[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 192 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7612]
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SA 4144. Mr. TUBERVILLE 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 appropriate place in title II, insert the
following:
SEC. ___. MILITARY STANDARDS FOR STEEL ARMOR IN ARMORED
VEHICLES.
(a) Standards Required.--Not later than March 31, 2022, the
Secretary of the Army shall establish military standards for
all steel armor, including all associated class levels, for
incorporation into specifications for current and future
armored vehicles developed and procured by the Armed Forces
and the Department of State.
(b) Requirements.--The standards established under
subsection (a) shall incorporate the following standards:
(1) MIL-DTL-46100E.
(2) MIL-DTL-12560K.
(3) MIL-DTL-32332A.
(4) MIL-DTL-46186A.
(c) Report Required.--Not later than June 30, 2022, the
Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report that describes--
(1) the establishment of the standards required by
subsection (a); and
(2) a strategy for incorporation of such standards into
armored vehicle specifications to replace all company
specific branded material.
(d) Armored Vehicle Defined.--For purposes of this section,
the term `` armored vehicle'' means a tracked or wheeled
vehicle incorporating steel armor in its manufacture.
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