Sec. 243. CONDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT ON AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLES FOR THE MARINE CORPS

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## SEC. 243 CONDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT ON AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLES FOR THE MARINE CORPS ###

(a)In General If the ongoing Marine Corps ground combat vehicle fleet mix study recommends the acquisition of a separate Marine Personnel Carrier, the Secretary of the Navy and the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the following: ####

(1)A detailed description of the capability gaps that Marine Personnel Carriers are intended to mitigate and the capabilities that the Marine Personnel Carrier will be required to have to mitigate such gaps, and an assessment whether, and to what extent, Amphibious Combat Vehicles could mitigate such gaps. ####

(2)A detailed explanation of the role of the Marine Personnel Carriers in the operations of the Marine Corps, as well as a comparative estimate of the acquisition and life-cycle costs of— #####

(A)a fleet consisting of both Amphibious Combat Vehicles and Marine Personnel Carriers; and #####

(B)a fleet consisting of only Amphibious Combat Vehicles. ###

(b)Submittal Date If required, the report under subsection

(a)shall be submitted not later than the later of— ####

(1)the date that is 60 days after the date of the completion of the study referred to in subsection (a); or ####

(2)February 1, 2013.