To require a report on surveys of patient satisfaction at military treatment facilities.

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 2026. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

SEC. 583. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF JOINT FAMILY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) Locations.--Subsection (b) of section 675 of the John
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2273; 10 U.S.C. 1781
note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``not more than six''; and
(2) by striking the second sentence.
(b) Permanent Authority.--Such section is further amended
by striking subsection (h).
______

SA 2027. Mr. PRYOR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title XV, add the following:

SEC. 1535. REST AND RECUPERATION LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES WHOSE PERIOD DEPLOYMENT IN
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM OR OPERATION ENDURING
FREEDOM IS INVOLUNTARILY EXTENDED TO 15 MONTHS.

(a) Additional Rest and Recuperation Leave.--A member of
the Armed Forces whose period of deployment to Iraq under
Operation Iraqi Freedom, or to Afghanistan under Operation
Enduring Freedom, is involuntarily extended from 12 months to
15 months is entitled for the extension of such period of
deployment to a period of rest and recuperation of an
additional 5 days and round-trip transportation at Government
expense from the location of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan, as
the case may be, to the nearest port in the 48 contiguous
States and return, or to an alternative destination and
return at a cost not to exceed the cost of round-trip
transportation from such location of duty to such nearest
port.
(b) Construction.--Leave to which a member of the Armed
Forces is entitled under subsection (a) is in addition to any
other leave to which the member is entitled under any other
provision of law.
______

SA 2028. Mr. BYRD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title XV, add the following:

SEC. 1535. CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR RAPID REDEPLOYMENT AND PLAN
FOR PHASED REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES FORCES
FROM IRAQ.

(a) Submittal of Plans to Congress.--Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President
shall submit to Congress a comprehensive, current plan for
each of the following:
(1) The rapid redeployment of United States forces from
Iraq.
(2) The phased redeployment of United States forces from
Iraq, with such redeployment to be completed not later than
180 days after its commencement.
(b) Plan Elements.--Each plan on redeployment under
subsection (a) shall include elements as follows:
(1) A comprehensive description of the redeployment as
currently proposed.
(2) A comprehensive diplomatic, political, and economic
strategy that includes sustained engagement with Iraq's
neighbors and the international community for the purpose of
working collectively to bring stability to Iraq during and
after the redeployment.
(3) Plans for United States basing rights in the region
after the redeployment.
(4) Plans for United States military access to Iraq to
protect United States citizens, personnel, and infrastructure
in Iraq during and after the redeployment.
(5) Plans for United States and other allied and
international assistance to the Government of Iraq during and
after the redeployment to support its security needs
(including the training and equipping of Iraqi forces) and
its economic and humanitarian needs.
(6) Plans for efforts to prevent a refugee flow from Iraq
that would destabilize the region.
(7) An estimate of the costs of replacing United States
military equipment left in Iraq after the redeployment, or
otherwise depleted, including equipment of the regular
components of the Armed Forces and equipment of the National
Guard.
(8) An estimate of the costs of the redeployment and of any
support of the Government of Iraq after the redeployment.
(c) Form.--Each plan on a redeployment under subsection (a)
shall be submitted in both classified and unclassified form
in order to permit the complete articulation of the plan.

SEC. 1536. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE SAFE AND ORDERLY
REDUCTION OF UNITED STATES FORCES IN IRAQ.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
appropriated or otherwise made available by any Act for the
Department of Defense are available for obligation and
expenditure to plan and execute a safe and orderly reduction
of United States forces in Iraq.
______

SA 2029. Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mr. Roberts) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1070. PROTECTION OF CHILD CUSTODY ARRANGEMENTS FOR
PARENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF A CONTINGENCY OPERATION.

(a) Child Custody Protection.--Title II of the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 521 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 208. CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION.

``(a) Restriction on Change of Custody.--If a motion for
change of custody of a child of a servicemember is filed
while the servicemember is deployed in support of a
contingency operation, no court may enter an order modifying
or amending any previous judgment or order, or issue a new
order, that changes the custody arrangement for that child
that existed as of the date of the deployment of the
servicemember, except that a court may enter a temporary
custody order if there is clear and convincing evidence that
it is in the best interest of the child.
``(b) Completion of Deployment.--In any preceding covered
under subsection (a), a court shall require that, upon the
return of the servicemember from deployment in support of a
contingency operation, the custody

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order that was in effect immediately preceding the date of
the deployment of the servicemember is reinstated.
``(c) Exclusion of Military Service From Determination of
Child's Best Interest.--If a motion for the change of custody
of the child of a servicemember who was deployed in support
of a contingency operation is filed after the end of the
deployment, no court may consider the absence of the
servicemember by reason of that deployment in determining the
best interest of the child.
``(d) Contingency Operation Defined.--In this section, the
term `contingency operation' has the meaning given that term
in section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code, except
that the term may include such other deployments as the
Secretary may prescribe.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items
relating to title II the following new item:

``208. Child custody protection.''.
______

SA 2030. Mr. GREGG (for himself and Mrs. Boxer) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following:

SEC. 594. LIMITATION ON SIMULTANEOUS DEPLOYMENT TO COMBAT
ZONES OF DUAL-MILITARY COUPLES WHO HAVE MINOR
DEPENDENTS.

In the case of a member of the Armed Forces with minor
dependents who has a spouse who is also a member of the Armed
Forces, and the spouse is deployed in an area for which
imminent danger pay is authorized under section 310 of title
37, United States Code, the member may request a deferment of
a deployment to such an area until the spouse returns from
such deployment.
______

SA 2031. Mr. GREGG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

SEC. 583. STUDY ON IMPROVING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN,
INFANTS, AND TODDLERS OF MEMBERS OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE UNDERGOING
DEPLOYMENT.

(a) Study Required.--
(1) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study
to evaluate the feasibility and advisability of entering into
a contract or other agreement with a private sector entity
having expertise in the health and well-being of families and
children, infants, and toddlers in order to enhance and
develop support services for children of members of the
National Guard and Reserve who are deployed.
(2) Types of support services.--In conducting the study,
the Secretary shall consider the need--
(A) to develop materials for parents and other caretakers
of children of members of the National Guard and Reserve who
are deployed to assist such parents and caretakers in
responding to the adverse implications of such deployment
(and the death or injury of such members during such
deployment) for such children, including the role such
parents and caretakers can play in addressing and mitigating
such implications;
(B) to develop programs and activities to increase
awareness throughout the military and civilian communities of
the adverse implications of such deployment (and the death or
injury of such members during such deployment) for such
children and their families and to increase collaboration
within such communities to address and mitigate such
implications;
(C) to develop training for early child care and education,
mental health, health care, and family support professionals
to enhance the awareness of such professionals of their role
in assisting families in addressing and mitigating the
adverse implications of such deployment (and the death or
injury of such members during such deployment) for such
children; and
(D) to conduct research on best practices for building
psychological and emotional resiliency in such children in
coping with the deployment of such members.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to Congress a report containing the results of the study
conducted under subsection (a).

SEC. 584. STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM ON FAMILY-
TO-FAMILY SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF DEPLOYED
MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE.

(a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a
study to evaluate the feasibility and advisability of
establishing a pilot program on family-to-family support for
families of deployed members of the National Guard and
Reserve. The study shall include an assessment of the
following:
(1) The effectiveness of a family-to-family support
programs in--
(A) providing peer support for families of deployed members
of the National Guard and Reserve;
(B) identifying and preventing family problems in such
families;
(C) reducing adverse outcomes for children of such
families, including poor academic performance, behavioral
problems, stress, and anxiety; and
(D) improving family readiness and post-deployment
transition for such families.
(2) The feasibility and advisability of utilizing spouses
of members of the Armed Forces as counselors for families of
deployed members of the National Guard and Reserve, in order
to assist such families in coping throughout the deployment
cycle.
(3) Best practices for training spouses of members of the
Armed Forces to act as counselors for families of deployed
members of the National Guard and Reserve.
(b) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to
Congress a report containing the results of the study
conducted under subsection (a) not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
______

SA 2032. Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. Levin, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Webb, and
Mr. Reid) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title XVI, add the following:

SEC. 1535. LIMITATION ON LENGTH OF DEPLOYMENTS FOR OPERATION
IRAQI FREEDOM.

(a) Limitation.--Commencing 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the deployment of a unit or individual
of the Armed Forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom shall be
limited as follows:
(1) In the case of a unit or individual of the Army
(including a unit or individual of the Army National Guard or
the Army Reserve), the unit or individual may not be
deployed, or continued or extended on deployment, for more
than 12 consecutive months.
(2) In the case of a unit or individual of the Marine Corps
(including a unit or individual of the Marine Corps Reserve),
the unit or individual may not be deployed, or continued or
extended on deployment, for more than 7 consecutive months.
(b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not
apply to designated key command headquarters personnel or
other members of the Armed Forces who are required to
maintain continuity of mission and situational awareness
between rotating forces.
(c) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the
applicability of the limitation in subsection (a) in the
event of a requirement for the use of military force in time
of national emergency following consultation with the
congressional defense committees.
(d) Deployment Defined.--In this section, the term
``deployment'' has the meaning given that term in subsection
991(b) of title 10, United States Code.
______

SA 2033. Mr. DODD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle A of title I, add the following:

SEC. 106. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT.

(a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for National Guard and
Reserve Equipment in the amount of $500,000,000, with the
amount to be available for equipment reset for the Army
National Guard.
(b) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by
section 201(4) for research, development, test, and
evaluation, Defense-wide activities, is hereby reduced by
$500,000,000, with the amount of the reduction allocated so
that--
(1) the amount available for European missile defense is
reduced by $225,000,000; and
(2) the amount available for the Airborne Laser is reduced
by $275,000,000.

At the end of subtitle E of title III, add the following:

SEC. 358. ASSESSMENT OF THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FOR
CRITICAL NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS.

(a) Report on Assessment.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the appropriate committees of

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Congress a report setting for the assessment of the Secretary
of the capacity of the defense industrial base of the United
States (including the industrial resource and critical
technology production capacity of the defense industrial
base) to achieve, during the five-year period beginning on
October 1, 2007, each of the following:
(1) To address equipment shortfalls of the National Guard
as identified by the National Guard Bureau.
(2) To meet the requirements of the Critical Items List of
the commanders in chief of the unified and specified
combatant commands and to produce other items within the
inventory of weapon systems and defense equipment identified
as critical under an assessment conducted pursuant to section
113(i) of title 10, United States Code, or by a Presidential
determination as a result of a petition filed under section
232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862) in
accordance with the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
App. 2077 et seq.).
(b) Recommendations.--If the assessment required by
subsection (a) includes a determination that the industrial
resource and critical technology production capacity of the
defense industrial base of the United States cannot achieve
the matters specified in that subsection, or that the
authorities provided by the Defense Production Act of 1950 or
other laws are insufficient to address the shortfalls and
meet requirements described in that subsection, the report
shall include such recommendations as the Secretary considers
appropriate for actions, including investments and
modifications to the Defense Production Act of 1950,
necessary to develop that capacity.
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committees on Armed Services and Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
(2) the Committees on Armed Services and Financial Services
of the House of Representatives.
______

SA 2034. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

SEC. 583. MILITARY FAMILY LEAVE.

(a) General Requirements for Leave.--
(1) Definitions.--Section 101 of the Family and Medical
Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(14) Active duty.--The term `active duty' means duty
under a call or order to active duty under a provision of law
referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United
States Code.
``(15) Qualified member.--The term `qualified member' means
a member of the reserve components on active duty for a
period of more than 30 days.''.
(2) Entitlement to leave.--Section 102(a)(1) of such Act
(29 U.S.C. 2612(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(E) Because the spouse, son, daughter, or parent of the
employee is a qualified member.''.
(3) Schedule.--Section 102(b)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
2612(b)(1)) is amended by inserting after the second sentence
the following: ``Leave under subsection (a)(1)(E) may be
taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule.''.
(4) Substitution of paid leave.--Section 102(d)(2)(A) of
such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking
``(A), (B), or (C)'' and inserting ``(A), (B), (C), or (E)''.
(5) Notice.--Section 102(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2612(e))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Notice for military family leave.--In any case in
which an employee seeks leave under subsection (a)(1)(E), the
employee shall provide such notice as is practicable.''.
(6) Certification.--Section 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C.
2613) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Certification for Military Family Leave.--An employer
may require that a request for leave under section
102(a)(1)(E) be supported by a certification issued at such
time and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulation
prescribe.''.
(b) Military Family Leave for Civil Service Employees.--
(1) Definitions.--Section 6381 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) the term `active duty' means duty under a call or
order to active duty under a provision of law referred to in
section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code; and
``(8) the term `qualified member' means a member of the
reserve components on active duty for a period of more than
30 days.''.
(2) Entitlement to leave.--Section 6382(a) of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Because the spouse, son, daughter, or parent of the
employee is a qualified member.''.
(3) Schedule.--Section 6382(b)(1) of such title is amended
by inserting after the second sentence the following: ``Leave
under subsection (a)(1)(E) may be taken intermittently or on
a reduced leave schedule.''.
(4) Substitution of paid leave.--Section 6382(d) of such
title is amended by striking ``(A), (B), (C), or (D)'' and
inserting ``(A), (B), (C), (D), or (E)''.
(5) Notice.--Section 6382(e) of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(3) In any case in which an employee seeks leave under
subsection (a)(1)(E), the employee shall provide such notice
as is practicable.''.
(6) Certification.--Section 6383 of such title is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(f) An employing agency may require that a request for
leave under section 6382(a)(1)(E) be supported by a
certification issued at such time and in such manner as the
Office of Personnel Management may by regulation
prescribe.''.
______

SA 2035. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

SEC. 583. CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY DEPENDENTS.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 658B of the
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
9858) is amended--
(1) by striking ``There is'' and inserting ``(a) in
general.--There is'';
(2) in subsection (a), as so designated, by inserting
``(except section 658T)'' after ``this subchapter''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Child Care for Certain Military Dependents.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 658T
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.''.
(b) Child Care Assistance.--The Child Care and Development
Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 658T. CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY DEPENDENTS.

``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants to
eligible spouses to assist the spouses in paying for the cost
of child care services provided to dependents by eligible
child care providers. In making the grants, the Secretary
shall give priority to eligible spouses of qualified members
on active duty for a period of more than 6 months.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Active duty.--The term `active duty' means duty under
a call or order to active duty under a provision of law
referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United
States Code.
``(2) Active duty for a period of more than 30 days.--The
term `active duty for a period of more than 30 days' has the
meaning given the term in section 101(d)(2) of title 10,
United States Code.
``(3) Dependent.--The term `dependent' means an individual
who is--
``(A) a dependent, as defined in section 401 of title 37,
United States Code, except that such term does not include a
person described in paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (a) of
such section; and
``(B) an individual described in subparagraphs (A) and (B)
of section 658P(4).
``(4) Eligible spouse.--The term `eligible spouse' means a
person who--
``(A) is a parent of one or more dependents of a qualified
member; and
``(B) has the primary responsibility for the care of one or
more such dependents.
``(5) Qualified member.--The term `qualified member' means
a member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces on
active duty for a period of more than 30 days.
``(c) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant
under this section, a spouse shall submit an application to
the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Secretary may require, including a
description of the eligible child care provider who provides
the child care services assisted through the grant.
``(d) Rule.--The provisions of this subchapter, other than
section 658P and provisions referenced in section 658P, that
apply to assistance provided under this subchapter shall not
apply to assistance provided under this section.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 658O of the Child Care
and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858m) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``appropriated under this
subchapter'' and inserting ``appropriated under section
658B(a)''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``appropriated under
section 658B'' and inserting ``appropriated under section
658(a)''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``appropriated under
section 658B'' and inserting ``appropriated under section
658(a)''.

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SA 2036. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title VI, add the following:

SEC. 683. PLAN FOR PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL
GUARD AND THE RESERVES IN THE BENEFITS DELIVERY
AT DISCHARGE PROGRAM.

(a) Plan To Maximize Participation.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall jointly submit to Congress a plan to maximize access to
the benefits delivery at discharge program for members of the
reserve components of the Armed Forces who have been called
or ordered to active duty at any time since September 11,
2001.
(b) Elements.--The plan submitted under subsection (a)
shall include a description of efforts to ensure that
services under the benefits delivery at discharge program are
provided, to the maximum extent practicable--
(1) at each military installation;
(2) at each armory and military family support center of
the National Guard;
(3) at each military medical care facility at which members
of the Armed Forces are separated or discharged from the
Armed Forces; and
(4) in the case of a member on the temporary disability
retired list under section 1202 or 1205 of title 10, United
States Code, who is being retired under another provision of
such title or is being discharged, at a location reasonably
convenient to the member.
(c) Benefits Delivery at Discharge Program Defined.--In
this section, the term ``benefits delivery at discharge
program'' means a program administered jointly by the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
provide information and assistance on available benefits and
other transition assistance to members of the Armed Forces
who are separating from the Armed Forces, including
assistance to obtain any disability benefits for which such
members may be eligible.
______

SA 2037. Mr. COLEMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 416. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED VARIANCE IN END STRENGTHS
FOR ACTIVE DUTY AND NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL
PAYABLE FROM FUNDS FOR RESERVE PERSONNEL.

(a) Increase.--Section 115(f)(2) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``2 percent'' and inserting ``3
percent''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on October 1, 2007, and shall apply with
respect to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.
______

SA 2038. Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following:

SEC. 325. CONVEYANCE OF A-12 BLACKBIRD AIRCRAFT TO THE
MINNESOTA AIR NATIONAL GUARD HISTORICAL
FOUNDATION.

(a) Conveyance Required.--The Secretary of the Air Force
shall convey, without consideration, to the Minnesota Air
National Guard Historical Foundation, Inc. (in this section
referred to as the ``Foundation''), a non-profit entity
located in the State of Minnesota, A-12 Blackbird aircraft
with tail number 60-6931 that is under the jurisdiction of
the National Museum of the United States Air Force and, as of
January 1, 2007, was on loan to the Foundation and display
with the 133rd Airlift Wing at Minneapolis-St. Paul
International Airport, Minnesota.
(b) Condition.--The conveyance required by subsection (a)
shall be subject to the requirement that Foundation utilize
and display the aircraft described in that subsection for
educational and other appropriate public purposes as jointly
agreed upon by the Secretary and the Foundation before the
conveyance.
(c) Relocation of Aircraft.--As part of the conveyance
required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall relocate the
aircraft described in that subsection to Minneapolis-St. Paul
International Airport and undertake any reassembly of the
aircraft required as part of the conveyance and relocation.
Any costs of the Secretary under this subsection shall be
borne by the Secretary.
(d) Maintenance Support.--The Secretary may authorize the
133rd Airlift Wing to provide support to the Foundation for
the maintenance of the aircraft relocated under subsection
(a) after its relocation under that subsection.
(e) Reversion of Aircraft.--
(1) Reversion.--In the event the Foundation ceases to
exist, all right, title, and interest in and to the aircraft
conveyed under subsection (a) shall revert to the United
States, and the United States shall have immediate right of
possession of the aircraft.
(2) Assumption of possession.--Possession under paragraph
(1) of the aircraft conveyed under subsection (a) shall be
assumed by the 133rd Airlift Wing.
(f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may
require such additional terms and conditions in connection
with the conveyance required by subsection (a) as the
Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of
the United States.
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SA 2039. Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title VI, add the following:

SEC. 625. PAYMENT OF ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY FOR RESERVE
MEMBERS SERVING IN COMBAT ZONE FOR MORE THAN 22
MONTHS.

(a) Payment.--The Secretary of a military department may
pay assignment incentive pay under section 307a of title 37,
United States Code, to a member of a reserve component under
the jurisdiction of the Secretary for each month during the
eligibility period of the member determined under subsection
(b) during which the member served for any portion of the
month in a combat zone associated with Operating Enduring
Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom in excess of 22 months of
qualifying service.
(b) Eligibility Period.--The eligibility period for a
member extends from January 1, 2005, through the end of the
active duty service of the member in a combat zone associated
with Operating Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom if
the service on active duty during the member's most recent
period of mobilization to active duty began before January
19, 2007.
(c) Amount of Payment.--The monthly rate of incentive pay
payable to a member under this section is $1,000.
(d) Qualifying Service.--For purposes of this section,
qualifying service includes cumulative mobilized service on
active duty under sections 12301(d), 12302, and 12304 of
title 10, United States Code, during the period beginning on
January 1, 2003, through the end of the member's active duty
service during the member's most recent period of
mobilization to active duty beginning before January 19,
2007.

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SA 2040. Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title IV, add the following:

SEC. 416. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED VARIANCE IN END STRENGTHS
FOR ACTIVE DUTY AND NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL
PAYABLE FROM FUNDS FOR RESERVE PERSONNEL.

(a) Increase.--Section 115(f)(2) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``2 percent'' and inserting ``3
percent''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on October 1, 2007, and shall apply with
respect to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.

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SA 2041. Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Ms. Mikulski) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1585, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1205. REPORTS ON PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED
STATES ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY TOWARD DARFUR.

(a) Requirement for Reports.--Not later than 120 days after
the date of the enactment

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of this Act and annually thereafter until December 31, 2011,
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary
of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the policy of the United States to
address the crisis in Darfur, in eastern Chad, and in north-
eastern Central African Republic, and on the contributions of
the Department of Defense to the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO), the United Nations, and the African
Union in support of the current African Union Mission in
Sudan (AMIS) or any covered United Nations mission.
(b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment of the extent to which the Government of
Sudan is in compliance with its responsibilities and
commitments under international law and as a member of the
United Nations, including under United Nations Security
Council Resolutions 1706 (2006) and 1591 (2005), and a
description of any violations of such responsibilities and
commitments, including violations relating to the denial of
or delay in facilitating access by AMIS and United Nations
peacekeepers to conflict areas, failure to implement
responsibilities to demobilize and disarm the Janjaweed
militias, obstruction of the voluntary safe return of
internally displaced persons and refugees, and degradation of
security of and access to humanitarian supply routes.
(2) A comprehensive explanation of the policy of the United
States to address the crisis in Darfur, including the
activities of the Department of Defense in coordination with
the Department of State.
(3) A comprehensive assessment of the impact of a no-fly
zone for Darfur, including an assessment of the impact of
such a no-fly zone on humanitarian efforts in Darfur and the
region and a plan to minimize any negative impact on such
humanitarian efforts during the implementation of such a no-
fly zone.
(4) A description of contributions made by the Department
of Defense in support of NATO assistance to AMIS and any
covered United Nations mission.
(5) An assessment of the extent to which additional
resources are necessary to meet the obligations of the United
States to AMIS and any covered United Nations mission.
(c) Form and Availability of Reports.--
(1) Form.--Each report submitted under this section shall
be in an unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(2) Availability.--The unclassified portion of any report
submitted under this section shall be made available to the
public.
(d) Repeal of Superseded Report Requirement.--Section 1227
of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2426) is
repealed.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
(2) Covered united nations mission.--The term ``covered
United Nations mission'' means any United Nations-African
Union hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur, and any United
Nations peacekeeping operating in Darfur, eastern Chad, or
northern Central African Republic, that is deployed on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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SA 2042. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Hagel, and Mrs. Feinstein)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R.
1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON GLOBAL CLIMATE
CHANGE.

(a) Requirement for National Intelligence Estimate.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not
later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to
Congress a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on the
anticipated geopolitical effects of global climate change and
the implications of such effects on the national security of
the United States.
(2) Notice regarding submittal.--If the Director of
National Intelligence determines that the National
Intelligence Estimate required by paragraph (1) cannot be
submitted by the date specified in that paragraph, the
Director shall notify Congress and provide--
(A) the reasons that the National Intelligence Estimate
cannot be submitted by such date; and
(B) an anticipated date for the submittal of the National
Intelligence Estimate.
(3) Content.--The Director of National Intelligence shall
prepare the National Intelligence Estimate required by this
subsection using the mid-range projections of the fourth
assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change--
(A) to assess the political, social, agricultural, and
economic risks during the 30-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act posed by global climate
change for countries or regions that are--
(i) of strategic economic or military importance to the
United States and at risk of significant impact due to global
climate change; or
(ii) at significant risk of large-scale humanitarian
suffering with cross-border implications as predicted on the
basis of the assessments;
(B) to assess other risks posed by global climate change,
including increased conflict over resources or between ethnic
groups, within countries or transnationally, increased
displacement or forced migrations of vulnerable populations
due to inundation or other causes, increased food insecurity,
and increased risks to human health from infectious disease;
(C) to assess the capabilities of the countries or regions
described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) to
respond to adverse impacts caused by global climate change;
and
(4) to make recommendations for further assessments of
security consequences of global climate change that would
improve national security planning.
(5) Coordination.--In preparing the National Intelligence
Estimate under this subsection, the Director of National
Intelligence shall consult with representatives of the
scientific community, including atmospheric and climate
studies, security studies, conflict studies, economic
assessments, and environmental security studies, the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the
Administrator of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, and
the Secretary of Agriculture, and, if appropriate,
multilateral institutions and allies of the United States
that have conducted significant research on global climate
change.
(b) Response to the National Intelligence Estimate.--
(1) Report by the secretary of defense.--Not later than 270
days after the date that the National Intelligence Estimate
required by subsection (a) is submitted to Congress, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on
Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services,
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives a report on--
(A) the projected impact on the military installations and
capabilities of the United States of the effects of global
climate change as assessed in the National Intelligence
Estimate;
(B) the projected impact on United States military
operations of the effects of global climate change described
in the National Intelligence Estimate; and
(C) recommended research and analysis needed to further
assess the impacts on the military of global climate change.
(2) Sense of congress on the next quadrennial defense
review.--It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of
Defense should address the findings of the National
Intelligence Estimate required by subsection (a) regarding
the impact of global climate change and potential
implications of such impact on the Armed Forces and for the
size, composition, and capabilities of Armed Forces in the
next Quadrennial Defense Review.
(c) Authorization of Research.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense is authorized to
carry out research on the impacts of global climate change on
military operations, doctrine, organization, training,
material, logistics, personnel, and facilities and the
actions needed to address those impacts. Such research may
include--
(A) the use of war gaming and other analytical exercises;
(B) analysis of the implications for United States defense
capabilities of large-scale Arctic sea-ice melt and broader
changes in Arctic climate;
(C) analysis of the implications for United States defense
capabilities of abrupt climate change;
(D) analysis of the implications of the findings derived
from the National Intelligence Estimate required under
subsection (a) for United States defense capabilities;
(E) analysis of the strategic implications for United
States defense capabilities of direct physical threats to the
United States posed by extreme weather events such as
hurricanes; and
(F) analysis of the existing policies of the Department of
Defense to assess the adequacy of the Department's
protections against climate risks to United States
capabilities and military interests in foreign countries.
(2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date that the
National Intelligence Estimate required by subsection (a) is
submitted to Congress, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to Congress a report on the results of the research, war
games, and other activities carried out pursuant to paragraph
(1).
(d) Assistance.--
(1) Agencies of the united states.--In order to produce the
National Intelligence Estimate required by subsection (a),
the Director of National Intelligence may request

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any appropriate assistance from any agency, department, or
other entity of the United State Government and such agency,
department, or other entity shall provide the assistance
requested.
(2) Other entities.--In order to produce the National
Intelligence Estimate required by subsection (a), the
Director of National Intelligence may request any appropriate
assistance from any other person or entity.
(3) Reimbursement.--The Director of National Intelligence
is authorized to provide appropriate reimbursement to the
head of an agency, department, or entity of the United States
Government that provides support requested under paragraph
(1) or any other person or entity that provides assistance
requested under paragraph (2).
(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Director of National Intelligence
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.
(e) Form.--The National Intelligence Estimate required by
subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, to
the extent consistent with the protection of intelligence
sources and methods, and include unclassified key judgments
of the National Intelligence Estimate. The National
Intelligence Estimate may include a classified annex.
(f) Duplication.--If the Director of National Intelligence
determines that a National Intelligence Estimate has been
prepared that includes the content required by subsection (a)
prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director
of National Intelligence shall not be required to produce the
National Intelligence Estimate required by such subsection.
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SA 2043. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Obama, Mr.
Menendez, and Mr. Biden) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle D of title V, add the following:

SEC. 555. NURSE MATTERS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide for
the carrying out of each of the programs described in
subsections (b) through (f), with each of the military
departments to carry out at least one such program.
(b) Service of Nurse Officers as Faculty in Exchange for
Commitment to Additional Service in the Armed Forces.--
(1) In general.--One of the programs required under this
section shall be a program in which covered commissioned
officers with a graduate degree in nursing or a related field
who are in the nurse corps of the Armed Force concerned serve
a tour of duty of two years as a full-time faculty member of
an accredited school of nursing.
(2) Covered officers.--A commissioned officer of the nurse
corps of the Armed Forces described in this paragraph is a
nurse officer on active duty who has served for more than
nine years on active duty in the Armed Forces as an officer
of the nurse corps at the time of the commencement of the
tour of duty described in paragraph (1).
(3) Benefits and privileges.--An officer serving on the
faculty of an accredited school or nursing under this
subsection shall be accorded all the benefits, privileges,
and responsibilities (other than compensation and
compensation-related benefits) of any other comparably
situated individual serving a full-time faculty member of
such school.
(4) Agreement for additional service.--Each officer who
serves a tour of duty on the faculty of a school of nursing
under this subsection shall enter into an agreement with the
Secretary to serve upon the completion of such tour of duty
for a period of four years for such tour of duty as a member
of the nurse corps of the Armed Force concerned. Any service
agreed to by an officer under this paragraph is in addition
to any other service required of the officer under law.
(c) Service of Nurse Officers as Faculty in Exchange for
Scholarships for Nurse Officer Candidates.--
(1) In general.--One of the programs required under this
section shall be a program in which commissioned officers
with a graduate degree in nursing or a related field who are
in the nurse corps of the Armed Force concerned serve while
on active duty a tour of duty of two years as a full-time
faculty member of an accredited school of nursing.
(2) Benefits and privileges.--An officer serving on the
faculty of an accredited school of nursing under this
subsection shall be accorded all the benefits, privileges,
and responsibilities (other than compensation and
compensation-related benefits) of any other comparably
situated individual serving as a full-time faculty member of
such school.
(3) Scholarships for nurse officer candidates.--(A) Each
accredited school of nursing at which an officer serves on
the faculty under this subsection shall provide scholarships
to individuals undertaking an educational program at such
school leading to a degree in nursing who agree, upon
completion of such program, to accept a commission as an
officer in the nurse corps of the Armed Forces.
(B) The amount of funds made available for scholarships by
an accredited school of nursing under subparagraph (A) for
each officer serving on the faculty of that school under this
subsection shall be not less than the amount equal to an
entry-level full-time faculty member of that school for each
year that such officer so serves on the faculty of that
school.
(C) The total number of scholarships provided by an
accredited school of nursing under subparagraph (A) for each
officer serving on the faculty of that school under this
subsection shall be such number as the Secretary of Defense
shall specify for purposes of this subsection.
(d) Scholarships for Certain Nurse Officers for Education
as Nurses.--
(1) In general.--One of the programs required under this
section shall be a program in which the Secretary provides
scholarships to commissioned officers of the nurse corps of
the Armed Force concerned described in paragraph (2) who
enter into an agreement described in paragraph (4) for the
participation of such officers in an educational program of
an accredited school of nursing leading to a graduate degree
in nursing.
(2) Covered nurse officers.--A commissioned officer of the
nurse corps of the Armed Forces described in this paragraph
is a nurse officer who has served not less than 20 years on
active duty in the Armed Forces and is otherwise eligible for
retirement from the Armed Forces.
(3) Scope of scholarships.--Amounts in a scholarship
provided a nurse officer under this subsection may be
utilized by the officer to pay the costs of tuition, fees,
and other educational expenses of the officer in
participating in an educational program described in
paragraph (1).
(4) Agreement.--An agreement of a nurse officer described
in this paragraph is the agreement of the officer--
(A) to participate in an educational program described in
paragraph (1); and
(B) upon graduation from such educational program--
(i) to serve not less than two years as a full-time faculty
member of an accredited school of nursing; and
(ii) to undertake such activities as the Secretary
considers appropriate to encourage current and prospective
nurses to pursue service in the nurse corps of the Armed
Forces.
(e) Transition Assistance for Retiring Nurse Officers
Qualified as Faculty.--
(1) In general.--One of the programs required under this
section shall be a program in which the Secretary provides to
commissioned officers of the nurse corps of the Armed Force
concerned described in paragraph (2) the assistance described
in paragraph (3) to assist such officers in obtaining and
fulfilling positions as full-time faculty members of an
accredited school of nursing after retirement from the Armed
Forces.
(2) Covered nurse officers.--A commissioned officer of the
nurse corps of the Armed Forces described in this paragraph
is a nurse officer who--
(A) has served an aggregate of at least 20 years on active
duty or in reserve active status in the Armed Forces;
(B) is eligible for retirement from the Armed Forces; and
(C) possesses a doctoral or master degree in nursing or a
related field which qualifies the nurse officer to discharge
the position of nurse instructor at an accredited school of
nursing.
(3) Assistance.--The assistance described in this paragraph
is assistance as follows:
(A) Career placement assistance.
(B) Continuing education.
(C) Stipends (in an amount specified by the Secretary).
(4) Agreement.--A nurse officer provided assistance under
this subsection shall enter into an agreement with the
Secretary to serve as a full-time faculty member of an
accredited school of nursing for such period as the Secretary
shall provide in the agreement.
(f) Benefits for Retired Nurse Officers Accepting
Appointment as Faculty.--
(1) In general.--One of the programs required under this
section shall be a program in which the Secretary provides to
any individual described in paragraph (2) the benefits
specified in paragraph (3).
(2) Covered individuals.--An individual described in this
paragraph is an individual who--
(A) is retired from the Armed Forces after service as a
commissioned officer in the nurse corps of the Armed Forces;
(B) holds a graduate degree in nursing; and
(C) serves as a full-time faculty member of an accredited
school of nursing.
(3) Benefits.--The benefits specified in this paragraph
shall include the following:
(A) Payment of retired or retirement pay without reduction
based on receipt of pay or other compensation from the
institution of higher education concerned.
(B) Payment by the institution of higher education
concerned of a salary and other compensation to which other
similarly situated faculty members of the institution of
higher education would be entitled.
(C) If the amount of pay and other compensation payable by
the institution of higher education concerned for service as
an associate full-time faculty member is less than the basic
pay to which the individual was entitled immediately before
retirement from the Armed Forces, payment of an amount

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equal to the difference between such basic pay and such
payment and other compensation.
(g) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``school of
nursing'' and ``accredited'' have the meaning given those
terms in section 801 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 296).
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SA 2044. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Webb) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of section 131, add the following:
(c) Shipbuilder Teaming Requirements.--Paragraphs (2)(A),
(3), and (4) of section 121(b) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85;
111 Stat. 1648) shall apply in the exercise of authority
under subsection (a) to enter into multiyear contracts
described in that subsection.
F_____

SA 2045. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Webb) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 1215 and insert the following:

SEC. 1215. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND THE
RETURN TO DEMOCRATIC RULE IN THAILAND.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Thailand is an important strategic ally and economic
partner of the United States.
(2) The United States strongly supports the prompt
restoration of democratic rule in Thailand.
(3) While it is in the interest of the United States to
have a robust defense relationship with Thailand, it is
appropriate that the United States has curtailed certain
military-to-military cooperation and assistance programs
until democratic rule has been restored in Thailand.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) Thailand should continue on the path to restore
democratic rule as quickly as possible, and should hold free
and fair national elections as soon as possible and no later
than December 2007; and
(2) once Thailand has fully reestablished democratic rule,
it will be both possible and desirable for the United States
to reinstate a full program of military assistance to the
Government of Thailand, including programs such as
International Military Education and Training (IMET) and
Foreign Military Financing (FMF) that were appropriately
suspended following the military coup in Thailand in
September 2006.
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SA 2046. Mrs. CLINTON (for herself, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Sanders)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R.
1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:

At the end subtitle F of title VI, add the following new
section:

SEC. 683. POSTAL BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES SERVING IN IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN.

(a) Availability of Postal Benefits.--The Secretary of
Defense, in consultation with the United States Postal
Service, shall provide for a program under which postal
benefits are provided to qualified individuals in accordance
with this section.
(b) Qualified Individual.--In this section, the term
``qualified individual'' means a member of the Armed Forces
on active duty (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United
States Code) who--
(1) is serving in Iraq or Afghanistan; or
(2) is hospitalized at a facility under the jurisdiction of
the Department of Defense as a result of a disease or injury
incurred as a result of service in Iraq or Afghanistan.
(c) Postal Benefits Described.--
(1) Vouchers.--The postal benefits provided under the
program shall consist of such coupons or other similar
evidence of credit, whether in printed, electronic, or other
format (in this section referred to as a ``voucher''), as the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Postal
Service, shall determine, which entitle the bearer or user to
make qualified mailings free of postage.
(2) Qualified mailing.--In this section, the term
``qualified mailing'' means the mailing of a single mail
piece which--
(A) is first-class mail (including any sound- or video-
recorded communication) not exceeding 13 ounces in weight and
having the character of personal correspondence or parcel
post not exceeding 10 pounds in weight;
(B) is sent from within an area served by a United States
post office; and
(C) is addressed to a qualified individual.
(3) Coordination rule.--Postal benefits under the program
are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any reduced rates of
postage or other similar benefits which might otherwise be
available by or under law, including any rates of postage
resulting from the application of section 3401(b) of title
39, United States Code.
(d) Number of Vouchers.--A member of the Armed Forces shall
be eligible for one voucher for every second month in which
the member is a qualified individual.
(e) Limitations on Use; Duration.--A voucher may not be
used--
(1) for more than a single qualified mailing; or
(2) after the earlier of--
(A) the expiration date of the voucher, as designated by
the Secretary of Defense; or
(B) the end of the one-year period beginning on the date on
which the regulations prescribed under subsection (f) take
effect.
(f) Regulations.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense (in
consultation with the Postal Service) shall prescribe such
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the program,
including--
(1) procedures by which vouchers will be provided or made
available in timely manner to qualified individuals; and
(2) procedures to ensure that the number of vouchers
provided or made available with respect to any qualified
individual complies with subsection (d).
(g) Transfers to Postal Service.--
(1) Based on estimates.--The Secretary of Defense shall
transfer to the Postal Service, out of amounts available to
carry out the program and in advance of each calendar quarter
during which postal benefits may be used under the program,
an amount equal to the amount of postal benefits that the
Secretary estimates will be used during such quarter, reduced
or increased (as the case may be) by any amounts by which the
Secretary finds that a determination under this section for a
prior quarter was greater than or less than the amount
finally determined for such quarter.
(2) Based on final determination.--A final determination of
the amount necessary to correct any previous determination
under this section, and any transfer of amounts between the
Postal Service and the Department of Defense based on that
final determination, shall be made not later than six months
after the end of the one-year period referred to in
subsection (e)(2)(B).
(3) Consultation required.--All estimates and
determinations under this subsection of the amount of postal
benefits under the program used in any period shall be made
by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Postal
Service.
(h) Funding.--
(1) Additional amount for military personnel.--The
aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated by section 421
for military personnel is hereby increased by $10,000,000.
(2) Availability.--Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 421 for military personnel, as
increased by paragraph (1), $10,000,000 may be available for
postal benefits as provided in this section.
(3) Offset.--The aggregate amount authorized to be
appropriated by titles I, II, III, IV (other than the amounts
authorized to be appropriated and made available by this
subsection), XV, XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVII,
and XXVIII is hereby reduced by $10,000,000, with the amount
of the reduction to be allocated among such titles in a
manner determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.
______

SA 2047. Mrs. CLINTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table, as
follows:

At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the following:

SEC. 656. ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION
FOR SURVIVORS OF DECEASED MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE
MEMBER'S BURIAL CEREMONIES.

Section 411f(c) of title 37, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
``(D) Any child of the parent or parents of the deceased
member who is under the age of 18 years if such child is
attending the burial ceremony of the memorial service with
the parent or parents and would otherwise be left
unaccompanied by the parent or parents.
``(E) The person who directs the disposition of the remains
of the deceased member under section 1482(c) of title 10, or,
in the case of a deceased member whose remains are commingled
and buried in a common grave in a national cemetery, the
person who have been designated under such section to direct
the

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disposition of the remains if individual identification had
been made.''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``may be provided to--''
and all that follows through the end and inserting ``may be
provided to up to two additional persons closely related to
the deceased member who are selected by the person referred
to in paragraph (1)(E).''.
______

SA 2048. Mr. HAGEL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title XV, add the following:

SEC. 1535. MODIFICATIONS TO UNITED STATES POLICY IN IRAQ.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The President and Congress must now focus on developing
a viable new strategy in Iraq that the American people can
support and that protects and advances United States
interests in the Middle East.
(2) Political accommodation in Iraq can only be achieved
within a constructive regional framework supported by the
international community. The role of the regional and
international community must be enhanced.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the primary objective of United States policy on Iraq
should be to help achieve Iraqi political accommodation that
will begin to move Iraq toward political reconciliation;
(2) the United States Government must refocus its policy,
leadership, and resources on directly helping the people of
Iraq establish an inclusive political framework to begin to
defuse the violence in that country; and
(3) United States policy on Iraq should be one element of a
new strategic direction for the United States in the Middle
East region that includes--
(A) engaging countries in the Middle East to develop a
sustainable and constructive comprehensive regional security
framework;
(B) making a renewed commitment to addressing the Arab-
Israeli conflict.
(c) Appointment of International Mediator in Iraq.--The
President shall direct the United States Permanent
Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote,
and influence of the United States at the United Nations to
seek the appointment of an international mediator in Iraq,
under the auspices of the United Nations Security Council,
who has the authority of the international community to
engage political, religious, ethnic, and tribal leaders in
Iraq in an inclusive political process.
(d) Phased Redeployment of United States Forces From
Iraq.--
(1) Transition of mission.--The Secretary of Defense shall
promptly transition the mission of United States forces in
Iraq to the limited purposes set forth in paragraph (2).
(2) Commencement of phased redeployment.--The President
shall commence the phased redeployment of United States
forces from Iraq not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, with the goal of redeploying, by
March 31, 2008, all United States combat forces from Iraq
except for a limited number that are essential for the
following purposes:
(A) Protecting diplomatic facilities and citizens of the
United States, including members of the Armed Forces.
(B) Serving in roles consistent with customary diplomatic
positions.
(C) Training and equipping members of the Iraqi Security
Forces.
(D) Engaging in targeted actions against members of al-
Qaeda and allied parties and other terrorist organizations
with global reach.
(3) Waiver authority.--
(A) In general.--The President may waive the redeployment
requirements of this subsection if he submits to Congress a
written certification setting forth a detailed justification
for the waiver. The certification shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(B) Duration.--A waiver under subparagraph (A) shall be
effective for 90 days beginning on the date of the submittal
of the certification under such subparagraph.
(C) Renewal.--A waiver under subparagraph (A) may be
renewed if, before the end of the expiration of the waiver
under subparagraph (B), the President submits to Congress a
certification meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A).
Any waiver so renewed may be further renewed as provided in
this subparagraph.
(e) Reporting Requirement.--The President shall include in
each report required under section 1227(c) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (50 U.S.C.
1541 note) the following:
(1) A comprehensive update on the diplomatic and political
measures undertaken by the President pursuant to this
section.
(2) A description of the progress made in transitioning the
mission of the United States forces in Iraq and implementing
the phased redeployment of United States forces from Iraq as
required under subsection (d).
______

SA 2049. Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself and Mr. Pryor) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 155, beginning on line 18, strike ``the date of the
enactment of this subsection'' and insert ``September 11,
2001''.
______

SA 2050. Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself and Mr. Pryor) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 703. REPORT ON PATIENT SATISFACTION SURVEYS.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2008, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the ongoing patient
satisfaction surveys taking place in Department of Defense
inpatient and outpatient settings at military treatment
facilities.
(b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) The types of survey questions asked.
(2) How frequently the surveying is conducted.
(3) How often the results are analyzed and reported back to
the treatment facilities.
(4) To whom survey feedback is made available.
(5) How best practices are incorporated for quality
improvement.
(6) An analysis of the impact and effect of inpatient and
outpatient surveys quality improvement and a comparison of
patient satisfaction survey programs with patient
satisfaction survey programs used by other public and private
health care systems and organizations.
(c) Use of Report Information.--The Secretary shall use
information in the report as the basis for a plan for
improvements in patient satisfaction surveys at health care
at military treatment facilities in order to ensure the
provision of high quality healthcare and hospital services in
such facilities.
______

SA 2051. Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following:

SEC. 536. SATISFACTION OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE ON ACTIVE DUTY.

(a) Additional Period Before Re-Training of Nurse Aides
Required Under Medicare and Medicaid Programs.--
(1) Medicare.--Section 1819(b)(5)(D) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(b)(5)(D)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``For purposes of'' and inserting the
following:
``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), for purposes
of''; and
(B) by inserting after clause (i), as added by subparagraph
(A), the following new clause:
``(ii) Exception for active duty military service.--For
purposes of clause (i), if, since an individual's most recent
completion of a training and competency evaluation program,
the individual was ordered to active duty in the Armed Forces
or was engaged in employment outside the United States
essential to the prosecution of a war or to national defense,
the 24-consecutive-month period described in clause (i) shall
begin on the date on which the individual completes the
active duty service or employment. The preceding sentence
shall not apply to an individual who had already reached such
24-consecutive-month period on the date on which such
individual was ordered to such active duty service or was
engaged in such employment.''.
(2) Medicaid.--Section 1919(b)(5)(D) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r(b)(5)(D)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``For purposes of'' and inserting the
following:
``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), for purposes
of''; and
(B) by inserting after clause (i), as added by subparagraph
(A), the following new clause:
``(ii) Exception for active duty military service.--For
purposes of clause (i), if, since an individual's most recent
completion of a training and competency evaluation program,
the individual was ordered to active

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duty in the Armed Forces or was engaged in employment outside
the United States essential to the prosecution of a war or to
national defense, the 24-consecutive-month period described
in clause (i) shall begin on the date on which the individual
completes the active duty service or employment. The
preceding sentence shall not apply to an individual who had
already reached such 24-consecutive-month period on the date
on which such individual was ordered to such active duty
service or was engaged in such employment.''.
(b) Report on Relief From Requirements for National Guard
and Reserve on Long-Term Active Duty.--Not later than 120
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report
setting forth recommendations for such legislative action as
the Secretary considers appropriate (including amendments to
the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 501 et
seq.)) to provide for the exemption or tolling of
professional or other licensure or certification requirements
for the conduct or practice of a profession, trade, or
occupation with respect to members of the National Guard and
Reserve who are on active duty in the Armed Forces for an
extended period of time.
______

SA 2052. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Specter) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 1585, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 824.

______

SA 2053. Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Ms. Landrieu, and Mr.
Vitter) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:

At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following:

SEC. 143. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON RETIREMENT OF B-52
BOMBER AIRCRAFT.

(a) Maintenance of Primary and Backup Inventory of
Aircraft.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 131 of the John
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2111) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph
(C):
``(C) shall maintain in a common configuration a primary
aircraft inventory of not less than 63 such aircraft and a
backup aircraft inventory of not less than 11 such
aircraft.''.
(b) Notice of Retirement.--Subsection (b)(1) of such
section is amended by striking ``until'' and all that follows
and inserting the following: ``until the later of the
following:
``(A) The date that is 45 days after the date on which the
Secretary of the Air Force submits the report specified in
paragraph (2).
``(B) The date of the completion by the Secretary of
written notification of such retirement to the congressional
defense committees in accordance with established
procedures.''.
______

SA 2054. Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mrs. Boxer) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:

At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following:

SEC. 703. REVIEW OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND TREATMENT FOR
FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND FOR
FEMALE VETERANS.

(a) Comprehensive Review.--The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly conduct a
comprehensive review of--
(1) the need for mental health treatment and services for
female members of the Armed Forces and for female veterans;
(2) the efficacy and adequacy of existing mental health
treatment programs and services for female members of the
Armed Forces; and
(3) the efficacy and adequacy of existing mental health
treatment programs and services for female veterans.
(b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall
include an assessment of the following:
(1) The need for mental health outreach, prevention, and
treatment services specifically for female members of the
Armed Forces.
(2) The need for mental health outreach, prevention, and
treatment services specifically for female veterans.
(3) The access to and efficacy of existing mental health
outreach, prevention, and treatment services and programs
(including substance abuse programs) for female veterans who
served in a combat zone.
(4) The access to and efficacy of services and treatment
for female members of the Armed Forces who experience post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
(5) The access to and efficacy of services and treatment
for female veterans who experience post-traumatic stress
disorder.
(6) The availability of services and treatment for female
members of the Armed Forces who experienced sexual assault or
abuse.
(7) The availability of services and treatment for female
veterans who experienced sexual assault or abuse.
(8) The access to and need for treatment facilities
focusing on the mental health care needs of female members of
the Armed Forces.
(9) The access to and need for treatment facilities
focusing on the mental health care needs of female veterans.
(10) The need for further clinical research on the unique
needs of female veterans who served in a combat zone.
______

SA 2055. Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mrs. Boxer) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1031. PROVISION OF CONTACT INFORMATION OF SEPARATING
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES BY SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE TO STATE VETERANS AGENCIES.

Upon the separation of a member of the Armed Forces from
the Armed Forces, the Secretary of Defense shall, upon the
consent of the member, provide the address and other
appropriate contact information of the member to the State
veterans agency in the State in which the veteran will first
reside after separation.
______

SA 2056. Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kerry, Ms.
Klobuchar, and Ms. Cantwell) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense,
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

SEC. 583. FAMILY SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT, INCLUDING
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE PERSONNEL.

(a) Family Support.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall enhance and
improve current programs of the Department of Defense to
provide family support for families of deployed members of
the Armed Forces, including deployed members of the National
Guard and Reserve, in order to improve the assistance
available for families of such members before, during, and
after their deployment cycle.
(2) Specific enhancements.--In enhancing and improving
programs under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall enhance and
improve the availability of assistance to families of members
of the Armed Forces, including members of the National Guard
and Reserve, including assistance in--
(A) preparing and updating family care plans;
(B) securing information on health care and mental health
care benefits and services and on other community resources;
(C) providing referrals for--
(i) crisis services; and
(ii) marriage counseling and family counseling; and
(D) financial counseling.
(b) Post-Deployment Assistance for Spouses and Parents of
Returning Members.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide
spouses and parents of members of the Armed Forces, including
members of the National Guard and Reserve, who are returning
from deployment assistance in--
(A) understanding issues that arise in the readjustment of
such members--
(i) for members of the National Guard and Reserve, to
civilian life; and
(ii) for members of the regular components of the Armed
Forces, to military life in a non-combat environment;

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(B) identifying signs and symptoms of mental health
conditions; and
(C) encouraging such members and their families in seeking
assistance for such conditions.
(2) Information on available resources.--In providing
assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide
information on local resources for mental health services,
family counseling services, or other appropriate services,
including services available from both military providers of
such services and community-based providers of such services.
(3) Timing.--The Secretary shall provide resources under
paragraph (1) to a member of the Armed Forces approximately
six months after the date of the return of such member from
deployment.

SEC. 584. SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, INFANTS, AND
TODDLERS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT, INCLUDING NATIONAL GUARD
AND RESERVE PERSONNEL.

(a) Enhancement of Support Services for Children.--The
Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) provide information to parents and other caretakers of
children, including infants and toddlers, who are deployed
members of the Armed Forces to assist such parents and
caretakers in responding to the adverse implications of such
deployment (and the death or injury of such members during
such deployment) for such children, including the role such
parents and caretakers can play in addressing and mitigating
such implications;
(2) develop programs and activities to increase awareness
throughout the military and civilian communities of the
potential adverse implications of such deployment (including
the death or injury of such members during such deployment)
for such children and their families and to increase
collaboration within such communities to address and mitigate
such implications;
(3) develop training for early childhood education, child
care, mental health, health care, and family support
professionals to enhance the awareness of such professionals
of their role in assisting families in addressing and
mitigating the potential adverse implications of such
deployment (including the death or injury of such members
during such deployment) for such children; and
(4) conduct or sponsor research on best practices for
building psychological and emotional resiliency in such
children in coping with the deployment of such members.
(b) Reports.--
(1) Reports required.--At the end of the 18-month period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and at
the end of the 36-month period beginning on that date, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the
services provided under subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) An assessment of the extent to which outreach to
parents and other caretakers of children, or infants and
toddlers, as applicable, of members of the Armed Forces was
effective in reaching such parents and caretakers and in
mitigating any adverse effects of the deployment of such
members on such children or infants and toddlers.
(B) An assessment of the effectiveness of training
materials for education, mental health, health, and family
support professionals in increasing awareness of their role
in assisting families in addressing and mitigating the
adverse effects on children, or infants and toddlers, of the
deployment of deployed members of the Armed Forces, including
National Guard and Reserve personnel.
(C) A description of best practices identified for building
psychological and emotional resiliency in children, or
infants and toddlers, in coping with the deployment of
deployed members of the Armed Forces, including National
Guard and Reserve personnel.
(D) A plan for dissemination throughout the military
departments of the most effective practices for outreach,
training, and building psychological and emotional resiliency
in the children of deployed members.
______

SA 2057. Mr. FEINGOLD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy, to prescribe military strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1070. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF CONTRACTS FOR
CELLULAR TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR SERVICEMEMBERS
UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES.

(a) In General.--Title III of the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 531 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 305 the following new section:

``SEC. 305A. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF CONTRACTS FOR
CELLULAR TELEPHONE SERVICE.

``(a) In General.--A servicemember who receives orders to
deploy outside of the continental United States for not less
than 90 days may request the termination or suspension of any
contract for cellular telephone service entered into by the
servicemember before that date if the servicemember's ability
to satisfy the contract or to utilize the service will be
materially affected by that period of deployment. The request
shall include a copy of the servicemember's military orders.
``(b) Relief.--Upon receiving the request of a
servicemember under subsection (a), the cellular telephone
service contractor concerned shall, at the election of the
contractor--
``(1) grant the requested relief without imposition of an
early termination fee for termination of the contract or a
reactivation fee for suspension of the contract; or
``(2) permit the servicemember to suspend the contract at
no charge until the end of the deployment without requiring,
whether as a condition of suspension or otherwise, that the
contract be extended.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for that Act
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
305 the following new item:

``Sec. 305A. Termination or suspension of contracts for cellular
telephone service.''.
______

SA 2058. Mr. HAGEL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:

At the end of title XV, add the following:

SEC. 1535. MODIFICATIONS TO UNITED STATES POLICY IN IRAQ.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The President and Congress must now focus on developing
a viable new strategy in Iraq that the American people can
support and that protects and advances United States
interests in the Middle East.
(2) Political accommodation in Iraq can only be achieved
within a constructive regional framework supported by the
international community. The role of the regional and
international community must be enhanced.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the primary objective of United States policy on Iraq
should be to help achieve Iraqi political accommodation that
will begin to move Iraq toward political reconciliation;
(2) the United States Government must refocus its policy,
leadership, and resources on directly helping the people of
Iraq establish an inclusive political framework to begin to
defuse the violence in that country; and
(3) United States policy on Iraq should be one element of a
new strategic direction for the United States in the Middle
East region that includes--
(A) engaging countries in the Middle East to develop a
sustainable and constructive comprehensive regional security
framework; and
(B) making a renewed commitment to addressing the Arab-
Israeli conflict.
(c) Appointment of International Mediator in Iraq.--The
President shall direct the United States Permanent
Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote,
and influence of the United States at the United Nations to
seek the appointment of an international mediator in Iraq,
under the auspices of the United Nations Security Council,
who has the authority of the international community to
engage political, religious, ethnic, and tribal leaders in
Iraq in an inclusive political process.
(d) Phased Redeployment of United States Forces From
Iraq.--
(1) Transition of mission.--The Secretary of Defense shall
promptly transition the mission of United States forces in
Iraq to the limited purposes set forth in paragraph (2).
(2) Commencement of phased redeployment.--The President
shall commence the phased redeployment of United States
forces from Iraq not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, with the goal of redeploying, by
March 31, 2008, all United States combat forces from Iraq
except for a limited number that are essential for the
following purposes:
(A) Protecting diplomatic facilities and citizens of the
United States, including members of the Armed Forces.
(B) Serving in roles consistent with customary diplomatic
positions.
(C) Training and equipping members of the Iraqi Security
Forces.
(D) Engaging in targeted actions against members of al-
Qaeda and allied parties and other terrorist organizations
with global reach.
(E) Protecting the territorial integrity of Iraq.
(3) Waiver authority.--
(A) In general.--The President may waive the redeployment
requirements of this subsection if he submits to Congress a
written certification setting forth a detailed justification
for the waiver. The certification shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(B) Duration.--A waiver under subparagraph (A) shall be
effective for 90 days beginning on the date of the submittal
of the certification under such subparagraph.

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(C) Renewal.--A waiver under subparagraph (A) may be
renewed if, before the end of the expiration of the waiver
under subparagraph (B), the President submits to Congress a
certification meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A).
Any waiver so renewed may be further renewed as provided in
this subparagraph.
(e) Reporting Requirement.--The President shall include in
each report required under section 1227(c) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (50 U.S.C.
1541 note) the following:
(1) A comprehensive update on the diplomatic and political
measures undertaken by the President pursuant to this
section.
(2) A description of the progress made in transitioning the
mission of the United States forces in Iraq and implementing
the phased redeployment of United States forces from Iraq as
required under subsection (d).

______

SA 2059. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following:

SEC. 594. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT PREVENT ACCESS
TO JROTC ON CAMPUSES OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

(a) Prohibition.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 49 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 983 the following
new section:

``Sec. 983a. Local educational agencies that prevent JROTC
access on secondary school campuses

``(a) Denial of Funds for Preventing JROTC Access to
Campus.--No funds described in subsection (c) may be provided
by contract, grant, or cooperative agreement to a local
educational agency (or any subelement of that agency) if the
Secretary of Defense determines that that agency (or any
subelement of that agency) has a policy or practice
(regardless of whether implemented) that either prohibits, or
in effect prevents--
``(1) the Secretary of a military department from
maintaining, establishing or operating a unit of the Junior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (in accordance with chapter
102 of this title and other applicable Federal law) at any
secondary school served by that agency; or
``(2) a student at any secondary school served by that
agency from enrolling in a unit of the Junior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps at another secondary school.
``(b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall
not apply to any local educational agency (or any subelement
of that agency) if the Secretary of Defense determines that
the agency (and each secondary school served by that agency)
has ceased the policy or practice described in that
subsection (a).
``(c) Covered Funds.--The limitation in subsection (a)
shall apply to the following:
``(1) Any funds made available to the Department of
Defense.
``(2) Any funds made available for any department or agency
for which regular appropriations are made in a Departments of
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act.
``(3) Any funds made available to the Department of
Homeland Security.
``(4) Any funds made available for the National Nuclear
Security Administration of the Department of Energy.
``(5) Any funds made available for the Department of
Transportation.
``(d) Notice of Determinations.--Whenever the Secretary of
Defense makes a determination under subsection (a) or (b),
the Secretary--
``(1) shall transmit a notice of the determination to the
Secretary of Education, to the head of each other department
or agency the funds of which are subject to the
determination, and to Congress; and
``(2) shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of the
determination and the effect of the determination on the
eligibility of the local educational agency (and any
subelement of that agency) for contracts and grants.
``(e) Semiannual Notice in Federal Register.--The Secretary
of Defense shall publish in the Federal Register once every
six months a list of each local educational agency that is
currently ineligible for contracts and grants by reason of a
determination of the Secretary under subsection (a).
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `local educational agency' has the meaning
given that term in section 9101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
``(2) The term `secondary school' has the meaning that term
in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 49 of such title is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 983 the following new
item:

``983a. Local educational agencies that prevent JROTC access on
secondary school campuses.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on October 1, 2007, and shall apply with
respect to funds available for fiscal years beginning on or
after that date.

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SA 2060. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Byrd, and Mr. Feingold)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R.
1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 703. PROGRAM OF RESEARCH ON DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF
ILLNESSES INCURRED IN THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.

(a) Program Required.--
(1) In general.--The Army Medical Research and Materiel
Command shall carry out, as part of its Medical Research
Program, a program of research on the diagnosis and treatment
of illnesses incurred by members of the Armed Forces during
service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations in the
early 1990s during the Persian Gulf War.
(2) Designation.--The program required by this section
shall be known as the ``Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Research
Program''.
(3) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to
develop diagnostic markers and treatments for the complex of
symptoms commonly known as ``Gulf War Illnesses (GWI)'',
including widespread pain, cognitive impairment, and
persistent fatigue in conjunction with diverse other symptoms
and abnormalities, that are associated with service in the
Southwest Asia theater of operations in the early 1990s
during the Persian Gulf War.
(b) Program Activities.--Activities under the program
required by this section shall include the following:
(1) Research activities on the chronic effects of exposures
to neurotoxins associated with service in the Southwest Asia
theater of operations in the early 1990s during the Persian
Gulf War, body functions underlying illnesses associated with
exposure to such neurotoxins, and the identification of
treatments for such illnesses.
(2) Pilot studies of treatments for the complex of symptoms
described in subsection (a)(3) and comprehensive clinical
trials of such treatments that have demonstrated
effectiveness in previous past pilot studies, in the conduct
of which treatments and trials--
(A) highest priority shall be afforded to studies and
trials to identify and develop effective biological markers
and treatments for such complex of symptoms;
(B) secondary priority shall be afforded to studies and
trials that identify biological mechanisms underlying such
complex of symptoms and can lead to the identification and
development of such markers; and treatments; and
(C) no study shall be conducted on a psychiatric or
psychological basis for such complex of symptoms (as is
consistent with current research findings).
(c) Solicitation and Evaluation of Program Activities.--
(1) Solicitation.--In providing for the conduct of
activities under the program required by this section, the
Army Medical Research and Materiel Command shall distribute
broad solicitations and announcements of requests for
proposals for such activities among governmental and non-
governmental entities.
(2) Peer review.--In selecting activities to be conducted
under the program, the Army Medical Research and Materiel
Command shall utilize a peer review process for the
identification of activities having the most substantial
scientific merit.
(3) Utilization of expert services.--In preparing
solicitations and announcements under paragraph (1), and in
conducting peer review under paragraph (2), the Army Medical
Research and Materiel Command shall, to the extent
practicable, utilize the services of individuals with
recognized expertise in the complex of symptoms described in
subsection (a)(3).
(d) Consultation.--The Army Medical Research and Materiel
Command shall carry out the program required by this section
in close consultation with the advisory committee established
under section 707(b) of the Persian Gulf War Veterans' Health
Status Act (title VII of Public Law 102-585; 38 U.S.C. 527
note).
(e) Funding.--
(1) Additional amount for defense health program.--The
amount authorized to be appropriated by section 1403 for
Defense Health Program is hereby increased by $30,000,000.
(2) Availability.--Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 1403 for Defense Health Program, as
increased by paragraph (1), $30,000,000 may be available for
the program required by this section.

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SA 2061. Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Allard, and Mr.
Bunning) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the

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bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 470, after the table following line 22, add the
following:

SEC. 2406. MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION FACILITIES, BLUE GRASS
ARMY DEPOT, KENTUCKY, AND PUEBLO CHEMICAL
ACTIVITY, COLORADO.

(a) Increase in Amount for Construction of Munitions
Demilitarization Facility, Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky.--
The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 2403(14)
for the construction of increment 8 of a munitions
demilitarization facility at Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky,
is hereby increased by $17,300,000.
(b) Increase in Amount for Construction of Munitions
Demilitarization Facility, Pueblo Chemical Activity,
Colorado.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by
section 2403(13) for the construction of increment 9 of a
munitions demilitarization facility at Pueblo Chemical
Activity, Colorado, is hereby increased by $32,000,000.
(c) Offset.--The total amount authorized to be appropriated
by this Act (excluding the amounts authorized to be
appropriated by paragraphs (13) and (14) of section 2403, as
amended by subsections (b) and (a), respectively) is hereby
reduced by $49,300,000, with the amount of the reduction to
be allocated to amounts available for purposes other than
chemical demilitarization.
(d) Deadline for Destruction of Chemical Agents and
Munitions Stockpile.--
(1) Deadline.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Department of Defense shall complete work on the
destruction of the entire United States stockpile of lethal
chemical agents and munitions, including those stored at Blue
Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, and Pueblo Chemical Depot,
Colorado, by the deadline established by the Chemical Weapons
Convention, and in no circumstances later than December 31,
2017.
(2) Report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2007, and
every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the parties described in paragraph (2) a report on
the progress of the Department of Defense toward compliance
with this subsection.
(B) Parties receiving report.--The parties referred to in
paragraph (1) are the Speaker of the House of the
Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the
House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders
of the Senate, and the congressional defense committees.
(C) Content.--Each report submitted under subparagraph (A)
shall include the updated and projected annual funding levels
necessary to achieve full compliance with this subsection.
The projected funding levels for each report shall include a
detailed accounting of the complete life-cycle costs for each
of the chemical disposal projects.
(3) Chemical weapons convention defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``Chemical Weapons Convention'' means
the Convention on the Prohibition of Development, Production,
Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their
Destruction, with annexes, done at Paris, January 13, 1993,
and entered into force April 29, 1997 (T. Doc. 103-21).
(4) Applicability; rule of construction.--This subsection
shall apply to fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year
thereafter, and shall not be modified or repealed by
implication.
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SA 2062. Mr. WEBB (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1070. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES ON COMMISSION TO
ASSESS THE THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM
ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE ATTACK.

(a) Extension of Date of Submittal of Final Report.--
Section 1403(a) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law
by Public Law 106-398; 50 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended by
striking ``June 30, 2007'' and inserting ``November 30,
2008''.
(b) Coordination of Work With Department of Homeland
Security.--Section 1404 of such Act is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Coordination With Department of Homeland Security.--
The Commission and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
jointly ensure that the work of the Commission with respect
to electromagnetic pulse attack on electricity
infrastructure, and protection against such attack, is
coordinated with Department of Homeland Security efforts on
such matters.''.
(c) Funding for Fiscal Year 2008.--Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense
by this division, $5,600,000 may be available for the
Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from
Electromagnetic Pulse Attack during fiscal year 2008.

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SA 2063. Mr. SALAZAR (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Pryor, Mr.
Bennett, Mr. Casey, Mr. Gregg, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Domenici,
Ms. Collins, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Ms. Landrieu, and Mrs. McCaskill)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R.
1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title XV, add the following:

Subtitle D--Implementation of Iraq Study Group Recommendations

SEC. 1541. SHORT TITLE.

This subtitle may be cited as the ``Iraq Study Group
Recommendations Implementation Act of 2007''.

SEC. 1542. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On March 15, 2006, the Iraq Study Group was created at
the request of a bipartisan group of members of Congress.
(2) The United States Institute of Peace was designated as
the facilitating organization for the Iraq Study Group with
the support of the Center for the Study of the Presidency,
the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and the
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice
University.
(3) The Iraq Study Group was composed of a bipartisan group
of senior individuals who have had distinguished careers in
public service. The Group was co-chaired by former Secretary
of State James A. Baker, III and former chairman of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee Lee H. Hamilton, and the other
members were former Secretary of State Lawrence S.
Eagleburger; Vernon E. Jordan, Jr, the Senior Managing
Director of Lazard, Freres and Company; former Attorney
General Edwin Meese III; former Supreme Court Associate
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; former White House Chief of
Staff Leon E. Panetta; former Secretary of Defense William J.
Perry; United States Senator Charles S. Robb; and United
States Senator Alan K. Simpson.
(4) On June 15, 2006, President George W. Bush signed into
law the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for
Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery,
2006 (Public Law 109-234), which provided $1,000,000 to the
United States Institute of Peace for activities in support of
the Iraq Study Group.
(5) The Iraq Study Group consulted nearly 200 leading
officials and experts, including the senior members of the
Government of Iraq, the United States Government, and key
coalition partners and received advice from more than 50
distinguished scholars and experts from a variety of fields
who conducted working groups in the areas of economy and
reconstruction, military and security, political development,
and the strategic environment in Iraq and the Middle East.
(6) While the Iraq Study Group recommended shifting the
primary mission of United States military forces in Iraq from
combat to training, and while the Iraq Study Group described
actions and conditions that could allow for a redeployment of
troops not necessary for force protection out of Iraq by the
first quarter of 2008, the Iraq Study Group did not set a
fixed timetable for withdrawal and said it could support a
short-term redeployment of United States combat forces,
complemented by comprehensive political, economic, and
diplomatic efforts, to stabilize Baghdad or to speed up the
mission of training and equipping Iraqis if the United States
commander in Iraq determines that such steps would be
effective.
(7) The report of the Iraq Study Group includes a letter
from the co-chairs of the Iraq Study Group, James A. Baker,
III and Lee H. Hamilton, which states, ``Our political
leaders must build a bipartisan approach to bring a
responsible conclusion to what is now a lengthy and costly
war. Our country deserves a debate that prizes substance over
rhetoric, and a policy that is adequately funded and
sustainable. The President and Congress must work together.
Our leaders must be candid and forthright with the American
people in order to win their support.''
(8) The Republicans and Democrats who comprised the Iraq
Study Group reached compromise and consensus and unanimously
concluded that their recommendations offer a new way forward
for the United States in Iraq and the region, and are
comprehensive and need to be implemented in a coordinated
fashion.

SEC. 1543. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF IRAQ STUDY
GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS.

It is the sense of Congress that the President and Congress
should agree that the way forward in Iraq is to implement the
comprehensive set of recommendations of the Iraq Study Group,
particularly those specifically described in this Act, and
the President should formulate a comprehensive plan to do so.

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SEC. 1544. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS IN IRAQ.

It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with the
recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, the United States
Government should--
(1) establish a ``New Diplomatic Offensive'' to deal with
the problems of Iraq and of the region;
(2) support the unity and territorial integrity of Iraq;
(3) encourage other countries in the region to stop the
destabilizing interventions and actions of Iraq's neighbors;
(4) secure the borders of Iraq, including through the use
of joint patrols with neighboring countries;
(5) prevent the expansion of the instability and conflict
beyond the borders of Iraq;
(6) promote economic assistance, commerce, trade, political
support, and, if possible, military assistance for the
Government of Iraq from non-neighboring Muslim nations;
(7) energize the governments of other countries to support
national political reconciliation in Iraq;
(8) encourage the governments of other countries to
validate the legitimate sovereignty of Iraq by resuming
diplomatic relations, where appropriate, and reestablishing
embassies in Baghdad;
(9) assist the Government of Iraq in establishing active
working embassies in key capitals in the region;
(10) help the Government of Iraq reach a mutually
acceptable agreement on the future of Kirkuk;
(11) assist the Government of Iraq in achieving certain
security, political, and economic milestones, including
better performance on issues such as national reconciliation,
equitable distribution of oil revenues, and the dismantling
of militias;
(12) encourage the holding of a meeting or conference in
Baghdad, supported by the United States and the Government of
Iraq, of the Organization of the Islamic Conference or the
Arab League, both to assist the Government of Iraq in
promoting national reconciliation in Iraq and to reestablish
their diplomatic presence in Iraq;
(13) seek the creation of the Iraq International Support
Group to assist Iraq in ways the Government of Iraq would
desire, attempting to strengthen Iraq's sovereignty;
(14) engage directly with the Governments of Iran and Syria
in order to obtain their commitment to constructive policies
toward Iraq and other regional issues;
(15) provide additional political, economic, and military
support for Afghanistan including resources that might become
available as United States combat forces are redeployed from
Iraq;
(16) remain in contact with the Iraqi leadership, conveying
the clear message that there must be action by the Government
of Iraq to make substantial progress toward the achievement
of the milestones described in section 1551, and conveying in
as much detail as possible the substance of these exchanges
in order to keep the American people, the Iraqi people, and
the people of countries in the region well informed of
progress in these areas;
(17) make clear the willingness of the United States
Government to continue training, assistance, and support for
Iraq's security forces, and to continue political, military,
and economic support for the Government of Iraq until Iraq
becomes more capable of governing, defending, and sustaining
itself;
(18) make clear that, should the Government of Iraq not
make substantial progress toward the achievement of the
milestones described in section 1551, the United States shall
reduce its political, military, or economic support for the
Government of Iraq;
(19) make clear that the United States Government does not
seek to establish permanent military bases in Iraq;
(20) restate that the United States Government does not
seek to control the oil resources of Iraq;
(21) make active efforts to engage all parties in Iraq,
with the exception of al Qaeda;
(22) encourage dialogue between sectarian communities and
press religious leaders inside and outside of Iraq to speak
out on behalf of peace and reconciliation;
(23) support the presence of neutral international experts
as advisors to the Government of Iraq on the processes of
disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of militias
and other armed groups not under the control of the
Government of Iraq; and
(24) ensure that reconstruction efforts in Iraq consist of
great involvement by and with international partners that
actively participate in the design and construction of
projects.

SEC. 1545. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON SECURITY AND MILITARY
FORCES.

It shall be the policy of the United States to formulate
and implement with the Government of Iraq a plan, consistent
with the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, that--
(1) gives the highest priority to the training, equipping,
advising, and support for security and military forces in
Iraq and to supporting counterterrorism operations in Iraq;
and
(2) supports the providing of more and better equipment for
the Iraqi Army by encouraging the Government of Iraq to
accelerate its requests under the Foreign Military Sales
program and, as United States combat brigades redeploy from
Iraq, provides for the transfer of certain United States
military equipment to Iraqi forces.

SEC. 1546. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON STRENGTHENING THE UNITED
STATES MILITARY.

It shall be the policy of the United States to formulate
and implement a plan, consistent with the recommendations of
the Iraq Study Group, that--
(1) directs the Secretary of Defense to build healthy
relations between the civilian and military sectors, by
creating an environment where senior military leaders feel
free to offer independent advice to the civilian leadership
of the United States Government;
(2) emphasizes training and education programs for the
forces that have returned to the United States in order to
restore the United States Armed Forces to a high level of
readiness for global contingencies;
(3) provides sufficient funds to restore military equipment
to full functionality over the next 5 years; and
(4) assesses the full future budgetary impact of the war in
Iraq and its potential impact on--
(A) the future readiness of United States military forces;
(B) the ability of the United States Armed Forces to
recruit and retain high-quality personnel;
(C) needed investments in military procurement and in
research and development; and
(D) the budgets of other Federal agencies involved in the
stability and reconstruction effort in Iraq.

SEC. 1547. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON POLICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
IN IRAQ.

It shall be the policy of the United States to formulate
and implement with the Government of Iraq a plan, consistent
with the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, that--
(1) transfers the Iraqi National Police to the Ministry of
Defense, where the police commando units will become part of
the new Iraqi Army;
(2) transfers the Iraqi Border Police to the Ministry of
Defense, which would have total responsibility for border
control and external security;
(3) establishes greater responsibility for the Iraqi Police
Service to conduct criminal investigations and expands its
cooperation with other elements in the judicial system in
Iraq in order to better control crime and protect Iraqi
civilians;
(4) establishes a process of organizational transformation,
including efforts to expand the capability and reach of the
current major crime unit, to exert more authority over local
police forces, and to give sole authority to the Ministry of
the Interior to pay police salaries and disburse financial
support to local police;
(5) proceeds with efforts to identify, register, and
control the Facilities Protection Service;
(6) directs the Department of Defense to continue its
mission to train Iraqi National Police and the Iraqi Border
Police, which shall be placed within the Iraqi Ministry of
Defense;
(7) directs the Department of Justice to proceed with the
mission of training the police forces remaining under the
Ministry of the Interior;
(8) provides for funds from the Government of Iraq to
expand and upgrade communications equipment and motor
vehicles for the Iraqi Police Service;
(9) directs the Attorney General to lead the work of
organizational transformation in the Ministry of the Interior
and creates a strategic plan and standard administrative
procedures, codes of conduct, and operational measures for
Iraqis; and
(10) directs the Attorney General to establish courts,
train judges, prosecutors, and investigators, and create
strongly supported and funded institutions and practices in
Iraq to fight corruption.

SEC. 1548. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON OIL SECTOR IN IRAQ.

It shall be the policy of the United States to formulate
and implement with the Government of Iraq a plan, consistent
with the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, that--
(1) provides technical assistance in drafting legislation
to implement the February 27, 2007, agreement by Iraq's
Council of Ministers on principles for the equitable sharing
of oil resources and revenues;
(2) encourages the Government of Iraq to accelerate
contracting for the comprehensive oil well work-overs in the
southern fields needed to increase oil production, while
ensuring that the United States no longer funds such
infrastructure projects;
(3) supports the Iraqi military and private security forces
in their efforts to protect oil infrastructure and
contractors;
(4) implements metering at both ends of the oil supply line
to immediately improve accountability in the oil sector;
(5) in conjunction with the International Monetary Fund,
encourages the Government of Iraq to reduce subsidies in the
energy sector;
(6) encourages investment in Iraq's oil sector by the
international community and by international energy
companies;
(7) assists Iraqi leaders to reorganize the national oil
industry as a commercial enterprise, in order to enhance
efficiency, transparency, and accountability;
(8) encourages the Government of Iraq to post all oil
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the Internet so that Iraqis and outside observers can track
exports and export revenues;
(9) supports the efforts of the World Bank to ensure that
best practices are used in contracting; and
(10) provides technical assistance to the Ministry of Oil
for enhancing maintenance, improving the payments process,
managing cash flows, improving contracting and auditing, and
updating professional training programs for management and
technical personnel.

SEC. 1549. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON IMPROVING ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS IN IRAQ.

It shall be the policy of the United States to formulate
and implement a plan, consistent with the recommendations of
the Iraq Study Group, that--
(1) provides for the United States to take the lead in
funding assistance requests from the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees and other humanitarian agencies;
(2) creates a new Senior Advisor for Economic
Reconstruction in Iraq reporting to the President, with the
authority to bring interagency unity of effort to the policy,
budget, and implementation of economic reconstruction
programs in Iraq and the authority to serve as the principal
point of contact with United States partners in the overall
reconstruction effort;
(3) gives the chief of mission in Iraq the authority to
spend significant funds through a program structured along
the lines of the Commander's Emergency Response Program, with
the authority to rescind funding from programs and projects--
(A) in which the Government of Iraq is not demonstrating
effective partnership; or
(B) that do not demonstrate substantial progress toward
achievement of the milestones described in section 1551;
(4) authorizes and implements a more flexible security
assistance program for Iraq, breaking down the barriers to
effective interagency cooperation; and
(5) grants authority to merge United States assistance with
assistance from international donors and Iraqi participants
for the purpose of carrying out joint assistance projects.

SEC. 1550. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON BUDGET PREPARATION,
PRESENTATION, AND REVIEW.

It shall be the policy of the United States to formulate
and implement a plan, consistent with the recommendations of
the Iraq Study Group, that--
(1) directs the President to include the costs for the war
in Iraq in the annual budget request;
(2) directs the Secretary of State, the Secretary of
Defense, and the Director of National Intelligence to provide
United States military and civilian personnel in Iraq the
highest possible priority in obtaining professional language
proficiency and cultural training;
(3) directs the United States Government to provide for
long-term training for Federal agencies that participate in
complex stability operations like those in Iraq and
Afghanistan;
(4) creates training for United States Government personnel
to carry out civilian tasks associated with complex stability
operations; and
(5) directs the Director of National Intelligence and the
Secretary of Defense to devote greater analytic resources to
understanding the threats and sources of violence in Iraq and
institute immediate changes in the collection of data and
violence and the sources of violence to provide a more
accurate picture of events on the ground in Iraq.

SEC. 1551. CONDITIONS FOR CONTINUED UNITED STATES SUPPORT IN
IRAQ.

(a) In General.--It shall be the policy of the United
States to condition continued United States political,
military and economic support for Iraq upon the demonstration
by the Government of Iraq of sufficient political will and
the making of substantial progress toward achieving the
milestones described in subsection (b), and to base the
decision to transfer command and control over Iraqi security
forces units from the United States to Iraq in part upon such
factors.
(b) Milestones.--The milestones referred to in subsection
(a) are the following:
(1) Promptly establishing a fair process for considering
amendments to the constitution of Iraq that promote lasting
national reconciliation in Iraq.
(2) Enacting legislation or establishing other mechanisms
to revise the de-Baathification laws in Iraq to encourage the
employment in the Government of Iraq of qualified
professionals, irrespective of ethnic or political
affiliation, including ex-Baathists who were not leading
figures of the Saddam Hussein regime.
(3) Enacting legislation or establishing other binding
mechanisms to ensure the sharing of all Iraqi oil revenues
among all segments of Iraqi society in an equitable manner.
(4) Holding free and fair provincial elections in Iraq at
the earliest date practicable.
(5) Enacting legislation or establishing other mechanisms
to ensure the rights of women and the rights of all minority
communities in Iraq are protected.

SEC. 1552. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES
FORCES FROM IRAQ.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) with the implementation of the policies specified in
sections 1545 through 1551 and the engagement in the
increased diplomatic efforts specified in section 1544, and
as additional Iraqi brigades are being deployed, and subject
to unexpected developments in the security situation on the
ground, all United States combat brigades not necessary for
force protection could be redeployed from Iraq by the first
quarter of 2008, except for those that are essential for--
(A) protecting United States and coalition personnel and
infrastructure;
(B) training, equipping, and advising Iraqi forces;
(C) conducting targeted counterterrorism operations;
(D) search and rescue; and
(E) rapid reaction and special operations; and
(2) the redeployment should be implemented as part of a
comprehensive diplomatic, political, and economic strategy
that includes sustained engagement with Iraq's neighbors and
the international community for the purpose of working
collectively to bring stability to Iraq.

SEC. 1553. REPORT ON POLICY IMPLEMENTATION.

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the President shall
submit to Congress a report on the actions that have been
taken to implement the policies specified in sections 1544
through 1551.
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SA 2064. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Kyl) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 1023.

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