To make available $2,000,000 from Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army for the Para foil Joint Precision Air Drop System.

SA 4760. Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Lieberman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him

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to the bill H.R. 5631, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8109. (a) Additional Amount for Research, Development,
Test and Evaluation, army.--The amount appropriated by title
IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Army'' is hereby increased by $2,000,000.
(b) Availability.--Of the amount appropriated by title IV
under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Army'', as increased by subsection (a), up to
$2,000,000 may be available for support of design
enhancements and continued testing of the Para foil Joint
Precision Air Drop System (JPADS) design parachute system for
the drop of 5-ton and 15-ton loads to precise locations from
high altitude and greater offset distance.
(c) Offset.--Of the amount appropriated by title II under
the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' is
hereby decreased by $2,000,000.
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