Sec. 216. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ARMORED MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLE PROGRAM

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## SEC. 216 LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ARMORED MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLE PROGRAM ###

(a)Limitation Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, for the armored multi-purpose vehicle program, not more than 80 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense committees the report under subsection (b)(1). ###

(b)Report ####

(1)In general Not later than March 1, 2015, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the armored multi-purpose vehicle program. ####

(2)Matters included The report under paragraph

(1)shall include the following: #####

(A)An identification of the existing capability gaps of the M-113 family of vehicles assigned, as of the date of the report, to units outside of combat brigades. #####

(B)An identification of the mission roles that are in common between— ######

(i)such vehicles assigned to units outside of combat brigades; and ######

(ii)the vehicles examined in the armor brigade combat team during the armored multi-purpose vehicle analysis of alternatives. #####

(C)The estimated timeline and the rough order of magnitude of funding requirements associated with complete M-113 family of vehicles divestiture within the units outside of combat brigades and the risk associated with delaying the replacement of such vehicles. #####

(D)A description of the requirements for force protection, mobility, and size, weight, power, and cooling capacity for the mission roles of M-113 family of vehicles assigned to units outside of combat brigades. #####

(E)A discussion of the mission roles of the M-113 family of vehicles assigned to units outside of combat brigades that are comparable to the mission roles of the M-113 family of vehicles assigned to armor brigade combat teams. #####

(F)A discussion of whether a one-for-one replacement of the M-113 family of vehicles assigned to units outside of combat brigades is likely. #####

(G)With respect to mission roles, a discussion of any substantive distinctions that exist in the capabilities of the M-113 family of vehicles that are needed based on the level of the unit to which the vehicle is assigned (not including combat brigades). #####

(H)A discussion of the relative priority of fielding among the mission roles. #####

(I)An assessment for the feasibility of incorporating medical wheeled variants within the armor brigade combat teams.