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Mr. Stevens: Mr. President, I have a package we have approved as managers of the bill. I ask unanimous consent that the Chair lay before the Senate amendments 1996, 1887, 1895, 2017, 1925, and 1889. It sounds as though I am reading birthdays.
When the Chair is ready, I will propound a unanimous consent request when those amendments are before us.
The Presiding Officer: Is there objection to considering the amendments en bloc?
Mr. Stevens: We do not want to offer them en bloc. We want to offer them one by one.
The Presiding Officer: The clerk will report.
Amendment No. 1996
The Presiding Officer: The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens], for Ms. Mikulski, proposes an amendment numbered 1996.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: 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)
On page 220, after line 25, add the following:
Sec. 8116. Of the amount appropriated by title III under the heading "Other Procurement, Navy", up to $3,000,000 may be made available for the Joint Aviation Technical Data Integration Program.
Mr. Stevens: I send a modification to the desk.
The Presiding Officer: Is there objection to the modification? Without objection, the amendment is so modified. The amendment (No. 1996), as modified, is as follows:
On page 220, after line 25, add the following:
Sec. 8116. Of the amount appropriated by title III under the heading "Other Procurement, Navy", up to $3,000,000 may be made available for the Joint Aviation Technical Data Integration Program.
Mr. Stevens: Mr. President, this is an amendment offered by Senator Mikulski for the Joint Aviation Technical Data Integration Program.
Mr. Inouye: No objections.
Mr. Stevens: There is no objection.
The Presiding Officer: Is there further debate on the amendment? The question is on agreeing to amendment No. 1996, as modified.
The amendment (No. 1996), as modified, was agreed to.
Mr. Stevens: Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. Inouye: I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Amendment No. 1887
Mr. Stevens: I call up amendment No. 1887.
The Presiding Officer: The clerk will report.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens], for Mr. Salazar, proposes an amendment numbered 1887.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To rename the death gratuity payable for deaths of members of the Armed Forces as fallen hero compensation)
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) Renaming of Death Gratuity Payable for Deaths of Members of the Armed Forces.--Subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) In section 1475(a), by striking "have a death gratuity paid" and inserting "have fallen hero compensation paid".
(2) In section 1476(a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking "a death gratuity" and inserting "fallen hero compensation"; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking "A death gratuity" and inserting "Fallen hero compensation".
(3) In section 1477(a), by striking "A death gratuity" and inserting "Fallen hero compensation".
(4) In section 1478(a), by striking "The death gratuity" and inserting "The amount of fallen hero compensation".
(5) In section 1479(1), by striking "the death gratuity" and inserting "fallen hero compensation".
(6) In section 1489--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking "a gratuity" in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting "fallen hero compensation"; and
(B) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting "or other assistance" after "lesser death gratuity".
(b) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Such subchapter is further amended by striking "Death Gratuity:" each place it appears in the heading of sections 1475 through 1480 and 1489 and inserting "Fallen Hero Compensation:".
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by striking "Death gratuity:" in the items relating to sections 1474 through 1480 and 1489 and inserting "Fallen hero compensation:".
(c) General References.--Any reference to a death gratuity payable under subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 10, United States Code, in any law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to fallen hero compensation payable under such subchapter, as amended by this section.
Mr. Stevens: This is Senator Salazar's fallen hero compensation amendment, which we have agreed to.
Mr. Inouye: We support it.
The Presiding Officer: Is there further debate on the amendment? If not, the question is on agreeing to amendment No. 1887.
The amendment (No. 1887) was agreed to.
Mr. Stevens: Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. Inouye: I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Amendment No. 1895
Mr. Stevens: I call up amendment No. 1895.
The Presiding Officer: The clerk will report.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens], for Mr. Bingaman, for himself and Mr. Domenici, proposes an amendment numbered 1895.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To make available $3,000,000 from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force, for assurance for the Field Programmable Gate Array)
At the appropriate place, insert the following: Sec. __. Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading "Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force", up to $3,000,000 may be used for research and development on the reliability of field programmable gate arrays for space applications.
Mr. Stevens: This is Senator Bingaman's amendment for field programmable gate array. I have a modification which I send to the desk.
The Presiding Officer: Is there objection to the modification? If not, the amendment is so modified.
The amendment (No. 1895), as modified, is as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading "Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force", up to $3,000,000 may be used for research and development on the reliability of field programmable gate arrays for space applications.
Mr. Stevens: I ask for approval of the amendment.
Mr. Inouye: No objection.
The Presiding Officer: Is there further debate on the amendment? If not, the question is on agreeing to amendment No. 1895, as modified.
The amendment (No. 1895), as modified, was agreed to.
Mr. Stevens: Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. Inouye: I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Amendment No. 2017
Mr. Stevens: I call up amendment No. 2017 and send a modification to the desk.
The Presiding Officer: The clerk will report the amendment.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens], for Mr. Bennett, proposes an amendment numbered 2017.
The Presiding Officer: Is there objection to the modification? If not, the amendment is so modified.
The amendment (No. 2017), as modified, is as follows:
(Purpose: To make available, from amounts appropriated for the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army account up to $1,000,000 for the Chemical Biological Defense Material Test and Evaluation Initiative (PE 0605602A)
In the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. . Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading "Research, Development, Test, And Evaluation, Army", up to $1,000,000 may be used for Chemical Biological Defense Material Test and Evaluation Initiative.
Mr. Stevens: This is Senator Bennett's amendment for chemical biological defense. We have accepted it as modified.
Mr. Inouye: No objection.
The Presiding Officer: Is there further debate on the amendment? If not, the question is on agreeing to amendment No. 2017, as modified.
The amendment (No. 2017), as modified, was agreed to.
Mr. Stevens: Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. Inouye: I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Amendment No. 1925
Mr. Stevens: Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 1925.
The Presiding Officer: The clerk will report.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens], for Mr. Isakson, proposes an amendment numbered 1925.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: 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)
On page 220, after line 25, add the following:
Sec. 8116. Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading "Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army", up to $1,000,000 may be made available for an environmental management and compliance information system.
Mr. Stevens: Mr. President, this is Senator Isakson's amendment for funds for environmental management. I ask for its consideration.
Mr. Inouye: No objection.
The Presiding Officer: Is there further debate on the amendment? If not, the question is on agreeing to amendment No. 1925.
The amendment (No. 1925) was agreed to.
Mr. Stevens: Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. Inouye: I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Amendment No. 1889
Mr. Stevens: Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 1889.
The Presiding Officer: The clerk will report.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens], for Mr. Santorum, proposes an amendment numbered 1889.
The amendment is as follows:
(Purpose: To provide that, of the amount made available for research, development, test and evaluation for the Army, $2,000,000 may be made available for medical advanced technology for applied emergency hypothermia for advanced combat casualty life support)
On page 220, after line 25, insert the following:
Sec. 8116. Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading "Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army", $2,000,000 may be made available for medical advanced technology for applied emergency hypothermia for advanced combat casualty life support.
Mr. Stevens: This is Senator Santorum's amendment for hypothermia life support. I send a modification to the desk.
The Presiding Officer: Is there objection to the modification?
Mr. Inouye: No objection.
The Presiding Officer: Without objection, the amendment is so modified.
The amendment (No. 1889), as modified, is as follows:
(Purpose: 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)
On page 220, after line 25, insert the following:
Sec. 8116. Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading "Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army", up to $2,000,000 may be made available for medical advanced technology for applied emergency hypothermia for advanced combat casualty life support.
Mr. Stevens: I ask for consideration of the amendment.
The Presiding Officer: Is there further debate on the amendment? Mr. Inouye: No objection.
The Presiding Officer: If not, the question is on agreeing to amendment No. 1889, as modified.
The amendment (No. 1889), as modified, was agreed to.
Mr. Stevens: Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. Inouye: I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Mr. Stevens: I thank the Chair. I yield the floor.