S.Amdt. 2180

SA 2180. 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 JOINT DIRECTED ENERGY TEST SITE, WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NEW MEXICO.

(a) Increase in Amount for Army Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(1) for the Army for research, development, test, and evaluation is hereby increased by $8,000,000.

(b) Availability for Joint Directed Energy Test Site.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(1) for the Army for research, development, test, and evaluation, as increased by subsection (a), $8,000,000 may be available for the Joint Directed Energy Test Site, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

(c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(1) for the Army for operation and maintenance is hereby reduced by $8,000,000.