S.Amdt. 5405Senate110th Congress (2007-2009)

S.Amdt. 5405

What it does: Strikes section 1002
Sponsored by Jim DeMintSen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)
Submitted September 10, 2008

What it changes

1 change to S. 3001 · shown in the bill's text

Strikes a provision
  1. Strikes section 1002

    Strikes

    In S. 3001 · Placed on Calendar Senate

    Struck: SEC. 1002. INCORPORATION INTO ACT OF TABLES IN THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES OF THE SENATE.

    Struck: (a) Incorporation.--Each funding table in the report of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate to accompany the bill S. ___ of the 110th Congress is hereby incorporated into this Act and is hereby made a requirement in law. Items in each such funding table shall be binding on agency heads in the same manner and to the same extent as if such funding table was included in the text of this Act, unless transfers of funding for such items are approved in accordance with established procedures.

    Struck: (b) Merit-Based Decisions.--Decisions by agency heads to commit, obligate, or expend funds on the basis of any funding table incorporated into this Act pursuant to subsection (a) shall be based on authorized, transparent, statutory criteria, and merit-based decisionmaking in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10, United States Code, and other applicable provisions of law.

    Struck: (c) Oral and Written Communications.--No oral or written communication concerning any item in a funding table incorporated into this Act under subsection (a) shall supersede the requirements of subsection (b).

    Original wording

    Strike section 1002.

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As printed

SA 5405. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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:

Strike section 1002.

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Senate amendment submitted

September 10, 2008