S.Amdt. 2930
What it does: 2 changes: replaces text, inserts text
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO)What it changes
2 changes to S. 3254 · 1 shown in the bill's text
Change 1: Replaces “Section 1217(f)” with “(a) Extension and Modification.--Section 1217(f)”
In S. 3254 · Placed on Calendar Senate
SEC. 1214. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AND CARRY OUT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN AFGHANISTAN.
[inserted: (a) Extension and Modification.--]Section 1217(f) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 124 Stat. 4393), as amended by section 1217(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1632), is further amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph (1):
Original wording
On page 405, line 25, strike “Section 1217(f)” and insert “(a) Extension and Modification.--Section 1217(f)”.
Change 2: Inserts new text on page 407, between lines 17 and 18
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (b) Termination of Certain Unsustainable Projects in Progress and Availability of Funds for Infrastructure Projects in the United States.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--Effective 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall terminate each infrastructure project funded under section 1217 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (as amended by subsection (a)) that is in progress, but not completed, as of such effective date unless the Secretary determines, with supporting auditable information, that the Government of Afghanistan has the capacity (in both financial and human resources) to effectively maintain and use the project. If a project to be terminated is being carried out by another department or agency of the United States Government, the Secretary shall terminate the project in coordination with the head of such department or agency.
Inserted: (2) Availability of funds.--
Inserted: (A) Deposit of funds in treasury.--Notwithstanding subsection (h) of section 1217 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, the Secretary of Defense shall deposit in the Treasury an amount equal to the amount remaining available for expenditure on infrastructure projects terminated under paragraph (1) at the time of termination. The amount deposited shall be derived from amounts available for the infrastructure projects so terminated.
Inserted: (B) Availability of funds.--From amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there shall be available to the Secretary of Transportation for transportation infrastructure projects in the United States otherwise authorized by law an amount equal to the amount deposited in the Treasury under subparagraph (A).
Inserted: (C) Coordination.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation shall carry out this paragraph in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury.
Inserted: (3) Report.--Not later than 210 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth the determinations of the Secretary for purposes of paragraph (1) whether or not to terminate each infrastructure project described in that paragraph. If the Secretary determines not to terminate a project, the element of the report on the project shall include the auditable information supporting the determination as described in that paragraph.
Inserted: (4) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this subsection, the term "appropriate committees of Congress" means--
Inserted: (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
Inserted: (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Original wording
On page 407, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 2930. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 3254, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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:
On page 405, line 25, strike “Section 1217(f)” and insert “(a) Extension and Modification.--Section 1217(f)”.
On page 407, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
(b) Termination of Certain Unsustainable Projects in Progress and Availability of Funds for Infrastructure Projects in the United States.--
(1) In general.--Effective 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall terminate each infrastructure project funded under section 1217 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (as amended by subsection (a)) that is in progress, but not completed, as of such effective date unless the Secretary determines, with supporting auditable information, that the Government of Afghanistan has the capacity (in both financial and human resources) to effectively maintain and use the project. If a project to be terminated is being carried out by another department or agency of the United States Government, the Secretary shall terminate the project in coordination with the head of such department or agency.
(2) Availability of funds.--
(A) Deposit of funds in treasury.--Notwithstanding subsection (h) of section 1217 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, the Secretary of Defense shall deposit in the Treasury an amount equal to the amount remaining available for expenditure on infrastructure projects terminated under paragraph (1) at the time of termination. The amount deposited shall be derived from amounts available for the infrastructure projects so terminated.
(B) Availability of funds.--From amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there shall be available to the Secretary of Transportation for transportation infrastructure projects in the United States otherwise authorized by law an amount equal to the amount deposited in the Treasury under subparagraph (A).
(C) Coordination.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation shall carry out this paragraph in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury.
(3) Report.--Not later than 210 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth the determinations of the Secretary for purposes of paragraph (1) whether or not to terminate each infrastructure project described in that paragraph. If the Secretary determines not to terminate a project, the element of the report on the project shall include the auditable information supporting the determination as described in that paragraph.
(4) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this subsection, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 26, 2012