S.Amdt. 4668

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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 4643. Mr. KYL (for himself and Mr. Santorum) proposed an amendment
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 75, line 8 strike ``$3,740,357,000; of which'' and
insert ``$3,780,357,000; of which $40 million shall be
authorized for 1,700 additional detention beds spaces and the
necessary operational and mission support positions,
information technology, relocation costs, and training for
those beds; of which''.
Sec. __. At the appropriate place in the bill, insert:
Section 255 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
20) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(n) Authority to Insure Home Purchase Mortgage.--
``(1) In general--Notwithstanding any other provision in
this section, the Secretary may insure, upon application by a
mortgagee, a home equity conversion mortgage upon such terms
and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, when the
primary purpose of the home equity conversion mortgage is to
enable an elderly mortgagor to purchase a 1 to 4 family
dwelling in which the mortgagor will occupy or occupies one
of the units.
``(2) Limitation on Principal Obligation--A home equity
conversion mortgage insured pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
involve a principal obligation that does not exceed the
dollar amount limitation determined under section 305(a)(2)
of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act for a
residence of the applicable size.
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SA 4644. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report
to Congress--
(1) on whether local governments and first responders
within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant have adequate
resources to meet the emergency response requirements imposed
on them by the Department of Homeland Security; and
(2) if such additional resources are needed, the amount of
funding required to supply those resources.
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SA 4645. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 92, line 2, insert ``: Provided, That Sacramento,
California and San Diego, California shall be eligible for
grants under this subparagraph'' before the semicolon.
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SA 4646. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 92, line 2, before the semicolon insert the
following: ``: Provided, That the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall designate any high-density urban area that, on
the date on which an application for a grant under this
subparagraph is submitted, includes a military installation
at which more than 20,000 military and civilian personnel are
located as a high-threat, high-density urban area for
purposes of grants under this subparagraph''.
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SA 4647. Mr. CONRAD 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 72, line 17, insert ``, in order to protect against
wasteful spending, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
require that such technology systems be operationally tested
in representative sectors along the international borders of
the United States, including in remote areas located between
ports of entry that are operated 24 hours a day and patrolled
by relatively few border patrol agents, to ensure that such
systems work effectively before such systems are fully
deployed along the international borders of the United
States: Provided further, That'' after ``That''.
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SA 4648. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her 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. __. Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
feasability and advisability of locating existing Louisiana
facilities and assets of the Coast Guard in the Federal City
Project of New Orleans, Louisiana, as described in the report
of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission
submitted to the President in 2005 during the 2005 round of
defense base closure and realignment under the Defense Base
Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of
Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
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SA 4649. Mr. CHAMBLISS 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 127, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 540. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with National
Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (in this
section referred to as the ``NCRP'') in preparing guidance
and recommendations for emergency responders, to assist
recovery operations, and to protect the general public with
respect to radiological terrorism, threats, and events. In
addition, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall partner
with NCRP to develop and publish information needed by
Federal, State, and local authorities to ensure comprehensive
command and control in the aftermath of a nuclear or
radiological terrorism event.
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SA 4650. 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; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

threat assessment screening of port truck drivers

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
$10,000,000 of the amounts otherwise appropriated to or for
the use of the Secretary of Homeland Security by this Act may
not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Homeland
Security certifies that a threat assessment screening,
including name-based checks against terrorist watch lists and
immigration status check, has been implemented for all port
truck drivers that is the same as the threat assessment
screening required for facility employees and longshoremen by
the Commandant of the Coast Guard under Coast Guard Notice
USCG-2006-24189 (Federal Register, Vol. 71, No. 82, Friday,
April 28, 2006).
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SA 4651. 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; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) Implementation of Section 607 of Coast Guard
and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006.--
(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 $1,000,000.
(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), $1,000,000 may be
available for the purpose of implementing section 607 of the
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006.
(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 $1,000,000.
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SA 4652. 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; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

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At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) National Capital Region Air Defense Mission of
the Coast Guard.--
(1) Additional amount for acquisition construction, and
improvements 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
``acquisition, construction, and improvements'' 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
``acquisition, construction, and improvements'', 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.
______

SA 4653. Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schumer, and
Mrs. Clinton) 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 96, line 23, insert ``: Provided further, That not
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a
classified report describing the security vulnerabilities of
all rail, transit, and highway bridges and tunnels connecting
Northern New Jersey and New York City to the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives'' before the period at the end.
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SA 4654. Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Akaka, Mr.
DeWine, and Ms. Stabenow) 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; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 91, line 6, strike ``$2,393,500,000,'' and insert
the following: ``$2,606,500,000, of which $213,000,000 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, and''.
On page 91, line 8, strike ``$500,000,000'' and insert
``$633,000,000''.
On page 91, line 9, strike ``$350,000,000'' and insert
``$400,000,000''.
On page 91, line 11, after ``(42 U.S.C. 3714)'' insert the
following: ``, of which $25,000,000 shall be used to increase
funding for National Priority Programs to establish model
terrorism prevention programs to assist State and local law
enforcement agencies''.
On page 91, line 22, strike ``$1,172,000,000'' and insert
``$1,192,000,000''.
On page 92, line 1, strike ``$745,000,000'' and insert
``$765,000,000''.
On page 93, line 5, strike ``$40,000,000'' and insert
``$50,000,000''.
On page 96, line 6, strike ``$45,887,000'' and insert the
following: ``$46,849,000, of which $962,000 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''.
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SA 4655. Mr. DAYTON 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 70, line 21, strike ``$5,285,874,000;'' and insert
``$5,329,874,000, of which $44,000,000 shall be used to hire
an additional 236 border patrol agents.
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) All amounts made available under this Act for
travel and transportation shall be reduced on a pro rata
basis by $43,000,000.
(b) All amounts made available under this Act for printing
and reproduction shall be reduced on a pro rata basis by
$1,000,000.
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SA 4656. Mr. DAYTON (for himiself, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Leahy)
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;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act for border
security between ports of entry, including appropriations for
an additional 1,000 additional border patrol agents, in
addition to the border patrol agents assigned along
international border between Canada and the United States
during fiscal year 2006, sufficient amounts shall used by the
Secretary of Homeland Security to assign to such border not
less than 20 percent of the net increase in border patrol
agents during fiscal year 2007, as authorized by Public Law
108-13.
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SA 4657. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Baucus)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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 127, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

SEC. ___. CUSTOMS USER FEES.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
of Homeland Security shall provide personnel and equipment to
improve national security by inspecting international
shipments of municipal solid waste, and shall levy a fee
limited to the approximate cost of such inspections.
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SA 4658. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 90, line 24, before the period, insert the
following: ``: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available in this title may be used for travel by an officer
or employee of the Department of Homeland Security until the
Under Secretary for Preparedness has implemented the
recommendations in the report by the Inspector General of the
Department of Homeland Security titled `Progress in
Developing the National Asset Database', dated June 2006''.
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SA 4659. Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, and Mr. Ensign) 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) The amount appropriated by title II under the
heading ``Customs and Border Protection'' and under the
subheading ``construction'' is hereby increased by
$1,829,400,000, which shall remain available until expended.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of the
amount made available under the subheading described in
subsection (a)--
(1) not less than $1,184,000,000 shall be used for the
construction of 370 miles of double-layered fencing along the
international border between the United States and Mexico;
and
(2) not less than $645,400,000 shall be for the
construction of not less than 461 miles of vehicle barriers
along the international border between the United States and
Mexico.
(c) All discretionary amounts made available under this
Act, other than the amount appropriated under the subheading
described in subsection (a), shall be reduced on a pro rata
basis by $1,829,400,000.
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SA 4660. Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mr. Ensign) 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) The amount appropriated by title II under the
heading ``Immigration and Customs Enforcement'' and under the
subheading ``salaries and expenses'' is hereby increased by
$85,670,000.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of the
amount made available under the subheading described in
subsection (a) not less than $104,000,000 shall be available
to increase the number of full time active duty investigators
employed by the Department of Homeland Security to
investigate violations of immigration laws (as defined in
section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)) by not less than 800 more than the number
of such positions for which funds were made available during
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, pursuant to
section 5203 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3734).

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(c) All discretionary amounts made available under this
Act, other than the amount appropriated under the subheading
described in subsection (a), shall be reduced on a pro rata
basis by $85,670,000.
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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.
______

SA 4662. Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Obama, Mr. Menendez,
Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Kerry) 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; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. --. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON CHEMICAL SECURITY AND
INHERENTLY SAFER TECHNOLOGIES.

In addition to any other amounts appropriated for Science
and Technology Research, Development, Acquisition, and
Operations in this Act, there are appropriated $10,000,000 to
support research and development to foster cost-effective,
inherently safer chemistries and chemical processes, as
recommended in the National Research Council's May 2006
report: ``Terrorism and the Chemical Infrastructure:
Protecting People and Reducing Vulnerabilities'': Provided,
That such amount 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.
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SA 4663. Mr. DAYTON proposed an amendment 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 70, line 3, strike ``$5,285,874,000;'' and insert
``$5,329,874,000, of which $44,000,000 shall be used to hire
an additional 236 border patrol agents.
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) All amounts made available under this Act for
travel and transportation shall be reduced by $43,000,000.
(b) All amounts made available under this Act for printing
and reproduction shall be reduced by $1,000,000.
______

SA 4664. Mr. GRASSLEY 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 111, line 12, insert ``and each Member of Congress
from the State or district, as the case may be, which is
affected by such allocation, grant award, contract award, or
letter of intent,'' after ``Representatives''.
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SA 4664. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Nelson of Florida)
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;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 127, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 540. (a) Not later than 60 days after the initiation
of any contract relating to the Secure Border Initiative that
is valued at more than $20,000,000, and upon the conclusion
of the performance of such contract, the Inspector General of
the Department of Homeland Security shall review each action
relating to such contract to determine whether such action
fully complies with applicable cost requirements, performance
objectives, program milestones, inclusion of small, minority-
owned, and women-owned businesses, and time lines.
(b) If a contract review under subsection (a) uncovers
information regarding improper conduct or wrongdoing, the
Inspector General shall, as expeditiously as practicable,
submit such information to the Secretary of Homeland
Security, or to another appropriate official of the
Department of Homeland Security, who shall determine if the
contractor should be suspended from further participation in
the Secure Border Initiative.
(c) Upon the completion of each review under subsection
(a), the Inspector General shall submit a report to the
Secretary that contains the findings of the review, including
findings regarding--
(1) cost overruns;
(2) significant delays in contract execution;
(3) lack of rigorous departmental contract management;
(4) insufficient departmental financial oversight;
(5) contract bundling that limits the ability of small
businesses to compete; or
(6) other high risk business practices.
(d)(1) Not later than 30 days after the receipt of each
report submitted under subsection (c), the Secretary shall
submit a report to the congressional committees listed in
paragraph (3) that describes--
(A) the findings of the report received from the Inspector
General; and
(B) the steps the Secretary has taken, or plans to take, to
address the problems identified in the report.
(2) Not later than 60 days after the initiation of each
contract action with a company whose headquarters is outside
of the United States, the Secretary shall submit a report
regarding the Secure Border Initiative to the congressional
committees listed in paragraph (3).
(3) The congressional committees listed in this paragraph
are--
(A) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives;
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives;
(E) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate; and
(F) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives.
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SA 4664. Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) 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; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. Of the amount appropriated by title VI for Customs
and Border Protection for Air and Marine Interdiction,
Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement, such funds as are
necessary may be available for the establishment of the final
Northern border air wing site in Michigan.
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SA 4664. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 90, line 24, before the period, insert the
following: ``: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available in this title under the heading ``Management and
Administration'' may be used for travel by an officer or
employee of the Department of Homeland Security until the
Under Secretary for Preparedness has implemented the
recommendations in the report by the Inspector General of the
Department of Homeland Security titled `Progress in
Developing the National Asset Database', dated June 2006; or
until the Under Secretary for Preparedness submits a report
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and
the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives explaining why
such recommendations have not been fully implemented.
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SA 4664. Mr. SCHUMER 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 127, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

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SEC. 540. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH INSPECTOR GENERAL
RECOMMENDATIONS.

Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to
Committees on Appropriations a report addressing the
compliance by the Department of Homeland Security with the
recommendations set forth in the July 6, 2006, Inspector
General of Homeland Security report entitled ``Progress in
Developing the National Asset Database''. The report shall
include the status of the prioritization of assets by the
Department of Homeland Security into high-value, medium-
value, and low-value asset tiers, and how such tiers will be
used by the Secretary of Homeland Security in the issuance of
grant funds.

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SA 4669. Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Baucus) proposed an amendment 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:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the
following:
Sec. 540. (a) The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Domestic methamphetamine production in both small-and
large-scale laboratories is decreasing as a result of law
enforcement pressure and public awareness campaigns.
(2) It is now estimated that 80 percent of methamphetamine
consumed in the United States originates in Mexico and is
smuggled into the United States.
(3) The movement of methamphetamine into the United States
poses new law enforcement challenges at the border, in the
financial system, and in communities affected by
methamphetamine.
(4) Customs and Border Protection is working to stop the
spread of methamphetamine by examining the movement of the
drug and its precursors at the borders and points of entry.
(5) Customs and Border Protection is a vital source of
information for the Drug Enforcement Administration and other
law enforcement agencies.
(b) It is the sense of the Senate that Customs and Border
Protection should continue to focus on methamphetamine in its
reporting and analysis of trade flows to prevent the spread
of methamphetamine throughout the United States.
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SA 4670. Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Kyl) proposed an amendment 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 76, line 15, before the period insert ``: Provided
further, That an additional $58,000,000 shall be available
under this heading and authorized for 1,700 additional
detention beds spaces and the necessary operational and
mission support positions, information technology, relocation
costs, and training for those beds and the amount made
available under the heading `DISASTER RELIEF' in this Act is
reduced by $58,000,000''.
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SA 4671. Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Schumer) proposed an amendment 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 127, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

SEC. 540. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH INSPECTOR GENERAL
RECOMMENDATIONS.

Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the
Committee on Appropriations a report addressing the
compliance by the Department of Homeland Security with the
recommendations set forth in the July 6, 2006, Inspector
General of Homeland Security report entitled ``Progress in
Developing the National Asset Database''. The report shall
include the status of the prioritization of assets by the
Department of Homeland Security into high-value, medium-
value, and low-value asset tiers, and how such tiers will be
used by the Secretary of Homeland Security in the issuance of
grant funds.
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SA 4672. Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Nelson of
Florida)) proposed an amendment 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 127, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 540. (a) Not later than 60 days after the initiation
of any contract relating to the Secure Border Initiative that
is valued at more than $20,000,000, and upon the conclusion
of the performance of such contract, the Inspector General of
the Department of Homeland Security shall review each action
relating to such contract to determine whether such action
fully complies with applicable cost requirements, performance
objectives, program milestones, inclusion of small, minority-
owned, and women-owned businesses, and time lines.
(b) If a contract review under subsection (a) uncovers
information regarding improper conduct or wrongdoing, the
Inspector General shall, as expeditiously as practicable,
submit such information to the Secretary of Homeland
Security, or to another appropriate official of the
Department of Homeland Security, who shall determine if the
contractor should be suspended from further participation in
the Secure Border Initiative.
(c) Upon the completion of each review under subsection
(a), the Inspector General shall submit a report to the
Secretary that contains the findings of the review, including
findings regarding--
(1) cost overruns;
(2) significant delays in contract execution;
(3) lack of rigorous departmental contract management;
(4) insufficient departmental financial oversight;
(5) contract bundling that limits the ability of small
businesses to compete; or
(6) other high risk business practices.
(d)(1) Not later than 30 days after the receipt of each
report submitted under subsection (c), the Secretary shall
submit a report to the congressional committees listed in
paragraph (3) that describes--
(A) the findings of the report received from the Inspector
General; and
(B) the steps the Secretary has taken, or plans to take, to
address the problems identified in the report.
(2) Not later than 60 days after the initiation of each
contract action with a company whose headquarters is outside
of the United States, the Secretary shall submit a report
regarding the Secure Border Initiative to the congressional
committees listed in paragraph (3).
(3) The congressional committees listed in this paragraph
are--
(A) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives;
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives;
(E) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate; and
(F) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives.
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SA 4673. Mr. GREGG (for Mr. Levin (for himself and Ms. Stabenow))
proposed an amendment 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. __. Of the amount appropriated by title VI for Customs
and Border Protection for Air and Marine Interdiction,
Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement, such funds as are
necessary may be available for the establishment of the final
Northern border air wing site in Michigan.
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SA 4674. Mrs. BOXER proposed an amendment 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 90, line 24, before the period, insert the
following: ``: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available in this title under the heading ``Management and
Administration'' may be used for travel by an officer or
employee of the Department of Homeland Security until the
Under Secretary for Preparedness has implemented the
recommendations in the report by the Inspector General of the
Department of Homeland Security titled `Progress in
Developing the National Asset Database', dated June 2006; or
until the Under Secretary for Preparedness submits a report
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and
the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives explaining why
such recommendations have not been fully implemented.
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SA 4675. Mr. FRIST (for Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Baucus))
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 3525, to amend subpart 2 of part B
of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve outcomes for children
in families affected by methamphetamine abuse and addiction, to
reauthorize the promoting safe and stable families program, and for
other purposes; as follows:

On page 3, line 13, strike ``and improve permanency
outcomes for'' and insert ``improve permanency outcomes for,
and enhance the safety of''.
On page 3, line 20, strike ``one'' and insert ``2''.
On page 8, line 21, strike ``access to'' and insert ``, or
access to,''.
On page 24, line 8, insert ``the first place it appears''
before the semicolon.
On page 24, line 9, strike the beginning parenthetical.
On page 24, line 11, insert ``, or entity established by,''
after ``of''.
On page 24, line 13, strike the closing parenthetical.

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On page 25, line 6, insert ``, and identification of
additional supports and services needed by,'' after
``evaluation of''.
On page 25, line 14, insert ``and support'' after
``monitoring''.
On page 25, line 19, insert ``, and identification of
additional supports and services needed by,'' after
``evaluation of''.
On page 26, line 2, insert ``, and to identify any pre-
adoption supports and services needed by'' after ``of''.
On page 28, after line 25, add the following:

SEC. 7. REQUIREMENT FOR FOSTER CARE PROCEEDING TO INCLUDE, IN
AN AGE-APPROPRIATE MANNER, CONSULTATION WITH
THE CHILD THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE
PROCEEDING.

Section 475(5)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
675(5)(C)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``with respect to each such
child,'';
(2) by striking ``and procedural safeguards shall also''
and inserting ``(ii) procedural safeguards shall''; and
(3) by inserting ``and (iii) procedural safeguards shall be
applied to assure that in any permanency hearing held with
respect to the child and, in the case of a child who has
attained age 16, any hearing regarding the transition of the
child from foster care to independent living, the court or
administrative body conducting the hearing consults, in an
age-appropriate manner, with the child regarding the proposed
permanency or transition plan for the child;'' after
``parents;''.
On page 29, line 1, strike ``7'' and insert ``8''.
On page 29, line 5, insert ``and part E'' after ``part B''.
On page 29, line 13, insert ``or part E'' after ``part B''.

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