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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle H—Other Matters

P. L. 117-81

Joint Explanatory Statement

(a) In General.--Not later than June 30, 2022, the Secretary of the Army shall establish technical specification standards for all metal and non-metal armor for incorporation into specifications for current and future armored vehicles developed or procured by the Department of the Army.

(b) Report Required.--

(1) In general.--On the date on which the standards described in subsection (a) are established under such subsection, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing--

(A) the establishment of such standards; and

(B) the strategy for incorporating such standards as requirements for armored vehicles developed and procured by the Department of the Army.

(2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

(c) Armored Vehicle Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term ``armored vehicle'' means a tracked or wheeled tactical vehicle incorporating armor in its manufacture.

The Senate amendment contained a provision (sec. 855) that would require the Secretary of the Army to establish military standards for high hardness armor in combat vehicle specifications and provide a report to the congressional defense committees on the establishment of those standards and the strategy for their incorporation into combat vehicle specifications.

The House bill contained no similar provision.

The agreement includes the Senate provision with a modifying amendment.

S. 2792--Senate Report117-39

Military standards for high-hardness armor in combat vehicle specifications (sec. 855)

The committee recommends a provision that would require the Secretary of the Army to provide a report to the congressional defense committees, not later than January 31, 2022, on its establishment of military standards for high-hardness armor and its strategy for incorporating those standards into combat vehicle specifications.