Carl Levin

Mr. LEVIN

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that, for the period of time the Department of Defense authorization bill is under consideration, Mark Tauber, a State Department Pearson Fellow on the Foreign Relations Committee staff, be granted floor access.

Mr. LEVIN. I thank my friend from Kansas. Mr. BROWNBACK addressed the Chair.

Mr. LEVIN

Mr. LEVIN. I thank our colleague from Kansas, and I yield the 2 minutes to the Senator from Massachusetts.

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. LEVIN. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. LEVIN. If we reduce both debates tonight to 20 minutes, that might resolve this problem.

Mr. LEVIN. Reserving the right to object, I want to ask one clarification. I understand this unanimous consent would preclude second-degree amendments at any time?

Mr. LEVIN. At any time prior to?

Mr. LEVIN

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Byrd, I offer an amendment that would prohibit the Secretary of Defense from conducting a survey to determine patron interest in having the commissary system sell malt beverages and wine; or, to conduct a demonstration project to evaluate the merit of selling malt beverages or wine in the commissary.

Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2860 (Purpose: To prohibit evaluation of the merit of selling malt beverages and wine in commissary stores as exchange store merchandise)

Mr. LEVIN. The amendment has been cleared.

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senators Feinstein and Boxer, I offer an amendment which would express the sense of Congress that the battleship, U.S.S. Iowa, should be homeported in the Port of San Francisco.

Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 3000 (Purpose: To express the sense of Congress regarding the homeporting of the U.S.S. Iowa battleship at the Port of San Francisco)

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senators Bingaman, Santorum, Lieberman, Lott and Frist, I offer an amendment which would express the sense of the Senate there should be a 10-year objective for the Secretary of Defense for increasing funding for science and technology programs and a 10-year objective for the Secretary of Energy for increasing funding of nonproliferation science and technology programs.

Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2999 (Purpose: To guarantee the long-term national security of the United States by investing in a robust Defense Science and Technology Program)

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Feingold, I call up amendment 2809 which would require a study of the F/A-18E/F.

Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2809 (Purpose: To require an annual GAO review of the F/A-18E/F aircraft program)

Mr. LEVIN. The amendment has been cleared.

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Durbin, I offer an amendment which would convey, without consideration, a former Army Reserve Center in Peoria, IL, to the Peoria School District for educational purposes.

Mr. LEVIN. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 2996 (Purpose: To authorize a land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Peoria, Illinois)

Mr. LEVIN. The amendment has been cleared, Mr. President.

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was agreed to.