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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S8600-S8601 on Dec. 7, 2010.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
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SA 4735. Mr. ALEXANDER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3991, to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. GUARANTEEING PUBLIC SAFETY AND LOCAL CONTROL OF
TAXES AND SPENDING.
Notwithstanding any State law or regulation issued under section 4, no collective-bargaining obligation may be imposed on any political subdivision or any public safety agency, and no contractual provision may be imposed on any political subdivision or public safety agency, if either the principal administrative officer of such public safety agency, or the chief elected official of such political subdivision certifies that the obligation, or any provision would be contrary to the best interests of public safety; or would result in any increase in local taxes, or would result in any decrease in the level of public safety or other municipal services.
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SA 4736. Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3454, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 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:
At the end of subtitle E of title III, add the following:
SEC. 349. USE OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITY
ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
BY THE PUBLIC.
(a) Use of Activities Authorized.--Section 6971 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e), as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c):
``(c) Use of Activities by the Public.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Superintendent may authorize the utilization by non-Department of Defense persons of the Naval Academy activities referred to in subsection (b), and any other nonappropriated fund instrumentalities of the Naval Academy, to the extent that the utilization of such activities or instrumentalities by such persons does not interfere with the mission of the Naval Academy.
``(2) A Naval academy activity or nonappropriated fund instrumentality may not be utilized by a person under paragraph (1) for any fund-raising activities.
``(3) Any use of a Naval Academy activity or nonappropriated fund instrumentality by a person under paragraph (1) shall be on a reimbursable basis.''.
(b) Crediting of Revenue.--Subsection (e) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is further amended by inserting ``, including any reimbursements under subsection (c),'' after ``in subsection (b)''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (e) of such section, as so redesignated, is further amended by striking
``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''.
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SA 4737. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3454, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 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:
At the end of subtitle E of title III, add the following:
SEC. 349. REPORT ON ACTIONS TO ADDRESS FORCE PROTECTION
DEFICIENCIES AT THE JOINT SPECTRUM CENTER.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the actions taken to address vulnerabilities and other force protection deficiencies identified at the Joint Spectrum Center in the Balanced Survivability and Integrated Vulnerability Assessment (BSIVA) conducted by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency in January 2010.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) A description of the actions taken to address vulnerabilities and other force protection deficiencies identified at the Joint Spectrum Center in the assessment referred to in subsection (a).
(2) A listing of each action proposed in the assessment that has not been completed as of the date of the report, and, for each such action, a plan to complete such action and a schedule for the completion of such action.
(3) A description and estimate of the costs of various options to ensure adequate levels of antiterrorism protection and force protection for military personnel and civilians at the Joint Spectrum Center, including appropriate adjustments of leases and the relocation of the functions of the Joint Spectrum Center onto a military installation.
(4) A certification by the Secretary of Defense whether the antiterrorism and force protection measures undertaken at the Joint Spectrum Center, and the associated risks, are consistent with the levels of protection, and associated risks, of other Department of Defense personnel.
(5) A description of actions taken to implement the finding of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission that increased military value would be realized through the relocation of the Joint Spectrum Center to Fort Meade, Maryland, including, as applicable, an explanation of the reasons such relocation has not occurred.
(6) A description of any long-term plans to relocate the Joint Spectrum Center.
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SA 4738. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3454, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 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:
At the end of title XXVII, add the following:
SEC. 2704. TRANSFER OF NEW BEGINNINGS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
CENTER AS PART OF REDEVELOPMENT OF WALTER REED
ARMY MEDICAL CENTER.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the District of Columbia is scheduled to close by September 15, 2011, as part of the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment, and will be divided into three sections for transfer out of Army control.
(2) Approximately 34 acres of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center are scheduled to transfer to the Government Services Administration and approximately 18 acres are scheduled to transfer to the Department of State as part of the closure.
(3) The remaining approximately 61 acres will transfer out of Federal control via the local redevelopment authority
(LRA) process.
(4) The District of Columbia Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development is acting as the LRA for the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, with all actions overseen by an LRA board consisting of public officials and private citizens.
(5) The District of Columbia LRA is in the process of developing a redevelopment plan that recommends how the buildings and land at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center are to be reused. The redevelopment plan is required to be submitted to the Army for approval by December 5, 2010.
(b) Transfer of New Beginnings Youth Development Center.--
(1) Requirement to include transfer as part of redevelopment plan.--Not later than December 5, 2010, the Office of Deputy Mayor for Economic Development of the District of Columbia, in its capacity as the local redevelopment authority in connection with the closure of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center as part of the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment, shall include as part of the redevelopment plan for such facility the complete transfer to the facility of the New Beginnings Youth Development Center, operated by the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services of the District of Columbia, currently located in Laurel, Maryland.
(2) Secretary of the army approval.--The Secretary of the Army may not accept or approve a redevelopment plan for the Walter Reed Army Medical Center that does not provide for the transfer described in paragraph (1).
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SA 4739. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3454, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 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:
At the end of subtitle J of title V, add the following:
SEC. 594. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF FINAL
REPORT OF MILITARY LEADERSHIP DIVERSITY
COMMISSION.
Section 596(e)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4478) is amended by striking ``12 months'' and inserting ``18 months''.
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