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# Legislative Bulletin..................................................\....August 4, 2007

**Contents:**

> **H.R. 3222 -- PART II** -- Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
> 2008

H.R. 3222, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 (sponsored
by Rep. Murtha, D-PA), is scheduled to be considered on the House floor
this evening, Saturday, August 4, 2007. The amendment summaries below
reflect the amendments made in order by the unanimous consent agreement.
No other amendments are in order.

All amendments are debatable for 10 minutes. For a summary of the
underlying bill, see separate RSC documents released yesterday.

**RSC Staff Contacts**: Brad Watson; <brad.watson@mail.house.gov>;
202-226-9719

**Amendments Made in Order by the UC Agreement**

**1. Rogers (R-MI).** Increases funds for the "Former Soviet Union
Threat Reduction Account" by \$45 million (from \$398 million to \$443
million) and decreases funds for in the Army's budget for chemical
agents and munitions destruction (from \$1.455 billion to \$1.41
billion). According to the sponsor's office, "because of the Cooperative
Threat Reduction (CTR) program's success in destroying nuclear and
chemical weapons in Russia and former states of the Soviet Union, the
program is poised to expand to other parts of the world." The bill
currently directs \$7 million to new CTR program expansion.

**2. Franks (R-AZ).** An amendment was made in order by the UC
"regarding missile defense," but is likely to not be offered.

**3. Sessions (R-TX).** Strikes the language in the underlying bill
(Section 8020) that would impose limitations on the Administration's
public-private competition initiative for certain government services
(otherwise known as "competitive sourcing" or "OMB Circular A-76").

**4. Issa (R-CA).** Prohibits funds from being used to disclose the
aggregate amount of appropriated funds for the National Intelligence
Program. According to the sponsor's office, "the budget total for the
National Intelligence Program is now authorized to be made public in a
provision that was included in the conference report to HR 1." The
amendment would prevent the Intelligence portion of the DoD
Appropriations bill to be made public.

**5. Walberg (R-MI).** Prohibits funds from being used to award a grant
or contract based on the race, ethnicity, or sex of the grant applicant
or prospective contractor.

**6. Castle (R-DE).** Inserts language that requires funds made
available under title II (regarding Army operation and maintenance) be
used to credit members of the Armed Forces one additional day of leave
for every month of their most recent deployment. According to the
sponsor's office, "under the current Pentagon policies, all members of
the Armed Forces, including those serving in the Guard and Reserve,
receive 2.5 days of leave time per month - regardless of whether they
are deployed in a combat zone or back in the U.S. at their home base."
This amendment would extend that leave by one day per month deployed.

**7. Campbell (R-CA).** Prohibits funds under the "Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation" heading from being used for the
Swimmer Detection Sonar Network.

**8. Campbell (R-CA).** Prohibits funds under the "Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation" heading from being used for the Paint
Shield for Protecting from Microbial Threats.

**9. *Inslee (D-WA). ***According to the sponsor, this amendment
"prohibits spending money on those parts of the National Security
Personnel System (NSPS) that violate workers' protections." Text of the
amendment is not available at this time.

**10. Upton (R-MI)/ *Harman (D-CA)*.** Prohibits funds from being used
to purchase light bulbs, unless the light bulbs have the "ENERGY STAR"
or "Federal Energy Management Program" designation.

**11. Conaway (R-TX).** Expresses the sense of the House that any
savings in H.R. 3222, achieved as a result of amendments, should be
dedicated to deficit reduction.

**12. Flake (R-AZ).** Prohibits funds for being used for the National
Drug Intelligence Center in Johnstown, PA. This earmark was requested by
Representative Murtha.

**13. Flake (R-AZ).** Prohibits funds for being used for the Concurrent
Technologies Corporation. This earmark was requested by Representative
Dicks.

**14. Flake (R-AZ).** Prohibits funds for being used for the Lewis
Center for Education Research for development of online educational
curriculum. This earmark was requested by Ranking Member Jerry Lewis.

**15. Flake (R-AZ).** Prohibits funds for being used for the Presidio
Trust to restore the historic parade ground in the center of the
Presidio's Main Post, including seismic retrofitting and rehabilitating
of brick barracks built after the Spanish American War. This earmark was
requested by Speaker Pelosi.

**16. Flake (R-AZ).** Prohibits funds for being used for the Marine
Desalination Systems, Inc. for Atmospheric Water Harvesting. This
earmark was requested by Ranking Member C.W. Young.

**17. Flake (R-AZ).** Prohibits funds for being used for the Doyle
Center for Manufacturing Technology for the TIDE Program. This earmark
was requested by Representative Doyle.

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