[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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