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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S2563-S2565 on March 2, 2007.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 321. Ms. LANDRIEU proposed an amendment to amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes; as follows:
On page 233, line 11, after ``the Secretary'' insert
``shall include levees in the list of critical infrastructure sectors and''.
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SA 322. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 236, line 17, insert before the period ``and a description of how ongoing critical infrastructure initiatives developed by the Department in coordination with State and local governments, such as the Automated Critical Asset Management System, were used in the assessments''.
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SA 323. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 23, strike lines 11 through 15, and insert the following:
(a) Curriculum.--The Secretary, acting through the Chief Intelligence Officer, shall--
(1) develop curriculum for the training of State, local, and tribal government officials relating to the handling, review, and development of intelligence material; and
(2) ensure that the curriculum includes executive level training.
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SA 324. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 389, after line 13, add the following:
SEC. 15__. ENHANCEMENT OF THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS
CONSORTIUM.
The National Domestic Preparedness Consortium shall include the National Center for Homeland Security Studies of the State University of New York.
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SA 325. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 106, between the matter preceding line 7 and line 7, insert the following:
SEC. 204. COMPLIANCE WITH THE IMPROPER PAYMENTS INFORMATION
ACT OF 2002.
(a) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
(1) ``appropriate committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; and
(2) ``improper payment'' has the meaning given that term under section 2(d)(2) of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note).
(b) Requirement for Compliance Certification and Report.--The Secretary shall not award any grants or distribute any grant funds under any grant program under this Act or an amendment made by this Act, until the Secretary submits a report to the appropriate committees that--
(1) contains a certification that the Department has for each program and activity of the Department--
(A) performed and completed a risk assessment to determine programs and activities that are at significant risk of making improper payments; and
(B) estimated the total number of improper payments for each program and activity determined to be at significant risk of making improper payments; and
(2) describes the actions to be taken to reduce improper payments for the programs and activities determined to be at significant risk of making improper payments.
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SA 326. Mr. CARDIN proposed an amendment to amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes; as follows:
At the end of title XV, add the following:
SEC. __. STUDY OF MODIFICATION OF AREA OF JURISDICTION OF
OFFICE OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION COORDINATION.
(a) Study.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office of National Capital Region Coordination, shall conduct a study of the feasibility and desirability of modifying the definition of ``National Capital Region'' applicable under section 882 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to update the geographic area under the jurisdiction of the Office of National Capital Region Coordination.
(b) Factors.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall analyze whether modifying the geographic area under the jurisdiction of the Office of National Region Coordination will--
(1) improve coordination among State and local governments within the Region, including regional governing bodies, and coordination of the efforts of first responders;
(2) enhance the ability of such State and local governments and the Federal Government to prevent and respond to a terrorist attack within the Region; and
(3) affect the distribution of funding under the Homeland Security Grant Program.
(c) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the study conducted under subsection (a), and shall include in the report such recommendations (including recommendations for legislation to amend section 882 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002) as the Secretary considers appropriate.
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SA 327. Mr. CARDIN proposed an amendment to amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes; as follows:
At the end of title XV, add the following:
SEC. 15__. NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION MUTUAL AID.
Section 7302 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 5196 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``, including its agents or authorized volunteers,''; and
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or town'' and all that follows and inserting ``town, or other governmental agency, governmental authority, or governmental institution with the power to sue or be sued in its own name, within the National Capital Region.'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and any other governmental agency or authority''; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ``or employees'' each place that term appears and inserting ``, employees, or agents''.
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SA 328. Mr. CARDIN proposed an amendment to amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. APPLICABILITY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LAW.
Section 24301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(n) Applicability of District of Columbia Law.--In the case of Maryland, any lease or contract entered into by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation after the date of the enactment of this subsection shall be governed by the laws of the District of Columbia.''.
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SA 329. Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. LASER VISA EXTENSION.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Laser Visa Extension Act of 2007''.
(b) Prohibition on Certain Travel Restrictions for Temporary Visitors From Mexico.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit a national of Mexico to travel up to 100 miles from the international border between Mexico and the State of New Mexico if such national--
(A) possesses a valid machine-readable biometric border crossing identification card issued by a consular officer of the Department of State;
(B) enters the State of New Mexico through a port of entry where such card is processed using a machine reader;
(C) has successfully completed any background check required by the Secretary for such travel; and
(D) is admitted into the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(B)).
(2) Exception.--On a case-by-case basis, the Secretary of Homeland Security may limit the travel of a national of Mexico who meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1) to a distance of less than 100 miles from the international border between Mexico and the State of New Mexico if the Secretary determines that the national was previously admitted into the United States as a nonimmigrant and violated the terms and conditions of the national's nonimmigrant status.
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SA 330. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Craig, and Mr. Crapo) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. NORTHERN BORDER PROSECUTION REIMBURSEMENT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Northern Border Prosecution Initiative Reimbursement Act''.
(b) Northern Border Prosecution Initiative.--
(1) Initiative required.--From amounts made available to carry out this section, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Office of Justice Programs, shall carry out a program, to be known as the Northern Border Prosecution Initiative, to provide funds to reimburse eligible northern border entities for costs incurred by those entities for handling case dispositions of criminal cases that are federally initiated but federally declined-referred. This program shall be modeled after the Southwestern Border Prosecution Initiative and shall serve as a partner program to that initiative to reimburse local jurisdictions for processing Federal cases
(2) Provision and allocation of funds.--Funds provided under the program shall be provided in the form of direct reimbursements and shall be allocated in a manner consistent with the manner under which funds are allocated under the Southwestern Border Prosecution Initiative.
(3) Use of funds.--Funds provided to an eligible northern border entity may be used by the entity for any lawful purpose, including the following purposes:
(A) Prosecution and related costs.
(B) Court costs.
(C) Costs of courtroom technology.
(D) Costs of constructing holding spaces.
(E) Costs of administrative staff.
(F) Costs of defense counsel for indigent defendants.
(G) Detention costs, including pre-trial and post-trial detention.
(4) Definitions.--In this section:
(A) The term ``eligible northern border entity'' means--
(i) any of the following States: Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin; or
(ii) any unit of local government within a State referred to in claluse (i).
(B) The term ``federally initiated'' means, with respect to a criminal case, that the case results from a criminal investigation or an arrest involving Federal law enforcement authorities for a potential violation of Federal criminal law, including investigations resulting from multi-jurisdictional task forces.
(C) The term ``federally declined-referred'' means, with respect to a criminal case, that a decision has been made in that case by a United States Attorney or a Federal law enforcement agency during a Federal investigation to no longer pursue Federal criminal charges against a defendant and to refer the investigation to a State or local jurisdiction for possible prosecution. The term includes a decision made on an individualized case-by-case basis as well as a decision made pursuant to a general policy or practice or pursuant to prosecutorial discretion.
(D) The term ``case disposition'', for purposes of the Northern Border Prosecution Initiative, refers to the time between a suspect's arrest and the resolution of the criminal charges through a county or State judicial or prosecutorial process. Disposition does not include incarceration time for sentenced offenders, or time spent by prosecutors on judicial appeals.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.
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SA 331. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 275 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, and Ms. Collins) to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO REDUCE GLOBAL POVERTY AND
ELIMINATE EXTREME GLOBAL POVERTY.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The 9/11 Commission found that a ``comprehensive U.S. strategy to counter terrorism should include economic policies that encourage development, more open societies, and opportunities for people to improve the lives of their families and to enhance prospects for their children's future''.
(2) Global poverty creates conditions that give rise to terrorism.
(b) Declaration of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to promote the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
(c) Comprehensive Strategy.--
(1) Strategy required.--The President, acting through the Secretary of State and in consultation with the heads of other appropriate departments and agencies of the Government of the United States, international organizations, international financial institutions, the governments of developing and developed countries, United States and international nongovernmental organizations, civil society organizations, and other appropriate entities, shall develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day.
(2) Content.--The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include specific and measurable goals, efforts to be undertaken, benchmarks, and timetables to achieve the objectives described in such paragraph.
(3) Guidelines.--The strategy required under paragraph (1) should adhere to the following guidelines:
(A) Continued investment in existing United States initiatives related to international poverty reduction, such as the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.), the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, and trade preference programs for developing countries.
(B) Increasing overall United States development assistance levels while at the same time improving the effectiveness of such assistance.
(C) Enhancing and expanding debt relief.
(D) Leveraging United States trade policy where possible to enhance economic development prospects for developing countries.
(E) Coordinating efforts and working in cooperation with developed and developing countries, international organizations, and international financial institutions.
(F) Mobilizing and leveraging the participation of businesses, United States and international nongovernmental organizations, civil society, and public-private partnerships.
(G) Coordinating the goal of poverty reduction with other development goals, such as combating the spread of preventable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, increasing access to potable water and basic sanitation, and reducing hunger and malnutrition.
(H) Integrating principles of sustainable development into policies and programs.
(d) Reports.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the Secretary of State, shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the strategy required under subsection (c).
(2) Subsequent reports.--Not less than once every year after the submission of the initial report under paragraph
(1) until and including 2015, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the status of the implementation of the strategy, progress made in achieving the global poverty reduction objectives described in subsection (c)(1), and any changes to the strategy since the date of the submission of the last report.
(e) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2) Extreme global poverty.--The term ``extreme global poverty'' refers to the conditions in which individuals live on less than $1 per day, adjusted for purchasing power parity in 1993 United States dollars, according to World Bank statistics.
(3) Global poverty.--The term ``global poverty'' refers to the conditions in which individuals live on less than $2 per day, adjusted for purchasing power parity in 1993 United States dollars, according to World Bank statistics.
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