John Warner

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Bennett, I offer an amendment to require a Department of Defense study of the adequacy of the beryllium industrial base.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, if I could have the attention of the distinguished leader and ranking member, my understanding is that amendment requires a further amendment, and then it is in an acceptable form. Am I not correct?

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that we proceed as if in morning business.

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. WARNER. Let me read it. The Department of Defense shall fully comply with the Competition in Contracting Act (10 U.S.C. 2304 et seq) for any contracts awarded for reconstruction activity in Iraq and shall conduct a full and open competition for performing work needed for the reconstruction of the Iraqi oil industry. . . .'' It is straightforward.

Mr. WARNER. Fine. Let me just explain to the Senator what it is. The Senator, in the course of her comments, more or less criticized the amendment by the Senator from Virginia as not having in it the full force and effect of law. So, acting upon the suggestion of the good Senator from California, I have now provided that this amendment will have the full force of law. Let me read it to you.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to modify my amendment. I will send the modification to the desk.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I will later advise the Senate with regard to the content of this amendment. For the moment, I yield the floor.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I send to the desk an amendment which is in the first degree to protect the Senator from California, unless she would like to have it as a second-degree amendment. We can do that.

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

Mr. WARNER. The amendment has been cleared on both sides.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Hutchison, I offer an amendment expressing the sense of the Senate that United States air carriers should offer reduced fares and flexible terms of sale to members of the United States Armed Forces. This is a timely message to the airlines of a way in which they can show their support to military members.

Mr. WARNER. I move to reconsider the vote.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senators McCain, Sessions, Lindsey Graham, and Bayh, I offer an amendment which would add reporting requirements to a report on the NATO Prague Capabilities Commitment and the NATO Response Force.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, the matter is cleared on both sides.

Mr. WARNER. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 819

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, on behalf of myself, I offer an amendment which supports the network centric operations at minority colleges and universities.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the junior Senator from the State of Virginia, Mr. Allen, be added as a cosponsor of the amendment.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I express my profound gratitude to the members of the committee and, most notably, the Presiding Officer. I ask that the bill be read the third time.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent, on behalf of the members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, that they be permitted before the close of business tonight to file such statements as they wish relative to this bill.

Mr. WARNER. If that is your wish, I yield the floor.

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I would like to indicate to my distinguished colleague we are prepared to move to third reading.

Mr. WARNER. I was unaware of this matter, but want to assure the Senator from Indiana and the Senator from Oklahoma that the Senate will give this provision a thorough review in conference with the House.

Mr. WARNER

Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Communications be authorized to meet on Thursday, May 22, 2003, in Rural Wireless Broadband, at 2:30 p.m. in SD-562.