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and Girls Clubs of America Grant Program; Bulletproof
Vest Partnership Grant Program; Edward Byrne Memorial
State and Local Assistance Program; Violent Offender In-
carceration Prison Grant Program; Truth-In-Sentencing
Prison Grant Program; Juvenile Accountability Incentive
Block Grant Program; COPS Program; Violence Against
Women Act; Crime Identification Technology Act; Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Programs; Computer
Crime Enforcement Act; DNA Analysis Backlog Elimi-
nation Act; and Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science
Improvement Act.
SEC. 305. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING UNITED
STATES COAST GUARD FISCAL YEAR 2002
FUNDING.
It is the sense of the Senate that any level of budget
authority and outlays in fiscal year 2002 below the level
assumed in this resolution for the Coast Guard would re-
quire the Coast Guard to—
(1) close numerous units and reduce overall mis-
sion capability, including the counter narcotics inter-
diction mission which was authorized under the West-
ern Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act;
(2) reduce the number of personnel of an already
streamlined workforce; and
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(3) reduce operations in a manner that would
have a detrimental impact on the sustainability of
valuable fish stocks in the North Atlantic and Pacific
Northwest and its capacity to stem the flow of illicit
drugs and illegal immigration into the United States.
SEC. 306. STRENGTHENING OUR NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY
INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) FINDING.—The Senate finds that the United States
food supply is one of the safest in the world, but in order
to maintain the integrity of our food supply in the face
of emerging threats, we must make the necessary invest-
ments now, in a time of surplus.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that the levels in this resolution assume that at least
$100,000,000 more (based on constant funding at fiscal
year 2002 level) should be invested at the Food and Drug
Administration and the Center for Disease Control food ac-
tivities next year in order to strengthen our national food
safety infrastructure by—
(1) increasing the number of inspectors within
the Food and Drug Administration to enable the Food
and Drug Administration to inspect high-risk sites at
least annually;
(2) supporting research that enables us to meet
emerging threats;
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(3) improving surveillance to identify and trace
the sources and incidence of food-borne illness;
(4) otherwise maintaining at least current fund-
ing levels for food safety initiatives in the Food and
Drug Administration and the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture; and
(5) providing additional funds should such needs
arise due to emerging food safety threats.
SEC. 307. SENSE OF THE SENATE WITH RESPECT TO IN-
CREASING FUNDS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution,
it is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this resolution
assume—
(1) that renewable energy resources can provide
the Nation and the world with clean and sustainable
sources of power;
(2) that renewable energy technologies developed
and deployed in the United States and exported
abroad will improve our environment and balance of
trade;
(3) that increased reliance on renewable energy
resources to satisfy the Nation’s growing need for
power can provide jobs, reliable electricity supplies,
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and reduce conventional pollution and greenhouse gas
emissions;
(4) that research and development of renewable
energy resources should be supported strongly by the
Federal Government;
(5) that a minimum of $450,000,000 in fiscal
year 2002, shall be allocated to accelerate the research,
development and deployment of wind, photovoltaic,
geothermal, solar thermal, biomass and other renew-
able energy technologies; and
(6) further, that the amount assumed for renew-
able energy research and development shall increase
by greater than the rate of inflation for each subse-
quent year.
Attest:
Secretary.
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