John Warner

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I would like to highlight the work of Congressman Steve Kuykendall concerning this important amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001. His tireless efforts over the past several months ensured this legislation was not only included in the chairman's mark during the House Armed Services Committee markup of H.R. 4205, but also that it remained unchanged during the debate on the House floor. Although I am confident that we could have resolved this issue in conference, there is always some risk when the House and Senate do not have identical legislation provisions. As a thorough legislator unwilling to take this risk, Mr. Kuykendall immediately sought my assistance after the House had acted on the bill to include the proposal in the Senate's defense authorization legislation. By ensuring that the land-for-building swap language is included in both the House and Senate authorization bills, Mr. Kuykendall has guaranteed that this innovative solution will appear in the final defense authorization legislation sent to the President for signature. I was glad to work with my colleague from the house to include his language in our bill, and appreciate Senator Feinstein's support on this effort.

Mr. WARNER. That is correct.

Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 3466 (Purpose: To provide an additional amount of $92,000,000 for the procurement of remanufactured AV-8B aircraft for the Navy; and to offset the increase by reducing the amount provided for the procurement of UC-35 aircraft for the Navy by $33,400,000, by reducing the amount provided for the procurement of automatic flight control systems for EA-6B aircraft by $17,700,000, and by reducing the amount provided for engineering change proposal 583 for FA-18 aircraft for the Navy by $40,900,000)

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its immediate consideration.

Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 3460 (Purpose: To add $30,000,000 for the Navy for the procurement of Gun Mount modifications; and to offset the increase by reducing by $30,000,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Navy for procurement for aircraft ($13,100,000 from the amount for the block modification upgrade program for P-3 aircraft, $9,000,000 from the amount for the H-1 series to reclaim and convert aircraft from the aerospace maintenance and regeneration center, and $7,900,000 from the amount for procurement of SH-60R aircraft)

Mr. WARNER. This amendment has been cleared on both sides. I urge its adoption.

Mr. WARNER. That is correct.

Mr. WARNER. I urge adoption of the amendment.

Mr. WARNER. That is correct.

Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 3464 (Purpose: To require a GAO-convened independent study of the OMB Circular A-76 process)

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. WARNER. That is correct.

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, if my recollection serves me, the senior Senator from Massachusetts was to offer an amendment which would be the subject of debate for some period of time. That would be followed by the senior Senator from Utah, Mr. Hatch, who likewise will offer an amendment that would be the subject of debate. I see my distinguished colleague. I yield to him for any clarification he wishes to make of my statement.

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I am glad to be informed of that.

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. WARNER. At this time, Senator Levin and I will act on some cleared amendments.

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, on behalf of Senator McCain, I offer an amendment that would clarify that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs must assist claimants in developing claims for VA benefits.

Mr. WARNER. This amendment has been cleared by both sides.

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. WARNER. That is correct.

Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 3462 (Purpose: To add $30,000,000 for the Navy for the procurement of CIWS MODS for block 1B modifications; and to offset the increase by reducing by $30,000,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Navy for procurement for the block modification upgrade program for the P-3 aircraft)

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its immediate consideration.

Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. WARNER. That is correct.