[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 191 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7543]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4069. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Ms. Warren) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 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 end of subtitle B of title XXXI, add the following:

     SEC. 3114. REALLOCATION OF FUNDING FOR B83 GRAVITY BOMB LIFE 
                   EXTENSION TO SUPPORT GLOBAL VACCINE PRODUCTION 
                   CAPACITY.

       (a) Reduction in Amount for B83 Gravity Bomb Life 
     Extension.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     section 3101 and available as specified in the funding table 
     in section 4701 for stockpile major modernization for multi-
     weapon systems is hereby reduced by $98,456,000, with the 
     amount of the reduction to be derived from amounts available 
     for life extension for the B83 gravity bomb.
       (b) Funding for Global Vaccine Production.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State and 
     other relevent agencies $98,456,000 to provide support--
       (1) for expanding global vaccine production capacity, 
     including through the development or transfer of technology 
     and the construction, expansion, or modernization of 
     facilities; and
       (2) to other countries, especially low and middle-income 
     countries, with the distribution and delivery of COVID-19 
     vaccines.
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