To make available additional amounts for defense basic research programs.
What it does: Adds Sec. __. (a) Army Programs.--Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading "Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army", up to $10,000,000 may be used for Program Element 0601103A for University Research Initiatives wherever appropriate
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA)Adds Sec. __. (a) Army Programs.--Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading "Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army", up to $10,000,000 may be used for Program Element 0601103A for University Research Initiatives wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: Sec. __. (a) Army Programs.--Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading "Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army", up to $10,000,000 may be used for Program Element 0601103A for University Research Initiatives.
Inserted: (b) Navy Programs.--Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading "Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy", up to $10,000,000 may be used for Program Element 0601103N for University Research Initiatives.
Inserted: (c) Air Force Programs.--Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading "Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force", up to $10,000,000 may be used for Program Element 0601103F for University Research Initiatives.
Inserted: (d) Defense-Wide Activities.--Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading "Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide"--
Inserted: (A) up to $10,000,000 may be used for Program Element 0601120D8Z for the SMART National Defense Education Program; and
Inserted: (B) up to $10,000,000 may be used for Program Element 0601101E for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency University Research Program in Computer Science and Cybersecurity.
Inserted: (e) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that it should be a goal of the Department of Defense to allocate to basic research programs each fiscal year an amount equal to 15 percent of the funds available to the Department of Defense for science and technology in such fiscal year.
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SA 1991. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Clinton, Mrs. Dole, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Sarbanes,) 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:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) Army Programs.--Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading “Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army”, up to $10,000,000 may be used for Program Element 0601103A for University Research Initiatives.
(b) Navy Programs.--Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading “Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy”, up to $10,000,000 may be used for Program Element 0601103N for University Research Initiatives.
(c) Air Force Programs.--Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading “Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force”, up to $10,000,000 may be used for Program Element 0601103F for University Research Initiatives.
(d) Defense-Wide Activities.--Of the amount appropriated by title IV under the heading “Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide”--
(A) up to $10,000,000 may be used for Program Element 0601120D8Z for the SMART National Defense Education Program; and
(B) up to $10,000,000 may be used for Program Element 0601101E for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency University Research Program in Computer Science and Cybersecurity.
(e) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that it should be a goal of the Department of Defense to allocate to basic research programs each fiscal year an amount equal to 15 percent of the funds available to the Department of Defense for science and technology in such fiscal year.
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1991 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
October 5, 2005
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1991 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
October 5, 2005
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1991 proposed by Senator Stevens for Senator Kennedy.
October 5, 2005
Amendment SA 1991 proposed by Senator Stevens for Senator Kennedy. (consideration: CR S11108) To make available additional amounts for defense basic research programs.
October 5, 2005
Amendment SA 1991 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S11108)
October 5, 2005
Senate amendment submitted
October 3, 2005