Volume 153, No. 61 covering the 1st Session of the 110th Congress (2007 - 2008) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S4618-S4619 on April 17, 2007.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 885. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Biden, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 843 proposed by Mr. Rockefeller (for himself and Mr. Bond) to the bill S. 372, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following:
SEC. 315. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON GLOBAL CLIMATE
CHANGE.
(a) Requirement for National Intelligence Estimate.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on the anticipated geopolitical effects of global climate change and the implications of such effects on the national security of the United States.
(2) Notice regarding submittal.--If the Director of National Intelligence determines that the National Intelligence Estimate required by paragraph (1) cannot be submitted by the date specified in that paragraph, the Director shall notify Congress and provide--
(A) the reasons that the National Intelligence Estimate cannot be submitted by such date; and
(B) an anticipated date for the submittal of the National Intelligence Estimate.
(b) Content.--The Director of National Intelligence shall prepare the National Intelligence Estimate required by this section using the mid-range projections of the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change--
(1) to assess the political, social, agricultural, and economic risks during the 30-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act posed by global climate change for countries or regions that are--
(A) of strategic economic or military importance to the United States and at risk of significant impact due to global climate change; or
(B) at significant risk of large-scale humanitarian suffering with cross-border implications as predicted on the basis of the assessments;
(2) to assess other risks posed by global climate change, including increased conflict over resources or between ethnic groups, within countries or transnationally, increased displacement or forced migrations of vulnerable populations due to inundation or other causes, increased food insecurity, and increased risks to human health from infectious disease;
(3) to assess the capabilities of the countries or regions described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) to respond to adverse impacts caused by global climate change;
(4) to assess the security implications and opportunities for the United States economy of engaging, or failing to engage successfully, with other leading and emerging major contributors of greenhouse gas emissions in efforts to reduce emissions; and
(5) to make recommendations for further assessments of security consequences of global climate change that would improve national security planning.
(c) Coordination.--In preparing the National Intelligence Estimate under this section, the Director of National Intelligence shall consult with representatives of the scientific community, including atmospheric and climate studies, security studies, conflict studies, economic assessments, and environmental security studies, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of Agriculture, and, if appropriate, multilateral institutions and allies of the United States that have conducted significant research on global climate change.
(d) Form.--The National Intelligence Estimate required by this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, to the extent consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, and include unclassified key judgments of the National Intelligence Estimate. The National Intelligence Estimate may include a classified annex.
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SA 886. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Rockefeller) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 843 proposed by Mr. Rockefeller (for himself and Mr. Bond) to the bill S. 372, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle B of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. 426. AVAILABILITY OF THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE OFFICE
OF INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT ON CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ACCOUNTABILITY REGARDING
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE REPORT OF THE
JOINT INQUIRY INTO INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
ACTIVITIES BEFORE AND AFTER THE TERRORIST
ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.
(a) Public Availability.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall make available to the public an unclassified version of the Executive Summary of the report of the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency entitled Office of Inspector General Report on Central Intelligence Agency Accountability Regarding Findings and Conclusions of the Report of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001, issued in June 2005, that is declassified to the maximum extent possible, consistent with national security.
(b) Report to Congress.--The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall submit to Congress a classified annex to the declassified Executive Summary made available under subsection (a) that explains the reason that any redacted material in the Executive Summary was withheld from the public.
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SA 887. Mr. BAYH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 843 proposed by Mr. Rockefeller (for himself and Mr. Bond) to the bill S. 372, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title V, add the following:
SEC. 509. PROCUREMENT OF PREDATOR AND GLOBAL HAWK UNMANNED
AERIAL VEHICLES AND RELATED SYSTEMS.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the actions being taken by the Department of Defense to address shortfalls in the procurement of Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and associated orbits for military and intelligence mission requirements.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) A description of any shortages in available Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, and associated orbits to meet requirements of United States military and intelligence forces in the field, including for activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, Colombia, East, South and Southeast Asia.
(2) A description of progress in developing next-generation stealth, medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles.
(3) A schedule for addressing such shortages.
(4) An assessment of whether or not the Department of Defense has requested all funds required to keep production lines for such unmanned aerial vehicles running at maximum capacity until such shortages are fully addressed, and, if not, a statement of the reasons why.
(5) A description of the actions required to fully address such shortages.
(6) An assessment of whether such shortages can be eliminated through the opening of additional production lines for Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, as applicable, or a sole-source producer delays the achievement of production and procurement schedules for such vehicles, and if so, recommendations for securing one or more additional producers of such vehicles.
(7) A statement of the anticipated overseas requirements for such unmanned aerial vehicles during the five-year period beginning on the date of the report, including an assessment of the extent to which long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles, whether armed or for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance purposes, are long-term and growing requirement for the Armed Forces.
(8) A statement as to whether domestic requirements for medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles will further delay meeting all overseas military and intelligence requirements.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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