To appropriate, with an offset, $5,232,000,000 for procurement for the Department of Defense to reconstitute military units to an acceptable readiness rating and to restock prepositioned assets and war reserve material.
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February 4, 2009
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Senate amendment submitted
February 4, 2009
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 262 proposed by Senator Inhofe to Amendment SA 98.(consideration: CR S1499-1500, S1526-1527; text: CR S1499)
February 4, 2009
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to amendment SA 262 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 38 - 59. Record Vote Number: 41.
February 4, 2009
Amendment SA 262 proposed by Senator Inhofe to Amendment SA 98. (consideration: CR S1499-1500, S1526-1527; text: CR S1499) To appropriate, with an offset, $5,232,000,000 for procurement for the Department of Defense to reconstitute military units to an acceptable readiness rating and to restock prepositioned assets and war reserve material.
February 4, 2009
Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 262.
February 4, 2009
Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to amendment SA 262 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 38 - 59. Record Vote Number: 41.
February 4, 2009
Amendment SA 262 ruled out of order by the chair.
February 4, 2009
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SA 262. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus) to the bill H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; as follows: On page 60, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following: GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE additional amounts for procurement for reconstitution of military units and restocking of prepositioned assets and war reserve material Sec. 301. (a) Additional Amount for Procurement.-- (1) In general.--For an additional amount for ``Procurement'' for the Department of Defense, $5,232,000,000, to remain available until expended, to manufacture or acquire vehicles, equipment, ammunition, and materials required to reconstitute military units to an acceptable readiness rating and to restock prepositioned assets and war reserve material. (2) Availability.--The items for which the amount available under paragraph (1) shall be available shall include fixed and rotary wing aircraft, tracked and non-tracked combat vehicles, missiles, weapons, ammunition, communications equipment, maintenance equipment, naval coastal warfare boats, salvage equipment, riverine equipment, expeditionary material handling equipment, and other expeditionary items. (3) Allocation among procurement accounts.--The amount available under paragraph (1) shall be allocated among the accounts of the Department of Defense for procurement in such manner as the President considers appropriate. The President shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting for the manner of the allocation of such amount among such accounts and a description of the items procured utilizing such amount. (4) Congressional defense committees defined.--In this subsection, the term ``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. (b) Offset.-- (1) Periodic censuses and programs.--The amount appropriated by title II under the heading ``Bureau of the Census'' under the heading ``periodic censuses and programs'' is hereby reduced by $1,000,000,000. (2) Digital-to-analog computer box program.--The amount appropriated by title II under the heading ``National Telecommunications and Information Administration'' under the heading ``digital-to-analog converter box program'' is hereby reduced by $650,000,000. (3) Procurement, acquisition, and construction for noaa.-- The amount appropriated by title II under the heading ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration'' under the heading ``procurement, acquisition, and construction'' is hereby reduced by $70,000,000, with the amount of the reduction allocated to amounts available for supercomputing activities relating to climate change research. (4) Departmental management for department of commerce.-- The amount appropriated by title II under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'' under the heading ``Departmental Management'' is hereby reduced by $34,000,000. (5) Federal buildings fund for gsa.--The amount appropriated by title V under the heading ``GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION'' under the heading ``Real Property Activities'' under the heading ``federal buildings fund'' is hereby reduced by $2,000,000,000, with the amount of the reduction allocated to amounts available for measures necessary to convert GSA facilities to High-Performance Green Buildings. (6) Energy-efficient federal motor vehicle fleet procurement for gsa.--The amount appropriated by title V under the heading ``GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION'' under the heading ``Energy-Efficient Federal Motor Vehicle Fleet Procurement'' is hereby reduced by $600,000,000. (7) Resource management for us fish and wildlife service.-- The amount appropriated by title VII under the heading ``United States Fish and Wildlife Service'' under the heading ``Resource Management'' is hereby reduced by $65,000,000, with the amount of the reduction allocated as follows: (A) $20,000,000 for trail improvements. (B) $25,000,000 for habitat restoration. (C) $20,000,000 for fish passage barrier removal. (8) Operating expenses for corporation for national and community service.--The amount appropriated by title VIII under the heading ``CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE'' under the heading ``Operating Expenses'' is hereby reduced by $13,000,000, with the amount of reduction allocated to amounts available for research activities authorized under subtitle H of title I of the 1990 Act. (9) Supplemental capital grants to the national railroad passenger corporation.--The amount appropriated by title XII under the heading ``Federal Railroad Administration'' under the heading ``supplemental capital grants to the national railroad passenger corporation'' is hereby reduced by $850,000,000. ______