S.Amdt. 2062

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.