Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Other Bill Titles (8 more)Hide Other Bill Titles- Official: Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 as enacted.
- Short: Border Security First Act of 2007 as passed senate.
- Short: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 as passed senate.
- Short: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 as reported to senate.
- Short: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 as passed house.
- Short: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 as reported to house.
- Short: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 as introduced.
11/13/2007--Public Law. Division A: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 - Department of Defense - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, the defense agencies, the reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guard. Appropriates funds for:
(1) the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces;
(2) environmental restoration for the military departments, the Department of Defense (DOD), and at formerly used defense sites;
(3) overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid; and
(4) former Soviet Union threat reduction. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for procurement by the Armed Forces of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and other procurement. Appropriates funds for:
(1) defense-wide procurement;
(2) National Guard and reserve equipment; and
(3) certain procurements under the Defense Production Act of 1950. Title IV: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) by the Armed Forces and defense agencies. Appropriates funds for the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation. Title V: Revolving and Management Funds - Appropriates funds for:
(1) the Defense Working Capital Funds; and
(2) programs under the National Defense Sealift Fund. Title VI: Other Department of Defense Programs - Appropriates funds for:
(1) the Defense Health Program;
(2) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions;
(3) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense;
(4) the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; and
(5) the Office of the Inspector General. Title VII: Related Agencies - Appropriates funds for the:
(1) Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund; and
(2) Intelligence Community Management Account. Title VIII: General Provisions - Specifies authorized, restricted, and prohibited uses of authorized funds.
(Sec. 8006) Requires a report from DOD to the defense committees to establish the baseline for application of FY2008 reprogramming and transfer authorities.
(Sec. 8010) Authorizes procurement funds to be used for a multiyear procurement contract for:
(1) the Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter;
(2) M1A2 Abrams system enhancement package upgrades;
(3) M2A3/M3A3 Bradley upgrades; and
(4) the Virginia class submarine.
(Sec. 8012) Prohibits, during FY2008, the management by end strengths of DOD civilian personnel.
(Sec. 8023) Authorizes DOD to incur obligations of up to $350 million for DOD military compensation, construction projects, and supplies and services in anticipation of receipts of contributions from the government of Kuwait.
(Sec. 8025) Prohibits the use of funds from this Act to establish a new federally funded research and development center (FFRDC). Limits the federal compensation to be paid to FFRDC members or consultants. Prohibits the use of FY2008 funds for new building construction, cost-sharing payments for projects funded by government grants, absorption of cost overruns, or certain charitable contributions. Limits the staff years of technical effort that may be funded for FFRDCs from FY2008 funds. Reduces, by $57.725 million, the total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs.
(Sec. 8026) Provides Buy American requirements with respect to the DOD procurement of carbon, alloy, or armor steel plating.
(Sec. 8029) Requires the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to report to Congress on the amount of DOD purchases from foreign entities in FY2008.
(Sec. 8032) Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to convey to Indian tribes located in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Minnesota relocatable military housing units currently located at Grand Forks and Minot Air Force Bases that are excess to the needs of the Air Force. Requires the Operation Walking Shield Program to resolve any housing unit conflicts arising after such conveyance.
(Sec. 8038) Makes specified DOD O&M funds available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts on Indian lands resulting from DOD activities.
(Sec. 8039) Prohibits the use of funds:
(1) by a DOD entity without compliance with the Buy American Act;
(2) to establish additional field operating agencies of DOD elements, except for those funded within the National Foreign Intelligence Program and Army agencies established to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised explosive devices;
(3) for assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, unless specifically appropriated for such purpose; and
(4) to reduce the civilian medical and medical support personnel assigned to military treatment facilities below the September 30, 2003, level.
(Sec. 8043) Rescinds specified funds from various accounts under prior defense appropriations Acts.
(Sec. 8048) Prohibits the transfer to any other department or agency, except as specifically provided in an appropriations law, of funds available to DOD or the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities.
(Sec. 8052) Prohibits current fiscal year DOD funds from being obligated or expended to transfer to another nation or international organization defense articles or services for use in any United Nations (UN) peacekeeping or peace enforcement operation, or for any other international peacekeeping, peace enforcement, or humanitarian assistance operation, unless specified congressional committees are given 15 days' advance notice.
(Sec. 8059) Makes DOD funds available to provide transportation of medical supplies and equipment to:
(1) American Samoa; and
(2) the Indian Health Service in conjunction with a civil-military project.
(Sec. 8060) Prohibits funds from being used to approve or license the sale of the F-22 advanced tactical fighter to any foreign government.
(Sec. 8061) Authorizes the Secretary, on a case-by-case basis, to waive limitations on the procurement of defense items from a foreign country if:
(1) the Secretary determines that such limitations would invalidate cooperative or reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of defense items; and
(2) such country does not discriminate against the same or similar defense items procured in the United States for that country. Provides exceptions.
(Sec. 8062) Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to support a unit of the security forces of a foreign country if credible information exists that such unit has committed a gross violation of human rights, unless all necessary corrective steps have been taken. Requires the monitoring of such information. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such prohibition under extraordinary circumstances (requiring a report to the defense committees on any such waiver).
(Sec. 8067) Provides for the crediting during the current fiscal year of certain refunds attributable to the use of government travel or purchase cards or refunds for travel arranged by a government-contracted travel management center.
(Sec. 8068) Prohibits appropriated funds from being used for a mission critical or mission essential financial management information technology system that is not registered with the DOD Chief Information Officer. Prohibits such a system from receiving a Milestone A or B approval, or full rate production approval, until the Chief Information Officer certifies to the defense committees that the system is being developed in accordance with the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996.
(Sec. 8070) Authorizes members of the National Guard performing full-time duty to support ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System.
(Sec. 8071) Prohibits appropriated funds from being used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity specified armor-piercing ammunition, except to an entity performing demilitarization services for DOD.
(Sec. 8072) Authorizes the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to waive payment for the lease of non-excess DOD personal property to certain, youth, social, or fraternal nonprofit organizations.
(Sec. 8079) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a program to distribute surplus DOD dental and medical equipment to Indian Health Service facilities and federally-qualified health centers.
(Sec. 8080) Earmarks specified RDT&E funds for producing Arrow missile components in the United States and Arrow missile components and missiles in Israel to meet Israel's defense requirements.
(Sec. 8081) Makes Navy shipbuilding and conversion funds available to fund prior-year shipbuilding cost increases, allocating such funds among specified naval accounts.
(Sec. 8086) Appropriates funds for a grant by the Secretary of the Army to facilitate access by veterans to opportunities for skilled employment in the construction industry.
(Sec. 8087) Appropriates funds for assistance to public schools that have unusually high concentrations of special needs military dependents enrolled.
(Sec. 8088) Directs:
(1) DOD and the Army to make future budgetary and programming plans to fully finance the Non-Line of Sight Objective Force cannon and ammunition resupply capability in order to field such system in FY2010; and
(2) the Army to ensure that budgetary and programmatic plans will provide for no fewer than seven Stryker Brigade Combat Teams.
(Sec. 8089) Appropriates funds to DOD for nine specified grants by the Secretary.
(Sec. 8091) Requires the FY2009 budget to include separate budget justification documents for costs of U.S. Armed Forces' participation in contingency operations for the military personnel, O&M, and procurement accounts.
(Sec. 8092) Prohibits funds from being used for RDT&E, procurement, or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system.
(Sec. 8094) Prohibits the availability of funds for integration of foreign intelligence information unless such information has been lawfully collected and processed during the conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities.
(Sec. 8095) Requires Ready Reserve members who are called or ordered to active duty in time of national emergency to be notified of their expected mobilization period at the time they are called or ordered. Allows the Secretary to waive such requirement in order to respond to a national security emergency or meet dire operational requirements.
(Sec. 8097) Reduces by $506.9 million the total amount appropriated in titles II, III, and IV of this Act, for contractor efficiencies.
(Sec. 8099) Authorizes the Secretary to present promotional materials, including a U.S. flag and other recognition items, to any member who participates in Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom, in conjunction with any week-long national observation and day of national celebration.
(Sec. 8101) Earmarks funds for the operations and development of training and technology for the Joint Interagency Training and Education Center and affiliated Center for National Response at the Memorial Tunnel.
(Sec. 8104) Reduces by $1.353 billion the total amount appropriated in titles II through V of this Act, to reflect savings from revised economic assumptions.
(Sec. 8111) Directs the Secretary to create a major force program category for space for DOD's future years defense program.
(Sec. 8112) Appropriates funds to the Tanker Replacement Transfer Fund in connection with a tanker acquisition program.
(Sec. 8113) Prohibits the use of funds to:
(1) establish any military installation or base for the permanent stationing of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq; or
(2) exercise U.S. control over any oil resource of Iraq.
(Sec. 8114) Prohibits the use of funds in contravention of specified laws or regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
(Sec. 8116) Requires any request for funds for a fiscal year after 2008 for an ongoing military operation overseas, including operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, to be included in the annual budget of the President for that fiscal year.
(Sec. 8118) Authorizes the transfer of specified funds to the Secretary of the Interior for construction expenses at the USS ARIZONA Memorial Museum and Visitors Center.
(Sec. 8119) Requires DOD to complete work on the destruction of the U.S. stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions, including those stored at Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, and Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado, by the deadline established by the Chemical Weapons Convention, and in no circumstances later than December 30, 2017. Requires a report from the Secretary to specified congressional leaders and the defense committees, at the end of 2007 and every 180 days afterwards until compliance, on DOD progress toward such stockpile destruction.
(Sec. 8120) Amends the Senate Rules to state that it is not a gift for a Member (or a Senate employee making a reservation for that Member) to make more than one reservation on scheduled flights with participating airlines when such action assists the Member in conducting official business.
(Sec. 8121) Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain on the DOD Internet homepage a direct link to the website of the DOD Office of the Inspector General.
(Sec. 8122) Appropriates funds for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund, for use in connection with research and development, upgrades, and procurement of mine resistant ambush protected vehicles. Directs the Secretary, after five days' prior notification to the defense committees, to transfer such funds to O&M, procurement, and RDT&E appropriations for such purposes. Designates such funds as an emergency requirement. Division B: Further Continuing Appropriations, 2008 -
(Sec. 101) Amends the joint resolution making continuing appropriations for FY2008 to extend the November 16, 2007, expiration date to December 14, 2007.
(Sec. 102) Amends such joint resolution to add provisions which:
(1) continue through the December 14, 2007, date the budget authority of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board under the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983;
(2) provide amounts for the rate of operations for the Department of Commerce's periodic censuses and programs;
(3) designate certain obligations as emergency requirements;
(4) appropriate a specified amount for Charles Davis, widower of JoAnn Davis, late a Representative from Virginia;
(5) provide amounts and rates of operations for specified accounts and programs within the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Health Administration;
(6) continue through the December 14, 2007, date the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to provide insurance and reinsurance for certain aircraft and related property placed into federal service;
(7) make additional appropriations for the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service and the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management for wildfire management;
(8) make additional appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster relief; and
(9) make additional appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Fund for grants to Louisiana under that state's Road Home program.
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Amendments to H.R.3222
| Number | Status | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| H.Amdt768 | Withdrawn | An amendment numbered 8 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funds appropriated for cooperative threat reduction programs. |
| H.Amdt769 | Fail | An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the uses of funds to be used to perform any cost study pursuant to the provisions of OMB Circular A-76 if the study being performed exceeds a period of 24 months after initiation of such study with respect to a single function activity or 30 months after initiation of such study for a multi-function activity. |
| H.Amdt770 | Fail | An amendment to limit the use of funds for the Presidio Trust. |
| H.Amdt771 | Pass | Amendment information not available. |
| H.Amdt772 | Fail | An amendment to revise by reducing the amounts made available under the heading "RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION- Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide", and increasing the amounts made available under that heading by $97,200,000. |
| H.Amdt773 | Pass | An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to waive or modify regulations promulgated under chapter 43, 71, 75,or 77 of title 5, United States Code. |
| H.Amdt774 | Withdrawn | Amendment information not available. |
| H.Amdt775 | Fail | An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to award a grant or contract based on the race, ethnicity, or sex of the grant applicant or prospective contractor. |
| H.Amdt776 | Fail | An amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds under the heading "Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army" may be used for the Paint Shield for Protecting People From Microbial Threats. |
| H.Amdt777 | Fail | An amendment numbered 17 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used for Swimmer Detection Sonar Network. |
| H.Amdt778 | Fail | An amendment to prohibit funds to be used for Marine Desalination Systems, Inc., in St. Petersburg, Florida. |
| H.Amdt779 | Fail | An amendment to prohibit funds to be used for Concurrent Technologies Corporation. |
| H.Amdt780 | Fail | An amendment to prohibit funds to be used for the Doyle Center for Manufacturing Technology. |
| H.Amdt781 | Fail | An amendment to prohibit funds to be used for the Lewis Center for Education Research. |
| H.Amdt782 | Fail | An amendment to prohibit funds to be used for the National Drug Intelligence Center, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. |
| S.Amdt.3116 | Pass | To require the establishment on the Internet website of the Department of Defense of a link to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Defense. |
| S.Amdt.3117 | Pass | To improve the security of United States borders. |
| S.Amdt.3118 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3119 | Withdrawn | To change the effective date. |
| S.Amdt.3120 | Pass | To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army, $1,000,000 for the Smart Data Project: Real Time Geospatial Video Sensor Intelligence program. |
| S.Amdt.3121 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3122 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3123 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3124 | Pass | To make funds available from Other Procurement, Air Force, to accelerate the deployment of the Associate Intermodal Platform pallet system. |
| S.Amdt.3125 | Pass | To make available, from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force, $1,000,000 for Materials Integrity Management Research for Air Force Systems. |
| S.Amdt.3126 | Fail | To prohibit waivers for enlistment in the Armed Forces of individuals with certain felony offenses. |
| S.Amdt.3127 | Pass | To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army, up to $1,000,000 for the High Altitude Airship Program. |
| S.Amdt.3128 | Pass | To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy, $2,000,000 for the DDG-51 Class Modernization-Hybrid Propulsion Permanent Magnet Drive System. |
| S.Amdt.3129 | Pass | To make available from Military Personnel $3,000,000 for a pilot program on troops to nurse teachers. |
| S.Amdt.3130 | Pass | To increase, with an offset, the amount appropriated for Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard, by $10,000,000. |
| S.Amdt.3131 | Pass | To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army, $4,000,000 for the Virtual Systems Integrated Laboratory-Armored Vehicle Components and Systems Simulated in Cost-Effective Virtual Design and Test Environment. |
| S.Amdt.3132 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3133 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3134 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3135 | Pass | To provide that, of the amount appropriated or otherwise made available for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy, up to $5,000,000 may be made available for the High Temperature Superconductor AC Synchronous Propulsion Motor for the purposes of completing testing and transitioning to Navy ship class as part of an effort to increase power while reducing vessel weight. |
| S.Amdt.3136 | Pass | To make available from Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, $4,000,000 for the 8th Air Force Cyberspace Innovation Center at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. |
| S.Amdt.3137 | Pass | To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability. |
| S.Amdt.3139 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3140 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3141 | Pass | To enhance United States sea-based missile defense capabilities. |
| S.Amdt.3142 | Withdrawn | To provide an additional $23,600,000,000 for Other Procurement, Army, for the procurement of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles and to designate the amount an emergency requirement. |
| S.Amdt.3143 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3144 | Withdrawn | To make available from within amounts already appropriated in the bill for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide $10,000,000 for the Space Test Bed. |
| S.Amdt.3145 | Pass | To make available from Procurement, Defense-Wide, $7,000,000 for the Insider Threat program. |
| S.Amdt.3146 | Withdrawn | To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, up to $5,000,000 for the Missile Defense Space Experimentation Center. |
| S.Amdt.3147 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3148 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3149 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3150 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3151 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3152 | Pass | To make available from Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard, $2,000,000 for the Minuteman Digitization Demonstration Program. |
| S.Amdt.3153 | Pass | To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy, $6,000,000 for the continuation of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System by the Marine Corps. |
| S.Amdt.3154 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3155 | Pass | To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army, $3,750,000 for a Mid-Infrared Advanced Chemical laser. |
| S.Amdt.3156 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3157 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3158 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3159 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3161 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3162 | Pass | To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army, $6,000,000 for Advanced Automotive Technology. |
| S.Amdt.3163 | Pass | To make available from Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, $5,000,000 for the retrofit of upgraded Molecular Sieve Oxygen Generation Systems into F-15C/D fighter aircraft. |
| S.Amdt.3164 | Offered | To safely redeploy United States troops from Iraq. |
| S.Amdt.3165 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3166 | Pass | To make available from Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, $5,000,000 for the program of the National Military Family Association known as Operation Purple. |
| S.Amdt.3167 | Pass | To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, $4,000,000 for MARK V replacement research. |
| S.Amdt.3168 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3169 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3170 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3171 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3172 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3173 | Pass | To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army, $3,750,000 for a High Energy Laser Systems Test facility Sea Light Beam Director. |
| S.Amdt.3174 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3175 | Pass | To make available from Intelligence Community Management Account, $5,000,000 for Internet Observer and Inner View insider threat mitigation tools. |
| S.Amdt.3176 | Pass | To provide local officials and the Secretary of Homeland Security greater involvement in decisions regarding the location of border fencing. |
| S.Amdt.3177 | Pass | To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy, $1,200,000 for Ground Warfare Acoustical Combat System of netted sensors. |
| S.Amdt.3178 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3179 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3180 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3181 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3182 | Pass | To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy, $5,000,000 for the Laser Perimeter Awareness System for integration into the Electronic Harbor Security System. |
| S.Amdt.3183 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3184 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3185 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3186 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3187 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3188 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3189 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3190 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3191 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3192 | Pass | To fund Operation Jump Start, the deployment of National Guard personnel, to the southern border, through September 30, 2008. |
| S.Amdt.3193 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3194 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3195 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3196 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3197 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3198 | Offered | To authorize the expenditure of funds appropriated under subsection (b) of the Border Security Act of 2007 to address any border security issue, including security at the northern border. |
| S.Amdt.3199 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3200 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3201 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3202 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3203 | Offered | Amendment information not available. |
| S.Amdt.3204 | Pass | To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy, $1,000,000 for the development of Low-Cost, High Resolution, remote controlled Side Scan Sonar for USV and Harbor Surveillance Applications. |
| S.Amdt.3206 | Pass | To make technical corrections to Public Law 110-81. |
| S.Amdt.3207 | Pass | To require that not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on mechanisms for expanding public-private partnerships with military and family organizations for the purpose of increasing access to family support, in particular, for the minor dependent children of deployed servicemembers. |
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| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | This Bill Has Become Law |
| July 30, 2007 | August 05, 2007 | October 03, 2007 | November 13, 2007 | November 13, 2007 |
Latest Vote
| November 08, 2007Roll call number 1064 in the House | |||
| Question: On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H R 3222 Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | |||
| Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%) | Percentage of 'aye' votes: 92% | Result: Passed | |
Democrats Voting 'Aye'
Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
Rep. Thomas Allen [D, ME-1]
Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
Rep. Michael Arcuri [D, NY-24]
Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]
Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3]
Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8]
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
Rep. Robert Berry [D, AR-1]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]
Rep. F. Allen Boyd [D, FL-2]
Rep. Nancy Boyda [D, KS-2]
Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
Rep. Christopher Carney [D, PA-10]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11]
Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
Rep. James Clyburn [D, SC-6]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5]
Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20]
Rep. Jerry Costello [D, IL-12]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
Rep. Robert Cramer [D, AL-5]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7]
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
Rep. Artur Davis [D, AL-7]
Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
Rep. Lincoln Davis [D, TN-4]
Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3]
Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]
Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]
Rep. Joe Donnelly [D, IN-2]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
Rep. Thomas Edwards [D, TX-17]
Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D, IN-8]
Rep. Rahm Emanuel [D, IL-5]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
Rep. Bob Etheridge [D, NC-2]
Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY-20]
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]
Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D, IL-4]
Rep. John Hall [D, NY-19]
Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D, SD-0]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
Rep. Baron Hill [D, IN-9]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
Rep. Paul Hodes [D, NH-2]
Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
Rep. Darlene Hooley [D, OR-5]
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5]
Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
Rep. William Jefferson [D, LA-2]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
Rep. Stephanie Jones [D, OH-11]
Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8]
Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D, PA-11]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D, MI-13]
Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
Rep. Ron Klein [D, FL-22]
Rep. Nicholas Lampson [D, TX-22]
Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
Rep. Tim Mahoney [D, FL-16]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
Rep. James Marshall [D, GA-8]
Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
Rep. Michael McNulty [D, NY-21]
Rep. Kendrick Meek [D, FL-17]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
Rep. Charles Melancon [D, LA-3]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
Rep. R. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13]
Rep. Harry Mitchell [D, AZ-5]
Rep. Alan Mollohan [D, WV-1]
Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]
Rep. Patrick Murphy [D, PA-8]
Rep. John Murtha [D, PA-12]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
Rep. David Obey [D, WI-7]
Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7]
Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D, ND-0]
Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D, CA-37]
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D, TX-23]
Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
Rep. John Salazar [D, CO-3]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D, CA-39]
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13]
Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]
Rep. Heath Shuler [D, NC-11]
Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
Rep. Ike Skelton [D, MO-4]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]
Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]
Rep. Victor Snyder [D, AR-2]
Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
Rep. Zackary Space [D, OH-18]
Rep. John Spratt [D, SC-5]
Rep. Bart Stupak [D, MI-1]
Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
Rep. John Tanner [D, TN-8]
Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D, CA-10]
Rep. Gene Taylor [D, MS-4]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]
Rep. C. Michael Thompson [D, CA-1]
Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D, MA-5]
Rep. Mark Udall [D, CO-2]
Rep. Tom Udall [D, NM-3]
Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D, NY-12]
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D, IN-1]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]
Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]
Rep. Charles Wilson [D, OH-6]
Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]
Republicans Voting 'Aye'
Rep. Robert Aderholt [R, AL-4]Rep. W. Todd Akin [R, MO-2]
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]
Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6]
Rep. Richard Baker [R, LA-6]
Rep. James Barrett [R, SC-3]
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6]
Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R, CA-50]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9]
Rep. Rob Bishop [R, UT-1]
Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
Rep. Roy Blunt [R, MO-7]
Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8]
Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1]
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]
Rep. John Boozman [R, AR-3]
Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7]
Rep. Kevin Brady [R, TX-8]
Rep. Paul Broun [R, GA-10]
Rep. Henry Brown [R, SC-1]
Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R, FL-5]
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-13]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26]
Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]
Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4]
Rep. John Campbell [R, CA-48]
Rep. Christopher Cannon [R, UT-3]
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]
Rep. Shelley Capito [R, WV-2]
Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31]
Rep. Michael Castle [R, DE-0]
Rep. Steven Chabot [R, OH-1]
Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6]
Rep. Tom Cole [R, OK-4]
Rep. K. Michael Conaway [R, TX-11]
Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R, FL-4]
Rep. John Culberson [R, TX-7]
Rep. Thomas Davis [R, VA-11]
Rep. Geoff Davis [R, KY-4]
Rep. David Davis [R, TN-1]
Rep. Nathan Deal [R, GA-9]
Rep. Charles Dent [R, PA-15]
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R, FL-21]
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R, FL-25]
Rep. John Doolittle [R, CA-4]
Rep. Thelma Drake [R, VA-2]
Rep. David Dreier [R, CA-26]
Rep. John Duncan [R, TN-2]
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8]
Rep. Philip English [R, PA-3]
Rep. Terry Everett [R, AL-2]
Rep. Mary Fallin [R, OK-5]
Rep. Michael Ferguson [R, NJ-7]
Rep. Jeff Flake [R, AZ-6]
Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4]
Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1]
Rep. Vito Fossella [R, NY-13]
Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5]
Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R, NJ-11]
Rep. Elton Gallegly [R, CA-24]
Rep. E. Scott Garrett [R, NJ-5]
Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
Rep. Wayne Gilchrest [R, MD-1]
Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11]
Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1]
Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6]
Rep. Kay Granger [R, TX-12]
Rep. Samuel Graves [R, MO-6]
Rep. Ralph Hall [R, TX-4]
Rep. J. Dennis Hastert [R, IL-14]
Rep. Doc Hastings [R, WA-4]
Rep. Robin Hayes [R, NC-8]
Rep. Dean Heller [R, NV-2]
Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5]
Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2]
Rep. David Hobson [R, OH-7]
Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R, MI-2]
Rep. Kenny Hulshof [R, MO-9]
Rep. Bob Inglis [R, SC-4]
Rep. Darrell Issa [R, CA-49]
Rep. Bobby Jindal [R, LA-1]
Rep. Samuel Johnson [R, TX-3]
Rep. Timothy Johnson [R, IL-15]
Rep. Walter Jones [R, NC-3]
Rep. Jim Jordan [R, OH-4]
Rep. Ric Keller [R, FL-8]
Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3]
Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5]
Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1]
Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10]
Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
Rep. Joseph Knollenberg [R, MI-9]
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5]
Rep. Thomas Latham [R, IA-4]
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
Rep. Jerry Lewis [R, CA-41]
Rep. Ron Lewis [R, KY-2]
Rep. John Linder [R, GA-7]
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R, NJ-2]
Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3]
Rep. Connie Mack [R, FL-14]
Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24]
Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R, CA-22]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
Rep. James McCrery [R, LA-4]
Rep. Patrick Mchenry [R, NC-10]
Rep. John McHugh [R, NY-23]
Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5]
Rep. John Mica [R, FL-7]
Rep. Candice Miller [R, MI-10]
Rep. Gary Miller [R, CA-42]
Rep. Jerry Moran [R, KS-1]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18]
Rep. Marilyn Musgrave [R, CO-4]
Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]
Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R, TX-19]
Rep. Devin Nunes [R, CA-21]
Rep. Steven Pearce [R, NM-2]
Rep. Mike Pence [R, IN-6]
Rep. John Peterson [R, PA-5]
Rep. Thomas Petri [R, WI-6]
Rep. Charles Pickering [R, MS-3]
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16]
Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2]
Rep. Jon Porter [R, NV-3]
Rep. Tom Price [R, GA-6]
Rep. Deborah Pryce [R, OH-15]
Rep. Adam Putnam [R, FL-12]
Rep. George Radanovich [R, CA-19]
Rep. James Ramstad [R, MN-3]
Rep. Ralph Regula [R, OH-16]
Rep. Dennis Rehberg [R, MT-0]
Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8]
Rep. Rick Renzi [R, AZ-1]
Rep. Thomas Reynolds [R, NY-26]
Rep. Harold Rogers [R, KY-5]
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, AL-3]
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, MI-8]
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R, CA-46]
Rep. Peter Roskam [R, IL-6]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]
Rep. Edward Royce [R, CA-40]
Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1]
Rep. Bill Sali [R, ID-1]
Rep. H. James Saxton [R, NJ-3]
Rep. Jean Schmidt [R, OH-2]
Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner [R, WI-5]
Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
Rep. John Shadegg [R, AZ-3]
Rep. Christopher Shays [R, CT-4]
Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19]
Rep. William Shuster [R, PA-9]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R, ID-2]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21]
Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3]
Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3]
Rep. Clifford Stearns [R, FL-6]
Rep. John Sullivan [R, OK-1]
Rep. Thomas Tancredo [R, CO-6]
Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
Rep. William Thornberry [R, TX-13]
Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R, KS-4]
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12]
Rep. Michael Turner [R, OH-3]
Rep. Frederick Upton [R, MI-6]
Rep. Timothy Walberg [R, MI-7]
Rep. Greg Walden [R, OR-2]
Rep. James Walsh [R, NY-25]
Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3]
Rep. David Weldon [R, FL-15]
Rep. Gerald Weller [R, IL-11]
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3]
Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1]
Rep. Roger Wicker [R, MS-1]
Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
Rep. Heather Wilson [R, NM-1]
Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
Rep. C. W. Bill Young [R, FL-10]
Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
Democrats Voting 'Nay'
Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
Democrats Voting 'Abstain'
Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2]Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
Rep. Julia Carson [D, IN-7]
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]
Rep. Tom Lantos [D, CA-12]
Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12]
Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
Republicans Voting 'Abstain'
Rep. Stephen Buyer [R, IN-4]Rep. Barbara Cubin [R, WY-0]
Rep. Tom Feeney [R, FL-24]
Rep. Virgil Goode [R, VA-5]
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R, CA-52]
Rep. John Kuhl [R, NY-29]
Rep. Ray LaHood [R, IL-18]
Rep. Daniel Lungren [R, CA-3]
Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1]
Voting History
| Date | Chamber | Question | Aye | Nay | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 08, 2007 | House |
H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H R 3222 Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. |
400 | 15 | Passed | See Vote |
| November 05, 2007 | House |
H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 On Closing Portions of the Conference: H R 3222 Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. |
351 | 0 | Passed | See Vote |
| October 03, 2007 | Senate |
H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 On the Amendment (Feingold Amdt. No. 3164 ) |
28 | 68 | Amendment Rejected | See Vote |
| October 03, 2007 | Senate |
H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 On the Amendment (Graham Amdt. No. 3117 ) |
95 | 1 | Amendment Agreed to | See Vote |
| October 02, 2007 | Senate |
H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Boxer Amdt. No. 3126 as Modified ) |
53 | 41 | Motion to Table Agreed to | See Vote |
| August 05, 2007 | House |
H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 On Passage: H R 3222 Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. |
395 | 13 | Passed | See Vote |
| August 04, 2007 | House |
H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 15 to H R 3222 |
109 | 301 | Failed | See Vote |
| August 04, 2007 | House |
H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 14 to H R 3222 |
57 | 353 | Failed | See Vote |
| August 04, 2007 | House |
H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 13 to H R 3222 |
98 | 312 | Failed | See Vote |
| August 04, 2007 | House |
H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 9 to H R 3222 |
91 | 317 | Failed | See Vote |
| August 04, 2007 | House |
H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 8 to H R 3222 |
126 | 284 | Failed | See Vote |
| August 04, 2007 | House |
H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 5 to H R 3222 |
161 | 249 | Failed | See Vote |
| August 04, 2007 | House |
H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008 On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 3222 |
94 | 311 | Failed |



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Would Electronic Medical Records (EMR) "to harm" Ignore?
Continuing in 2008 is the U.S. Congress and media still ignored CIA, Inspector General's "it was necessary to conceal these activities from the american public in general, because public knowledge of the unethical and illicit activities would have serious repercussions in political and diplomatic circles...."; U.S. Supreme Court 1987 Stanley Case; Footnote 4, Page 688. [4]
The U.S. Supreme Court Did Not Know?
The "unethical and illicit activities" are those determined by the 1987 U.S. Supreme Court Stanley decision.[4] It extended the coverage of their 1950 Feres Doctrine that a death by a military barracks fire was an "incident to service". [1] Stanley is a 1958 "designed to harm" experiment [8] conducted in direct disobedience of the DOD Secretary's 1953 order [3]. Accordingly deliberate injury experiments are also treated as an "incident to service"! Despite the efforts of some, such victims have not been given the 1994 “to harm” recovery of, "The Feres Doctrine should not be applied for military personnel who are harmed by inappropriate human experimentation when informed consent has not been given."; U.S. Senate Report "IV. Recommendations. G." [8] In 2008 the U.S. Congress still treats as a 1950 "incident to service" [1] the 1953 order ignored [3] to-date "experiments...designed to harm" [8]! Thereby, because of honorable service afterwards lost are those prior to protection rights that convicted rapists and murderers keep! [5]
U. S. General Accounting Office (GAO) [7] and U. S. Senate [8] Background; EMPHASIS ADDED.
"III. Findings and conclusions." "K. DOD and DVA have repeatedly failed to provide information and medical followup to those who participate in military research or are ordered to take investigational drugs." and "N. Participation in military research is rarely included in military medical records, making it impossible to support a veteran’s claim for service-connected disabilities from military research."[8] A now ongoing sixty four (64) years of misplaced Medical Records!
By their inaction the U.S. Congress has approved the continuation on our sons and daughters of the 1994: "Introduction" A. "During the last 50 years, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL have been involved in human experimentation and other intentional exposures conducted by the Department of Defense (DOD), often without a servicemember's knowledge or consent.", B. "most Americans would agree that the use of soldiers as unwitting GUINEA PIGS IN EXPERIMENTS THAT WERE DESIGNED TO HARM THEM, at least temporarily, is not ethical." And "Forward" C. " The findings and conclusions contained in this report are those of the majority staff and do not necessarily reflect the views of the members of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs." Chairman. Thereby, DOD & Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System to-date covered up are these experiments and prevented is treatment as documented by the U.S. Senate Report.[8]
In 2008 the opposing "views" resulted in a continuing on the general public of a version of the DOD Project 112 biological lessons learned.[9] This is by the 19 December 2006 established civilian "Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)".[11] Under the cover of its "national security missions", as it is for military personnel, withheld from the civilian "guinea pigs" are the cause and effects of its "Biomedical...Research and Development” (R&D) Projects.
Order Ignored.
From 1953 the U.S. Senate "to harm" lessons learned were in direct disobedience of the DOD Secretary's TOP SECRET order. The U.S. Senate’s 1994 "servicemember's knowledge" and "consent" was required forty one (41) years earlier. [3] Then known by the Secretary's of all Services, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and their R&D Board. The order was "UNCLASSIFIED" in 1975. Nineteen (19) years later, during the U.S. Senate’s reported past 50 years, most of the "to harm" service records were destroyed in a 1973 National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) fire. Those that survived had all witnesses censored by Congress’s 1974 Privacy Act! The "Veterans Right to Know Act" was proposed in the 2005 and H.R. 4259 [109th] 2006 Congress. It never became law.
All Is In-The- Record!
Each Executive Branch (DOD, CIA & BARDA) Project completes the R&D process. The prior lessons learned are reviewed. The then Scope of Work defines what the experiment is "designed" to do. The how, where, when and who is identified. The conducted researched cause and effects are closely followed. From the results are developed safe production, use, the needed for treatment and protection, e.g., the DOD manufacturers handling of hazardous materials such as Depleted Uranium, Agent Orange, the biological agents of Project 112 [10], the jet-engine noise levels of Project 7210 [2] and the STANLEY “investigational” drug [4]. All is in the Executive Branch record! Under the cover of national security the revealing treatment evidence: 1. Is not cause identified in a subject’s Medical History, so that they never the wiser become. The deceived victim’s "to harm" effects are not Medical History recorded, therefore not addressed! Prevented is any follow up by independent civilian and VA physicians. And 2. For veterans’ the 64 years of experiment specific injuries are not in the VA "schedule of ratings for disabilities" [6]!
A few in Congress made certain that this revealing evidence will not be addressed. The year following STANLEY was the 1988 Veterans’ Judicial Review Act. Established was the Veteran’s Legislative severely restricted, Article I Court. "The court may not review the schedule of ratings for disabilities or the policies underlying the schedule.", i.e., the order ignored "to harm" R&D experimental effects and their causes! The Veterans Court Chief Judge's no teeth statement with his VA ignoring of the Court’s decisions! [6] The Secretary of the VA was given Final Decision authority on these issues. [10] Included is the power of NO APPEAL to this LEGISLATIVE Veterans Court or to the independent U.S. Judicial Branch Courts. If allowed an APPEAL, it is not part of the record at the Article I Veterans Court. The evidence is also missing at the next level U.S. Judicial Branch Article III, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Why “may not review”?
The may not be reviewed needed for treatment records and underlying policies restrictions are to prevent alerting medical, administrative and judicial "activities"! This is due to the still in 2008 reasoning of "it was necessary to conceal these activities from the american public in general, because public knowledge of the unethical and illicit activities would have serious repercussions in political and diplomatic circles and would be detrimental to the accomplishment of its mission." U.S. Supreme Court 1987 Stanley Case; Footnote 4, Page 688 on its proven 1958 CIA "to harm" experiment on U.S. Army personnel. [4]
"Right to Know".
There now is no 64 years later "Veterans Right to Know". After they complete Honorable Service despite the efforts of some Congress has not given back to veterans their rights. Revealed would be the few’s corrupt “may not review” for the greater good of all. As accomplished by the end justifies the "designed to harm" means. Carried out under the cover of our nation’s wars! A few key members in Congress, have dishonored all those that serve.
Hold Responsible.
Now BARDA Experiments Conducted on You! Please, Hold Your Members in the U.S. Congress Accountable! These U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Senate Documented Facts Are Internet Censored.[12] Passing this on to Others So That They May Do the Same Would Be Appreciated. Thank You.
David H. Marshall
REFERENCES:
[1] U.S. Supreme Court, Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135, 146 (1950).
[2] USAF Project 7210 "A Compilation of Turbojet Noise Data", Bolt Beranek & Newman, Inc. Cambridge 38, MA. Sound pressure levels for all jet-engines in-service. Conducted at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio in 1952. 1954 logged in as the 401st report for that year published as Report 54-401 July 1956.
[3] DOD Secretary's 26 February 1953 NO non-consensual, human experiment’s Memo pages 343-345. George J. Annas and Michael A. Grodin, "The Nazi Doctors and the Nuremberg Code; Human Rights in Human Experimentation" (New York: Oxford University Press, 1992). In Reference [8] as NOTES 72, 168 & 169.
[4] U.S. Supreme Court, June 25, 1987, U.S. V. Stanley, 107 S. Ct. 3054 (Volume 483 U.S., Section 669, Pages 699 to 710). In Reference [8] Cited in Note 169.
[5] U.S. State Dept., "U.S. Report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights July 1994, Art. 7".
[6] Chief Judge Frank Q. Nebeker, State of the Court for Presentation to the United States Court of Veterans Appeals Third Judicial Conference October 17-18, 1994. In the Veterans Appeals Reporter. www.firebase. net/state_of_court_brief.htm Annual Judicial Conference Transcript. www. goodnet.com/~heads/nebeker
[7] United States General Accounting Office (GAO) Testimony Before the Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives. September 28, 1994 Human Experimentation.
[8] U.S. Senate December 8, 1994 REPORT 103-97 "Is Military Research Hazardous to Veterans' Health? Lessons Spanning Half a Century." Hearings Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 103rd Congress 2nd Session. With NOTES 1 to 170. Committee Print - S. Print. 103-97.
[9] "Project 112 (Including Project SHAD) Home" chemical and biological experiments; www. 1.va.gov/shad/
[10] United States Code (USC) Title 38, 511. Decisions of the Secretary; finality. http://www. law.cornell.edu/
[11] "Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)" S-3678.
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