S.Amdt. 1457

SA 1457. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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:

At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following:

SEC. 330. CHAPLAIN PROGRAM.

(a) Additional Amount for Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(6) for operation and maintenance for the Army Reserve is hereby increased by $7,600,000.

(b) Availability of Amount.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(6) for operation and maintenance for the Army Reserve, as increased by subsection (a), $7,600,000 may be available for the Chaplain Program, of which--

(1) $2,400,000 may be available for trainers;

(2) $1,000,000 may be available for augmentation personnel;

(3) $4,200,000 may be available for spouses, facilities, and materials.