Sec. 248. REPORT ON ACTIVE PROTECTION SYSTEMS FOR ARMORED COMBAT AND TACTICAL VEHICLES
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## SEC. 248 REPORT ON ACTIVE PROTECTION SYSTEMS FOR ARMORED COMBAT AND TACTICAL VEHICLES ###
(a)Report Required Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on technologies related to active protection systems
(APS)for armored combat and tactical vehicles. ###
(b)Contents The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: ####
(1)With respect to the active protection systems that the Army has recently tested on the M1A2 Abrams, the M2A3 Bradley, and the STRYKER, the following: #####
(A)An assessment of the effectiveness of such systems. #####
(B)Plans of the Secretary to further test such systems. #####
(C)Proposals for future development of such systems. #####
(D)A timeline for fielding such systems. ####
(2)Plans for how the Army will incorporate active protection systems into new armored combat and tactical vehicle designs, such as Mobile Protection Firepower (MPF), Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), and Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV).