S.Amdt. 6694

SA 6694. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Bennet) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 in title II, insert the following:

SEC. ___. NAVY UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall continue the Navy
University Research Initiatives (PE 0601103N) and shall carry
out the activities funded under such program element during
fiscal year 2027.
(b) Funding.--
(1) Additional funding.--The amount authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2027 by section 201 for
research, development, test, and evaluation is hereby
increased by $41,900,000.
(2) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2027 by section 301 for operations and
maintenance is hereby reduced by $41,900,000.
(c) Availability for Navy University Research
Initiatives.--Notwithstanding section 4201, of the amount
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2027 by section
201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, as
revised by subsection (b)(1), up to $116,900,000 shall be
available for Navy University Research Initiatives (PE
0601103N).
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