To make available from Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, up to $10,000,000 for experimentation and refinement of tactics and doctrine in the use of the Class IV unmanned aerial vehicles and ground stations associated with such vehicles.

SA 4761. Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mrs. Clinton) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him 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) Procurement of Class IV Unmanned Aerial
Systems in Fiscal Year 2007.--The Secretary of the Army shall
provide for the procurement during fiscal year 2007 of eight
Class IV Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for the Army as
provided for in the budget of the President for fiscal year
2007 (as submitted to Congress for such fiscal year under
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code).
(b) Tactics and Doctrine in Use of Class IV Unmanned Aerial
Systems.--
(1) 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 $29,000,000.
(2) Availability of amount.--Of the amount appropriated by
title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Army'', as increased by paragraph (1),
$29,000,000 may be available for experimentation and
refinement of tactics and doctrine in the use of the Class IV
unmanned aerial vehicles procured pursuant to subsection (a)
and two ground stations associated with such vehicles.
(3) Offset.--The amount appropriated by title II under the
heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' is hereby
reduced by $29,000,000.

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