To provide an additional amount for the Department of Defense One Source counseling and referral hotline; and to provide an offset.

SA 3289. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2400, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 39, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

SEC. 304. AMOUNT FOR ONE SOURCE MILITARY COUNSELING AND REFERRAL HOTLINE.

(a) Authorization of Appropriation of Additional Amount.--The amount authorized to be appropriated under section 301(5) is hereby increased by $10,000,000, which shall be available (in addition to other amounts available under this Act for the same purpose) only for the Department of Defense One Source counseling and referral hotline.

(b) Offsetting Reduction.--The amount authorized to be appropriated under section 421 is hereby reduced by $10,000,000, to be derived from the amount for military personnel, Air Force.