[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 74 (Thursday, May 20, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H3462]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 1. At the end of title II (Page _, after line 
     _), insert the following new section:
       Sec. _  . TEST AND EVALUATION OF MOBILE EXPEDITIONARY 
     ACCURATE NIGHT VISION COMPATIBLE PORTABLE AIRFIELD LIGHTING 
     SYSTEM.
       (a) Test and Evaluation Required.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide for the test and evaluation by the Armed Forces 
     of the Mobile Expeditionary Accurate Night Vision Compatible 
     Portable Airfield Lighting System, which is known as 
     ``MEANPALS'' and is designed to use enhanced vision 
     technologies, such as laser guidance systems, to provide 
     accurate runway centerline lineup cues and approach 
     information for up to 10,000 foot runways at both improved 
     and unimproved aircraft landing sites.
       (b) Elements of Test and Evaluation.--The test and 
     evaluation of MEANPALS shall include the following 
     components:
       (1) Use by the Army of two MEANPALS at a location that 
     serves both fixed wing aircraft and helicopters.
       (2) Use by the Marine Corps of one MEANPALS at a location 
     that could serve Marine Corps aircraft as well as direct 
     amphibious landing craft and ground vehicles.
       (3) Use by the Air Force Reserve or the Air National Guard 
     of three MEANPALS at three separate locations.

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