To increase by $750,000 the amount appropriated or otherwise made available for Military Construction, Air Force and available for the Air Force Financial Management Center, and to provide an offset.

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 5122. Mr. STEVENS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the military
quality of life functions of the Department of Defense, military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes,
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 82, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
Sec. 126. (a) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title under the heading ``Family Housing
Operation and Maintenance, Army'', $7,500,000 may be
available for the lease of not more than 300 additional
housing units in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska. Such
funds may not be available for the construction or purchase
of such units.
(b)(1) The total cost of a unit leased under subsection
(a), including the cost of utilities, maintenance, and
operation, may not exceed $25,000 per year.
(2) A lease entered into under subsection (a) may not
exceed 5 years in duration or include an option to extend the
lease beyond the 5-year period beginning on the date the
lease commences.

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SA 5123. Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Lieberman, Mr.
Leahy, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kerry,
Mr. Salazar, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Lautenberg, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Biden, Mr. Levin, Mr. Byrd, Mr.
Schumer, and Mr. Bennett) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the
military quality of life functions of the Department of Defense,
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other
purposes, which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 82, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
Sec. 126. Section 3001(o) of the Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of
Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 108-106; 117 Stat.
1238; 5 U.S.C. App., note to section 8G of Public Law 95-
452), as amended by section 1054(b) of the John Warner
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
(Public Law 109-364), is amended to read as follows:
``(o) Termination.--(1)(A) The Office of the Inspector
General shall terminate 10 months

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after 80 percent of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund have
been expended.
``(B) For purposes of calculating the termination of the
Office of the Inspector General under this subsection, any
United States funds appropriated or otherwise made available
for fiscal year 2006 for the reconstruction of Iraq,
irrespective of the designation of such funds, shall be
deemed to be amounts appropriated or otherwise made available
to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund.
``(2) The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
shall, prior to the termination of the Office of the Special
Inspector General under paragraph (1), prepare a final
forensic audit report on all funds deemed to be amounts
appropriated or otherwise made available to the Iraq Relief
and Reconstruction Fund.''.

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SA 5124. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the military
quality of life functions of the Department of Defense, military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes,
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 106, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
Sec. 229. (a) Reports on Rulemaking for Procedures to Add
Emblems of Belief to Government-Provided Headstones and
Markers.--As soon as practicable after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until
such rulemaking is complete, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
status of the rulemaking of the Secretary to establish
procedures for adding new emblems of belief to the list,
maintained by the National Cemetery Administration, of
emblems of belief that are approved for inscription on
headstones and markers provided by the Government for the
graves of veterans.
(b) Evaluation of Pending Requests for New Emblems of
Belief.--Not later than 30 days after the completion of the
rulemaking described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall
make a final decision on each request for the inclusion on
the list described in that subsection of a new emblem of
belief for headstones and markers for the graves of veterans
that is submitted to the Department of Veterans Affairs
before the completion of such rulemaking but on which no
final decision has been made by the Secretary as of the
completion of such rulemaking.

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SA 5125. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the military
quality of life functions of the Department of Defense, military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes,
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 82, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
Sec. 126. (a) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title under the heading ``Military
Construction, Navy and Marine Corps'', $3,410,000 may be
available for the replacement of a vehicle bridge at Naval
Station, Newport, Rhode Island.
(b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by
this title under the heading ``Military Construction, Navy
and Marine Corps'' and available for the Hazardous Material
Storage Facility at Naval Station, Newport, Rhode Island, is
hereby reduced by $3,410,000.

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SA 5126. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the
military quality of life functions of the Department of Defense,
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other
purposes, which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 82, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
Sec. 126. Subsection (c) of section 1077 of the John Warner
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
(Public Law 109-364) is hereby repealed.

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SA 5127. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to b e
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the
military quality of life functions of the Department of Defense,
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other
purposes, which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 106, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following
new section:
Sec. 229. Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives a report on the actions taken by the
Secretary to test veterans for vestibular damage.

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SA 5128. Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. Obama) proposed an amendment
to the bill H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the military quality
of life functions of the Department of Defense, military construction,
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the end of title II, add the following:
Sec. __. (a) Additional Amount for Office of Inspector
General of Department of Veterans Affairs.--The amount
appropriated by this title under the heading ``Office of
Inspector General'' is hereby increased by $2,500,000.
(b) Offset.--The amount appropriated by this title under
the heading ``Construction, Major Projects'' is hereby
reduced by $2,500,000.

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SA 5129. Mr. CRAIG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the military
quality of life functions of the Department of Defense, military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 106, between lines 12 and 13, insert the
following new section:
Sec. 229. (a) Increase in Threshold for Major Medical
Facility Projects.--Section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``$7,000,000'' and
inserting ``$10,000,000''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on October 1, 2006, and shall apply with
respect to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.
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SA 5130. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the military
quality of life functions of the Department of Defense, military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 106, between lines 12 and 13, insert the
following:
Sec. 229. (a) Colocation of Community Based Outpatient
Clinic With Wagner Indian Health Service Unit, Wagner, South
Dakota.--No amount appropriated or otherwise made available
for the Department of Veterans Affairs by this title may be
obligated or expended to implement a business plan of
Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 (VISN 23) for the
implementation a Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in
Wagner, South Dakota, unless such business plan contains an
evaluation and an analysis of the prospect of colocating such
Community Based Outpatient Clinic with the Wagner Indian
Health Service unit in Wagner, South Dakota.
(b) Availability of Amounts for Emergency Room Services
at Wagner Indian Health Service Unit.--Of the amount
appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of
Veterans Affairs by this title under the heading ``Medical
Facilities'', up to $500,000 may be available for emergency
room services at the Wagner Indian Health Service unit
pending implementation of a business plan meeting the
requirements in subsection (a).
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SA 5131. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the military
quality of life functions of the Department of Defense, military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 82, between lines 19 and 20, insert the
following:
Sec. 126. (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title under the heading ``Military
Construction, Air Force'' is hereby increased by $750,000.
(b) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title under the heading ``Military
Construction, Air Force'', as increased by subsection (a),
$750,000 shall be available for the Air Force Financial
Management Center.
(c) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available
by this title under the heading ``North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Security Investment Program'' is hereby reduced
by $750,000.

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SA 5132. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the military
quality of life functions of the Department of Defense, military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 82, between lines 19 and 20, insert the
following:
Sec. 126. (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title under the heading ``Military
Construction, Air Force'' is hereby increased by $1,500,000.
(b) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title under the heading ``Military
Construction, Air Force'', as increased by subsection (a),
$1,500,000 shall be available for making base security
improvements at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.
(c) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available
by this title under the heading ``North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Security Investment Program'' is hereby reduced
by $1,500,000.
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SA 5133. Mr. FRIST (for Mr. McCain) proposed an amendment to the bill
S. 3501, to amend the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
Water Rights Settlement Act to establish an acquisition fund for the
water rights and habitat acquisition program; as follows:

On page 2, strike lines 19 through 22 and insert the
following:
``(2) Transfers to acquisition fund.--There are
transferred to the Acquisition Fund any funds made available,
but not expended, under subsection (f).
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SA 5130. Mr. BAUCUS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the military
quality of life functions of the Department of Defense, military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 106, between lines 12 and 13, insert the
following:
Sec. 229. Of the amount appropriated by this title under
the heading ``National Cemetery Administration'' up to
$1,000,000 may be available for the construction of the first
phase of the Yellowstone County National Veterans Cemetery,
Montana, for roads, irrigation, and site improvements. The
amount so available shall supplement funds raised by the
local community for purposes of the cemetery.

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SA 5135. Mrs. HUTCHISON submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the
military quality of life functions of the Department of Defense,
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies 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. 229. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary is authorized to carry out major medical facility
projects and leases for which any funds have been
appropriated under this Act or any other Act. Further, for
major medical facility projects authorized under Public Law
108-170, the Secretary may carry out contracts through
September 30, 2007, including land purchase on projects for
which Phase I design has been authorized.
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SA 5136. Mrs. HUTCHISON submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the
military quality of life functions of the Department of Defense,
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies 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. 126. (a) The amount available for ``Military
Construction, Air Force'' is hereby reduced by $25,400,000
for ``Basic Expeditionary Airmen Training Facility, Lackland
AFB, Texas''.
(b) The amount available for ``Military Construction,
Defense-wide'' is hereby increased by $651,600 for ``Planning
and Design: Special Operations Command''.
(c) The amount available for ``Family Housing Operation and
Maintenance, Navy and Marine Corps'' is hereby increased by
$10,601,000 for ``Leasing''.
(d) The amount available for ``United States Court of
Appeals for Veterans Claims'' is hereby increased by $311,400
for ``Salaries and Expenses''.
Sec. 127. On page 65, line 5, strike ``$72,065,000'' and
insert ``58,229,000''.''

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