FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES.

SEC. 113. FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES. (a) Multiyear Procurement Authority.—Beginning with the fiscal year 2003 program year, the Secretary of the Army may, in accordance with section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into a multiyear contract for the procurement of vehicles under the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles program, subject to subsection (b). (b) Limitation.—The Secretary of the Army may not enter into a multiyear contract for the procurement of vehicles in the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles authorized by subsection (a) until the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a written certification that— (1) all key performance parameters required in the initial operational test and evaluation for that program have been met; and (2) the total cost through the use of such multiyear contract of the procurement of the number of vehicles to be procured under such contract is at least 10 percent less than the total cost of the procurement of the same number of such vehicles through the use of successive one-year contracts. (c) Waiver Authority.—The Secretary of Defense may waive subsection (b)(2) if the Secretary— (1) determines that using a multiyear contract for the procurement of vehicles under the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles program is in the national security interests of the United States;116 STAT. 2475 (2) certifies that the Army cannot achieve the savings specified in subsection (b)(2); and