S.Amdt. 1934

SA 1934. Mr. BAYH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2863, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

SEC. 1411. TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES.

(a) Additional Amount for Other Procurement, Army.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 1403(a)(3) for other procurement for the Army is hereby increased by $360,800,000.

(b) Availability of Amount.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 1403(a)(3) for other procurement for the Army, as increased by subsection (a)--

(1) $360,800,000 may be made available for the procurement of armored Tactical Wheeled Vehicles for units deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan; or

(2) if the Secretary of the Army determines that such amount is not needed for the procurement of armored Tactical Wheeled Vehicles for units deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan--

(A) up to $247,100,000 may be available for the procurement of armored Tactical Wheeled Vehicles to reconstitute Army Prepositioned Stocks-5, including the procurement of armored Light Tactical Vehicles (LTVs), armored Medium Tactical Vehicles (MTVs), and armored Heavy Tactical Vehicles (HTVs) for purposes of equipping one heavy brigade, one infantry brigade, and two infantry battalions; and

(B) up to $113,700,000 may be available for the procurement of armored Tactical Wheeled Vehicles for the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, including the procurement of armored Light Tactical Vehicles, armored Medium Tactical Vehicles, and armored Heavy Tactical Vehicles for purposes of equipping one infantry brigade combat team in order to permit such vehicles to be used for the training and preparation of troops, prior to deployment, on the use of such vehicles.