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An amendment to change the definition of "ethnicity" in the bill from "quality of being, or not being, of Hispanic origin" to "country where a person was born or the country from which his or her ancestors came". Amendment Withdrawn in Committee of the Whole.
An amendment to the Foley amendment providing that the prohibitions of the Foley amendment shall not apply when MIG aircraft, or aircraft of similar design and capability, are introduced into Nicaragua. Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Recorded Vo...
An amendment to the Foley amendment waive the restrictions of the Foley amendment if there is need to respond to hijacking, kidnapping, or other acts of terrorism involving citizens of the U.S. or of an ally of ours. Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole...
An amendment to remove the restrictions of the Foley amendment if the President determines that Nicaragua is supporting, directly or indirectly, military or paramilitary or terrorist operations in El Salvador, Honduras, or Costa Rica. Amendment Failed of Passa...
An amendment to the Foley amendment waiving the restrictions of the Foley amendment if nuclear missiles or other nuclear weapons are introduced into Nicaragua. Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
An amendment in Title X, prohibiting obligation or expenditure of funds by the Department of Defense to introduce the U.S. Armed Forces into or over Nicaragua for combat. This prohibition will not apply 1) if Congress declares war or 2) it is necessary to meet...
A substitute amendment for the bill. It freezes FY'86 funding at FY'85 appropriations levels. It eliminates all procurement funding for new nuclear weaponry, additional aircraft carrier battle groups, B-1B bomber, MX missile, Trident II D-5 missile, Pershing I...
An amendment permitting the Secretary of Defense to transfer up to $2,000,000,000 between any authorizations in the bill if the Secretary deems it necessary. Transfer may be made only from lower priority items to those of higher priority. Amendment Passed in C...
An amendment to restore $4 billion for the military retirement system and deleting the requirement that DOD submit a plan to Congress to change the system. Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Voice Vote.
An amendment transferring to the Department of Defense the authority to investigate the suitability of applicants and the authority to determine security clearances and other specified matters relating to security requirements for federal employees. Amendment...
An amendment to repeal the limitation on transportation of certain motor vehicles through Guam. Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 139 - 272 (Record Vote No: 204).
An amendment expressing the sense of Congress that 1) revitalization of special operations forces capability should have highest priority, 2) personnel and resources allocations should reflect this priority, 3) special forces management should be increased to...
An amendment requiring the Secretary of Defense and Administrator of the SBA to submit to Armed Services Committees of Congress report on the feasibility of providing for the use of competitive procedures for contracts awarded by the Department of Defense unde...
An amendment authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to obligate $2,300,000 for acquisition of convertible special application sniper weapons from amounts appropriated for weapons procurement for the Navy for FY'86. The authorization is to considered as included...
An amendment providing for an annual report on cost savings under contracting out procedures. The amendment sets out matters to be covered by the report. Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
An amendment providing for capital punishment under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for espionage. Capital punishment may be imposed only if the members of the court martial find that the offense concerned nuclear weaponry, military spacecraft or satellit...
An amendment adding a new section: Reduction in security clearance backlog. It requires a reduction of 25 percent in the backlog of investigation of those with top secret or above security clearances on a five year cycle. It provides $25,000,000 for this purpo...
A substitute amendment to the Markey amendment to provide a one year prohibition on the use of funds with respect to the 155 millimeter artillery fired atomic projectile. The amendment establishes a commission, Advisory Commission on Battlefield Nuclear Weapon...
An amendment prohibiting production of the 155 millimeter artillery fired atomic projectile. It also limits to numbers in a plan submitted to Congress on 2/4/85 the number of 8 inch artillery fired atomic projectiles (W-79) that may be produced. The W-79 units...
An amendment adding a new section: Should Cost Analysis. It requires an annual report from DOD setting forth a plan for performance during the next fiscal year of cost analysis of contractors for major defense acquisition programs to determine how much the pro...
An amendment to designate $6,800,000 of the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation appropriations of the bill for acquisition of three service test models of the LAMPS MK-1 anti submarine warfare shipboard training systems for the Naval Reserve. Amendment...
An amendment authorizing transferrence and merger of amounts appropriated for DOD operation and maintenance and for military personnel for FY'85 such funds as are necessary to provide for civilian and military pay raises. These funds are to come from previousl...
An amendment requiring a report on efforts to increase defense contract awards to Indian owned businesses. The report is due 3/31/86. The firms are to be owned and controlled by American Indians including tribally owned for profit entities. Amendment Passed in...
An amendment requiring DOD to submit a report 90 days from enactment of the bill on U.S. defense expenditures in the Far East. The report is to include a yearly cost plan within the current five year defense plan. The report is to cover the Far East, and Japan...
An amendment linking the military pay adjustment to pay adjustment of civil service employees. Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 122 - 281 (Record Vote No: 205).