S.Amdt. 2320

SA 2320. Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden) 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 C of title III, add the following:

SEC. 325. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM.

(a) Additional Amount for Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(10) for operation and maintenance for the Army National Guard is hereby increased by $317,000,000.

(b) Availability.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(10) for operation and maintenance for the Army National Guard, as increased by subsection (a), $317,000,000 may be available for the establishment of a Stryker Brigade Combat Team composed of elements of the California National Guard, the Nevada National Guard, and the Oregon National Guard.