Posted on 10/24/2001 7:45:33 AM PDT by BCR #226
Does anyone have any information on the bill in Congress that would order the re-demilitarization of former military equipment?
I know the measure passed the Senate but I need to find out what is going on with it in the House.
Thanks,
Mike
thanks bro,
Mike
On Sept 25, the House passed HR-2586, `National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002.' 2001. That bill does not contain Section 1062, the de-mil section.
On Oct 2, the Senate passed their version of that bill, S-1438. That version does contain Sect 1062 with the de-mil language.
On Oct 4, the Senate bill was received in the House.
On Oct 17: "The House struck all after the enacting clause [of S-1438] and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 2586. Agreed to without objection." (Gotta love it.)
That was then sent back to the Senate, with a list of conferees.
The Senate immediately disagreed on the House ammendment, and and selected a list of Senate conferees.
So now, the House and Senate conferees have to duke it out over this and other differences. It would seem that we could apply quite a bit more leverage in this circumstance. Bartlett (R-MD) and Smith (R-NH) would be good targets for indicating distress over the contents of S-1438 Sec 1062.
The following contains the blow-by-blow status of the bill, including the list of conferees from both houses.
Mike in MD
I'll keep an eye on this bill closely. I refuse to demil anything I have.
Mike
Mike
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