That is right. I am talking about what the conference report does. The Senator's amendment leaves that discretion there. But because of the tradition, we fund that authorized level, which the Senator from Virginia has pointed out, and we may decide to look to a different approach which would be to direct the Secretary of Defense to meet that level out of his own funds. It is a different approach, but it is an important amendment.
Discussing the implications of a conference report and an amendment related to funding levels.
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