To increase the amount appropriated for transit security by $300,000,000.

SA 4587. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs.
Boxer, and Mr. Reed) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department of
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and
for other purposes; as follows:

On page 91, line 6, strike ``$2,393,500,000'' and insert
``$2,693,500,000''.
On page 91, line 22, strike ``$1,172,000,000'' and insert
``$1,472,000,000''.
On page 92, line 13, strike ``$150,000,000'' and insert
``$450,000,000''.
On page 92, line 16, insert ``: Provided, That not less
than $50,000,000 shall be made available for grants for
transit and intercity passenger rail security research and
development: Provided further, That not less than $50,000,000
shall be made available for grants for overtime compensation
in high threat areas'' after ``transit security grants:
Provided further, That the amount provided under this
subparagraph is designated as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 83 (109th Congress),
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007,
as made applicable in the Senate by section 7035 of Public
Law 109-234'' after ``security grants''.
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