To express the sense of the Senate on budgeting and funding of ongoing military operations overseas.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 24, 2004
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3502 proposed by Senator Byrd.(consideration: CR S7373-7374, S7377; text: CR S7373)
June 24, 2004
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 3502 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 9. Record Vote Number: 147.
June 24, 2004
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 3502 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 9. Record Vote Number: 147.
June 24, 2004
Amendment SA 3502 proposed by Senator Byrd. (consideration: CR S7373-7374, S7377; text: CR S7373) To express the sense of the Senate on budgeting and funding of ongoing military operations overseas.
June 24, 2004
Amendment SA 3502 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 9. Record Vote Number: 147.
June 24, 2004
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS SA 3486. Mr. BAYH (for himself and Mr. Lugar) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. (a) Increase in Amount for Operation and Maintenance, Army.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title II of this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'' is hereby increased by $6,900,000. (b) Availability of Amount.--(1) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title II of this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', as increased by subsection (a), $6,900,000 may be available for purposes of M1A1 Abrams Tank transmission maintenance. (2) The amount available under paragraph (1) for the purpose specified in that paragraph is in addition to any other amounts available in this Act for that purpose. ______ SA 3487. Mr. PRYOR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. (a) Increase in Amount for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' is hereby increased by $10,000,000. (b) Availability of Amount for Medical Equipment and Combat Casualty Care Technologies.--Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', as increased by subsection (a), up to $10,000,000 may be available for medical equipment and combat casualty care technologies. (c) Offset.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title I of this Act under the heading ``Military Personnel, Air Force'' is hereby reduced by $10,000,000. ______ SA 3488. Mr. ROBERTS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force'', up to $10,000,000 may be available for the Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) Pilot Scholarship Program. ______ SA 3489. Mr. LUGAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may transfer funds to the Secretary of State to provide assistance during fiscal year 2005 to military or security forces in a foreign country to enhance the capability of such country to participate in an international peacekeeping or peace enforcement operation. (b) Assistance provided under subsection (a) may be used to provide equipment, supplies, training, or funding. (c) Assistance provided under subsection (a) may not exceed $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2005 from funds made available to the Department of Defense. (d) The authority to provide assistance under this section is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to a foreign country or the military or security forces of such country. ______ SA 3490. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Baucus) proposed an amendment to the bill [[Page S7489]] H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8021. Of the amount appropriated by title III under the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', $880,000 shall be available to the Secretary of the Air Force for a grant to Rocky Mountain College, Montana, for the purchase of three Piper aircraft, and an aircraft simulator, for support of aviation training. ______ SA 3491. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Corzine) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of the Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy'', up to $4,000,000 may be available for Aviation Data Management and Control System, Block II. ______ SA 3492. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. Clinton)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 118, insert the following new section on line 5: ``Sec. 9006. In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this Act, $50,000,000, is made available upon enactment for `Office of Justice Programs--State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance' for discretionary grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs for reimbursement to State and local law enforcement entities for security and related costs, including overtime, associated with the 2004 Presidential Candidate Nominating Conventions, to remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That from funds provided in this section the Office of Justice Programs shall make grants in the amount of $25,000,000 to the City of Boston, Massachusetts; and $25,000,000 to the City of New York, New York: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004: Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request for $50,000,000, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in H. Con. Res. 95, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.'' ______ SA 3493. Mr. DeWine (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Brownback, Mr. McCain, Mr. Biden, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Dole, and Mrs. Clinton) porposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 118, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following: TITLE X BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT United States Agency for International Development International Disaster and Famine Assistance For an additional amount for ``International Disaster and Famine Assistance'', $70,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated by this paragraph shall be available to respond to the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Chad: Provided further, That such amount is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress): Provided further, That such amount shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), is transmitted by the President to Congress: Provided further, That funds shall be made available under this heading immediately upon enactment of this Act. Department of State Migration and Refugee Assistance For an additional amount for ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated by this paragraph shall be available to respond to the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Chad: Provided further, That such amount is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress): Provided further, That such amount shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), is transmitted by the President to Congress: Provided further, That funds shall be made available under this heading immediately upon enactment of this Act. ______ SA 3494. Mr. SANTORUM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'', up to $3,000,000 may be available for Medical Advanced Technology for the Intravenous Membrane Oxygenator. ______ SA 3495. Mr. SANTORUM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title II of this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', up to $5,000,000 may be available for Department of Defense Education Activity for the upgrading of security at Department of Defense schools. ______ SA 3496. Mr. SANTORUM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. (a) Increase in Amount for Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title III of this Act under the heading ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'' is hereby increased by $5,000,000. (b) Availability of Amount for Procurement of Certain Vehicles.--Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title III of this Act under the heading ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', as increased by subsection (a), up to $5,000,000 may be available for procurement of M109-based command-and-control vehicles or field artillery ammunition support vehicles. (c) Offset.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title I of this Act under the heading ``Military Personnel, Air Force'' is hereby reduced by $5,000,000. ______ SA 3497. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated by title under the heading ``Other Procurement, Air Force'', up to $2,000,000 may be used for aircrew bladder relief device (ABRD) kits. ______ SA 3498. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Warner (for himself and Mr. Allen)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. (a) Of the amounts appropriated by title III under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy''-- (1) the amount provided under that heading specifically for the Carrier Replacement Program (AP) is hereby increased by $140,900,000; (2) the amount provided under that heading specifically for CVN Refuelings (AP) is hereby increased by $110,000,000; and (3) the total amount provided under that heading is hereby increased by $250,900,000. (b) The amount of the reduction provided in section 8062(a) is hereby increased by $250,900,000. ______ SA 3499. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Roberts) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: [[Page S7490]] Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force'', up to $6,000,000 may be available for the Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) Pilot Scholarship Program. ______ SA 3500. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Santorum) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title II of this Act under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', up to $5,000,000 may be available for Department of Defense Education Activity for the upgrading of security at Department of Defense schools. ______ SA 3501. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Santorum) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'', up to $3,000,000 may be available for Medical Advanced Technology for the Intravenous Membrane Oxygenator. ______ SA 3502. Mr. BYRD (for himself and Mr. Corzine) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. It is the sense of the Senate that-- (1) any request for funds for a fiscal year for an ongoing military operation overseas, including operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, should be included in the annual budget of the President for such fiscal year as submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code; and (2) any funds provided for such fiscal year for such a military operation should be provided in appropriations Acts for such fiscal year through appropriations to specific accounts set forth in such Acts. ______ SA 3503. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Lott (for himself and Mr. Cochran)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. It is the sense of Senate that-- (1) the Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration Program should be expanded to include the participation of forward deployed forces of the Navy and the Marine Corps in the area of responsibility of the Commander of the United States Central Command; and (2) the Secretary of the Navy should compile the lessons learned in the conduct of the demonstration program specifically in that area of responsibility and incorporate those lessons into the ongoing activities of the demonstration program for the development of concepts of operations. ______ SA 3504. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Reed) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy'', up to $3,000,000 may be available to establish the Consortium of Visualization Excellence for Underseas Warfare Modeling and Simulation (COVE). ______ SA 3505. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Bayh (for himself and Mr. Lugar)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated by title under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army'', up to $21,900,000 may be used for M1A1 Tank Transmission Maintenance. ______ SA 3506. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Reed) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy'', up to $2,000,000 may be available to conduct a demonstration of a prototype of the Improved Shipboard Combat Information Center. ______ SA 3507. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Biden (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Specter)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. (a)(1) Notwithstanding section 514 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), the President may transfer to Israel, in exchange for concessions to be negotiated by the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, any or all of the items described in paragraph (2). (2) The items referred to in paragraph (1) are armor, artillery, automatic weapons ammunition, missiles, and other munitions that-- (A) are obsolete or surplus items; (B) are in the inventory of the Department of Defense; (C) are intended for use as reserve stocks for Israel; and (D) as of the date of enactment of this Act, are located in a stockpile in Israel. (b) The value of concessions negotiated pursuant to subsection (a) shall be at least equal to the fair market value of the items transferred. The concessions may include cash compensation, services, waiver of charges otherwise payable by the United States, and other items of value. (c) Not later than 30 days before making a transfer under the authority of this section, the President shall transmit a notification of the proposed transfer to the Committees on Foreign Relations and Armed Services of the Senate and the Committees on International Relations and Armed Services of the House of Representatives. The notification shall identify the items to be transferred and the concessions to be received. (d) No transfer may be made under the authority of this section more than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. Sec. 8122. Section 514(b)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``for fiscal year 2003'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2004 and 2005''; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``for fiscal year 2003'' and inserting ``for a fiscal year''. ______ SA 3508. Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. DeWine) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'' and available for Combat Vehicle and Automotive Advanced Technology, up to $5,000,000 may be available for All Composite Military Vehicles. ______ SA 3509. Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. DeWine) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'' and available for End Item Industrial Preparedness Activities, up to $3,500,000 may be available for Laser Peening for Army helicopters. ______ SA 3510. Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following: Sec. __. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title ___ of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army, up to $8,000,000 may be available to establish redundant systems to ensure continuity of operations and disaster recovery at the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command's Intelligence Dominance Center. [[Page S7491]] ______ SA 3511. Mr. SANTORUM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title III of this Act under the heading ``Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army'', up to $5,000,000 may be available for procurement of M109- based command-and-control vehicles or field artillery ammunition support vehicles. ______ SA 3512. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. It is the sense of the Senate that-- (1) funds appropriated by title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for chemical and biological defense programs should be made available for the continued development of an end-to-end point of care clinical diagnostic network to combat terrorism; and (2) such funds should be distributed to partnerships that combine universities and non-profit organizations with industrial partners to ensure the rapid implementation of such clinical diagnostic network for clinical use. ______ SA 3513. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amounts appropriated by title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'' and available for aerospace propulsion and technology, up to $3,000,000 may be made available for the Versatile, Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine. ______ SA 3514. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amounts appropriated by title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'' and available for Defense Research Sciences, up to $3,000,000 may be made available for the Program for Intelligence Validation. ______ SA 3515. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amounts appropriated by title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'' and available for electronic warfare technology, up to $3,000,000 may be made available for the Subterranean Target Identification Program. ______ SA 3516. Mr. STEVENS (for Ms. Mikulski) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. (a) Availability of Amount for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force, for Radar Development.--Of The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force'', $7,000,000 may be available for AN/APG-68(V)10 radar development for F-16 aircraft. (b) Construction of Amount.--The amount available under subsection (a) for the purpose specified in that subsection is in addition to any other amounts available in this Act for that purpose. ______ SA 3517. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Nelson of Florida) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: In the appropriate place in the bill insert the following: Of the amount appropriated in title IV under the heading ``OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE'' up to $5,000,000 may be made available for the Joint Test and Training Rapid Advanced Capabilities (JTTRAC) Program.'' ______ SA 3518. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Shelby) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: Sec. __. (a) Public Law 108-199 is amended in Division F, Title I, section 110(g) by striking ``Of the'' and inserting ``Prior to distributing''; striking ``each'' every time it appears and inserting ``the''; striking ``project'' every time it appears and inserting ``projects''. (b) The limitation under the heading ``Federal-aid Highways (Limitation on obligations) (Highway Trust Fund)'' in Public Law 108-199 is increased by such sums as may be necessary to ensure that each State receives an amount of obligation authority equal to what each State would have received under section 110(a)(6) of Public Law 108-199 but for the amendment made to section 110(g) of Public Law 108-199 by subsection (a) of this section: Provided, That such additional authority shall remain available during fiscal years 2004 and 2005. ______ SA 3519. Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. DeWine) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force'', up to $2,000,000 may be available for Composites for Unmanned Air Vehicles. ______ SA 3520. Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Levin, and Mrs. Feinstein) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 118, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following: TITLE X BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT United States Agency for International Development International Disaster and Famine Assistance For an additional amount for ``International Disaster and Famine Assistance'', $188,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds appropriated by this paragraph shall be available to respond to the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan and in Chad: Provided further, That such amount is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress). ______ SA 3521. Mr. TALENT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force'', up to $5,000,000 may be available for X-43C development. ______ SA 3522. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Dodd (for himself and Mr. Lieberman)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION, ARMY'', up to $15,000,000 may be available for the Broad Area Unmanned Responsive Resupply Operations aircraft program. ______ SA 3523. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Nickles) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: [[Page S7492]] On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', up to $2,000,000 may be used for Handheld Breath Diagnostics. ______ SA 3524. Mr. STEVENS (for Ms. Landrieu) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', up to $1,800,000 may be used for the Joint Logistics Information System program for the automated scheduling tool. ______ SA 3525. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Bunning) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: At the end of Title VIII, insert the following: Sec. . Of the amount appropriated in Title IV under the heading ``Research Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy,'' up to $4,000,000 may be used for the Anti-Sniper Infrared Targeting System. ______ SA 3526. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Voinovich (for himself and Mr. DeWine)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'' and available for End Item Industrial Preparedness Activities, up to $3,500,000 may be available for Laser Peening for Army helicopters. ______ SA 3527. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Voinovich (for himself and Mr. DeWine)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force'', up to $2,000,000 may be available for Composites for Unmanned Air Vehicles. ______ SA 3528. Mr. STEVENS (for Mrs. Boxer) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense- Wide'', up to $4,500,000 may be available for development of the Suicide Bomber Detection System Using a Portable Electronic Scanning Millimeter Wave Imaging RADAR. ______ SA 3529. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Burns) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 161 of the Senate report: ``Of the funds available in Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Navy, up to $3 million may be made available for the `Mobile On-Scene Sensor Aircraft Intelligence Command, Control and Computer Center.'' ______ SA 3530. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Burns) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 147 of the Senate report: ``Of the funds available in Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Army, up to $2 million may be made available for `Care of Battlefield Wounds'.'' ______ SA 3531. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Roberts) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following: Sec. ___ Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army, up to $3,000,000 may be available to establish redundant systems to ensure continuity of operations and disaster recovery at the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command's Intelligence Dominance Center. ______ SA 3532. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Kyl) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amounts appropriated by title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'' and available for electronic warfare technology, up to $2,000,000 may be made available for the Subterranean Target Identification Program. ______ SA 3533. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Kyl) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amounts appropriated by title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'' and available for Defense Research Sciences, up to $2,000,000 may be made available for the Program for Intelligence Validation. ______ SA 3534. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Kyl) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. It is the sense of the Senate that-- (1) funds appropriated by title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' for chemical and biological defense programs should be made available for the continued development of an end-to-end point of care clinical diagnostic network to combat terrorism; and (2) such funds should be distributed to partnerships that combine universities and non-profit organizations with industrial partners to ensure the rapid implementation of such clinical diagnostic network for clinical use. ______ SA 3535. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Kyl) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amounts appropriated by title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'' and available for aerospace propulsion and technology, up to $3,000,000 may be made available for the Versatile, Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine. ______ SA 3536. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Talent) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force'', up to $5,000,000 may be available for X-43C development. ______ SA 3537. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Pryor (for himself, Mrs. Dole, and Mrs. Lincoln)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense- Wide'', up to $5,000,000 may be available for medical equipment and combat casualty care technologies. ______ SA 3538. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Sununu) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: At the appropriate time, insert the following: Of the funds appropriated, up to $2,000,000 may be available for the Advanced Composite Radome Project. ______ SA 3539. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Levin) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: [[Page S7493]] On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may, using funds available to the Air Force, demolish or provide for the demolition of any facilities or other improvements on real property at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base. ______ SA 3540. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Conrad) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated by title III under the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force'', up to $7,000,000 may be available for F-16 Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System upgrades. ______ SA 3541. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Kohl (for himself, Mr. Reed, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Levin)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. For the purposes of applying sections 204 and 605 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (division B of Public Law 108-199) to matters in title II of such Act under the heading ``National Institute of Standards and Technology'' (118 Stat.69), in the account under the heading ``industrial technology services'', the Secretary of Commerce shall make all determinations based on the Industrial Technology Services funding level of $218,782,000 for reprogramming and transferring of funds for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program and may submit such a reprogramming or transfer, as the case may be, to the appropriate committees within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. ______ SA 3542. Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. DeWine) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. (a)(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on mental health services available to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents. (2) The report required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A comprehensive review of mental health services that are available-- (i) to members of the Armed Forces who are deployed in combat theaters; (ii) to members of the Armed Forces at any facilities in the United States; and (iii) to dependents of members of the Armed Forces during and after deployment of members overseas. (B) Data on the average number of service days since September 11, 2001, on which members of the Armed Forces were absent or excused from duty for mental health reasons. (C) A description of the current procedures for reducing the negative perceptions among members of the Armed Services that are often associated with mental health counseling. (D) A description of-- (i) the mental health services available to members of the Armed Forces, including members of the reserve components, and their dependents; and (ii) the barriers to access to such services. (E) An analysis of the extent to which the Secretary of the Army has implemented the recommendations on mental health services that were made by the Mental Health Advisory Team of the Army on March 25, 2004. (F) A plan for actions that the Secretary determines appropriate for improving the delivery of appropriate mental health services to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents. (b) Not later than 360 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that describes-- (1) the actions taken to implement the plan submitted under subsection (a)(2)(F); and (2) the reasons why actions in the plan have not been completed, if any. ______ SA 3543. Mr. STEVENS (for Mrs. Feinstein) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available by title IV of this Act under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy'', up to $5,000,000 may be available for support of the TIGER pathogen detection system. ______ SA 3544. Mr. INOUYE (for Mr. Dorgan) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. FUNDING FOR NORTH DAKOTA STATE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE, BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE, AND MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY. (a) Rescission.--There is rescinded an amount equal to $795,280 from the amount appropriated to carry out part B of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965, in title III of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-199; 118 Stat. 3). This amount shall reduce the funds available for the projects specified in the statement of the managers on the Conference Report 108-401 accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-199; 118 Stat. 3). (b) Disregard Amount.--In the statement of the managers on the Conference Report 108-401 accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-199; 118 Stat. 3), in the matter in title III of division E, relating to the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education under the heading ``Higher Education'', the provision specifying $800,000 for Wahpeton State School of Science and North Dakota State University to recruit, retain and train pharmacy technicians shall be disregarded. (c) Appropriation.--There is appropriated an amount equal to $795,280 to the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration for ``Training and Employment Services,'' available for obligation for the period from July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005, of which-- (1) $200,000 shall be made available to the North Dakota State School of Science to recruit, retain, and train pharmacy technicians; (2) $297,640 shall be made available to Bismarck State College for training and education related to its electric power plant technologies curriculum; and (3) $297,640 shall be made available for Minot State University for the Job Corps Fellowship Training Program. ______ SA 3545. Mr. INOUYE proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4613, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 112, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: Sec. 8121. Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'', up to $2,500,000 may be used for small business development and transition. ____________________