to make available from Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, up to $10,000,000 for Combat Vehicle and Automotive Technology.

SA 4840. Mr. LEVIN 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) Availability of Amounts Within Combat
Vehicle and Automotive Technology.--Of the amount
appropriated by title IV under the heading ``Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation, Army''--
(1) up to $5,000,000 may be available for Combat Vehicle
and Automotive Technology (PE #0602601A) for appropriate
purposes specified in subsection (b); and
(2) up to $10,000,000 may be available for Combat Vehicle
and Automotive Technology (PE #0603005A) for appropriate
purposes specified in subsection (b).
(b) Purposes.--The purposes specified in this subsection
are the competitive award of research projects in the
following areas:
(1) Vehicle-Based Active Protection Systems against kinetic
energy threats.
(2) Robotic Ground Systems.
(3) Command and Control of Unmanned Systems.
(4) Hybrid Electric Technologies.
(5) Energy Efficient Vehicle Technologies.
(6) Vehicle Survivability Systems.
(7) Such other research activities as the Secretary of the
Army may specify.
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