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Calendar No. 402 113TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 2d Session SENATE 113–176 CARL LEVIN NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 R E P O R T [TO ACCOMPANY S. 2410] ON TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AND FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY PER- SONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES TOGETHER WITH ADDITIONAL VIEWS COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE JUNE 2, 2014.—Ordered to be printed VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:08 Jun 04, 2014 Jkt 088034 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6012 Sfmt 6012 E:\HR\OC\SR176.XXX SR176 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REPORTS E:\Seals\Congress.#13 CARL LEVIN NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:08 Jun 04, 2014 Jkt 088034 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 E:\HR\OC\SR176.XXX SR176 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REPORTS with DSK7SPTVN1PROD on jbell Calendar No. 402 113TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 2d Session SENATE 113–176 CARL LEVIN NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 R E P O R T [TO ACCOMPANY S. 2410] ON TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AND FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY PER- SONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES TOGETHER WITH ADDITIONAL VIEWS COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE JUNE 2, 2014.—Ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 88–034 WASHINGTON : 2014 VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:08 Jun 04, 2014 Jkt 088034 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\SR176.XXX SR176 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REPORTS E:\Seals\Congress.#13 COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES CARL LEVIN, Michigan, Chairman JACK REED, Rhode Island JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma BILL NELSON, Florida JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama MARK UDALL, Colorado SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia KAY R. HAGAN, North Carolina ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia KELLY AYOTTE, New Hampshire JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire DEB FISCHER, Nebraska KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, New York LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut DAVID VITTER, Louisiana JOE DONNELLY, Indiana ROY BLUNT, Missouri MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii MIKE LEE, Utah TIM KAINE, Virginia TED CRUZ, Texas ANGUS S. KING, JR., Maine PETER K. LEVINE, Staff Director JOHN A. BONSELL, Minority Staff Director (II) VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:08 Jun 04, 2014 Jkt 088034 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\SR176.XXX SR176 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REPORTS C O N T E N T S Page Purpose of the bill .................................................................................................... 1 Committee overview .................................................................................. 2 Summary of discretionary authorizations and budget authority impli- cation ...................................................................................................... 4 Budgetary effects of this Act (sec. 4) ....................................................... 5 Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations ............................................ 7 Title I—Procurement ............................................................................................... 7 Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations ................................................. 7 Authorization of appropriations (sec. 101) .............................................. 7 Subtitle C—Navy Programs ............................................................................ 7 Airborne electronic attack capabilities (sec. 121) ................................... 7 Report on test evaluation master plan for Littoral Combat Ship seaframes and mission modules (sec. 122) .......................................... 8 Authority to transfer certain funds for refueling of aircraft carrier and construction of amphibious ship (sec. 123) ................................... 8 Subtitle D—Air Force Programs ..................................................................... 9 Prohibition on retirement of MQ–1 Predator aircraft (sec. 131) ........... 9 Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of Air Force aircraft (sec. 132) ................................................................................................. 9 Temporary limitation on availability of funds for transfer of Air Force C–130H and C–130J aircraft (sec. 133) ..................................... 9 Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of A–10 aircraft (sec. 134) ................................................................................................. 10 Limitation on transfer of KC–135 tankers (sec. 135) ............................. 10 Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of Airborne Warn- ing and Control System (AWACS) aircraft (sec. 136) ......................... 11 Report on status of air-launched cruise missile capabilities (sec. 137) . 11 Report on C–130 aircraft (sec. 138) ......................................................... 11 Report on status of F–16 aircraft (sec. 139) ............................................ 12 Report on options to modernize or replace the T–1A aircraft (sec. 140) ......................................................................................................... 12 Budget Items ..................................................................................................... 13 Army ........................................................................................................... 13 Light Utility Helicopter ..................................................................... 13 UH–60 Black Hawk M model ........................................................... 13 Common Missile Warning System .................................................... 13 Bradley program modifications ......................................................... 14 Improved recovery vehicle ................................................................. 14 Joint assault bridge ........................................................................... 14 M1 Abrams tank modifications ......................................................... 14 Carbine ................................................................................................ 14 Modular handgun reduction .............................................................. 15 40mm reduction .................................................................................. 15 Precision Guidance Kit reduction ..................................................... 15 Warfighter Information Network—Tactical, increment 2 ............... 15 Joint tactical radio system ................................................................ 15 Mid-tier Networking Vehicular Radio .............................................. 15 Family of weapon sights .................................................................... 16 Joint Battle Command—Platform .................................................... 16 Counterfire radars .............................................................................. 16 Army information technology ............................................................ 16 Modification of in-service equipment ................................................ 17 Joint Improvised Explosive Defeat Fund ................................................ 17 Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund ............................. 17 (III) VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:47 Jun 04, 2014 Jkt 088034 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\SR176.XXX SR176 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REPORTS IV Page Title I—Procurement —Continued Budget Items —Continued Navy ........................................................................................................... 17 EP–3E Airborne Reconnaissance Integrated Electronic System .... 17 Aircraft spares and repair parts ....................................................... 18 Follow-on Commander’s Evaluation Tests ....................................... 18 Tomahawk .......................................................................................... 18 Navy enterprise information technology .......................................... 19 Power equipment assorted ................................................................ 19 Air Force .................................................................................................... 19 RQ–4 .................................................................................................... 19 MQ–9 ................................................................................................... 19 C–5 Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program ............... 20 U–2 ...................................................................................................... 20 C–130 aircraft modifications ............................................................. 21 C–130 engines .................................................................................... 21 Lynx synthetic aperture radar .......................................................... 22 Small diameter bomb ......................................................................... 22 General purpose bombs ..................................................................... 22 Base information transportation infrastructure transfer ............... 22 Procurement of additional ICBM training