S.Amdt. 329

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 321. Ms. LANDRIEU proposed an amendment to amendment SA 275
proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins) to
the bill S. 4, to make the United States more secure by implementing
unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on
terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other
purposes; as follows:

On page 233, line 11, after ``the Secretary'' insert
``shall include levees in the list of critical infrastructure
sectors and''.
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SA 322. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman,
and Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more
secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11
Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve
homeland security, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

On page 236, line 17, insert before the period ``and a
description of how ongoing critical infrastructure
initiatives developed by the Department in coordination with
State and local governments, such as the Automated Critical
Asset Management System, were used in the assessments''.
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SA 323. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman,
and Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more
secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11
Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve
homeland security, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

On page 23, strike lines 11 through 15, and insert the
following:
(a) Curriculum.--The Secretary, acting through the Chief
Intelligence Officer, shall--
(1) develop curriculum for the training of State, local,
and tribal government officials relating to the handling,
review, and development of intelligence material; and
(2) ensure that the curriculum includes executive level
training.
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SA 324. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and
Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more secure by
implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight
the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 389, after line 13, add the following:

SEC. 15__. ENHANCEMENT OF THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS
CONSORTIUM.

The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium shall include
the National Center for Homeland Security Studies of the
State University of New York.
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SA 325. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and
Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more secure by
implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight
the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 106, between the matter preceding line 7 and line
7, insert the following:

SEC. 204. COMPLIANCE WITH THE IMPROPER PAYMENTS INFORMATION
ACT OF 2002.

(a) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
(1) ``appropriate committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the
House of Representatives; and
(2) ``improper payment'' has the meaning given that term
under section 2(d)(2) of the Improper Payments Information
Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note).
(b) Requirement for Compliance Certification and Report.--
The Secretary shall not award any grants or distribute any
grant funds under any grant program under this Act or an
amendment made by this Act, until the Secretary submits a
report to the appropriate committees that--
(1) contains a certification that the Department has for
each program and activity of the Department--
(A) performed and completed a risk assessment to determine
programs and activities that are at significant risk of
making improper payments; and
(B) estimated the total number of improper payments for
each program and activity determined to be at significant
risk of making improper payments; and
(2) describes the actions to be taken to reduce improper
payments for the programs and activities determined to be at
significant risk of making improper payments.
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SA 326. Mr. CARDIN proposed an amendment to amendment SA 275 proposed
by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins) to the bill
S. 4, to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished
recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more
effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes; as
follows:

At the end of title XV, add the following:

SEC. __. STUDY OF MODIFICATION OF AREA OF JURISDICTION OF
OFFICE OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION COORDINATION.

(a) Study.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of
the Office of National Capital Region Coordination, shall
conduct a study of the feasibility and desirability of
modifying the definition of ``National Capital Region''
applicable under section 882 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 to update the geographic area under the jurisdiction of
the Office of National Capital Region Coordination.
(b) Factors.--In conducting the study under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall analyze whether modifying the geographic
area under the jurisdiction of the Office of National Region
Coordination will--
(1) improve coordination among State and local governments
within the Region, including regional governing bodies, and
coordination of the efforts of first responders;
(2) enhance the ability of such State and local governments
and the Federal Government to prevent and respond to a
terrorist attack within the Region; and
(3) affect the distribution of funding under the Homeland
Security Grant Program.
(c) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to
Congress on the study conducted under subsection (a), and
shall include in the report such recommendations (including
recommendations for legislation to amend section 882 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002) as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
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SA 327. Mr. CARDIN proposed an amendment to amendment SA 275 proposed
by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins) to the bill
S. 4, to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished
recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more
effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes; as
follows:

At the end of title XV, add the following:

SEC. 15__. NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION MUTUAL AID.

Section 7302 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 5196 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``, including its agents
or authorized volunteers,''; and
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or town'' and all that
follows and inserting ``town, or other governmental agency,
governmental authority, or governmental institution with the
power to sue or be sued in its own name, within the National
Capital Region.'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``, the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority, the Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority, and any other governmental agency or authority'';
and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ``or employees'' each
place that term appears and inserting ``, employees, or
agents''.

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SA 328. Mr. CARDIN proposed an amendment to amendment SA 275 proposed
by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins) to the bill
S. 4, to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished
recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more
effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. APPLICABILITY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LAW.

Section 24301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(n) Applicability of District of Columbia Law.--In the
case of Maryland, any lease or contract entered into by the
National Railroad Passenger Corporation after the date of the
enactment of this subsection shall be governed by the laws of
the District of Columbia.''.
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SA 329. Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr.
Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to
make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished
recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more
effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. LASER VISA EXTENSION.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Laser
Visa Extension Act of 2007''.
(b) Prohibition on Certain Travel Restrictions for
Temporary Visitors From Mexico.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit a national of
Mexico to travel up to 100 miles from the international
border between Mexico and the State of New Mexico if such
national--
(A) possesses a valid machine-readable biometric border
crossing identification card issued by a consular officer of
the Department of State;
(B) enters the State of New Mexico through a port of entry
where such card is processed using a machine reader;
(C) has successfully completed any background check
required by the Secretary for such travel; and
(D) is admitted into the United States as a nonimmigrant
under section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(B)).
(2) Exception.--On a case-by-case basis, the Secretary of
Homeland Security may limit the travel of a national of
Mexico who meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A)
through (D) of paragraph (1) to a distance of less than 100
miles from the international border between Mexico and the
State of New Mexico if the Secretary determines that the
national was previously admitted into the United States as a
nonimmigrant and violated the terms and conditions of the
national's nonimmigrant status.
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SA 330. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Craig,
and Mr. Crapo) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and
Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more secure by
implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight
the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. NORTHERN BORDER PROSECUTION REIMBURSEMENT.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Northern Border Prosecution Initiative Reimbursement Act''.
(b) Northern Border Prosecution Initiative.--
(1) Initiative required.--From amounts made available to
carry out this section, the Attorney General, acting through
the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the
Office of Justice Programs, shall carry out a program, to be
known as the Northern Border Prosecution Initiative, to
provide funds to reimburse eligible northern border entities
for costs incurred by those entities for handling case
dispositions of criminal cases that are federally initiated
but federally declined-referred. This program shall be
modeled after the Southwestern Border Prosecution Initiative
and shall serve as a partner program to that initiative to
reimburse local jurisdictions for processing Federal cases
(2) Provision and allocation of funds.--Funds provided
under the program shall be provided in the form of direct
reimbursements and shall be allocated in a manner consistent
with the manner under which funds are allocated under the
Southwestern Border Prosecution Initiative.
(3) Use of funds.--Funds provided to an eligible northern
border entity may be used by the entity for any lawful
purpose, including the following purposes:
(A) Prosecution and related costs.
(B) Court costs.
(C) Costs of courtroom technology.
(D) Costs of constructing holding spaces.
(E) Costs of administrative staff.
(F) Costs of defense counsel for indigent defendants.
(G) Detention costs, including pre-trial and post-trial
detention.
(4) Definitions.--In this section:
(A) The term ``eligible northern border entity'' means--
(i) any of the following States: Alaska, Idaho, Maine,
Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North
Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, and
Wisconsin; or
(ii) any unit of local government within a State referred
to in claluse (i).
(B) The term ``federally initiated'' means, with respect to
a criminal case, that the case results from a criminal
investigation or an arrest involving Federal law enforcement
authorities for a potential violation of Federal criminal
law, including investigations resulting from multi-
jurisdictional task forces.
(C) The term ``federally declined-referred'' means, with
respect to a criminal case, that a decision has been made in
that case by a United States Attorney or a Federal law
enforcement agency during a Federal investigation to no
longer pursue Federal criminal charges against a defendant
and to refer the investigation to a State or local
jurisdiction for possible prosecution. The term includes a
decision made on an individualized case-by-case basis as well
as a decision made pursuant to a general policy or practice
or pursuant to prosecutorial discretion.
(D) The term ``case disposition'', for purposes of the
Northern Border Prosecution Initiative, refers to the time
between a suspect's arrest and the resolution of the criminal
charges through a county or State judicial or prosecutorial
process. Disposition does not include incarceration time for
sentenced offenders, or time spent by prosecutors on judicial
appeals.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $28,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for each
succeeding fiscal year.
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SA 331. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman,
and Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more
secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11
Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve
homeland security, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO REDUCE GLOBAL POVERTY AND
ELIMINATE EXTREME GLOBAL POVERTY.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The 9/11 Commission found that a ``comprehensive U.S.
strategy to counter terrorism should include economic
policies that encourage development, more open societies, and
opportunities for people to improve the lives of their
families and to enhance prospects for their children's
future''.
(2) Global poverty creates conditions that give rise to
terrorism.
(b) Declaration of Policy.--It is the policy of the United
States to promote the reduction of global poverty, the
elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of
the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by
one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and
2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
(c) Comprehensive Strategy.--
(1) Strategy required.--The President, acting through the
Secretary of State and in consultation with the heads of
other appropriate departments and agencies of the Government
of the United States, international organizations,
international financial institutions, the governments of
developing and developed countries, United States and
international nongovernmental organizations, civil society
organizations, and other appropriate entities, shall develop
and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United
States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of
global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty,
and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium
Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of
people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less
than $1 per day.
(2) Content.--The strategy required under paragraph (1)
shall include specific and measurable goals, efforts to be
undertaken, benchmarks, and timetables to achieve the
objectives described in such paragraph.
(3) Guidelines.--The strategy required under paragraph (1)
should adhere to the following guidelines:
(A) Continued investment in existing United States
initiatives related to international poverty reduction, such
as the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS,
Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7601 et
seq.), the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701
et seq.), the

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Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, and trade
preference programs for developing countries.
(B) Increasing overall United States development assistance
levels while at the same time improving the effectiveness of
such assistance.
(C) Enhancing and expanding debt relief.
(D) Leveraging United States trade policy where possible to
enhance economic development prospects for developing
countries.
(E) Coordinating efforts and working in cooperation with
developed and developing countries, international
organizations, and international financial institutions.
(F) Mobilizing and leveraging the participation of
businesses, United States and international nongovernmental
organizations, civil society, and public-private
partnerships.
(G) Coordinating the goal of poverty reduction with other
development goals, such as combating the spread of
preventable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and
malaria, increasing access to potable water and basic
sanitation, and reducing hunger and malnutrition.
(H) Integrating principles of sustainable development into
policies and programs.
(d) Reports.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through
the Secretary of State, shall transmit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that describes the strategy
required under subsection (c).
(2) Subsequent reports.--Not less than once every year
after the submission of the initial report under paragraph
(1) until and including 2015, the President shall transmit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the
status of the implementation of the strategy, progress made
in achieving the global poverty reduction objectives
described in subsection (c)(1), and any changes to the
strategy since the date of the submission of the last report.
(e) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2) Extreme global poverty.--The term ``extreme global
poverty'' refers to the conditions in which individuals live
on less than $1 per day, adjusted for purchasing power parity
in 1993 United States dollars, according to World Bank
statistics.
(3) Global poverty.--The term ``global poverty'' refers to
the conditions in which individuals live on less than $2 per
day, adjusted for purchasing power parity in 1993 United
States dollars, according to World Bank statistics.

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