[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Pages 27618-27621]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2746. Mr. FEINGOLD 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 
to 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) During each of fiscal years 2010 through 
     2014, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report analyzing 
     alternative designs for any major construction projects 
     requested in that fiscal year related to the security of 
     strategic nuclear weapons facilities.
       (b) The report shall examine, with regard to each 
     alternative--
       (1) the costs, including full life cycle costs; and
       (2) the benefits, including security enhancements.
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  SA 2747. Mr. FEINGOLD 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) Campus Outreach and Services for Mental 
     Health and Neurological Conditions.--Of the amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this title, 
     $5,000,000 shall be available for readjustment counseling and 
     related mental health services under section 1712A of title 
     38, United States Code, to conduct outreach to and provide 
     services at institutions of higher education to ensure that 
     veterans enrolled in programs of education at such 
     institutions have information on and access to care and 
     services for neurological and psychological issues.
       (b) Supplement Not Supplant.--The amount described in 
     subsection (a) for the purposes described in such subsection 
     is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated or made 
     available for readjustment counseling and related mental 
     health services under such section 1712A.
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  SA 2748. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Schumer) 
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.  Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title, the Secretary shall award $5,000,000 
     in competitively-awarded grants to community-based 
     organizations and State and local government entities with a 
     demonstrated record of serving veterans to conduct outreach 
     to ensure that veterans in under-served areas receive the 
     care and benefits for which they are eligible.
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  SA 2749. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. udall of New Mexico) 
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 27, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
       Sec. 128. (a)(1) The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title under the heading ``Military 
     Construction, Air Force'' is hereby increased by $37,500,000.
       (2) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by this title under the heading ``Military Construction, Air 
     Force'', as increased by paragraph (1), $37,500,000 shall be 
     available for construction of an Unmanned Aerial System Field 
     Training Complex at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
       (b) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by title I of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs 
     Appropriations Act, 2009 (division E of Public Law 110-329; 
     122 Stat. 3692) under the heading ``Military Construction, 
     Air Force'' and available for the purpose of Unmanned Aerial 
     System Field Training facilities construction, $38,500,000 is 
     hereby rescinded.
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  SA 2750. Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her 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. __. ADMISSION OF NONIMMIGRANT NURSES.

       (a) 1-Year Extension for Admission of Nonimmigrant Nurses 
     in Health Professional Shortage Areas.--Section 2(e)(2) of 
     the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999 (8 
     U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended by striking ``3 years'' and 
     inserting ``4 years''.
       (b) Nurse Shortage Fee.--Section 212(m)(2) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(m)(2)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G)(i) In addition to the fee authorized under 
     subparagraph (F), the Secretary of Labor shall impose a 
     filing fee of $1,000 on each petitioning employer who uses a 
     visa under subparagraph (A).
       ``(ii) Fees collected under this subparagraph shall be 
     deposited as offsetting receipts in a fund established in the 
     Treasury of the United States to support the Nurse Faculty 
     Loan Program authorized under section 846A of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 297n-1).
       ``(iii) No fee shall be imposed for the use of such visas 
     if the employer demonstrates to the Secretary that the 
     employer is a health care facility that has been designated 
     as a Health Professional Shortage Area facility by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 332 of 
     the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e)''.
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  SA 2751. Mr. COCHRAN 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 4, line 6, after the date, insert the following:
        Of which $9,800,000 shall be for an Aircraft Fuel Systems 
     Maintenance Dock at Columbus AFB, Mississippi
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  SA 2752. Mr. JOHANNS 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 60, after line 24, insert the following:
       Sec. 6__.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be distributed to the Association of Community 
     Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidiaries.
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  SA 2753. Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison) 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 56, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 401. (a)(1) The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title under the heading ``Military 
     Construction, Army'' and available for a dining hall project 
     at Forward Operating Base Dwyer is hereby increased by 
     $4,400,000.
       (2) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this title under the heading ``Military Construction, Army'' 
     and available for a dining hall project at Forward Operating 
     Base Maywand is hereby reduced by $4,400,000.
       (b)(1) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by this title under the heading ``Military Construction, 
     Army'' and available for a dining hall project at Forward 
     Operating Base Wolverine is hereby increased by $2,150,000.

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       (2) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this title under the heading ``Military Construction, Army'' 
     and available for a dining hall project at Forward Operating 
     Base Tarin Kowt is hereby reduced by $2,150,000.
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  SA 2754. Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Cochran, and Mr. Johnson) 
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; as follows:

       On page 27, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
       Sec. 128. (a)(1) The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title under the heading ``Military 
     Construction, Defense-Wide'' is hereby increased by 
     $68,500,000, with the amount of such increase to remain 
     available until September 30, 2014.
       (2) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by this title under the heading ``Military Construction, 
     Defense-Wide'', as increased by paragraph (1), $68,500,000 
     shall be available for the construction of an Aegis Ashore 
     Test Facility at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii. 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may be 
     obligated and expended to carry out planning and design and 
     construction not otherwise authorized by law.
       (b) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by title I of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs 
     Appropriations Act, 2009 (division E of Public Law 110-329; 
     122 Stat. 3692) under the heading ``Military Construction, 
     Defense-Wide'' and available for the purpose of European 
     Ballistic Missile Defense program construction, $69,500,000 
     is hereby rescinded.
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  SA 2755. Mr. LEVIN 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 60, after line 24, add the following:
       Sec. 608.  Of the amounts appropriated for the Edward Byrne 
     Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program under subpart 1 of 
     part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.) under the 
     heading ``state and local law enforcement assistance'' under 
     the heading ``Office of Justice Programs'' under the heading 
     ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities'' under title II 
     of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8; 
     123 Stat. 579), at the discretion of the Attorney General, 
     the amounts to be made available to Genesee County, Michigan 
     for assistance for individuals transitioning from prison in 
     Genesee County, Michigan pursuant to the joint statement of 
     managers accompanying that Act may be made available to My 
     Brother's Keeper of Genesee County, Michigan to provide 
     assistance for individuals transitioning from prison in 
     Genesee County, Michigan.
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  SA 2756. Mr. WEBB 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 60, after line 24, add the following:
       Sec. 608.  At the discretion of the Attorney General, 
     amounts appropriated under the heading ``community oriented 
     policing services'' under the heading ``Office of Justice 
     Programs'' under title II of division B of the Omnibus 
     Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-8; 123 Stat. 583) 
     for law enforcement technologies and interoperable 
     communications for Southside Virginia law enforcement for 
     technology upgrades may be available to the sheriffs' offices 
     of Pittsylvania, Cumberland, Bedford, Henry, Brunswick, 
     Campbell, and Greene counties in Virginia and the Sheriff's 
     Office of the City of Martinsville, Virginia for law 
     enforcement technology.
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  SA 2757. Mr. COBURN 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; 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act and except as provided in subsection (b), any report 
     required to be submitted by a Federal agency or department to 
     the Committee on Appropriations of either the Senate or the 
     House of Representatives in this Act shall be posted on the 
     public website of that agency upon receipt by the committee.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
       (1) the public posting of the report compromises national 
     security; or
       (2) the report contains proprietary information.
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  SA 2758. Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
Hatch, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. 
Roberts) 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 60, after line 24, add the following:
       Sec. 608. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act or any prior Act may be used to 
     construct or modify a facility or facilities in the United 
     States or its territories to permanently or temporarily hold 
     any individual who was detained as of October 1, 2009, at 
     Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
       (b) In this section, the term ``United States'' means the 
     several States and the District of Columbia.
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  SA 2759. Mr. DURBIN 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; 
as follows:

       On page 52, after line 21, add the following:
       Sec. 229. (a)(1)(A) Of the amount made available by this 
     title for the Veterans Health Administration under the 
     heading ``medical services'', $1,500,000 shall be available 
     to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer 
     incentives to qualified health care providers working in 
     underserved rural areas designated by the Veterans Health 
     Administration, in addition to amounts otherwise available 
     for other pay and incentives.
       (B) Health care providers shall be eligible for incentives 
     pursuant to this paragraph only for the period of time that 
     they serve in designated areas.
       (2)(A) Of the amount made available by this title for the 
     Veterans Health Administration under the heading ``medical 
     support and compliance'', $1,500,000 shall be available to 
     allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer incentives 
     to qualified health care administrators working in 
     underserved rural areas designated by the Veterans Health 
     Administration, in addition to amounts otherwise available 
     for other pay and incentives.
       (B) Health care administrators shall be eligible for 
     incentives pursuant to this paragraph only for the period of 
     time that they serve in designated areas.
       (b) Not later than March 31, 2010, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' 
     Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report detailing the number of new 
     employees receiving incentives under the pilot program 
     established pursuant to this section, describing the 
     potential for retaining those employees, and explaining the 
     structure of the program.
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  SA 2760. Mr. DURBIN 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; 
as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:
       Sec. 229. (a) Naming of Health Care Center.--Effective 
     October 1, 2010, the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical 
     Center located in Lake County, Illinois, shall be known and 
     designated as the ``Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health 
     Care Center''.
       (b) References.--Any reference to the medical center 
     referred to in subsection (a) in any law, regulation, map, 
     document, record, or other paper of the United States shall 
     be considered to be a reference to the Captain James A. 
     Lovell Federal Health Care Center.

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  SA 2761. Ms. MIKULSKI 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:

       At the end of title II, add the following:
       Sec. 229. (a) Funding for White House Commission on the 
     National Moment of Remembrance.--Of the amount appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by this title under the heading 
     ``Departmental Administration'' under the heading ``general 
     operating expenses'', $200,000 shall be available for the 
     White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance 
     established by section 5 of the National Moment of 
     Remembrance Act (36 U.S.C. 116 note) for activities under 
     that Act.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
     the budget of the President for each fiscal year after fiscal 
     year 2010 should include a specific request for funds for the 
     White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance 
     for activities under that Act during such fiscal year.
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  SA 2762. Mrs. GILLIBRAND 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:

       At the end of title II, add the following:
       Sec. 229. (a) Report on Plans for Examining Association 
     Between Diseases in Children and Exposure of Parents to 
     Herbicide Agents Used in Military Operations in Vietnam.--Not 
     later than six months after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, 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 a 
     Representatives a report on the plans of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to examine the association between diseases 
     in children and the exposure of their parents to herbicides 
     used in support of military operations in Vietnam.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of current efforts of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs to examine the association between diseases 
     in children and the exposure of their parents to herbicides 
     used in support of military operations in Vietnam.
       (2) A plan for a study by the Department to examine 
     potential associations between diseases in children and the 
     exposure of their parents to herbicides used in support of 
     military operations in Vietnam, including a plan to--
       (A) review current scientific literature on such 
     associations and identify any gaps in scientific knowledge 
     regarding such associations.
       (B) carry out actions to address any gaps identified under 
     subparagraph (A).
       (3) A statement of the agencies, organizations, or entities 
     with which the Department will carry out review and actions 
     set forth under paragraph (2).
       (4) A statement of the estimated cost of the study 
     described in paragraph (2).
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  SA 2763. Mr. COCHRAN 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:

       At the end of title II, add the following:
       Sec. 229. (a) Modification on Restriction of Alienation of 
     Certain Real Property in Gulfport, Mississippi.--Section 
     2703(b) of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for 
     Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 
     2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 469), as amended by 
     section 231 of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (division E of 
     Public Law 110-329; 122 Stat. 3713), is further amended by 
     inserting after ``the City of Gulfport'' the following: ``, 
     or its urban renewal agency,''.
       (b) Memorialization of Modification.--The Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall take appropriate actions to modify the 
     quitclaim deeds executed to effectuate the conveyance 
     authorized by section 2703 of the Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and 
     Hurricane Recovery, 2006 in order to accurately reflect and 
     memorialize the amendment made by subsection (a).
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  SA 2764. Ms. KLOBUCHAR 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) Study on Improvements to Information 
     Technology Infrastructure Needed to Furnish Health Care 
     Services to Veterans Using Telehealth Platforms.--The 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a study to 
     identify the improvements to the information technology 
     infrastructure of the Department of Veterans Affairs that are 
     required to furnish health care services to veterans using 
     telehealth platforms.
       (b) Availability of Funds.--The amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this title under the headings 
     ``Departmental Administration'' and ``information technology 
     systems'' shall be available to the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out the study required by subsection (a).
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  SA 2765. Ms. KLOBUCHAR 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 60, after line 24, add the following:
       Sec. 608. (a) Additional Amount for Financial Assistance to 
     Facilitate Furnishing of Legal Assistance to Veterans.--The 
     amount appropriated by title III under the heading ``united 
     states court of appeals for veterans claims'' is hereby 
     increased by $1,000,000, with the amount of the increase to 
     be available for the provision of financial assistance as 
     described under that heading.
       (b) Offset.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title III under the heading ``American Battle 
     Monuments Commission'' is hereby decreased by $1,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2766. Mrs. FEINSTEIN 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 60, after line 24, add the following:

     SEC. 608. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 
                   FOR THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1259 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or denied'' after 
     ``granted''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or denied'' after 
     ``granted''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 867a(a) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``The 
     Supreme Court may not review by a writ of certiorari under 
     this section any action of the Court of Appeals for the Armed 
     Forces in refusing to grant a petition for review.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2767. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2735 submitted by Mr. Inouye (for himself, Mr. Cochran, 
and Mr. Johnson) and intended to be proposed to the 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 2 of the amendment, beginning on line 8, strike 
     ``Notwithstanding'' and all that follows through line 11.

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  SA 2768. Mr. REID (for Mr. Lieberman) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 1825, to extend the authority for relocation expenses test 
programs for Federal employees, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 3, line 5, strike ``October 31, 2009'' and insert 
     ``December 18, 2009''.
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  SA 2769. Mr. REID (for Mr. Dodd) proposed an amendment to the 
resolution S. Res. 312, expressing the sense of

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the Senate on empowering and strengthening the United States Agency for 
International Development (USAID); as follows:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:
       That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) a highly capable and knowledgeable individual should be 
     nominated with all expediency and exigency to serve as the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development;
       (2) the Administrator should--
       (A) serve as the chief advocate for United States 
     development capacity and strategy in top-level national 
     security deliberations;
       (B) serve as a powerful advocate and effective leader of an 
     empowered USAID; and
       (C) marshal the resources, knowledge, capacity, and 
     experiences of USAID--
       (i) to effectively represent USAID in interagency debate 
     and in advancing and executing foreign policy; and
       (ii) to improve ultimately the effectiveness and capability 
     of United States foreign assistance;
       (3) USAID must be empowered to be the primary development 
     agency of the United States, and the Administrator must serve 
     as the principal advisor to the President and national 
     security organs of the United States Government on the 
     capacity and strategy of United States development 
     assistance;
       (4) the Administrator should substantially and 
     transparently increase the total number of full-time Foreign 
     Service Officers employed by USAID, in part by reducing the 
     reliance on outside contractor personnel, in order to enhance 
     the ability of the agency to--
       (A) carry out development activities around the world by 
     providing USAID with additional human resources and expertise 
     needed to meet important development and humanitarian needs 
     around the world;
       (B) strengthen the institutional capacity of USAID as the 
     lead development agency of the United States; and
       (C) more effectively help developing nations to become more 
     stable, healthy, democratic, prosperous, and self-sufficient; 
     and
       (5) the Administrator should submit a strategy to Congress 
     that includes--
       (A) a plan to create a professional training program that 
     will provide new and current Agency employees with technical, 
     management, leadership, and language skills;
       (B) a 5-year staffing plan;
       (C) a description of further resources and statutory 
     changes necessary to implement the proposed training and 
     staffing plans; and
       (D) a plan to address fraud and corruption in United States 
     development assistance and procedures to safeguard United 
     States foreign assistance funds from going to persons or 
     organizations that advocate or engage in acts of 
     international terrorism.
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  SA 2770. Mr. REID (for Mr. Dodd) proposed an amendment to the 
resolution S. Res. 312, expressing the sense of the Senate on 
empowering and strengthening the United States Agency for International 
Development (USAID); as follows:

       Strike the eighth whereas clause of the preamble.
       In the tenth whereas clause of the preamble, strike ``all 
     aid programs are administered by Federal agencies other than 
     USAID, and development funding'' and insert ``all foreign 
     assistance programs are administered by Federal agencies 
     other than USAID, and funding for such programs''.

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