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CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—APR. 28, 2005 Foundation, Department of Defense, and Housing and Urban Development Tribal College and University Programs; and (2) such equitable consideration reflects the intent of Congress to continue to work toward statutory Federal funding authorization goals for tribal colleges and universities.

SEC. 505. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING SOCIAL SECURITY RESTRUCTURING.

It is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the President, the Congress, and the American people including seniors, workers, women, minorities, and disabled persons should work together at the earliest opportunity to enact legislation to achieve a solvent and permanently sustainable Social Security system; (2) Social Security reform must— (A) protect current and near retirees from any changes to Social Security benefits; (B) reduce the pressure on future taxpayers and on other budgetary priorities; (C) provide benefit levels that adequately reflect individual contributions to the Social Security system; and (D) preserve and strengthen the safety net for vulnerable populations including the disabled and survivors. SEC. 506. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING FUNDING FOR SUBSONIC AND HYPERSONIC AERONAUTICS RESEARCH BY THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.

It is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the level of funding provided for the Aeronautics Mission Directorate within the National Aeronautics and Space Administration should be increased by $1,582,700,000 between fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2010; and (2) the increases provided should be applied to the Vehicle Systems portion of the Aeronautics Mission Directorate budget for use in subsonic and hypersonic aeronautical research. SEC. 507. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE ACQUISITION OF THE NEXT GENERATION DESTROYER (DDX).

(a) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate that— (1) it is ill-advised for the Department of Defense to pursue a winner-take-all strategy for the acquisition of destroyers under the next generation destroyer (DDX) program; and (2) the amounts identified in this resolution assume that the Department of Defense will not acquire any destroyer under the next generation destroyer program through a winner-takeall strategy. (b) WINNER-TAKE-ALL STRATEGY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘winner-take-all strategy’’, with respect to the acquisition of destroyers under the next generation destroyer program, means the acquisition (including design and construction) of such destroyers through a single shipyard. Agreed to April 28, 2005.

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