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HR 2863 making appropriations for the Department of Defense and for other purposes.

BRIEF

   The taxpayer’s largest spending ticket, the Department of Defense (DOD) Authorization sets the basis for programs, procurement and spending amount limits under the DOD.

  The money will be spent by all of the Armed Services other than the US Coast Guard to procure aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and shipbuilding and conversion. Weaponry funds would also be used for research, development, test, and evaluation.

   Everything from special air filters for combat vehicles to naval ships and troop transport planes are covered under procurement. Matters ranging from spouse’s education and child support payments, legal matters regarding abuse, murder and child abuse are included along with generous offers of benefits to increase recruitment.

   The most broadcast matter of women in combat comes from a provision established in 1994 and now codified in the bill to prohibit female soldiers from being assigned to duty that is directly involved “with a direct ground combat unit; performance of long-range reconnaissance and Special Operations missions; prohibitive costs of berthing and privacy arrangements; or, job-related physical requirements that exclude the vast majority of female members.”

   The DOD requested an increase in end force for the current average of 1.4 million troops defense-wide. The Committee recommended raising the level by 30,000 for the army and 4,000 for the Marines to bring the end strength to 512,400 for the Army and 179,000 for the Marine Corp, but finding willing enlistees has become a problem according to DOD sources and news stories. Attracting enlistees would be enhanced by a proposed 3.1 percent across-the-board pay hike, raising the active duty reenlistment bonus from $60,000 to $90,000 and increasing the cutoff point in a soldier’s career after which reenlisting would not pay a bonus from 16 years to twenty years. Numerous other provisions improving access to education for military spouses, pay and housing differentials for overseas living, health care benefit improvements and a variety of support services for families of troops on active duty also are offered.

  Of interest to perennial Marines the Corp will be absorbed into the Navy as a full partner, The Department will be renamed the Department of Navy and Marine Corp and the Secretary would be the Secretary of Navy and Marine Corp.

   Nuclear weaponry, energy and cleanup are covered by several provisions in the bill and the responsibility for research and development, environmental clean up and disposal of nuclear waste and weapons falls on the Department of Energy along with DOD. Efforts continue to deal with leftover nuclear weapons and waste from the former Soviet Union and nuclear waste in the US has reached a level requiring the creation of an above ground interim disposal site to be used for storing waste from commercial reactors until Yucca Mountain in Nevada is ready to receive the Nation’s nuclear waste.

   Nuclear weaponry along with weapon procurement in general will continue to be a priority matter. The administration’s request for funds to continue research into DOD’s coveted Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator project were eliminated ($4 million) but $ 7 million has been provided to carry out a study measuring the feasibility of alternative “Penetrator” opportunities.

   $49 billion is included for the on-going operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in anticipation of another supplemental request from the President expected in a few months. (The recently approved $82 billion was for 2005 defense spending and other matters)

     A unique section puts forth some specific rules on how soldier behave. Rules are created establishing no statute of limitations for the prosecution of murder and rape and the period of time in which child abuse and stalking prosecutions can go forward is extended.

   In this bill some elements give themselves readily to the direction the Secretary of Defense has promised to take the Armed Forces, to that of a more flexible, self-sufficient, streamlined and quickly deployed organization to handle mostly small scale operations such as in Iraq and Afghanistan. Procurement move towards in-the-field immediacy for handling everything from repairs to amputations. Transport of materiel quickly finds support in Air Force and Navy transportation procurement requests. DOD laboratories are to be revitalized and research is increased, operational files of the DOD are now exempt from public disclosure, a defense education program would emphasize study of math and science relating to DOD needs and extra efforts are being made to vitalize foreign language training programs.

AMENDMENTS

    Amendments that would prohibit funds from the bill to be spent on military action in Uzbekistan and prohibiting the President from taking military action against Syria, Iran or North Korea without authorization from Congress failed in the House but succeeded in the Senate. Another amendment that would put forth the view “coercive and abusive religious proselytizing at the Air Force Academy is inconsistent with the professionalism and standards required by those who serve at the Academy” failed. Yet another amendment, however, that would require a report on religious freedom and tolerances at the Air Force Academy passed by voice vote. The Senate heavily amended the bill with the most noted from Senator John McCain (R-AZ) who succeeded in passing an amendment to clarify the US policy on how prisoners are treated. Another amendment restored funds for the Community Development Block Grant Program that was funded in a continuing resolution last week in a fashion that allowed the House to cut funding to those programs in some states by 50 to 75 percent. A non-germane amendment agreed to by voice vote would provide for appropriations to meet the need of low income energy needs this Winter.

 The House Committee explained its’ work this way:

“This legislation would address several general and outcome-related performance goals and objectives. The general goal and objective of this legislation is to improve the quality of life for military personnel and their families, military readiness, the modernization and eventual transformation of the armed forces, to enhance the development of ballistic missile defenses, and to improve the condition of military housing and facilities.

“With respect to the outcome-related goal of improving the quality of life for military personnel and their families, the objective of this legislation is to:

(1) Provide a 3.1 percent across-the-board pay raise for our men and women in uniform. The raise would reduce the gap between average military and private sector pay from 5.1 percent to 4.6 percent; and

(2) Eliminate the provision to pay reservists a reduced housing allowance when mobilized to serve on active duty for greater than 30 days and less than 140 days. It also clarifies that full basic housing allowance would be paid to Reservists who are mobilized for less than 30 days in connection with a contingency operation; and

(3) Address manpower needs with an increase of 10,000 personnel in the Army and 1,000 in the Marine Corps in 2006. That would bring the Army end strength to 512,400 and the Marine Corps to 179,000. In addition, the committee would provide the Secretary of Defense with the authority to continue to grow the Army to 532,400 and the Marine Corps to 184,000 during the 2007 through 2009 period.

“With respect to the outcome-related goal of improving force protection for our troops, the objective of this legislation is to:

(1) Provide several billion dollars in funding for force protection initiatives, including armor for vehicles, new munitions and improvised explosive device jammers; and

“With respect to the outcome-related goal of successfully prosecuting continuing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the objective of this legislation is to:

(1) Provide an additional $49.1 billion in contingency operations supplemental funding to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006 to support the war on terrorism's operational costs, personnel expenses and the procurement of new equipment; and

“With respect to the outcome-related goal of improving military housing and facilities, the objective of this legislation is to:

(1) Provide $12.1 billion for military construction and military family housing programs; and

(2) Allow the secretaries of the military departments to exchange surplus property for construction projects, land, or housing.”

The Senate explained its work on the bill this way:

The Committee recommendation of $440,216,117,000 includes $390,216,117,000 in non-contingency spending to develop, maintain, and equip the military forces of the United States and $50,000,000,000 in spending for contingency operations related to the Global War on Terror. The funding for contingency operations is made available pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

The fiscal year 2006 budget request for activities funded in the Department of Defense Appropriations bill totals $397,214,410,000 in new budget authority. The request includes $244,600,000 in mandatory spending.

In fiscal year 2005, the Congress appropriated $494,000,570,000 for activities funded in this bill. This amount includes $391,155,312,000 in non-emergency appropriations and $102,845,258,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations.

Excluding supplemental appropriations, the Committee recommendation in this bill is $937,195,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2005 and $6,998,293,000 below the amount requested for fiscal year 2006.

For more information and a detailed listing of programs, materiel and funding for all branches of the Military read the Authorization bill here HR1815

Sponsor: Representative C.W. Bill Young (R-FL-10^th)

Vote: Passed House 398 to 19 (RC 287) (June 21, 2005) Passed Senate 97 to 0 (RV 254) October 6, 2005

Cost to the taxpayers: $439.5 billion. Including a $45.3 billion “bridge” fund to supplement existing spending for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Senate increased appropriations for Defense by about $800 million over the House amount and ended up passing about $445 billion with $50 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan

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HIGHLIGHTS OF FY06 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL

HIGHLIGHTS OF FY06 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL HOUSE VERSION

June 7th, 2005 - -

FY05 Comparable funding:       $352.4 billion

FY06 Request:                                $366.7 billion

FY06 Chairman’s Mark:              $409 billion (includes $363.7 billion in base funds and a $45.3 billion bridge fund for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan)

Overall Budgetary Highlights

Military Personnel                                            $84.1 billion

Operation and Maintenance                            $116.1 billion

Procurement                                                     $76.8 billion

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation $71.7 billion

Revolving and Management Funds                    $2.8 billion

Other Department of Defense Programs            $2.5 billion

Emergency Wartime Appropriation                   $45.3 billion

Troop Support: Fully funds the 3.1% military pay raise and end strength requirements proposed in the President's budget; an increase of $20 million is provided for the military’s Family Advocacy program to fight domestic violence; restores Impact Aid to $30 million, which was terminated in the budget request.

Bridge Fund:  The bill includes $45.3 billion in emergency funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, available on October 1, 2005.  The fund is designed to cover 6 months worth of contingency operations costs in the global war on terrorism.  The majority of this funding – $36.7 billion, or 80% – is provided for military pay and operation and maintenance accounts.  Funds are also provided for the following:

• Replacement of equipment losses:  Approximately $2.8 billion is added to procurement accounts for Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force equipment due to wartime losses and degradation.  This includes funding for additional Humvees, trucks, radios, electronic jammers, Tomahawk cruise missiles, and ammunition.
• Personnel protection items:  An additional $1.2 billion is provided for personnel force protection items and gear for troops in the field, such as body armor.
• Insurance and Death Gratuities: A total of $230 million is provided to cover costs of the enhanced insurance and death gratuity benefits approved in the FY 2005 war supplemental. 
• Army Reset:  The recommendations propose a total of $2.9 billion for Army equipment rehabilitation (unit and depot maintenance). 
• Other Items:  Authority is provided for the Iraq and Afghanistan security force training programs, as well as the Commander’s Emergency Response program (CERP), to receive $500 million.  Recruiting and retention activities are allocated $735 million. 

Army Ground Systems:  The Army’s Future Combat System (FCS) research and development program is funded at $3.0 billion, about $400 million below the request due to significant development and contracting delays.  The Non-Line of Sight Cannon (NLOS) program would receive an increase of $50 million.  The Stryker vehicle program is fully funded at the requested level of $878 million for 240 vehicles.

Navy Shipbuilding:  The President’s request included funding for 4 ships: one Virginia-class submarine, one LPD-17 amphibious ship, one Littoral Combat ship (LCS), and one T-AKE cargo ship. The recommendations fully fund these and add 4 additional ships:  one DDG-51 class destroyer ($1.4 billion); two LCS ships (an increase of  $440 million); and one additional T-AKE ($380 million).  Included is a recommendation to cut the Navy’s DD(X) destroyer program by a total of about $1 billion - the combination of a reduction of $0.7 billion for advance procurement and $0.3 billion out of R&D; $670 million would remain in R&D.  The recommendation is consistent with the levels approved by the House for the DD(X) program in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006.

Navy/Marine Corps Aviation:  The bill fully funds the request for 130 aircraft, including 42 F/A-18’s, compared to 115 total aircraft provided in fiscal year 2005.  The bill fully funds the V-22 aircraft procurement program ($1.5 billion for 11 aircraft).  The VXX Presidential helicopter replacement program is fully funded, as requested ($0.9 billion).

Air Force programs:  The bill would include purchasing 25 F/A-22 aircraft, as requested, and provides $3.2 billion.  The C-17 program is fully funded (15 aircraft at $3.5 billion).  The bill restores funding for the C-130J multiyear procurement program by transferring funding from the Navy to the Air Force; the Air Force will procure 9 aircraft while the Navy will procure 4 tanker variants. The Joint Strike Fighter (a joint program with the Navy) is funded at almost $5 billion in R&D, as requested, but a reduction of $152 million for advance procurement is made due to development delays and since the first production aircraft will not actually be purchased until FY08.  Finally, roughly $120 million is reduced from the request for Global Hawk funding due to an anticipated slowdown in the production schedule.

Missile Defense:  The bill provides a total of $7.63 billion for ballistic missile defense, a decrease of $143 million from the budget request.  The recommendation does, however, include additional funding for an Asymmetric Warfare Initiative and S-Band radar.  The Kinetic Energy Intercept program is funded at the President’s requested level of $225 million.

Space Programs:  Funds most of the Administration’s request for major space programs.  However, the bill makes reductions to the request for two programs; Space radar (-$126 million) and transformational communications satellite (-$400 million).  Remaining funds for these programs are for research and development activities, and for activities to reduce the costs for potential future procurements.

Terminations:  The bill terminates funding for the Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM).  The President requested $150 million for the program.  The bill provides $2 million to close out existing contracts.   The missile has repeatedly failed reliability and performance tests.  

Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities:  The bill provides $907 million for DOD’s counter-drug activities and to fight narcoterrorism, $11 million over the request and roughly last year’s level.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF FY05 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS CONFERENCE REPORT

July 21st, 2004 - -

The Conference Report:

• Provides $416.2 billion in new discretionary spending authority for the Department of Defense for functions under the House and Senate Defense Subcommittees’ jurisdiction.  This includes $25 billion in emergency spending requested by the President for early fiscal year 2005 costs associated with operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• Is $1.6 billion below the President’s amended FY 2005 budget request of $417.8 billion.
• Reflects an increase of $23.8 billion over amounts provided in FY 2004 , excluding the FY 2004 Iraq Supplemental and the $25 billion Emergency Wartime Appropriation provided in FY 2005.
• Supports operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, provides the resources to prosecute the Global War on Terrorism, and increases funding for intelligence activities..
• Fully funds military pay, benefits and medical programs.
• Initiates a major recapitalization of Army and Marine Corps ground forces.
• Supports the deployment of a national missile defense and continues investment in theater missile defenses.
• Continues development and procurement of major platforms such as the Virginia class submarine, the C-130, and V-22 transport aircraft, the F/A-18 and F/A-22 fighter aircraft, and the Joint Strike Fighter.

Additional Appropriations (Non-Defense)

Iraq embassy and diplomatic security expenses -- $685 million

Convention security, $25 million for New York City and $25 million for Boston

Sudan Humanitarian Assistance -- $95 million

FY04 Firefighting Assistance -- $500 million

Fiscal Year 2005 Defense Appropriations Conference Agreement -- Summary by Major Account:

Major Issues:

Military Personnel—

• The Conference Report fully funds the 3.5% military pay raise proposed in the President's budget, and increased levels for Basic Allowance for Housing, eliminating service members' average out-of-pocket housing expenses from 3.5% to zero in fiscal year 2005.
• The Conference Report provides $14.7 million for 154 Active Guard Personnel to support 7 additional Weapons of Mass Destruction/Civil Support Teams, resulting in a total of 55 teams by the end of FY 2005.

Readiness Accounts—

• The Conference Report fully funds key readiness programs critical to the Global War on Terrorism: land forces training, tank training miles, helicopter flying hours, ship steaming days, spare parts, and Air Force and Navy flying hour programs.
• The Conference Report fully funds the Department’s Environmental Restoration programs at $1.3 billion, and includes $50 million above the budget request for cleanup at Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS).

Ground Forces Recapitalization—

• The Conference Report provides $1.5 billion above the President’s budget request to the Army and Marine Corps for the recapitalization of combat and tactical vehicles, helicopters, and ammunition production.  Of this amount, $235.8 million is directed to National Guard and Reserve equipment.
• This initiative accelerates the process of restocking our ground forces’ inventory that is being degraded by ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• Amounts provided for this major ground forces recapitalization include:

o        $625 million for procurement and fielding of one additional Stryker brigade

o        $332.9 million to modernize the Army truck fleet

o        $114 million for Bradley Fighting Vehicles, and an additional $34 million to initiate the Bradley Integrated Modernization Program (BIM)

o        $10.5 million for M113 Carrier Modernization

o        $63.6 million for 12 Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopters

o        $143 million for 8 CH-47 Chinook helicopters

o        $51.4 million for Army ammunition

Major Aviation Programs—

• Army

• The Conferees approve the termination of the Comanche helicopter program and redistribute funding to other Army aviation programs.
• As part of the Conferees’ ground forces recapitalization initiative, $63.6 million is added above the budget request for 12 additional Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopters for a total of 39 Blackhawks in FY 2005.  $143 million is provided for the procurement of 8 CH-47 Chinook helicopters.

• Navy/Marine Corps

• The Conference Report provides $2.9 billion for 42 F/A-18 fighters, $846.6 million for 8 Marine Corps V-22 transport aircraft and $211.5 million for 2 E-2C Hawkeye surveillance aircraft, as requested in the budget.
• The Conference Report funds 2 UC-35 airlift aircraft, and 2 C-37s, one aircraft above the budget request.
• The Conference Report adds $15 million for the acquisition of Joint Primary Air Training System (JPATS) aircraft.

• Air Force

o        The Conference Report provides $3.6 billion for procurement of 24 F/A-22 fighters, and $2.7 billion for 15 C-17 aircraft, an addition of $158 million and one C-17 aircraft above the budget request. The Conferees fully fund procurement of 3 Air Force V-22 Ospreys, and have included $110 million in long lead procurement for additional F-15 fighters. 

o        The Conference Report also includes $100 million for a “Tanker Replacement Transfer Fund”.

o        The Conference Report provides $30 million above the budget request for a total of $176.6 million for Predator UAVs.

o        The Conference Report adds $60 million for the continued development of the B-2 and a next-generation bomber program. 

Joint Strike Fighter

• The Conference Report recommends $4.4 billion for the Joint Strike Fighter development program, an increase of $97 million from fiscal year 2004 levels.

Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles

• The Conference Report provides $586.5 million for the Joint Unmanned Combat Aerial System (JUCAS) program. 

VXX Executive Helicopter

o        The Conferees reduce funding for the VXX Executive Helicopter by $220 million due to program schedule delays.

Multiyear Procurement

• As a result of the Air Force having entered into multiyear contracts for the C-17 and C-130 aircraft that permit incremental funding of these programs and put future budgets at risk through excessive government liability, the Conference Report revises provisions relating to future multiyear procurement contracts.  These changes will require that any future multi-year programs must be budgeted and executed as fully funded production programs, and must limit the government’s exposure in terms of expected production levels, follow-on contracts and termination liability.

Army Future Combat System (FCS)—

?     The Conference Report provides $2.9 billion for the Army’s Future Combat System, the Army’s premier modernization effort.  This amount is an increase of $1.2 billion over fiscal year 2004 and a decrease of $268 million to the budget request.

?    The Conference Report fully funds the requested amount for the Non Line of Sight Cannon (NLOS-C) and directs its fielding by not later than 2010.

?     The Conference Report also establishes a new funding line for the Non Line of Sight Launch System (NLOS-LS) and includes $58 million for this effort.

Shipbuilding Programs—

• The Conference Report provides a total of $11.1 billion for new construction shipbuilding and sealift programs, an increase of $240 million over the budget request.  The Conference Report fully funds amounts requested for fiscal year 2005 production ships, including one Virginia-class submarine, three DDG-51 destroyers, one LPD-17, and two T-AKEs.  An additional $150 million is provided for initiation of the LHA-R program, $50 million is provided for modernization of DDG-51s, and $84.4 million is provided in advance procurement funding for construction of the second DD(X).
• Regarding future ship development, the Conferees provide $953 million for the next-generation CVN-21 carrier and $457.1 million for the Littoral Combat Ship, an increase of $105 million over the budget request to fully fund construction of the first vessel.  The conferees also provide $1.4 billion for the DD(X) program, including $221 million of the funds requested for advance procurement of the first DD(X) ship.

Missile Defense Programs—

• The Conference Report provides $10 billion for missile defense programs, an increase of $1 billion from fiscal year 2004 levels, and a decrease of $183 million from the budget request.

• This amount includes $4.6 billion for ground-based midcourse missile defense in support of fielding a national missile defense initial operational capability in the fall of 2004.
• For theater missile defense, the Conferees provide $937.6 million for production, modification and continued development of Patriot PAC-3 missiles and the next-generation MEADS system. 

Space Programs—

• The Conference Report provides $599 million for the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS-High), an increase of $91 million over the request; and provides $511 million for Enhanced Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) procurement.
• Development funding for the Advanced Wideband System (also known as Transformational Satellite Communications) and Mobile User Objective System programs are reduced due to technical maturity and the need for risk reduction.
• Funding for the Space-Based Radar program is reduced to $75 million, with direction to return this effort back to the technology development phase.

Weapons/Missiles—

• The Conference Report fully funds the PAC-3 procurement program.
• The Conference Report adds $24 million for Tactical Tomahawk missiles.

Defense Health Program—

• The Conference Report provides a total of $18.2 billion for the Defense Health Program, an increase of $2.5 billion over the FY 2004 enacted level.

• This amount includes $150 million for breast cancer research, $85 million for prostate cancer research, and $10 million for ovarian cancer research. 
• The Conferees also provide $19.2 million to improve amputee care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, including $10 million for prosthetic limb development and applied collaborative research.

Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities—

• The Conference Report provides $906.5 million for Department of Defense Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities.  This is a $71.9 million increase over the FY 2004 enacted level.
• The Conference Report adds $18 million for National Guard State Counter-Drug support programs above the budget request.

Emergency Wartime Appropriation (Title IX of the Conference Report)

• The Conferees provide $25 billion for operational costs in Iraq and Afghanistan in an Emergency Wartime Appropriation, available to the Department immediately upon the adoption of the Conference Report.  These funds have been allocated by these major functional categories:

         All funds within the $25 billion are provided through specific appropriations accounts, and will be available upon enactment of the bill.  Quarterly reports are required on the obligation of funds. 

• Transfer authority is provided, permitting up to $1,500,000,000 of these amounts to be reprogrammed among activities following approval by the congressional defense committees through prior-approval reprogramming procedures.
• In Title IX, the Conferees also provide an increase in fiscal year 2004 appropriations transfer authority of $700,000,000 (for an amended total of $2,800,000,000).

Manpower

o        Title IX provides $1.3 billion for the additional manpower costs stemming from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.  Funds are also made available to support additional military endstregth levels, should these be provided for, and enacted into law, in the conference agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005.

o        Title IX provides a total of $126.1 million to continue supporting increased amounts for military personnel in Family Separation Allowance (FSA) from $100 to $250 per month, and in Imminent Danger Pay (IDP) from $150 to $225 per month.

o        Title IX provides $683 million for the Defense Health Program.  These funds will cover additional costs incurred by the military medical system, including the Ready Reserve members and their families.

Force Protection/Equipment

• Title IX provides $1.3 billion for critical force protection requirements, including $587 million for Army and Air Force Up-armored HMMWVs and $250 million for Army and Marine Corps Bolt-on Armor kits, and funds equipment for the restructured Army brigades that will be rotating into theater.
• Title IX provides $79 million for Navy aircraft survivability and reliability equipment.
• Title IX provides $100 million for Iraqi Captured Enemy Ammunition Demilitarization.  The additional funding is to help ensure that newly discovered weapons caches are secured and disposed of before they become available to enemy combatants.
• Title IX provides $50 million for the National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account, and $100 million for the Coast Guard in support of DOD operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Oversight

o        The Conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report within 60 days of enactment of this legislation on the allocation of these funds, with quarterly reports submitted thereafter. These quarterly reports shall include detailed accounting of obligations and expenditures of appropriations provided in this Title for the continuation of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan; and a listing of equipment procured using funds provided in this Title.

• The Conferees direct the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to the congressional defense committees regarding military structure, training, and job specialties for handling prisoners and managing prisons, and related matters.

o        The Conferees direct classified and unclassified reviews regarding U.S. financial assistance to the Iraqi National Congress (INC) and alleged intelligence compromises involving the INC.

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AMENDMENTS

1. H.AMDT.321 An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to increase overall military pay (by transfer) by $2 billion.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [R-TX-18th] (introduced 6/20/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2005 By unanimous consent, the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment was withdrawn.

2. H.AMDT.322 An amendment to increase by $84 million (by transfer) the funding for the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program which helps to secure and dispose of weapons of mass destruction, particularly in the former Soviet Union.
Sponsor: Rep Spratt, John M., Jr. [R-SC-5th] (introduced 6/20/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2005 By unanimous consent, the Spratt amendment was withdrawn.

3. H.AMDT.323 An amendment to direct the Defense Department to use $15 million of the $10.8 billion in the Army Research, Development, Test and Evaluation account for research on Gulf War illnesses.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10th] (introduced 6/20/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Kucinich amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.

4. H.AMDT.324 An amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for the Iraq Freedom fund by $500 million.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18th] (introduced 6/20/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2005 By unanimous consent, the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment was withdrawn.

5. H.AMDT.325 An amendment to remove the $500 million cap described in section 9006 of the bill for training and equipment for military and security forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1st] (introduced 6/20/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Inslee amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.

6. H.AMDT.326 An amendment to add a new section entitled "Space Preservation Act of 2005".
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10th] (introduced 6/20/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2005 Mr. Young (FL) raised a point of order against the Kucinich amendment (A006). Mr. Young (FL) stated that the Kucinich amendment sought to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.

7. H.AMDT.327 An amendment to strike section 9012 currently printed in the bill and to insert a new section 9012 entitled "Sense of Congress and Report Concerning Religious Freedom and Tolerance at United States Air Force Academy.".
Sponsor: Rep Hunter, Duncan [D-CA-52nd] (introduced 6/20/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Hunter amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.

8. H.AMDT.328 An amendment to make adjustments to the existing committee language in section 9012 as printed in the bill. The amendment makes clear that coercive and abusive religious proselytizing at the Air Force Academy is inconsistent with the professionalism and standards required by those who serve at the Academy. The amendment also requires development of a plan of implementation and a subsequent requirement for a report by the Secretary to the Congress not later than 60 days after enactment of the bill.
Sponsor: Rep Obey, David R. [D-WI-7th] (introduced 6/20/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2005 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Obey amendment (A008) Failed by recorded vote: 198 - 210 (RC 283).

9. H.AMDT.329 An amendment to insert a new section at the end of the bill to require the President to transmit a report to the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives and the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate on a strategy for success in Iraq that identifies criteria to be used by the Government for the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq.
Sponsor: Rep Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8th] (introduced 6/20/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2005 Mr. Young (FL) raised a point of order against the Pelosi amendment (A009). Mr. Young of Florida made a point of order that the amendment proposed to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill and violated clause 2 of rule XXI. The Chair sustained the point of order.

10. H.AMDT.330 An amendment to insert a section prohibiting any funds made available in the Act from being used for activities in Uzbekistan.
Sponsor: Rep Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25th] (introduced 6/20/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2005 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Doggett amendment (A010) Failed by recorded vote: 84 - 329 (RC 284).

11. H.AMDT.331 An amendment to prohibit the administration from initiating military operations against Syria, Iran, North Korea or other potential rogue nations without authorization from Congress.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4th] (introduced 6/20/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2005 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the DeFazio amendment (A011) Failed by recorded vote: 136 - 280 (RC 285).

12. H.AMDT.332 An amendment to insert a new section at the end of the bill to prohibit any of the funds made available in the Act from being used in contravention of the following laws enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York in December 10, 1984).
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7th] (introduced 6/20/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2005 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Markey amendment (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.

13. H.AMDT.333 An amendment to insert a new section at the end of the bill prohibiting the use of any funds made available by the Act from being used to carry out sections 701 through 722 of the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-656; 15 U.S.C. 644 note).
Sponsor: Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12th] (introduced 6/20/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2005 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Velazquez amendment (A013) Failed by recorded vote: 180 - 235 (RC 286).

14. H.AMDT.334 An amendment to insert a new section at the end of the bill stating that if funds provided in this Act or any other Act for military operations in Iraq or Afghanistan would cause Federal deficit levels to exceed those set in House Concurrent Resolution 95 for FY 2006 or any subsequent year, the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives shall report a concurrent resolution on the budget that would maintain the deficit levels set in House Concurrent Resolution 95 while including this additional discretionary spending in spending totals.
Sponsor: Rep Obey, David R. [D-WI-7th] (introduced 6/20/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2005 Mr. Young (FL) raised a point of order against the Obey amendment (A014). Mr. Young of Florida raised a point of order against the amendment stating that it proposed to change existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill in violation of clause 2 Rule XXI. The Chair sustained the point of order.

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SENATE AMENDMENTS

15. S.AMDT.1882 to H.R.2863 To increase, with an offset, amounts available for the procurement of Predator unmanned aerial vehicles.
Sponsor: Sen Conrad, Kent [ND] (introduced 9/29/2005)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1882 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

16. S.AMDT.1886 to H.R.2863 To make available emergency funds for pandemic flu preparedness.
Sponsor: Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] (introduced 9/29/2005)      Cosponsors (11)
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1886 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

17. S.AMDT.1887 to H.R.2863 To rename the death gratuity payable for deaths of members of the Armed Forces as fallen hero compensation.
Sponsor: Sen Salazar, Ken [CO] (introduced 9/29/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1887 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

19. S.AMDT.1889 to H.R.2863 To provide that, of the amount made available for research, development, test and evaluation for the Army, up to $2,000,000 may be made available for medical advanced technology for applied emergency hypothermia for advanced combat casualty life support.
Sponsor: Sen Santorum, Rick [PA] (introduced 9/29/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1889 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

24. S.AMDT.1895 to H.R.2863 To make available $3,000,000 from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force, for assurance for the Field Programmable Gate Array.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] (introduced 9/29/2005)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1895 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1899 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

28. S.AMDT.1901 to H.R.2863 To appropriate $1,300,000,000 for Additional War-Related Appropriations for National Guard and Reserve Equipment for homeland security and homeland security response equipment.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 9/29/2005)      Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1901 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice.

29. S.AMDT.1903 to H.R.2863 To provide that certain local educational agencies shall be eligible to receive a fiscal year 2005 payment under section 8002 or 8003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Sponsor: Sen Salazar, Ken [CO] (introduced 9/29/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/30/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1903 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

33. S.AMDT.1908 to H.R.2863 To ensure that a Federal employee who takes leave without pay in order to perform service as a member of the uniformed services or member of the National Guard shall continue to receive pay in an amount which, when taken together with the pay and allowances such individual is receiving for such service, will be no less than the basic pay such an individual would then be receiving if no interruption in employment had occurred.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 9/29/2005)      Cosponsors (10)
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1908 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

36. S.AMDT.1911 to H.R.2863 To provide that, of the amount authorized to be appropriated for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation for Defense-wide activities, up to $5,000,000 may be available for the rapid mobilization of the New England Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative.
Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced 9/29/2005)      Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1911 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

38. S.AMDT.1914 to H.R.2863 To make available, from the amount appropriated in title III under the heading 'Other Procurement, Navy' up to $2,000,000 may be used for the Surface Sonar Dome Window Program.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] (introduced 9/29/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1914 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

45. S.AMDT.1922 to H.R.2863 To provide funding for the Community Services Block Grant program.
Sponsor: Sen Stevens, Ted [AK] (introduced 9/30/2005)      Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 9/30/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1922 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

46. S.AMDT.1923 to H.R.2863 To make available $4,000,000 from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, defense-wide, or oral anthrax/plague vaccine development.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 9/30/2005)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1923 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

48. S.AMDT.1925 to H.R.2863 To provide that, of the amount made available under title IV for the Army for research, development, test, and evaluation, up to $1,000,000 may be made available for an environmental management and compliance information system.
Sponsor: Sen Isakson, Johnny [GA] (introduced 9/30/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1925 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

49. S.AMDT.1927 to H.R.2863 To make available by up to $1,500,000 for the Navy for research, development, test, and evaluation, to be available for research within the High-Brightness Electron Source program.
Sponsor: Sen Warner, John [VA] (introduced 9/30/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1927 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

54. S.AMDT.1933 to H.R.2863 To increase by $360,800,000 amounts appropriated by title IX for Other Procurement, Army, for the procurement of armored Tactical Wheeled Vehicles for units deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to increase by $5,000,000 amounts appropriated by title IX for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, for industrial preparedness for the implementation of a ballistics engineering research center.
Sponsor: Sen Bayh, Evan [IN] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Amendment SA 1933 ruled out of order by the chair. Failed RV 248 556 to 43 due to not getting 3/5th votes

61. S.AMDT.1942 to H.R.2863 To make available $10,000,000 for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, and $20,000,000 for Other Procurement, Air Force, for the implementation of IMT-2000 3G Standards Based Communications Information Extension capability for the Gulf States and key entities within the Northern Command Area of Responsibility.
Sponsor: Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1942 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

62. S.AMDT.1943 to H.R.2863 To transfer certain amounts from the supplemental authorizations of appropriations for Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terrorism to amounts for Operation and Maintenance, Army, Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps, Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide activities, and Military Personnel in order to provide for increased personnel strengths for the Army and the Marine Corps for fiscal year 2006.
Sponsor: Sen Reed, Jack [RI] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Considered by Senate.

63. S.AMDT.1945 to H.R.2863 To make available, from the amount appropriated in title VII under the heading "Intelligence Community Management Account", up to $2,000,000 may be used for the Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program.
Sponsor: Sen Roberts, Pat [KS] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1945 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

65. S.AMDT.1947 to H.R.2863 From amounts available in Title IV under the heading Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, up to $1,000,000 may be available for Recombinant Activated Factor VII.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1947 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

66. S.AMDT.1948 to H.R.2863 To require that any limitation, directive, or earmarking contained in either the House of Representatives or Senate report accompanying this bill be included in the conference report or joint statement accompanying the bill in order to be considered as having been approved by both Houses of Congress.
Sponsor: Sen Coburn, Tom [OK] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1948 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

68. S.AMDT.1955 to H.R.2863 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Warner, John [VA] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Amendment SA 1955 ruled out of order by the chair.

74. S.AMDT.1962 to H.R.2863 To make available $5,000,000 from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, for High Performance Defense Manufacturing Technology Research and Development.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1962 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

75. S.AMDT.1963 to H.R.2863 To require the Secretary of Defense to maintain a website information on Federal contractor misconduct, and to require reports on Federal no-bid contracts related to Iraq construction.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1963 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

76. S.AMDT.1964 to H.R.2863 To provide for studies of means of improving the transition assistance services of the Department of Defense and other benefits for members of the National Guard and the Reserves.
Sponsor: Sen Murray, Patty [WA] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1964 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

80. S.AMDT.1969 to H.R.2863 To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to donate the World War II-era marine railway located at the United States Naval Academy to the Richardson Maritime Heritage Center, Cambridge, Maryland, for non-commercial purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Sarbanes, Paul S. [MD] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1969 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

81. S.AMDT.1970 to H.R.2863 To improve the authority for reimbursement for protective, safety, and health equipment purchased for members of the Armed Forces deployed in Iraq and Central Asia.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1970 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

83. S.AMDT.1972 to H.R.2863 To make available $700,000 from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army for Medical Countermeasures to Nerve Agents.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1972 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

87. S.AMDT.1976 to H.R.2863 To make available $4,000,000 from Research, Development Test, and Evaluation, Army, for the development of light-weight rigid-rod ammunition.
Sponsor: Sen Lott, Trent [MS] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1976 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

88. S.AMDT.1977 to H.R.2863 Relating to persons under the detention, custody, or control of the United States Government.
Sponsor: Sen McCain, John [AZ] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (11)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1977 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 9. Record Vote Number: 249.

89. S.AMDT.1978 to H.R.2863 To prohibit the use of funds to pay salaries and expenses and other costs associated with reimbursing the Government of Uzbekistan for services rendered to the United States at Karshi-Khanabad airbase in Uzbekistan.
Sponsor: Sen McCain, John [AZ] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (5)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1978 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

90. S.AMDT.1979 to H.R.2863 To provide that, of the amount made available under title II for Operation and Maintenance, Army, up to $600,000 may be made available for removal of unexploded ordnance at Camp Wheeler, Georgia.
Sponsor: Sen Chambliss, Saxby [GA] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1979 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

97. S.AMDT.1986 to H.R.2863 Of the amounts provided for the Navy for research, development, test, and evaluation up to $3,000,000 may be available for land attack technology for the Millennium Gun System.
Sponsor: Sen Voinovich, George V. [OH] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1986 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

102. S.AMDT.1991 to H.R.2863 To make available additional amounts for defense basic research programs.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (10)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1991 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

103. S.AMDT.1992 to H.R.2863 To express the sense of the Senate on budgeting for ongoing military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere overseas.
Sponsor: Sen Byrd, Robert C. [WV] (introduced 10/3/2005)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1992 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

105. S.AMDT.1996 to H.R.2863 To provide that, of the amount made available under title III for the Navy for other procurement, up to $3,000,000 may be made available for the Joint Aviation Technical Data Integration Program.
Sponsor: Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD] (introduced 10/4/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1996 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

110. S.AMDT.2001 to H.R.2863 To express the sense of the Senate regarding the investment of funds as called for in the Depot Maintenance Strategy and Master Plan of the Air Force.
Sponsor: Sen Hatch, Orrin G. [UT] (introduced 10/4/2005)      Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2001 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

111. S.AMDT.2002 to H.R.2863 To make available $1,000,000 from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation for the Army for the Multipurpose Utility Vehicle.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 10/4/2005)      Cosponsors (3)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2002 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

113. S.AMDT.2004 to H.R.2863 To require the President to submit the procedures for the Combatant Status Review Tribunals and Administrative Review Boards to determine the status of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sponsor: Sen Graham, Lindsey [SC] (introduced 10/4/2005)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2004 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

114. S.AMDT.2005 to H.R.2863 To curtail waste under the Department of Defense web-based travel system.
Sponsor: Sen Coburn, Tom [OK] (introduced 10/4/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor)

119. S.AMDT.2010 to H.R.2863 To make available $2,000,000 from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation for the Navy for the Shipboard Automated Reconstruction Capability.
Sponsor: Sen Reed, Jack [RI] (introduced 10/4/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2010 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

121. S.AMDT.2012 to H.R.2863 To provide for a Department of Defense task force on mental health.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 10/4/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2012 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

125. S.AMDT.2016 to H.R.2863 To prohibit the transfer from the Army of authority relating to the tactical unmanned aerial vehicles.
Sponsor: Sen Shelby, Richard C. [AL] (introduced 10/4/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2016 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

126. S.AMDT.2017 to H.R.2863 To make available, from amount appropriated for the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army account for the Chemical Biological Defense Material Test and Evaluation Initiative (PE 0605602A).
Sponsor: Sen Bennett, Robert F. [UT] (introduced 10/4/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2017 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

136. S.AMDT.2027 to H.R.2863 To provide that, of the amount made available under title IV for the Navy for research, development, test, and evaluation, up to $1,000,000 may be made available for Marine Corps assault vehicles for development of carbon fabric-based friction materials to optimize the cross-drive transmission brake system of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 10/4/2005)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2027 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. Passed Senate RV 2

137. S.AMDT.2028 to H.R.2863 To make available $2,000,000 from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation for the Army for Moldable Armor.
Sponsor: Sen Graham, Lindsey [SC] (introduced 10/4/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2028 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

138. S.AMDT.2029 to H.R.2863 To require a report on the use of ground source heat pumps at Department of Defense facilities.
Sponsor: Sen Alexander, Lamar [TN] (introduced 10/4/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2029 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

139. S.AMDT.2030 to H.R.2863 To provide for the procurement of 42 additional C-17 aircraft.
Sponsor: Sen Talent, Jim [MO] (introduced 10/4/2005)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2030 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

142. S.AMDT.2033 to H.R.2863 To provide for appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 10/4/2005)      Cosponsors (28)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Amendment SA 2033 ruled out of order by the chair. Failed to receive 3/5ths vote (RV 250)

147. S.AMDT.2038 to H.R.2863 To make available $5,000,000 from Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles for the Army for the Arsenal Support Program Initiative and to allocate such amounts.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 10/4/2005)      Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2038 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

150. S.AMDT.2042 to H.R.2863 To recognize U.S. military personnel serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Sponsor: Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY] (introduced 10/4/2005)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2042 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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