S.Amdt. 2470Senate109th Congress (2005-2007)

Expressing the sense of the Senate on notice to Congress of the recognition of members of the Armed Forces for extraordinary acts of heroism, bravery, and achievement

What it does: Adds SEC. __. SENSE OF SENATE ON NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF RECOGNITION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR EXTRAORDINARY ACTS OF BRAVERY, HEROISM, AND ACHIEVEMENT at the end of subtitle F of title V
Submitted November 8, 2005

What it changes

1 change to S. 1042 · shown in the bill's text

Adds a section
  1. Adds SEC. __. SENSE OF SENATE ON NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF RECOGNITION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR EXTRAORDINARY ACTS OF BRAVERY, HEROISM, AND ACHIEVEMENT at the end of subtitle F of title V

    Adds a section

    In S. 1042 · Placed on Calendar Senate

    (2) The term "uniformed services" has the meaning given that term in section 1072(1) of title 10, United States Code.

    Inserted: SEC. __. SENSE OF SENATE ON NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF RECOGNITION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR EXTRAORDINARY ACTS OF BRAVERY, HEROISM, AND ACHIEVEMENT.

    Inserted: It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned should, upon awarding a medal to a member of the Armed Forces or otherwise commending or recognizing a member of the Armed Forces for an act of extraordinary heroism, bravery, achievement, or other distinction, notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Senators from the State in which such member resides, and the Member of the House of Representatives from the district in which such member resides of such extraordinary award, commendation, or recognition.

    Original wording

    At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following:

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As printed

SA 2470. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Santorum) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 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; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF SENATE ON NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF RECOGNITION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR EXTRAORDINARY ACTS OF BRAVERY, HEROISM, AND ACHIEVEMENT.

It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned should, upon awarding a medal to a member of the Armed Forces or otherwise commending or recognizing a member of the Armed Forces for an act of extraordinary heroism, bravery, achievement, or other distinction, notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Senators from the State in which such member resides, and the Member of the House of Representatives from the district in which such member resides of such extraordinary award, commendation, or recognition.

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Senate amendment submitted

November 8, 2005

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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2470 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

November 8, 2005

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2470 proposed by Senator Warner for Senator Santorum.

November 8, 2005

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Amendment SA 2470 proposed by Senator Warner for Senator Santorum. (consideration: CR S12497-12513; text: CR S12512-12513)

November 8, 2005

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Amendment SA 2470 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

November 8, 2005