COMMITTEE ON RULES - Summary of Amendments Submitted to H.R. 2647 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

Jun 22, 2009
9:37PM

Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for H.R. 2647 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 Summaries derived from information provided by sponsors Listed in Alphabetical Order June 23, 2009 11:41 AM
Adler (NJ)	#98	Revised Would require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and the congressional defense committees on the potential foreign military sales of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The report would include a detailed analysis of the costs, timeline, benefits and drawbacks of building and selling the Littoral Combat Ship to foreign allies.
Akin (MO)/ Forbes (VA)	#56	Would require the Defense Secretary to submit to Congress a report on any non-disclosure agreements signed by DOD employees regarding their official duties (except those relating to security clearances). The report would describe topics covered by the agreements, the number of employees required to sign such agreements, the duration of agreements, the types of persons covered, reasons for requiring such agreements, and the criteria for determining such information should not be disclosed.
Biggert (IL)	#71	Would increase the military basic pay raise for fiscal year 2010 from 3.4% to 5%.
Bishop, Rob (UT)	#38	Would allow the Secretary of Defense to waive the prohibitions of section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (alternative fuels contracts) against the Department of Defense if the Secretary considers a waiver to be appropriate to readiness.
Bishop, Tim (NY)/ Shea-Porter (NH)	#119	Revised Would require the Defense Secretary to prohibit the disposal of medical and hazardous waste in open-air burn pits for any period longer than 12 months during a contingency operation. It would also require the Secretary to submit a report on the use of such burn pits.
Bishop, Sanford (GA)	#55	Would broaden the potential funding authority of the Department of Defense’s Office of Economic Adjustment to include development of public infrastructure.
Blumenauer (OR)/ Brown-Waite (FL)	#99	Would require the Secretary of Defense to develop methods to account for the full life-cycle costs of munitions, including the effects of failure rates on the cost of disposal, and report to Congress recommendations for reducing these costs, unexploded ordnance, and munitions-constituent contamination.
Blumenauer (OR)/ Brown-Waite (FL)	#100	Revised Would provide that the Defense Secretary shall, in the Defense budget submission, include funding levels for Military Munitions Response Program and Installation Restoration Program and report on progress of such programs in the Defense Environmental Program's submission to Congress.
Bordallo (GU)	#1	Revised Would add to the bill the text of H.R. 44, the "Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act." It would authorize the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission to settle claims resulting from the occupation of Guam during World War II based on other war claims programs.
Boren (OK)/ Conaway (TX)	#31	Would allow the Federal government to purchase a generally available fuel that is produced, in whole or in part, from a nonconventional petroleum source, under certain conditions.
Boren (OK)	#32	Would prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members of the Armed Forces for commercial purposes.
Bright (AL)	#121	Would allow U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to procure special operations-peculiar material and supplies for units engaged in Overseas Contingency Operations by using certain non-competitive procedures to secure follow-on contracts for the same items.
Broun (GA)	#103	Would ensure that the family of a military retiree will continue to receive military retirement pay for a retiree who has been kidnapped in Iraq or Afghanistan until either a death certificate has been issued to the next of kin or a period of seven years has expired, whichever is first. In the case of a person who was presumed dead prior to enactment, the Secretary of the military department shall resume payment of retired pay pending satisfaction and pay retired pay for the period the person was presumed dead and was not paid.
Brown-Waite (FL)	#39	Would expand the eligibility for the Army Combat Action Badge to those soldiers who served during the dates ranging from December 7, 1941, to September 18, 2001, if the Secretary determines that the person has not been previously recognized in an appropriate manner for such participation.
Brown-Waite (FL)	#40	Would require the Department of Defense to suspend any contracting company for three years after completion of a contract if they are found to have hired undocumented workers, or immediately cancel the contract if the company refuses to fire the workers. The Department would submit an annual report describing contractors that have been debarred or suspended, contracts that have been terminated, and any cost implications of such actions.
Capps (CA)	#96	Would impose the presumption that federal firefighters who become disabled by certain diseases contracted the illness on the job when considering workers compensation and disability retirement, unless proven otherwise. It would require CDC to examine implementation of this amendment.
Carney (PA)	#88	Would treat ballistic combat helmets as a separate product for requirements relating to products of federal prison industries, under section 2410n of title 10 of the bill.
Castor (FL)/ Bilirakis (FL)	#78	2nd Revised Would give members of the Armed Forces serving in combat operations a free monthly postal voucher they can transfer to their loved ones, who can then send a letter or package to them at no cost. Members of the Armed Forces could also choose to donate their vouchers to charitable organizations, such as those that send care packages to soldiers. Of funds authorized for Army operation and maintenance, not more than $50 million shall be available for postal benefits. Offsetting reductions are provided from Army Claims, System-Wide Navy Communications, and System-Wide Air Force Communications.
Castor (FL)/ Bilirakis (FL)	#79	Would give members of the Armed Forces serving in combat operations a free monthly postal voucher they can transfer to their loved ones, who can then send a letter or package to them at no cost. Members of the Armed Forces could also choose to donate their vouchers to charitable organizations, such as those that send care packages to soldiers. Funds authorized in section 101(5) in FY 2010 for other procurement for the Army are reduced by $10,000,000, to be derived from Joint High Speed Vessel.
Childers (MS)	#107	Revised Would direct the Defense Secretary to submit a report to Congress on the ballistic missile threat of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including an assessment of the United States's strategy to address this threat.
Cohen (TN)	#120	Would require the Defense Secretary to report to Congress on the potential effects of expanding the list of persons under 10 U.S.C. section 1482(c) who may be designated by a member of the Armed Forces as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member of the Armed Forces.
Conaway (TX)	#4	Would exempt from FOIA any photographs of detainees in military custody captured, detained, or engaged by U.S. Armed Forces in operations outside of the United States. It would apply to photographs taken between September 11, 2001, and January 22, 2009, if the Defense Secretary certifies that disclosure of the photos would endanger American lives. The certification can be renewed every 3 years.
Connolly (VA)	#20	Would provide that section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140) does not prohibit an agency from entering into a contract to purchase a generally-available fuel that is not a synthetic fuel or predominantly produced from a non-conventional petroleum source if the contract does not specifically require such a fuel. The purpose of the contract is not to obtain such a fuel, and the contract does not provide incentives for upgrading or expanding refineries to increase fuel from non-controversial petroleum sources.
Connolly (VA)/ Nye (VA)/ Perriello (VA)	#108	Would protect servicemembers and their families from early termination fees on family cellular plans should they have to relocate out of the service area due to deployment or change of station orders. It also would make protections in the Leases of Premises section of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) consistent with those in the Leases of Motor Vehicles section.
Costa (CA)	#66	Would require the Secretary of Defense to carry out a study and submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the distribution of hemostatic agents to ensure each branch of the military is complying with their own policies on hemostatic agents. Also expresses the sense of Congress that all members of the Armed Forces in combat zones should carry life-saving resources with them, including hemostatic agents.
Cummings (MD)	#7	Would expand the military leadership diversity commission to include reserve component representatives.
Cummings (MD)	#87	Revised Would require the Secretary to provide embarked military personnel on board U.S.-flagged vessels carrying Government-impelled cargoes in regions at high risk of piracy.
Davis, Geoff (KY)	#28	Would add a section 1039 to require the President to commission a study by an executive agency of a program to develop “national security professionals” across the departments and agencies in order to provide personnel proficient in planning and conducting national security interagency operations.
Davis, Geoff (KY)	#29	Would add a section 1115 to require the President to commission a study by an executive agency of a program to develop “national security professionals” across the departments and agencies in order to provide personnel proficient in planning and conducting national security interagency operations.
DeFazio (OR)	#116	Would require the Department of Defense to conduct a study on the total number of subcontractors used on the last five major weapons systems in which acquisition has been completed and determine if fewer subcontractors could have been more cost effective. It would require GAO to review the study.
DeLauro (CT)/ Courtney (CT)/ McMahon (NY)/Teague(NM)	#9	Would require the Defense Secretary, in consultation with the Veterans Affairs Secretary and Health and Human Services Secretary, to conduct a demonstration project, at two military installations, to assess the feasibility and efficacy of providing servicemembers with a post-deployment mental health screening conducted in person by a mental health provider.
Driehaus (OH)	#94	Would require GAO to submit a report to Congress on the (1) impact of domestic violence in families of members of the Armed Forces on the children of such families and (2) information on progress being made to ensure such children receive adequate care and services.
Edwards, Donna (MD)	#101	Withdrawn Would prohibit funds to be appropriated for procurement or research, test, development, and evaluation of F-22 fighter aircraft.
Flake, Jeff (AZ)	#43	Would prohibit the Defense Secretary from expending money for earmarks if (1) the recipient (or any employee, director, or PAC) contributed to a Member of Congress who sponsored the earmark or (2) any registered lobbyist (or its PAC) whose client is the recipient of the earmark contributed to the Member of Congress who sponsored the earmark.
Flake, Jeff (AZ)	#44	Would require the Defense Secretary to report to Congress on the competitive processes used to award earmarks listed in the joint explanatory statement for the FY2008 defense appropriations bill. If competitive processes were not employed in making such awards, the decision-making process and justifications as to why should be cited in the report.
Forbes (VA)	#33	Would require the consent of a state governor and legislature prior to any transfer of any detainee from Guantanamo Bay to that state.
Forbes (VA)	#34	Would strike a requirement to increase wage requirements in Guam to the same level that exist in Hawaii, and would increase by $350 million the Department-wide BRAC 2005 account.
Forbes (VA)	#35	Would prohibit funds from being authorized to transfer, release, or incarcerate individuals detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of May 19, 2009, to or within the United States.
Fortenberry (NE)	#37	Would extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with a compensable service-connected disability and to their dependents.
Frank (MA)	#19	Would provide $368.8 million for defense environmental cleanup activities offset by an equal reduction in funding for advance procurement of F-22 fighter aircraft.
Franks (AZ)/ Griffith (AL)	#80	Would provide an additional $480 million for a ground-based midcourse defense system at Fort Greely, Alaska, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Offsetting reductions are taken from international materials protection and cooperation, global threat reduction initiative, and North Korean anti-nuclear program initiatives.
Franks (AZ)/ Cantor (VA)/ Sessions (TX)/ Broun (GA)/ Roskam (IL)	#81	Would provide that it is U.S. policy to continue missile defense testing. It would increase funding for the Missile Defense Agency by $1.2 billion. Offsetting reductions would come from defense environmental cleanup.
Gallegly (CA)	#42	Would require each DOD contractor and subcontractor to elect to participate in E-verify.
Garrett (NJ)	#110	Revised Would express the sense of Congress in support of the State of Israel and that the United States should work with Israel to ensure it receives military assistance, including missile defense capabilities, needed to address the threat of Iran.
Gingrey (GA)	#124	Withdrawn Would prevent discrimination against members of the uniformed services or civilian employees of the Department of Defense who object to prescribing, stocking, dispensing, providing, or otherwise furnishing postcoital contraceptive drugs or devices if the person refuses to do so based on a moral, religious, or conscientious objection.
Gingrey (GA)	#125	Would strike language from section 1023(a) of the bill that would require the President to submit a plan to Congress before any funds could be used to transfer detainees at Guantanamo to the United States.
Gingrey (GA)	#126	Withdrawn Would provide that no funds may be used to provide a postcoital contraceptive drug or a prescription for such a drug to an unemancipated minor unless the minor is emancipated, the minor has notarized written consent of a custodial parent or guardian, or a court of jurisdiction has directed the minor may receive the postcoital drug.
Gingrey (GA)	#127	Would express the sense of Congress that active military personnel who live in or are stationed in Washington, DC, would be exempt from existing District of Columbia firearms restrictions.
Gingrey (GA)	#128	Would provide the Secretary of Defense with a waiver from section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140) regarding the procurement of alternative fuels if the Secretary feels that a waiver is appropriate to enhance the readiness of the Armed Forces.
Gingrey (GA)	#129	Would repeal subsections (a) and (c) of 5 U.S.C. section 7131 and prohibit the use of civilian federal employee paid work time for union activities.
Grayson (FL)	#104	Would require within 90 days of enactment that the GAO submit a report to Congress on cost overruns in the performance of DOD contracts in FY2006 through FY2009, including identification of the contractor and the covered contract involved, the cost estimate of the covered contract, and the cost overrun for the covered contract.
Grayson (FL)	#105	Would require defense contractors to pay 10% of any cost overrun, as calculated by the difference between their estimate and the ultimate cost of the project. Would provide an exception based on failure of presupposed conditions as described in 2-615 of the UCC, and would provide waiver authority if the cost overrun is not attributable to the contractor's performance of the contract.
Grayson (FL)	#106	2nd Revised Would require that cost or price to the Federal government be given at least equal importance as technical or other criteria in evaluating competitive proposals for defense contracts, and would require the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress and post on the Internet a list of each waiver issued by the head of an agency during the preceding fiscal year.
Griffith (AL)	#52	Revised Would express the sense of Congress that the Defense Secretary should consider the role of ballistic missile defenses during the quadrennial defense review and the nuclear posture review.
Hall, John (NY)	#15	Withdrawn Would increase section 551 (authority to assist local educational agencies) authorization from $50 million to $60 million.
Hall, John (NY)	#16	Withdrawn Would increase section 551 (authority to assist local educational agencies) authorization from $50 million to $60 million and direct that $2 million should go to local educational agencies whose jurisdiction contains (1) all or a portion of any of the service academies and (2) at least 60 percent federally-owned property.
Hall, John (NY)	#109	Revised Would increase from $50 million to $60 million the amount authorized for assistance to schools. It also would eligible local educational agencies are those that contain (1) all or a portion of the campus of a service academy and (2) at least 60 percent federally-owned property.
Hare (IL)/Braley(IA)/Tonko(NY)Murphy(NY)	#36	Would extend the authorization for the Arsenal Support Program Initiative (ASPI) through Fiscal Year 2011 (the existing authority is set to expire in FY2010).
Hastings, Alcee (FL)	#82	Would prohibit the recruitment, enlistment, or retention of individuals associated or affiliated with groups associated with hate-related violence against groups or persons or the United States government.
Hastings, Alcee (FL)	#83	Would provide statutory authority for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to have access to detainees at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Such access is pursuant to ICRC’s protocols and agreements reached between the ICRC and the appropriate authorities at Bagram Air Base.
Hensarling (TX)/ Conaway (TX)/ Gingrey (GA)	#93	Would repeal section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (alternative fuels contracts).
Hill (IN)	#46	Would require the Department of Defense to establish and administer a registry of members and former members of the Armed Forces who were exposed to occupational and environmental health chemical hazards in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001. The amendment would make any veteran who was exposed to an occupational and environmental health chemical hazard eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care through the Department of Veterans Affairs for any disability, notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the disability may be associated with such exposure.
Hodes (NH)	#53	Would require the Office for Reintegration Programs to establish a program to provide National Guard and Reserve members, their families, and their communities with training in suicide prevention and community healing and response to suicide.
Holden (PA)	#77	Would require the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force to design and issue a Combat Medevac Badge to be awarded to service members who served on or after June 25, 1950, as pilots or crew members on helicopter medical evacuation ambulances and who meet the requirements for the award of that badge.
Holt (NJ)	#8	Would require the videotaping of all military interrogations, with appropriate security classifications.
Holt (NJ)	#11	Revised Would require the Defense Secretary to ensure that members of the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) who have served at least one tour in either Iraq or Afghanistan receive at least quarterly counseling calls from properly-trained personnel to determine the IRR member's emotional, psychological, medical, and career needs so long as the covered servicemember is in the IRR. When necessary, at-risk members would be referred for immediate evaluation and treatment by qualified mental health service providers.
Johnson, Eddie Bernice (TX)	#12	Would amend section 713 (report on health care of military family members) to include the need for and availability of mental health care services with respect to dependents accompanying a member stationed at a military installation outside of the United States.

Johnson, Eddie Bernice (TX)	#13	Would amend section 804 (demonstration authority for alternative acquisition process for defense information technology programs) to provide that contracts must be considered for small businesses so they have the opportunity to participate fully in the acquisition process for defense information technology programs.
King, Steve (IA)	#18	Would express the sense of Congress that the "surge strategy" in Iraq worked and that a definable victory in Iraq has been achieved.
King, Peter (NY)	#97	Revised Would add $10 million in funding to authorize free mailing privileges for family members of servicemen and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The expenditure is offset by a reduction in defense environmental cleanup.
Kirk (IL)/ Larsen, Rick (WA)	#64	Would provide the Secretary of Defense with the authority to provide a bonus to a service member who agrees to serve in Afghanistan for six consecutive years, or until U.S. forces withdraw.
Klein, Ron (FL)	#123	Withdrawn Would require a report from the Secretary on current efforts of the U.S. military to enforce current law that prevents members of extremist groups from joining the U.S. military.
Kratovil (MD)	#117	Would modify the report on progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan by requiring information on agreements with NATO ISAF and non-NATO ISAF countries on mutually-agreed upon goals, strategies to achieve such goals, resource and force requirements, and commitments for troop and resource levels.
Kratovil (MD)	#118	Would allow federal facilities to receive financial incentives from statewide agencies, Independent System Operators, or third party entities for energy efficiency and energy management measures undertaken by the federal facility.
Lamborn (CO)	#72	Would authorize the Secretary of Defense to utilize energy savings contracts to enhance or complete the design, construction, or improvement of a military construction project in order to reduce future energy consumption of the facility.
Lee, Barbara (CA)	#95	Would prohibit the establishment of permanent military bases in Afghanistan.
Lipinski (IL)	#14	Would express the sense of Congress that it reaffirms its support for the recovery and return to the United States of the remains of members of the Armed Forces killed in battle during World War II in the battle of Tawara Atoll. It also encourages the Defense Department to pursue new efforts to recover and return such remains.
LoBiondo (NJ)/ Delahunt (MA)/ Coble (NC)	#17	Would authorize civil legal assistance for Coast Guard reservists.
Maloney (NY)	#67	Would require the Defense Secretary to submit periodic reports to Congress on progress with respect to the Defense Incident-Based Reporting System.
Maloney (NY)/ Honda (CA)	#68	Revised Would establish an Overseas Voting Advisory Board that will conduct studies and issue reports and have hearings on the abilities of and obstacles to overseas voting, the successes and failures of the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) under the Department of Defense, and any administration efforts to increase overseas voter participation.
McDermott (WA)	#102	Revised Would require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to publish a map of the showing mineral-rich areas and areas under the control of armed groups. Mineral mines in areas under the control of armed groups will be known as ‘conflict zone mines’. The map shall be updated every 180 days until the Secretary certifies that no armed party is involved in the mining, sale, or export of minerals.
McGovern (MA)/ Jones (NC)/ Pingree (ME)	#2	Would require the Defense Secretary to report to Congress, not later than December 31, 2009, on a U.S. exit strategy for U.S. military forces in Afghanistan participating in Operation Enduring Freedom.
McGovern (MA)/ Sestak (PA)/ Bishop, Sanford (GA)/ Lewis, John (GA)	#3	Would require public disclosure of students and instructors at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.
McKeon (CA)/ Skelton (MO)	#48	Would express the sense of Congress that the Honorable John M. McHugh has served the House of Representatives and the American people selfless and with distinction and that he deserves the gratitude of Congress and the Nation.
Miller, Brad (NC)/ Jones (NC)	#6	Would authorize the Attorney General to file a civil action for violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and allows a servicemember the right to join the action. It also amends the SCRA to clarify that servicemembers and covered dependents have their own cause of action, regardless of any enforcement action by the Attorney General.
Miller, Jeff (FL)	#54	Revised Would permit the President to direct the Defense Secretary to conduct or support a program build the capacity of foreign military forces to support operations (including through training, equipment, and supplies) conducted as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom or conducted by the NATO international security assistance force.
Minnick (ID)	#76	Would direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to the defense committees a report on health care accessibility for members of the Armed Services in rural areas, including policy or resource recommendations to improve access to health care for such individuals.
Moran, James (VA)	#27	Would bar the Army Secretary from commencing or continuing the relocation of Armed Forces members and civilian DOD employees as a result of the implementation of recommendations 132, 133, and 168 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission contained in the Commission's September 15, 2005 report until the funding identified in the section 2814(b) of the Military Construction Act for FY 2009 to address transportation impacts associated with such recommendations has been incorporated into the budget request for the defense access road program.
Ortiz (TX)	#41	Withdrawn Would increase by $3 million the amount for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities Defense-wide (currently at $1,050,984,000) to be used for international support for U.S. Northern Command and Southern Command. It would reduce by $3 million the amount provided for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities, specifically the Office of Economic Adjustment for the redevelopment of Naval Station Ingleside.
Polis (CO)	#74	Withdrawn Would amend Don't Ask, Don't Tell with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Polis (CO)	#75	Withdrawn Would direct the Defense Secretary to withhold investigation, through the end of this Congress, of all officers in matters under 10 U.S.C. section 654 not involving misconduct that would otherwise be actionable under the UCMJ. In all cases not involving misconduct, the Secretary must approve all pending and future investigations through the end of the pending Congress.
Rogers, Mike (MI)	#63	Would prohibit funds under the bill from being used to provide Miranda warnings to persons located outside the United States who are not U.S. persons and are suspected of (1) aiding the attacks of September 11, 2001, (2) harboring a person responsible for such attacks, or (3) being part of or supporting the Taliban, al Qaeda, or an affiliated organization that has engaged in hostilities against the United States or its allies.
Sanchez, Loretta (CA)	#69	Would allow the Air Force Secretary to establish the nonprofit Air Force Academy Athletic Association to support the Academy's athletic programs.
Sanchez, Loretta (CA)	#70	Would authorize the establishment of a nonprofit corporation to support the athletic program of the Air Force Academy. A nonprofit designation would authorize the Air Force Academy Athletic Association (AFAAA) and enhance its generation of revenue through: (1) sales and marketing to the public for the Academy’s Athletic Program; (2) fund-raising to enhance facilities and fund a competitive Division 1 Athletic Program; and (3) using Federal facilities and government personnel to support the Academy’s athletic program. Members of the Board, Association employees, and Air Force personnel involved in the Association would be entitled to qualified immunity under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Sarbanes (MD)	#49	Would require the Comptroller General to convene a panel of experts, including officers and employees of the United States and private industry officials and labor organizations, to study the ethics, competence, and effectiveness of acquisition personnel and the governmentwide procurement process
Schakowsky (IL)	#84	Would grant access by Congress to the database of information regarding the integrity and performance of certain persons awarded federal contracts and grants created by section 872 of the FY 2009 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 110-417; Stat. 455).
Schakowsky (IL)	#85	Would impose additional reporting requirements for inventory relating to contracts for services which would require an annual estimation of how many dollars each contracting officer is responsible for, as well as a report on how many contracting officers are themselves contract employees. This reporting requirement would begin in FY2011.
Schakowsky (IL)	#86	Withdrawn Would prohibit the Department of Defense from using armed private security contractors beyond the secure perimeter of a military or U.S. government installation in a combat area, with an exception for the hiring of host country nationals, as well as an exception for humanitarian aid missions.
Schiff (CA)	#122	Revised Would allow a federally-funded research and development center affiliated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to respond to Department of Defense agency announcements.
Schrader (OR)	#51	Would, with respect to members of the Armed Forces exposed to potentially harmful material or contaminant as determined by the Defense Secretary, require the Secretary to notify the member or (in the case of a reservist) the state military department of the exposure and any associated health risks. If the exposure occurs while the member is deployed, the notification shall occur while the member is so deployed.
Sessions (TX)	#30	Would strike section 327, which implements a 3-year suspension of public-private competitions for conversion of Department of Defense functions to performance by a contractor.
Sestak (PA)	#60	Revised Would provide for the treatment of autistic children of military personnel.
Shadegg (AZ)	#22	Would provide that any alien detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on the date of enactment shall be permanently ineligible for admission to the United States for any purpose and is permanently ineligible for parole into the United States or any other presence that is not regarded as admission.
Shadegg (AZ)/ Giffords (AZ)/ Myrick (NC)/ Shea-Porter (NH)	#92	Would prohibit members of the Armed Forces or veterans from receiving burial benefits if they are convicted of certain sexual offenses requiring them to register as “Tier III” sex offenders.
Skelton (MO)	#61	Would 1) make technical fixes to the Bright-Hunter amendment adopted at full committee mark-up, is a technical fix for the Rep. Ortiz request, 2) make a conforming change to statutory limitation of non-dual status technicians, 3) extend the deadline from 30 days to 90 days after the date of enactment for the report on Miranda warning required by SEC 1036, 4) disaggregate NAVY/Marine Corps Procurement in SEC 1505 in line with similar disaggregation for ARMY (SEC 1502) and Air Force (SEC 1506) Procurement, and 5) fix other technical issues.
Smith, Christopher (NJ)	#73	Would require GAO to report to Congress on a cost analysis and audit of the Navy's security measures in advance of the proposed occupancy by the general public of units of the Laurelwood Housing complex on Naval Weapons Station, Earle, New Jersey.
Smith, Christopher (NJ)	#91	Revised Would require the Department of Defense to report on its actions to prevent intra-familial international abductions affecting military parents and on its actions to assist military parents seeking the return of their abducted children.
Souder (IN)	#47	Would clarify that section 111 (restriction on obligation of funds for Army tactical radio systems) only affects prospective FY 2010 funds and there is no presumption that this affects prior year funding.
Space (OH)	#50	Would require the VA Secretary, in consultation with the Defense Secretary, to develop and implement a secure electronic method of forwarding the DD Form 214 (release or discharge from active duty) to appropriate offices. The VA Secretary also shall ensure that the information provided is not disclosed or used for unauthorized purposes and may cease forwarding the forms if problems arise.
Stupak (MI)/ Miller, Brad (NC)	#57	Revised Would require the Navy Secretary to notify each Member of Congress regarding individuals in their district who were served by the Tarawa Terrace Water Distribution System at Camp Lejeune (including Knox Trailer Park), by the Hadnot Point water distribution system during the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry modeling study, and by civilian employees who worked at Camp Lejeune during the period identified in the ATSDR study. The Defense Secretary, Navy Secretary, and Marine Corps Commandant shall provide to the ATSDR a catalog of all DOD electronic databases that may contain information on the Camp Lejeuene drinking water system.
Stupak (MI)	#58	Would require the Defense Secretary to pay a one-time bonus of $1,500 to each member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps (including reservists) who serves for not less than 90 days on or after October 7, 2001, in a combat zone in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom and, if discharged from duty, has been discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. The Homeland Security Secretary would pay a similar bonus to Coast Guard members and reservists, and the Defense Secretary would pay a bonus to Merchant Mariners. Individuals who die of or are evacuated because of injuries incurred in such operations also shall be eligible for the bonus. The bonuses shall be exempt from individual income tax.
Stupak (MI)/Sutton(OH)	#59	Would direct DOD to use iron and steel produced in the United States for domestic military construction projects and would debar entities that label products as "Made in America" when they are not.
Taylor (MS)	#89	Would mandate measures to defend vessels conducting hazardous carriage against piracy. The amendment also authorizes actions U.S. flagged vessels can use to protect themselves from piracy.
Taylor (MS)	#90	Revised Would authorize the US Navy to enter into a lease agreement with the Maritime Administration if the United States takes possession of the Hulakai and Alakai High Speed Ferries due to a loan guarantee default.
Teague (NM)	#25	Withdrawn Would require the Defense Secretary to ensure that each member of the Armed Forces on active duty is screened for mental health conditions by a licensed mental health professional for the purpose of reducing the prevalence of suicide among such service members, future veterans, and veterans. It would require servicemembers to participate in such screenings.
Teague (NM)	#26	Withdrawn Would require the Defense Secretary to carry out a demonstration project at two military installations to assess the feasibility and efficacy of providing each member of the Armed Forces with a post-deployment screening that is conducted in person by a mental health care provider.
Thompson, Mike (CA)	#65	Would allow the Secretary of the Navy to convey the Ferndale Housing facility of the now closed Centerville Beach Naval Facility to the City of Ferndale, California, at fair market value for the use of providing housing for low- and moderate-income seniors and families. If the Secretary determines the property is not being used as specified, the property shall revert to the United States.
Tierney (MA)	#112	Would require that the Secretary of Defense also report on proposed radars when reporting on whether a missile defense system has demonstrated a high probability of operating successfully.
Tierney (MA)	#113	Would direct the Secretary of Defense to commission a report from the JASON Defense Advisory Panel on the technical and scientific feasibility of U.S. missile defense discrimination capabilities as designed and conceived.
Tierney (MA)	#114	Would direct the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the nuclear conventional ballistic missile threats of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which would include an assessment of the nuclear and conventional ballistic missile programs of Iran, including the threats such programs pose to the United States and Europe.
Tierney (MA)	#115	Would strike $368.8 million for the advance procurement of additional F-22s.
Turner (OH)	#111	Would limit funds for reduction in U.S. strategic nuclear forces pursuant to a treaty with Russia after enactment to situations where the treaty provides methods for verifying compliance, the treaty does not limit ballistic missile defense or space capabilities of the United States, and the NNSA budget is sufficiently funded.
Van Hollen, Chris (MD)	#10	Would express the Sense of Congress that multiple methods are available to the Defense Department to implement the defense access roads program (23 U.S.C. sec. 210) in the vicinity of the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, to alleviate traffic congestion.
Walz (MN)	#62	Would require the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to submit to Congress a report on the progress that has been made on the establishment, announced by the President on April 9, 2009, of a Joint Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record for members of the Armed Forces to improve the quality of medical care and create a seamless integration between the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Weiner (NY)	#23	Would require the GAO Comptroller General, within 90 days of enactment, to report to Congress on the costs incurred by cities and other municipalities that elect to cover the difference between an employee's military service when that employee is a member of a reserve component and called to active duty and the municipal salary of the employee.
Weiner (NY)	#24	Would require the Secretary concerned to reimburse a state or local government for the costs incurred as a result of the absence of a first responder who is a member of a reserve component that is under call to serve on active duty for a period of more than 30 days. The compensation shall equal the amount of civilian compensation actually paid by the state or local government to the covered employees during their absence.
Whitfield (KY)	#45	Revised Would amend section 711 (report on post-traumatic stress disorder) to require the report to include the effectiveness of alternative therapies in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, including the therapeutic use of animals.
Wilson, Joe (SC)	#5	Would recognize state defense forces as integral military components of the homeland security effort of the United States, while reaffirming that such forces remain entirely state regulated and will be used for homeland security purposes exclusively at the local level under state law. It also would permit the Defense Secretary to transfer excess property and equipment to state defense forces.
Woolsey (CA)	#21	Withdrawn Would cut $6.3 billion from the missile defense systems account; the remaining $3 billion could be used for testing only. The amendment would apply the $6.3 billion evenly between the cooperative threat reduction program and the BRAC clean-up account.