[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8993-8994]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 885. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Biden, Mr. Casey, and 
Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 843 proposed by Mr. Rockefeller (for himself and Mr. Bond) 
to the bill S. 372, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 
for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and 
the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 315. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON GLOBAL CLIMATE 
                   CHANGE.

       (a) Requirement for National Intelligence Estimate.--
       (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.
       (b) Content.--The Director of National Intelligence shall 
     prepare the National Intelligence Estimate required by this 
     section using the mid-range projections of the fourth 
     assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate 
     Change--
       (1) 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--
       (A) of strategic economic or military importance to the 
     United States and at risk of significant impact due to global 
     climate change; or
       (B) at significant risk of large-scale humanitarian 
     suffering with cross-border implications as predicted on the 
     basis of the assessments;
       (2) 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;
       (3) to assess the capabilities of the countries or regions 
     described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) to 
     respond to adverse impacts caused by global climate change;
       (4) to assess the security implications and opportunities 
     for the United States economy of engaging, or failing to 
     engage successfully, with other leading and emerging major 
     contributors of greenhouse gas emissions in efforts to reduce 
     emissions; and
       (5) to make recommendations for further assessments of 
     security consequences of global climate change that would 
     improve national security planning.
       (c) Coordination.--In preparing the National Intelligence 
     Estimate under this section, 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.
       (d) Form.--The National Intelligence Estimate required by 
     this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, to the 
     extent

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     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.
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  SA 886. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Rockefeller) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 843 
proposed by Mr. Rockefeller (for himself and Mr. Bond) to the bill S. 
372, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for the 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the 
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 426. AVAILABILITY OF THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE OFFICE 
                   OF INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT ON CENTRAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ACCOUNTABILITY REGARDING 
                   FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE REPORT OF THE 
                   JOINT INQUIRY INTO INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY 
                   ACTIVITIES BEFORE AND AFTER THE TERRORIST 
                   ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.

       (a) Public Availability.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
     Central Intelligence Agency shall make available to the 
     public an unclassified version of the Executive Summary of 
     the report of the Inspector General of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency entitled Office of Inspector General 
     Report on Central Intelligence Agency Accountability 
     Regarding Findings and Conclusions of the Report of the Joint 
     Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and 
     After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001, issued in 
     June 2005, that is declassified to the maximum extent 
     possible, consistent with national security.
       (b) Report to Congress.--The Director of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency shall submit to Congress a classified 
     annex to the declassified Executive Summary made available 
     under subsection (a) that explains the reason that any 
     redacted material in the Executive Summary was withheld from 
     the public.
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  SA 887. Mr. BAYH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 843 proposed by Mr. Rockefeller (for himself and Mr. Bond) 
to the bill S. 372, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 
for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and 
the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 509. PROCUREMENT OF PREDATOR AND GLOBAL HAWK UNMANNED 
                   AERIAL VEHICLES AND RELATED SYSTEMS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the actions being taken by the 
     Department of Defense to address shortfalls in the 
     procurement of Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Global 
     Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and associated orbits for 
     military and intelligence mission requirements.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of any shortages in available Predator 
     Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial 
     Vehicles, and associated orbits to meet requirements of 
     United States military and intelligence forces in the field, 
     including for activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, Colombia, 
     East, South and Southeast Asia.
       (2) A description of progress in developing next-generation 
     stealth, medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles.
       (3) A schedule for addressing such shortages.
       (4) An assessment of whether or not the Department of 
     Defense has requested all funds required to keep production 
     lines for such unmanned aerial vehicles running at maximum 
     capacity until such shortages are fully addressed, and, if 
     not, a statement of the reasons why.
       (5) A description of the actions required to fully address 
     such shortages.
       (6) An assessment of whether such shortages can be 
     eliminated through the opening of additional production lines 
     for Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Global Hawk 
     Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, as applicable, or a sole-source 
     producer delays the achievement of production and procurement 
     schedules for such vehicles, and if so, recommendations for 
     securing one or more additional producers of such vehicles.
       (7) A statement of the anticipated overseas requirements 
     for such unmanned aerial vehicles during the five-year period 
     beginning on the date of the report, including an assessment 
     of the extent to which long-endurance unmanned aerial 
     vehicles, whether armed or for intelligence, surveillance, 
     and reconnaissance purposes, are long-term and growing 
     requirement for the Armed Forces.
       (8) A statement as to whether domestic requirements for 
     medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles will further delay 
     meeting all overseas military and intelligence requirements.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.

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