[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[SENA]
[Pages 11366-11367]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 562. Mrs. HUTCHISON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2055, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 84, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
       Sec. 127.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title may be obligated or expended for a 
     permanent United States Africa Command headquarters outside 
     of the United States until the Secretary of Defense provides 
     the congressional defense committees an analysis of all 
     military construction costs associated with establishing a 
     permanent location overseas versus in the United States.
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  SA 563. Mrs. HUTCHISON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2055, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 84, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
       Sec. 127.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title may be obligated or expended on a 
     military construction project at Grafenwohr, Germany, or 
     Baumholder, Germany, until the Secretary of the Army submits 
     to Congress, in writing, a report on installations and 
     properties in Germany that the Army intends to return to the 
     host nation, including--
       (1) intended timelines for closures along with the list of 
     military construction projects required at other 
     installations to facilitate the downsizing and consolidation 
     of Army forces in Germany;
       (2) an identification of the brigade combat team that will 
     be withdrawn from Germany; and
       (3) an estimate of costs (including operation and 
     maintenance costs and military construction costs) to be 
     incurred during fiscal years 2012 through 2015 in connection 
     with keeping the brigade identified in Germany through 
     September 30, 2015 versus stationing a similar brigade in the 
     United States.

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  SA 564. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2055, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       On page 112, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 230. (a) Section 1116(b) of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``positive association'' 
     and inserting ``causal relationship''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (3).
       (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
     respect to determinations made by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs under section 1116 of such title after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
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  SA 565. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2055, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 117, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
       Sec. 410.  Section 4103(b)(2) of the Small Business Jobs 
     Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 4741 note) is amended by striking 
     ``$30,000,000,000'' and inserting ``$18,000,000,000''.
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  SA 566. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2055, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. INCLUSION OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE LEVIES AS 
                   ENFORCEABLE AGAINST THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN 
                   ACCOUNTS.

       Section 8437(e)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``, the enforcement of a Federal tax 
     levy as provided in section 6331 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986,'' after ``enforcement of an order of restitution 
     under section 3663A of title 18,''.
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  SA 567. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2055, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 117, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
       Sec. 410.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be obligated or expended at a 
     rate higher than the level of the concurrent budget 
     resolution for fiscal year 2012.
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  SA 568. Mr. VITTER proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2055, 
making appropriations for military construction, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 117, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
       Sec. 410.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall exceed the level of the 
     concurrent budget resolution for fiscal year 2012.
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  SA 569. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2055, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 84, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
       Sec. 127. (a) Closure of Umatilla Army Chemical Depot, 
     Oregon.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall close Umatilla Army Chemical 
     Depot, Oregon, by not later than one year after the 
     completion of chemical demilitarization mission in accordance 
     with the Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty.
       (b) Implementation.--The closure provided for in subsection 
     (a), and subsequent management and property disposal, shall 
     be carried out in accordance with procedures and authorities 
     contained in the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
     1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 
     2687 note).
       (c) Retention of Property and Facilities.--The Secretary of 
     the Army may retain minimum essential ranges, facilities, and 
     training areas at Umatilla Army Chemical Depot, totaling 
     approximately 7,500 acres, as a training enclave for the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces to permit the conduct 
     of individual and annual training.
       (d) Office of Economic Adjustment Activities.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Office of 
     Economic Adjustment Activities of the Department of Defense 
     may make grants and supplement other Federal funds, using 
     funds made available by title, in connection with the closure 
     and management and disposal provided for in this section, and 
     the projects so supported shall be considered to be 
     authorized by law.
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  SA 570. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley) proposed an amendment 
to the bill H.R. 2055, making appropriations for military construction, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 84, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
       Sec. 127. (a) Closure of Umatilla Army Chemical Depot, 
     Oregon.--The closure of the Umatilla Army Chemical Depot, 
     Oregon, and subsequent management and property disposal, may 
     be carried out in accordance with procedures and authorities 
     contained in the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
     1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 
     2687 note).
       (c) Retention of Property and Facilities.--The Secretary of 
     the Army may retain minimum essential ranges, facilities, and 
     training areas at Umatilla Army Chemical Depot, totaling 
     approximately 7,500 acres, as a training enclave for the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces to permit the conduct 
     of individual and annual training.
       (d) Office of Economic Adjustment Activities.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Office of 
     Economic Adjustment Activities of the Department of Defense 
     may make grants and supplement other Federal funds, using 
     funds made available by title, in connection with the closure 
     and management and disposal provided for in this section, and 
     the projects so supported shall be considered to be 
     authorized by law.

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