Sec. 1063. REPORT ON CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES OF ARMORED BRIGADE COMBAT TEAMS

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## SEC. 1063 REPORT ON CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES OF ARMORED BRIGADE COMBAT TEAMS ###

(a)In General Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the capabilities and capacities of Armored Brigade Combat Teams. ###

(b)Elements The report required under subsection

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

(1)A description of the total number of Armored Brigade Combat Teams required to support the National Defense Strategy. ####

(2)A description of the manner in which the Army plans to equip and field future Armored Brigade Combat Teams. ####

(3)A description of the total number of mechanized infantry companies required in support of the Armored Brigade Combat Teams. ####

(4)A description of steps being taken to improve the number and quality of live-fire gunnery exercises executed each year, including improving execution of battalion and brigade-level combined arms live-fire exercises both at home station and at the Combat Training Centers. ####

(5)A description of training being conducted to train Armored Brigade Combat Teams in combined arms for air defense and to counter unmanned aerial vehicles with organic weapons and tactics. ####

(6)A plan to improve personnel preparedness by the reduction of non-deployable soldiers and improvements in combat vehicle crew stability and material readiness of key combat systems. ####

(7)A description of deficiencies in repair parts and number of qualified mechanics, and a plan to correct such deficiencies. ####

(8)A plan for the modernization of the Armored Brigade Combat Teams.