AND THE RESERVES IN THE BENEFITS DELIVERY 
                   AT DISCHARGE PROGRAM.

       (a) Plan To Maximize Participation.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall jointly submit to Congress a plan to maximize access to 
     the benefits delivery at discharge program for members of the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces who have been called 
     or ordered to active duty at any time since September 11, 
     2001.
       (b) Elements.--The plan submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall include a description of efforts to ensure that 
     services under the benefits delivery at discharge program are 
     provided, to the maximum extent practicable--
       (1) at each military installation;
       (2) at each armory and military family support center of 
     the National Guard;
       (3) at each military medical care facility at which members 
     of the Armed Forces are separated or discharged from the 
     Armed Forces; and
       (4) in the case of a member on the temporary disability 
     retired list under section 1202 or 1205 of title 10, United 
     States Code, who is being retired under another provision of 
     such title or is being discharged, at a location reasonably 
     convenient to the member.
       (c) Benefits Delivery at Discharge Program Defined.--In 
     this section, the term ``benefits delivery at discharge 
     program'' means a program administered jointly by the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     provide information and assistance on available benefits and 
     other transition assistance to members of the Armed Forces 
     who are separating from the Armed Forces, including 
     assistance to obtain any disability benefits for which such 
     members may be eligible.
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  SA 2037. Mr. COLEMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 416. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED VARIANCE IN END STRENGTHS 
                   FOR ACTIVE DUTY AND NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL 
                   PAYABLE FROM FUNDS FOR RESERVE PERSONNEL.

       (a) Increase.--Section 115(f)(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``2 percent'' and inserting ``3 
     percent''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2007, and shall apply with 
     respect to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2038. Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 325. CONVEYANCE OF A-12 BLACKBIRD AIRCRAFT TO THE 
                   MINNESOTA AIR NATIONAL GUARD HISTORICAL 
                   FOUNDATION.

       (a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall convey, without consideration, to the Minnesota Air 
     National Guard Historical Foundation, Inc. (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Foundation''), a non-profit entity 
     located in the State of Minnesota, A-12 Blackbird aircraft 
     with tail number 60-6931 that is under the jurisdiction of 
     the National Museum of the United States Air Force and, as of 
     January 1, 2007, was on loan to the Foundation and display 
     with the 133rd Airlift Wing at Minneapolis-St. Paul 
     International Airport, Minnesota.

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       (b) Condition.--The conveyance required by subsection (a) 
     shall be subject to the requirement that Foundation utilize 
     and display the aircraft described in that subsection for 
     educational and other appropriate public purposes as jointly 
     agreed upon by the Secretary and the Foundation before the 
     conveyance.
       (c) Relocation of Aircraft.--As part of the conveyance 
     required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall relocate the 
     aircraft described in that subsection to Minneapolis-St. Paul 
     International Airport and undertake any reassembly of the 
     aircraft required as part of the conveyance and relocation. 
     Any costs of the Secretary under this subsection shall be 
     borne by the Secretary.
       (d) Maintenance Support.--The Secretary may authorize the 
     133rd Airlift Wing to provide support to the Foundation for 
     the maintenance of the aircraft relocated under subsection 
     (a) after its relocation under that subsection.
       (e) Reversion of Aircraft.--
       (1) Reversion.--In the event the Foundation ceases to 
     exist, all right, title, and interest in and to the aircraft 
     conveyed under subsection (a) shall revert to the United 
     States, and the United States shall have immediate right of 
     possession of the aircraft.
       (2) Assumption of possession.--Possession under paragraph 
     (1) of the aircraft conveyed under subsection (a) shall be 
     assumed by the 133rd Airlift Wing.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance required by subsection (a) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.
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  SA 2039. Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 625. PAYMENT OF ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY FOR RESERVE 
                   MEMBERS SERVING IN COMBAT ZONE FOR MORE THAN 22 
                   MONTHS.

       (a) Payment.--The Secretary of a military department may 
     pay assignment incentive pay under section 307a of title 37, 
     United States Code, to a member of a reserve component under 
     the jurisdiction of the Secretary for each month during the 
     eligibility period of the member determined under subsection 
     (b) during which the member served for any portion of the 
     month in a combat zone associated with Operating Enduring 
     Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom in excess of 22 months of 
     qualifying service.
       (b) Eligibility Period.--The eligibility period for a 
     member extends from January 1, 2005, through the end of the 
     active duty service of the member in a combat zone associated 
     with Operating Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom if 
     the service on active duty during the member's most recent 
     period of mobilization to active duty began before January 
     19, 2007.
       (c) Amount of Payment.--The monthly rate of incentive pay 
     payable to a member under this section is $1,000.
       (d) Qualifying Service.--For purposes of this section, 
     qualifying service includes cumulative mobilized service on 
     active duty under sections 12301(d), 12302, and 12304 of 
     title 10, United States Code, during the period beginning on 
     January 1, 2003, through the end of the member's active duty 
     service during the member's most recent period of 
     mobilization to active duty beginning before January 19, 
     2007.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2040. Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 416. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED VARIANCE IN END STRENGTHS 
                   FOR ACTIVE DUTY AND NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL 
                   PAYABLE FROM FUNDS FOR RESERVE PERSONNEL.

       (a) Increase.--Section 115(f)(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``2 percent'' and inserting ``3 
     percent''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2007, and shall apply with 
     respect to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.

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  SA 2041. Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Ms. Mikulski) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1585, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1205. REPORTS ON PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED 
                   STATES ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY TOWARD DARFUR.

       (a) Requirement for Reports.--Not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 
     until December 31, 2011, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the policy 
     of the United States to address the crisis in Darfur, in 
     eastern Chad, and in north-eastern Central African Republic, 
     and on the contributions of the Department of Defense to the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the United 
     Nations, and the African Union in support of the current 
     African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) or any covered United 
     Nations mission.
       (b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the extent to which the Government of 
     Sudan is in compliance with its responsibilities and 
     commitments under international law and as a member of the 
     United Nations, including under United Nations Security 
     Council Resolutions 1706 (2006) and 1591 (2005), and a 
     description of any violations of such responsibilities and 
     commitments, including violations relating to the denial of 
     or delay in facilitating access by AMIS and United Nations 
     peacekeepers to conflict areas, failure to implement 
     responsibilities to demobilize and disarm the Janjaweed 
     militias, obstruction of the voluntary safe return of 
     internally displaced persons and refugees, and degradation of 
     security of and access to humanitarian supply routes.
       (2) A comprehensive explanation of the policy of the United 
     States to address the crisis in Darfur, including the 
     activities of the Department of Defense in coordination with 
     the Department of State.
       (3) A comprehensive assessment of the impact of a no-fly 
     zone for Darfur, including an assessment of the impact of 
     such a no-fly zone on humanitarian efforts in Darfur and the 
     region and a plan to minimize any negative impact on such 
     humanitarian efforts during the implementation of such a no-
     fly zone.
       (4) A description of contributions made by the Department 
     of Defense in support of NATO assistance to AMIS and any 
     covered United Nations mission.
       (5) An assessment of the extent to which additional 
     resources are necessary to meet the obligations of the United 
     States to AMIS and any covered United Nations mission.
       (c) Form and Availability of Reports.--
       (1) Form.--Each report submitted under this section shall 
     be in an unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (2) Availability.--The unclassified portion of any report 
     submitted under this section shall be made available to the 
     public.
       (d) Repeal of Superseded Report Requirement.--Section 1227 
     of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2426) is 
     repealed.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Covered united nations mission.--The term ``covered 
     United Nations mission'' means any United Nations-African 
     Union hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur, and any United 
     Nations peacekeeping operating in Darfur, eastern Chad, or 
     northern Central African Republic, that is deployed on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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  SA 2042. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Hagel, and Mrs. Feinstein) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON GLOBAL CLIMATE 
                   CHANGE.

       (a) Requirement for National Intelligence Estimate.--

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       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not 
     later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to 
     Congress a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on the 
     anticipated geopolitical effects of global climate change and 
     the implications of such effects on the national security of 
     the United States.
       (2) Notice regarding submittal.--If the Director of 
     National Intelligence determines that the National 
     Intelligence Estimate required by paragraph (1) cannot be 
     submitted by the date specified in that paragraph, the 
     Director shall notify Congress and provide--
       (A) the reasons that the National Intelligence Estimate 
     cannot be submitted by such date; and
       (B) an anticipated date for the submittal of the National 
     Intelligence Estimate.
       (3) Content.--The Director of National Intelligence shall 
     prepare the National Intelligence Estimate required by this 
     subsection using the mid-range projections of the fourth 
     assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate 
     Change--
       (A) to assess the political, social, agricultural, and 
     economic risks during the 30-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act posed by global climate 
     change for countries or regions that are--
       (i) of strategic economic or military importance to the 
     United States and at risk of significant impact due to global 
     climate change; or
       (ii) at significant risk of large-scale humanitarian 
     suffering with cross-border implications as predicted on the 
     basis of the assessments;
       (B) to assess other risks posed by global climate change, 
     including increased conflict over resources or between ethnic 
     groups, within countries or transnationally, increased 
     displacement or forced migrations of vulnerable populations 
     due to inundation or other causes, increased food insecurity, 
     and increased risks to human health from infectious disease;
       (C) to assess the capabilities of the countries or regions 
     described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) to 
     respond to adverse impacts caused by global climate change; 
     and
       (4) to make recommendations for further assessments of 
     security consequences of global climate change that would 
     improve national security planning.
       (5) Coordination.--In preparing the National Intelligence 
     Estimate under this subsection, the Director of National 
     Intelligence shall consult with representatives of the 
     scientific community, including atmospheric and climate 
     studies, security studies, conflict studies, economic 
     assessments, and environmental security studies, the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, and 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, and, if appropriate, 
     multilateral institutions and allies of the United States 
     that have conducted significant research on global climate 
     change.
       (b) Response to the National Intelligence Estimate.--
       (1) Report by the secretary of defense.--Not later than 270 
     days after the date that the National Intelligence Estimate 
     required by subsection (a) is submitted to Congress, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, 
     and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives a report on--
       (A) the projected impact on the military installations and 
     capabilities of the United States of the effects of global 
     climate change as assessed in the National Intelligence 
     Estimate;
       (B) the projected impact on United States military 
     operations of the effects of global climate change described 
     in the National Intelligence Estimate; and
       (C) recommended research and analysis needed to further 
     assess the impacts on the military of global climate change.
       (2) Sense of congress on the next quadrennial defense 
     review.--It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of 
     Defense should address the findings of the National 
     Intelligence Estimate required by subsection (a) regarding 
     the impact of global climate change and potential 
     implications of such impact on the Armed Forces and for the 
     size, composition, and capabilities of Armed Forces in the 
     next Quadrennial Defense Review.
       (c) Authorization of Research.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense is authorized to 
     carry out research on the impacts of global climate change on 
     military operations, doctrine, organization, training, 
     material, logistics, personnel, and facilities and the 
     actions needed to address those impacts. Such research may 
     include--
       (A) the use of war gaming and other analytical exercises;
       (B) analysis of the implications for United States defense 
     capabilities of large-scale Arctic sea-ice melt and broader 
     changes in Arctic climate;
       (C) analysis of the implications for United States defense 
     capabilities of abrupt climate change;
       (D) analysis of the implications of the findings derived 
     from the National Intelligence Estimate required under 
     subsection (a) for United States defense capabilities;
       (E) analysis of the strategic implications for United 
     States defense capabilities of direct physical threats to the 
     United States posed by extreme weather events such as 
     hurricanes; and
       (F) analysis of the existing policies of the Department of 
     Defense to assess the adequacy of the Department's 
     protections against climate risks to United States 
     capabilities and military interests in foreign countries.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date that the 
     National Intelligence Estimate required by subsection (a) is 
     submitted to Congress, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the results of the research, war 
     games, and other activities carried out pursuant to paragraph 
     (1).
       (d) Assistance.--
       (1) Agencies of the united states.--In order to produce the 
     National Intelligence Estimate required by subsection (a), 
     the Director of National Intelligence may request any 
     appropriate assistance from any agency, department, or other 
     entity of the United State Government and such agency, 
     department, or other entity shall provide the assistance 
     requested.
       (2) Other entities.--In order to produce the National 
     Intelligence Estimate required by subsection (a), the 
     Director of National Intelligence may request any appropriate 
     assistance from any other person or entity.
       (3) Reimbursement.--The Director of National Intelligence 
     is authorized to provide appropriate reimbursement to the 
     head of an agency, department, or entity of the United States 
     Government that provides support requested under paragraph 
     (1) or any other person or entity that provides assistance 
     requested under paragraph (2).
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Director of National Intelligence 
     such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.
       (e) Form.--The National Intelligence Estimate required by 
     subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, to 
     the extent consistent with the protection of intelligence 
     sources and methods, and include unclassified key judgments 
     of the National Intelligence Estimate. The National 
     Intelligence Estimate may include a classified annex.
       (f) Duplication.--If the Director of National Intelligence 
     determines that a National Intelligence Estimate has been 
     prepared that includes the content required by subsection (a) 
     prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
     of National Intelligence shall not be required to produce the 
     National Intelligence Estimate required by such subsection.
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  SA 2043. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Obama, Mr. 
Menendez, and Mr. Biden) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 555. NURSE MATTERS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide for 
     the carrying out of each of the programs described in 
     subsections (b) through (f), with each of the military 
     departments to carry out at least one such program.
       (b) Service of Nurse Officers as Faculty in Exchange for 
     Commitment to Additional Service in the Armed Forces.--
       (1) In general.--One of the programs required under this 
     section shall be a program in which covered commissioned 
     officers with a graduate degree in nursing or a related field 
     who are in the nurse corps of the Armed Force concerned serve 
     a tour of duty of two years as a full-time faculty member of 
     an accredited school of nursing.
       (2) Covered officers.--A commissioned officer of the nurse 
     corps of the Armed Forces described in this paragraph is a 
     nurse officer on active duty who has served for more than 
     nine years on active duty in the Armed Forces as an officer 
     of the nurse corps at the time of the commencement of the 
     tour of duty described in paragraph (1).
       (3) Benefits and privileges.--An officer serving on the 
     faculty of an accredited school or nursing under this 
     subsection shall be accorded all the benefits, privileges, 
     and responsibilities (other than compensation and 
     compensation-related benefits) of any other comparably 
     situated individual serving a full-time faculty member of 
     such school.
       (4) Agreement for additional service.--Each officer who 
     serves a tour of duty on the faculty of a school of nursing 
     under this subsection shall enter into an agreement with

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     the Secretary to serve upon the completion of such tour of 
     duty for a period of four years for such tour of duty as a 
     member of the nurse corps of the Armed Force concerned. Any 
     service agreed to by an officer under this paragraph is in 
     addition to any other service required of the officer under 
     law.
       (c) Service of Nurse Officers as Faculty in Exchange for 
     Scholarships for Nurse Officer Candidates.--
       (1) In general.--One of the programs required under this 
     section shall be a program in which commissioned officers 
     with a graduate degree in nursing or a related field who are 
     in the nurse corps of the Armed Force concerned serve while 
     on active duty a tour of duty of two years as a full-time 
     faculty member of an accredited school of nursing.
       (2) Benefits and privileges.--An officer serving on the 
     faculty of an accredited school of nursing under this 
     subsection shall be accorded all the benefits, privileges, 
     and responsibilities (other than compensation and 
     compensation-related benefits) of any other comparably 
     situated individual serving as a full-time faculty member of 
     such school.
       (3) Scholarships for nurse officer candidates.--(A) Each 
     accredited school of nursing at which an officer serves on 
     the faculty under this subsection shall provide scholarships 
     to individuals undertaking an educational program at such 
     school leading to a degree in nursing who agree, upon 
     completion of such program, to accept a commission as an 
     officer in the nurse corps of the Armed Forces.
       (B) The amount of funds made available for scholarships by 
     an accredited school of nursing under subparagraph (A) for 
     each officer serving on the faculty of that school under this 
     subsection shall be not less than the amount equal to an 
     entry-level full-time faculty member of that school for each 
     year that such officer so serves on the faculty of that 
     school.
       (C) The total number of scholarships provided by an 
     accredited school of nursing under subparagraph (A) for each 
     officer serving on the faculty of that school under this 
     subsection shall be such number as the Secretary of Defense 
     shall specify for purposes of this subsection.
       (d) Scholarships for Certain Nurse Officers for Education 
     as Nurses.--
       (1) In general.--One of the programs required under this 
     section shall be a program in which the Secretary provides 
     scholarships to commissioned officers of the nurse corps of 
     the Armed Force concerned described in paragraph (2) who 
     enter into an agreement described in paragraph (4) for the 
     participation of such officers in an educational program of 
     an accredited school of nursing leading to a graduate degree 
     in nursing.
       (2) Covered nurse officers.--A commissioned officer of the 
     nurse corps of the Armed Forces described in this paragraph 
     is a nurse officer who has served not less than 20 years on 
     active duty in the Armed Forces and is otherwise eligible for 
     retirement from the Armed Forces.
       (3) Scope of scholarships.--Amounts in a scholarship 
     provided a nurse officer under this subsection may be 
     utilized by the officer to pay the costs of tuition, fees, 
     and other educational expenses of the officer in 
     participating in an educational program described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (4) Agreement.--An agreement of a nurse officer described 
     in this paragraph is the agreement of the officer--
       (A) to participate in an educational program described in 
     paragraph (1); and
       (B) upon graduation from such educational program--
       (i) to serve not less than two years as a full-time faculty 
     member of an accredited school of nursing; and
       (ii) to undertake such activities as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to encourage current and prospective 
     nurses to pursue service in the nurse corps of the Armed 
     Forces.
       (e) Transition Assistance for Retiring Nurse Officers 
     Qualified as Faculty.--
       (1) In general.--One of the programs required under this 
     section shall be a program in which the Secretary provides to 
     commissioned officers of the nurse corps of the Armed Force 
     concerned described in paragraph (2) the assistance described 
     in paragraph (3) to assist such officers in obtaining and 
     fulfilling positions as full-time faculty members of an 
     accredited school of nursing after retirement from the Armed 
     Forces.
       (2) Covered nurse officers.--A commissioned officer of the 
     nurse corps of the Armed Forces described in this paragraph 
     is a nurse officer who--
       (A) has served an aggregate of at least 20 years on active 
     duty or in reserve active status in the Armed Forces;
       (B) is eligible for retirement from the Armed Forces; and
       (C) possesses a doctoral or master degree in nursing or a 
     related field which qualifies the nurse officer to discharge 
     the position of nurse instructor at an accredited school of 
     nursing.
       (3) Assistance.--The assistance described in this paragraph 
     is assistance as follows:
       (A) Career placement assistance.
       (B) Continuing education.
       (C) Stipends (in an amount specified by the Secretary).
       (4) Agreement.--A nurse officer provided assistance under 
     this subsection shall enter into an agreement with the 
     Secretary to serve as a full-time faculty member of an 
     accredited school of nursing for such period as the Secretary 
     shall provide in the agreement.
       (f) Benefits for Retired Nurse Officers Accepting 
     Appointment as Faculty.--
       (1) In general.--One of the programs required under this 
     section shall be a program in which the Secretary provides to 
     any individual described in paragraph (2) the benefits 
     specified in paragraph (3).
       (2) Covered individuals.--An individual described in this 
     paragraph is an individual who--
       (A) is retired from the Armed Forces after service as a 
     commissioned officer in the nurse corps of the Armed Forces;
       (B) holds a graduate degree in nursing; and
       (C) serves as a full-time faculty member of an accredited 
     school of nursing.
       (3) Benefits.--The benefits specified in this paragraph 
     shall include the following:
       (A) Payment of retired or retirement pay without reduction 
     based on receipt of pay or other compensation from the 
     institution of higher education concerned.
       (B) Payment by the institution of higher education 
     concerned of a salary and other compensation to which other 
     similarly situated faculty members of the institution of 
     higher education would be entitled.
       (C) If the amount of pay and other compensation payable by 
     the institution of higher education concerned for service as 
     an associate full-time faculty member is less than the basic 
     pay to which the individual was entitled immediately before 
     retirement from the Armed Forces, payment of an amount equal 
     to the difference between such basic pay and such payment and 
     other compensation.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``school of 
     nursing'' and ``accredited'' have the meaning given those 
     terms in section 801 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 296).
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  SA 2044. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Webb) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of section 131, add the following:
       (c) Shipbuilder Teaming Requirements.--Paragraphs (2)(A), 
     (3), and (4) of section 121(b) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 
     111 Stat. 1648) shall apply in the exercise of authority 
     under subsection (a) to enter into multiyear contracts 
     described in that subsection.
                                 F_____
                                 
  SA 2045. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Webb) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1215 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1215. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND THE 
                   RETURN TO DEMOCRATIC RULE IN THAILAND.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Thailand is an important strategic ally and economic 
     partner of the United States.
       (2) The United States strongly supports the prompt 
     restoration of democratic rule in Thailand.
       (3) While it is in the interest of the United States to 
     have a robust defense relationship with Thailand, it is 
     appropriate that the United States has curtailed certain 
     military-to-military cooperation and assistance programs 
     until democratic rule has been restored in Thailand.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Thailand should continue on the path to restore 
     democratic rule as quickly as possible, and should hold free 
     and fair national elections as soon as possible and no later 
     than December 2007; and
       (2) once Thailand has fully reestablished democratic rule, 
     it will be both possible and desirable for the United States 
     to reinstate a full program of military assistance to the 
     Government of Thailand, including programs such as 
     International Military Education and Training (IMET) and 
     Foreign Military Financing (FMF) that were appropriately 
     suspended following the military coup in Thailand in 
     September 2006.
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  SA 2046. Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Sanders) 
submitted an amendment intended to be

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proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table, as 
follows:

       At the end subtitle F of title VI, add the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 683. POSTAL BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES SERVING IN IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Availability of Postal Benefits.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the United States Postal 
     Service, shall provide for a program under which postal 
     benefits are provided to qualified individuals in accordance 
     with this section.
       (b) Qualified Individual.--In this section, the term 
     ``qualified individual'' means a member of the Armed Forces 
     on active duty (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United 
     States Code) who--
       (1) is serving in Iraq or Afghanistan; or
       (2) is hospitalized at a facility under the jurisdiction of 
     the Department of Defense as a result of a disease or injury 
     incurred as a result of service in Iraq or Afghanistan.
       (c) Postal Benefits Described.--
       (1) Vouchers.--The postal benefits provided under the 
     program shall consist of such coupons or other similar 
     evidence of credit, whether in printed, electronic, or other 
     format (in this section referred to as a ``voucher''), as the 
     Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Postal 
     Service, shall determine, which entitle the bearer or user to 
     make qualified mailings free of postage.
       (2) Qualified mailing.--In this section, the term 
     ``qualified mailing'' means the mailing of a single mail 
     piece which--
       (A) is first-class mail (including any sound- or video-
     recorded communication) not exceeding 13 ounces in weight and 
     having the character of personal correspondence or parcel 
     post not exceeding 10 pounds in weight;
       (B) is sent from within an area served by a United States 
     post office; and
       (C) is addressed to a qualified individual.
       (3) Coordination rule.--Postal benefits under the program 
     are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any reduced rates of 
     postage or other similar benefits which might otherwise be 
     available by or under law, including any rates of postage 
     resulting from the application of section 3401(b) of title 
     39, United States Code.
       (d) Number of Vouchers.--A member of the Armed Forces shall 
     be eligible for one voucher for every second month in which 
     the member is a qualified individual.
       (e) Limitations on Use; Duration.--A voucher may not be 
     used--
       (1) for more than a single qualified mailing; or
       (2) after the earlier of--
       (A) the expiration date of the voucher, as designated by 
     the Secretary of Defense; or
       (B) the end of the one-year period beginning on the date on 
     which the regulations prescribed under subsection (f) take 
     effect.
       (f) Regulations.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense (in 
     consultation with the Postal Service) shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the program, 
     including--
       (1) procedures by which vouchers will be provided or made 
     available in timely manner to qualified individuals; and
       (2) procedures to ensure that the number of vouchers 
     provided or made available with respect to any qualified 
     individual complies with subsection (d).
       (g) Transfers to Postal Service.--
       (1) Based on estimates.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     transfer to the Postal Service, out of amounts available to 
     carry out the program and in advance of each calendar quarter 
     during which postal benefits may be used under the program, 
     an amount equal to the amount of postal benefits that the 
     Secretary estimates will be used during such quarter, reduced 
     or increased (as the case may be) by any amounts by which the 
     Secretary finds that a determination under this section for a 
     prior quarter was greater than or less than the amount 
     finally determined for such quarter.
       (2) Based on final determination.--A final determination of 
     the amount necessary to correct any previous determination 
     under this section, and any transfer of amounts between the 
     Postal Service and the Department of Defense based on that 
     final determination, shall be made not later than six months 
     after the end of the one-year period referred to in 
     subsection (e)(2)(B).
       (3) Consultation required.--All estimates and 
     determinations under this subsection of the amount of postal 
     benefits under the program used in any period shall be made 
     by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Postal 
     Service.
       (h) Funding.--
       (1) Additional amount for military personnel.--The 
     aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated by section 421 
     for military personnel is hereby increased by $10,000,000.
       (2) Availability.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 421 for military personnel, as 
     increased by paragraph (1), $10,000,000 may be available for 
     postal benefits as provided in this section.
       (3) Offset.--The aggregate amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by titles I, II, III, IV (other than the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated and made available by this 
     subsection), XV, XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVII, 
     and XXVIII is hereby reduced by $10,000,000, with the amount 
     of the reduction to be allocated among such titles in a 
     manner determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2047. Mrs. CLINTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table, as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 656. ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION 
                   FOR SURVIVORS OF DECEASED MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE 
                   MEMBER'S BURIAL CEREMONIES.

       Section 411f(c) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(D) Any child of the parent or parents of the deceased 
     member who is under the age of 18 years if such child is 
     attending the burial ceremony of the memorial service with 
     the parent or parents and would otherwise be left 
     unaccompanied by the parent or parents.
       ``(E) The person who directs the disposition of the remains 
     of the deceased member under section 1482(c) of title 10, or, 
     in the case of a deceased member whose remains are commingled 
     and buried in a common grave in a national cemetery, the 
     person who have been designated under such section to direct 
     the disposition of the remains if individual identification 
     had been made.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``may be provided to--'' 
     and all that follows through the end and inserting ``may be 
     provided to up to two additional persons closely related to 
     the deceased member who are selected by the person referred 
     to in paragraph (1)(E).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2048. Mr. HAGEL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XV, add the following:

     SEC. 1535. MODIFICATIONS TO UNITED STATES POLICY IN IRAQ.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The President and Congress must now focus on developing 
     a viable new strategy in Iraq that the American people can 
     support and that protects and advances United States 
     interests in the Middle East.
       (2) Political accommodation in Iraq can only be achieved 
     within a constructive regional framework supported by the 
     international community. The role of the regional and 
     international community must be enhanced.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the primary objective of United States policy on Iraq 
     should be to help achieve Iraqi political accommodation that 
     will begin to move Iraq toward political reconciliation;
       (2) the United States Government must refocus its policy, 
     leadership, and resources on directly helping the people of 
     Iraq establish an inclusive political framework to begin to 
     defuse the violence in that country; and
       (3) United States policy on Iraq should be one element of a 
     new strategic direction for the United States in the Middle 
     East region that includes--
       (A) engaging countries in the Middle East to develop a 
     sustainable and constructive comprehensive regional security 
     framework;
       (B) making a renewed commitment to addressing the Arab-
     Israeli conflict.
       (c) Appointment of International Mediator in Iraq.--The 
     President shall direct the United States Permanent 
     Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, 
     and influence of the United States at the United Nations to 
     seek the appointment of an international mediator in Iraq, 
     under the auspices of the United Nations Security Council, 
     who has the authority of the international community to 
     engage political, religious, ethnic, and tribal leaders in 
     Iraq in an inclusive political process.
       (d) Phased Redeployment of United States Forces From 
     Iraq.--
       (1) Transition of mission.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     promptly transition the mission of United States forces in 
     Iraq to the limited purposes set forth in paragraph (2).
       (2) Commencement of phased redeployment.--The President 
     shall commence the

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     phased redeployment of United States forces from Iraq not 
     later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, with the goal of redeploying, by March 31, 2008, all 
     United States combat forces from Iraq except for a limited 
     number that are essential for the following purposes:
       (A) Protecting diplomatic facilities and citizens of the 
     United States, including members of the Armed Forces.
       (B) Serving in roles consistent with customary diplomatic 
     positions.
       (C) Training and equipping members of the Iraqi Security 
     Forces.
       (D) Engaging in targeted actions against members of al-
     Qaeda and allied parties and other terrorist organizations 
     with global reach.
       (3) Waiver authority.--
       (A) In general.--The President may waive the redeployment 
     requirements of this subsection if he submits to Congress a 
     written certification setting forth a detailed justification 
     for the waiver. The certification shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
       (B) Duration.--A waiver under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     effective for 90 days beginning on the date of the submittal 
     of the certification under such subparagraph.
       (C) Renewal.--A waiver under subparagraph (A) may be 
     renewed if, before the end of the expiration of the waiver 
     under subparagraph (B), the President submits to Congress a 
     certification meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A). 
     Any waiver so renewed may be further renewed as provided in 
     this subparagraph.
       (e) Reporting Requirement.--The President shall include in 
     each report required under section 1227(c) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (50 U.S.C. 
     1541 note) the following:
       (1) A comprehensive update on the diplomatic and political 
     measures undertaken by the President pursuant to this 
     section.
       (2) A description of the progress made in transitioning the 
     mission of the United States forces in Iraq and implementing 
     the phased redeployment of United States forces from Iraq as 
     required under subsection (d).
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  SA 2049. Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself and Mr. Pryor) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 155, beginning on line 18, strike ``the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection'' and insert ``September 11, 
     2001''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2050. Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself and Mr. Pryor) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 703. REPORT ON PATIENT SATISFACTION SURVEYS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2008, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the ongoing patient 
     satisfaction surveys taking place in Department of Defense 
     inpatient and outpatient settings at military treatment 
     facilities.
       (b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) The types of survey questions asked.
       (2) How frequently the surveying is conducted.
       (3) How often the results are analyzed and reported back to 
     the treatment facilities.
       (4) To whom survey feedback is made available.
       (5) How best practices are incorporated for quality 
     improvement.
       (6) An analysis of the impact and effect of inpatient and 
     outpatient surveys quality improvement and a comparison of 
     patient satisfaction survey programs with patient 
     satisfaction survey programs used by other public and private 
     health care systems and organizations.
       (c) Use of Report Information.--The Secretary shall use 
     information in the report as the basis for a plan for 
     improvements in patient satisfaction surveys at health care 
     at military treatment facilities in order to ensure the 
     provision of high quality healthcare and hospital services in 
     such facilities.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2051. Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 536. SATISFACTION OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND 
                   CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE 
                   NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE ON ACTIVE DUTY.

       (a) Additional Period Before Re-Training of Nurse Aides 
     Required Under Medicare and Medicaid Programs.--
       (1) Medicare.--Section 1819(b)(5)(D) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(b)(5)(D)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``For purposes of'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), for purposes 
     of''; and
       (B) by inserting after clause (i), as added by subparagraph 
     (A), the following new clause:
       ``(ii) Exception for active duty military service.--For 
     purposes of clause (i), if, since an individual's most recent 
     completion of a training and competency evaluation program, 
     the individual was ordered to active duty in the Armed Forces 
     or was engaged in employment outside the United States 
     essential to the prosecution of a war or to national defense, 
     the 24-consecutive-month period described in clause (i) shall 
     begin on the date on which the individual completes the 
     active duty service or employment. The preceding sentence 
     shall not apply to an individual who had already reached such 
     24-consecutive-month period on the date on which such 
     individual was ordered to such active duty service or was 
     engaged in such employment.''.
       (2) Medicaid.--Section 1919(b)(5)(D) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r(b)(5)(D)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``For purposes of'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), for purposes 
     of''; and
       (B) by inserting after clause (i), as added by subparagraph 
     (A), the following new clause:
       ``(ii) Exception for active duty military service.--For 
     purposes of clause (i), if, since an individual's most recent 
     completion of a training and competency evaluation program, 
     the individual was ordered to active duty in the Armed Forces 
     or was engaged in employment outside the United States 
     essential to the prosecution of a war or to national defense, 
     the 24-consecutive-month period described in clause (i) shall 
     begin on the date on which the individual completes the 
     active duty service or employment. The preceding sentence 
     shall not apply to an individual who had already reached such 
     24-consecutive-month period on the date on which such 
     individual was ordered to such active duty service or was 
     engaged in such employment.''.
       (b) Report on Relief From Requirements for National Guard 
     and Reserve on Long-Term Active Duty.--Not later than 120 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     setting forth recommendations for such legislative action as 
     the Secretary considers appropriate (including amendments to 
     the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 501 et 
     seq.)) to provide for the exemption or tolling of 
     professional or other licensure or certification requirements 
     for the conduct or practice of a profession, trade, or 
     occupation with respect to members of the National Guard and 
     Reserve who are on active duty in the Armed Forces for an 
     extended period of time.
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  SA 2052. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Specter) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1585, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 824.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2053. Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr. 
Vitter) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:

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

     SEC. 143. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON RETIREMENT OF B-52 
                   BOMBER AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Maintenance of Primary and Backup Inventory of 
     Aircraft.--Subsection (a)(1)

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     of section 131 of the John Warner National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 
     120 Stat. 2111) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph 
     (C):
       ``(C) shall maintain in a common configuration a primary 
     aircraft inventory of not less than 63 such aircraft and a 
     backup aircraft inventory of not less than 11 such 
     aircraft.''.
       (b) Notice of Retirement.--Subsection (b)(1) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``until'' and all that follows 
     and inserting the following: ``until the later of the 
     following:
       ``(A) The date that is 45 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary of the Air Force submits the report specified in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(B) The date of the completion by the Secretary of 
     written notification of such retirement to the congressional 
     defense committees in accordance with established 
     procedures.''.
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  SA 2054. Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mrs. Boxer) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:

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

     SEC. 703. REVIEW OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND TREATMENT FOR 
                   FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND FOR 
                   FEMALE VETERANS.

       (a) Comprehensive Review.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly conduct a 
     comprehensive review of--
       (1) the need for mental health treatment and services for 
     female members of the Armed Forces and for female veterans;
       (2) the efficacy and adequacy of existing mental health 
     treatment programs and services for female members of the 
     Armed Forces; and
       (3) the efficacy and adequacy of existing mental health 
     treatment programs and services for female veterans.
       (b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall 
     include an assessment of the following:
       (1) The need for mental health outreach, prevention, and 
     treatment services specifically for female members of the 
     Armed Forces.
       (2) The need for mental health outreach, prevention, and 
     treatment services specifically for female veterans.
       (3) The access to and efficacy of existing mental health 
     outreach, prevention, and treatment services and programs 
     (including substance abuse programs) for female veterans who 
     served in a combat zone.
       (4) The access to and efficacy of services and treatment 
     for female members of the Armed Forces who experience post-
     traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
       (5) The access to and efficacy of services and treatment 
     for female veterans who experience post-traumatic stress 
     disorder.
       (6) The availability of services and treatment for female 
     members of the Armed Forces who experienced sexual assault or 
     abuse.
       (7) The availability of services and treatment for female 
     veterans who experienced sexual assault or abuse.
       (8) The access to and need for treatment facilities 
     focusing on the mental health care needs of female members of 
     the Armed Forces.
       (9) The access to and need for treatment facilities 
     focusing on the mental health care needs of female veterans.
       (10) The need for further clinical research on the unique 
     needs of female veterans who served in a combat zone.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2055. Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mrs. Boxer) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:

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

     SEC. 1031. PROVISION OF CONTACT INFORMATION OF SEPARATING 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES BY SECRETARY OF 
                   DEFENSE TO STATE VETERANS AGENCIES.

       Upon the separation of a member of the Armed Forces from 
     the Armed Forces, the Secretary of Defense shall, upon the 
     consent of the member, provide the address and other 
     appropriate contact information of the member to the State 
     veterans agency in the State in which the veteran will first 
     reside after separation.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2056. Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kerry, Ms. 
Klobuchar, and Ms. Cantwell) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. 583. FAMILY SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT, INCLUDING 
                   NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE PERSONNEL.

       (a) Family Support.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall enhance and 
     improve current programs of the Department of Defense to 
     provide family support for families of deployed members of 
     the Armed Forces, including deployed members of the National 
     Guard and Reserve, in order to improve the assistance 
     available for families of such members before, during, and 
     after their deployment cycle.
       (2) Specific enhancements.--In enhancing and improving 
     programs under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall enhance and 
     improve the availability of assistance to families of members 
     of the Armed Forces, including members of the National Guard 
     and Reserve, including assistance in--
       (A) preparing and updating family care plans;
       (B) securing information on health care and mental health 
     care benefits and services and on other community resources;
       (C) providing referrals for--
       (i) crisis services; and
       (ii) marriage counseling and family counseling; and
       (D) financial counseling.
       (b) Post-Deployment Assistance for Spouses and Parents of 
     Returning Members.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     spouses and parents of members of the Armed Forces, including 
     members of the National Guard and Reserve, who are returning 
     from deployment assistance in--
       (A) understanding issues that arise in the readjustment of 
     such members--
       (i) for members of the National Guard and Reserve, to 
     civilian life; and
       (ii) for members of the regular components of the Armed 
     Forces, to military life in a non-combat environment;
       (B) identifying signs and symptoms of mental health 
     conditions; and
       (C) encouraging such members and their families in seeking 
     assistance for such conditions.
       (2) Information on available resources.--In providing 
     assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide 
     information on local resources for mental health services, 
     family counseling services, or other appropriate services, 
     including services available from both military providers of 
     such services and community-based providers of such services.
       (3) Timing.--The Secretary shall provide resources under 
     paragraph (1) to a member of the Armed Forces approximately 
     six months after the date of the return of such member from 
     deployment.

     SEC. 584. SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, INFANTS, AND 
                   TODDLERS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT, INCLUDING NATIONAL GUARD 
                   AND RESERVE PERSONNEL.

       (a) Enhancement of Support Services for Children.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) provide information to parents and other caretakers of 
     children, including infants and toddlers, who are deployed 
     members of the Armed Forces to assist such parents and 
     caretakers in responding to the adverse implications of such 
     deployment (and the death or injury of such members during 
     such deployment) for such children, including the role such 
     parents and caretakers can play in addressing and mitigating 
     such implications;
       (2) develop programs and activities to increase awareness 
     throughout the military and civilian communities of the 
     potential adverse implications of such deployment (including 
     the death or injury of such members during such deployment) 
     for such children and their families and to increase 
     collaboration within such communities to address and mitigate 
     such implications;
       (3) develop training for early childhood education, child 
     care, mental health, health care, and family support 
     professionals to enhance the awareness of such professionals 
     of their role in assisting families in addressing and 
     mitigating the potential adverse implications of such 
     deployment (including the death or injury of such members 
     during such deployment) for such children; and

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       (4) conduct or sponsor research on best practices for 
     building psychological and emotional resiliency in such 
     children in coping with the deployment of such members.
       (b) Reports.--
       (1) Reports required.--At the end of the 18-month period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and at 
     the end of the 36-month period beginning on that date, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     services provided under subsection (a).
       (2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the extent to which outreach to 
     parents and other caretakers of children, or infants and 
     toddlers, as applicable, of members of the Armed Forces was 
     effective in reaching such parents and caretakers and in 
     mitigating any adverse effects of the deployment of such 
     members on such children or infants and toddlers.
       (B) An assessment of the effectiveness of training 
     materials for education, mental health, health, and family 
     support professionals in increasing awareness of their role 
     in assisting families in addressing and mitigating the 
     adverse effects on children, or infants and toddlers, of the 
     deployment of deployed members of the Armed Forces, including 
     National Guard and Reserve personnel.
       (C) A description of best practices identified for building 
     psychological and emotional resiliency in children, or 
     infants and toddlers, in coping with the deployment of 
     deployed members of the Armed Forces, including National 
     Guard and Reserve personnel.
       (D) A plan for dissemination throughout the military 
     departments of the most effective practices for outreach, 
     training, and building psychological and emotional resiliency 
     in the children of deployed members.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2057. Mr. FEINGOLD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:

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

     SEC. 1070. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF CONTRACTS FOR 
                   CELLULAR TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR SERVICEMEMBERS 
                   UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT OUTSIDE THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       (a) In General.--Title III of the Servicemembers Civil 
     Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 531 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 305 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 305A. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF CONTRACTS FOR 
                   CELLULAR TELEPHONE SERVICE.

       ``(a) In General.--A servicemember who receives orders to 
     deploy outside of the continental United States for not less 
     than 90 days may request the termination or suspension of any 
     contract for cellular telephone service entered into by the 
     servicemember before that date if the servicemember's ability 
     to satisfy the contract or to utilize the service will be 
     materially affected by that period of deployment. The request 
     shall include a copy of the servicemember's military orders.
       ``(b) Relief.--Upon receiving the request of a 
     servicemember under subsection (a), the cellular telephone 
     service contractor concerned shall, at the election of the 
     contractor--
       ``(1) grant the requested relief without imposition of an 
     early termination fee for termination of the contract or a 
     reactivation fee for suspension of the contract; or
       ``(2) permit the servicemember to suspend the contract at 
     no charge until the end of the deployment without requiring, 
     whether as a condition of suspension or otherwise, that the 
     contract be extended.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for that Act 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     305 the following new item:

``Sec. 305A. Termination or suspension of contracts for cellular 
              telephone service.''.
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  SA 2058. Mr. HAGEL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:

       At the end of title XV, add the following:

     SEC. 1535. MODIFICATIONS TO UNITED STATES POLICY IN IRAQ.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The President and Congress must now focus on developing 
     a viable new strategy in Iraq that the American people can 
     support and that protects and advances United States 
     interests in the Middle East.
       (2) Political accommodation in Iraq can only be achieved 
     within a constructive regional framework supported by the 
     international community. The role of the regional and 
     international community must be enhanced.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the primary objective of United States policy on Iraq 
     should be to help achieve Iraqi political accommodation that 
     will begin to move Iraq toward political reconciliation;
       (2) the United States Government must refocus its policy, 
     leadership, and resources on directly helping the people of 
     Iraq establish an inclusive political framework to begin to 
     defuse the violence in that country; and
       (3) United States policy on Iraq should be one element of a 
     new strategic direction for the United States in the Middle 
     East region that includes--
       (A) engaging countries in the Middle East to develop a 
     sustainable and constructive comprehensive regional security 
     framework; and
       (B) making a renewed commitment to addressing the Arab-
     Israeli conflict.
       (c) Appointment of International Mediator in Iraq.--The 
     President shall direct the United States Permanent 
     Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, 
     and influence of the United States at the United Nations to 
     seek the appointment of an international mediator in Iraq, 
     under the auspices of the United Nations Security Council, 
     who has the authority of the international community to 
     engage political, religious, ethnic, and tribal leaders in 
     Iraq in an inclusive political process.
       (d) Phased Redeployment of United States Forces From 
     Iraq.--
       (1) Transition of mission.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     promptly transition the mission of United States forces in 
     Iraq to the limited purposes set forth in paragraph (2).
       (2) Commencement of phased redeployment.--The President 
     shall commence the phased redeployment of United States 
     forces from Iraq not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, with the goal of redeploying, by 
     March 31, 2008, all United States combat forces from Iraq 
     except for a limited number that are essential for the 
     following purposes:
       (A) Protecting diplomatic facilities and citizens of the 
     United States, including members of the Armed Forces.
       (B) Serving in roles consistent with customary diplomatic 
     positions.
       (C) Training and equipping members of the Iraqi Security 
     Forces.
       (D) Engaging in targeted actions against members of al-
     Qaeda and allied parties and other terrorist organizations 
     with global reach.
       (E) Protecting the territorial integrity of Iraq.
       (3) Waiver authority.--
       (A) In general.--The President may waive the redeployment 
     requirements of this subsection if he submits to Congress a 
     written certification setting forth a detailed justification 
     for the waiver. The certification shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
       (B) Duration.--A waiver under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     effective for 90 days beginning on the date of the submittal 
     of the certification under such subparagraph.
       (C) Renewal.--A waiver under subparagraph (A) may be 
     renewed if, before the end of the expiration of the waiver 
     under subparagraph (B), the President submits to Congress a 
     certification meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A). 
     Any waiver so renewed may be further renewed as provided in 
     this subparagraph.
       (e) Reporting Requirement.--The President shall include in 
     each report required under section 1227(c) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (50 U.S.C. 
     1541 note) the following:
       (1) A comprehensive update on the diplomatic and political 
     measures undertaken by the President pursuant to this 
     section.
       (2) A description of the progress made in transitioning the 
     mission of the United States forces in Iraq and implementing 
     the phased redeployment of United States forces from Iraq as 
     required under subsection (d).

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  SA 2059. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 594. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO 
                   LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT PREVENT ACCESS 
                   TO JROTC ON CAMPUSES OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

       (a) Prohibition.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 49 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 983 the following 
     new section:

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     ``Sec. 983a. Local educational agencies that prevent JROTC 
       access on secondary school campuses

       ``(a) Denial of Funds for Preventing JROTC Access to 
     Campus.--No funds described in subsection (c) may be provided 
     by contract, grant, or cooperative agreement to a local 
     educational agency (or any subelement of that agency) if the 
     Secretary of Defense determines that that agency (or any 
     subelement of that agency) has a policy or practice 
     (regardless of whether implemented) that either prohibits, or 
     in effect prevents--
       ``(1) the Secretary of a military department from 
     maintaining, establishing or operating a unit of the Junior 
     Reserve Officers' Training Corps (in accordance with chapter 
     102 of this title and other applicable Federal law) at any 
     secondary school served by that agency; or
       ``(2) a student at any secondary school served by that 
     agency from enrolling in a unit of the Junior Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps at another secondary school.
       ``(b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to any local educational agency (or any subelement 
     of that agency) if the Secretary of Defense determines that 
     the agency (and each secondary school served by that agency) 
     has ceased the policy or practice described in that 
     subsection (a).
       ``(c) Covered Funds.--The limitation in subsection (a) 
     shall apply to the following:
       ``(1) Any funds made available to the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(2) Any funds made available for any department or agency 
     for which regular appropriations are made in a Departments of 
     Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act.
       ``(3) Any funds made available to the Department of 
     Homeland Security.
       ``(4) Any funds made available for the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration of the Department of Energy.
       ``(5) Any funds made available for the Department of 
     Transportation.
       ``(d) Notice of Determinations.--Whenever the Secretary of 
     Defense makes a determination under subsection (a) or (b), 
     the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall transmit a notice of the determination to the 
     Secretary of Education, to the head of each other department 
     or agency the funds of which are subject to the 
     determination, and to Congress; and
       ``(2) shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of the 
     determination and the effect of the determination on the 
     eligibility of the local educational agency (and any 
     subelement of that agency) for contracts and grants.
       ``(e) Semiannual Notice in Federal Register.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall publish in the Federal Register once every 
     six months a list of each local educational agency that is 
     currently ineligible for contracts and grants by reason of a 
     determination of the Secretary under subsection (a).
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `local educational agency' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
       ``(2) The term `secondary school' has the meaning that term 
     in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 49 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 983 the following new 
     item:

``983a. Local educational agencies that prevent JROTC access on 
              secondary school campuses.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2007, and shall apply with 
     respect to funds available for fiscal years beginning on or 
     after that date.

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  SA 2060. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Byrd, and Mr. Feingold) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 
1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 703. PROGRAM OF RESEARCH ON DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF 
                   ILLNESSES INCURRED IN THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.

       (a) Program Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Army Medical Research and Materiel 
     Command shall carry out, as part of its Medical Research 
     Program, a program of research on the diagnosis and treatment 
     of illnesses incurred by members of the Armed Forces during 
     service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations in the 
     early 1990s during the Persian Gulf War.
       (2) Designation.--The program required by this section 
     shall be known as the ``Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Research 
     Program''.
       (3) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to 
     develop diagnostic markers and treatments for the complex of 
     symptoms commonly known as ``Gulf War Illnesses (GWI)'', 
     including widespread pain, cognitive impairment, and 
     persistent fatigue in conjunction with diverse other symptoms 
     and abnormalities, that are associated with service in the 
     Southwest Asia theater of operations in the early 1990s 
     during the Persian Gulf War.
       (b) Program Activities.--Activities under the program 
     required by this section shall include the following:
       (1) Research activities on the chronic effects of exposures 
     to neurotoxins associated with service in the Southwest Asia 
     theater of operations in the early 1990s during the Persian 
     Gulf War, body functions underlying illnesses associated with 
     exposure to such neurotoxins, and the identification of 
     treatments for such illnesses.
       (2) Pilot studies of treatments for the complex of symptoms 
     described in subsection (a)(3) and comprehensive clinical 
     trials of such treatments that have demonstrated 
     effectiveness in previous past pilot studies, in the conduct 
     of which treatments and trials--
       (A) highest priority shall be afforded to studies and 
     trials to identify and develop effective biological markers 
     and treatments for such complex of symptoms;
       (B) secondary priority shall be afforded to studies and 
     trials that identify biological mechanisms underlying such 
     complex of symptoms and can lead to the identification and 
     development of such markers; and treatments; and
       (C) no study shall be conducted on a psychiatric or 
     psychological basis for such complex of symptoms (as is 
     consistent with current research findings).
       (c) Solicitation and Evaluation of Program Activities.--
       (1) Solicitation.--In providing for the conduct of 
     activities under the program required by this section, the 
     Army Medical Research and Materiel Command shall distribute 
     broad solicitations and announcements of requests for 
     proposals for such activities among governmental and non-
     governmental entities.
       (2) Peer review.--In selecting activities to be conducted 
     under the program, the Army Medical Research and Materiel 
     Command shall utilize a peer review process for the 
     identification of activities having the most substantial 
     scientific merit.
       (3) Utilization of expert services.--In preparing 
     solicitations and announcements under paragraph (1), and in 
     conducting peer review under paragraph (2), the Army Medical 
     Research and Materiel Command shall, to the extent 
     practicable, utilize the services of individuals with 
     recognized expertise in the complex of symptoms described in 
     subsection (a)(3).
       (d) Consultation.--The Army Medical Research and Materiel 
     Command shall carry out the program required by this section 
     in close consultation with the advisory committee established 
     under section 707(b) of the Persian Gulf War Veterans' Health 
     Status Act (title VII of Public Law 102-585; 38 U.S.C. 527 
     note).
       (e) Funding.--
       (1) Additional amount for defense health program.--The 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by section 1403 for 
     Defense Health Program is hereby increased by $30,000,000.
       (2) Availability.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 1403 for Defense Health Program, as 
     increased by paragraph (1), $30,000,000 may be available for 
     the program required by this section.

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  SA 2061. Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Allard, and Mr. 
Bunning) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 470, after the table following line 22, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2406. MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION FACILITIES, BLUE GRASS 
                   ARMY DEPOT, KENTUCKY, AND PUEBLO CHEMICAL 
                   ACTIVITY, COLORADO.

       (a) Increase in Amount for Construction of Munitions 
     Demilitarization Facility, Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky.--
     The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 2403(14) 
     for the construction of increment 8 of a munitions 
     demilitarization facility at Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, 
     is hereby increased by $17,300,000.
       (b) Increase in Amount for Construction of Munitions 
     Demilitarization Facility, Pueblo Chemical Activity, 
     Colorado.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 2403(13) for the construction of increment 9 of a 
     munitions demilitarization facility at Pueblo Chemical 
     Activity, Colorado, is hereby increased by $32,000,000.
       (c) Offset.--The total amount authorized to be appropriated 
     by this Act (excluding the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by paragraphs (13) and (14) of section 2403, as 
     amended by subsections (b) and (a), respectively) is hereby 
     reduced by $49,300,000, with

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     the amount of the reduction to be allocated to amounts 
     available for purposes other than chemical demilitarization.
       (d) Deadline for Destruction of Chemical Agents and 
     Munitions Stockpile.--
       (1) Deadline.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Department of Defense shall complete work on the 
     destruction of the entire United States stockpile of lethal 
     chemical agents and munitions, including those stored at Blue 
     Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, and Pueblo Chemical Depot, 
     Colorado, by the deadline established by the Chemical Weapons 
     Convention, and in no circumstances later than December 31, 
     2017.
       (2) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2007, and 
     every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the parties described in paragraph (2) a report on 
     the progress of the Department of Defense toward compliance 
     with this subsection.
       (B) Parties receiving report.--The parties referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are the Speaker of the House of the 
     Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the 
     House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders 
     of the Senate, and the congressional defense committees.
       (C) Content.--Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include the updated and projected annual funding levels 
     necessary to achieve full compliance with this subsection. 
     The projected funding levels for each report shall include a 
     detailed accounting of the complete life-cycle costs for each 
     of the chemical disposal projects.
       (3) Chemical weapons convention defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``Chemical Weapons Convention'' means 
     the Convention on the Prohibition of Development, Production, 
     Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
     Destruction, with annexes, done at Paris, January 13, 1993, 
     and entered into force April 29, 1997 (T. Doc. 103-21).
       (4) Applicability; rule of construction.--This subsection 
     shall apply to fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, and shall not be modified or repealed by 
     implication.
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  SA 2062. Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 1070. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES ON COMMISSION TO 
                   ASSESS THE THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM 
                   ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE ATTACK.

       (a) Extension of Date of Submittal of Final Report.--
     Section 1403(a) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law 
     by Public Law 106-398; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended by 
     striking ``June 30, 2007'' and inserting ``November 30, 
     2008''.
       (b) Coordination of Work With Department of Homeland 
     Security.--Section 1404 of such Act is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Coordination With Department of Homeland Security.--
     The Commission and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     jointly ensure that the work of the Commission with respect 
     to electromagnetic pulse attack on electricity 
     infrastructure, and protection against such attack, is 
     coordinated with Department of Homeland Security efforts on 
     such matters.''.
       (c) Funding for Fiscal Year 2008.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense 
     by this division, $5,600,000 may be available for the 
     Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from 
     Electromagnetic Pulse Attack during fiscal year 2008.

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  SA 2063. Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Pryor, Mr. 
Bennett, Mr. Casey, Mr. Gregg, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Domenici, 
Ms. Collins, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Ms. Landrieu, and Mrs. McCaskill) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title XV, add the following:

     Subtitle D--Implementation of Iraq Study Group Recommendations

     SEC. 1541. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Iraq Study Group 
     Recommendations Implementation Act of 2007''.

     SEC. 1542. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On March 15, 2006, the Iraq Study Group was created at 
     the request of a bipartisan group of members of Congress.
       (2) The United States Institute of Peace was designated as 
     the facilitating organization for the Iraq Study Group with 
     the support of the Center for the Study of the Presidency, 
     the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and the 
     James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice 
     University.
       (3) The Iraq Study Group was composed of a bipartisan group 
     of senior individuals who have had distinguished careers in 
     public service. The Group was co-chaired by former Secretary 
     of State James A. Baker, III and former chairman of the House 
     Foreign Affairs Committee Lee H. Hamilton, and the other 
     members were former Secretary of State Lawrence S. 
     Eagleburger; Vernon E. Jordan, Jr, the Senior Managing 
     Director of Lazard, Freres and Company; former Attorney 
     General Edwin Meese III; former Supreme Court Associate 
     Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; former White House Chief of 
     Staff Leon E. Panetta; former Secretary of Defense William J. 
     Perry; United States Senator Charles S. Robb; and United 
     States Senator Alan K. Simpson.
       (4) On June 15, 2006, President George W. Bush signed into 
     law the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 
     Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 
     2006 (Public Law 109-234), which provided $1,000,000 to the 
     United States Institute of Peace for activities in support of 
     the Iraq Study Group.
       (5) The Iraq Study Group consulted nearly 200 leading 
     officials and experts, including the senior members of the 
     Government of Iraq, the United States Government, and key 
     coalition partners and received advice from more than 50 
     distinguished scholars and experts from a variety of fields 
     who conducted working groups in the areas of economy and 
     reconstruction, military and security, political development, 
     and the strategic environment in Iraq and the Middle East.
       (6) While the Iraq Study Group recommended shifting the 
     primary mission of United States military forces in Iraq from 
     combat to training, and while the Iraq Study Group described 
     actions and conditions that could allow for a redeployment of 
     troops not necessary for force protection out of Iraq by the 
     first quarter of 2008, the Iraq Study Group did not set a 
     fixed timetable for withdrawal and said it could support a 
     short-term redeployment of United States combat forces, 
     complemented by comprehensive political, economic, and 
     diplomatic efforts, to stabilize Baghdad or to speed up the 
     mission of training and equipping Iraqis if the United States 
     commander in Iraq determines that such steps would be 
     effective.
       (7) The report of the Iraq Study Group includes a letter 
     from the co-chairs of the Iraq Study Group, James A. Baker, 
     III and Lee H. Hamilton, which states, ``Our political 
     leaders must build a bipartisan approach to bring a 
     responsible conclusion to what is now a lengthy and costly 
     war. Our country deserves a debate that prizes substance over 
     rhetoric, and a policy that is adequately funded and 
     sustainable. The President and Congress must work together. 
     Our leaders must be candid and forthright with the American 
     people in order to win their support.''
       (8) The Republicans and Democrats who comprised the Iraq 
     Study Group reached compromise and consensus and unanimously 
     concluded that their recommendations offer a new way forward 
     for the United States in Iraq and the region, and are 
     comprehensive and need to be implemented in a coordinated 
     fashion.

     SEC. 1543. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF IRAQ STUDY 
                   GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the President and Congress 
     should agree that the way forward in Iraq is to implement the 
     comprehensive set of recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, 
     particularly those specifically described in this Act, and 
     the President should formulate a comprehensive plan to do so.

     SEC. 1544. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS IN IRAQ.

       It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with the 
     recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, the United States 
     Government should--
       (1) establish a ``New Diplomatic Offensive'' to deal with 
     the problems of Iraq and of the region;
       (2) support the unity and territorial integrity of Iraq;
       (3) encourage other countries in the region to stop the 
     destabilizing interventions and actions of Iraq's neighbors;
       (4) secure the borders of Iraq, including through the use 
     of joint patrols with neighboring countries;
       (5) prevent the expansion of the instability and conflict 
     beyond the borders of Iraq;
       (6) promote economic assistance, commerce, trade, political 
     support, and, if possible, military assistance for the 
     Government of Iraq from non-neighboring Muslim nations;
       (7) energize the governments of other countries to support 
     national political reconciliation in Iraq;

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       (8) encourage the governments of other countries to 
     validate the legitimate sovereignty of Iraq by resuming 
     diplomatic relations, where appropriate, and reestablishing 
     embassies in Baghdad;
       (9) assist the Government of Iraq in establishing active 
     working embassies in key capitals in the region;
       (10) help the Government of Iraq reach a mutually 
     acceptable agreement on the future of Kirkuk;
       (11) assist the Government of Iraq in achieving certain 
     security, political, and economic milestones, including 
     better performance on issues such as national reconciliation, 
     equitable distribution of oil revenues, and the dismantling 
     of militias;
       (12) encourage the holding of a meeting or conference in 
     Baghdad, supported by the United States and the Government of 
     Iraq, of the Organization of the Islamic Conference or the 
     Arab League, both to assist the Government of Iraq in 
     promoting national reconciliation in Iraq and to reestablish 
     their diplomatic presence in Iraq;
       (13) seek the creation of the Iraq International Support 
     Group to assist Iraq in ways the Government of Iraq would 
     desire, attempting to strengthen Iraq's sovereignty;
       (14) engage directly with the Governments of Iran and Syria 
     in order to obtain their commitment to constructive policies 
     toward Iraq and other regional issues;
       (15) provide additional political, economic, and military 
     support for Afghanistan including resources that might become 
     available as United States combat forces are redeployed from 
     Iraq;
       (16) remain in contact with the Iraqi leadership, conveying 
     the clear message that there must be action by the Government 
     of Iraq to make substantial progress toward the achievement 
     of the milestones described in section 1551, and conveying in 
     as much detail as possible the substance of these exchanges 
     in order to keep the American people, the Iraqi people, and 
     the people of countries in the region well informed of 
     progress in these areas;
       (17) make clear the willingness of the United States 
     Government to continue training, assistance, and support for 
     Iraq's security forces, and to continue political, military, 
     and economic support for the Government of Iraq until Iraq 
     becomes more capable of governing, defending, and sustaining 
     itself;
       (18) make clear that, should the Government of Iraq not 
     make substantial progress toward the achievement of the 
     milestones described in section 1551, the United States shall 
     reduce its political, military, or economic support for the 
     Government of Iraq;
       (19) make clear that the United States Government does not 
     seek to establish permanent military bases in Iraq;
       (20) restate that the United States Government does not 
     seek to control the oil resources of Iraq;
       (21) make active efforts to engage all parties in Iraq, 
     with the exception of al Qaeda;
       (22) encourage dialogue between sectarian communities and 
     press religious leaders inside and outside of Iraq to speak 
     out on behalf of peace and reconciliation;
       (23) support the presence of neutral international experts 
     as advisors to the Government of Iraq on the processes of 
     disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of militias 
     and other armed groups not under the control of the 
     Government of Iraq; and
       (24) ensure that reconstruction efforts in Iraq consist of 
     great involvement by and with international partners that 
     actively participate in the design and construction of 
     projects.

     SEC. 1545. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON SECURITY AND MILITARY 
                   FORCES.

       It shall be the policy of the United States to formulate 
     and implement with the Government of Iraq a plan, consistent 
     with the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, that--
       (1) gives the highest priority to the training, equipping, 
     advising, and support for security and military forces in 
     Iraq and to supporting counterterrorism operations in Iraq; 
     and
       (2) supports the providing of more and better equipment for 
     the Iraqi Army by encouraging the Government of Iraq to 
     accelerate its requests under the Foreign Military Sales 
     program and, as United States combat brigades redeploy from 
     Iraq, provides for the transfer of certain United States 
     military equipment to Iraqi forces.

     SEC. 1546. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON STRENGTHENING THE UNITED 
                   STATES MILITARY.

       It shall be the policy of the United States to formulate 
     and implement a plan, consistent with the recommendations of 
     the Iraq Study Group, that--
       (1) directs the Secretary of Defense to build healthy 
     relations between the civilian and military sectors, by 
     creating an environment where senior military leaders feel 
     free to offer independent advice to the civilian leadership 
     of the United States Government;
       (2) emphasizes training and education programs for the 
     forces that have returned to the United States in order to 
     restore the United States Armed Forces to a high level of 
     readiness for global contingencies;
       (3) provides sufficient funds to restore military equipment 
     to full functionality over the next 5 years; and
       (4) assesses the full future budgetary impact of the war in 
     Iraq and its potential impact on--
       (A) the future readiness of United States military forces;
       (B) the ability of the United States Armed Forces to 
     recruit and retain high-quality personnel;
       (C) needed investments in military procurement and in 
     research and development; and
       (D) the budgets of other Federal agencies involved in the 
     stability and reconstruction effort in Iraq.

     SEC. 1547. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON POLICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
                   IN IRAQ.

       It shall be the policy of the United States to formulate 
     and implement with the Government of Iraq a plan, consistent 
     with the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, that--
       (1) transfers the Iraqi National Police to the Ministry of 
     Defense, where the police commando units will become part of 
     the new Iraqi Army;
       (2) transfers the Iraqi Border Police to the Ministry of 
     Defense, which would have total responsibility for border 
     control and external security;
       (3) establishes greater responsibility for the Iraqi Police 
     Service to conduct criminal investigations and expands its 
     cooperation with other elements in the judicial system in 
     Iraq in order to better control crime and protect Iraqi 
     civilians;
       (4) establishes a process of organizational transformation, 
     including efforts to expand the capability and reach of the 
     current major crime unit, to exert more authority over local 
     police forces, and to give sole authority to the Ministry of 
     the Interior to pay police salaries and disburse financial 
     support to local police;
       (5) proceeds with efforts to identify, register, and 
     control the Facilities Protection Service;
       (6) directs the Department of Defense to continue its 
     mission to train Iraqi National Police and the Iraqi Border 
     Police, which shall be placed within the Iraqi Ministry of 
     Defense;
       (7) directs the Department of Justice to proceed with the 
     mission of training the police forces remaining under the 
     Ministry of the Interior;
       (8) provides for funds from the Government of Iraq to 
     expand and upgrade communications equipment and motor 
     vehicles for the Iraqi Police Service;
       (9) directs the Attorney General to lead the work of 
     organizational transformation in the Ministry of the Interior 
     and creates a strategic plan and standard administrative 
     procedures, codes of conduct, and operational measures for 
     Iraqis; and
       (10) directs the Attorney General to establish courts, 
     train judges, prosecutors, and investigators, and create 
     strongly supported and funded institutions and practices in 
     Iraq to fight corruption.

     SEC. 1548. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON OIL SECTOR IN IRAQ.

       It shall be the policy of the United States to formulate 
     and implement with the Government of Iraq a plan, consistent 
     with the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, that--
       (1) provides technical assistance in drafting legislation 
     to implement the February 27, 2007, agreement by Iraq's 
     Council of Ministers on principles for the equitable sharing 
     of oil resources and revenues;
       (2) encourages the Government of Iraq to accelerate 
     contracting for the comprehensive oil well work-overs in the 
     southern fields needed to increase oil production, while 
     ensuring that the United States no longer funds such 
     infrastructure projects;
       (3) supports the Iraqi military and private security forces 
     in their efforts to protect oil infrastructure and 
     contractors;
       (4) implements metering at both ends of the oil supply line 
     to immediately improve accountability in the oil sector;
       (5) in conjunction with the International Monetary Fund, 
     encourages the Government of Iraq to reduce subsidies in the 
     energy sector;
       (6) encourages investment in Iraq's oil sector by the 
     international community and by international energy 
     companies;
       (7) assists Iraqi leaders to reorganize the national oil 
     industry as a commercial enterprise, in order to enhance 
     efficiency, transparency, and accountability;
       (8) encourages the Government of Iraq to post all oil 
     contracts, volumes, and prices on the Internet so that Iraqis 
     and outside observers can track exports and export revenues;
       (9) supports the efforts of the World Bank to ensure that 
     best practices are used in contracting; and
       (10) provides technical assistance to the Ministry of Oil 
     for enhancing maintenance, improving the payments process, 
     managing cash flows, improving contracting and auditing, and 
     updating professional training programs for management and 
     technical personnel.

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     SEC. 1549. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON IMPROVING ASSISTANCE 
                   PROGRAMS IN IRAQ.

       It shall be the policy of the United States to formulate 
     and implement a plan, consistent with the recommendations of 
     the Iraq Study Group, that--
       (1) provides for the United States to take the lead in 
     funding assistance requests from the United Nations High 
     Commissioner for Refugees and other humanitarian agencies;
       (2) creates a new Senior Advisor for Economic 
     Reconstruction in Iraq reporting to the President, with the 
     authority to bring interagency unity of effort to the policy, 
     budget, and implementation of economic reconstruction 
     programs in Iraq and the authority to serve as the principal 
     point of contact with United States partners in the overall 
     reconstruction effort;
       (3) gives the chief of mission in Iraq the authority to 
     spend significant funds through a program structured along 
     the lines of the Commander's Emergency Response Program, with 
     the authority to rescind funding from programs and projects--
       (A) in which the Government of Iraq is not demonstrating 
     effective partnership; or
       (B) that do not demonstrate substantial progress toward 
     achievement of the milestones described in section 1551;
       (4) authorizes and implements a more flexible security 
     assistance program for Iraq, breaking down the barriers to 
     effective interagency cooperation; and
       (5) grants authority to merge United States assistance with 
     assistance from international donors and Iraqi participants 
     for the purpose of carrying out joint assistance projects.

     SEC. 1550. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON BUDGET PREPARATION, 
                   PRESENTATION, AND REVIEW.

       It shall be the policy of the United States to formulate 
     and implement a plan, consistent with the recommendations of 
     the Iraq Study Group, that--
       (1) directs the President to include the costs for the war 
     in Iraq in the annual budget request;
       (2) directs the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
     Defense, and the Director of National Intelligence to provide 
     United States military and civilian personnel in Iraq the 
     highest possible priority in obtaining professional language 
     proficiency and cultural training;
       (3) directs the United States Government to provide for 
     long-term training for Federal agencies that participate in 
     complex stability operations like those in Iraq and 
     Afghanistan;
       (4) creates training for United States Government personnel 
     to carry out civilian tasks associated with complex stability 
     operations; and
       (5) directs the Director of National Intelligence and the 
     Secretary of Defense to devote greater analytic resources to 
     understanding the threats and sources of violence in Iraq and 
     institute immediate changes in the collection of data and 
     violence and the sources of violence to provide a more 
     accurate picture of events on the ground in Iraq.

     SEC. 1551. CONDITIONS FOR CONTINUED UNITED STATES SUPPORT IN 
                   IRAQ.

       (a) In General.--It shall be the policy of the United 
     States to condition continued United States political, 
     military and economic support for Iraq upon the demonstration 
     by the Government of Iraq of sufficient political will and 
     the making of substantial progress toward achieving the 
     milestones described in subsection (b), and to base the 
     decision to transfer command and control over Iraqi security 
     forces units from the United States to Iraq in part upon such 
     factors.
       (b) Milestones.--The milestones referred to in subsection 
     (a) are the following:
       (1) Promptly establishing a fair process for considering 
     amendments to the constitution of Iraq that promote lasting 
     national reconciliation in Iraq.
       (2) Enacting legislation or establishing other mechanisms 
     to revise the de-Baathification laws in Iraq to encourage the 
     employment in the Government of Iraq of qualified 
     professionals, irrespective of ethnic or political 
     affiliation, including ex-Baathists who were not leading 
     figures of the Saddam Hussein regime.
       (3) Enacting legislation or establishing other binding 
     mechanisms to ensure the sharing of all Iraqi oil revenues 
     among all segments of Iraqi society in an equitable manner.
       (4) Holding free and fair provincial elections in Iraq at 
     the earliest date practicable.
       (5) Enacting legislation or establishing other mechanisms 
     to ensure the rights of women and the rights of all minority 
     communities in Iraq are protected.

     SEC. 1552. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES 
                   FORCES FROM IRAQ.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) with the implementation of the policies specified in 
     sections 1545 through 1551 and the engagement in the 
     increased diplomatic efforts specified in section 1544, and 
     as additional Iraqi brigades are being deployed, and subject 
     to unexpected developments in the security situation on the 
     ground, all United States combat brigades not necessary for 
     force protection could be redeployed from Iraq by the first 
     quarter of 2008, except for those that are essential for--
       (A) protecting United States and coalition personnel and 
     infrastructure;
       (B) training, equipping, and advising Iraqi forces;
       (C) conducting targeted counterterrorism operations;
       (D) search and rescue; and
       (E) rapid reaction and special operations; and
       (2) the redeployment should be implemented as part of a 
     comprehensive diplomatic, political, and economic strategy 
     that includes sustained engagement with Iraq's neighbors and 
     the international community for the purpose of working 
     collectively to bring stability to Iraq.

     SEC. 1553. REPORT ON POLICY IMPLEMENTATION.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the President shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the actions that have been 
     taken to implement the policies specified in sections 1544 
     through 1551.
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  SA 2064. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Kyl) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1023.

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