S.Amdt. 4784Senate109th Congress (2005-2007)

To require the posting of certain reports of the Department of Defense on the Internet website of the Department of Defense.

Sponsored by Tom CoburnSen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Submitted August 2, 2006

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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

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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 4784 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

August 3, 2006

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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

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Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 4784.

August 3, 2006

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Defense of germaneness raised in Senate.

August 3, 2006

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Point of order withdrawn in Senate with respect to amendment SA 4784.

August 3, 2006

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Defense of germaneness withdrawn in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

August 3, 2006

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Amendment SA 4784 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S8678)

August 3, 2006

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Senate amendment submitted

August 2, 2006

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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.
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