S.Amdt. 3567
What it does: Adds Subtitle B--Army Programs SEC. 111. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON UH-72 LIGHT UTILITY HELICOPTER HEALTH AND USAGE MONITORING SYSTEM after section 101
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-VT)What it changes
1 change to S. 2410 · shown in the bill's text
Adds Subtitle B--Army Programs SEC. 111. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON UH-72 LIGHT UTILITY HELICOPTER HEALTH AND USAGE MONITORING SYSTEM after section 101
Adds a sectionIn S. 2410 · Placed on Calendar Senate
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4101.
Inserted: Subtitle B--Army Programs SEC. 111. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON UH-72 LIGHT UTILITY HELICOPTER HEALTH AND USAGE MONITORING SYSTEM.
Inserted: It is the sense of the Senate that--
Inserted: (1) a health and usage monitoring system for the UH-72 Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) that provides early warning for failing systems may reduce costly emergency maintenance, improve maintenance schedules, and increase fleet readiness; and
Inserted: (2) the Department of the Army should consider establishing LUH health and usage monitoring system requirements that comply with Federal Aviation Administration standards for certification and are based on the condition-based maintenance needs of the Army, provided that any decision to proceed with a program of record will be done using full and open competition in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Original wording
Insert after section 101 the following:
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As printed
SA 3567. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 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:
Insert after section 101 the following:
Subtitle B--Army Programs SEC. 111. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON UH-72 LIGHT UTILITY HELICOPTER HEALTH AND USAGE MONITORING SYSTEM.
It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) a health and usage monitoring system for the UH-72 Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) that provides early warning for failing systems may reduce costly emergency maintenance, improve maintenance schedules, and increase fleet readiness; and
(2) the Department of the Army should consider establishing LUH health and usage monitoring system requirements that comply with Federal Aviation Administration standards for certification and are based on the condition-based maintenance needs of the Army, provided that any decision to proceed with a program of record will be done using full and open competition in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 17, 2014