Funds to upgrade 911 systems are included in an amendment to the national security bill (S-4) offered late Wed. by Sens. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-Tex.) and Gordon Smith (R-Ore.). The amendment, once a standalone bill, would let the Commerce Department抯 National Telecom & Information Administration borrow up to $43.5 million against anticipated spectrum auction revenue. 揃ecause the money is only advanced, the Congressional Budget Office has said that this amendment does not score,?meaning it wouldn抰 affect the official deficit, Steven said in his floor speech. According to the National Emergency Number Assn., 80% of the U.S. is E- 911-capable, but what isn抰 involves much of rural America, including half the nation抯 counties. Public safety officials back the amendment, Stevens said. The amendment isn抰 controversial and is expected to be included in the final package, set for a possible vote Tues.
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机译：升级911系统的资金包括在周三晚些时候提供的国家安全法案（S-4）修正案中。参议员是特德·史蒂文斯（R-阿拉斯加），希拉里·克林顿（D-N.Y。），丹尼尔·伊努耶（D-Hawaii），凯·贝利·哈钦森（R-Tex。）和戈登·史密斯（R-Ore）。该修正案曾经是一项独立法案，它将使商务部国家电信和信息管理局（National Telecom＆Information Administration）借入最多4,350万美元，以对抗预期的频谱拍卖收入。史蒂文在致辞中说：“由于这笔钱只是预付的，国会预算办公室说这项修正案不计分，这意味着这不会影响官方的赤字。”根据美国国家紧急号码协会（National Emergency Number Assn。）的数据，美国80％的国家具备E-911的能力，但这种情况涉及美国大部分农村地区，包括美国一半的县。史蒂文斯说，公共安全官员支持该修正案。该修正案没有争议，预计将包含在最后一揽子计划中，该计划将在星期二进行投票。
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