S.Amdt. 1798

SA 1798. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1694 submitted by Mr. Inhofe and intended to be proposed 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:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the following:

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

(a) In General.--Not later than March 31, 2010, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology shall conduct a comparative evaluation of extended range modular sniper rifle systems, including .300 Winchester Magnum, .338 Lapua Magnum, and other calibers. The evaluation shall identify and demonstrate an integrated suite of technologies capable of--

(1) extending the effective range of snipers;

(2) meeting service or unit requirements or operational need statements; or

(3) closing documented capability gaps.

(b) Funding.--The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology shall conduct the evaluation required by subsection (a) using amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for extended range modular sniper rifle system research (PE # 0604802A) that are unobligated.

(c) Report.--Not later than April 30, 2010, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology 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--

(1) detailed ballistics and system performance data; and

(2) an assessment of the operational capabilities of extended range modular sniper rifle systems to meet service or unit requirements or operational need statements or close documented capabilities gaps.