Sec. 112. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR INCREMENT 2 OF THE WARFIGHTER INFORMATION NETWORK-TACTICAL PROGRAM
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## SEC. 112 LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR INCREMENT 2 OF THE WARFIGHTER INFORMATION NETWORK-TACTICAL PROGRAM ###
(a)Limitation Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 for Increment 2 of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical program of the Army (referred to in this section as “WIN-T Increment 2”) not more than 50 percent may be used to enter into, or to prepare to enter into, a contract for the procurement of equipment under the program until the date on which the Secretary of the Army submits the report under subsection (b). ###
(b)Report Not later than January 31, 2018, the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Chief of Staff of the Army, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the strategy of the Army for modernizing air-land ad-hoc, mobile tactical communications and data networks. ###
(c)Elements The report under subsection
(b)shall include the following: ####
(1)A description of the strategy of the Army for modernizing air-land ad-hoc, mobile tactical communications and data networks. ####
(2)The justification, rationale, and decision points for the strategy, including how network requirements are being redefined. ####
(3)How the Army intends to implement the recommendations accepted by the Secretary of the Army related to air-land ad-hoc, mobile tactical communications and data networks provided by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation pursuant to section 237 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 781). ####
(4)How the Army will address the vulnerabilities identified by the report of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation on the mobile, ad-hoc network against a modern peer adversary capable of cyber and electronic warfare detection and intrusion. ####
(5)A timeline and decision points for upgrading fielded WIN-T Increment 1B systems. ####
(6)A list of planned upgrades for components of WIN-T Increment 2 designed to improve program capabilities, including size, weight, and complexity, including the impact of these improvements on the cost of the program, as well as fielding schedules for Army Brigade Combat Teams. ####
(7)How the strategy will reduce Army reliance on satellite communications, including procurement and test strategies for more resilient and secure mid-tier line of sight capability. ####
(8)How the strategy will address identified joint interoperability capability gaps, specifically for units known as “fight tonight” units, including procurement and test plans for identified solutions. ####
(9)Decision points associated with the near term modernization strategy for mitigating operational capability gaps for such “fight tonight” units. ####
(10)The decision points and timelines associated with the fielding of modernized mobile tactical network communications to the reserve components of the Army. ####
(11)The planned funding and program realignments required for fiscal year 2018 and across the future years defense program that will be required to support the new strategy. ####
(12)Identification of the changes in acquisition policy as well as operational requirements being implemented to deliver an effective, suitable, and survivable network to the warfighter. ####
(13)Identification of the changes in leadership and governance that will be associated with the new strategy. ###
(d)Form of Report The report required by section
(b)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR INCREMENT 2 OF THE WARFIGHTER INFORMATION NETWORK-TACTICAL PROGRAM
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