To authorize, with an offset, an additional $5,000,000 for research, development, test, and evaluations for the Army for the Joint Service Small Arms Program.

1. Adds SEC. 213. JOINT SERVICE SMALL ARMS PROGRAM at the end of subtitle B of title II

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   (3) such recommendations, including recommendations for additional legislative or administrative actions and recommendations on funding required to implement such actions, as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of the field experiment.

   Inserted: SEC. 213. JOINT SERVICE SMALL ARMS PROGRAM.

   Inserted: (a) Increased Amount for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(1) for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Army is hereby increased by $5,000,000.

   Inserted: (b) Availability of Amount.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(1) for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Army, as increased by subsection (a), $5,000,000 shall be available for the Joint Service Small Arms Program.

   Inserted: (c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, test, and evaluation for Defense-wide activities is hereby reduced by $5,000,000, with the amount of the reduction to be allocated to Distribution Process Owner Technology Development and Implementation.

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   At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following:

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