To provide, with an offset, an additional $5,000,000 for Operating Expenses for the Coast Guard for the National Capital Region Air Defense mission of the Coast Guard.

SA 4661. Mr. LAUTENBERG 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:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) National Capital Region Air Defense Mission of
the Coast Guard.--
(1) Additional amount for operating expenses for the coast
guard.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made available
by title II of this Act under the heading ``United States
Coast Guard'' under the heading ``operating expenses'' is
hereby increased by $5,000,000.
(2) Availability.--Of the amount appropriated or otherwise
made available by title II of this Act under the heading
``United States Coast Guard'' under the heading ``operating
expenses'', as increased by paragraph (1), $5,000,000 may be
available for the purpose of the National Capital Region Air
Defense mission of the Coast Guard.
(3) Supplement not supplant.--The amount available under
paragraph (2) for the purpose set forth in that paragraph is
in addition to any other amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act for that purpose.
(b) Offset.--The amount appropriated by title I of this Act
under the heading ``Office of the Secretary and Executive
Management'' is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
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