S.Amdt. 821

SA 821. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2020 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR ACQUISITION OF A TRANSMISSION
ELECTRON MICROSCOPE.

(a) Additional Amount.--
(1) In general.--The amount authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 2020 by section 201 for research,
development, test, and evaluation is hereby increased by
$5,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be available
for Defense Research Sciences (PE 0601102A).
(2) Availability.--The amount available under paragraph (1)
shall be available for transmission electron microscopy
equipment and research to support the following:
(A) Advanced analyses of materials for biomedical research.
(B) Micro- and nano-electronics research.
(C) Advanced manufacturing and materials research and
development.
(D) Superconductivity research.
(E) For such other matters as the Secretary of Defense
considers appropriate.
(b) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2020 by section 201 for research, development,
test, and evaluation is hereby decreased by $5,000,000, with
the amount of the decrease to be taken from amounts made
available for Future Advanced Weapon Analysis & Programs (PE
0604200F).
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