S.Amdt. 1694

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SA 1694. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1390, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2010 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 D of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 252. EVALUATION OF EXTENDED RANGE MODULAR SNIPER RIFLE
                   SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army, acting through
     the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,
     Logistics, and Technology, shall conduct a comparative
     evaluation of an extended range modular sniper rifle system.
       (b) Elements.--The evaluation required by subsection (a)
     shall--
       (1) use a .338 Lapua Magnum caliber weapon platform and
     associated optics, ammunition, and visual augmentation
     systems to compare the extended range modular sniper rifle
     system to existing Army sniper platforms, including such
     platforms based on the .300 Winchester Magnum caliber weapon;
       (2) include developmental testing and in-theater
     operational testing of no fewer than 50 complete extended
     range modular sniper rifle systems using a .338 Lapua Magnum
     caliber weapon platform, inclusive of ammunition and
     training; and
       (3) identify and demonstrate an integrated suite of
     technologies capable of extending the effective range of Army
     snipers against--
       (A) non-technical enemy vehicles and personnel wearing
     Level III body armor to 750 meters; and
       (B) enemy positions and personnel to ranges of 1,500
     meters.
       (c) Funding.--The Secretary of the Army shall conduct the
     evaluation required by subsection (a) using, to the extent
     practicable, amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for an
     extended range modular sniper rifle system that are
     unobligated.
       (d) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2010, the Secretary
     of the Army shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services
     of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the
     House of Representatives a report containing the results of
     the evaluation required by subsection (a), including detailed
     ballistics and system performance data and an assessment of
     operational applications and benefits of an extended range
     modular sniper rifle system.
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