To express the sense of the Senate on the deployment of airborne chemical agent monitoring systems at the chemical stockpile disposal sites in the United States.
What it does: Adds SEC. 1039. SENSE OF SENATE ON DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBORNE CHEMICAL AGENT MONITORING SYSTEMS AT CHEMICAL STOCKPILE DISPOSAL SITES IN THE UNITED STATES at the end of subtitle D of title X
Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY)What it changes
1 change to S. 1050 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1039. SENSE OF SENATE ON DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBORNE CHEMICAL AGENT MONITORING SYSTEMS AT CHEMICAL STOCKPILE DISPOSAL SITES IN THE UNITED STATES at the end of subtitle D of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 1050 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(f) Clarification of Liability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the conveyance of ownership of a T-37 aircraft to the Foundation under subsection (a), the United States shall not be liable for any death, injury, loss, or damage that results from any use of that aircraft by any person other than the United States.
Inserted: SEC. 1039. SENSE OF SENATE ON DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBORNE CHEMICAL AGENT MONITORING SYSTEMS AT CHEMICAL STOCKPILE DISPOSAL SITES IN THE UNITED STATES.
Inserted: (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
Inserted: (1) Millions of assembled chemical weapons from rockets, land mines, fuses, explosives, propellants, chemical agents, shipping and firing tubes, packaging materials, and similar material are stockpiled at chemical agent disposal facilities and depots sites across the United States.
Inserted: (2) Some of these weapons are filled with nerve agents, such as GB and VX and blister agents such as HD (mustard agent).
Inserted: (3) Hundreds of thousands of United States citizens live in the vicinity of these chemical weapons stockpile sites and depots.
Inserted: (4) The airborne chemical agent monitoring systems at these sites are inefficient or outdated compared to newer and advanced technologies on the market.
Inserted: (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Army should develop and deploy a program to upgrade the airborne chemical agent monitoring systems at all chemical stockpile disposal sites across the United States in order to achieve the broadest possible protection of the general public, personnel involved in the chemical demilitarization program, and the environment.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following:
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SA 789. Mr. BUNNING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1050, to authorize for fiscal year 2004 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 Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1039. SENSE OF SENATE ON DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBORNE CHEMICAL AGENT MONITORING SYSTEMS AT CHEMICAL STOCKPILE DISPOSAL SITES IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) Millions of assembled chemical weapons from rockets, land mines, fuses, explosives, propellants, chemical agents, shipping and firing tubes, packaging materials, and similar material are stockpiled at chemical agent disposal facilities and depots sites across the United States.
(2) Some of these weapons are filled with nerve agents, such as GB and VX and blister agents such as HD (mustard agent).
(3) Hundreds of thousands of United States citizens live in the vicinity of these chemical weapons stockpile sites and depots.
(4) The airborne chemical agent monitoring systems at these sites are inefficient or outdated compared to newer and advanced technologies on the market.
(b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Army should develop and deploy a program to upgrade the airborne chemical agent monitoring systems at all chemical stockpile disposal sites across the United States in order to achieve the broadest possible protection of the general public, personnel involved in the chemical demilitarization program, and the environment.
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 789 proposed by Senator Warner for Senator Bunning.(consideration: CR S6899-6900; text as modified: CR S6899-6900)
May 22, 2003
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 789 proposed by Senator Warner for Senator Bunning.(consideration: CR S6899-6900; text as modified: CR S6899-6900)
May 22, 2003
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 789 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
May 22, 2003
Amendment SA 789 proposed by Senator Warner for Senator Bunning. (consideration: CR S6899-6900; text as modified: CR S6899-6900) To express the sense of the Senate on the deployment of airborne chemical agent monitoring systems at the chemical stockpile disposal sites in the United States.
May 22, 2003
Amendment SA 789 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
May 22, 2003
Senate amendment submitted
May 21, 2003