To require the posting of certain reports of the Department of Defense on the Internet website of the Department of Defense.
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4784 proposed by Senator Coburn.
August 3, 2006
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4784 proposed by Senator Coburn.
August 3, 2006
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 4784 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
August 3, 2006
Amendment SA 4784 proposed by Senator Coburn. (consideration: CR S8676-8677, S8678; text: CR S8676) To require the posting of certain reports of the Department of Defense on the Internet website of the Department of Defense.
August 3, 2006
Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 4784.
August 3, 2006
Defense of germaneness raised in Senate.
August 3, 2006
Point of order withdrawn in Senate with respect to amendment SA 4784.
August 3, 2006
Defense of germaneness withdrawn in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
August 3, 2006
Amendment SA 4784 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S8678)
August 3, 2006
Senate amendment submitted
August 2, 2006
Text
Submitted
SA 4784. Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Obama) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5631, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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) Posting of Certain Reports on Department of Defense Internet Website.--Each report described in subsection (b) shall be posted on the Internet website of the Department of Defense for the public not later than 48 hours after the submittal of such report to Congress. (b) Covered Reports.--The reports described in this subsection are the reports as follows: (1) Each report required by a provision of this Act to be submitted by the Department of Defense to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (2) Any report required to be submitted by the Department of Defense to Congress in support of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2008 (as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) for the Department of Defense, including any budget justification documents in support of such budget for the Department of Defense. (c) Redaction of Certain Information.--In posting a report on the Internet website of the Department under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may redact any information whose release to the public would, as determined by the Secretary, compromise the national security of the United States. ______