To change the effective date.

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 3116. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the
Department of Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107.  Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
establish and maintain on the homepage of the Internet
website of the Department of Defense a direct link to the
Internet website of the Office of Inspector General of the
Department of Defense.
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SA 3117. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. McConnell, Mr.
Vitter, Mr. Corker, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cornyn,
Mr. Sununu, Mr. McCain, Mr. Specter, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Martinez)
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. BORDER SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Border
Security First Act of 2007''.
(b) Appropriations for Border Security.--There is
appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2008--
(1) to achieve and maintain operational control over the
entire international land and maritime border of the United
States including the ability to monitor such border through
available methods and technology, as authorized under the
Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-367);
(2) to hire and train full-time border patrol agents, as
authorized under section 5202 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458);
(3) to install along the international land border between
the United States and Mexico--
(A) fencing required under section 102(b) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1103 note)); and
(B) vehicle barriers, unmanned aerial vehicles, ground-
based sensors and cameras; and
(4) to remove and detain aliens for overstaying their
visas, illegally reentering the United States, or committing
other crimes for which they would be subject to removal; and
(5) to reimburse States and political subdivisions of a
State, for expenses that are reimbursable under 287(g) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)).
(c) Employment Eligibility Verification.--Of the amounts
appropriated for border security and employment verification
improvements under subsection (b), $60,000,000 shall be made
available for employment eligibility verification, as
authorized under subtitle A of title IV of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1324a note).
(d) Emergency Requirement.--Amounts appropriated under
subsection (b) are designated as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).
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SA 3118. Mr. SALAZAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
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him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense 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. __.  No amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be obligated or expended for any
purpose relating to the transfer of hydrolysate from the
Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado, to an off-site location for
destruction, including for the conduct of a study of such
transfer.
______

SA 3119. Mr. GREGG proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3117
proposed by Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. McConnell, Mr.
Vitter, Mr. Corker, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cornyn,
Mr. Sununu, Mr. McCain, Mr. Specter, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Martinez) to
the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of Defense
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes;
as follows:

This section shall become effective 1 day after the date of
enactment.
______

SA 3120. Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Smith, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kerry,
and Mr. Tester) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other
purposes; as follows:

At the end of title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title IV under the heading ``Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'', up to $1,000,000
may be available for the Smart Data Project: Real Time
Geospatial Video Sensor Intelligence program.
______

SA 3121. Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3222, making
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title V under the heading ``National Defense
Sealift Fund'', up to $1,000,000 may be available for the
conversion of the T.S. Enterprise ship at Massachusetts
Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
______

SA 3122. Mr. LEVIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107.  The amount appropriated by title IV under the
heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army''
is hereby increased by $30,215,000, of which--
(1) up to $6,000,000 may be for Advanced Automotive
Technology (PE #0602601A); and
(2) up to $20,215,000 may be for Combat Vehicle and
Automotive Advanced Technology (PE #0603005A), of which--
(A) up to $14,215,000 may be for the Future Combat Systems;
and
(B) up to $10,000,000 may be the Fuel Efficiency ground
vehicle Demonstrator (FED).
______

SA 3123. Mr. BYRD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 207, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
Sec. 8107. (a) None of the amounts appropriated or
otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or
expended for military operations or activities against any
other country without the enactment of an Act or the passage
of a resolution passed by the Senate and the House of
Representatives specifically authorizing such obligation or
expenditure.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply with
respect to the following military operations or activities:
(1) Military operations or activities to directly repel an
attack against the territory or the Armed Forces of the
United States.
(2) Military operations or activities in hot pursuit of
hostile forces who are directly engaged in combat operations
against the Armed Forces of the United States.
(3) Intelligence collection activities of which Congress
has been appropriately notified under applicable law.
(c) Not later than 48 hours after determining to obligate
or expend amounts otherwise prohibited from obligation or
expenditure under subsection (a) for purposes of a military
operation or activity described in subsection (b), the
President shall submit to the Committee on Armed Forces and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the
Committee on Armed Forces and the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives a report on such
determination, including a justification for the
determination.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting
the authority of the President under Article II, Section 2,
of the Constitution of the United States.
______

SA 3124. Mr. LOTT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other
purposes; as follows:

At the end of title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107. (a) Findings on Associate Intermodal Platform
Pallet System.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Use of the Associate Intermodal Platform (AIP) pallet
system, developed two years ago by the United States
Transportation Command, could save the United States as much
as $1,300,000 for every 1,000 pallets deployed.
(2) Specific benefits of usage of the Associate Intermodal
Platform pallet system include the following:
(A) The Associate Intermodal Platform pallet system can be
used to transport cargo alone within current International
Standard of Organization containers, providing savings in
costs of transportation of cargo.
(B) The Associate Intermodal Platform pallet system has
successfully passed rigorous testing by the United States
Transportation Command at various military installations in
the United States, at a Navy testing lab, and in the field in
Iraq, Kuwait, and Antarctica.
(C) The Associate Intermodal Platform pallet system has
performed well beyond expectations and is ready for immediate
production and deployment.
(b) Availability of Funds.--Of the amount appropriated or
otherwise made available by title III under the heading
``Other Procurement, Air Force'', up to $4,000,000 may be
available for purposes of accelerating the deployment of the
Associate Intermodal Platform pallet system.
______

SA 3125. Mr. ROBERTS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other
purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title IV under the heading ``Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force'' and available
for Program Element 0603112F, up to $1,000,000 may be
available for Materials Integrity Management Research for Air
Force Systems.
______

SA 3126. Mrs. BOXER proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3222,
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the end of title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107.  No amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to provide a waiver for
enlistment in the Armed Forces of an individual convicted
under Federal or State law of any felony offense, during the
five-year period ending on the date of the proposed
enlistment of such individual in the Armed Forces, as
follows:
(1) Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
(2) Arson.
(3) Hate Crime.
(4) Sexual misconduct.
(5) Terrorist threatening.
______

SA 3127. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense 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 title VIII, add following:
Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated by title IV under
the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation,
Army'', up to $1,000,000 may be available for Army Missile
Defense Systems Integration (PE #0603308A) for the High
Altitude Airship Program.
______

SA 3128. Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3222, making
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

At end of title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title IV under the heading ``Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy'' and available for
the Permanent Magnet Motor, up to $2,000,000 may be used for
the DDG-51 Class Modernization-Hybrid Propulsion Permanent
Magnet Drive System.

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SA 3129. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3222, making
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107. (a) Amount for Troops to Nurse Teachers Program
From Military Personnel, Army.--Of the amount appropriated or
otherwise made available by title I under the heading
``Military Personnel, Army'', up to $1,000,000 may be
available for a pilot program on troops to nurse teachers.
(b) Amount for Troops to Nurse Teachers Program From
Military Personnel, Navy.--Of the amount appropriated or
otherwise made available by title I under the heading
``Military Personnel, Navy'', up to $1,000,000 may be
available for a pilot program on troops to nurse teachers.
(c) Amount for Troops to Nurse Teachers Program From
Military Personnel, Air Force.--Of the amount appropriated or
otherwise made available by title I under the heading
``Military Personnel, Air Force'', up to $1,000,000 may be
available for a pilot program on troops to nurse teachers.
______

SA 3130. Mr. SANDERS proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3222,
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the end of title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107. (a) Additional Amount for Operation and
Maintenance, Army National Guard.--The amount appropriated by
title II under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army
National Guard'' is hereby increased by $10,000,000.
(b) Offset.--The aggregate amount appropriated by title II,
other than under the headings ``Operation and Maintenance,
Army National Guard'' and ``Operation and Maintenance, Air
National Guard'', is hereby reduced by $10,000,000.
______

SA 3131. Ms. STABENOW submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department
of Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title IV under the heading ``Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'', up to $4,000,000
may be available for the Virtual Systems Integrated
Laboratory-Armored Vehicle Components and Systems Simulated
In Cost-Effective Virtual Design and Test Environment.
______

SA 3132. Mr. LEVIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107.  The amount appropriated by title IV under the
heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army''
is hereby increased by $30,215,000, of which--
(1) up to $6,000,000 may be for Advanced Automotive
Technology (PE #0602601A); and
(2) up to $20,215,000 may be for Combat Vehicle and
Automotive Advanced Technology (PE #0603005A), of which--
(A) up to $14,215,000 may be for the Future Combat Systems;
and
(B) up to $10,000,000 may be the Fuel Efficiency ground
vehicle Demonstrator (FED).
______

SA 3133. Mr. BYRD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 207, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
Sec. 8107. (a) None of the amounts appropriated or
otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or
expended for military operations or activities against any
other country without the enactment of an Act or the passage
of a resolution passed by the Senate and the House of
Representatives specifically authorizing such obligation or
expenditure.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply with
respect to the following military operations or activities:
(1) Military operations or activities to directly repel an
attack against the territory or the Armed Forces of the
United States.
(2) Military operations or activities in hot pursuit of
hostile forces who are directly engaged in combat operations
against the Armed Forces of the United States.
(3) Intelligence collection activities of which Congress
has been appropriately notified under applicable law.
(c) Not later than 48 hours after determining to obligate
or expend amounts otherwise prohibited from obligation or
expenditure under subsection (a) for purposes of a military
operation or activity described in subsection (b), the
President shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on
such determination, including a justification for the
determination.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting
the authority of the President under Article II, Section 2,
of the Constitution of the United States.
______

SA 3134. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 207, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title IV under the heading ``Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', $3,000,000 may be
made available for the MK 50 (NULKA) Decoy System.
______

SA 3135. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 207, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title IV under the heading ``Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', $5,000,000 may be
made available for the High Temperature Superconductor AC
Synchronous Propulsion Motor.
______

SA 3136. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department
of Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title II under the heading ``Operation and
Maintenance, Air Force'', up to $4,000,000 may be available
for the 8th Air Force Cyberspace Innovation Center for Cyber
Combat Development at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
______

SA 3137. Mr. REID (for Mr. Obama (for himself and Mr. Coburn))
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill
H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 207, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
Sec. 8107.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act may be used to enter into a
contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a
grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective
contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency
awarding the contract or grant that, to the best of its
knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all
Federal tax returns required during the three years preceding
the certification, has not been convicted of a criminal
offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not,
more than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of
any unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability
remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of
an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been
approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in
default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous
administrative or judicial proceeding.
______

SA 3138. Mr. BROWN (for Mr. Durbin) proposed an amendment to the
resolution S. Res. 319, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding
the United States Transportation Command on its 20th anniversary; as
follows:

In the eighth clause of the preamble, strike
``4,000,000,000,000 gallons'' and insert ``4,000,000,000
gallons.''
______

SA 3139. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department
of Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title IV under

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the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation,
Air Force'', up to $1,500,000 may be available for
Commercialization and Industrialization of Adaptive Optics
(PE #0602890F).
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SA 3140. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title IV under the heading ``Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'' and available for
Program Element 0602787A, up to $1,000,000 may be available
for the Maternal Fetal Health Informatics and Outreach
Program.
______

SA 3141. Mr. SESSIONS (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Kyl,
Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr.
Pryor, and Mr. Lautenberg) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the
Department of Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title IV under the heading ``Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', up to
$75,000,000 may be available for Program Element 063892C for
the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, of which--
(1) $20,000,000 may be for an increase in the production
rate of the SM-3 interceptor to four interceptors per month;
(2) $45,000,000 may be for long-lead production of an
additional 15 SM-3 interceptors; and
(3) $10,000,000 may be for an acceleration in the
development of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Signal
Processor and Open Architecture software for the Aegis
Ballistic Missile Defense system.
______

SA 3142. Mr. BIDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107.  The amount appropriated by title III under the
heading ``Other Procurement, Army'' is hereby increased by
$23,600,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be
available for the procurement of Mine Resistant Ambush
Protected (MRAP) vehicles: Provided, That the amount of the
increase is hereby designated as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).
______

SA 3143. Mr. BIDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107. (a) Additional Amount for RDTE, Defense-Wide,
for MARK V Replacement Research.--The amount appropriated by
title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test, and
Evaluation, Defense-Wide'' is hereby increased by up to
$8,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be available
for Program Element 1160402BB for MARK V replacement research
for the pursuit by the Special Operations Command of
manufacturing research needed to develop all-composite hulls
for ships larger than 100 feet.
(b) Offset.--The amount appropriated by title III under the
heading ``Other Procurement, Army'' is hereby decreased by
$8,000,000.
______

SA 3144. Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Thune) submitted
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3222,
making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107.  Of the amounts appropriated or other otherwise
made available by title IV under the heading ``Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', up to
$10,000,000 may be available for Program Element 0603895C for
the Space Test Bed.
______

SA 3145. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title III under the heading ``Procurement,
Defense-Wide'', up to $7,000,000 may be available for DISA
Information Systems Security for the Insider Threat program.
______

SA 3146. Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 3222, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense 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 title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8107.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title IV under the heading ``Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide'', up to
$5,000,000 may be available for the Missile Defense Space
Experimentation Center (MDSEC) (PE #0603895C).

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