REACTIVE ARMOR TILES.

SEC. 114. REACTIVE ARMOR TILES. (a) Limitation.— None of the funds authorized to be appropriated under section 101(3) or 102(b) may be obligated for the procurement of reactive armor tiles until 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the matters specified in subsection (d). (b) Exception.— The limitation in subsection (a) does not apply to the obligation of any funds for the procurement of armor tiles for an armored vehicle for which the Secretary of the Army or, in the case of the Marine Corps, the Secretary of the Navy, had established a requirement for such tiles before the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Study required.— (1) The Secretary of Defense shall contract with an entity independent of the Department of Defense to conduct a study of the operational requirements of the Army and the Marine Corps for reactive armor tiles for armored vehicles and to submit to the Secretary a report on the results of the study. (2) The study shall include the following: (A) A detailed assessment of the operational requirements of the Army and the Marine Corps for reactive armor tiles for each of the armored vehicles presently in use, including the requirements for each vehicle in its existing configurations and in configurations proposed for the vehicle. (B) For each armored vehicle, an analysis of the costs and benefits of the procurement and installation of the tiles, including a comparison of those costs and benefits with the costs and benefits of any existing upgrade program for the armored vehicle. (3) The entity carrying out the study shall request the views of the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy. (d) Submission to congressional committees.— Not later than April 1, 1999, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees— (1) the report on the study submitted to the Secretary by the entity carrying out the study; (2) the comments of the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy on the study; and (3) for each vehicle for which there is a requirement for reactive armor tiles, as indicated by the results of the study, the Secretary’s recommendations as to the number of vehicles to be equipped with such tiles.