LIGHT UTILITY HELICOPTER MODERNIZATION.

SEC. 112. LIGHT UTILITY HELICOPTER MODERNIZATION. (a) Program Study.—The Secretary of the Army, in coordination with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, shall conduct a thorough study of the requirements of the Army for light utility helicopter modernization. The study shall include considerations of life-cycle costs, capability requirements, and, if acquisition of new light helicopters is determined to be needed, an appropriate acquisition strategy, including full and open competition. 107 STAT. 1565 (b) Requirement for Use of Competitive Procedures.—Funds may not be obligated for a light utility helicopter modernization program for a contractor selected through the use of acquisition procedures other than competitive procedures. (c) Limitation on Obligations.—No funds may be obligated for such a program until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the recommendations of the Secretary for a light helicopter modernization program for the Army based upon the Secretary’s review of the results of the study under subsection (a).