ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION.

SEC. 113. ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION. (a) Funding.— Of the funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 101(3) for Ml Abrams Tank Modifications— (1) $14,300,000 shall be obligated for procurements associated with the M1A1D Appliqué Integration Program, of which no more than $11,400,000 may be obligated before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of the Army submits the report required under subsection (b); and (2) $6,000,000 shall be obligated to develop a M1A2 risk reduction program. (b) Report.— (1) Not later than January 31, 1999, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on Army armored system modernization programs. The report shall include— (A) an assessment of the current acquisition and fielding strategy of the Army for the Ml Abrams Tank and M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle; and (B) a description and assessment of alternatives to that strategy, including an assessment of an alternative fielding strategy that provides for placing all of the armored vehicles configured in the latest variant into one heavy corps. (2) The assessment of each alternative acquisition and fielding strategy under paragraph (1)(B) shall include the following: (A) The relative effects of that strategy on warfighting capabilities in terms of operational effectiveness and training and support efficiencies, taking into consideration the joint warfighting context. (B) How that strategy would facilitate the transition to the Future Scout and Cavalry System, the Future Combat System, or other armored systems for the future force structure known as the Army After Next. (C) How that strategy fits into the context of overall armored system modernization through 2020. (D) Budgetary implications. (E) Implications for the national technology and industrial base. (F) Innovative techniques and alternatives for maintaining M1A2 System Enhancement Program production. (3) The Secretary shall include in the report a draft of any legislation that may be required to execute a given alternative for M1A2 System Enhancement Program production. (c) Evaluation.— The Comptroller General shall review the report of the Secretary of the Army under subsection (b) and, 112 STAT. 1939not later than 30 days after the date on which that report is submitted to the congressional defense committees, shall submit to those committees a report providing the Comptroller General’s views on the conclusions of the Secretary of the Army set forth in that report.