Summary of Amendments Made in Order to
H.R. 2586 - The National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2002
Manager’s Amendment - Increases the existing F-22 engineering and manufacturing cost cap so that the Air Force can properly budget to complete required testing, extends the reporting requirement and termination dates for the Commission of the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry, adjusts assumed savings of the sale of stockpile material, clarifies the authorities of the Secretary of Defense with regard to the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care fund, clarifies that the Military Treatment Facilities are included in the trust fund calculations and set the normal cost contribution for any year to be equal to the trust funds outlays for that year, preserves the authority of the Director of Central Intelligence for space reconnaissance and other national intelligence purposes intelligence purposes, strikes current provisions in the bill on A-76 workforce studies and replaces with temporary limits and requires projected cost savings thresholds to be met before proceeding, provides funds for the (CVN-69) refueling, includes a sense of the Congress that DOD should provide appropriate public safety and security for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, provides for reengining and avionics modernization for C-5 aircraft, allows for better recruiting access to secondary schools, allows the Secretary of Defense to accept monetary contributions for the purpose of repair and reconstruction of the Pentagon, authorizes the Secretary of the Army to lease a limited number of housing units within the Presidio, and increases operation and maintenance for nonproliferation and verification R&D within the National Nuclear Security Administration. (10 Minutes)
Stump - Sense of the Congress recognizing the importance of civilians in support of the Armed Forces worldwide. Commends the DOD decision to create a new award, a medal for the defense of freedom, to be awarded to civilians employed by the Department of Defense who are killed or wounded as a result of hostile action. Urges the Secretary of Defense to move expeditiously to produce and award the new medal and to develop a more comprehensive, uniform policy for the award of decorations to military and civilian personnel. (10 minutes)
Traficant - Assigns, at the request of the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, military personnel to assist in patrolling our borders. Provides for the establishment of a task force by either the Treasury Department or the Justice Department for the purpose of counter-terrorism and drug interdiction. (10 minutes)
Sanchez - Restores equal access o health services at overseas military hospitals to servicemen and women and their dependents stationed overseas. (10 minutes)
Stump/Skelton - Creates a new Title related to activities to combat terrorism. Provides $400 million in new funding for intelligence and anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism initiatives through a reduction in funding for National Missile Defense programs and consulting services. Requires an assessment of Defense Department ability to respond to terrorist attacks, a report on protection from airborne threats, the establishment of combating terrorism as a national security mission, and other policy matters related to combating terrorism. (40 minutes)
* Summaries derived from information submitted by the amendment sponsors.
