[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Pages 27026-27027]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2737. Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. 
Bond) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 2730 proposed by Mr. 
Johnson (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison) to the bill H.R. 3082, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 52, after line 21, add the following:
       Sec. 229.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title under the heading ``medical 
     services'', $150,000,000 shall be available for the grant 
     program under section 2011 of title 38, United States Code, 
     and per diem payments under section 2012 of such title.
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  SA 2738. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Webb) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3082, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 27, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
       Sec. 128. (a) Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title under the heading ``Department of 
     Defense Base Closure Account, 2005'', $450,000 shall be 
     available for the Secretary of Defense to enter into an 
     arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct 
     a study through the Transportation Research Board of Federal 
     funding of transportation improvements to accommodate 
     installation growth associated with the 2005 Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment (BRAC) program.
       (b) The study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
       (1) examine case studies of congestion caused on 
     metropolitan road and transit facilities when BRAC 
     requirements cause shifts in personnel to occur faster than 
     facilities can be improved through the usual State and local 
     processes;
       (2) review the criteria used by the Defense Access Roads 
     (DAR) program for determining the eligibility of 
     transportation projects and the appropriate Department of 
     Defense share of public highway and transit improvements in 
     BRAC cases;
       (3) assess the adequacy of current Federal surface 
     transportation and Department of Defense programs that fund 
     highway and transit improvements in BRAC cases to mitigate 
     transportation impacts in urban areas with preexisting 
     traffic congestion and saturated roads;
       (4) identify promising approaches for funding road and 
     transit improvements and streamlining transportation project 
     approvals in BRAC cases; and
       (5) provide recommendations for modifications of current 
     policy for the DAR and Office of Economic Adjustment 
     programs, including funding strategies, road capacity 
     assessments, eligibility criteria, and other government 
     policies and programs the National Academy of Sciences may 
     identify, to mitigate the impact of BRAC-related installation 
     growth on preexisting urban congestion.
       (c) The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an 
     arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to provide 
     the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) by not later 
     than 45 days after the date of the enactment of the Act.
       (d)(1) Not later than May 15, 2010, the National Academy of 
     Sciences shall provide an interim report of its findings to 
     the Secretary of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services 
     and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Not later than January 31, 2011, the National Academy 
     of Sciences shall provide a final report of its findings to 
     the Secretary of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services 
     and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives.

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  SA 2739. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3082, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 52, after line 21, add the following:
       Sec. 229.  Not later than January 29, 2010, the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representative a report on 
     the use of advanced technology to automate the administration 
     of veterans disability claims. Such report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A survey of advanced technology that can be used for 
     such automation.
       (2) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of 
     using such technology for such automation.
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  SA 2740. Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Burr) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3082, 
making appropriations for military construction, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 52, after line 21, add the following:
       Sec. 229.  Section 315(b) of title 38, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``December 31, 2009'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2010''.
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  SA 2741. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3082, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 52, after line 21, add the following:
       Sec. 229. (a) Additional Amount for State Veterans 
     Cemeteries.--The amount appropriated by this title under the 
     heading ``grants for construction of state veterans 
     cemeteries'' is hereby increased by $4,000,000.
       (b) Offset.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title under the heading ``general operating 
     expenses'' is hereby decreased by $4,000,000.
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  SA 2742. Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Akaka) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2730 proposed by Mr. Johnson 
(for himself and Mrs. Hutchison) to the bill H.R. 3082, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 52, after line 21, add the following:
       Sec. 229. (a) Additional Amount for Homeless Veterans 
     Comprehensive Service Programs and Housing Assistance and 
     Supportive Services.--The amount appropriated by this title 
     under the heading ``medical services'' is hereby increased by 
     $43,387,240, with the amount of the increase to be available 
     for the following:
       (1) The grant program under section 2011 of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Per diem payments under section 2012 of such title.
       (3) Housing assistance and supportive services under 
     subchapter V of chapter 20 of such title.
       (b) Offsetting Rescission.--There is hereby rescinded, from 
     amounts appropriated for fiscal years beginning before fiscal 
     year 2010 for the guaranteed transitional housing loan 
     program authorized by subchapter VI of chapter 20 of title 
     38, United States Code, that remain available for obligation 
     as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the amount of 
     $43,387,240.
       (c) Reduction in Availability of Funds for Guaranteed 
     Transitional Housing Loans for Homeless Veterans Program.--
     The amount made available by this title under the heading 
     ``guaranteed transitional housing loans for homeless veterans 
     program account'' is hereby reduced by $750,000.
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  SA 2743. Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Akaka) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2730 proposed by Mr. Johnson 
(for himself and Mrs. Hutchison) to the bill H.R. 3082, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 52, after line 21, add the following:
       Sec. 229. (a) Additional Amount for Homeless Veterans 
     Comprehensive Service Programs and Housing Assistance and 
     Supportive Services.--The amount appropriated by this title 
     under the heading ``medical services'' under the heading 
     ``Veterans Health Administration'' is increased by $750,000, 
     with the amount of the increase to be available for the 
     following:
       (1) The grant program under section 2011 of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Per diem payments under section 2012 of such title.
       (3) Housing assistance and supportive services under 
     subchapter V of chapter 20 of such title.
       (b) Offset.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title under the heading ``general operating 
     expenses'' under the heading ``Departmental Administration'' 
     is decreased by $750,000.
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  SA 2744. Mr. DODD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3082, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. ____.  Section 129 of the Continuing Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2010 (Public Law 111-68) is amended by striking 
     ``by substituting'' and all that follows through the period 
     at the end, and inserting ``by substituting June 30, 2010 for 
     the date specified in each such section.''.
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  SA 2745. Mr. FRANKEN (for himself and Mr. Johnson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3082, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 52, after line 21, add the following:
       Sec. 229.  Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title for the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, $5,000,000 shall be available for the study required 
     by section 1077 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2010.

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