S.Amdt. 1939

1. Adds SEC. 1411. TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES at the end of title XIV of division A

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   (d) Effect on Authorization Amounts.--A transfer made from one account to another under the authority of this section shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the account to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred.

   Inserted: SEC. 1411. TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES.

   Inserted: (a) Additional Amount for Other Procurement, Army.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 1403(a)(3) for other procurement for the Army is hereby increased by $360,800,000.

   Inserted: (2) Availability of amount.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 1403(a)(3) for other procurement for the Army, as increased by paragraph (1)--

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

   Inserted: (B) 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--

   Inserted: (i) 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

   Inserted: (ii) 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.

   Inserted: (b) Ballistics Engineering Program.--

   Inserted: (1) Additional amount for research, development, test, and evaluation, defense-wide.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, test, and evaluation for Defense-Wide activities is hereby increased by $5,000,000.

   Inserted: (B) Availability of amount.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, test, and evaluation for Defense-Wide activities, as increased by subparagraph (A), $5,000,000 may be available for the establishment of the ballistics engineering research center under paragraph (2).

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   Inserted: (2) Ballistics engineering research center.--

   Inserted: (A) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall create a collaborative ballistics engineering research center at two major research institutions.

   Inserted: (B) Purpose.--The purpose of the research center established under subparagraph (A) shall be to advance knowledge and application of ballistics materials and procedures to improve the safety of land-based military vehicles, particularly from hidden improvised explosive devices, including through the training of engineers, scientists, and military personnel in ballistics materials and their use.

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   At the end of title XIV of division A, add the following:

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