[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 25330]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008--Continued

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the pending business.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A 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.


                            Motion to commit

                           Amendment No. 3038

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I send a motion to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       Motion to commit H.R. 1585 to the Committee on Armed 
     Services with instructions to report back forthwith, with the 
     following amendment numbered 3038:

       The provisions of this Act shall become effective 3 days 
     after enactment.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a 
sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                           Amendment No. 3039

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the motion to the 
desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 3039 to the motion to commit.

  The amendment is as follows:

       Strike ``3'' and insert ``2''.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second. There is a 
sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 3040 to Amendment No. 3039

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I send a second-degree amendment to the 
desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 3040 to amendment No. 3039.

  The amendment is as follows:

       Strike ``2'' and insert ``1''.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a 
sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that no further 
cloture motions in relation to this bill be in order for the remainder 
of the day.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, we understand there may be the proverbial 
side-by-side in relation to the hate crimes matter. This means the 
Republicans may file their own version of hate crimes, so we will work 
that out. This does not apply to that.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.

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