RESTRICTION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR ARMY TACTICAL GROUND NETWORK PROGRAM PENDING RECEIPT OF REPORT.

SEC. 218. RESTRICTION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR ARMY TACTICAL GROUND NETWORK PROGRAM PENDING RECEIPT OF REPORT.(a) Limitation on Obligation of Research and Development Funding.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2010 for research and development for the Army, for the program elements specified in subsection (c), not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until 30 days after the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics submits to Congress a report on the acquisition strategy, requirements, and cost estimates for the Army tactical ground network program.(b) Army Tactical Ground Network Program Defined.—For the purposes of subsection (a), the term “Army tactical ground network program” means the new tactical ground network major defense acquisition program derived from the Future Combat Systems Brigade Combat Team program network, and directed to be initiated by the memorandum entitled “Future Combat Systems Brigade Combat Team Acquisition Decision Memorandum”, which was signed by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics on June 23, 2009.(c) Army Tactical Ground Network Program Elements Specified.—The program elements specified in this subsection are the following:(1) Future Combat Systems of Systems Engineering and Program Management.(2) Future Combat Systems Sustainment and Training Research and Development.(3) Any other program element specified by the Secretary of Defense to fund the Army tactical ground network program.