CRUSADER SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY SYSTEM PROGRAM.

SEC. 216. CRUSADER SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY SYSTEM PROGRAM. (a) Limitation.— Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Army pursuant to section 201(1), not more than $223,000,000 may be obligated for the Crusader self-propelled artillery system program until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Army submits the report required under subsection (b). (b) Requirement for Report.— The Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the Crusader self-propelled artillery system. The report shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the risks associated with the current Crusader program technology. (2) The total requirements for the Crusader system, taking into consideration revisions in force structure resulting from the redesign of heavy and light divisions to achieve a force structure known as the Army After Next. (3) The potential for reducing the weight of the Crusader system by as much as 50 percent. (4) The potential for using alternative propellants for the artillery projectile for the Crusader system and the effects on the overall program schedule that would result from taking the actions and time necessary to develop mature technologies for alternative propellants. (5) An analysis of the costs and benefits of delaying procurement of the Crusader system to avoid affordability issues associated with the current schedule and to allow for maturation of weight and propellant technologies. (c) Submission of Report.— The Secretary of the Army shall submit the report not later than March 1, 1999.