S.Amdt. 763
What it does: Inserts new text wherever appropriate
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 1591
Inserts new text wherever appropriate
InsertsInserted: IMPORTANCE OF OMITTING PROVISIONS THAT THREATEN PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION FUNDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BRAC RECOMMENDATIONS
Inserted: Sec. __. (a) The Senate makes the following findings:
Inserted: (1) Congress and President George W. Bush approved the final recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission under the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment.
Inserted: (2) These recommendations propose major changes in the positioning of United States military personnel.
Inserted: (3) The Department of Defense is moving rapidly to implement these recommendations.
Inserted: (4) The communities near military installations that are slated to receive major troop increases have already invested time and capital in making preparations for upcoming increases in population.
Inserted: (5) Funding these recommendations on an annual basis is absolutely necessary for their implementation and the economic confidence of the communities that are expecting increases in population.
Inserted: (b) It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should not include provisions that provoke veto threats from the President in bills that appropriate funds for the implementation of recommendations of the Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
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SA 763. Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. Roberts) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
IMPORTANCE OF OMITTING PROVISIONS THAT THREATEN PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION FUNDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BRAC RECOMMENDATIONS
Sec. __. (a) The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) Congress and President George W. Bush approved the final recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission under the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment.
(2) These recommendations propose major changes in the positioning of United States military personnel.
(3) The Department of Defense is moving rapidly to implement these recommendations.
(4) The communities near military installations that are slated to receive major troop increases have already invested time and capital in making preparations for upcoming increases in population.
(5) Funding these recommendations on an annual basis is absolutely necessary for their implementation and the economic confidence of the communities that are expecting increases in population.
(b) It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should not include provisions that provoke veto threats from the President in bills that appropriate funds for the implementation of recommendations of the Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
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Senate amendment submitted
March 27, 2007