S.Amdt. 5582
What it does: Adds SEC. 1013. PRESERVATION OF DEEP SUBMERGENCE VESSEL NR-1 FOR TRANSFER TO THE SUBMARINE FORCE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY IN GROTON, CONNECTICUT. at the end of subtitle B of title X
Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT)What it changes
1 change to S. 3001 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1013. PRESERVATION OF DEEP SUBMERGENCE VESSEL NR-1 FOR TRANSFER TO THE SUBMARINE FORCE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY IN GROTON, CONNECTICUT. at the end of subtitle B of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 3001 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(b) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to pay for meals under subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2010.
Inserted: SEC. 1013. PRESERVATION OF DEEP SUBMERGENCE VESSEL NR-1 FOR TRANSFER TO THE SUBMARINE FORCE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY IN GROTON, CONNECTICUT..
Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
Inserted: (1) The Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 was built by Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut, entered service in 1969, and is the only nuclear-powered research submersible in the United States Navy.
Inserted: (2) The Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 was homeported at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, for her entire service life.
Inserted: (3) The Navy will begin the process of inactivating the Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 in December 2008 with eventual plans to recycle her hull in 2015.
Inserted: (4) The Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 is a unique and valuable national asset that has played an important role in search, object recovery, geological survey, oceanographic research, and installation and maintenance missions, including participation in the recovery of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986 and a myriad of other missions, both classified and public, of military and scientific value.
Inserted: (5) The mission of the Submarine Force Library and Museum in Groton, Connecticut is to collect, preserve, and interpret the history of the United States Naval Submarine Force in order to honor veterans and to educate naval personnel and the public in the heritage and traditions of the Submarine Force.
Inserted: (6) The Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 is a unique and irreplaceable part of the history of the Navy and the Submarine Force, and an educational and historical asset that should be should be shared with the nation and the world.
Inserted: (b) Preservation of Vessel for Transfer.--After inactivation of the Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 and before disposal of that vessel, the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that as much of the vessel as practicable is made available for transfer to the Submarine Force Museum and Library in Groton, Connecticut.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle B of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 5582. Mr. DODD 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:
At the end of subtitle B of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1013. PRESERVATION OF DEEP SUBMERGENCE VESSEL NR-1 FOR TRANSFER TO THE SUBMARINE FORCE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY IN GROTON, CONNECTICUT..
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 was built by Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut, entered service in 1969, and is the only nuclear-powered research submersible in the United States Navy.
(2) The Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 was homeported at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, for her entire service life.
(3) The Navy will begin the process of inactivating the Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 in December 2008 with eventual plans to recycle her hull in 2015.
(4) The Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 is a unique and valuable national asset that has played an important role in search, object recovery, geological survey, oceanographic research, and installation and maintenance missions, including participation in the recovery of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986 and a myriad of other missions, both classified and public, of military and scientific value.
(5) The mission of the Submarine Force Library and Museum in Groton, Connecticut is to collect, preserve, and interpret the history of the United States Naval Submarine Force in order to honor veterans and to educate naval personnel and the public in the heritage and traditions of the Submarine Force.
(6) The Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 is a unique and irreplaceable part of the history of the Navy and the Submarine Force, and an educational and historical asset that should be should be shared with the nation and the world.
(b) Preservation of Vessel for Transfer.--After inactivation of the Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 and before disposal of that vessel, the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that as much of the vessel as practicable is made available for transfer to the Submarine Force Museum and Library in Groton, Connecticut.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 15, 2008