To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky, as the "Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010--Continued

Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
now resume consideration of H.R. 3082, the Military Construction-VA
appropriations bill.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the
quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that it be in
order for the following amendments to be considered en bloc: 2759,
2760, 2741, 2752, 2738, 2746, 2773, 2740, 2749, 2751, 2743, 2771, 2737,
2747, 2745, 2734, 2753.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Amendments Nos. 2741; 2759; 2760; 2740; 2752; 2746; 2737, as modified;
2745, as modified; 2747, as modified, and 2771, as modified

Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that
amendments Nos. 2741, 2759, 2760, 2740, 2752, and 2746, which are
pending, be considered and agreed to en bloc and the motion to
reconsider be laid upon the table; that amendments Nos. 2737, 2745,
2747, and 2771 be modified with the changes at the desk, and that, as
modified, the amendments be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be
laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendments (Nos. 2741, 2759, 2760, 2740, 2752, and 2746) were
agreed to.
The amendments (Nos. 2737, as modified; 2745, as modified; 2747, as
modified, and 2771, as modified) were agreed to, as follows:

amendment no. 2737, as modified

On page 52, after line 21, add the following:
Sec. 229.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title under the heading ``medical
services'', $150,000,000 may be available for the grant
program under section 2011 of title 38, United States Code,
and per diem payments under section 2012 of such title.

amendment no. 2745, as modified

On page 52, after line 21, add the following:
Sec. 229.  Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title for the Department of Veterans
Affairs, up to $5,000,000 may be available for the study
required by section 1077 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010.

amendment no. 2747, as modified

On page 52, after line 21, add the following:
Sec. 229. (a) Campus Outreach and Services for Mental
Health and Neurological Conditions.--Of the amounts
appropriated or otherwise made available by this title,
$5,000,000 may be available to conduct outreach to and
provide services at institutions of higher education to
ensure that veterans enrolled in programs of education at
such institutions have information on and access to care and
services for neurological and psychological issues.
(b) Supplement Not Supplant.--The amount described in
subsection (a) for the purposes described in such subsection
is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated or made
available for readjustment counseling and related mental
health services.

amendment no. 2771, as modified

At the end of title II, add the following:
Sec. 229.  In administering section 51.210(d) of title 38,
Code of Federal Regulations, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs may permit a State home to provide services to, in
addition to non-veterans described in such section, a non-
veteran any of whose children died while serving in the Armed
Forces, as long as such services are not denied to a
qualified veteran seeking such services.

Amendments Nos. 2734, 2738, 2773, 2753, 2749, 2751, 2743

Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, on behalf of various Senators I now call
up en bloc amendments Nos. 2734, 2738, 2773, 2753, 2749, 2751, 2743. I
ask unanimous consent that the amendments be considered and agreed to,
and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendments were considered and agreed to, as follows:

amendment no. 2734

(Purpose: To require a report on bid savings realized from cost and
scope variations for military construction projects)

On page 27, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
Sec. 128.  Not later than each of April 15, 2010, July 15,
2010, and October 15, 2010, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a consolidated
report from each of the military departments and Defense
agencies identifying,

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by project and dollar amount, bid savings resulting from cost
and scope variations pursuant to section 2853 of title 10,
United States Code, exceeding 25 percent of the appropriated
amount for military construction projects funded by this Act,
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 111-
32), and the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs
Appropriations Act, 2009 (division E of Public Law 110-329),
including projects funded through the regular military
construction accounts, the Department of Defense Base Closure
Account 2005, and the overseas contingency operations
military construction accounts.

amendment no. 2738

(Purpose: To provide for a study on transportation improvements to
accommodate installation growth associated with the 2005 Defense Base
Closure and Realignment (BRAC) program)

On page 27, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
Sec. 128. (a) Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title under the heading ``Department of
Defense Base Closure Account, 2005'', $450,000 shall be
available for the Secretary of Defense to enter into an
arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct
a study through the Transportation Research Board of Federal
funding of transportation improvements to accommodate
installation growth associated with the 2005 Defense Base
Closure and Realignment (BRAC) program.
(b) The study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
(1) examine case studies of congestion caused on
metropolitan road and transit facilities when BRAC
requirements cause shifts in personnel to occur faster than
facilities can be improved through the usual State and local
processes;
(2) review the criteria used by the Defense Access Roads
(DAR) program for determining the eligibility of
transportation projects and the appropriate Department of
Defense share of public highway and transit improvements in
BRAC cases;
(3) assess the adequacy of current Federal surface
transportation and Department of Defense programs that fund
highway and transit improvements in BRAC cases to mitigate
transportation impacts in urban areas with preexisting
traffic congestion and saturated roads;
(4) identify promising approaches for funding road and
transit improvements and streamlining transportation project
approvals in BRAC cases; and
(5) provide recommendations for modifications of current
policy for the DAR and Office of Economic Adjustment
programs, including funding strategies, road capacity
assessments, eligibility criteria, and other government
policies and programs the National Academy of Sciences may
identify, to mitigate the impact of BRAC-related installation
growth on preexisting urban congestion.
(c) The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an
arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to provide
the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a) by not later
than 45 days after the date of the enactment of the Act.
(d)(1) Not later than May 15, 2010, the National Academy of
Sciences shall provide an interim report of its findings to
the Secretary of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services
and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
(2) Not later than January 31, 2011, the National Academy
of Sciences shall provide a final report of its findings to
the Secretary of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services
and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.

amendment no. 2773

(Purpose: To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Louisville, Kentucky, as the ``Robley Rex Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Center'')

At the end of title II, add the following:
Sec. 229. (a) Designation of Robley Rex Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Center.--The Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky, and any
successor to such medical center, shall after the date of the
enactment of this Act be known and designated as the ``Robley
Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
(b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map,
document, record, or other paper of the United States to the
medical center referred to in subsection (a) shall be
considered to be a reference to the Robley Rex Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

amendment no. 2753

(Purpose: To make a technical correction requested by the Army in the
funding of dining projects at forwarding operating bases in
Afghanistan)

On page 56, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:

Administrative Provision

Sec. 401. (a)(1) The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title under the heading ``Military
Construction, Army'' and available for a dining hall project
at Forward Operating Base Dwyer is hereby increased by
$4,400,000.
(2) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by
this title under the heading ``Military Construction, Army''
and available for a dining hall project at Forward Operating
Base Maywand is hereby reduced by $4,400,000.
(b)(1) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available
by this title under the heading ``Military Construction,
Army'' and available for a dining hall project at Forward
Operating Base Wolverine is hereby increased by $2,150,000.
(2) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by
this title under the heading ``Military Construction, Army''
and available for a dining hall project at Forward Operating
Base Tarin Kowt is hereby reduced by $2,150,000.

amendment no. 2749

(Purpose: To provide $37,500,000 requested by the Air Force for
construction of an Unmanned Aerial System Field Training Complex at
Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, as authorized by section 2301(a)
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
(division B of Public Law 111-84), and to provide an offset)

On page 27, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
Sec. 128. (a)(1) The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title under the heading ``Military
Construction, Air Force'' is hereby increased by $37,500,000.
(2) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available
by this title under the heading ``Military Construction, Air
Force'', as increased by paragraph (1), $37,500,000 shall be
available for construction of an Unmanned Aerial System Field
Training Complex at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
(b) Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available
by title I of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs
Appropriations Act, 2009 (division E of Public Law 110-329;
122 Stat. 3692) under the heading ``Military Construction,
Air Force'' and available for the purpose of Unmanned Aerial
System Field Training facilities construction, $38,500,000 is
hereby rescinded.

AMENDMENT NO. 2751

(Purpose: To make a technical correction for the Air Force at Columbus
AFB, Mississippi)

On page 4, line 6, after the date, insert the following:

, Of which $9,800,000 shall be for an Aircraft Fuel Systems
Maintenance Dock at Columbus AFB, Mississippi

amendment no. 2743

(Purpose: To provide, with an offset, an additional $750,000 for
homeless veterans comprehensive service programs and housing assistance
and supportive services)

On page 52, after line 21, add the following:
Sec. 229. (a) Additional Amount for Homeless Veterans
Comprehensive Service Programs and Housing Assistance and
Supportive Services.--The amount appropriated by this title
under the heading ``medical services'' under the heading
``Veterans Health Administration'' is increased by $750,000,
with the amount of the increase to be available for the
following:
(1) The grant program under section 2011 of title 38,
United States Code.
(2) Per diem payments under section 2012 of such title.
(3) Housing assistance and supportive services under
subchapter V of chapter 20 of such title.
(b) Offset.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title under the heading ``general operating
expenses'' under the heading ``Departmental Administration''
is decreased by $750,000.

Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that on Tuesday,
November 17, following a period of morning business, the Senate resume
consideration of H.R. 3082, and that the following list of amendments
be the only amendments remaining in order, with no second-degree
amendments in order to any listed amendments: Johnson amendment No.
2733, Feingold amendment No. 2748; Cochran amendment No. 2763, Inhofe
amendment No. 2774, Inouye amendment 2754, McCain second-degree
amendment No. 2776; that the previous order regarding a managers'
amendment remain in effect; that the vote with respect to the Inhofe
amendment occur when the Senate resumes consideration of the bill at
2:15, and that upon disposition of the Inhofe amendment, the provisions
of the previous order with respect to disposition of the substitute and
passage of the bill be in effect; that there be 2 minutes of debate
prior to each vote, except that prior to the Inhofe vote there be 5
minutes of debate, with all debate time equally divided and controlled
in the usual form; further, that amendment No. 2779 be withdrawn once
this agreement is entered into this evening, with any relevant
provisions of the order of November 10 in effect.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
(The amendment (No. 2779) was withdrawn.
Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous
consent that on Tuesday, following the disposition of H.R. 3082, the
order with respect to the Hamilton nomination be executed.

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The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The Senator from Texas.
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Parliamentary inquiry: I did not understand the last
unanimous consent request, that we were going to a nomination?
Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mrs. HUTCHISON. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum
call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I believe we are now on the glidepath
to finishing the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs bill. We
have an order. If we can clear some of the further amendments that are
listed for a vote, I know we will be able to do that. Some of these are
being negotiated at this time. At least we have a way forward.
Our staffs have worked very diligently on this since we started this
bill last Tuesday and, for various reasons, we are going to finish it
tomorrow, a week later. We could not have done it without a lot of
cooperation. I thank my distinguished colleague, the chairman of the
subcommittee, Senator Johnson, and his staff: Christina Evans, Chad
Schulken, and Andy Vanlandingham. My staff also has ably worked through
these. When I was called away to Fort Hood, my chief clerk, Dennis
Balkham, did a great job with the help of Ben Hammond in our office. I
appreciate very much all the cooperation and the help we have had
coming to this point.
I am pleased with our bill. I think we have a good bill that will do
what all of us want, which is to assure that our veterans have the
health care, the benefits, the needed outreach they should have for
getting their benefits on a timely basis. This is one of the priorities
we are funding in this bill. Secondly, of course, the military
construction part of this bill is going to assure many quality-of-life
improvements for our military personnel. Also, we will be building in
faraway places where our troops are being housed right now. We want to
give them every comfort we possibly can as they are fighting for our
freedom.
I thank my colleagues and certainly appreciate that we are now moving
toward final passage of this bill tomorrow. I appreciate all the
cooperation we have had.
I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. DURBIN. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum
call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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