To limit the cases in which funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Veterans Affairs that is performed by more than 10 Federal employees.

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

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SA 2662. Mr. SALAZAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 50, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
Sec. 408.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be

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used for any action that is related to or promotes the
expansion of the boundaries or size of the Pinon Canyon
Maneuver Site, Colorado.
______

SA 2663. Mr. HAGEL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 227.  It is the sense of Congress that, in order to
expedite construction projects of the Department of Veterans
Affairs and any other real property improvements of the
Department that are authorized, or for which funds are
appropriated, by this Act, use of the design-build method of
project delivery, in which one entity provides both design
and construction services, is encouraged.
______

SA 2664. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 227.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used during fiscal year 2008 to
round down dollar amounts to the next lower whole dollar for
payments of the following:
(1) Disability compensation under section 1114 of 38,
United States Code.
(2) Additional compensation for dependents under section
1115(1) of such title.
(3) Clothing allowance under section 1162 of such title.
(4) Dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving
spouse under subsections (a) through (d) of section 1311 of
such title.
(5) Dependency and indemnity compensation to children under
sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title.
______

SA 2665. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 227.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title under the heading ``medical
services'', $13,000,000 shall be available for the National
Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
______

SA 2666. Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Bunning) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 23, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
Sec. 127. (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title for ``Chemical Demilitarization
Construction, Defense-Wide'' is hereby increased by
$17,000,000.
(b) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available
by this title for ``Chemical Demilitarization Construction,
Defense-Wide'', as increased by subsection (a), $17,000,000
shall be available for the construction of a munitions
demilitarization facility at Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky.
(c) The amount of the increase under subsection (a) shall
be derived from unobligated balances from the amounts
appropriated or otherwise made available for military quality
of life and veterans affairs from prior fiscal years.
______

SA 2667. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING ADOPTION OF CERTAIN
``CROWD-OUT'' STRATEGIES AND CERTAIN ASSURANCES
AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL FOR EXPANSION OF AN
INCOME ELIGIBILITY LEVEL FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE
STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
(SCHIP).

The requirements set forth in the August 17, 2007, letter
to State Health Officials from the Director of the Center for
Medicaid and State Operations in the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services requiring States that expand the income
eligibility level for children under the State Children's
Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) above 250 percent of the
Federal poverty level to adopt the 5 crowd-out strategies
described in such letter with the components identified
therein, and to provide certain assurances described in such
letter, are null and void and shall not be applied.
______

SA 2668. Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Brown, Mrs.
McCaskill, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Johnson) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 227. (a) Additional Amount for Medical Services.--The
amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this title
under the heading ``medical services'' is hereby increased by
$125,000,000.
(b) Availability.--(1) Of the amount appropriated or
otherwise made available by this title under the heading
``medical services'', as increased by subsection (a),
$125,000,000 shall be available for the Veterans Beneficiary
Travel Program to use the mileage reimbursement rate
prescribed by the Administrator of General Services under
section 5707(b) of title 5, United States Code, for the use
of privately owned vehicles by Government employees on
official business (when a Government vehicle is available),
without adjusting the deductible established under section
111(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code.
(2) The amount available for the Veterans Beneficiary
Travel Program under this subsection is in addition to any
other amounts available for that program under this title.
(c) Offset.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title for the Veterans Health
Administration under the heading ``medical administration''
is hereby decreased by $125,000,000.
______

SA 2669. Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Brown, Mrs.
McCaskill, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Johnson) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 227. (a) Additional Amount for Medical Services.--The
amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this title
under the heading ``medical services'' is hereby increased by
$125,000,000.
(b) Availability.--Of the amount appropriated or otherwise
made available by this title under the heading ``medical
services'', as increased by subsection (a), $125,000,000
shall be available for the Veterans Beneficiary Travel
Program. The amount available for the Veterans Beneficiary
Travel Program under this subsection is in addition to any
other amounts available for that program under this title.
(c) Offset.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title for the Veterans Health
Administration under the heading ``medical administration''
is hereby decreased by $125,000,000.
______

SA 2670. Mr. SALAZAR (for himself and Mr. Allard) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 23, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
Sec. 127. (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title for ``Chemical Demilitarization
Construction, Defense-Wide'' is hereby increased by
$32,000,000.
(b) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available
by this title for ``Chemical Demilitarization Construction,
Defense-Wide'', as increased by subsection (a), $32,000,000
shall be available for the construction of a munitions
demilitarization facility at Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado.
(c) The amount of the increase under subsection (a) shall
be derived from unobligated balances from the amounts
appropriated or otherwise made available for military quality
of life and veterans affairs from prior fiscal years.
______

SA 2671. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

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Sec. 227. (a) Reports on Reconstruction of Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.--
(1) Not later than October 1 and April 1 each year, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the
Subcommittees of Congress referred to in section 407 a report
on the current status of the reconstruction of the Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Each report shall include the following:
(A) The current status of the reconstruction of the Medical
Center, including the status of any ongoing environmental
assessments, the status of any current construction, and an
assessment of the adequacy of funding necessary to complete
the reconstruction.
(B) If reconstruction of the Medical Center is subject to
any major delay--
(i) a description of each such delay;
(ii) an explanation for each such delay; and
(iii) a description of the action being taken or planned to
address the delay.
(C) A description of current and anticipated funding for
the reconstruction of the Medical Center, including an
estimate of any additional funding required for the
reconstruction.
(2) The requirement in paragraph (1) shall cease on the day
that the reconstruction of the Medical Center referred to in
that paragraph is completed.
(b) Report on Designation of Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center in New Orleans as Polytrauma Rehabilitation
Center or Polytrauma Network Site.--Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit to the Subcommittees of Congress referred to in
section 407 a report setting forth the recommendation of the
Secretary as to whether or not the Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center being reconstructed in new Orleans,
Louisiana, should be designated as a tier I polytrauma
rehabilitation center or a polytrauma network site.
______

SA 2672. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Tester) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2642, making
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 23, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
Sec. 127. (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title for ``Military Construction, Defense-
Wide'' is hereby increased by $20,000,000.
(b) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available
by this title for ``Military Construction, Defense-Wide'', as
increased by subsection (a), $20,000,000 shall be available
for the modernizing and renovation of canine facilities of
the Armed Forces.
______

SA 2673. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 227.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act or any other Act for the Department of
Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner that is inconsistent
with--
(1) section 842 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing
and Urban Development, the Judiciary, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-115; 119
Stat. 2506); or
(2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code.
______

SA 2674. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 227.  Section 4332 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6)
as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph (2):
``(2) The number of complaints received by the Department
of Defense under this chapter during the fiscal year for
which the report is made regarding violations of the
employment and reemployment rights of Reserves under this
chapter.''; and
(3) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking
``(2), or (3)'' and inserting ``(2), (3), or (4)''.
______

SA 2675. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 227.  Section 3485(a)(4) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``June 30, 2007'' each place it
appears and inserting ``June 30, 2012''.
______

SA 2676. Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Lieberman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2642, making
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 227.  Section 1980A(b)(1) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(I) The inability to carry out the activities of daily
living due to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that is
acquired as a direct result of combat experience.''.
______

SA 2677. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes;
as follows:

On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 227. (a) Authority for Transfer of Funds to Secretary
of Health and Human Services to Train Psychologists.--Upon a
determination by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that such
action is in the national interest, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs may transfer not more than $5,000,000 to the
Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Graduate
Psychology Education Program to support increased training of
psychologists skilled in the treatment of post-traumatic
stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and related
disorders.
(b) Limitation on Use of Transferred Funds.--The Secretary
of Health and Human Services may only use funds transferred
under this section for the purposes described in subsection
(a).
(c) Notification.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
notify Congress of any such transfer of funds under this
section.
______

SA 2678. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 227. (a) Reports on Reconstruction of Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.--
(1) Not later than October 1 and April 1 each year, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs must submit to the Committees
on Appropriations a report on the current status of the
reconstruction of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Each report shall include
the following:
(A) The current status of the reconstruction of the Medical
Center, including the status of any ongoing environmental
assessments, the status of any current construction, and an
assessment of the adequacy of funding necessary to complete
the reconstruction.
(B) If reconstruction of the Medical Center is subject to
any major delay--
(i) a description of each such delay;
(ii) an explanation for each such delay; and
(iii) a description of the action being taken or planned to
address the delay.
(C) A description of current and anticipated funding for
the reconstruction of the Medical Center, including an
estimate of any additional funding required for the
reconstruction.
(2) The requirement in paragraph (1) shall cease on the day
that the reconstruction of the Medical Center referred to in
that paragraph is completed.
(b) Report on Designation of Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center in New Orleans as Polytrauma Rehabilitation
Center or Polytrauma Network Site.--Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
must submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report
setting forth the recommendation of the Secretary as to
whether or not the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center being reconstructed in new Orleans, Louisiana, should
be designated as a tier I polytrauma rehabilitation center or
a polytrauma network site.
______

SA 2679. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military
construction,

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the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 227. (a) Reports on Reconstruction of Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.--
(1) Not later than October 1 and April 1 each year, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees
on Appropriations a report on the current status of the
reconstruction of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Each report shall include
the following:
(A) The current status of the reconstruction of the Medical
Center, including the status of any ongoing environmental
assessments, the status of any current construction, and an
assessment of the adequacy of funding necessary to complete
the reconstruction.
(B) If reconstruction of the Medical Center is subject to
any major delay--
(i) a description of each such delay;
(ii) an explanation for each such delay; and
(iii) a description of the action being taken or planned to
address the delay.
(C) A description of current and anticipated funding for
the reconstruction of the Medical Center, including an
estimate of any additional funding required for the
reconstruction.
(2) The requirement in paragraph (1) shall cease on the day
that the reconstruction of the Medical Center referred to in
that paragraph is completed.
(b) Report on Designation of Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center in New Orleans as Polytrauma Rehabilitation
Center or Polytrauma Network Site.--Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report
setting forth the recommendation of the Secretary as to
whether or not the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center being reconstructed in new Orleans, Louisiana, should
be designated as a tier I polytrauma rehabilitation center or
a polytrauma network site.
______

SA 2680. Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Levin) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2642, making
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. LIEUTENANT COLONEL CLEMENT C. VAN WAGONER
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CLINIC.

(a) Designation.--The Department of Veterans Affairs clinic
located in Alpena, Michigan, shall be known and designated as
the ``Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of
Veterans Affairs Clinic''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
Department of Veterans Affairs clinic referred to in
subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the
``Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of
Veterans Affairs Clinic''.
______

SA 2681. Mrs. HUTCHISON submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other
purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place in the bill, insert:
Sec.  . The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out a
major medical facility lease in fiscal year 2008 in an amount
not to exceed $12,000,000 to implement the recommendations
outlined in the August, 2007 Study of South Texas Veterans'
Inpatient and Specialty Outpatient Health Care Needs.
______

SA 2682. Mr. STEVENS (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Inouye)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R.
2642, making appropriations for military construction, the Department
of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 227. (a) Report on Access to Medical Services Provided
by Department of Veterans Affairs to Veterans in Remote Rural
Areas.--Not later than six months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth the
following:
(1) A description of the following:
(A) The unique challenges and costs faced by veterans in
remote rural areas of contiguous and non-contiguous States
when obtaining medical services from the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
(B) The need to improve access to locally-administered care
for veterans who reside in remote rural areas.
(C) The need to fund alternative sources of medical
services--
(i) in areas where facilities of the Department of Veterans
Affairs are not accessible to veterans without leaving such
areas; and
(ii) in cases in which receipt of medical services by a
veteran in a facility of the Department requires
transportation of such veteran by air due to geographic and
infrastructural constraints.
(2) An assessment of the potential for increasing local
access to medical services for veterans in remote rural areas
of contiguous and non-contiguous States through strategic
partnerships with other government and local private health
care providers.
(b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and
the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Subcommittees referred to in section 407.
______

SA 2683. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:

On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 227. (a) Prohibition on Interment or Memorialization
in National Cemeteries or Arlington National Cemetery of
Persons Committing Federal or State Sex Crimes.--None of the
funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act
may be used to provide interments and memorializations in
volation of section 2411 of title 38, United States Code, as
amended by subsection (b).
(b) Amendments.--Section 2411 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5);
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraphs (3) and (4):
``(3) A person who has been convicted of a Federal sex
crime.
``(4) A person who has been convicted of a State sex
crime.''; and
(C) in paragraph (5)(A), as redesignated by subparagraph
(A), by striking ``or a State capital crime'' and inserting
``, a State capital crime, a Federal sex crime, or a State
sex crime'';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``under subsection
(b)(3)'' and inserting ``under subsection (b)(5)''; and
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraphs (3) and (4):
``(3) The term `Federal sex crime' means a criminal offense
under Federal law that has an element involving a sexual act
or sexual contact with another, including rape or sexual
assault.
``(4) The term `State sex crime' means a criminal offense
that is a felony under State law and has an element involving
a sexual act or sexual contact with another, including rape
or sexual assault.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (b)
shall apply to interments and memorializations in cemeteries
of the National Cemetery Administration or Arlington National
Cemetery that occur after the date of the enactment of this
section.
______

SA 2684. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:

On page 46, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
Sec. 227. (a) Prohibition on Interment or Memorialization
in National Cemeteries or Arlington National Cemetery of
Persons Committing Federal or State Sex Crimes.--Section 2411
of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5);
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraphs (3) and (4):
``(3) A person who has been convicted of a Federal sex
crime.
``(4) A person who has been convicted of a State sex
crime.''; and
(C) in paragraph (5)(A), as redesignated by subparagraph
(A), by striking ``or a State capital crime'' and inserting
``, a State capital crime, a Federal sex crime, or a State
sex crime'';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``under subsection
(b)(3)'' and inserting ``under subsection (b)(5)''; and
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraphs (3) and (4):
``(3) The term `Federal sex crime' means a criminal offense
under Federal law that has

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an element involving a sexual act or sexual contact with
another, including rape or sexual assault.
``(4) The term `State sex crime' means a criminal offense
that is a felony under State law that has an element
involving a sexual act or sexual contact with another,
including rape or sexual assault.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall apply to interments and memorializations in cemeteries
of the National Cemetery Administration or Arlington National
Cemetery that occur after the date of the enactment of this
section.
______

SA 2685. Mr. SALAZAR (for himself and Mr. Allard) 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 the
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal 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 XXVIII, add the following:

SEC. 2864. REPORT ON THE PINON CANYON MANEUVER SITE,
COLORADO.

(a) Report on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site.--
(1) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (referred to in this
section as ``the Site'').
(2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) An analysis of whether existing training facilities at
Fort Carson, Colorado, and the Site are sufficient to support
the training needs of units stationed or planned to be
stationed at Fort Carson, including the following:
(i) A description of any new training requirements or
significant developments affecting training requirements for
units stationed or planned to be stationed at Fort Carson
since the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment
Commission found that the base has ``sufficient capacity'' to
support four brigade combat teams and associated support
units at Fort Carson.
(ii) A study of alternatives for enhancing training
facilities at Fort Carson and the Site within their current
geographic footprint, including whether these additional
investments or measures could support additional training
activities.
(iii) A description of the current training calendar and
training load at the Site, including--

(I) the number of brigade-sized and battalion-sized
military exercises held at the Site since its establishment;
(II) an analysis of the maximum annual training load at the
Site, without expanding the Site; and
(III) an analysis of the training load and projected
training calendar at the Site when all brigades stationed or
planned to be stationed at Fort Carson are at home station.

(B) A report of need for any proposed addition of training
land to support units stationed or planned to be stationed at
Fort Carson, including the following:
(i) A description of additional training activities, and
their benefits to operational readiness, which would be
conducted by units stationed at Fort Carson if, through
leases or acquisition from consenting landowners, the Site
were expanded to include--

(I) the parcel of land identified as ``Area A'' in the
Potential PCMS Land expansion map;
(II) the parcel of land identified as ``Area B'' in the
Potential PCMS Land expansion map; and
(III) the parcels of land identified as ``Area A'' and
``Area B'' in the Potential PCMS Land expansion map.

(ii) An analysis of alternatives for acquiring or utilizing
training land at other installations in the United States to
support training activities of units stationed at Fort
Carson.
(iii) An analysis of alternatives for utilizing other
federally owned land to support training activities of units
stationed at Fort Carson.
(C) An analysis of alternatives for enhancing economic
development opportunities in southeastern Colorado at the
current Site or through any proposed expansion, including the
consideration of the following alternatives:
(i) The leasing of land on the Site or any expansion of the
Site to ranchers for grazing.
(ii) The leasing of land from private landowners for
training.
(iii) The procurement of additional services and goods,
including biofuels and beef, from local businesses.
(iv) The creation of an economic development fund to
benefit communities, local governments, and businesses in
southeastern Colorado.
(v) The establishment of an outreach office to provide
technical assistance to local businesses that wish to bid on
Department of Defense contracts.
(vi) The establishment of partnerships with local
governments and organizations to expand regional tourism
through expanded access to sites of historic, cultural, and
environmental interest on the Site.
(vii) An acquisition policy that allows willing sellers to
minimize the tax impact of a sale.
(viii) Additional investments in Army missions and
personnel, such as stationing an active duty unit at the
Site, including--

(I) an analysis of anticipated operational benefits; and
(II) an analysis of economic impacts to surrounding
communities.

(3) Potential pcms land expansion map defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``Potential PCMS Land expansion map''
means the June 2007 map entitled ``Potential PCMS Land
expansion''.
(b) Comptroller General Review of Report.--Not later than
180 days after the Secretary of Defense submits the report
required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to Congress a review of the report
and of the justification of the Army for expansion at the
Site.
(c) Public Comment.--After the report required under
subsection (b) is submitted to Congress, the Army shall
solicit public comment on the report for a period of not less
than 90 days. Not later than 30 days after the public comment
period has closed, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
written summary of comments received.
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SA 2686. Mr. DeMINT proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2642,
making appropriations for military construction, the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

Beginning on page 44, strike line 20 and all that follows
through page 45, line 23.
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SA 2687. Mr. COLEMAN (for himself, Mr. Allard, and Ms. Klobuchar)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R.
2642, making appropriations for military construction, the Department
of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table, as follows:

At the end of the bill, add the following:
Sec. __.  For an additional amount $100,000,000, with
$50,000,000 each to the Cities of Denver, Colorado, and St.
Paul, Minnesota, shall be available to the Department of
Homeland Security for State and local law enforcement
entities for security and related costs, including overtime,
associated with the Democratic National Convention and
Republican National Convention in 2008. The Department of
Homeland Security shall provide for an audit of all amounts
made available under this section, including expenditures by
State and local law enforcement entities. Amounts provided by
this section are designated as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).
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SA 2688. Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes;
as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) In this section:
(1) The term ``City'' means the City of Aurora, Colorado.
(2) The term ``deed'' means the quitclaim deed--
(A) conveyed by the Secretary to the City; and
(B) dated May 24, 1999.
(3) The term ``non-Federal land'' means--
(A) parcel I of the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center,
Colorado; and
(B) the parcel of land described in the deed.
(4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Interior.
(b)(1) In accordance with paragraph (2), and subject to
each term and condition required under paragraph (3), to
allow the City to convey to the United States the non-Federal
land to be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the
construction of a veterans medical facility, the Secretary
may execute such instruments as determined by the Secretary
to be necessary to modify or release any condition under
which the non-Federal land would revert to the United States.
(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), with respect to the non-
Federal land, the Secretary shall alter--
(A) each provision of the deed relating to a reversionary
interest of the United States; and
(B) any other reversionary interest of the United States

to authorize the use of the property to include use as a
veteran's facility in addition to use for recreational
purposes.
(3) The Secretary shall carry out paragraph (1) subject to
such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be
necessary to protect the interests of the United States.

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