[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5023]
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  SA 2737. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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. ___. VEHICLE INTEGRATION AND TESTING OF 3GEN FLIR ON 
                   ABRAMS TANK.

       (a) Additional Amount.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2025 by section 201 for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation is hereby 
     increased by $7,300,000, with the amount of the increase to 
     be available for vehicle integration and testing of the 3GEN 
     FLIR on the current model Abrams tank.
       (b) Briefing.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on 
     the 3GEN FLIR program.
       (2) Matters covered.--The briefing provided pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall cover the following:
       (A) The effect of the combat vehicle modernization strategy 
     of the Army on the 3GEN FLIR program and the industrial base.
       (B) An assessment of efforts and resources needed to 
     integrate the 3GEN FLIR onto the SEP Version 3 main battle 
     tank.
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