S.Amdt. 2070

SA 2070. Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title XXIV, add the following:

SEC. 2406. CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES AT CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO.

(a) Authorization for Projects.--

(1) In general.--The amount set forth in the item relating to Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, in the table entitled “Special Operations Command” in section 2401(a) is hereby increased by $68,000,000.

(2) Projects authorized.--The amount authorized to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects at Cannon Air Force, New Mexico, pursuant to paragraph (1) is allocated for the following projects in the following amounts:

(A) $31,000,000 for the construction of Special Operations Forces C-130 Fuel Cell and Corrosion Control Hangars.

(B) $7,500,000 for the construction of a Special Operations Forces CV-22 Simulator Facility.

(C) $17,500,000 for the construction of Special Operations Forces UAV Squadron Operations / Ground Control Stations.

(D) $12,000,000 for the construction of a Special Operations Forces MC-130 Squadron Operations Facility.

(b) Increase in Amount Authorized to Be Appropriated.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 2403 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of Defense and the amount designated under paragraph (1) of such section for military construction projects inside the United States are each increased by $68,000,000.

(c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(4) for operation and maintenance for the Air Force is hereby reduced by $68,000,000.