To modify the requirements on the Defense Science Board Review of Department of Defense policies and procedures for the acquisition of information technology.

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 2131. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2019 proposed by Mr. Levin (for himself and Mr. McCain) to
the amendment SA 2011 proposed by Mr. Nelson of Nebraska (for Mr.
Levin) 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; as follows:

At the end of section 1631(b), add the following:
(16) A program under which each member of the Armed Forces
who incurs a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress
disorder during service in the Armed Forces--
(A) is enrolled in the program; and
(B) receives, under the program, treatment and
rehabilitation meeting a standard of care such that each
individual who is a member of the Armed Forces who qualifies
for care under the program shall--
(i) be provided the highest quality of care possible based
on the medical judgment of qualified medical professionals in
facilities that most appropriately meet the specific needs of
the individual; and
(ii) be rehabilitated to the fullest extent possible using
the most up-to-date medical technology, medical
rehabilitation practices, and medical expertise available.
(17) A requirement that if a member of the Armed Forces
participating in a program established in accordance with
paragraph (16) believes that care provided to such
participant does not meet the standard of care specified in
subparagraph (B) of such paragraph, the Secretary of Defense
shall, upon request of the participant, provide to such
participant a referral to another Department of Defense or
Department of Veterans Affairs provider of medical or
rehabilitative care for a second opinion regarding the care
that would meet the standard of care specified in such
subparagraph.
(18) The provision of information by the Secretary of
Defense to members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain
injury or post-traumatic stress disorder and their families
about their rights with respect to the following:
(A) The receipt of medical and mental health care from the
Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(B) The options available to such members for treatment of
traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
(C) The options available to such members for
rehabilitation.
(D) The options available to such members for a referral to
a public or private provider of medical or rehabilitative
care.
(E) The right to administrative review of any decision with
respect to the provision of care by the Department of Defense
for such members.

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SA 2132. Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Craig, Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Brown, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Obama, Mr. Specter, Mr. Biden, Mr.
Tester, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Webb) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2011 proposed by Mr. Nelson of
Nebraska (for Mr. Levin) 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; as follows:

At the end of division A, add the following:

TITLE XVI--VETERANS MATTERS

SEC. 1601. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS EFFORTS IN THE REHABILITATION AND
REINTEGRATION OF VETERANS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURY.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Department of Veterans Affairs is a leader in the
field of traumatic brain injury care and coordination of such
care;
(2) the Department of Veterans Affairs should have the
capacity and expertise to provide veterans who have a
traumatic brain injury with patient-centered health care,
rehabilitation, and community integration services that are
comparable to or exceed similar care and services available
to persons with such injuries in the academic and private
sector;
(3) rehabilitation for veterans who have a traumatic brain
injury should be individualized, comprehensive, and
interdisciplinary with the goals of optimizing the
independence of such veterans and reintegrating them into
their communities;
(4) family support is integral to the rehabilitation and
community reintegration of veterans who have sustained a
traumatic brain injury, and the Department should provide the
families of such veterans with education and support;
(5) the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans
Affairs have made efforts

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to provide a smooth transition of medical care and
rehabilitative services to individuals as they transition
from the health care system of the Department of Defense to
that of the Department of Veterans Affairs, but more can be
done to assist veterans and their families in the continuum
of the rehabilitation, recovery, and reintegration of wounded
or injured veterans into their communities;
(6) in planning for rehabilitation and community
reintegration of veterans who have a traumatic brain injury,
it is necessary for the Department of Veterans Affairs to
provide a system for life-long case management for such
veterans; and
(7) in such system for life-long case management, it is
necessary to conduct outreach and to tailor specialized
traumatic brain injury case management and outreach for the
unique needs of veterans with traumatic brain injury who
reside in urban and non-urban settings.

SEC. 1602. INDIVIDUAL REHABILITATION AND COMMUNITY
REINTEGRATION PLANS FOR VETERANS AND OTHERS
WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section
1710B the following new section:

``Sec. 1710C. Traumatic brain injury: plans for
rehabilitation and reintegration into the community

``(a) Plan Required.--The Secretary shall, for each veteran
or member of the Armed Forces who receives inpatient or
outpatient rehabilitation care from the Department for a
traumatic brain injury--
``(1) develop an individualized plan for the rehabilitation
and reintegration of such individual into the community; and
``(2) provide such plan in writing to such individual
before such individual is discharged from inpatient care,
following transition from active duty to the Department for
outpatient care, or as soon as practicable following
diagnosis.
``(b) Contents of Plan.--Each plan developed under
subsection (a) shall include, for the individual covered by
such plan, the following:
``(1) Rehabilitation objectives for improving the physical,
cognitive, and vocational functioning of such individual with
the goal of maximizing the independence and reintegration of
such individual into the community.
``(2) Access, as warranted, to all appropriate
rehabilitative components of the traumatic brain injury
continuum of care.
``(3) A description of specific rehabilitative treatments
and other services to achieve the objectives described in
paragraph (1), which description shall set forth the type,
frequency, duration, and location of such treatments and
services.
``(4) The name of the case manager designated in accordance
with subsection (d) to be responsible for the implementation
of such plan.
``(5) Dates on which the effectiveness of the plan will be
reviewed in accordance with subsection (f).
``(c) Comprehensive Assessment.--
``(1) In general.--Each plan developed under subsection (a)
shall be based upon a comprehensive assessment, developed in
accordance with paragraph (2), of--
``(A) the physical, cognitive, vocational, and
neuropsychological and social impairments of such individual;
and
``(B) the family education and family support needs of such
individual after discharge from inpatient care.
``(2) Formation.--The comprehensive assessment required
under paragraph (1) with respect to an individual is a
comprehensive assessment of the matters set forth in that
paragraph by a team, composed by the Secretary for purposes
of the assessment from among, but not limited to, individuals
with expertise in traumatic brain injury, including the
following:
``(A) A neurologist.
``(B) A rehabilitation physician.
``(C) A social worker.
``(D) A neuropsychologist.
``(E) A physical therapist.
``(F) A vocational rehabilitation specialist.
``(G) An occupational therapist.
``(H) A speech language pathologist.
``(I) A rehabilitation nurse.
``(J) An educational therapist.
``(K) An audiologist.
``(L) A blind rehabilitation specialist.
``(M) A recreational therapist.
``(N) A low vision optometrist.
``(O) An orthotist or prostetist.
``(P) An assistive technologist or rehabilitation engineer.
``(Q) An otolaryngology physician.
``(R) A dietician.
``(S) An opthamologist.
``(T) A psychiatrist.
``(d) Case Manager.--(1) The Secretary shall designate a
case manager for each individual described in subsection (a)
to be responsible for the implementation of the plan, and
coordination of such care, required by such subsection for
such individual.
``(2) The Secretary shall ensure that such case manager has
specific expertise in the care required by the individual to
whom such case manager is designated, regardless of whether
such case manager obtains such expertise through experience,
education, or training.
``(e) Participation and Collaboration in Development of
Plans.--(1) The Secretary shall involve each individual
described in subsection (a), and the family or legal guardian
of such individual, in the development of the plan for such
individual under that subsection to the maximum extent
practicable.
``(2) The Secretary shall collaborate in the development of
a plan for an individual under subsection (a) with a State
protection and advocacy system if--
``(A) the individual covered by such plan requests such
collaboration; or
``(B) in the case such individual is incapacitated, the
family or guardian of such individual requests such
collaboration.
``(3) In the case of a plan required by subsection (a) for
a member of the Armed Forces who is on active duty, the
Secretary shall collaborate with the Secretary of Defense in
the development of such plan.
``(4) In developing vocational rehabilitation objectives
required under subsection (b)(1) and in conducting the
assessment required under subsection (c), the Secretary shall
act through the Under Secretary for Health in coordination
with the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service of
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
``(f) Evaluation.--
``(1) Periodic review by secretary.--The Secretary shall
periodically review the effectiveness of each plan developed
under subsection (a). The Secretary shall refine each such
plan as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of such
review.
``(2) Request for review by veterans.--In addition to the
periodic review required by paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall conduct a review of the plan of a veteran under
paragraph (1) at the request of such veteran, or in the case
that such veteran is incapacitated, at the request of the
guardian or the designee of such veteran.
``(g) State Designated Protection and Advocacy System
Defined.--In this section, the term `State protection and
advocacy system' means a system established in a State under
subtitle C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and
Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.) to
protect and advocate for the rights of persons with
development disabilities.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1710B the following new
item:

``1710C. Traumatic brain injury: plans for rehabilitation and
reintegration into the community.''.

SEC. 1603. USE OF NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
FACILITIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF REHABILITATION
AND COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION PLANS FOR TRAUMATIC
BRAIN INJURY.

(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section
1710C, as added by section 1602 of this Act, the following
new section:

``Sec. 1710D. Traumatic brain injury: use of non-Department
facilities for rehabilitation

``(a) In General.--Subject to section 1710(a)(4) of this
title and subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall
provide rehabilitative treatment or services to implement a
plan developed under section 1710C of this title at a non-
Department facility with which the Secretary has entered into
an agreement for such purpose, to an individual--
``(1) who is described in section 1710C(a) of this title;
and
``(2)(A) to whom the Secretary is unable to provide such
treatment or services at the frequency or for the duration
prescribed in such plan; or
``(B) for whom the Secretary determines that it is optimal
with respect to the recovery and rehabilitation of such
individual .
``(b) Standards.--The Secretary may not provide treatment
or services as described in subsection (a) at a non-
Department facility under such subsection unless such
facility maintains standards for the provision of such
treatment or services established by an independent, peer-
reviewed organization that accredits specialized
rehabilitation programs for adults with traumatic brain
injury.
``(c) Authorities of State Protection and Advocacy
Systems.--With respect to the provision of rehabilitative
treatment or services described in subsection (a) in a non-
Department facility, a State designated protection and
advocacy system established under subtitle C of the
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act
of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.) shall have the authorities
described under such subtitle.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1710C, as added by section
1602 of this Act, the following new item:

``1710D. Traumatic brain injury: use of non-Department facilities for
rehabilitation.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1710(a)(4) of such title
is amended by inserting ``the requirement in section 1710D of
this title that the Secretary provide certain rehabilitative
treatment or services,'' after ``extended care services,''.

SEC. 1604. RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CLINICAL CARE PROGRAM ON
SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

(a) Program Required.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title
38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section
7330 the following new section:

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``Sec. 7330A. Severe traumatic brain injury research,
education, and clinical care program

``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary shall establish a
program on research, education, and clinical care to provide
intensive neuro-rehabilitation to veterans with a severe
traumatic brain injury, including veterans in a minimally
conscious state who would otherwise receive only long-term
residential care.
``(b) Collaboration Required.--The Secretary shall
establish the program required by subsection (a) in
collaboration with the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury
Center and other relevant programs of the Federal Government
(including other Centers of Excellence).
``(c) Education Required.--As part of the program required
by subsection (a), the Secretary shall, in collaboration with
the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center and any other
relevant programs of the Federal Government (including other
Centers of Excellence), conduct educational programs on
recognizing and diagnosing mild and moderate cases of
traumatic brain injury.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of fiscal years
2008 through 2012, $10,000,000 to carry out the program
required by subsection (a).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 73 is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 7330 the following new item:

``7330A. Severe traumatic brain injury research, education, and
clinical care program.''.
(c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall submit to Congress a report on the research to be
conducted under the program required by section 7330A of
title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).

SEC. 1605. PILOT PROGRAM ON ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES FOR
VETERANS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

(a) Pilot Program.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall, in collaboration with the Defense and Veterans
Brain Injury Center, carry out a pilot program to assess the
effectiveness of providing assisted living services to
eligible veterans to enhance the rehabilitation, quality of
life, and community integration of such veterans.
(b) Duration of Program.--The pilot program shall be
carried out during the five-year period beginning on the date
of the commencement of the pilot program.
(c) Program Locations.--
(1) In general.--The pilot program shall be carried out at
locations selected by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot
program. Of the locations so selected--
(A) at least one shall be in each health care region of the
Veterans Health Administration that contains a polytrauma
center of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(B) any other locations shall be in areas that contain high
concentrations of veterans with traumatic brain injury, as
determined by the Secretary.
(2) Special consideration for veterans in rural areas.--
Special consideration shall be given to provide veterans in
rural areas with an opportunity to participate in the pilot
program.
(d) Provision of Assisted Living Services.--
(1) Agreements.--In carrying out the pilot program, the
Secretary may enter into agreements for the provision of
assisted living services on behalf of eligible veterans with
a provider participating under a State plan or waiver under
title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
(2) Standards.--The Secretary may not place, transfer, or
admit a veteran to any facility for assisted living services
under this program unless the Secretary determines that the
facility meets such standards as the Secretary may prescribe
for purposes of the pilot program. Such standards shall, to
the extent practicable, be consistent with the standards of
Federal, State, and local agencies charged with the
responsibility of licensing or otherwise regulating or
inspecting such facilities.
(e) Continuation of Case Management and Rehabilitation
Services.--In carrying the pilot program under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall continue to provide each veteran who
is receiving assisted living services under the pilot program
with rehabilitative services and shall designate Department
health-care employees to furnish case management services for
veterans participating in the pilot program.
(f) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the
completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit
to the congressional veterans affairs committees a report on
the pilot program.
(2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A description of the pilot program.
(B) An assessment of the utility of the activities under
the pilot program in enhancing the rehabilitation, quality of
life, and community reintegration of veterans with traumatic
brain injury.
(C) Such recommendations as the Secretary considers
appropriate regarding the extension or expansion of the pilot
program.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``assisted living services'' means services of
a facility in providing room, board, and personal care for
and supervision of residents for their health, safety, and
welfare.
(2) The term ``case management services'' includes the
coordination and facilitation of all services furnished to a
veteran by the Department of Veterans Affairs, either
directly or through contract, including assessment of needs,
planning, referral (including referral for services to be
furnished by the Department, either directly or through a
contract, or by an entity other than the Department),
monitoring, reassessment, and followup.
(3) The term ``congressional veterans affairs committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
(4) The term ``eligible veteran'' means a veteran who--
(A) is enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs
health care system;
(B) has received treatment for traumatic brain injury from
the Department of Veterans Affairs;
(C) is unable to manage routine activities of daily living
without supervision and assistance; and
(D) could reasonably be expected to receive ongoing
services after the end of the pilot program under this
section under another government program or through other
means.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
carry out this section, $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2008 through 2013.

SEC. 1606. RESEARCH ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

(a) Inclusion of Research on Traumatic Brain Injury Under
Ongoing Research Programs.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall, in carrying out research programs and activities under
the provisions of law referred to in subsection (b), ensure
that such programs and activities include research on the
sequelae of mild to severe forms of traumatic brain injury,
including--
(1) research on visually-related neurological conditions;
(2) research on seizure disorders;
(3) research on means of improving the diagnosis,
rehabilitative treatment, and prevention of such sequelae;
(4) research to determine the most effective cognitive and
physical therapies for the sequelae of traumatic brain
injury; and
(5) research on dual diagnosis of post-traumatic stress
disorder and traumatic brain injury.
(b) Research Authorities.--The provisions of law referred
to in this subsection are the following:
(1) Section 3119 of title 38, United States Code, relating
to rehabilitation research and special projects.
(2) Section 7303 of such title, relating to research
programs of the Veterans Health Administration.
(3) Section 7327 of such title, relating to research,
education, and clinical activities on complex multi-trauma
associated with combat injuries.
(c) Collaboration.--In carrying out the research required
by subsection (a), the Secretary shall collaborate with
facilities that--
(1) conduct research on rehabilitation for individuals with
traumatic brain injury; and
(2) receive grants for such research from the National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the
Department of Education.
(d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives a report describing in comprehensive detail
the research to be carried out pursuant to subsection (a).

SEC. 1607. AGE-APPROPRIATE NURSING HOME CARE.

(a) Finding.--Congress finds that young veterans who are
injured or disabled through military service and require
long-term care should have access to age-appropriate nursing
home care.
(b) Requirement To Provide Age-Appropriate Nursing Home
Care.--Section 1710A of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection (c):
``(c) The Secretary shall ensure that nursing home care
provided under subsection (a) is provided in an age-
appropriate manner.''.

SEC. 1608. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH CARE
FOR COMBAT SERVICE IN THE PERSIAN GULF WAR OR
FUTURE HOSTILITIES.

Section 1710(e)(3)(C) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``5 years''.

SEC. 1609. MENTAL HEALTH: SERVICE-CONNECTION STATUS AND
EVALUATIONS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS.

(a) Presumption of Service-Connection of Mental Illness for
Certain Veterans.--Section 1702 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``psychosis'' and inserting ``mental
illness''; and
(2) in the heading, by striking ``psychosis'' and inserting
``mental illness''.
(b) Provision of Mental Health Evaluations for Certain
Veterans.--Upon the request of a veteran described in section
1710(e)(3)(C) of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary
shall provide to such veteran a

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preliminary mental health evaluation as soon as practicable,
but not later than 30 days after such request.

SEC. 1610. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR FURNISHING
OUTPATIENT DENTAL SERVICES TO VETERANS WITH A
SERVICE-CONNECTED DENTAL CONDITION OR
DISABILITY.

Section 1712(a)(1)(B)(iv) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended by striking ``90-day'' and inserting ``180-day''.

SEC. 1611. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON PREVENTING VETERANS AT-
RISK OF HOMELESSNESS FROM BECOMING HOMELESS.

(a) Demonstration Program.--The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall carry out a demonstration program for the
purpose of--
(1) identifying members of the Armed Forces on active duty
who are at risk of becoming homeless after they are
discharged or released from active duty; and
(2) providing referral, counseling, and supportive
services, as appropriate, to help prevent such members, upon
becoming veterans, from becoming homeless.
(b) Program Locations.--The Secretary shall carry out the
demonstration program in at least three locations.
(c) Identification Criteria.--In developing and
implementing the criteria to identify members of the Armed
Forces, who upon becoming veterans, are at-risk of becoming
homeless, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall consult
with the Secretary of Defense and such other officials and
experts as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(d) Contracts.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter
into contracts to provide the referral, counseling, and
supportive services required under the demonstration program
with entities or organizations that meet such requirements as
the Secretary may establish.
(e) Sunset.--The authority of the Secretary under
subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2011.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated $2,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of this section.

SEC. 1612. CLARIFICATION OF PURPOSE OF THE OUTREACH SERVICES
PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) Clarification of Inclusion of Members of the National
Guard and Reserve in Program.--Subsection (a)(1) of section
6301 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting
``, or from the National Guard or Reserve,'' after ``active
military, naval, or air service''.
(b) Definition of Outreach.--Subsection (b) of such section
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs
(2) and (3), respectively; and
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph (1):
``(1) the term `outreach' means the act or process of
reaching out in a systematic manner to proactively provide
information, services, and benefits counseling to veterans,
and to the spouses, children, and parents of veterans who may
be eligible to receive benefits under the laws administered
by the Secretary, to ensure that such individuals are fully
informed about, and assisted in applying for, any benefits
and programs under such laws;''.
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SA 2133. Mr. McCAIN 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 F of title VI, add the following:

SEC. 683. MODIFICATION OF AMOUNT OF BACK PAY FOR MEMBERS OF
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SELECTED FOR PROMOTION
WHILE INTERNED AS PRISONERS OF WAR DURING WORLD
WAR II TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT CHANGES IN CONSUMER
PRICE INDEX.

(a) Modification.--Section 667(c) of the Floyd D. Spence
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as
enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-170)
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) The amount determined for a person under paragraph
(1) shall be increased to reflect increases in cost of living
since the basic pay referred to in paragraph (1)(B) was paid
to or for that person, calculated on the basis of the
Consumer Price Index (all items--United States city average)
published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.''.
(b) Recalculation of Previous Payments.--In the case of any
payment of back pay made to or for a person under section 667
of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2001 before the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall--
(1) recalculate the amount of back pay to which the person
is entitled by reason of the amendment made by subsection
(a); and
(2) if the amount of back pay, as so recalculated, exceeds
the amount of back pay so paid, pay the person, or the
surviving spouse of the person, an amount equal to the
excess.
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SA 2134. Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Menendez) 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 III, add the following:

SEC. 358. REPORTS ON SAFETY MEASURES AND ENCROACHMENT ISSUES
AT WARREN GROVE GUNNERY RANGE, NEW JERSEY.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States Air Force has 32 training sites in
the United States for aerial bombing and gunner training, of
which Warren Grove Gunnery Range functions in the densely
populated Northeast.
(2) A number of dangerous safety incidents caused by the
Air National Guard have repeatedly impacted the residents of
New Jersey, including the following:
(A) On May 15, 2007, a fire ignited during an Air National
Guard practice mission at Warren Grove Gunnery Range,
scorching 17,250 acres of New Jersey's Pinelands, destroying
5 houses, significantly damaging 13 others, and temporarily
displacing approximately 6,000 people from their homes in
sections of Ocean and Burlington Counties.
(B) In November 2004, an F-16 Vulcan cannon piloted by the
District of Columbia Air National Guard was more than 3 miles
off target when it blasted 1.5-inch steel training rounds
into the roof of the Little Egg Harbor Township Intermediate
School.
(C) In 2002, a pilot ejected from an F-16 aircraft just
before it crashed into the woods near the Garden State
Parkway, sending large pieces of debris onto the busy
highway.
(D) In 1999, a dummy bomb was dumped a mile off target from
the Warren Grove target range in the Pine Barrens, igniting a
fire that burned 12,000 acres of the Pinelands forest.
(E) In 1997, the pilots of F-16 aircraft uplifting from the
Warren Grove Gunnery Range escaped injury by ejecting from
their aircraft just before the planes collided over the ocean
near the north end of Brigantine. Pilot error was found to be
the cause of the collision.
(F) In 1986, a New Jersey Air National Guard jet fighter
crashed in a remote section of the Pine Barrens in Burlington
County, starting a fire that scorched at least 90 acres of
woodland.
(b) Semiannual Report on Safety Measures.--Not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of the Air Force
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on efforts made to provide the highest level of safety by all
of the military departments utilizing the Warren Grove
Gunnery Range.
(c) Joint Land Use Study on Encroachment at Warren Grove
Gunnery Range.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a joint
land use study on encroachment issues at Warren Grove Gunnery
Range.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated $250,000 for fiscal year 2008 to conduct
the joint use study under paragraph (1).
______

SA 2135. Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Salazar)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2011
proposed by Mr. Nelson of Nebraska (for Mr. Levin) 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; as follows:

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

SEC. 1218. JUSTICE FOR OSAMA BIN LADEN AND OTHER LEADERS OF
AL QAEDA.

(a) Enhanced Reward for Capture of Osama Bin Laden.--
Section 36(e)(1) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708e)(1)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new sentence: ``The Secretary shall
authorize a reward of $50,000,000 for the capture, or
information leading to the capture, of Osama bin Laden.''.
(b) Status of Efforts To Bring Osama Bin Laden and Other
Leaders of Al Qaeda to Justice.--
(1) Reports required.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days
thereafter, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Defense shall, in coordination with the Director of National
Intelligence, jointly submit to Congress a report on the
progress made in bringing Osama bin Laden and other leaders
of al Qaeda to justice.
(2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall
include, current as of the date of such report, the
following:
(A) An assessment of the likely current location of
terrorist leaders, including Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-
Zawahiri, and other key leaders of al Qaeda.

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(B) A description of ongoing efforts to bring to justice
such terrorist leaders, particularly those who have been
directly implicated in attacks in the United States and its
embassies.
(C) An assessment of whether the government of each country
assessed as a likely location of top leaders of al Qaeda has
fully cooperated in efforts to bring those leaders to
justice.
(D) A description of diplomatic efforts currently being
made to improve the cooperation of the governments described
in subparagraph (C).
(E) A description of the current status of the top
leadership of al Qaeda and the strategy for locating them and
bringing them to justice.
(F) An assessment of whether al Qaeda remains the terrorist
organization that poses the greatest threat to United States
interests, including the greatest threat to the territorial
United States.
(3) Form of report.--Each report submitted to Congress
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in a classified form,
and shall be accompanied by a report in unclassified form
that redacts the classified information in the report.
______

SA 2136. Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Ms. Collins) 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. TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR FAMILY
CAREGIVER PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANTS FOR VETERANS
AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH TRAUMATIC
BRAIN INJURY.

(a) Program on Training and Certification of Family
Caregiver Personal Care Attendants.--The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall establish a program on training and
certification of family caregivers of veterans and members of
the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury as personal care
attendants of such veterans and members.
(b) Location.--The program required by subsection (a) shall
be located in each of the polytrauma centers of the
Department of Veterans Affairs designated as a Tier I
polytrauma center.
(c) Training Curricula.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall,
in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, develop
curricula for the training of personal care attendants
described in subsection (a). Such curricula shall incorporate
applicable standards and protocols utilized by certification
programs of national brain injury care specialist
organizations.
(2) Use of existing curricula.--In developing the curricula
required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall, to the extent practicable, utilize and expand upon
training curricula developed pursuant to section 744(b) of
the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2308).
(d) Program Participation.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
determine the eligibility of a family member of a veteran or
member of the Armed Forces for participation in the program
required by subsection (a).
(2) Basis for determination.--A determination made under
paragraph (1) shall be based on the clinical needs of the
veteran or member of the Armed Forces concerned, as
determined by the physician of such veteran or member.
(e) Eligibility for Compensation.--A family caregiver of a
veteran or member of the Armed Forces who receives
certification as a personal care attendant under this section
shall be eligible for compensation from the Department of
Veterans Affairs for care provided to such veteran or member.
(f) Costs of Training.--
(1) Training of families of veterans.--Any costs of
training provided under the program under this section for
family members of veterans shall be borne by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs.
(2) Training of families of members of the armed forces.--
The Secretary of Defense shall reimburse the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs for any costs of training provided under the
program under this section for family members of members of
the Armed Forces. Amounts for such reimbursement shall be
derived from amounts available for Defense Health Program for
the TRICARE program.
(g) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to require or permit the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to deny reimbursement for health care services
provided to a veteran with a brain injury to a personal care
attendant who is not a family member of such veteran.
______

SA 2137. Mr. BINGAMAN 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 XI, add the following:

SEC. 1107. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF THE NUCLEAR
MISSIONS OF THE NAVY.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy shall carry out
a program to provide scholarships, fellowships, and grants
for pursuit of programs of education at institutions of
higher education that lead to degrees in engineering and
technical fields that are necessary for a workforce to
support the nuclear missions of the Navy.
(b) Elements.--The program under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) Merit-based scholarships for undergraduate study.
(2) Research fellowships for study the graduate level.
(3) Grants to support the establishment at 2-year public
institutions of higher education of programs of study and
training that lead to degrees in engineering and technical
fields that are necessary for a workforce to support the
nuclear missions of the Navy.
(4) Grants to increase the utilization of training,
research, and test reactors at institutions of higher
education.
(5) Any other elements that the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(c) Consultation.--In developing the program, the Secretary
shall consult with trade organizations, technical societies,
organized labor organizations, and other bodies having an
interest in the program.
(d) Report on Program.--Not later than January 31, 2008,
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
program under subsection (a), including a description of the
program and a statement of the funding required during fiscal
years 2009 through 2013 to carry out the program.
(e) Report on Workforce Requirements.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Energy shall jointly submit to Congress a report
on the requirements for a workforce to support the nuclear
missions of the Navy during the 10-year period beginning on
the date of the report.
(2) Elements.--The report shall address anticipated changes
to the nuclear missions of the Navy during the 10-year period
beginning on the date of the report, anticipated workforce
attrition, and retirement, and recruiting trends during that
period and knowledge retention programs within the Department
of Defense, the Department of Energy, the national
laboratories, and federally funded research facilities.
______

SA 2138. Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. Chambliss) 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 VI, add the following:

SEC. 673. EXPANSION OF PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION ELIGIBLE FOR
ACCELERATED PAYMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL.

(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 3014A of title
38, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (1)
and inserting the following new paragraph (1):
``(1) enrolled in--
``(A) an approved program of education that leads to
employment in a high technology occupation in a high
technology industry (as determined pursuant to regulations
prescribed by the Secretary); or
``(B) during the period beginning on October 1, 2007, and
ending on September 30, 2011, an approved program of
education lasting less than two years that (as so determined)
leads to employment in--
``(i) the transportation sector of the economy;
``(ii) the construction sector of the economy;
``(iii) the hospitality sector of the economy; or
``(iv) the energy sector of the economy; and''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Heading amendment.--The heading of such section is
amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 3014A. Accelerated payment of basic educational
assistance''.

(2) Clerical amendment.--The item relating to such section
in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 30 of
such title is amended to read as follows:
``3014A. Accelerated payment of basic educational assistance.''.
____

SA 2139. Mr. CORNYN 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

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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. IMPROVED HOUSING BENEFITS FOR DISABLED MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES AND EXPANDED BENEFITS FOR
VETERANS WITH SEVERE BURNS.

(a) Home Improvements and Structural Alterations for
Totally Disabled Members of the Armed Forces Before Discharge
or Release From the Armed Forces.--Section 1717 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(d)(1) In the case of a member of the Armed Forces who,
as determined by the Secretary, has a total disability
permanent in nature incurred or aggravated in the line of
duty in the active military, naval, or air service, the
Secretary may furnish improvements and structural alterations
for such member for such disability or as otherwise described
in subsection (a)(2) while such member is hospitalized or
receiving outpatient medical care, services, or treatment for
such disability if the Secretary determines that such member
is likely to be discharged or released from the Armed Forces
for such disability.
``(2) The furnishing of improvements and alterations under
paragraph (1) in connection with the furnishing of medical
services described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection
(a)(2) shall be subject to the limitation specified in the
applicable subparagraph.''.
(b) Specially Adapted Housing Assistance for Disabled
Veterans With Severe Burns.--Section 2101 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(E) The disability is due to a severe burn injury (as
determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the
Secretary).''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) by striking ``either'' and inserting ``any''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(C) The disability is due to a severe burn injury (as so
determined).''.
(c) Report on Specially Adapted Housing for Disabled
Veterans.--
(1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2007, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report
that contains an assessment of the adequacy of the
authorities available to the Secretary under law to assist
disabled veterans in acquiring--
(A) suitable housing units with special fixtures or movable
facilities required for their disabilities, and necessary
land therefor;
(B) such adaptations to their residences as are reasonably
necessary because of their disabilities; or
(C) residences already adapted with special features
determined by the Secretary to be reasonably necessary as a
result of their disabilities.
(2) Focus on particular disabilities.--The report required
by paragraph (1) shall pay particular attention to the needs
of veterans who have disabilities that are not described in
subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) of section 2101 of title 38,
United States Code.
(d) Eligibility of Disabled Veterans and Members of the
Armed Forces With Severe Burn Injuries for Automobiles and
Adaptive Equipment.--Section 3901(1) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``or
(iii)'' and inserting ``(iii), or (iv)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(iv) A severe burn injury (as determined pursuant to
regulations prescribed by the Secretary); or''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or (iii)'' and
inserting ``(iii), or (iv)''.
(e) Adapted Housing Assistance for Disabled Members of the
Armed Forces Residing Temporarily in Housing Owned by a
Family Member.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 2102A of title
38, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``In the case'';
(B) by striking ``disabled veteran who is described in
subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) of section 2101 of this title
and'' and inserting ``person described in paragraph (2)'';
(C) by striking ``such veteran's'' and inserting ``the
person's'';
(D) by striking ``the veteran'' and inserting ``the
person'';
(E) by striking ``the veteran's'' and inserting ``the
person's''; and
(F) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) A person described in this paragraph is--
``(A) a veteran who is described in subsection (a)(2) or
(b)(2) of section 2101 of this title; or
``(B) a member of the Armed Forces who--
``(i) has, as determined by the Secretary, a disability
permanent in nature described in subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2)
of section 2101 of this title that has incurred in the line
of duty in the active military, naval, or air service;
``(ii) is hospitalized or receiving outpatient medical
care, services, or treatment for such disability; and
``(iii) is likely to be discharged or released from the
Armed Forces for such disability.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Such section is further
amended--
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ``veteran'' both places
it appears and inserting ``person with a disability''; and
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ``veteran'' and
inserting ``person''.
(3) Report on assistance for disabled veterans and members
of the armed forces who reside in housing owned by family
member on permanent basis.--Not later than December 31, 2007,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives a report on the advisability of providing
assistance under section 2102A of title 38, United States
Code, to veterans and members of the Armed Forces described
in subsection (a) of such section, as amended by paragraph
(1) of this subsection, who reside with family members on a
permanent basis.
______

SA 2140. Mr. CORNYN 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. __. PERIODS OF ADMISSION.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Secure
Border Crossing Card Entry Act of 2007''.
(b) Periods of Admission.--Section 214(a)(2) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(a)(2)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(C)(i) Except as provided under clauses (ii) and (iii),
the initial period of admission to the United States of an
alien who possesses a valid machine-readable biometric border
crossing identification card issued by a consular officer,
has successfully completed required background checks, and is
admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under section
101(a)(15)(B) at a port of entry at which such card is
processed through a machine reader, shall not be short than
the initial period of admission granted to any other alien
admitted to the United States under section 101(a)(15)(B).
``(ii) The Secretary of Homeland Security may prescribe, by
regulation, the length of the initial period of admission
described in clause (i), which period shall be--
``(I) a minimum of 6 months; or
``(II) the length of time provided for under clause (iii)
``(iii) The Secretary may, on a case-by-case basis, provide
for a period of admission that is shorter or longer than the
initial period described in clause (ii)(I) if the Secretary
finds good cause for such action.
``(iv) An alien who possesses a valid machine-readable
biometric border crossing identification card may not be
admitted to the United States for the period of admission
specified under clause (i) or granted extensions of such
period of admission if--
``(I) the alien previously violated the terms and
conditions of the alien's nonimmigrant status;
``(II) the alien is inadmissible as a nonimmigrant; or
``(III) the alien's border crossing card has not been
processed through a machine reader at the United States port
of entry or land border at which the person seeks admission
to the United States.''.
(c) Rulemaking.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall promulgate regulations to carry out the amendment made
by subsection (b).
(2) Waiver of apa.--In promulgating regulations under
paragraph (1), the Secretary may waive any provision of
chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as
the ``Administrative Procedure Act'') or any other law
relating to rulemaking if the Secretary determines that
compliance with such provision would impede the timely
implementation of this Act.
______

SA 2141. Mr. CORNYN 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. __. INTERNATIONAL COMMUTERS.

(a) H-1A Temporary Workers.--Section 101(a)(15)(H) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)) is
amended by striking ``(H) an alien (i) (b)'' and inserting
the following:

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``(H) an alien--
``(i)(a) who--

``(aa) continuously maintains a residence at which the
alien is actually domiciled outside the United States, which
the alien has no intention of abandoning;
``(bb) is coming temporarily to the United States to
perform temporary work of a seasonal nature, not to exceed
more than 10 months in any calendar year;
``(cc) commutes each business day, across the international
border of the United States, to work in a full-time position
with a qualified United States employer; and
``(dd) returns, across such border, to his or her foreign
residence at the conclusion of each business day, or

``(b)''.
(b) Temporary Labor Certification.--Section 214(c)(1) of
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(1)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(c)(1)'';
(2) by striking ``For purposes of this subsection'' and
inserting the following:
``(B) For purposes of this subsection with respect to
nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(a)
(referred to in this subparagraph as `H-1A temporary
workers'), the term `appropriate agencies of the Government'
means the Department of Labor. Before filing a petition with
the Secretary of Homeland Security for an H-1A temporary
worker, the employer shall apply for a temporary labor
certification with the Secretary of Labor, which shall inform
the Secretary of Homeland Security whether--
``(i) United States workers capable of performing the
temporary services or labor are available; and
``(ii) the alien's employment would adversely affect the
wages and working conditions of similarly employed United
States workers.
``(C) For purposes of this subsection''.
(c) Numerical Limitations.--Section 214(g) of such Act is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively;
(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated,
the following:
``(A) under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(a) may not exceed
90,000;''; and
(C) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated, by striking
``or'' and inserting ``and'';
(2) in paragraphs (5), (7), and (8), by striking
``paragraph (1)(A)'' each place it appears and inserting
``paragraph (1)(B)''; and
(3) in paragraphs (9) and (10), by striking ``paragraph
(1)(B)'' each place it appears and inserting ``paragraph
(1)(C)''.
(d) Period of Authorized Admission.--Section 214(g)(4) of
such Act is amended to read as follows:
``(4)(A) The period of authorized admission for an alien
who is provided nonimmigrant status under section
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(a) may not exceed 3 years.
``(B) The period of authorized admission for an alien who
is provided nonimmigrant status under section
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) may not exceed 6 years.''.
______

SA 2142. Mr. CORNYN 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. __. LIMITATION ON LANDOWNER'S LIABILITY.

Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1357) is amended by inserting after subsection (g) the
following:
``(h) Indemnity for Actions of Law Enforcement Officers.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law and subject to appropriations, an owner of land located
within 100 miles of the international land border of the
United States may seek reimbursement from the Department of
Homeland Security for any adverse final tort judgment for
negligence (excluding attorneys' fees and costs) authorized
under the Federal or State tort law, arising directly from
such border security activity if--
``(A) such owner has been found negligent by a Federal or
State court in any tort litigation;
``(B) such owner has not already been reimbursed for the
final tort judgment, including outstanding attorney's fees
and costs;
``(C) such owner did not have or does not have sufficient
property insurance to cover the judgment and have had an
insurance claim for such coverage denied; and
``(D) such tort action was brought as a direct result of
activity of law enforcement officers of the Department of
Homeland Security, acting in their official capacity, on the
owner's land.
``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection--
``(A) the term `land' includes roads, water, watercourses,
and private ways, and buildings, structures, machinery and
equipment that is attached to real property; and
``(B) the term `owner' includes the possessor of a fee
interest, a tenant, lessee, occupant, the possessor of any
other interest in land, or any person having a right to grant
permission to use the land.
``(3) Exceptions.--Nothing in this subsection may be
construed to limit landowner liability which would otherwise
exist for--
``(A) willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against
a known dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity
likely to cause harm;
``(B) maintaining an attractive nuisance;
``(C) gross negligence; or
``(D) direct interference with, or hindrance of, any agent
or officer of the Federal Government who is authorized to
enforce the immigration laws of the United States during--
``(i) a patrol of such landowner's land; or
``(ii) any action taken to apprehend or detain any alien
attempting to enter the United States illegally or evade
execution of an arrest warrant for a violation of any
immigration law.
``(4) Savings provision.--Nothing in this subsection may be
construed to affect any right or remedy available pursuant to
the Federal Tort Claims Act.''.
______

SA 2143. Mr. CORNYN 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 activiites 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. __. EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISAS.

(a) Recapture of Unused Employment-Based Immigrant Visas.--
Section 106(d) of the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-
first Century Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-313; 8 U.S.C. 1153
note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``1996, 1997,'' after ``available in
fiscal year'';
(B) by striking ``be available'' and all that follows and
inserting the following: ``be available only to--
``(A) employment-based immigrants under paragraphs (1) and
(2) of section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1153(b));
``(B) the family members accompanying or following to join
such employment-based immigrants under section 203(d) of such
Act; and
``(C) those immigrant workers who had petitions approved
based on Schedule A under section 656.5 of title 20, Code of
Federal Regulations, as promulgated by the Secretary of
Labor.''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``1996, 1997, and''
after ``available in fiscal years''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by amending clause (ii) to read as
follows:
``(ii) Distribution of visas.--The total number of visas
made available under paragraph (1) from unused visas from
fiscal years 1996 and 1997 shall be distributed equally
between--
``(I) immigrant workers with approved petitions based on
Schedule A (as described in paragraph (1)(C)); and
``(II) employment-based immigrants under paragraphs (1) and
(2) of section 203(b) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act.''.
(b) H-1B Visa Availability.--Section 214(g) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
(A) in clause (vi), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (ix); and
(C) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
``(vii) 65,000 in each of fiscal years 2004 through 2006;
``(viii) 115,000 in fiscal year 2007; and''; and
(2) in paragraph (4)--
(A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(4)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a nonimmigrant
who has an approved petition for an immigrant visa under
paragraph (1) or (2) of section 203(b) if at least 180 days
have elapsed since the filing an application for adjustment
of status under subsection (a), (k) or (i) of section 245
that has not been denied. The Secretary of Homeland may
extend the stay of such an alien in 1-year increments until a
final decision is made on the alien's application for
adjustment of status.''.
(c) Immigrant Visa Backlog Reduction.--Section 201(d) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d)) is
amended to read as follows:
``(d) Worldwide Level of Employment-Based Immigrants.--The
worldwide level of employment-based immigrants under this
subsection for a fiscal year is equal to the sum of--
``(1) 290,000; and
``(2) the difference between--
``(A) the maximum number of visas authorized to be issued
under this subsection during the previous fiscal year; and
``(B) the number of such visas issued during the previous
fiscal year.''.
(d) Retaining Immigrants Who Have Been Educated in the
United States.--Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(F) Aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree
from an accredited United States university.
``(G) Aliens who--

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``(i) have earned a master's or higher degree in science,
technology, engineering, or math; and
``(ii) have been working in the United States in a field
related to such degree in a nonimmigrant status during the 3-
year period preceding their application for an immigrant visa
under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 203(b).
``(H) Aliens who--
``(i) are described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section
203(b)(1); or
``(ii) have received a national interest waiver under
section 203(b)(2)(B).''.
______

SA 2144. Mr. SCHUMER 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 activiites 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 XIV, add the following:

SEC. 1408. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR DRUG INTERDICTION AND
COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO
AFGHANISTAN.

(a) Additional Amount for Drug Interdiction and Counter-
Drug Activities, Defense-Wide.--The amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 1405 for Drug Interdiction and
Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, is hereby increased by
$180,000,000.
(b) Availability.--Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 1405 for Drug Interdiction and
Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as increased by
subsection (a), $180,000,000 may be available for drug
interdiction and counterdrug activities with respect to
Afghanistan.
(c) Supplement Not Supplant.--The amount available under
subsection (b) for the purpose specified in that paragraph is
in addition to any other amounts available under this Act for
that purpose.
______

SA 2145. Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself and Ms. Collins)
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 activiites 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. TRANSITION OF MISSION OF UNITED STATES FORCES IN
IRAQ.

(a) In General.--Commencing as of the date of the enactment
of this Act, the President shall immediately begin the
transition of mission for all United States forces in Iraq.
(b) Transition of Mission.--United States forces in Iraq
shall be limited to--
(1) protecting United States personnel and infrastructure
in Iraq;
(2) continuing the training and equipping of Iraqi security
forces;
(3) securing Iraq's borders in order to halt and prevent
the influx of foreign and al Qaeda fighters into Iraq; and
(4) continuing the conduct of counterterrorism operations
against al Qaeda, al Qaeda-affiliated forces, and other
terrorist groups engaged in destabilization efforts in Iraq.
(c) Goal for Actions.--The goal of completing the
transition and redeployment of United States forces to a new
mission in accordance with this section shall be March 31,
2008, as outlined in the report of the Iraq Study Group.
______

SA 2146. Mr. BYRD (for himself, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Sanders)
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. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY
FORCE AGAINST IRAQ.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against
Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243) authorized the
President to use force in Iraq for two limited purposes: to
defend the national security of the United States against the
continuing threat posed by Iraq; and to enforce all relevant
United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq.
(2) The Government of Iraq identified in the resolution has
been removed and no longer poses a threat to the national
security of the United States and has been replaced with a
democratically-elected government.
(3) The situation in Iraq in 2007 is vastly different than
it was in 2002, and involves an internal sectarian conflict
rather than a dictatorial regime hostile to the United
States.
(b) Expiration.--Section 3 of the Authorization for Use of
Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law
107-243; 116 Stat. 1501; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(d) Expiration.--
``(1) In general.--The authorization in subsection (a)
shall expire on October 11, 2007.
``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed as--
``(A) denying the United States Armed Forces the capacity
to act in self-defense or in protection of the United States
Embassy in Baghdad and its personnel;
``(B) precluding the President from withdrawing the United
States Armed Forces from Iraq at any time before October 11,
2007, if circumstances warrant;
``(C) precluding Congress by joint resolution from
directing such a withdrawal; or
``(D) preventing missions that are specifically permitted
in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2008.
``(e) New Authority.--In order to conduct military
operations in Iraq that do not relate to the withdrawal of
members of the United States Armed Forces after the date
specified in subsection (d)(1), the President shall be
required to request from Congress specific new authority, and
to articulate in detail the mission, strategy, and goals of a
continued United States military presence in Iraq.''.
(c) Availability of Funds for Safe and Orderly
Redeployment.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any funds made available by any Act for the Department of
Defense are immediately available for obligation and
expenditure to plan and execute a safe and orderly
redeployment of the United States Armed Forces from Iraq.
______

SA 2147. Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mr. Shelby) 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. AUTHORITY OF THE AIR UNIVERSITY TO CONFER
ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC DEGREES.

Section 9317(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(5) The degree of doctor of philosophy in strategic
studies upon graduates of the School of Advanced Airpower
Studies who fulfill the requirements for that degree in
manner consistent with the guidelines of the Department of
Education and the principles of the regional accrediting body
for Air University.
``(6) The degree of master of air, space, and cyberspace
studies upon graduates of Air University who fulfill the
requirements for that degree in a manner consistent with the
recommendations of the Department of Education and the
principles of the regional accrediting body for Air
University.
``(7) The degree of master of flight test engineering
science upon graduates of the Air Force Test Pilot School who
fulfill the requirements for that degree in a manner
consistent with the recommendations of the Department of
Education and the principles of the regional accrediting body
for Air University.''.
______

SA 2148. Mr. SESSIONS 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 III, add the following:

SEC. 358. AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO PROVIDE
SUPPORT FOR CERTAIN SPORTING EVENTS.

(a) Provision of Support.--Section 2564 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following
new paragraphs:
``(4) A sporting event sanctioned by the United States
Olympic Committee through the Paralympic Military Program.
``(5) Any national or international paralympic sporting
event (other than a sporting event described in paragraphs
(1) through (4))--
``(A) that--
``(i) is held in the United States or any of its
territories or commonwealths;
``(ii) is governed by the International Paralympic
Committee; and
``(iii) is sanctioned by the United States Olympic
Committee;
``(B) for which participation exceeds 100 amateur athletes;
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``(C) in which at least 25 percent of the athletes
participating in the sporting event are members or former
members of the armed forces who are participating in the
sporting event based upon an injury or wound incurred in the
line of duty in the armed force and veterans who are
participating in the sporting event based upon a service-
connected disability.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) Funding for Support of Certain Events.--(1) Amounts
for the provision of support for a sporting event described
in paragraph (4) or (5) of subsection (c) may be derived from
the Support for International Sporting Competitions, Defense
account established by section 5802 of the Omnibus
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (10 U.S.C. 2564 note),
notwithstanding any limitation under that section relating to
the availability of funds in such account for the provision
of support for international sporting competitions.
``(2) The total amount expended for any fiscal year to
provide support for sporting events described in subsection
(c)(5) may not exceed $1,000,000.''.
(b) Source of Funds.--Section 5802 of the Omnibus
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 (10 U.S.C. 2564 note)
is amended--
(1) by inserting after ``international sporting
competitions'' the following: ``and for support of sporting
competitions authorized under section 2564(c)(4) and (5), of
title 10, United States Code,''; and
(2) by striking ``45 days'' and inserting ``15 days''.
______

SA 2149. Mr. OBAMA (for himself and Mrs. Murray) 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. POSTDEPLOYMENT MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS
FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

Section 1074f(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking
``(or as soon as possible thereafter)'' and inserting ``, but
not later than 90 days after the redeployment of the member
and before a subsequent deployment of the member to an area
in which the system is in operation'';
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph (2):
``(2) The postdeployment examination of a member of the
armed forces required under paragraph (1) shall include a
comprehensive medical and mental health assessment of the
member conducted on an individualized basis and in person by
personnel qualified to conduct such examinations.''.
____

SA 2150. Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Coburn, and 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. SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN
RECONSTRUCTION.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A democratic, stable, and prosperous Afghanistan is
vital to the national security of the United States and to
combating international terrorism.
(2) Since the fall of the Taliban, the United States has
provided Afghanistan with over $20,000,000,000 in
reconstruction and security assistance. However, repeated and
documented incidents of waste, fraud, and abuse in the
utilization of these funds have undermined reconstruction
efforts.
(3) There is a stronger need for vigorous oversight of
spending by the United States on reconstruction programs and
projects in Afghanistan.
(4) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) and
departmental Inspectors General provide valuable information
on such activities.
(5) The congressional oversight process requires more
timely reporting of reconstruction activities in Afghanistan
that encompasses the efforts of the Department of State, the
Department of Defense, and the United States Agency for
International Development and highlights specific acts of
waste, fraud, and abuse.
(6) One example of such successful reporting is provided by
the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
(SIGIR), which has met this objective in the case of Iraq.
(7) The establishment of a Special Inspector General for
Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) position using SIGIR as a
model will help achieve this objective in Afghanistan. This
position will help Congress and the American people to better
understand the challenges facing United States programs and
projects in that crucial country.
(8) It is a priority for Congress to establish a Special
Inspector General for Afghanistan position with similar
responsibilities and duties as the Special Inspector General
for Iraq Reconstruction. This new position will monitor
United States assistance to Afghanistan in the civilian and
security sectors, undertaking efforts similar to those of the
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction.
(b) Office of Inspector General.--There is hereby
established the Office of the Special Inspector General for
Afghanistan Reconstruction.
(c) Appointment of Inspector General; Removal.--
(1) Appointment.--The head of the Office of the Special
Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction is the
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (in
this section referred to as the ``Inspector General''), who
shall be appointed by the President.
(2) Qualifications.--The appointment of the Inspector
General shall be made solely on the basis of integrity and
demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial
analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or
investigations.
(3) Deadline for appointment.--The nomination of an
individual as Inspector General shall be made not later than
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(4) Removal.--The Inspector General shall be removable from
office in accordance with the provisions of section 3(b) of
the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
(5) Prohibition on political activities.--For purposes of
section 7324 of title 5, United States Code, the Inspector
General shall not be considered an employee who determines
policies to be pursued by the United States in the nationwide
administration of Federal law.
(6) Compensation.--The annual rate of basic pay of the
Inspector General shall be the annual rate of basic pay
provided for positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
(d) Supervision.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Inspector General shall report directly to, and be under the
general supervision of, the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Defense.
(2) Independence to conduct investigations and audits.--No
officer of the Department of Defense, the Department of
State, or the United States Agency for International
Development shall prevent or prohibit the Inspector General
from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or
investigation, or from issuing any subpoena during the course
of any audit or investigation.
(e) Duties.--
(1) Oversight of afghanistan reconstruction.--It shall be
the duty of the Inspector General to conduct, supervise, and
coordinate audits and investigations of the treatment,
handling, and expenditure of appropriated funds by the United
States Government, and of the programs, operations, and
contracts carried out utilizing such funds in Afghanistan in
order to prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse,
including--
(A) the oversight and accounting of the obligation and
expenditure of such funds;
(B) the monitoring and review of reconstruction activities
funded by such funds;
(C) the monitoring and review of contracts funded by such
funds;
(D) the monitoring and review of the transfer of such funds
and associated information between and among the departments,
agencies, and entities of the United States Government, and
private and nongovernmental entities;
(E) the maintenance of records on the use of such funds to
facilitate future audits and investigations of the use of
such funds;
(F) the monitoring and review of the effectiveness of
United States coordination with the Government of Afghanistan
and other donor countries in the implementation of the
Afghanistan Compact and the Afghanistan National Development
Strategy and the efficient utilization of funds for economic
reconstruction, social and political development, and
security assistance;
(G) the recovery of funds for the United States Government,
including instances of overpayments such as duplicate
payments or duplicate billing; and
(H) the investigation of any potential unethical or illegal
actions of Federal employees, contractors, or affiliated
entities and the referral of such reports, as necessary, to
the Department of Justice to ensure further investigations,
prosecutions, or remedies.
(2) Other duties related to oversight.--The Inspector
General shall establish, maintain, and oversee such systems,
procedures, and controls as the Inspector General considers
appropriate to discharge the duties under paragraph (1).
(3) Duties and responsibilities under inspector general act
of 1978.--In addition to the duties specified in paragraphs
(1) and (2), the Inspector General shall also have the duties
and responsibilities of inspectors general under the
Inspector General Act of 1978.
(4) Coordination of efforts.--In carrying out the duties,
and responsibilities, and authorities of the Inspector
General under this section, the Inspector General shall
coordinate with, and receive the cooperation of, each of the
following:

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(A) The Inspector General of the Department of State.
(B) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense.
(C) The Inspector General of the United States Agency for
International Development.
(f) Powers and Authorities.--
(1) Authorities under inspector general act of 1978.--In
carrying out the duties specified in subsection (e), the
Inspector General shall have the authorities provided in
section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978.
(2) Audit standards.--The Inspector General shall carry out
the duties specified in subsection (e)(1) in accordance with
section 4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978.
(g) Personnel, Facilities, and Other Resources.--
(1) Personnel.--The Inspector General may select, appoint,
and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary
for carrying out the duties of the Inspector General, subject
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service, and the provisions
of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title,
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
(2) Employment of experts and consultants.--The Inspector
General may obtain services as authorized by section 3109 of
title 5, United States Code, at daily rates not to exceed the
equivalent rate prescribed for grade GS-15 of the General
Schedule by section 5332 of such title.
(3) Contracting authority.--To the extent and in such
amounts as may be provided in advance by appropriations Acts,
the Inspector General may enter into contracts and other
arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other
services with public agencies and with private persons, and
make such payments as may be necessary to carry out the
duties of the Inspector General.
(4) Resources.--The Secretary of State shall provide the
Inspector General with appropriate and adequate office space
at appropriate United States Government locations in
Afghanistan, together with such equipment, office supplies,
and communications facilities and services as may be
necessary for the operation of such offices, and shall
provide necessary maintenance services for such offices and
the equipment and facilities located therein. The Secretary
of State shall not charge the Inspector General or employees
of the Office of the Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction for International Cooperative Administrative
Support Services.
(5) Assistance from federal agencies.--
(A) In general.--Upon request of the Inspector General for
information or assistance from any department, agency, or
other entity of the Federal Government, the head of such
entity shall, insofar as is practicable and not in
contravention of any existing law, furnish such information
or assistance to the Inspector General, or an authorized
designee.
(B) Reporting of refused assistance.--Whenever information
or assistance requested by the Inspector General is, in the
judgment of the Inspector General, unreasonably refused or
not provided, the Inspector General shall report the
circumstances to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
of State and the appropriate committees of Congress without
delay.
(h) Reports.--
(1) Quarterly reports.--Not later than 30 days after the
end of each fiscal-year quarter, the Inspector General shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
summarizing, for the period of that quarter and, to the
extent possible, the period from the end of such quarter to
the time of the submission of the report, the activities
during such period of the Inspector General, including a
summary of lessons learned, and summarizing the activities
under programs and operations funded with amounts
appropriated or otherwise made available for the
reconstruction of Afghanistan. Each report shall include, for
the period covered by such report, a detailed statement of
all obligations, expenditures, and revenues of the United
States Government associated with reconstruction and
rehabilitation activities in Afghanistan, including the
following information:
(A) Obligations and expenditures of appropriated funds.
(B) A project-by-project and program-by-program accounting
of the costs incurred to date for the reconstruction of
Afghanistan, together with the estimate of the costs to
complete each project and each program.
(C) Revenues attributable to or consisting of funds
provided by foreign nations or international organizations to
programs and projects funded by the United States Government,
and any obligations or expenditures of such revenues.
(D) Revenues attributable to or consisting of foreign
assets seized or frozen that contribute to programs and
projects funded by the United States Government, and any
obligations or expenditures of such revenues.
(E) Operating expenses of agencies or entities receiving
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the
reconstruction of Afghanistan.
(F) In the case of any contract, grant, agreement, or other
funding mechanism described in paragraph (2)--
(i) the amount of the contract, grant, agreement, or other
funding mechanism;
(ii) a brief discussion of the scope of the contract,
grant, agreement, or other funding mechanism;
(iii) a discussion of how the United States Government
entity or entities involved in the contract or grant
identified, and solicited offers from, potential contractors
or grantees to perform the contract or grant, together with a
list of the potential contractors or grantees that were
issued solicitations for the offers;
(iv) the justification and approval documents on which was
based the determination to use procedures other than
procedures that provide for full and open competition; and
(v) a description of any previous instances of wasteful and
fraudulent activities in Afghanistan by current or potential
contractors, subcontactors, or grantees and whether and how
they were held accountable.
(G) A description of any potential unethical or illegal
actions taken by Federal employees, contractors, or
affiliated entities in the course of reconstruction efforts.
(2) Covered contracts, grants, agreements, and funding
mechanisms.--A contract, grant, agreement, or other funding
mechanism described in this paragraph is any major contract,
grant, agreement, or other funding mechanism that is entered
into by the United States Government with any public or
private sector entity for any of the following purposes:
(A) To build or rebuild physical infrastructure of
Afghanistan.
(B) To establish or reestablish a political or societal
institution of Afghanistan.
(C) To provide products or services to the people of
Afghanistan.
(3) Semiannual report.--Not later than December 31, 2007,
and semiannually thereafter, the Inspector General shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
meeting the requirements of section 5 of the Inspector
General Act of 1978.
(4) Public transparency.--The Inspector General shall post
each report required under this subsection on a public and
searchable website not later than 7 days after the Inspector
General submits the report to the appropriate congressional
committees.
(5) Languages.--The Inspector General shall publish on a
publicly available Internet website each report under this
subsection in English and other languages that the Inspector
General determines are widely used and understood in
Afghanistan.
(6) Form.--Each report submitted under this subsection
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex as the Inspector General determines
necessary.
(7) Limitation on public disclosure of certain
information.--Nothing in this subsection shall be construed
to authorize the public disclosure of information that is--
(A) specifically prohibited from disclosure by any other
provision of law;
(B) specifically required by Executive order to be
protected from disclosure in the interest of national defense
or national security or in the conduct of foreign affairs; or
(C) a part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
(i) Waiver.--
(1) Authority.--The President may waive the requirement
under paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (h) for the
inclusion in a report under such paragraph of any element
otherwise provided for under such paragraph if the President
determines that the waiver is justified for national security
reasons.
(2) Notice of waiver.--The President shall publish a notice
of each waiver made under this subsection in the Federal
Register not later than the date on which the report required
under paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (h) is submitted to
the appropriate congressional committees. The report shall
specify whether waivers under this subsection were made and
with respect to which elements.
(j) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for
the reconstruction of afghanistan.--The term ``amounts
appropriated or otherwise made available for the
reconstruction of Afghanistan'' means--
(A) amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for
any fiscal year--
(i) to the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund;
(ii) to the program to assist the people of Afghanistan
established under section 1202(a)(2) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163;
119 Stat. 3455); and
(iii) to the Department of Defense for assistance for the
reconstruction of Afghanistan under any other provision of
law; and
(B) amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for
any fiscal year for Afghanistan reconstruction under the
following headings or for the following purposes:
(i) Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for
International Development.
(ii) Economic Support Fund.
(iii) International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement.
(iv) International Affairs Technical Assistance.
(v) Peacekeeping Operations.
(vi) Diplomatic and Consular Programs.
(vii) Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance.
(viii) Child Survival and Health.
(ix) Development Assistance.
(x) International Military Education and Training.
(xi) Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs.
(xii) Public Law 480 Title II Grants.
(xiii) International Disaster and Famine Assistance.
(xiv) Migration and Refugee Assistance.

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(xv) Operations of the Drug Enforcement Agency.
(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services,
Foreign Relations, and Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services,
Foreign Affairs, and Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives.
(3) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has
the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code.
(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008 from any unobligated balances of any expired
appropriation for the Department of Defense. These funds
shall remain available until expended.
(l) Termination.--
(1) In general.--The Office of the Special Inspector
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction shall terminate 10
months after 80 percent of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available for the reconstruction of
Afghanistan have been expended.
(2) Final accountability report.--The Inspector General
shall, prior to the termination of the Office of the Special
Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction under
paragraph (1), prepare and submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a final accountability report on all
referrals for the investigation of any potential unethical or
illegal actions of Federal employees, contractors, or
affiliated entities made to the Department of Justice or any
other United States law enforcement entity to ensure further
investigations, prosecutions, or remedies.
______

SA 2151. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Lieberman)
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 530, after line 18, insert the following:

DIVISION D--STUDY OF WARTIME TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PEOPLE

SEC. 4101. SHORT TITLE.

This division may be cited as the ``Wartime Treatment Study
Act''.

SEC. 4102. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) During World War II, the United States Government
deemed as ``enemy aliens'' more than 600,000 Italian-born and
300,000 German-born United States resident aliens and their
families and required them to carry Certificates of
Identification and limited their travel and personal property
rights. At that time, these groups were the 2 largest
foreign-born groups in the United States.
(2) During World War II, the United States Government
arrested, interned, or otherwise detained thousands of
European Americans, some remaining in custody for years after
cessation of World War II hostilities, and repatriated,
exchanged, or deported European Americans, including
American-born children, to European Axis nations, many to be
exchanged for Americans held in those nations.
(3) Pursuant to a policy coordinated by the United States
with Latin American nations, many European Latin Americans,
including German and Austrian Jews, were arrested, brought to
the United States, and interned. Many were later expatriated,
repatriated, or deported to European Axis nations during
World War II, many to be exchanged for Americans and Latin
Americans held in those nations.
(4) Millions of European Americans served in the armed
forces and thousands sacrificed their lives in defense of the
United States.
(5) The wartime policies of the United States Government
were devastating to the Italian American and German American
communities, individuals, and their families. The detrimental
effects are still being experienced.
(6) Prior to and during World War II, the United States
restricted the entry of Jewish refugees who were fleeing
persecution or genocide and sought safety in the United
States. During the 1930's and 1940's, the quota system,
immigration regulations, visa requirements, and the time
required to process visa applications affected the number of
Jewish refugees, particularly those from Germany and Austria,
who could gain admittance to the United States.
(7) The United States Government should conduct an
independent review to fully assess and acknowledge these
actions. Congress has previously reviewed the United States
Government's wartime treatment of Japanese Americans through
the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of
Civilians. An independent review of the treatment of German
Americans and Italian Americans and of Jewish refugees
fleeing persecution and genocide has not yet been undertaken.
(8) Time is of the essence for the establishment of
commissions, because of the increasing danger of destruction
and loss of relevant documents, the advanced age of potential
witnesses and, most importantly, the advanced age of those
affected by the United States Government's policies. Many who
suffered have already passed away and will never know of this
effort.

SEC. 4103. DEFINITIONS.

In this division:
(1) During world war ii.--The term ``during World War II''
refers to the period between September 1, 1939, through
December 31, 1948.
(2) European americans.--
(A) In general.--The term ``European Americans'' refers to
United States citizens and resident aliens of European
ancestry, including Italian Americans, German Americans,
Hungarian Americans, Romanian Americans, and Bulgarian
Americans.
(B) Italian americans.--The term ``Italian Americans''
refers to United States citizens and resident aliens of
Italian ancestry.
(C) German americans.--The term ``German Americans'' refers
to United States citizens and resident aliens of German
ancestry.
(3) European latin americans.--The term ``European Latin
Americans'' refers to persons of European ancestry, including
Italian or German ancestry, residing in a Latin American
nation during World War II.
(4) Latin american nation.--The term ``Latin American
nation'' refers to any nation in Central America, South
America, or the Caribbean.

TITLE I--COMMISSION ON WARTIME TREATMENT OF EUROPEAN AMERICANS

SEC. 4111. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ON WARTIME TREATMENT
OF EUROPEAN AMERICANS.

(a) In General.--There is established the Commission on
Wartime Treatment of European Americans (referred to in this
title as the ``European American Commission'').
(b) Membership.--The European American Commission shall be
composed of 7 members, who shall be appointed not later than
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act as follows:
(1) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
(2) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, in consultation with the minority
leader.
(3) Two members shall be appointed by the majority leader
of the Senate, in consultation with the minority leader.
(c) Terms.--The term of office for members shall be for the
life of the European American Commission. A vacancy in the
European American Commission shall not affect its powers, and
shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made.
(d) Representation.--The European American Commission shall
include 2 members representing the interests of Italian
Americans and 2 members representing the interests of German
Americans.
(e) Meetings.--The President shall call the first meeting
of the European American Commission not later than 120 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
(f) Quorum.--Four members of the European American
Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may
hold hearings.
(g) Chairman.--The European American Commission shall elect
a Chairman and Vice Chairman from among its members. The term
of office of each shall be for the life of the European
American Commission.
(h) Compensation.--
(1) In general.--Members of the European American
Commission shall serve without pay.
(2) Reimbursement of expenses.--All members of the European
American Commission shall be reimbursed for reasonable travel
and subsistence, and other reasonable and necessary expenses
incurred by them in the performance of their duties.

SEC. 4112. DUTIES OF THE EUROPEAN AMERICAN COMMISSION.

(a) In General.--It shall be the duty of the European
American Commission to review the United States Government's
wartime treatment of European Americans and European Latin
Americans as provided in subsection (b).
(b) Scope of Review.--The European American Commission's
review shall include the following:
(1) A comprehensive review of the facts and circumstances
surrounding United States Government actions during World War
II with respect to European Americans and European Latin
Americans pursuant to the Alien Enemies Acts (50 U.S.C. 21 et
seq.), Presidential Proclamations 2526, 2527, 2655, 2662, and
2685, Executive Orders 9066 and 9095, and any directive of
the United States Government pursuant to such law,
proclamations, or executive orders respecting the
registration, arrest, exclusion, internment, exchange, or
deportation of European Americans and European Latin
Americans. This review shall include an assessment of the
underlying rationale of the United States Government's
decision to develop related programs and policies, the
information the United States Government received or acquired
suggesting the related programs and policies were necessary,
the perceived benefit of enacting such programs and policies,
and the immediate and long-term impact of such programs and
policies on European Americans and European Latin Americans
and their communities.
(2) A comprehensive review of United States Government
action during World War II with respect to European Americans
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European Latin Americans pursuant to the Alien Enemies Acts
(50 U.S.C. 21 et seq.), Presidential Proclamations 2526,
2527, 2655, 2662, and 2685, Executive Orders 9066 and 9095,
and any directive of the United States Government pursuant to
such law, proclamations, or executive orders, including
registration requirements, travel and property restrictions,
establishment of restricted areas, raids, arrests,
internment, exclusion, policies relating to the families and
property that excludees and internees were forced to abandon,
internee employment by American companies (including a list
of such companies and the terms and type of employment),
exchange, repatriation, and deportation, and the immediate
and long-term effect of such actions, particularly
internment, on the lives of those affected. This review shall
include a list of--
(A) all temporary detention and long-term internment
facilities in the United States and Latin American nations
that were used to detain or intern European Americans and
European Latin Americans during World War II (in this
paragraph referred to as ``World War II detention
facilities'');
(B) the names of European Americans and European Latin
Americans who died while in World War II detention facilities
and where they were buried;
(C) the names of children of European Americans and
European Latin Americans who were born in World War II
detention facilities and where they were born; and
(D) the nations from which European Latin Americans were
brought to the United States, the ships that transported them
to the United States and their departure and disembarkation
ports, the locations where European Americans and European
Latin Americans were exchanged for persons held in European
Axis nations, and the ships that transported them to Europe
and their departure and disembarkation ports.
(3) A brief review of the participation by European
Americans in the United States Armed Forces including the
participation of European Americans whose families were
excluded, interned, repatriated, or exchanged.
(4) A recommendation of appropriate remedies, including how
civil liberties can be protected during war, or an actual,
attempted, or threatened invasion or incursion, an assessment
of the continued viability of the Alien Enemies Acts (50
U.S.C. 21 et seq.), and public education programs related to
the United States Government's wartime treatment of European
Americans and European Latin Americans during World War II.
(c) Field Hearings.--The European American Commission shall
hold public hearings in such cities of the United States as
it deems appropriate.
(d) Report.--The European American Commission shall submit
a written report of its findings and recommendations to
Congress not later than 18 months after the date of the first
meeting called pursuant to section 4111(e).

SEC. 4113. POWERS OF THE EUROPEAN AMERICAN COMMISSION.

(a) In General.--The European American Commission or, on
the authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or
member thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this title, hold such hearings and sit and act
at such times and places, and request the attendance and
testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books,
records, correspondence, memorandum, papers, and documents as
the Commission or such subcommittee or member may deem
advisable. The European American Commission may request the
Attorney General to invoke the aid of an appropriate United
States district court to require, by subpoena or otherwise,
such attendance, testimony, or production.
(b) Government Information and Cooperation.--The European
American Commission may acquire directly from the head of any
department, agency, independent instrumentality, or other
authority of the executive branch of the Government,
available information that the European American Commission
considers useful in the discharge of its duties. All
departments, agencies, and independent instrumentalities, or
other authorities of the executive branch of the Government
shall cooperate with the European American Commission and
furnish all information requested by the European American
Commission to the extent permitted by law, including
information collected under the Commission on Wartime and
Internment of Civilians Act (Public Law 96-317; 50 U.S.C.
App. 1981 note) and the Wartime Violation of Italian
Americans Civil Liberties Act (Public Law 106-451; 50 U.S.C.
App. 1981 note). For purposes of section 552a(b)(9) of title
5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Privacy Act of
1974''), the European American Commission shall be deemed to
be a committee of jurisdiction.

SEC. 4114. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

The European American Commission is authorized to--
(1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as
may be necessary, without regard to the provisions of title
5, United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates,
except that the compensation of any employee of the
Commission may not exceed a rate equivalent to the rate
payable under GS-15 of the General Schedule under section
5332 of such title;
(2) obtain the services of experts and consultants in
accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of such title;
(3) obtain the detail of any Federal Government employee,
and such detail shall be without reimbursement or
interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege;
(4) enter into agreements with the Administrator of General
Services for procurement of necessary financial and
administrative services, for which payment shall be made by
reimbursement from funds of the Commission in such amounts as
may be agreed upon by the Chairman of the Commission and the
Administrator;
(5) procure supplies, services, and property by contract in
accordance with applicable laws and regulations and to the
extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation
Acts; and
(6) enter into contracts with Federal or State agencies,
private firms, institutions, and agencies for the conduct of
research or surveys, the preparation of reports, and other
activities necessary to the discharge of the duties of the
Commission, to the extent or in such amounts as are provided
in appropriation Acts.

SEC. 4115. FUNDING.

Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Justice, $600,000 shall be available to carry
out this title.

SEC. 4116. SUNSET.

The European American Commission shall terminate 60 days
after it submits its report to Congress.

TITLE II--COMMISSION ON WARTIME TREATMENT OF JEWISH REFUGEES

SEC. 4121. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ON WARTIME TREATMENT
OF JEWISH REFUGEES.

(a) In General.--There is established the Commission on
Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees (referred to in this
title as the ``Jewish Refugee Commission'').
(b) Membership.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall be
composed of 7 members, who shall be appointed not later than
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act as follows:
(1) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
(2) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, in consultation with the minority
leader.
(3) Two members shall be appointed by the majority leader
of the Senate, in consultation with the minority leader.
(c) Terms.--The term of office for members shall be for the
life of the Jewish Refugee Commission. A vacancy in the
Jewish Refugee Commission shall not affect its powers, and
shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made.
(d) Representation.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall
include 2 members representing the interests of Jewish
refugees.
(e) Meetings.--The President shall call the first meeting
of the Jewish Refugee Commission not later than 120 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
(f) Quorum.--Four members of the Jewish Refugee Commission
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold
hearings.
(g) Chairman.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall elect a
Chairman and Vice Chairman from among its members. The term
of office of each shall be for the life of the Jewish Refugee
Commission.
(h) Compensation.--
(1) In general.--Members of the Jewish Refugee Commission
shall serve without pay.
(2) Reimbursement of expenses.--All members of the Jewish
Refugee Commission shall be reimbursed for reasonable travel
and subsistence, and other reasonable and necessary expenses
incurred by them in the performance of their duties.

SEC. 4122. DUTIES OF THE JEWISH REFUGEE COMMISSION.

(a) In General.--It shall be the duty of the Jewish Refugee
Commission to review the United States Government's refusal
to allow Jewish and other refugees fleeing persecution or
genocide in Europe entry to the United States as provided in
subsection (b).
(b) Scope of Review.--The Jewish Refugee Commission's
review shall cover the period between January 1, 1933,
through December 31, 1945, and shall include, to the greatest
extent practicable, the following:
(1) A review of the United States Government's decision to
deny Jewish and other refugees fleeing persecution or
genocide entry to the United States, including a review of
the underlying rationale of the United States Government's
decision to refuse the Jewish and other refugees entry, the
information the United States Government received or acquired
suggesting such refusal was necessary, the perceived benefit
of such refusal, and the impact of such refusal on the
refugees.
(2) A review of Federal refugee law and policy relating to
those fleeing persecution or genocide, including
recommendations for making it easier in the future for
victims of persecution or genocide to obtain refuge in the
United States.
(c) Field Hearings.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall
hold public hearings in such cities of the United States as
it deems appropriate.
(d) Report.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall submit a
written report of its findings and recommendations to
Congress not later than 18 months after the date of the first
meeting called pursuant to section 4121(e).

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SEC. 4123. POWERS OF THE JEWISH REFUGEE COMMISSION.

(a) In General.--The Jewish Refugee Commission or, on the
authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or member
thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions
of this title, hold such hearings and sit and act at such
times and places, and request the attendance and testimony of
such witnesses and the production of such books, records,
correspondence, memorandum, papers, and documents as the
Commission or such subcommittee or member may deem advisable.
The Jewish Refugee Commission may request the Attorney
General to invoke the aid of an appropriate United States
district court to require, by subpoena or otherwise, such
attendance, testimony, or production.
(b) Government Information and Cooperation.--The Jewish
Refugee Commission may acquire directly from the head of any
department, agency, independent instrumentality, or other
authority of the executive branch of the Government,
available information that the Jewish Refugee Commission
considers useful in the discharge of its duties. All
departments, agencies, and independent instrumentalities, or
other authorities of the executive branch of the Government
shall cooperate with the Jewish Refugee Commission and
furnish all information requested by the Jewish Refugee
Commission to the extent permitted by law, including
information collected as a result of the Commission on
Wartime and Internment of Civilians Act (Public Law 96-317;
50 U.S.C. App. 1981 note) and the Wartime Violation of
Italian Americans Civil Liberties Act (Public Law 106-451; 50
U.S.C. App. 1981 note). For purposes of section 552a(b)(9) of
title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Privacy
Act of 1974''), the Jewish Refugee Commission shall be deemed
to be a committee of jurisdiction.

SEC. 4124. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

The Jewish Refugee Commission is authorized to--
(1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as
may be necessary, without regard to the provisions of title
5, United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates,
except that the compensation of any employee of the
Commission may not exceed a rate equivalent to the rate
payable under GS-15 of the General Schedule under section
5332 of such title;
(2) obtain the services of experts and consultants in
accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of such title;
(3) obtain the detail of any Federal Government employee,
and such detail shall be without reimbursement or
interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege;
(4) enter into agreements with the Administrator of General
Services for procurement of necessary financial and
administrative services, for which payment shall be made by
reimbursement from funds of the Commission in such amounts as
may be agreed upon by the Chairman of the Commission and the
Administrator;
(5) procure supplies, services, and property by contract in
accordance with applicable laws and regulations and to the
extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation
Acts; and
(6) enter into contracts with Federal or State agencies,
private firms, institutions, and agencies for the conduct of
research or surveys, the preparation of reports, and other
activities necessary to the discharge of the duties of the
Commission, to the extent or in such amounts as are provided
in appropriation Acts.

SEC. 4125. FUNDING.

Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Justice, $600,000 shall be available to carry
out this title.

SEC. 4126. SUNSET.

The Jewish Refugee Commission shall terminate 60 days after
it submits its report to Congress.
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SA 2152. 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 A of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1008. REPORT ON UNDERFUNDING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR
HEALTH CARE FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE
ARMED FORCES ARE ENGAGED IN A MAJOR MILITARY
CONFLICT.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Pressure to reduce the amounts expended by the
Department of Defense for health care has contributed to many
of the current problems at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
(2) It is inappropriate to reduce the amounts expended by
the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans
Affairs for health care while members of the Armed Forces or
veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan require health
care as a consequence of such service.
(b) Report Required for Underfunding.--If the Armed Forces
are involved in a major military conflict when the President
submits to Congress the budget for a fiscal year under
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, and the
aggregate amount included in that budget for the Department
of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs for health
care for such fiscal year is less than the aggregate amount
provided by Congress for the Department of Defense and the
Department of Veterans Affairs for health care for such
preceding fiscal year, the President shall submit to Congress
a report on--
(1) the reasons for the determination that inclusion of a
lesser aggregate amount is in the national interest; and
(2) the anticipated effects of the inclusion of such lesser
aggregate amount on the access to and delivery of medical and
support services to members of the Armed Forces, veterans,
and their family members.
______

SA 2153. 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 X, add the following:

SEC. 1044. STUDIES ON PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES AND VETERANS WHO SERVED IN OPERATION
IRAQI FREEDOM OR OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Many of the members of the Armed Forces deployed in
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom have
traumatic brain injuries.
(2) In many cases, such injuries are not diagnosed because
there is no external indication of the injury.
(b) Studies on Treating Traumatic Brain Injury as
Presumptive Condition for Disability Compensation.--
(1) Study by secretary of defense.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
study on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a
presumption for treatment of traumatic brain injury in
members of the Armed Forces who served in Operation Iraqi
Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom as a service-connected
condition for purposes of disability compensation under the
laws administered by the Secretary of Defense.
(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 on the results of the study required by
subparagraph (A).
(2) Study by secretary of veterans affairs.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
conduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of
establishing a presumption for treatment of traumatic brain
injury in veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom or
Operation Enduring Freedom as a service-connected condition
for purposes of disability compensation under the laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(B) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study
required by subparagraph (A).
(3) Study by director of national institutes of health.--
(A) In general.--The Director of the National Institutes of
Health shall conduct a study on traumatic brain injury,
including the detection of traumatic brain injury and the
measurement and classification of the severity of traumatic
brain injury.
(B) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the National
Institutes of Health shall submit to Congress a report on the
results of the study required by subparagraph (A).
______

SA 2154. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2011 proposed by Mr. Nelson of Nebraska (for Mr. Levin) 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; as follows:

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

SEC. 1070. TRAUMATIC SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE.

(a) Designation of Fiduciary for Members With Lost Mental
Capacity or Extended Loss of Consciousness.--The Secretary of
Defense shall, in consultation with

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the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, develop a form for the
designation of a recipient for the funds distributed under
section 1980A of title 38, United States Code, as the
fiduciary of a member of the Armed Forces in cases where the
member is medically incapacitated (as determined by the
Secretary of Defense in consultation with the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs) or experiencing an extended loss of
consciousness.
(b) Elements.--The form under subsection (a) shall require
that a member may elect that--
(1) an individual designated by the member be the recipient
as the fiduciary of the member; or
(2) a court of proper jurisdiction determine the recipient
as the fiduciary of the member for purposes of this
subsection.
(c) Completion and Update.--The form under subsection (a)
shall be completed by an individual at the time of entry into
the Armed Forces and updated periodically thereafter.
______

SA 2155. Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mrs. Lincoln) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2019 proposed by Mr.
Levin (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the amendment SA 2011 proposed by
Mr. Nelson of Nebraska (for Mr. Levin) 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 23, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
(3) Report on modernization of schedule for rating
disabilities in use by department of veterans affairs.--In
addition to the report submitted under paragraph (1), the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall also submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a plan to update the
schedule for rating disabilities in use by the Department of
Veterans Affairs to reflect the effects of mental health
disorders, including traumatic brian injury and post-
traumatic stress disorder, on the modern workforce.
______

SA 2156. Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mrs. Lincoln) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2019 proposed by Mr.
Levin (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the amendment SA 2011 proposed by
Mr. Nelson of Nebraska (for Mr. Levin) 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 89, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

SEC. 1664. NO REDUCTION IN DISABILITY RATING.

A disability rating assigned to a member of the Armed
Forces by an informal physical evaluation board of the
Department of Defense may not be reduced upon appeal.
______

SA 2157. Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mrs. Lincoln) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2019 proposed by Mr.
Levin (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the amendment SA 2011 proposed by
Mr. Nelson of Nebraska (for Mr. Levin) 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 23, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
(3) Plan for independent advocates for covered members of
the armed forces.--In addition to the report submitted under
paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall also submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth
a plan to expand access to organizations recognized by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the representation of
veterans under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code,
to provide independent service member advocates to covered
members of the Armed Forces, which advocates shall--
(A) not report to the Secretary of Defense in the
performance of the duties as advocates;
(B) advise covered members of the Armed Forces on matters
relating to the medical records and service records of such
covered members of the Armed Forces; and
(C) provide covered members of the Armed Forces with such
information as may be necessary for such covered members of
the Armed Forces to prepare for reviews by physical
evaluation boards.
______

SA 2158. Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for Mr. Johnson) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Nelson of Nebraska 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 V, add the following:

SECTION 565. HEAVILY IMPACTED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

(a) In General.--For fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding
fiscal year, the Secretary of Education shall--
(1) deem each local educational agency that was eligible to
receive a fiscal year 2007 basic support payment for heavily
impacted local educational agencies under section 8003(b)(2)
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7703(b)(2)) as eligible to receive a basic support
payment for heavily impacted local educational agencies under
such section for the fiscal year for which the determination
is made under this subsection; and
(2) make a payment to such local educational agency under
such section for such fiscal year.
(b) Effective Dates.--Subsection (a) shall remain in effect
until the date that a Federal statute is enacted authorizing
the appropriations for, or duration of, any program under
title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) for fiscal year 2008 or any
succeeding fiscal year.
____

SA 2159. Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. Graham)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2019
proposed by Mr. Levin (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the amendment SA
2011 proposed by Mr. Nelson of Nebraska (for Mr. Levin) 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; as follows:

At the end of part I of subtitle B of title XVI (as
proposed to be added by the amendment), add the following:

SEC. 1622. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN FORMER MEMBERS OF THE
UNIFORMED SERVICES WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED
DISABILITIES FOR TRAVEL FOR FOLLOW-ON SPECIALTY
CARE AND RELATED SERVICES.

(a) Travel.--Section 1074i of title 10, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
subsection (b):
``(b) Follow-on Specialty Care and Related Services.--In
any case in which a former member of a uniformed service who
incurred a disability while on active duty in a combat zone
or during performance of duty in combat related operations
(as designated by the Secretary of Defense), and is entitled
to retired or retainer pay, or equivalent pay, requires
follow-on specialty care, services, or supplies related to
such disability at a military treatment facility more than
100 miles from the location in which the former member
resides, the Secretary shall provide reimbursement for
reasonable travel expenses comparable to those provided under
subsection (a) for the former member, and when accompaniment
by an adult is necessary, for a spouse, parent, or guardian
of the former member, or another member of the former
member's family who is at least 21 years of age.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall take effect January 1, 2008, and shall apply with
respect to travel that occurs on or after that date.
______

SA 2160. Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. Graham)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2019
proposed by Mr. Levin (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the amendment SA
2011 proposed by Mr. Nelson of Nebraska (for Mr. Levin) 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; as follows:

At the end of part II of subtitle B of title XVI (as
proposed to be added by the amendment), add the following:

SEC. 1627. EXTENDED BENEFITS UNDER TRICARE FOR PRIMARY
CAREGIVERS OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
WHO INCUR A SERIOUS INJURY OR ILLNESS ON ACTIVE
DUTY.

(a) In General.--Section 1079(d) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--

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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
(3) and (4), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph (2):
``(2)(A) Subject to such terms, conditions, and exceptions
as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, the
program of extended benefits for eligible dependents under
this subsection shall include extended benefits for the
primary caregivers of members of the uniformed services who
incur a serious injury or illness on active duty.
``(B) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in
regulations the individuals who shall be treated as the
primary caregivers of a member of the uniformed services for
purposes of this paragraph.
``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, a serious injury or
illness, with respect to a member of the uniformed services,
is an injury or illness that may render the member medically
unfit to perform the duties of the member's office, grade,
rank, or rating.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on January 1, 2008.
______

SA 2161. Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself and Mr. Graham)
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. REPEAL OF ANNUAL LIMIT ON NUMBER OF ROTC
SCHOLARSHIPS UNDER ARMY RESERVE AND ARMY
NATIONAL GUARD FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Section 2107a(h) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``not more than 416 cadets each year
under this section, to include'' and inserting ``each year
under this section''.
______

SA 2162. Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mrs. Lincoln) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2019 proposed by Mr.
Levin (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the amendment SA 2011 proposed by
Mr. Nelson of Nebraska (for Mr. Levin) 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; as
follows:

On page 23, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

(3) REPORT ON REDUCTION IN DISABILITY RATINGS BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

The Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives on the numbers of instances in which a
disability rating assigned to a member of the Armed Forces by
an informal physical evaluation board of the Department of
Defense was reduced upon appeal, and the reasons for such
reduction.
Such report shall cover the period beginning October 7,
2001 and ending September 30, 2006, and shall be submitted to
the appropriate Committees of Congress by February 1, 2008.
______

SA 2163. Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Ms. Collins) 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. COLD WAR SERVICE MEDAL.

(a) Authority.--Chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``Sec. 1135. Cold War service medal

``(a) Medal Authorized.--The Secretary concerned shall
issue a service medal, to be known as the `Cold War service
medal', to persons eligible to receive the medal under
subsection (b). The Cold War service medal shall be of an
appropriate design approved by the Secretary of Defense, with
ribbons, lapel pins, and other appurtenances.
``(b) Eligible Persons.--The following persons are eligible
to receive the Cold War service medal:
``(1) A person who--
``(A) performed active duty or inactive duty training as an
enlisted member during the Cold War;
``(B) completed the person's initial term of enlistment or,
if discharged before completion of such initial term of
enlistment, was honorably discharged after completion of not
less than 180 days of service on active duty; and
``(C) has not received a discharge less favorable than an
honorable discharge or a release from active duty with a
characterization of service less favorable than honorable.
``(2) A person who--
``(A) performed active duty or inactive duty training as a
commissioned officer or warrant officer during the Cold War;
``(B) completed the person's initial service obligation as
an officer or, if discharged or separated before completion
of such initial service obligation, was honorably discharged
after completion of not less than 180 days of service on
active duty; and
``(C) has not been released from active duty with a
characterization of service less favorable than honorable and
has not received a discharge or separation less favorable
than an honorable discharge.
``(c) One Award Authorized.--Not more than one Cold War
service medal may be issued to any person.
``(d) Issuance to Representative of Deceased.--If a person
described in subsection (b) dies before being issued the Cold
War service medal, the medal shall be issued to the person's
representative, as designated by the Secretary concerned.
``(e) Replacement.--Under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary concerned, a Cold War service medal that is lost,
destroyed, or rendered unfit for use without fault or neglect
on the part of the person to whom it was issued may be
replaced without charge.
``(f) Application for Medal.--The Cold War service medal
shall be issued upon receipt by the Secretary concerned of an
application for such medal, submitted in accordance with such
regulations as the Secretary prescribes.
``(g) Uniform Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that regulations prescribed by the Secretaries of the
military departments under this section are uniform so far as
is practicable.
``(h) Cold War Defined.--In this section, the term `Cold
War' means the period beginning on September 2, 1945, and
ending at the end of December 26, 1991.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:

``1135. Cold War service medal.''.
______

SA 2164. Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Collins, and Mrs.
Lincoln) 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. PILOT PROGRAM ON ASSISTING VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS
IN FACILITATING COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION OF
VETERANS.

(a) Program Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
carry out a pilot program to demonstrate and assess the
feasibility and advisability of delivering community
reintegration support and services to veterans by assisting
veterans organizations in developing and promoting peer
support programs for veterans.
(2) Designation.--The pilot program required by paragraph
(1) shall be known as the ``Heroes Helping Heroes Program''.
(b) Duration of Program.--The pilot program shall be
carried out during the three-year period beginning on October
1, 2007.
(c) Selection of Pilot Program Participants.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall select not more than
20 eligible entities to participate in the pilot program.
(2) Application.--Each eligible entity seeking to
participate in the pilot program shall submit an application
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
accompanied by such information as the Secretary shall
require.
(3) Selection.--The Secretary shall select participants in
the pilot program from among the applicants under paragraph
(1) that the Secretary determines--
(A)(i) have existing peer support programs that can be
expanded or enhanced, and resources, for the delivery of
community reintegration support and services to veterans
(including mentoring programs, self-help groups, and Internet
and other electronic-based peer support resources) that are
suitable for the pilot program; or
(ii) have the capacity, including the skill and resources
necessary, to develop and maintain new peer support programs
for the delivery of community reintegration support and
services (including mentoring programs, self-help groups, and
Internet and other electronic-based peer support resources)
that are suitable for the pilot program; and
(B) have a plan to continue such peer support programs
after the pilot program ends.
(d) Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants to pilot
program participants to develop and promote peer support
programs that deliver community reintegration support and
services for veterans.

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(2) Amount.--The Secretary shall ensure that the average
amount of the grant awarded under paragraph (1) to a pilot
program participant is not more than $300,000 and not less
than $100,000 per fiscal year.
(3) Matching funds.--A recipient of a grant under paragraph
(1) shall contribute towards the development and promotion of
peer support programs that deliver community reintegration
support and services to veterans an amount equal to not less
than ten percent of the grant awarded to such recipient.
(4) Duration.--The duration of any grant awarded under
paragraph (1) may not exceed three years.
(e) Use of Funds.--A grant awarded to a pilot program
participant pursuant to subsection (d) shall be used by the
pilot program participant for costs and expenses connected
with the development and promotion of peer support programs
that deliver community reintegration support and services to
veterans, including costs and expenses of the following:
(1) Program staff or a coordinator of volunteers, but not
more than 50 percent of such grant award may be used for such
purpose in any fiscal year of such pilot program.
(2) Consultation services, but not more than 20 percent of
such grant award may be used for such purpose in any fiscal
year of such pilot program.
(3) Program operations, including costs and expenses
relating to the following:
(A) Advertising and recruiting.
(B) Printing.
(C) Training of volunteers, veterans, and staff.
(D) Incentives, such as food and awards.
(E) Overhead expenses, but not more than ten percent of
such grant award may be used for such purposes.
(f) Technical Assistance.--In addition to the award of
grants under subsection (d), the Secretary shall provide
technical assistance to pilot program participants to assist
them in developing and promoting peer support programs that
deliver community reintegration support and services to
veterans.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
(A) a veterans service organization;
(B) a not-for-profit organization--
(i) the primary mission of which is to assist veterans;
(ii) that has been in continuous operation for at least 12
months; and
(iii) is not a veterans service organization; or
(C) a partnership between an organization described in
subparagraph (A) or (B) and an organization that is not
described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
(2) Pilot program participant.--The term ``pilot program
participant'' means an eligible entity that is selected by
the Secretary, in accordance with subsection (c), to
participate in the pilot program under this section.
(3) Veterans service organization.--The term ``veterans
service organization'' means any organization recognized by
the Secretary for the representation of veterans under
section 5902 of title 38, United States Code.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs to
carry out this section, $4,500,000 for each of fiscal years
2008, 2009, and 2010.
______

SA 2165. Mr. BOND (for himself and Mr. Leahy) 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 division A, add the following:

TITLE XVI--NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU MATTERS AND RELATED MATTERS

SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE.

(a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``National
Guard Empowerment Act of 2007''.
(b) Construction With Certain Other Provisions.--Sections
532 and 533 of this Act, and the amendments made by such
sections, shall not take effect.

SEC. 1602. EXPANDED AUTHORITY OF CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD
BUREAU AND EXPANDED FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL
GUARD BUREAU.

(a) Expanded Authority.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 10501 of title
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``joint bureau
of the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air
Force'' and inserting ``joint activity of the Department of
Defense''.
(2) Purpose.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended by
striking ``between'' and all that follows and inserting
``between--
``(1)(A) the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, and the commanders of the combatant commands of the
United States, and (B) the Department of the Army and the
Department of the Air Force; and
``(2) the several States.''.
(b) Enhancements of Position of Chief of National Guard
Bureau.--
(1) Advisory function on national guard matters.--
Subsection (c) of section 10502 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ``to the Secretary of Defense,
to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,'' after
``principal adviser''.
(2) Member of joint chiefs of staff.--(A) Such section is
further amended--
(i) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(e) and (f), respectively; and
(ii) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
subsection (d):
``(d) Member of Joint Chiefs of Staff.--The Chief of the
National Guard Bureau shall perform the duties prescribed for
him or her as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under
section 151 of this title.''.
(B) Section 151(a) of such title is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
``(7) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau.''.
(3) Grade.--Subsection (e) of such section, as redesignated
by paragraph (2)(A)(i) of this subsection, is further amended
by striking ``lieutenant general'' and inserting ``general''.
(4) Annual report to congress on validated requirements.--
Section 10504 of such title is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
``(c) Annual Report on Validated Requirements.--Not later
than December 31 each year, the Chief of the National Guard
Bureau shall submit to Congress a report on the following:
``(1) The requirements validated under section 10503a(b)(1)
of this title during the preceding fiscal year.
``(2) The requirements referred to in paragraph (1) for
which funding is to be requested in the next budget for a
fiscal year under section 10544 of this title.
``(3) The requirements referred to in paragraph (1) for
which funding will not be requested in the next budget for a
fiscal year under section 10544 of this title.''.
(c) Enhancement of Functions of National Guard Bureau.--
(1) Development of charter.--Section 10503 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air
Force shall jointly develop'' and inserting ``The Secretary
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Army
and the Secretary of the Air Force, shall develop''; and
(B) in paragraph (12), by striking ``the Secretaries'' and
inserting ``the Secretary of Defense''.
(2) Additional general functions.--Such section is further
amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (12), as amended by
paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection, as paragraph (13); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following new
paragraph (12):
``(12) Facilitating and coordinating with other Federal
agencies, and with the several States, the use of National
Guard personnel and resources for and in contingency
operations, military operations other than war, natural
disasters, support of civil authorities, and other
circumstances.''.
(3) Military assistance for civil authorities.--Chapter
1011 of such title is further amended by inserting after
section 10503 the following new section:

``Sec. 10503a. Functions of National Guard Bureau: military
assistance to civil authorities

``(a) Identification of Additional Necessary Assistance.--
The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall--
``(1) identify gaps between Federal and State capabilities
to prepare for and respond to emergencies; and
``(2) make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on
programs and activities of the National Guard for military
assistance to civil authorities to address such gaps.
``(b) Scope of Responsibilities.--In meeting the
requirements of subsection (a), the Chief of the National
Guard Bureau shall, in coordination with the adjutants
general of the States, have responsibilities as follows:
``(1) To validate the requirements of the several States
and Territories with respect to military assistance to civil
authorities.
``(2) To develop doctrine and training requirements
relating to the provision of military assistance to civil
authorities.
``(3) To acquire equipment, materiel, and other supplies
and services for the provision of military assistance to
civil authorities.
``(4) To assist the Secretary of Defense in preparing the
budget required under section 10544 of this title.
``(5) To administer amounts provided the National Guard for
the provision of military assistance to civil authorities.
``(6) To carry out any other responsibility relating to the
provision of military assistance to civil authorities as the
Secretary of Defense shall specify.
``(c) Assistance.--The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff shall assist the Chief of the National Guard Bureau in
carrying out activities under this section.
``(d) Consultation.--The Chief of the National Guard Bureau
shall carry out activities under this section in consultation
with the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air
Force.''.
(4) Budgeting for training and equipment for military
assistance to civil authorities and other domestic
missions.--Chapter 1013 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

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``Sec. 10544. National Guard training and equipment: budget
for military assistance to civil authorities and for other
domestic operations

``(a) In General.--The budget justification documents
materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of
the President for a fiscal year (as submitted with the budget
of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31) shall
specify separate amounts for training and equipment for the
National Guard for purposes of military assistance to civil
authorities and for other domestic operations during such
fiscal year.
``(b) Scope of Funding.--The amounts specified under
subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall be sufficient for
purposes as follows:
``(1) The development and implementation of doctrine and
training requirements applicable to the assistance and
operations described in subsection (a) for such fiscal year.
``(2) The acquisition of equipment, materiel, and other
supplies and services necessary for the provision of such
assistance and such operations in such fiscal year.''.
(5) Limitation on increase in personnel of national guard
bureau.--The Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent
practicable, ensure that no additional personnel are assigned
to the National Guard Bureau in order to address
administrative or other requirements arising out of the
amendments made by this subsection.
(d) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Conforming amendment.--The heading of section 10503 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 10503. Functions of National Guard Bureau: charter''.

(2) Clerical amendments.--(A) The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 1011 of such title is amended by
striking the item relating to section 10503 and inserting the
following new items:

``10503. Functions of National Guard Bureau: charter.
``10503a. Functions of National Guard Bureau: military assistance to
civil authorities.''.

(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1013
of such title is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:

``10544. National Guard training and equipment: budget for military
assistance to civil authorities and for other domestic
operations.''.

SEC. 1603. PROMOTION OF ELIGIBLE RESERVE OFFICERS TO
LIEUTENANT GENERAL AND VICE ADMIRAL GRADES ON
THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that,
whenever officers are considered for promotion to the grade
of lieutenant general, or vice admiral in the case of the
Navy, on the active duty list, officers of the reserve
components of the Armed Forces who are eligible for promotion
to such grade should be considered for promotion to such
grade.
(b) Proposal.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to
Congress a proposal for mechanisms to achieve the objective
specified in subsection (a). The proposal shall include such
recommendations for legislative or administrative action as
the Secretary considers appropriate in order to achieve that
objective.
(c) Notice Accompanying Nominations.--The President shall
include with each nomination of an officer to the grade of
lieutenant general, or vice admiral in the case of the Navy,
on the active-duty list that is submitted to the Senate for
consideration a certification that all reserve officers who
were eligible for consideration for promotion to such grade
were considered in the making of such nomination.

SEC. 1604. PROMOTION OF RESERVE OFFICERS TO LIEUTENANT
GENERAL GRADE.

(a) Treatment of Service as Adjutant General as Joint Duty
Experience.--
(1) Directors of army and air national guard.--Section
10506(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as
subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new
subparagraph (C):
``(C) Service of an officer as adjutant general shall be
treated as joint duty experience for purposes of subparagraph
(B)(ii).''.
(2) Other officers.--The service of an officer of the Armed
Forces as adjutant general, or as an officer (other than
adjutant general) of the National Guard of a State who
performs the duties of adjutant general under the laws of
such State, shall be treated as joint duty or joint duty
experience for purposes of any provisions of law required
such duty or experience as a condition of promotion.
(b) Reports on Promotion of Reserve Major Generals to
Lieutenant General Grade.--
(1) Review required.--The Secretary of the Army and the
Secretary of the Air Force shall each conduct a review of the
promotion practices of the military department concerned in
order to identify and assess the practices of such military
department in the promotion of reserve officers from major
general grade to lieutenant general grade.
(2) Reports.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the
Secretary of the Air Force shall each submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the review
conducted by such official under paragraph (1). Each report
shall set forth--
(A) the results of such review; and
(B) a description of the actions intended to be taken by
such official to encourage and facilitate the promotion of
additional reserve officers from major general grade to
lieutenant general grade.

SEC. 1605. REQUIREMENT THAT POSITION OF DEPUTY COMMANDER OF
THE UNITED STATES NORTHERN COMMAND BE FILLED BY
A QUALIFIED NATIONAL GUARD OFFICER.

(a) In General.--The position of Deputy Commander of the
United States Northern Command shall be filled by a qualified
officer of the National Guard who is eligible for promotion
to the grade of lieutenant general.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the requirement in subsection
(a) is to ensure that information received from the National
Guard Bureau regarding the operation of the National Guard of
the several States is integrated into the plans and
operations of the United States Northern Command.

SEC. 1606. REQUIREMENT FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO PREPARE
ANNUAL PLAN FOR RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS
AND TERRORIST EVENTS.

(a) Requirement for Annual Plan.--Not later than March 1,
2008, and each March 1 thereafter, the Secretary of Defense,
in consultation with the commander of the United States
Northern Command and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau,
shall prepare and submit to Congress a plan for coordinating
the use of the National Guard and members of the Armed Forces
on active duty when responding to natural disasters, acts of
terrorism, and other man-made disasters as identified in the
national planning scenarios described in subsection (e).
(b) Information To Be Provided to Secretary.--To assist the
Secretary of Defense in preparing the plan, the National
Guard Bureau, pursuant to its purpose as channel of
communications as set forth in section 10501(b) of title 10,
United States Code, shall provide to the Secretary
information gathered from Governors, adjutants general of
States, and other State civil authorities responsible for
homeland preparation and response to natural and man-made
disasters.
(c) Two Versions.--The plan shall set forth two versions of
response, one using only members of the National Guard, and
one using both members of the National Guard and members of
the regular components of the Armed Forces.
(d) Matters Covered.--The plan shall cover, at a minimum,
the following:
(1) Protocols for the Department of Defense, the National
Guard Bureau, and the Governors of the several States to
carry out operations in coordination with each other and to
ensure that Governors and local communities are properly
informed and remain in control in their respective States and
communities.
(2) An identification of operational procedures, command
structures, and lines of communication to ensure a
coordinated, efficient response to contingencies.
(3) An identification of the training and equipment needed
for both National Guard personnel and members of the Armed
Forces on active duty to provide military assistance to civil
authorities and for other domestic operations to respond to
hazards identified in the national planning scenarios.
(e) National Planning Scenarios.--The plan shall provide
for response to the following hazards:
(1) Nuclear detonation, biological attack, biological
disease outbreak/pandemic flu, the plague, chemical attack-
blister agent, chemical attack-toxic industrial chemicals,
chemical attack-nerve agent, chemical attack-chlorine tank
explosion, major hurricane, major earthquake, radiological
attack-radiological dispersal device, explosives attack-
bombing using improvised explosive device, biological attack-
food contamination, biological attack-foreign animal disease
and cyber attack.
(2) Any other hazards identified in a national planning
scenario developed by the Homeland Security Council.

SEC. 1607. ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO
NATIONAL GUARD EQUIPMENT.

Section 10541 of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Each report under this section concerning equipment
of the National Guard shall also include the following:
``(1) A statement of the accuracy of the projections
required by subsection (b)(5)(D) contained in earlier reports
under this section, and an explanation, if the projection was
not met, of why the projection was not met.
``(2) A certification from the Chief of the National Guard
Bureau setting forth an inventory for the preceding fiscal
year of each item of equipment--
``(A) for which funds were appropriated;
``(B) which was due to be procured for the National Guard
during that fiscal year; and
``(C) which has not been received by a National Guard unit
as of the close of that fiscal year.''.
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SA 2166. Mr. SMITH 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,

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and for defense activiites 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:

Subtitle D--Other Matters

SEC. 1241. IRAN COUNTER-PROLIFERATION SANCTIONS.

(a) Sense of Congress.--The following is the sense of
Congress:
(1) The United States should pursue vigorously all measures
in the international financial sector to restrict Iran's
ability to conduct international financial transactions,
including prohibiting banks in the United States from
handling indirect transactions with Iran's state-owned banks
and prohibiting financial institutions that operate in United
States currency from engaging in dollar transactions with
Iranian institutions.
(2) The United States should take all possible measures to
discourage and, if possible, prevent foreign banks from
providing export credit guarantees to foreign entities
seeking to invest in Iran.
(3) Iran should comply fully with its obligations under
United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1737 (2006) and
1747 (2007), and any subsequent United Nations resolutions
related to Iran's nuclear program, and in particular the
requirement to suspend without delay all enrichment-related
and reprocessing activities, including research and
development, and all work on all heavy water-related nuclear
activities, including research and development.
(4) The United Nations Security Council should take further
measures beyond Resolutions 1737 and 1747 to tighten
sanctions on Iran, including preventing new investment in
Iran's energy sector and mandating the reduction of
government-backed export credit guarantees, as long as Iran
fails to comply with the demand of the international
community to halt its nuclear enrichment campaign.
(5) The United States should encourage foreign governments
to direct state-owned entities to cease all investment in
Iran's energy sector and all imports to and exports from Iran
of refined petroleum products and to persuade, and, where
possible, require private entities based in their territories
to cease all investment in Iran's energy sector and all
imports to and exports from Iran of refined petroleum
products.
(6) Administrators of Federal and State pension plans
should divest all assets or holdings from foreign companies
and entities that have invested or invest in the future in
Iran's energy sector.
(7) Iranian state-owned banks should not be permitted to
use the banking system of the United States.
(8) The Secretary of State should designate the Iranian
Revolutionary Guards as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1189) and the Secretary of the Treasury should place
the Iranian Revolutionary Guards on the list of Specially
Designated Global Terrorists under Executive Order 13224 (50
U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and
prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to
commit, or support terrorism).
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' has the meaning
given that term in section 14(2) of the Iran Sanctions Act of
1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
(2) Investment.--The term ``investment'' has the meaning
given that term in section 14(9) of the Iran Sanctions Act of
1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
(3) Iranian diplomats and representatives of other
government and military or quasi-governmental institutions of
iran.--The term ``Iranian diplomats and representatives of
other government and military or quasi-governmental
institutions of Iran'' has the meaning given that term in
section 14(11) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law
104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
(4) Family member.--The term ``family member'' means, with
respect to an individual, the spouse, children,
grandchildren, or parents of the individual.
(5) Medicine.--The term ``medicine'' has the meaning given
the term ``drug'' in section 321 of title 21, United States
Code.
(c) Clarification and Expansion of Definitions.--
(1) Person.--Section 14(13)(B) of the Iran Sanctions Act of
1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
(A) by inserting ``financial institution, insurer,
underwriter, guarantor, and other business organization,
including any foreign subsidiary, parent, or affiliate of the
foregoing,'' after ``trust,''; and
(B) by inserting ``, such as an export credit agency''
before the semicolon.
(2) Petroleum resources.--Section 14(14) of the Iran
Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701
note) is amended by striking ``petroleum and natural gas
resources'' and inserting ``petroleum, petroleum by-products,
liquefied natural gas, oil or liquefied natural gas, oil or
liquefied natural gas tankers, and products used to construct
or maintain pipelines used to transport oil or liquefied
natural gas''.
(d) Russia Nuclear Cooperation.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, and in addition to any other sanction in effect,
beginning on the date that is 15 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the sanctions described in paragraph
(2) shall apply with respect to Russia, unless the President
makes a certification to Congress described in paragraph (3).
(2) Sanctions.--The sanctions described in this paragraph
are the following:
(A) Agreements.--The United States may not enter into an
agreement for cooperation with Russia pursuant to section 123
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153).
(B) Licenses to export nuclear material, facilities, or
components.--The United States may not issue a license to
export directly or indirectly to Russia any nuclear material,
facilities, components, or other goods, services, or
technology that would be subject to an agreement under
section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2153).
(C) Transfers of nuclear material, facilities, or
components.--The United States may not approve the transfer
or retransfer directly or indirectly to Russia of any nuclear
material, facilities, components, or other goods, services,
or technology that would be subject to an agreement under
section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2153).
(3) Certification.--The certification described in this
paragraph means a certification made by the President to
Congress on or after the date that is 15 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act that the President has
determined that--
(A) Russia has suspended all nuclear assistance to Iran and
all transfers of advanced conventional weapons and missiles
to Iran; or
(B) Iran has completely, verifiably, and irreversibly
dismantled all nuclear enrichment-related and reprocessing-
related programs.
(4) Termination of sanctions.--The sanctions described in
paragraph (2) shall remain in effect until such time as the
President makes the certification to Congress described in
paragraph (3).
(5) Recertification.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on
which the President makes a certification under paragraph
(3), and annually thereafter, the President shall recertify
that the President has determined that Russia has not resumed
nuclear assistance to Iran or transfers of advanced
conventional weapons or missiles to Iran.
(B) Effect of failure to recertify.--If the President does
not make the recertification under subparagraph (A) within 1
year of making the certification described in paragraph (3),
the sanctions described in paragraph (2) shall apply with
respect to Russia until the President makes such
recertification.
(e) Economic Sanctions Relating to Iran.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, and in addition to any other sanction in effect,
beginning on the date that is 15 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the sanctions described in paragraph
(2) shall apply with respect to Iran, unless the President
makes a certification to Congress described in paragraph (3).
(2) Sanctions.--The sanctions described in this paragraph
are the following:
(A) Prohibition on imports.--No article that originates in
Iran may be imported into the United States.
(B) Prohibition on exports.--
(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), no
article that originates in the United States may be exported
to Iran.
(ii) Exception for food, animal feed, and medicine.--The
prohibition in clause (i) does not apply to exports to Iran
of food, animal feed, or medicine that originate in the
United States.
(C) Trade preferences.--The United States Trade
Representative or any other Federal official may not take any
action that would extend a unilateral trade preference to any
article that originates from--
(i) Iran; or
(ii) any other country that is determined by the Secretary
of State to be--

(I) engaged in nuclear cooperation with Iran, including the
transfer or sale of any item, material, goods, or technology
that can contribute to uranium enrichment or nuclear
reprocessing activities of Iran; or
(II) contributing to the ballistic missile programs of
Iran.

(D) Accession to wto.--The United States Trade
Representative or any other Federal official may not take any
action that would lead to the accession of Iran to the World
Trade Organization.
(E) Freezing assets.--
(i) In general.--At such time as the United States has
access to the names of Iranian diplomats and representatives
of other government and military or quasi-governmental
institutions of Iran, the President shall take such action as
may be necessary to freeze immediately the funds and other
assets belonging to anyone so named, the family members of
those so named, and any associates of those so named to whom
assets or property of those so named were transferred on or
after January 1, 2007. The action described in the preceding
sentence includes requiring any United States financial
institution that holds funds and assets of a person so named
to report promptly to the Office of Foreign Assets Control
information regarding such funds and assets.
(ii) Asset reporting requirement.--Not later than 14 days
after a decision is made to

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freeze the property or assets of any person under this
paragraph, the President shall report the name of such person
to the appropriate congressional committees.
(F) United states government contracts.--The United States
Government may not procure, or enter into a contract for the
procurement of, any goods or services from a person that
meets the criteria for the imposition of sanctions under
section 5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law
104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
(3) Certification described.--The certification described
in this paragraph means a certification made by the President
to Congress beginning on the date that is 15 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act that the President has
determined that Iran has completely, verifiably, and
irreversibly dismantled all nuclear enrichment-related and
reprocessing-related programs.
(4) Termination of sanctions.--The sanctions described in
paragraph (2) shall remain in effect until such time as the
President makes the certification to Congress described in
paragraph (3).
(f) World Bank Loans to Iran.--
(1) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on--
(A) the number of loans provided by the World Bank to Iran;
(B) the dollar amount of such loans; and
(C) the voting record of each member of the World Bank on
such loans.
(2) Reduction of contribution of the united states.--The
President shall reduce the amount to be paid on behalf of the
United States to the World Bank for fiscal year 2008, and
each fiscal year thereafter, by an amount equal to the amount
that bears the same ratio to the total amount appropriated
for the World Bank for that fiscal year as--
(A) the total amount provided by the Bank to entities in
Iran, and for projects and activities in Iran, in the
preceding fiscal year, bears to
(B) the total amount provided by the Bank to all entities,
and for all projects and activities, in the preceding fiscal
year.
(3) Allocation of amounts not contributed to the world
bank.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the United
States Agency for International Development for fiscal year
2008, and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount equal to the
amount by which the total payment of the United States to the
World Bank is reduced for that fiscal year as a result of the
application of paragraph (2). Funds appropriated pursuant to
this subsection shall be made available for the Child
Survival and Health Programs Fund to carry out programs
relating to maternal and child health, vulnerable children,
and infectious diseases other than HIV/AIDS.
(g) Increased Capacity for Efforts to Combat Unlawful or
Terrorist Financing.--
(1) Findings.--The work of the Office of Terrorism and
Financial Intelligence of the Department of Treasury, which
includes the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, is critical to ensuring
that the international financial system is not used for
purposes of supporting terrorism and developing weapons of
mass destruction.
(2) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary of the Treasury for the Office of Terrorism
and Financial Intelligence--
(A) $59,466,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(B) such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 2009 and 2010.
(3) Authorization amendment.--Section 310(d)(1) of title
31, United States Code, is amended by striking ``such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, and
2005'' and inserting ``$85,844,000 for fiscal year 2008 and
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
2009 and 2010''.
(h) National Intelligence Estimate on Iran.--As required
under section 1213 of the John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364;
120 Stat. 2422), the Director of National Intelligence shall
submit to Congress an updated, comprehensive National
Intelligence Estimate on Iran.
(i) Exchange Programs With the People of Iran.--
(1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the United States should seek to enhance its friendship with
the people of Iran, particularly by identifying young people
of Iran to come to the United States under United States
exchange programs.
(2) Exchange programs authorized.--The President is
authorized to carry out exchange programs with the people of
Iran, particularly the young people of Iran. Such programs
shall be carried out to the extent practicable in a manner
consistent with the eligibility for assistance requirements
specified in section 302(b) of the Iran Freedom Support Act
(Public Law 109-293; 120 Stat. 1348).
(3) Authorization.--Of the amounts available under the
heading ``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs'', under
the heading ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'', under
title IV of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-
108; 119 Stat. 2321), there are authorized to be appropriated
to the President to carry out this section $10,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008.
(j) Radio Broadcasting to Iran.--The Broadcasting Board of
Governors shall devote a greater proportion of the
programming of the Radio Farda service to programs offering
news and analysis to further the open communication of
information and ideas to Iran.
(k) International Regime for the Assured Supply of Nuclear
Fuel for Peaceful Means.--
(1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(A) the Concept for a Multilateral Mechanism for Reliable
Access to Nuclear Fuel, proposed by the United States,
France, the Russian Federation, the Federal Republic of
Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands on May 31,
2006, is welcome and should be expanded upon at the earliest
possible opportunity;
(B) the proposal by the Government of the Russian
Federation to bring one of its uranium enrichment facilities
under international management and oversight is also a
welcome development and should be encouraged by the United
States;
(C) the offer by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) of
$50,000,000 in funds to support the creation of an
international nuclear fuel bank by the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) is also welcome, and the United States
and other member states of the IAEA should pledge
collectively at least an additional $100,000,000 in matching
funds to fulfill the NTI proposal; and
(D) the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, initiated by
President Bush in January 2006, is intended to provide a
reliable fuel supply throughout the fuel cycle and promote
the nonproliferation goals of the United States.
(2) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to
support the establishment of an international regime for the
assured supply of nuclear fuel for peaceful means under a
multilateral authority, such as the International Atomic
Energy Agency.
(l) Reporting Requirements.--
(1) Foreign investment in iran.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180
days thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on--
(A) any foreign investments made in Iran's energy sector
since January 1, 2007; and
(B) the determination of the President on whether each such
investment qualifies as a sanctionable offense under section
5(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172;
50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
(2) Investment by united states companies in iran.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall report to the appropriate congressional committees the
names of persons that have operations or conduct business in
the United States that have invested in Iran and the dollar
amount of each such investment.
(3) Investment by federal thrift savings plan in iran.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, and annually thereafter, the Executive Director of the
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board shall report to
the appropriate congressional committees on any investment in
entities that invest in Iran from the Thrift Savings Fund
established under section 8437 of title 5, United States
Code.
(4) List of designated foreign terrorist organizations.--
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the
Treasury shall report to the appropriate congressional
committees on the efforts of the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of the Treasury to place the Iranian Revolutionary
Guards on the list of designated Foreign Terrorist
Organizations under section 219 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) and the list of Specially
Designated Global Terrorists under Executive Order 13224 (50
U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and
prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to
commit, or support terrorism).
(5) Establishment of international regime.--Not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
President shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate a report on the activities of the
United States to support the establishment of an
international regime for the assured supply of nuclear fuel
for peaceful means under a multilateral authority, such as
the International Atomic Energy Agency.
(6) Export credits.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to the appropriate
congressional committees on any guarantee or extension of
credit by foreign banks to persons investing in the energy
sector of Iran, and any fines, restrictions, or other actions
taken by the President to discourage or prevent such
guarantees or extensions of credit.
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SA 2167. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Harkin)
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

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strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 199, after line 8, insert the following:
(c) Civilian Agencies.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, governmentwide regulations for the
purchase of products or services offered by Federal Prison
Industries by civilian agencies shall be revised to establish
procedures, standards, and limitations consistent with those
established in section 2410n of title 10, United States Code,
as amended by this section.
(2) Significant share.--For the purposes of purchases by
Federal agencies other than the Department of Defense,
Federal Prison Industries shall be treated as having a
significant share of the market of a product under
regulations required by this section if the Administrator for
Federal Procurement Policy determines that the Federal Prison
Industries' share of the governmentwide market for the
category of products including such product is greater than 5
percent.
______

SA 2168. Mr. SESSIONS 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 at title I, add the following:

SEC. 143. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM FOR
THE KC-X TANKER AIRCRAFT.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Aerial refueling is a critically important force
multiplier for the Air Force.
(2) The KC-X tanker aircraft procurement program is the
number one acquisition and recapitalization priority of the
Air Force.
(3) Given the competing budgetary requirements of the other
Armed Forces and other sectors of the Federal Government, the
Air Force needs to modernize at the most cost effective
price.
(4) Competition in defense procurement provides the Armed
Forces with the best products at the best price.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Air Force should--
(1) hold a full and open competition to choose the best
possible joint aerial refueling capability at the most
reasonable price; and
(2) be discouraged from taking any actions that would limit
the ability of either of the teams seeking the contract for
the procurement of KC-X tanker aircraft from competing for
that contract.
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SA 2169. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr.
Feingold, 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. __. NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS OF DENIAL OF ACCESS TO
INFORMATION BY AN INSPECTOR GENERAL.

(a) Requirement for Congressional Notification.--If an
individual working for, or on behalf of, an inspector general
of an agency, department, or instrumentality of the United
States or working for, or on behalf of, the Counsel for
Professional Responsibility of the Department of Justice, in
fulfillment of the mandate of such inspector general or
Counsel is denied access to a specific classified compartment
or denied access to a special access program, the head of
such agency, department, or instrumentality shall submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress a notification of the
denial not later than 15 days after the date of the denial.
(b) Content of Notification.--A notification required by
subsection (a) shall include--
(1) the nature of the review, inquiry, or investigation in
which the individual was engaged;
(2) the title or position of the individual involved;
(3) the name of the compartment or program involved; and
(4) the official who made the decision to deny the access.
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives, and any committee of the Senate or the House
of Representatives that has oversight responsibility for the
appropriate agency, department, or instrumentality of the
United States.
(d) Requests Pending After 60 Days.--If a request for
access to a specific classified compartment or to a special
access program is not granted or denied within 60 days of the
date of the original request for such access, a notification
under subsection (a) shall be required.
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SA 2170. 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 title XXXI, add the following:

SEC. 3126. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM
WORKERS IN THE SPECIAL EXPOSURE COHORT UNDER
THE ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS
COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000.

(a) In General.--Section 3621 of the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42
U.S.C. 7384l) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (9), by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
``(C) An individual described in paragraph (14)(D).''; and
(2) in paragraph (14), by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
``(D) The employee was so employed at the Nevada Test Site
or other similar sites located in Nevada during the period
beginning on January 1, 1950, and ending on December 31,
1993, and contracted an occupational illness, basal cell
carcinoma, or chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and, during such
employment--
``(i) was present during an atmospheric or underground
nuclear test or performed drillbacks, tunnel re-entry, or
clean-up work following such a test (without regard to the
duration of employment);
``(ii) was present at an event involving the venting of an
underground test or during a planned or unplanned radiation
release (without regard to the duration of employment);
``(iii) was present during testing or post-test activities
related to nuclear rocket or ramjet engine testing at the
Nevada Test Site (without regard to the duration of
employment);
``(iv) was assigned to work at Area 51 or other classified
program areas of the Nevada Test Site (without regard to the
duration of employment); or
``(v) was employed at the Nevada Test Site, and was
employed in a job activity that--

``(I) was monitored for exposure to ionizing radiation; or
``(II) was comparable to a job that is, was, or should have
been monitored for exposure to ionizing radiation at the
Nevada Test Site.''.

(b) Deadline for Claims Adjudication.--Claims for
compensation under section 3621(14)(D) of the Energy
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of
2000, as added by subsection (a), shall be adjudicated and a
final decision issued--
(1) in the case of claims pending as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, not later than 30 days after such
date; and
(2) in the case of claims filed after the date of the
enactment of this Act, not later than 30 days after the date
of such filing.
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SA 2171. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kerry,
Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Sanders, and
Mr. Wyden) 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. SAFE REDEPLOYMENT OF THE TROOPS FROM IRAQ.

(a) Transition of Mission.--The President shall promptly
transition the mission of United States forces in Iraq to the
limited purposes set forth in subsection (d).
(b) Commencement of Safe, Phased Redeployment From Iraq.--
The President shall commence the safe, phased redeployment of
United States forces from Iraq that are not essential to the
limited purposes set forth in subsection (d). Such
redeployment shall begin not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Use of Funds.--No funds authorized to be appropriated
or otherwise made available under any provision of law may be
obligated or expended to continue the deployment in Iraq of
members of the Armed Forces after March 31, 2008.
(d) Exception for Limited Purposes.--The prohibition in
subsection (c) shall not apply to the obligation or
expenditure of funds for the limited purposes as follows:
(1) To conduct targeted operations, limited in duration and
scope, against members of al Qaeda and other international
terrorist organizations.
(2) To provide security for United States infrastructure
and personnel.

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(3) To train and equip Iraqi security services.
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SA 2172. 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 ``45 days'' and inserting ``60
days''.
______

SA 2173. Mr. KOHL (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 title VIII, add the following:

SEC. 876. GREEN PROCUREMENT POLICY.

(a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) On September 1, 2004, the Department of Defense issued
its green procurement policy. The policy affirms a goal of
100 percent compliance with Federal laws and executive orders
requiring purchase of environmentally friendly, or green,
products and services. The policy also outlines a strategy
for meeting those requirements along with metrics for
measuring progress.
(2) On September 13, 2006, the Department of Defense hosted
a biobased product showcase and educational event which
underscores the importance and seriousness with which the
Department is implementing its green procurement program.
(3) On January 24, 2007, President Bush signed Executive
Order 13423: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and
Transportation Management, which contains the requirement
that Federal agencies procure biobased and environmentally
preferable products and services.
(4) Although the Department of Defense continues to work to
become a leading advocate of green procurement, there is
concern that there is not a procurement application or
process in place at the Department that supports compliance
analysis.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that--
(1) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Department of Defense should provide to
Congress a report on its plan to increase the usage of
cleaning products that minimize potential impacts to human
health and the environment at all Department of Defense
facilities inside and outside the United States, including
through the direct purchase of products and the purchase of
products by facility maintenance contractors; and
(2) the Department of Defense should establish a system to
document and track the use of environmentally preferable
products and services.
______

SA 2174. Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. McCain) 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 I, add the following:

SEC. 115. GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM.

(a) Additional Amount.--
(1) In general.--The amount authorized to be appropriated
by section 101(5) for other procurement for the Army is
hereby increased by $59,041,000.
(2) Availability.--Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 101(5) for other procurement for the
Army, as increased by paragraph (1), $59,041,000 may be
available for the General Fund Enterprise Business System of
the Army.
(3) Supplement not supplant.--The amount available under
paragraph (2) for the purpose specified in that paragraph is
in addition to any other amounts available in this Act for
that purpose.
(b) Offset.--
(1) RDTE, army.--The amount authorized to be appropriated
by section 201(1) for research, development, test, and
evaluation for the Army is hereby reduced by $29,219,000,
with the amount of the reduction to be allocated to amounts
available for the General Fund Enterprise Business System.
(2) O&M, army.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by
section 301(1) for operation and maintenance for the Army is
hereby reduced by $29,822,000, with the amount of the
reduction to be allocated to amounts available for the
General Fund Enterprise Business System.
______

SA 2175. Mr. LEVIN 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 246, strike lines 4 through 6 and insert the
following:
(G) the information officers of the Defense Agencies; and
(H) the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the
heads of the operational test organizations of the military
departments and the Defense Agencies.
On page 247, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
(9) The adequacy of operational and development test
resources (including infrastructure and personnel), policies,
and procedures to ensure appropriate testing of information
technology systems both during development and before
operational use.
(10) The appropriate policies and procedures for technology
assessment, development, and operational testing for purposes
of the adoption of commercial technologies into information
technology systems.
______

SA 2176. 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. GAO REVIEW OF USE OF AUTHORITY UNDER THE DEFENSE
PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950.

(a) Thorough Review Required.--The Comptroller General of
the United States (in this section referred to as the
``Comptroller'') shall conduct a thorough review of the
application of the Defense Production Act of 1950, since the
date of enactment of the Defense Production Act
Reauthorization of 2003 (Public Law 108-195), in light of
amendments made by that Act.
(b) Considerations.--In conducting the review required by
this section, the Comptroller shall examine--
(1) existing authorities under the Defense Production Act
of 1950;
(2) whether and how such authorities should be statutorily
modified to ensure preparedness of the United States and
United States industry--
(A) to meet security challenges;
(B) to meet current and future defense requirements;
(C) to meet current and future energy requirements;
(D) to meet current and future domestic emergency and
disaster response and recovery requirements;
(E) to reduce the interruption of critical infrastructure
operations during a terrorist attack, natural catastrophe, or
other similar national emergency; and
(F) to safeguard critical components of the United States
industrial base, including American aerospace and
shipbuilding industries;
(3) the effectiveness of amendments made by the Defense
Production Act Reauthorization of 2003, and the
implementation of such amendments;
(4) advantages and limitations of Defense Production Act of
1950-related capabilities, to ensure adaptation of the law to
meet the security challenges of the 21st Century;
(5) the economic impact of foreign offset contracts and the
efficacy of existing authority in mitigating such impact;
(6) the relative merit of developing rapid and standardized
systems for use of the authority provided under the Defense
Production Act of 1950, by any Federal agency; and
(7) such other issues as the Comptroller determines
relevant.
(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller shall submit a
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the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate on the results of the review conducted under this
section, together with any legislative recommendations.
(d) Rules of Construction on Protection of Information.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
(1) the provisions of section 705(d) of the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2155(d)) shall not
apply to information sought or obtained by the Comptroller
for purposes of the review required by this section; and
(2) provisions of law pertaining to the protection of
classified information or proprietary information otherwise
applicable to information sought or obtained by the
Comptroller in carrying out this section shall not be
affected by any provision of this section.
______

SA 2177. Mr. BINGAMAN 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. RELIEF OF RICHARD M. BARLOW OF SANTA FE, NEW
MEXICO.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Richard Barlow was a counter-proliferation intelligence
officer with expertise in Pakistan nuclear issues.
(2) From 1980-82, Mr. Barlow served as the action officer
for Pakistan proliferation matters at the Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency.
(3) In 1985, Mr. Barlow joined the Central Intelligence
Agency, becoming a recognized issue expert on Pakistan's
clandestine nuclear purchasing networks and its weapons
programs.
(4) After serving as a Special Agent with the Customs
Service, Mr. Barlow then joined the Office of the Secretary
of Defense starting in 1989, where he continued to
investigate Pakistan's nuclear weapons network headed by A.
Q. Khan.
(5) Mr. Barlow was instrumental in the 1987 arrest and
later conviction of 2 agents in Pakistan's nuclear weapons
development program headed by A. Q. Khan, for which he
received an award for exceptional accomplishment from the
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and numerous
commendations from senior State Department and law
enforcement officials.
(6) In addition, Mr. Barlow received a prestigious
commendation from the State Department's Legal Advisor for
assistance to President Ronald Reagan and Secretary of State
George P. Schultz for triggering the Solarz Amendment
relating to termination of military and economic aid to
Pakistan for exporting nuclear weapons technology.
(7) In a classified hearing following the arrests of the
Pakistani agents, Mr. Barlow, as the Central Intelligence
Agency's top expert, testified truthfully to the Subcommittee
on Asian Pacific Affairs of the Committee on International
Relations of the House of Representatives, then known as the
House Foreign Affairs Committee, that the arrested Pakistanis
were agents of the Pakistani government, and revealed that
Pakistan had continued to regularly violate United States
nuclear export laws.
(8) Mr. Barlow's actions revealed that certain Executive
Branch officials had been withholding this information from
the Congressional committees.
(9) In 1989, Mr. Barlow joined the Office of the Secretary
of Defense in the Office of Non-proliferation where he
continued to investigate Pakistani proliferation networks.
(10) In April 1989, Mr. Barlow received an outstanding
performance review from his Department of Defense
supervisors, and in June 1989 he was promoted.
(11) During the spring and early summer of 1989, Mr. Barlow
told his supervisors on a number of occasions that he had
serious concerns that Executive Branch officials were
concealing intelligence about Pakistan's nuclear program from
Congress and were obstructing pending criminal investigations
into Pakistan's procurement efforts in order to avoid
triggering the Pressler and Solarz Amendments and to obtain
approval for a proposed $1,400,000,000 sale of F-16 jets to
Pakistan.
(12) On August 2, 1989, Mr. Barlow raised concerns about
false testimony given by senior officials to the Congress on
Pakistan's nuclear capabilities to the Subcommittee on Asian
Pacific Affairs of the Committee on International Relations
of the House.
(13) On August 4, 1989, several weeks after being promoted,
Richard Barlow was handed a notice of pending termination.
(14) On August 8, 1989, Mr. Barlow's security clearances
were suspended for reasons that were classified and not
revealed to him.
(15) On August 26, 1989, Mr. Barlow, under threat of
firing, was offered a series of menial, temporary assignments
by Department of Defense personnel and security officials
concerned about possible retaliation against him as a
Congressional whistleblower by senior officials in the Office
of the Secretary of Defense.
(16) Mr. Barlow then underwent a 9-month long security
investigation involving numerous allegations levied against
him by his superiors in the Office of Secretary of Defense,
all of which were found to be false.
(17) In March of 1990, Mr. Barlow then had his security
clearance restored and remained in a series of temporary
assignments until February 1992, when he then resigned under
duress.
(18) At the time of his separation from government service,
Mr. Barlow had completed 8 years of government service.
(19) Mr. Barlow's temporary loss of his security clearance
and personnel actions against him damaged his reputation and
left him unable to find suitable employment inside the
Government.
(20) For the next 15 years, Mr. Barlow continued to serve
his country as a consultant to the intelligence and law
enforcement communities working on complex
counterintelligence and counter-proliferation operations
without the benefits he would have had if he had continued as
a Federal employee.
(21) In 1998, the Senate approved a private relief
resolution, Senate Resolution 253 (105th Congress) to provide
compensation for Richard Barlow's losses on ``the nature,
extent, and character of the claim for compensation referred
to in such bill as a legal or equitable claim against the
United States or a gratuity''.
(22) With Senate Resolution 253, the Senate recognized the
importance of protecting Federal employees who inform
Congress of Executive Branch distortions of the truth and
other wrongdoing.
(23) On March 6, 2000, the Government filed a protective
order under the state secrets privilege for documents
requested under discovery by Mr. Barlow relating to the
Pakistan nuclear program.
(24) The documents denied under the state secret privilege
were documents that Mr. Barlow had official access to prior
to the loss of clearance.
(25) The documents denied under the state secrets privilege
were subpoenaed by Mr. Barlow to substantiate the allegations
he originally made regarding his claim of false testimony of
Government officials to Congress on the Pakistan nuclear
weapons program and the actions taken against him.
(26) The evidence withheld from the Court as a result of
the state secrets privilege included significant, sworn
statements from a number of senior intelligence, Department
of State, and Department of Defense officials corroborating
Mr. Barlow's charges of Executive Branch wrongdoing.
(27) As a result of the use of the state secrets privilege,
Mr. Barlow and the United States Court of Federal Claims did
not have access to evidence and information necessary to
evaluate the key information relating to the merits of Mr.
Barlow's case and accurately report its findings to the
Senate.
(28) Since Mr. Barlow's separation from government service
in 1992, five Senate and five House committees have
intervened in support of Mr. Barlow's case on a bipartisan
basis, and investigations by the Central Intelligence Agency,
State Department Inspectors General, and the Government
Accountability Office have corroborated Mr. Barlow's findings
or found that personnel actions were taken against him in
reprisal.
(29) Richard Barlow is recognized for his patriotism and
service to his country.
(b) Compensation of Certain Losses.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay,
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
to Richard M. Barlow of Santa Fe, New Mexico, the sum of
$1,800,000 for compensation for losses incurred by Richard M.
Barlow relating to and a direct consequence of--
(A) personnel actions taken by the Department of Defense
affecting Richard Barlow's employment at the Department
(including Richard Barlow's top secret security clearance)
during the period beginning on August 4, 1989, and ending on
February 27, 1992; and
(B) Richard Barlow's separation from service with the
Department of Defense on February 27, 1992.
(2) No inference of liability.--Nothing in this section
shall be construed as an inference of liability on the part
of the United States.
(3) No agents and attorneys fees.--None of the payment
authorized by this section may be paid to or received by any
agent or attorney for any services rendered in connection
with obtaining such payment. Any person who violates this
subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
subject to a fine in the amount provided in title 18, United
States Code.
(4) Non-taxability of payment.--The payment authorized by
this section is in partial reimbursement for losses incurred
by Richard Barlow as a result of the personnel actions taken
by the Department of Defense and is not subject to Federal,
State, or local income taxes.
____

SA 2178. Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lieberman,
and Mr. Lott) 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

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year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

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

SEC. 132. ENHANCEMENT OF FLEET MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES.

(a) Additional Amount for Enhancement of Atlantic Fleet
Missile Defense Capabilities.--
(1) Additional amount.--The amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 102(a)(4) for other procurement for
the Navy is hereby increased by $62,000,000.
(2) Availability.--Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 102(a)(4) for other procurement for
the Navy, as increased by paragraph (1), the amount available
for Program element 0204228N for Aegis Support Equipment
(Budget Line Item 524600) is hereby increased by $51,500,000
and the amount available for Program Element 0204228N for
Aegis Support Equipment (Budget Line Item 524605) is hereby
increased by $10,500,000, with such amounts to be available--
(A) for the procurement of equipment to outfit United
States Atlantic Fleet ships with Aegis Ballistic Missile
Defense Radar and Weapons System modifications; and
(B) to expand and enhance Navy installation teams to
support installation of the modifications described in
paragraph (1) into United States Atlantic Fleet vessels
commencing in 2010.
(b) Additional Amount for Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
Ships.--
(1) Additional amount.--The amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development,
test, and evaluation, Defense-wide may be increased by
$25,000,000.
(2) Availability.--Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development,
test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, as increased by paragraph
(1), $25,000,000 may be available for Ballistic Missile
Defense Aegis (Program Element 0603892C) for the enhancement
of the capacity of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense ships to
intercept ballistic missiles in the ascent phase.
(c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by
section 1505(3) for research, development, test, and
evaluation, Air Force, is hereby reduced by $87,000,000, with
the amount of the reduction to be allocated to funds
available for MILSATCOM Terminals (Program Element 0303601F).
____

SA 2179. Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) 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 II, add the following:

SEC. 203. AMOUNT FOR HIGH SPEED TEST TRACK, HOLLOMAN AIR
FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO.

(a) Increase in Amount for Air Force Research, Development,
Test, and Evaluation.--The amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 201(3) for the Air Force for
research, development, test, and evaluation is hereby
increased by $7,000,000.
(b) Availability for High Speed Test Track.--Of the amount
authorized to be appropriated by section 201(3) for the Air
Force for research, development, test, and evaluation, as
increased by subsection (a), $7,000,000 may be available for
the High Speed Test Track, Holloman Air Force Base, New
Mexico.
(c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by
section 301(4) for the Air Force for operation and
maintenance is hereby reduced by $7,000,000.
____

SA 2180. Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) 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 II, add the following:

SEC. 203. AMOUNT FOR JOINT DIRECTED ENERGY TEST SITE, WHITE
SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO.

(a) Increase in Amount for Army Research, Development,
Test, and Evaluation.--The amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 201(1) for the Army for research,
development, test, and evaluation is hereby increased by
$8,000,000.
(b) Availability for Joint Directed Energy Test Site.--Of
the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(1)
for the Army for research, development, test, and evaluation,
as increased by subsection (a), $8,000,000 may be available
for the Joint Directed Energy Test Site, White Sands Missile
Range, New Mexico.
(c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by
section 301(1) for the Army for operation and maintenance is
hereby reduced by $8,000,000.
______

SA 2181. Mr. LOTT 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 II, add the following:

SEC. 214. 10,000-POUND BALLISTIC AERIAL DELIVERY AND SOFT-
LANDING SYSTEM.

(a) Additional Amount for Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Army.--The amount authorized to be appropriated
by section 201(1) for research, development, test, and
evaluation for the Army is hereby increased by $4,000,000.
(b) Availability.--Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated by section 201(1) for research, development,
test, and evaluation for Army, as increased by subsection
(a), $4,000,000 may be available for Advanced Warfighter
Technologies (PE #0603001A) for the 10,000-pound Ballistic
Aerial Delivery and Soft-Landing System.
(c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by
section 201(4) for research, development, test, and
evaluation for Defense-wide activities is hereby reduced by
$4,000,000.
______

SA 2182. Mr. LOTT 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 XIV, add the following:

SEC. 1422. ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT OF THE ARMED FORCES
RETIREMENT HOME.

(a) Independence and Purpose of Retirement Home.--Section
1511 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24
U.S.C. 411) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
``However, the Retirement Home shall be treated as a military
facility of the Department of Defense, and may not be
privatized. The administration of the Retirement Home
(including administration for the provision of health care
and medical care for residents) shall remain under the direct
authority, control, and administration of the Secretary of
Defense.''; and
(2) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following
new subsection (g):
``(g) Accreditation.--The Chief Executive Officer shall
secure and maintain accreditation by a nationally recognized
civilian accrediting organization for each aspect of each
facility of the Retirement Home, including medical and dental
care, pharmacy, independent living, and assisted living and
nursing care.''.
(b) Spectrum of Care.--Section 1513(b) of the Armed Forces
Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 413(b)) is amended by
inserting after the first sentence the following new
sentence: ``The services provided residents of the Retirement
Home shall include nonacute medical and dental services,
pharmaceutical services, and transportation of residents, at
no cost to residents, to acute medical and dental services
and after-hours routine medical care''.
(c) Administration Through Chief Executive Officer.--
(1) In general.--Section 1515 of the Armed Forces
Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 415) is amended--
(A) by striking ``Chief Operating Officer'' each place it
appears and inserting ``Chief Executive Officer''; and
(B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``Chief Operating
Officer's'' and inserting ``Chief Executive Officer's''.
(2) Heading amendment.--The heading of such section is
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1515. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.''.

(3) Other conforming amendments.--The Armed Forces
Retirement Home Act of 1991 is further amended by striking
``Chief Operating Officer'' each place it appears (other than
section 1531 (24 U.S.C. 431)) and inserting ``Chief Executive
Officer''.
(d) Modification of Authorities Applicable to Chief
Executive Officer.--
(1) Term of office; eligibility for reappointment.--
Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of section 1515 of such Act
is amended to read as follows:
``(2) The Chief Executive Officer shall serve a term of
four years, but is removable from office during such term at
the pleasure of the Secretary. An individual may be
reappointed as Chief Executive Officer for a single
additional term of four years.''.
(2) Evaluation of performance.--Subsection (a)(3) of such
section is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ``In evaluating the performance of the Chief
Executive Officer, the Secretary shall take into account the
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Board for each facility of the Retirement Home and of the
residents of each facility of the Retirement Home.''.
(3) Qualifications.--Subsection (b) of such section is
amended to read as follows:
``(b) Qualifications.--To qualify for appointment as the
Chief Executive Officer, a person shall have--
``(1) not less than 10 years of civilian or military
experience as a medical doctor, nurse, nurse practitioner, or
other public health care professional;
``(2) experience managing a medical care facility or
continuing care facility, including experience--
``(A) managing a military installation, military medical
treatment facility or veterans medical care facility, public
health care facility, or retirement home; or
``(B) providing long-term medical care to the elderly; and
``(3) proven senior leadership and management skills as an
administrator of a military installation, residential or
medical facility, or public health care facility.''.
(4) Responsibilities.--Subsection (c) of such section is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``, operation, and management'' and
inserting ``and financial management''; and
(ii) by striking ``to the Secretary'' and inserting
``directly to the Secretary (or the designee of the
Secretary)'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``supervise the operation and
administration'' and inserting ``advise the Secretary on the
long-term financial and administrative management''; and
(ii) by striking ``, including the Local Boards of those
facilities''; and
(C) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting before the period at
the end the following ``and submit to the Secretary and the
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness on a
quarterly basis reports on such examinations and audits''.
(5) Compensation.--Subsection (d)(2) of such section is
amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the
following new sentence: ``In determining the amount of the
bonus each year, the Secretary shall take into account the
views of the Local Board for each facility of the Retirement
Home, and the resident advisory committee or council of each
facility, regarding the performance of the Chief Executive
Officer.''.
(e) Chief Medical Officer.--The Armed Forces Retirement
Home Act of 1991 is further amended by inserting after
section 1515 the following new section:

``SEC. 1515A. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER.

``(a) Appointment.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall
appoint the Chief Medical Officer of the Retirement Home. The
Secretary of Defense shall make the appointment in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security.
``(2) The Chief Medical Officer shall serve a term of two
years, but is removable from office during such term at the
pleasure of the Secretary.
``(3) The Secretary (or the designee of the Secretary)
shall evaluate the performance of the Chief Medical Officer
not less frequently than once each year. The Secretary shall
carry out such evaluation in consultation with the Chief
Executive Officer and the Local Board for each facility of
the Retirement Home.
``(4) An officer appointed as Chief Medical Officer of the
Retirement Home shall serve as Chief Medical Officer without
vacating any other military duties and responsibilities
assigned to that officer whether at the time of appointment
or afterward.
``(b) Qualifications.--(1) To qualify for appointment as
the Chief Medical Officer, a person shall be a member of the
Medical, Dental, Nurse, or Medical Services Corps of the
Armed Forces, including the Health and Safety Directorate of
the Coast Guard, serving on active duty in the grade of
brigadier general, or in the case of the Navy or the Coast
Guard rear admiral (lower half), or higher.
``(2) In making appointments of the Chief Medical Officer,
the Secretary of Defense shall, to the extent practicable,
provide for the rotation of the appointments among the
various Armed Forces and the Health and Safety Directorate of
the Coast Guard.
``(c) Responsibilities.--(1) The Chief Medical Officer
shall be responsible to the Secretary, the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and the Chief Executive
Officer for the direction and oversight of the provision of
medical, mental health, and dental care at each facility of
the Retirement Home.
``(2) The Chief Medical Officer shall advise the Secretary,
the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,
the Chief Executive Officer, and the Local Board for each
facility of the Retirement Home on all medical and medical
administrative matters of the Retirement Home.
``(d) Duties.--In carrying out the responsibilities set
forth in subsection (c), the Chief Medical Officer shall
perform the following duties:
``(1) Ensure the timely availability to residents of the
Retirement Home, at locations other than the Retirement Home,
of such acute medical, mental health, and dental care as such
resident may require that is not available at the applicable
facility of the Retirement Home.
``(2) Ensure compliance by the facilities of the Retirement
Home with accreditation standards, applicable health care
standards of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and any
other applicable health card standards and requirements
(including requirements identified in applicable reports of
the Inspectors General for the Retirement Home and the
Inspector General of the Department of Defense).
``(3) Periodically visit and inspect the medical facilities
and medical operations of each facility of the Retirement
Home.
``(4) Periodically examine and audit the medical records
and administration of the Retirement Home.
``(5) Consult with the Local Board for each facility of the
Retirement Home not less frequently than once each year.
``(e) Advisory Bodies.--In carrying out the
responsibilities set forth in subsection (c) and the duties
set forth in subsection (d), the Chief Medical Officer may
establish and seek the advice of such advisory bodies as the
Chief Medical Officer considers appropriate.''.
(f) Local Boards of Trustees.--
(1) Duties.--Subsection (b) of section 1516 of the Armed
Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 416) is amended
to read as follows:
``(b) Duties.--(1) The Local Board for a facility shall
serve in an advisory capacity to the Director of the facility
and to the Chief Executive Officer.
``(2) The Local Board for a facility shall provide to the
Chief Executive Officer and the Director of the facility such
guidance and recommendations on the administration of the
facility as the Local Board considers appropriate.
``(3) The Local Board for a facility shall provide to the
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness not
less often than annually an assessment of all aspects of the
facility, including the quality of care at the facility.
``(4) Not less frequently than one each year, the Local
Board for a facility shall submit to Congress a report that
includes an assessment of all aspects of the facility,
including the quality of care at the facility.''.
(2) Composition.--Subparagraph (K) of subsection (c) of
such section is amended to read as follows:
``(K) One senior representative of one of the chief
personnel officers of the Armed Forces, who shall be a member
of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in the grade of
brigadier general, or in the case of the Navy or Coast Guard,
rear admiral (lower half).''.
(g) Directors, Deputy Directors, Associate Directors, and
Staff of Facilities.--
(1) Directors.--
(A) Qualifications for appointment, term, and
supervision.--Subsection (b) of section 1517 of the Armed
Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 417) is amended
to read as follows:
``(b) Director.--(1) The Director of a facility shall--
``(A) be a member of the Armed Forces serving on active
duty in the grade of colonel or, in the case of the Navy,
captain;
``(B) either--
``(i) have proven leadership and management skills,
including at least one tour of duty as a commanding officer
or executive officer of a military installation or similar
facility; or
``(ii) have served as a director, deputy director, or
commanding officer of a military hospital or military medical
or dental treatment facility; and
``(C) possess certification as a retirement facilities
director from an appropriate civilian certifying
organization, or obtain such certification within the time
otherwise applicable to civilian achievement of such
certification unless the requirement for such certification
is waived by the Secretary of Defense.
``(2) The Director of a facility shall serve at the
pleasure of the Secretary.
``(3) The Director of a facility shall be under the
direction of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness. The Director of a facility shall also keep the
Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Medical Officer
apprised of matters relating to the facility.
``(4) The Secretary or the Under Secretary shall evaluate
the performance of the Director of a facility not less
frequently than once each year, in consultation with the
Local Board for the facility and the residents of the
facility.''.
(B) Additional duties.--Subsection (c) of such section is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) The Director of a facility shall work with the Chief
Executive Officer and the Chief Medical Officer to ensure
that sufficient resources are available to manage the
facility properly.''.
(2) Deputy directors.--Subsection (d) of such section is
amended to read as follows:
``(d) Deputy Director.--(1) The Deputy Director of a
facility shall--
``(A) either--
``(i) be a civilian with not less than 5 years of
experience as a continuing care retirement community
professional; or
``(ii) be a member of the Armed Forces serving on active
duty in a grade of or below lieutenant colonel or, in the
case of the Navy, commander; and
``(B) have proven appropriate leadership and management
skills.
``(2) The Deputy Director of a facility shall serve at the
pleasure of the Secretary of Defense.
``(3) The Deputy Director of a facility shall be under the
direction of the Director of the facility.''.
(3) Associate directors.--

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(A) Qualifications for appointment and supervision.--
Subsection (f) of such section is amended--
(i) in paragraph (1)--

(I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(II) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
and
(III) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
subparagraph (B):

``(B) have served as Command Master Chief or Command Senior
Enlisted Advisor at a major military command; and''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) The Associate Director of a facility shall be under
the direction of the Director and Deputy Director of the
facility.''.
(B) Additional duties.--Subsection (g) of such section is
amended to read as follows:
``(g) Duties of Associate Director.--The Associate Director
of a facility shall--
``(1) serve as ombudsman for the residents of the facility;
``(2) report to the Director of the facility on any issues
the Associate Director determines to be important for
ensuring proper medical care for the residents of the
facility;
``(3) advise the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel
and Readiness and the Local Board for the facility on matters
relating to the care of the residents of the facility; and
``(4) perform such other duties as the Director of the
facility may specify.''.
(h) Inspection of Retirement Home.--Section 1518 of such
Act (24 U.S.C. 418) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 1518. INSPECTION OF RETIREMENT HOME.

``(a) Inspectors General for the Retirement Home.--(1) The
Inspectors General of the military departments shall have the
duty to inspect the Retirement Home. The duty to inspect
shall alternate among the Inspector General of the Army, the
Naval Inspector General, and the Inspector General of the Air
Force on such schedule as the Secretary of Defense shall
direct.
``(2) On matters relating to the inspection of the
Retirement Home the Inspectors General for the Retirement
Home under paragraph (1) shall report directly to the Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
``(3) The Inspectors General for the Retirement Home under
paragraph (1) shall advise the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense and the Director of each facility of
the Retirement Home on matters relating to waste, fraud,
abuse, and mismanagement of the Retirement Home.
``(b) Inspections by Inspector General.--(1) Every two
years, the current Inspector General for the Retirement Home
under subsection (a) shall perform a comprehensive inspection
of all aspects of each facility of the Retirement Home,
including independent living, assisted living, medical and
dental care, pharmacy, financial and contracting records, and
any aspect of either facility on which the Local Board for
the facility or the resident advisory committee or council of
the facility recommends inspection.
``(2) The Inspector General shall be assisted in
inspections under this subsection by the medical inspector
general of a military department designated for purposes of
this subsection by the Secretary of Defense. In making such
designations, the Secretary shall designate such medical
inspectors general on a rotating basis from among the various
military departments.
``(3) In conducting the inspection of a facility of the
Retirement Home under this subsection, the Inspector General
shall solicit concerns, observations, and recommendations
from the Local Board for the facility, the resident advisory
committee or council of the facility, and the residents of
the facility. Any concerns, observations, and recommendations
solicited from residents shall be solicited on a not-for-
attribution basis.
``(4) The Chief Executive Officer and the Director of each
facility of the Retirement Home shall make all staff, other
personnel, and records of each facility available to the
Inspector General in a timely manner for purposes of
inspections under this subsection.
``(c) Reports on Inspections by Inspector General.--(1) Not
later than 45 days after completing an inspection of a
facility of the Retirement Home under subsection (b), the
current Inspector General for the Retirement Home under
subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, the
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the
Chief Executive Officer, the Director of the facility, and
the Local Board for the facility, and to Congress, a report
describing the results of the inspection and containing such
recommendations as the Inspector General considers
appropriate in light of the inspection.
``(2) Not later than 45 days after receiving a report of
the Inspector General under paragraph (1), the Director of
the facility concerned shall submit the Secretary of Defense,
the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness,
the Chief Executive Officer, and the Local Board for the
facility, and to Congress, a plan to address the
recommendations and other matters set forth in the report.
``(d) Additional Inspections.--(1) Every two years, in a
year in which the Inspector General does not perform an
inspection under subsection (b), the Chief Executive Officer
shall request the inspection of each facility of the
Retirement Home by the Joint Commission with respect to
matters of facilities that are within the purview of the
Joint Commission.
``(2) In the event an inspection under paragraph (1) does
not address all matters at the facilities of the Retirement
Home, the Chief Executive Officer shall request the
inspection of the facilities by one or more appropriate
civilian accrediting organizations for any matters at such
facilities that are not addressed by the inspection under
paragraph (1), including independent living, assisted living,
and pharmacy (if applicable).
``(3) The Chief Executive Officer and the Director of a
facility being inspected under this subsection shall make all
staff, other personnel, and records of the facility available
to the Joint Commission or other civilian accrediting
organization in a timely manner for purposes of inspections
under this subsection.
``(e) Reports on Additional Inspections.--(1) Not later
than 45 days after receiving a report of an inspection from
the Joint Commission or other civilian accrediting
organization under subsection (d), the Director of the
facility concerned shall submit to the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the Chief Executive
Officer, and the Local Board for the facility a report
containing--
``(A) the results of the inspection; and
``(B) a plan to address any recommendations and other
matters set forth in the report.
``(2) Not later than 45 days after receiving a report and
plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall
submit the report and plan to Congress.''.
(i) Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund.--Section 1519
of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C.
419) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(d) Reporting Requirements.--The Chief Financial Officer
of the Armed Forces Retirement Home shall comply with the
reporting requirements of subchapter II of chapter 35 of
title 31, United States Code.''.
______

SA 2183. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Rockefeller)
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; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

TITLE XXXIII--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 3301. AVAILABILITY OF THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE
REPORT ON CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
ACCOUNTABILITY REGARDING THE TERRORIST ATTACKS
OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.

(a) Public Availability.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency shall prepare and make available
to the public a version of the Executive Summary of the
report entitled the ``Office of Inspector General Report on
Central Intelligence Agency Accountability Regarding Findings
and Conclusions of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence
Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks
of September 11, 2001'' issued in June 2005 that is
declassified to the maximum extent possible, consistent with
national security.
(b) Report to Congress.--The Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency shall submit to Congress a classified
annex to the redacted Executive Summary made available under
subsection (a) that explains the reason that any redacted
material in the Executive Summary was withheld from the
public.
______

SA 2184. Mr. SUNUNU proposed an amendment to amendment SA 2135
submitted by Mr. Dorgan (for himself, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Salazar) to
the amendment SA 2011 proposed by Mr. Nelson of Nebraska (for Mr.
Levin) 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; as follows:

Strike page 2, line 2 and insert in lieu thereof: ``for the
capture or death or information leading to the capture or
death of''.
______

SA 2185. Mr. AKAKA 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 VIII, add the following:

SEC. 847. CONTRACT GOALS FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN-SERVING
INSTITUTIONS AND ALASKA NATIVE-SERVING
INSTITUTIONS.

Section 2323 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

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(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(E) Native Hawaiian-serving institutions and Alaska
Native-serving institutions (as defined in section 317 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d)).''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``Hispanic-serving
institutions,'' the following: ``Native Hawaiian-serving
institutions and Alaska Native-serving institutions,''; and
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``Hispanic-serving
institutions,'' the following: ``Native Hawaiian-serving
institutions and Alaska Native-serving institutions,''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting after ``Hispanic-serving
institutions,'' the following: ``to Native Hawaiian-serving
institutions and Alaska Native-serving institutions,''.
______

SA 2186. Mr. SANDERS 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 106, strike line 13 and all that follows through
page 114, line 4 and insert the following:

Subtitle G--Military Family Readiness and Servicemember Reintegration

SEC. 581. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY FAMILY READINESS AND
SERVICEMEMBER REINTEGRATION COUNCIL.

(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 88 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section
1781 the following new section:

``SEC. 1781A. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY FAMILY READINESS
AND SERVICEMEMBER REINTEGRATION COUNCIL.

``(a) In General.--There is in the Department of Defense
the Department of Defense Military Family Readiness and
Servicemember Reintegration Council (hereafter in this
section referred to as the `Council').
``(b) Members.--(1) The members of the Council shall be the
following:
``(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness, who shall serve as chair of the Council.
``(B) One representative of each of the Army, the Navy, the
Marine Corps, and the Air Force, who shall be appointed by
Secretary of Defense.
``(C) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
``(D) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
``(E) Three individuals appointed by the Secretary of
Defense from among representatives of military family
organizations (including military family organizations of
families of members of the regular components and of families
of members of the reserve components), of whom not less than
two shall be members of the family of an enlisted member of
the armed forces.
``(2) The term on the Council of the members appointed
under paragraph (1)(E) shall be three years.
``(c) Meetings.--The Council shall meet not less often than
twice each year. Not more than one meeting of the Council
each year shall be in the National Capital Region.
``(d) Duties.--The duties of the Council shall include the
following:
``(1) To review and make recommendations to the Secretary
of Defense on the policy and plans required under section
1781b of this title.
``(2) To monitor requirements for the support of military
family readiness and the support of servicemember
reintegration by the Department of Defense.
``(3) To evaluate and assess the effectiveness of the
military family readiness and servicemember reintegration
programs and activities of the Department of Defense.
``(4) To evaluate and coordinate the policies of the
Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs
to leverage and coordinate the resources of each department
in providing military family readiness and servicemember
reintegration programs and activities.
``(e) Annual Reports.--(1) Not later than February 1 each
year, the Council shall submit to the Secretary of Defense
and the congressional defense committees a report on military
family readiness and servicemember reintegration.
``(2) Each report under this subsection shall include the
following:
``(A) An assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of
the military family readiness and servicemember reintegration
programs and activities of the Department of Defense during
the preceding fiscal year in meeting the needs and
requirements of military families.
``(B) Recommendations on actions to be taken to improve the
capability of the military family readiness and servicemember
reintegration programs and activities of the Department of
Defense to meet the needs and requirements of reintegrating
members of the Armed Forces and military families, including
actions relating to the allocation of funding and other
resources to and among such programs and activities.
``(C) The effectiveness of the coordination of the military
family readiness and servicemember reintegration programs and
activities of the Department of Defense with the activities
and programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of subchapter I of chapter 88 of such title is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1781
the following new item:

``Sec. 1781a. Department of Defense Military Family Readiness and
Servicemember Reintegration Council.''.

SEC. 582. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY AND PLANS FOR MILITARY
FAMILY READINESS AND SERVICEMEMBER
REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

(a) Policy and Plans Required.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 88 of title 10,
United States Code, as amended by section 581 of this Act, is
further amended by inserting after section 1781a the
following new section:

``SEC. 1781B. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY AND PLANS FOR
MILITARY FAMILY READINESS AND SERVICEMEMBER
REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a
policy and plans for the Department of Defense for the
support of military family readiness and servicemember
reintegration programs and activities.
``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the policy and plans
required under subsection (a) are as follows:
``(1) To ensure that the military family readiness programs
and servicemember reintegration programs and activities of
the Department of Defense are comprehensive, effective, and
properly supported.
``(2) To ensure that such programs are coordinated and
developed in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs.
``(3) To ensure that support is continuously available to
military families in peacetime and in war, as well as during
periods of force structure change and relocation of military
units.
``(4) To ensure that the military family readiness and
servicemember reintegration programs and activities of the
Department of Defense are available to all military families,
including military families of members of the regular
components and military families of members of the reserve
components.
``(5) To ensure that the goal of military family readiness
and servicemember reintegration is an explicit element of
applicable Department of Defense plans, programs, and
budgeting activities, and that achievement of military family
readiness and servicemember reintegration is expressed
through Department-wide goals that are identifiable and
measurable.
``(6) To ensure that the military family readiness and
servicemember reintegration programs and activities of the
Department of Defense undergo continuous evaluation in order
to ensure that resources are allocated and expended for such
programs and activities in the most effective possible manner
throughout the Department.
``(c) Elements of Policy.--The policy required under
subsection (a) shall include the following elements:
``(1) A definition for treating a program or activity of
the Department of Defense as a military family readiness and
servicemember reintegration program or activity.
``(2) Department of Defense-wide goals for military family
support and servicemember reintegration, both for military
families of members of the regular components and military
families of members of the reserve components.
``(3) Requirements for joint programs and activities for
military family support and servicemember reintegration.
``(4) Policies on access to military family support and
servicemember reintegration programs and activities based on
military family populations served and geographical location.
``(5) Policies that recognize the need for follow-up
services for reintegrating members of the Armed Forces and
their families for extended periods following deployments,
including between deployments.
``(6) Requirements for the provision of services to address
the unique needs of members of the armed forces and their
family members with respect to family readiness and
servicemember reintegration, including the following:
``(A) Marriage counseling.
``(B) Services for children.
``(C) Suicide prevention.
``(D) Substance abuse awareness and treatment.
``(E) Mental health awareness and treatment.
``(F) Financial counseling.
``(G) Domestic violence awareness and prevention.
``(H) Employment assistance.
``(I) Development of strategies for living with a member of
the armed forces who has post traumatic stress disorder or
traumatic brain injury.

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``(J) Such other services that may be appropriate to
address the unique needs of members of the armed forces and
their families who live in rural or remote areas with respect
to family readiness and servicemember reintegration.
``(7) Metrics to measure the performance and effectiveness
of the military family readiness programs and activities of
the Department of Defense.
``(8) Policies on coordination with the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Integrated Service Networks
(VISN), the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and the
Adjutant Generals of the States and territories of the United
States.
``(9) Policies on coordination of family readiness and
servicemember reintegration programs and activities with
State and local public and private entities to leverage
services provided by the Department of Defense, the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and other entities that
provide family readiness or servicemember reintegration
programs.
``(d) Elements of Plans.--(1) Each plan required under
subsection (a) shall include the elements specified in
paragraph (2) for the five-fiscal year period beginning with
the fiscal year in which such plan is submitted under
paragraph (3).
``(2) The elements in each plan required under subsection
(a) shall include, for the period covered by such plan, the
following:
``(A) An ongoing identification and assessment of the
effectiveness of the military family readiness and
servicemember reintegration programs and activities of the
Department of Defense in meeting goals for such programs and
activities, which assessment shall evaluate such programs and
activities separately for each military department and for
each regular component and each reserve component.
``(B) A description of the resources required to support
the military family readiness and servicemember reintegration
programs and activities of the Department of Defense,
including the military personnel, civilian personnel, and
volunteer personnel so required.
``(C) An ongoing identification in gaps in the military
family readiness and servicemember reintegration programs and
activities of the Department of Defense, and an ongoing
identification of the resources required to address such
gaps.
``(D) An evaluation of the policies developed in accordance
with subsection (c)(5).
``(E) An assessment of the effectiveness of and
recommendations to improve the coordination of the military
family readiness and servicemember reintegration programs and
activities of the Department of Defense with the services and
programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as
those of State and local governments.
``(F) Mechanisms to apply the metrics developed under
subsection (c)(6).
``(G) A summary, by fiscal year, of the allocation of funds
(including appropriated funds and nonappropriated funds) for
major categories of military family readiness and
servicemember reintegration programs and activities of the
Department of Defense, set forth for each of the military
departments and for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
``(3) Not later than March 1, 2008, and each year
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the plans
required under subsection (a) for the 5-fiscal year period
beginning with the fiscal year beginning in the year in which
such report is submitted. Each report shall include the plans
covered by such report and an assessment of the discharge by
the Department of Defense of the previous plans submitted
under this subsection.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of subchapter I of chapter 88 of such title, as so
amended, is further amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 1781a the following new item:

``Sec. 1781b. Department of Defense policy and plans for military
family readiness and servicemember reintegration programs
and activities.''.

(3) Report on policy.--The Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report
setting forth the policy developed under section 1781b of
title 10, United States Code (as added by this subsection),
not later than February 1, 2009.
(b) Pilot Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a
pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of
providing grants to eligible entities to create comprehensive
soldier and family preparedness, reintegration, and outreach
programs for members of the Armed Forces and their families
to further the purposes described in section 1781b(b) of
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
(2) Grants.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the
pilot program through the award of grants to eligible
entities for the provision of assistance to members of the
Armed Forces and their families as described in paragraph
(1).
(3) Eligible entities.--For purposes of this subsection, an
eligible entity is any of the following:
(A) An Adjutant General of a State or territory of the
United States.
(B) A Federal Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN)
office.
(C) A State veterans affairs agency.
(D) A family support group for a regular component of the
Armed Forces or for a reserve component of the Armed Forces,
if such organization partners with an entity described in
subparagraph (A) through (C).
(E) An organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs for the representation of veterans under section 5902
of title 38, United States Code, if such organization
partners with an entity described in subparagraph (A) through
(C).
(F) A State or local nonprofit organization, if such
organization partners with an entity described in
subparagraph (A) through (C).
(4) Use of grant funds.--Recipients of grants under the
pilot program shall develop programs for the provision of
assistance and services to members of the Armed Forces and
their family members that meet the purposes of section
1781b(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a), which may include the following:
(A) Marriage counseling.
(B) Services for children.
(C) Suicide prevention.
(D) Substance abuse awareness and treatment.
(E) Mental health awareness and treatment.
(F) Financial counseling.
(G) Domestic violence awareness and prevention.
(H) Employment assistance.
(I) Development of strategies for living with a
servicemember with post traumatic stress disorder and
traumatic brain injury.
(J) Such other services that may be appropriate to address
the unique needs of members of the Armed Forces and their
families who live in rural or remote areas with respect to
family readiness and servicemember reintegration.
(K) Assisting members of the Armed Forces and their
families find and receive benefits and services from local,
State, and Federal programs and nonprofit programs for
assistance with military family readiness and servicemember
reintegration, including referral services.
(L) Development of strategies and programs that recognize
the need for follow-up services for reintegrating members of
the Armed Forces and their families for extended periods
following deployments, including between deployments.
(M) Assisting members of the Armed Forces and their
families receive services and assistance from the Department
of Veterans Affairs, including referral services.
(5) Outreach.--A recipient of a grant under this subsection
shall carry out a program of outreach to members of the Armed
Forces and their families with respect to the services
offered in accordance with paragraph (3) before, during, and
after deployment of such members of the Armed Forces.
(6) Selection of grant recipients.--
(A) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a grant under
the pilot program shall submit to the Secretary of Defense an
application therefor in such form and in such manner as the
Secretary considers appropriate.
(B) Elements.--An application submitted under subparagraph
(A) shall include such elements as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(C) Priority.--In selecting eligible entities to receive
grants under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense
shall give priority to eligible entities that propose
programs with a focus on personal outreach by trained staff
(with preference given to veterans and, in particular,
veterans of combat) conducted in person to members of the
Armed Forces and their families.
(7) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated $30,000,000 for the Secretary of Defense
to carry out this subsection.
(c) Surveys of Military Families.--Section 1782(a) of title
10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Authority'' and inserting
``In General''; and
(2) by striking ``may conduct surveys'' in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ``shall, in fiscal year
2009 and not less often than once every three fiscal years
thereafter, conduct surveys''.
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SA 2187. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2019 proposed by Mr. Levin (for himself and Mr. McCain)
to the amendment SA 2011 proposed by Mr. Nelson of Nebraska (for Mr.
Levin) 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:

Beginning on page 34, strike line 8 and all that follows
through page 51, line 24 and insert the following:

SEC. 1631. COMPREHENSIVE PLANS ON PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS,
MITIGATION, AND TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURY AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) Plans Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall,
in accordance with subsection (c), submit to the

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congressional defense committees one or more comprehensive
plans for programs and activities of the Department of
Defense to prevent, diagnose, mitigate, treat, and otherwise
respond to traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) in members of the Armed Forces.
(b) Elements.--Each plan submitted under subsection (a)
shall include comprehensive proposals of the Department on
the following:
(1) The designation by the Secretary of Defense of a lead
agent or executive agent for the Department to coordinate
development and implementation of the plan.
(2) The improvement of personnel protective equipment for
members of the Armed Forces in order to prevent traumatic
brain injury.
(3) The improvement of methods and mechanisms for the
detection and treatment of traumatic brain injury and post-
traumatic stress disorder in members of the Armed Forces in
the field.
(4) The requirements for research on traumatic brain injury
and post-traumatic stress disorder, including (in particular)
research on pharmacological approaches to treatment for
traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder, as
applicable, and the allocation of priorities among such
research.
(5) The development, adoption, and deployment of diagnostic
criteria for the detection and evaluation of the range of
traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder in
members of the Armed Forces, which criteria shall be employed
uniformly across the military departments in all applicable
circumstances, including provision of clinical care and
assessment of future deployability of members of the Armed
Forces.
(6) The development and deployment of effective means of
assessing traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress
disorder in members of the Armed Forces, including a system
of pre-deployment and post-deployment screenings of cognitive
ability in members for the detection of cognitive impairment,
as required by the amendments made by section 1632.
(7) The development and deployment of effective means of
managing and monitoring members of the Armed Forces with
traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder in
the receipt of care for traumatic brain injury or post-
traumatic stress disorder, as applicable, including the
monitoring and assessment of treatment and outcomes.
(8) The development and deployment of an education and
awareness training initiative designed to reduce the negative
stigma associated with traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic
stress disorder, and mental health treatment.
(9) The provision of education and outreach to families of
members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury or
post-traumatic stress disorder on a range of matters relating
to traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder,
as applicable, including detection, mitigation, and
treatment.
(10) The assessment of the current capabilities of the
Department for the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation,
treatment, and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury and
post-traumatic stress disorder in members of the Armed
Forces.
(11) The identification of gaps in current capabilities of
the Department for the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation,
treatment, and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury and
post-traumatic stress disorder in members of the Armed
Forces.
(12) The identification of the resources required for the
Department in fiscal years 2009 thru 2013 to address the gaps
in capabilities identified under paragraph (11).
(13) The development of joint planning among the Department
of Defense, the military departments, and the Department of
Veterans Affairs for the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation,
treatment, and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury and
post-traumatic stress disorder in members of the Armed
Forces, including planning for the seamless transition of
such members from care through the Department of Defense to
care through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(14) A requirement that exposure to a blast or blasts be
recorded in the records of members of the Armed Forces.
(15) The development of clinical practice guidelines for
the diagnosis and treatment of blast injuries in members of
the Armed Forces, including, but not limited to, traumatic
brain injury.
(c) Coordination in Development.--
(1) Secretary of the army.--Each plan submitted under
subsection (a) shall be developed in coordination with the
Secretary of the Army (who was designated by the Secretary of
Defense as executive agent for the prevention, mitigation,
and treatment of blast injuries under section 256 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
(Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note)).
(2) Secretary of veterans affairs.--Each plan submitted
under subsection (a) shall be developed jointly with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the elements described in
paragraphs (3) through (10) and paragraph (13) of subsection
(b).
(d) Additional Activities.--In carrying out programs and
activities for the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, and
treatment of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress
disorder in members of the Armed Forces, the Secretary of
Defense shall--
(1) examine the results of the recently completed Phase 2
study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, on the
use of progesterone for acute traumatic brain injury;
(2) determine if Department of Defense funding for a Phase
3 clinical trial on the use of progesterone for acute
traumatic brain injury, or for further research regarding the
use of progesterone or its metabolites for treatment of
traumatic brain injury, is warranted;
(3) provide for the collaboration of the Department of
Defense, as appropriate, in clinical trials and research on
pharmacological approaches to treatment for traumatic brain
injury and post-traumatic stress disorder that is conducted
by other departments and agencies of the Federal Government;
and
(4) to the maximum extent practicable, consult, coordinate,
and partner with the Department of Veterans Affairs in
carrying out research on traumatic brain injury and post-
traumatic stress disorder.

SEC. 1632. IMPROVEMENT OF MEDICAL TRACKING SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED OVERSEAS.

(a) Protocol for Assessment of Cognitive Functioning.--
(1) Protocol required.--Subsection (b) of section 1074f of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
``(C) An assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder.'';
and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3)(A) The Secretary shall establish for purposes of
subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) a protocol for the
predeployment assessment and documentation of the cognitive
(including memory) functioning of a member who is deployed
outside the United States in order to facilitate the
assessment of the postdeployment cognitive (including memory)
functioning of the member.
``(B) The protocol under subparagraph (A) shall include
appropriate mechanisms to permit the differential diagnosis
of traumatic brain injury in members returning from
deployment in a combat zone.''.
(2) Pilot projects.--(A) In developing the protocol
required by paragraph (3) of section 1074f(b) of title 10,
United States Code (as amended by paragraph (1) of this
subsection), for purposes of assessments for traumatic brain
injury, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct up to three
pilot projects to evaluate various mechanisms for use in the
protocol for such purposes. One of the mechanisms to be so
evaluated shall be a computer-based assessment tool.
(B) Not later than 60 days after the completion of the
pilot projects conducted under this paragraph, the Secretary
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report on the pilot projects. The report shall include--
(i) a description of the pilot projects so conducted;
(ii) an assessment of the results of each such pilot
project; and
(iii) a description of any mechanisms evaluated under each
such pilot project that will incorporated into the protocol.
(C) Not later than 180 days after completion of the pilot
projects conducted under this paragraph, the Secretary shall
establish a mechanism for implementing any mechanism
evaluated under such a pilot project that is selected for
incorporation in the protocol.
(D) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Defense, $3,000,000 for the pilot projects
authorized by this paragraph. Of the amount so authorized to
be appropriated, not more than $1,000,000 shall be available
for any particular pilot project.
(b) Quality Assurance.--Subsection (d)(2) of section 1074f
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:
``(F) The diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury
and post-traumatic stress disorder.''.
(c) Standards for Deployment.--Subsection (f) of such
section is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Mental
Health''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``or'' and inserting
``, traumatic brain injury, or''.

SEC. 1633. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN THE PREVENTION,
DIAGNOSIS, MITIGATION, TREATMENT, AND
REHABILITATION OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

(a) Center of Excellence on Traumatic Brain Injury.--
Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 1105 the following new section:

``Sec. 1105a. Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis,
Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Traumatic
Brain Injury

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish
within the Department of Defense a center of excellence in
the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and
rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury (TBI), including
mild, moderate, and severe traumatic brain injury, to carry
out the responsibilities specified in subsection (c). The
center shall be known as a `Center of Excellence in
Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and
Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury'.
``(b) Partnerships.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure
that the Center collaborates to the maximum extent
practicable

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with the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out the
responsibilities specified in subsection (c). The Secretary
of Defense shall also authorize the Center to enter in such
partnerships, agreements, or other arrangements as the
Secretary considers appropriate with institutions of higher
education and other appropriate public and private entities
(including international entities) to carry out the
responsibilities specified in subsection (c).
``(c) Responsibilities.--The Center shall have
responsibilities as follows:
``(1) To direct and oversee, based on expert research, the
development and implementation of a long-term, comprehensive
plan and strategy for the Department of Defense for the
prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and
rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury.
``(2) To provide for the development, testing, and
dissemination within the Department of best practices for the
treatment of traumatic brain injury.
``(3) To provide guidance for the mental health system of
the Department in determining the mental health and
neurological health personnel required to provide quality
mental health care for members of the armed forces with
traumatic brain injury.
``(4) To establish, implement, and oversee a comprehensive
program to train mental health and neurological health
professionals of the Department in the treatment of traumatic
brain injury.
``(5) To facilitate advancements in the study of the short-
term and long-term psychological effects of traumatic brain
injury.
``(6) To disseminate within the military medical treatment
facilities of the Department best practices for training
mental health professionals, including neurological health
professionals, with respect to traumatic brain injury.
``(7) To conduct basic science and translational research
on traumatic brain injury for the purposes of understanding
the etiology of traumatic brain injury and developing
preventive interventions and new treatments.
``(8) To develop outreach strategies and treatments for
families of members of the armed forces with traumatic brain
injury in order to mitigate the negative impacts of traumatic
brain injury on such family members and to support the
recovery of such members from traumatic brain injury.
``(9) To conduct research on the unique mental health needs
of women members of the armed forces with traumatic brain
injury and develop treatments to meet any needs identified
through such research.
``(10) To conduct research on the unique mental health
needs of ethnic minority members of the armed forces with
traumatic brain injury and develop treatments to meet any
needs identified through such research.
``(11) To conduct research on the mental health needs of
families of members of the armed forces with traumatic brain
injury and develop treatments to meet any needs identified
through such research.
``(12) To conduct longitudinal studies (using imaging
technology and other proven research methods) on members of
the armed forces with traumatic brain injury to identify
early signs of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or
other manifestations of neurodegeneration in such members,
which studies should be conducted in coordination with the
studies authorized by section 721 of the John Warner National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law
109-364; 120 Stat. 2294) and other studies of the Department
of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs that
address the connection between exposure to combat and the
development of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and
other neurodegenerative disorders.
``(13) To develop and oversee a long-term plan to increase
the number of mental health and neurological health
professionals within the Department in order to facilitate
the meeting by the Department of the needs of members of the
armed forces with traumatic brain injury until their
transition to care and treatment from the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
``(14) Such other responsibilities as the Secretary shall
specify.''.
(b) Center of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder.--Chapter 55 of such title is further amended by
inserting after section 1105a, as added by subsection (a),
the following new section:

``Sec. 1105b. Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis,
Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish
within the Department of Defense a center of excellence in
the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and
rehabilitation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
including mild, moderate, and severe post-traumatic stress
disorder, to carry out the responsibilities specified in
subsection (c). The center shall be known as a `Center of
Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment,
and Rehabilitation of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder'.
``(b) Partnerships.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure
that the Center collaborates to the maximum extent
practicable with the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry
out the responsibilities specified in subsection (c). The
Secretary shall also authorize the Center to enter in such
partnerships, agreements, or other arrangements as the
Secretary considers appropriate with institutions of higher
education and other appropriate public and private entities
(including international entities) to carry out the
responsibilities specified in subsection (c).
``(c) Responsibilities.--The Center shall have
responsibilities as follows:
``(1) To direct and oversee, based on expert research, the
development and implementation of a long-term, comprehensive
plan and strategy for the Department of Defense for the
prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and
rehabilitation of post-traumatic stress disorder.
``(2) To provide for the development, testing, and
dissemination within the Department of best practices for the
treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
``(3) To provide guidance for the mental health system of
the Department in determining the mental health and
neurological health personnel required to provide quality
mental health care for members of the armed forces with post-
traumatic stress disorder.
``(4) To establish, implement, and oversee a comprehensive
program to train mental health and neurological health
professionals of the Department in the treatment of post-
traumatic stress disorder.
``(5) To facilitate advancements in the study of the short-
term and long-term psychological effects of post-traumatic
stress disorder.
``(6) To disseminate within the military medical treatment
facilities of the Department best practices for training
mental health professionals, including neurological health
professionals, with respect to post-traumatic stress
disorder.
``(7) To conduct basic science and translational research
on post-traumatic stress disorder for the purposes of
understanding the etiology of post-traumatic stress disorder
and developing preventive interventions and new treatments.
``(8) To develop outreach strategies and treatments for
families of members of the armed forces with post-traumatic
stress disorder in order to mitigate the negative impacts of
traumatic brain injury on such family members and to support
the recovery of such members from post-traumatic stress
disorder.
``(9) To conduct research on the unique mental health needs
of women members of the armed forces, including victims of
sexual assault, with post-traumatic stress disorder and
develop treatments to meet any needs identified through such
research.
``(10) To conduct research on the unique mental health
needs of ethnic minority members of the armed forces with
post-traumatic stress disorder and develop treatments to meet
any needs identified through such research.
``(11) To conduct research on the mental health needs of
families of members of the armed forces with post-traumatic
stress disorder and develop treatments to meet any needs
identified through such research.
``(12) To develop and oversee a long-term plan to increase
the number of mental health and neurological health
professionals within the Department in order to facilitate
the meeting by the Department of the needs of members of the
armed forces with post-traumatic stress disorder until their
transition to care and treatment from the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
``(13) Such other responsibilities as the Secretary shall
specify.''.
(c) Joint Department of Defense and Department of Veterans
Affairs Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Research Initiative.--
Chapter 55 of such title is further amended by inserting
after section 1105b, as added by subsection (b), the
following new section:

``SEC. 1105C. JOINT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

``(a) The Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis,
Mitigation, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder and the National Center for Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder of the Department of Veterans Affairs (in
this section referred to as the `Centers') shall jointly
carry out a program of research to be known as the `Joint
Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Research Initiative' (in this
section referred to as the `Research Initiative').
``(b) The Research Initiative to be conducted by the
Centers shall--
``(1) be jointly developed and coordinated by the Centers;
``(2) be complementary to the research otherwise being
conducted by the respective Centers;
``(3) to the extent practicable, focus on areas of research
that would benefit from the joint participation of both
Centers;
``(4) research and promote the effective transition for
members of the armed forces from receipt of care from the
Department of Defense to receipt of care from the Department
of Veterans Affairs;
``(5) consider, as appropriate, any special needs of women
who are members of the armed forces or are veterans, members
of the armed forces who live in rural areas, veterans who
live in rural areas, Reserves, and veterans; and
``(6) promote cooperation, information sharing, and a
reduction in duplication of efforts between the Department of
Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other
relevant Federal entities.
``(c) Partnerships.--The Centers may enter into such
partnerships, agreements, or

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other arrangements as the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs consider appropriate with the
Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation,
Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury,
appropriate entities within the Department of Veterans
Affairs, or other Federal entities to carry out the purpose
of this section.''.
(d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1105 the following new
items:

``1105a. Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation,
Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury.
``1105b. Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation,
Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder.
``1105c. Joint Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Research Initiative.''.

(e) Reports on Establishment.--
(1) Report by secretary of defense.--Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the
establishment of the Center of Excellence in Prevention,
Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of
Traumatic Brain Injury required by section 1105a of title 10,
United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), and the
establishment of the Center of Excellence in Prevention,
Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Post-
Traumatic Stress Disorder required by section 1105b of title
10, United States Code (as added by subsection (b)). The
report shall, for each such Center--
(A) describe in detail the activities and proposed
activities of such Center; and
(B) assess the progress of such Center in discharging the
responsibilities of such Center.
(2) Joint report by secretary of defense and secretary of
veterans affairs.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to
Congress a report on the establishment of the Joint
Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Research Initiative required
by section 1105c of title 10, United States Code (as added by
subsection (c)). The report shall--
(A) describe in detail the activities and proposed
activities of such Research Initiative; and
(B) assess the progress of such Research Initiative in
discharging the responsibilities of such Research Initiative.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is hereby
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the
Department of Defense for Defense Health Program,
$15,000,000, of which--
(1) $5,000,000 shall be available for the Center of
Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment,
and Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury required by
section 1105a of title 10, United States Code;
(2) $5,000,000 shall be available for the Center of
Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment,
and Rehabilitation of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder required
by section 1105b of title 10, United States Code; and
(3) $5,000,000 shall be available for the Joint Department
of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder Research Initiative required by section 1105c
of title 10, United States Code.
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SA 2188. Mr. LIEBERMAN 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 II, add the following:

SEC. 214. ASSESSMENT OF ACQUISITION OF THE COMBAT SEARCH AND
RESCUE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE.

(a) In General.--No amounts authorized to be appropriated
for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended
for a contract for the procurement of the Combat Search and
Rescue Replacement Vehicle (CSAR-X) until the later of--
(1) 60 legislative days after the date of the approval of
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology,
and Logistics; or
(2) the submittal by the Secretary of the Defense to the
congressional defense committees of written notice in
accordance with established procedures.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that,
in addition to the limitation in subsection (a), no amounts
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense
should be obligated or expended for a contract for the
procurement of the Combat Search and Rescue Replacement
Vehicle until the resolution by the Comptroller General of
all pending bid protests with respect to the Combat Search
and Rescue Replacement Vehicle.

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