[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 3698-3701]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 250. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 20, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 137, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:

                    ``CHAPTER __--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       ``Sec. 2____. (a) Each audit, report, and review described 
     in subsection (b) shall be posted for the public on the 
     Internet website of the Federal agency or department required 
     to submit the audit, report, or review, not later than 48 
     hours after the submission of the audit, report, or review to 
     Congress.
       ``(b) The audits, reports, and reviews described in this 
     subsection are those audits, reports, and reviews required by 
     this resolution to be submitted by a Federal agency or 
     department to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives.
       ``(c) In posting an audit, report, or review on an Internet 
     website under subsection (a), a Federal agency or department 
     may redact any information the release of which to the public 
     would, as determined by that agency or department, compromise 
     the national security of the United States.
  SA 251. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 20, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       ``Sec. ____. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated or 
     made available in this division, $1,000,000,000 is 
     appropriated to the Commodity Credit Corporation for the 
     provision of agricultural emergency relief.
       ``(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     amount made available for the Community Development Fund 
     under section 21037 shall be $2,771,900,000, of which 
     $2,710,916,000 shall be for carrying out the community 
     development block grant program.
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  SA 252. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 20, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 43, line 5, strike ``malaria'' and insert: 
     ``malaria: Provided, That the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, 
     Tuberculosis and Malaria shall post on a publicly available 
     website all internally and externally commissioned audits, 
     program reviews, evaluations, and inspector general reports 
     and findings not later than 7 days after they are reported to 
     the Secretariat or any member of the Board of the Global Fund 
     to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria''.
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  SA 253. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 20, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 9, strike lines 18 through 22 and insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 112. (a) Any language specifying a congressional 
     earmark (as defined in a bill, S. 1, as passed by the Senate 
     on January 18, 2007) in a committee report or statement of 
     managers accompanying any appropriations Act for any fiscal 
     year or any direct communications between federal agencies 
     and Members of Congress or their staff shall have no effect, 
     legal or otherwise, with respect to funds appropriated by 
     this division.
       (b) Nothing in section 113 shall be used to circumvent the 
     restriction on earmarks in this section.
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  SA 254. Mr. BURR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 20, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. BIODEFENSE MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURE DEVELOPMENT FUND.

       There are appropriated $160,000,000 to the Biodefense 
     Medical Countermeasure Development Fund (as established in 
     section 319L of the Public Health Service Act) to implement 
     section 319L of the Public Health Service Act (the Biomedical 
     Advanced Research and Development Authority) and to support 
     the advanced research and development of products that are or 
     may become qualified countermeasures (as defined in section 
     319F-1 of such Act) or qualified pandemic or epidemic 
     products (as defined in section 319F-3 of such Act).
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  SA 255. Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself and Mr. Isakson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the joint resolution H.J. 
Res. 20, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. FUNDING SHORTFALLS IN THE STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH 
                   INSURANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 2104(h) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(h)), as added by section 201(a) of the 
     National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading for paragraph (2), by striking 
     ``remainder of reduction'' and inserting ``part'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively;
       (3) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (6) 
     (as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph), by 
     striking ``and (3)'' and inserting ``(3), and (4)'';
       (4) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``and (3) in accordance with paragraph (5)'' and inserting 
     ``(3), and (4) in accordance with paragraph (6)''; and
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (3), the following:
       ``(4) Special rules for additional redistribution of 
     amounts necessary to address fiscal year 2007 funding 
     shortfalls.--With respect to months beginning during fiscal 
     year 2007 after April 30, 2007, the Secretary shall apply 
     this subsection in accordance with the following rules:
       ``(A) Additional redistribution of certain unexpended 2005 
     allotments.--
       ``(i) Paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(B), (3) (A), and (3)(B) shall 
     be applied by substituting `April 30' for `March 31' each 
     place it appears.
       ``(ii) Paragraph (3)(C) shall be applied--

       ``(I) by substituting `the amount described in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii)(I) shall not be available for expenditure by the 
     State on or after May 1, 2007' for `the applicable amount 
     described in clause (ii) shall not be available for 
     expenditure by the State on or after April 1, 2007'; and
       ``(II) without regard to clause (ii).

       ``(iii) Paragraph (2)(B)(ii) shall be applied by 
     substituting `paragraph (1) and this paragraph (for months 
     beginning during fiscal year 2007 after March 31, 2007)' for 
     `paragraph (1)'.
       ``(iv) The heading for paragraph (3) shall be applied by 
     substituting `7 months' for `half'.
       ``(v) Without regard to that portion of paragraph (6)(A) 
     that begins with `, but in no case' and ends with `March 31, 
     2007'.
       ``(B) Redistribution of certain unexpended 2006 
     allotments.--After applying this subsection in accordance 
     with subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall further apply this 
     subsection in accordance with the following rules:
       ``(i) Paragraph (3)(A)(i) shall be applied by substituting 
     `fiscal year 2006' for `fiscal year 2005'.
       ``(ii) Paragraph (3)(B) shall be applied by substituting 
     `fiscal year 2008' for `fiscal year 2007'.
       ``(iii) Paragraph (3)(C)(i) shall be applied by 
     substituting `May 1' for `April 1'.
       ``(iv) Paragraph (3)(C) shall be applied by substituting 
     the following clause for clause (ii) of such paragraph:
       ```(ii) Applicable amount.--For purposes of clause (i), the 
     applicable amount described in this clause is--

       ```(I) the amount by which the amount described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), exceeds the total of the amounts the 
     Secretary determines will eliminate the estimated shortfalls 
     for all States described in paragraph (2)(B) (after the 
     application of subparagraph (A)) for the fiscal year; 
     multiplied by
       ```(II) the ratio of the amount described in subparagraph 
     (A)(ii)(I) with respect to the State to the total the amounts 
     described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) for all States.'.''

       ``(v) Paragraph (6)(B) shall be applied--

       ``(I) by substituting `2005 or 2006' for `2005'; and

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       ``(II) by substituting `fiscal year 2005 under subsection 
     (b) that remain unexpended through the end of fiscal year 
     2007 or fiscal year 2006 under such subsection that remain 
     unexpended through the end of fiscal year 2008' for `fiscal 
     year 2005 under subsection (b) that remain unexpended through 
     the end of fiscal year 2007'.

       ``(vi) Without regard to--

       ``(I) that portion of paragraph (6)(A) that begins with `, 
     but in no case' and ends with `March 31, 2007'; and
       ``(II) paragraph (6)(C)(i).''.

       (b) Additional Conforming Amendments.--Section 2104(h) of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(h)) (as so added) 
     is further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``paragraph (4)(B)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (5)(B)''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``paragraph (5)(B)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (6)(B)''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``paragraph (4)(B)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (5)(B)''.
       (c) Effective Date; Applicability.--The amendments made by 
     this section take effect on the date of enactment of this Act 
     and apply without fiscal year limitation.
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  SA 256. Mr. CRAPO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 20, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     ``SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING REPORTS ON CAPITAL 
                   MARKETS.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       ``(1) the Interim Report of the Committee on Capital 
     Markets Regulation (published in November 2006) and the 
     McKinsey Report on New York Competitiveness (published in 
     January 2007) have expressed concerns that United States 
     capital markets are losing their competitive edge in 
     intensifying global competition, both reports adding 
     considerably to the understanding of the challenges that 
     American capital markets face and offer solutions that could 
     help American markets, companies, and workers to better 
     compete;
       ``(2) according to the Committee on Capital Markets 
     Regulation, `A key measure of competitiveness, one 
     particularly relevant to the growth of new jobs, is where new 
     equity is being raised--that is, in which market initial 
     public offerings (IPOs) are being done. The trend in so-
     called ``global'' IPOs, i.e., IPOs done outside a company's 
     home country, provides evidence of a decline in the U.S. 
     competitive position. As measured by value of IPOs, the U.S. 
     share declined from 50 percent in 2000 to 5 percent in 2005. 
     Measured by number of IPOs, the decline is from 37 percent in 
     2000 to 10 percent in 2005.';
       ``(3) according to the McKinsey Report on New York 
     Competitiveness, `London already enjoys clear leadership in 
     the fast-growing and innovative over-the-counter (OTC) 
     derivatives market. This is significant because of the 
     trading flow that surrounds derivatives markets and because 
     of the innovation these markets drive, both of which are key 
     competitive factors for financial centers. Dealers and 
     investors increasingly see derivatives and cash markets as 
     interchangeable and are therefore combining trading 
     operations for both products. Indeed, the derivatives markets 
     can be more liquid than the underlying cash markets. 
     Therefore, as London takes the global lead in derivatives, 
     America's competitiveness in both cash and derivatives flow 
     trading is at risk, as is its position as a center for 
     financial innovation'; and
       ``(4) according to the Committee on Capital Markets 
     Regulation, `Maximizing the competitiveness of U.S. capital 
     markets is critical to ensuring economic growth, job 
     creation, low costs of capital, innovation, entrepreneurship 
     and a strong tax base in key areas of the country. Regulation 
     and litigation play central roles in protecting investors and 
     the efficient functioning of our capital markets, 
     particularly in light of recent, highly publicized abuses. 
     Yet excessive regulation, problematic implementation and 
     unwarranted litigation--particularly when occurring 
     simultaneously--make U.S. capital markets less attractive 
     and, therefore, less competitive with other financial centers 
     around the world.'.
       ``(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       ``(1) Congress, the President, regulators, industry 
     leaders, and other stakeholders should carefully review the 
     Interim Report of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation 
     (published in November 2006) and the McKinsey Report on New 
     York Competitiveness (published in January 2007), and take 
     the necessary steps to reclaim the preeminent position of the 
     United States in the financial services industry;
       ``(2) the Federal and State financial regulatory agencies 
     should, to the maximum extent possible, coordinate activities 
     on significant policy matters, so as not to impose 
     regulations that may have adverse unintended consequences on 
     innovativeness with respect to financial products, 
     instruments, and services, or that impose regulatory costs 
     that are disproportionate to their benefits, and, at the same 
     time, ensure that the regulatory framework overseeing the 
     United States capital markets continues to promote and 
     protect the interests of investors in those markets; and
       ``(3) given the complexity of the financial services 
     marketplace today, Congress should exercise vigorous 
     oversight over Federal regulatory and statutory requirements 
     affecting the financial services industry and consumers, with 
     the goal of eliminating excessive regulation and problematic 
     implementation of existing laws and regulations.
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  SA 257. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 20, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 39, after line 24, add the following:
       ``Sec. 20327.  In addition to the amounts otherwise 
     appropriated or made available by this division or any other 
     Act, $36,000,000 shall be available to carry out the Energy 
     FutureGen Project of the Department of Energy, to be derived 
     by transfer of an equal percentage from each other program 
     and project for which funds are made available by this Act, 
     except each other program and project for which funds are 
     made available by chapters 2, 3, and 8.''.
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  SA 258. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 20, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 90, line 7, before the semi-colon insert ``(and an 
     additional $18,000,000 offset by a $18,000,000 reduction in 
     the account `Department of State, Administration of Foreign 
     Affairs, Educational and Cultural Exchange')''.
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  SA 259. Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Collins, Mr. Nelson 
of Nebraska, Mr. Hagel, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Smith, Mr. Biden, and Mr. 
Salazar) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
joint resolution H.J. Res. 20, making further ocntinuing appropriations 
for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end add the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF SENATE ON IRAQ.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) We respect the Constitutional authorities given a 
     President in article II, section 2, which states that ``The 
     President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of 
     the United States''; it is not the intent of this section to 
     question or contravene such authority, but to accept the 
     offer to Congress made by the President on January 10, 2007, 
     that, ``if members have improvements that can be made, we 
     will make them. If circumstances change, we will adjust''.
       (2) The United States strategy and operations in Iraq can 
     only be sustained and achieved with support from the American 
     people and with a level of bipartisanship.
       (3) Over 137,000 American military personnel are currently 
     serving in Iraq, like thousands of others since March 2003, 
     with the bravery and professionalism consistent with the 
     finest traditions of the United States Armed Forces, and are 
     deserving of the support of all Americans, which they have 
     strongly.
       (4) Many American service personnel have lost their lives, 
     and many more have been wounded, in Iraq, and the American 
     people will always honor their sacrifices and honor their 
     families.
       (5) The U.S. Army and Marine Corps, including their Reserve 
     and National Guard organizations, together with components of 
     the other branches of the military, are under enormous strain 
     from multiple, extended deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
       (6) These deployments, and those that will follow, will 
     have lasting impacts on the future recruiting, retention and 
     readiness of our Nation's all volunteer force.
       (7) In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2006, the Congress stated that ``calendar year 2006 
     should be a period of significant transition to full 
     sovereignty, with Iraqi security forces taking the lead for 
     the security of a free and sovereign Iraq''.
       (8) United Nations Security Council Resolution 1723, 
     approved November 28, 2006, ``determin[ed] that the situation 
     in Iraq continues to constitute a threat to international 
     peace and security''.
       (9) Iraq is experiencing a deteriorating and ever-widening 
     problem of sectarian and intra-sectarian violence based upon 
     political distrust and cultural differences between some 
     Sunni and Shia Muslims.
       (10) Iraqis must reach political settlements in order to 
     achieve reconciliation, and the

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     failure of the Iraqis to reach such settlements to support a 
     truly unified government greatly contributes to the 
     increasing violence in Iraq.
       (11) The responsibility for Iraq's internal security and 
     halting sectarian violence must rest primarily with the 
     Government of Iraq and Iraqi Security Forces.
       (12) U.S. Central Command Commander General John Abizaid 
     testified to Congress on November 15, 2006, ``I met with 
     every divisional commander, General Casey, the Corps 
     Commander, [and] General Dempsey. We all talked together. And 
     I said, in your professional opinion, if we were to bring in 
     more American troops now, does it add considerably to our 
     ability to achieve success in Iraq? And they all said no. And 
     the reason is, because we want the Iraqis to do more. It's 
     easy for the Iraqis to rely upon us to do this work. I 
     believe that more American forces prevent the Iraqis from 
     doing more, from taking more responsibility for their own 
     future''.
       (13) Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki stated on 
     November 27, 2006, that ``The crisis is political, and the 
     ones who can stop the cycle of aggravation and bloodletting 
     of innocents are the politicians''.
       (14) There is growing evidence that Iraqi public sentiment 
     opposes the continued U.S. troop presence in Iraq, much less 
     increasing the troop level.
       (15) In the fall of 2006, leaders in the Administration and 
     Congress, as well as recognized experts in the private 
     sector, began to express concern that the situation in Iraq 
     was deteriorating and required a change in strategy; and, as 
     a consequence, the Administration began an intensive, 
     comprehensive review by all components of the Executive 
     Branch to devise a new strategy.
       (16) In December 2006, the bipartisan Iraq Study Group 
     issued a valuable report, suggesting a comprehensive strategy 
     that includes ``new and enhanced diplomatic and political 
     efforts in Iraq and the region, and a change in the primary 
     mission of U.S. forces in Iraq that will enable the United 
     States to begin to move its combat forces out of Iraq 
     responsibly''.
       (17) On January 10, 2007, following consultations with the 
     Iraqi Prime Minister, the President announced a new strategy 
     (hereinafter referred to as the ``plan''), which consists of 
     three basic elements: diplomatic, economic, and military; the 
     central component of the military element is an augmentation 
     of the present level of the U.S. military forces through 
     additional deployments of approximately 21,500 U.S. military 
     troops to Iraq.
       (18) On January 10, 2007, the President said that the 
     ``Iraqi government will appoint a military commander and two 
     deputy commanders for their capital'' and that U.S. forces 
     will ``be embedded in their formations''; and in subsequent 
     testimony before the Armed Services Committee on January 25, 
     2007, by the retired former Vice Chief of the Army it was 
     learned that there will also be a comparable U.S. command in 
     Baghdad, and that this dual chain of command may be 
     problematic because ``the Iraqis are going to be able to move 
     their forces around at times where we will disagree with that 
     movement'', and called for clarification.
       (19) This proposed level of troop augmentation far exceeds 
     the expectations of many of us as to the reinforcements that 
     would be necessary to implement the various options for a new 
     strategy, and led many members of Congress to express 
     outright opposition to augmenting our troops by 21,500.
       (20) The Government of Iraq has promised repeatedly to 
     assume a greater share of security responsibilities, disband 
     militias, consider Constitutional amendments and enact laws 
     to reconcile sectarian differences, and improve the quality 
     of essential services for the Iraqi people; yet, despite 
     those promises, little has been achieved.
       (21) The President said on January 10, 2007, that ``I've 
     made it clear to the Prime Minister and Iraq's other leaders 
     that America's commitment is not open-ended'' so as to dispel 
     the contrary impression that exists.
       (22) The recommendations in this section should not be 
     interpreted as precipitating any immediate reduction in, or 
     withdrawal of, the present level of forces.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the Senate disagrees with the ``plan'' to augment our 
     forces by 21,500, and urges the President instead to consider 
     all options and alternatives for achieving the strategic 
     goals set forth below;
       (2) the Senate believes the United States should continue 
     vigorous operations in Anbar province, specifically for the 
     purpose of combating an insurgency, including elements 
     associated with the Al Qaeda movement, and denying terrorists 
     a safe haven;
       (3) the Senate believes a failed state in Iraq would 
     present a threat to regional and world peace, and the long-
     term security interests of the United States are best served 
     by an Iraq that can sustain, govern, and defend itself, and 
     serve as an ally in the war against extremists;
       (4) the Congress should not take any action that will 
     endanger United States military forces in the field, 
     including the elimination or reduction of funds for troops in 
     the field, as such an action with respect to funding would 
     undermine their safety or harm their effectiveness in 
     pursuing their assigned missions;
       (5) the primary objective of the overall U.S. strategy in 
     Iraq should be to encourage Iraqi leaders to make political 
     compromises that will foster reconciliation and strengthen 
     the unity government, ultimately leading to improvements in 
     the security situation;
       (6) the military part of this strategy should focus on 
     maintaining the territorial integrity of Iraq, denying 
     international terrorists a safe haven, conducting 
     counterterrorism operations, promoting regional stability, 
     supporting Iraqi efforts to bring greater security to 
     Baghdad, and training and equipping Iraqi forces to take full 
     responsibility for their own security;
       (7) United States military operations should, as much as 
     possible, be confined to these goals, and should charge the 
     Iraqi military with the primary mission of combating 
     sectarian violence;
       (8) the military Rules of Engagement for this plan should 
     reflect this delineation of responsibilities, and the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff should clarify the command and control arrangements in 
     Baghdad;
       (9) the United States Government should transfer to the 
     Iraqi military, in an expeditious manner, such equipment as 
     is necessary;
       (10) the United States Government should engage selected 
     nations in the Middle East to develop a regional, 
     internationally sponsored peace-and-reconciliation process 
     for Iraq;
       (11) the Administration should provide regular updates to 
     the Congress, produced by the Commander of United States 
     Central Command and his subordinate commanders, about the 
     progress or lack of progress the Iraqis are making toward 
     this end; and
       (12) our overall military, diplomatic, and economic 
     strategy should not be regarded as an ``open-ended'' or 
     unconditional commitment, but rather as a new strategy that 
     hereafter should be conditioned upon the Iraqi government's 
     meeting benchmarks that must be delineated in writing and 
     agreed to by the Iraqi Prime Minister. Such benchmarks should 
     include, but not be limited to, the deployment of that number 
     of additional Iraqi security forces as specified in the plan 
     in Baghdad, ensuring equitable distribution of the resources 
     of the Government of Iraq without regard to the sect or 
     ethnicity of recipients, enacting and implementing 
     legislation to ensure that the oil resources of Iraq benefit 
     Sunni Arabs, Shia Arabs, Kurds, and other Iraqi citizens in 
     an equitable manner, and the authority of Iraqi commanders to 
     make tactical and operational decisions without political 
     intervention.
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  SA 260. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 20, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       ``Sec. __.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     amounts deposited or available in the Crime Victims Fund 
     established under section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 
     1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601) shall not be subject to any 
     obligational limitation in any fiscal year. Amounts made 
     available in this Act, except for amounts for defense, 
     homeland security, and chapter 8, shall be reduced on a pro 
     rata basis by the percentage required to reduce the overall 
     amount made available by $1,253,000,000.''.

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  SA 261. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 20, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       ``Sec. __.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     amounts deposited or available in the Crime Victims Fund 
     established under section 1402 of the Victims of Crime Act of 
     1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601) in any fiscal year in excess of 
     $1,000,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
     the next fiscal year and such additional amounts shall only 
     be available for the purposes of such fund. Amounts made 
     available in this Act, except for amounts for defense, 
     homeland security, and chapter 8, shall be reduced on a pro 
     rata basis by the percentage required to reduce the overall 
     amount made available by $1,253,000,000.''.

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  SA 262. Mr. MARTINEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 20, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 25, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       ``Sec. ___.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may use 1 or more 
     competitive grant

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     programs to distribute funding made available under the 
     heading `Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
     Service' for fiscal year 2007.
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  SA 263. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the joint resolution H.J. Res. 20, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 105, after line 6, insert the following:
       Sec. __. Notwithstanding section 101, for the Office of 
     Justice Programs, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, 
     $85,000,000 for Boys and Girls Clubs in public housing 
     facilities and other areas in cooperation with State and 
     local law enforcement, as authorized by section 401 of Public 
     Law 104-294 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note). Amounts made available in 
     this Act, except for amounts for defense, homeland security, 
     and chapter 8, shall be reduced on a pro rata basis by the 
     percentage required to reduce the overall amount made 
     available by $85,000,000.

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