S.Amdt. 2179

SA 2179. 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 subtitle A of title II, add the following:

SEC. 203. AMOUNT FOR HIGH SPEED TEST TRACK, HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO.

(a) Increase in Amount for Air Force Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(3) for the Air Force for research, development, test, and evaluation is hereby increased by $7,000,000.

(b) Availability for High Speed Test Track.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(3) for the Air Force for research, development, test, and evaluation, as increased by subsection (a), $7,000,000 may be available for the High Speed Test Track, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.

(c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(4) for the Air Force for operation and maintenance is hereby reduced by $7,000,000.