S.Amdt. 717

SA 717. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment to the bill S. 1050, to authorize appropirations for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 291, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:

SEC. 1039. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR STATE PROGRAMS UNDER THE NATIONAL GUARD CHALLENGE PROGRAM.

(a) Maximum Federal Share.--Section 509(d) of title 32, United States Code, is amended--(1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3); (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (1); (3) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2); “(2) for fiscal year 2004 (notwithstanding paragraph (1)), 65 percent of the costs of operating the State program during that year.”. (b) Amount for Federal Assistance.--(1) The amount authorized to be appropriated under section 301(1) is hereby increased by $6,000,000. (2) Of the total amount authorized to be appropriated under section 301(1), $71,200,000 shall be available for the National Guard Challenge Program under section 509 of title 32, United States Code. (3) The total amount authorized to be appropriated under section 3101(a)(1) is hereby reduced by $6,000,000, to be derived from the amount provided for the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator program.