Haley Stevens: “Therefore, Mr. President, I send to the desk this amendment to provide additional appropriations, $7.8 billion for the…”

“Therefore, Mr. President, I send to the desk this amendment to provide additional appropriations, $7.8 billion for the Army and $5.3 billion for the Marine Corps for the reset of equipment due to combat operations and to designate such amounts as emergency requirements. I ask the amendment be presented. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens] for himself and Mr. Inouye, proposes an amendment numbered 4751. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To appropriate as additional appropriations $7,800,000,000 for the Army and $5,300,000,000 for the Marine Corps for the reset of equipment due to continuing combat operations and to designate such amounts as emergency requirements) At the end of title IX, add the following: Sec. 9012. (a) Additional Amount for Army and Marine Corps for Equipment Reset.--In addition to amounts provided by other provisions of this title, $7,800,000,000 is provided to the Army, and $5,300,000,000 is provided to the Marine Corps, to fund equipment reset requirements resulting from continuing combat operations. (b) Designation as Emergency Requirements.--The amounts provided under subsection (a) are designated as appropriations for contingency operations directly related to the Global War on Terrorism, and other unanticipated defense- related operations, pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H.…”