S.Amdt. 1339

SA 1339. Mr. BAYH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 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:

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(3) For other procurement, $105,000,000.

(b) Availability of Certain Amounts.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a)(3), $105,000,000 shall be available for the procurement of so-called “b” armor kits for M1151 and M1152 high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles.

SEC. 1404. MARINE CORPS PROCUREMENT.

(a) Marine Corps Procurement.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for the procurement account of the Marine Corps in the amount of $340,400,000.

(b) Availability of Amount.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), $340,000,000 shall be available for purposes as follows:

(1) Procurement of Up-Armored Humvees.

(2) Procurement of so-called “b” armor kits for M1151 and M1152 high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles.

(3) Procurement of M1151 and M1152 high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles.