I ask unanimous consent that regarding these amendments, which I believe by the Chair's ruling have been--are to be considered en bloc, also that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

The only time agreement we have in yet is the time we come in, not a time for a vote. Mr. McCAIN. I wanted to clarify.

It is pending and will be modified tomorrow. At that point the Chair is going to ask whether there is any additional debate on that amendment. If there is no additional debate, then the Chair is going to put the question. If there is a…

We are going to be making a unanimous consent request, and would like to do it right now, that tomorrow morning there be debate and votes on the following five amendments: Senator Sessions on bilateral discussions with Afghanistan…

I know of no further debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? If not, the question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 3199) was agreed to.

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To impose sanctions with respect to persons that provide…

I ask unanimous consent that the filing deadline for first-degree amendments to S. 3254, the Department of Defense authorization bill, be set at 9:45 tonight. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I wonder if the Senator would speak on the amendment, though, without calling up the amendment.

Reserving the right to object, I am wondering if the Senator from Alabama would repeat the request.

We are significantly over our time, I believe. We would be happy to accommodate Senator Feinstein or others.

That is my opinion, and that is the fundamental core ruling in the Hamdi case. Now, we have to be accurate. Hamdi applied circumstances to citizens that were captured in Afghanistan, but the reason they use led them to conclude there was…

The Feinstein amendment provides an appropriate signal to Congress that in an authorizing context they should be aware of detention authority issues. Therefore, I intend to vote for the Feinstein amendment. I yield the floor. The ACTING…

How much time is there left on our side? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. There is 17 minutes 24 seconds.

I wonder if we could get to the Feinstein amendment. I am sure Senator Feinstein will be happy to yield time to the Senator from Utah. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from California. Amendment No. 3018

The pending business is still the Ayotte amendment. I am just wondering if the Senator from Utah might indicate what it is that he will speak on.

Let me, first of all, commend Senators Inhofe and Coons. This is a very important amendment, and the determination to go after Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army is essential not just in terms of the values that we so dearly believe in…

It is. As part of that point, it cites the Quirin case, which says: Citizenship in the United States of an enemy belligerent does not relieve him from the consequences of a belligerency which is unlawful because in violation of the law of…

I understand. Let me then ask unanimous consent that Senator Inhofe, on behalf of Senator Coons and himself, offer a cleared amendment at this point. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 3201

So under the existing UC, we are now moving to the Feinstein amendment, and that is now the pending business? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. It has not been called up yet by the Senator from California.

How much time remains for the opponents? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Three minutes.

I ask unanimous consent that 6 additional minutes be added to the proponents of this amendment and, if needed, that 6 additional minutes be added to the other side. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Would the Senator from California agree that there be 5 minutes added to each side?

Reserving the right to object, how much time is left on each side? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Time in opposition is 5\1/2\ minutes. The proponents of the amendment have no time remaining.

We could. Let us report this amendment first and then why don't we do that. It will just take us a couple minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, amendment No. 3090, as modified, is agreed to.

The Senator is correct. These are not the last two votes tonight necessarily at all. As of now, we are still planning on having votes tomorrow. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard to the filing deadline request.