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109TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 109–89 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 R E P O R T OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON H.R. 1815 together with ADDITIONAL AND DISSENTING VIEWS [Including committee cost estimate] MAY 20, 2005.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Aug 04 2004 05:04 May 22, 2005 Jkt 021300 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6012 Sfmt 6012 E:\HR\OC\HR089.000 HR089 congress.#13 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 VerDate Aug 04 2004 05:04 May 22, 2005 Jkt 021300 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 E:\HR\OC\HR089.000 HR089 1 109TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 109–89 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 R E P O R T OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON H.R. 1815 together with ADDITIONAL AND DISSENTING VIEWS [Including committee cost estimate] MAY 20, 2005.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 21–300 WASHINGTON : 2005 VerDate Aug 04 2004 05:04 May 22, 2005 Jkt 021300 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR089.000 HR089 congress.#13 HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS DUNCAN HUNTER, California, Chairman CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania IKE SKELTON, Missouri JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado JOHN SPRATT, South Carolina JIM SAXTON, New Jersey SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas JOHN M. MCHUGH, New York LANE EVANS, Illinois TERRY EVERETT, Alabama GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ MCKEON, California MARTY MEEHAN, Massachusetts MAC THORNBERRY, Texas SILVESTRE REYES, Texas JOHN N. HOSTETTLER, Indiana VIC SNYDER, Arkansas WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina ADAM SMITH, Washington JIM RYUN, Kansas LORETTA SANCHEZ, California JIM GIBBONS, Nevada MIKE MCINTYRE, North Carolina ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California KEN CALVERT, California ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania ROB SIMMONS, Connecticut ROBERT ANDREWS, New Jersey JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia SUSAN A. DAVIS, California W. TODD AKIN, Missouri JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia STEVE ISRAEL, New York JEFF MILLER, Florida RICK LARSEN, Washington JOE WILSON, South Carolina JIM COOPER, Tennessee FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey JIM MARSHALL, Georgia JEB BRADLEY, New Hampshire KENDRICK B. MEEK, Florida MICHAEL TURNER, Ohio MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, Guam JOHN KLINE, Minnesota TIM RYAN, Ohio CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan MARK UDALL, Colorado MIKE ROGERS, Alabama G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina TRENT FRANKS, Arizona CYNTHIA MCKINNEY, Georgia BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania DAN BOREN, Oklahoma THELMA DRAKE, Virginia JOE SCHWARZ, Michigan CATHY MCMORRIS, Washington MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas GEOFF DAVIS, Kentucky ROBERT S. RANGEL, Staff Director (II) VerDate Aug 04 2004 05:04 May 22, 2005 Jkt 021300 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR089.000 HR089 C O N T E N T S Page Explanation of the Committee Amendments ........................................................ 1 Purpose ..................................................................................................................... 2 Relationship of Authorization to Appropriations .................................................. 2 Summary of Authorization in the Bill ................................................................... 2 Summary Table of Authorizations ...................................................................... 3 Rationale for the Committee Bill ........................................................................... 11 Hearings ................................................................................................................... 14 DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION .................... 15 TITLE I—PROCUREMENT ................................................................................... 15 OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................... 15 Aircraft Procurement, Army ............................................................................ 17 Overview ........................................................................................................ 17 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 20 AH–64 modern signal processing unit ..................................................... 20 High-altitude Army National Guard aviation training site ................... 20 UH–60 aircraft wireless intercom system upgrade ................................ 20 Missile Procurement, Army ............................................................................. 21 Overview ........................................................................................................ 21 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 24 Advanced precision kill weapon system .................................................. 24 Patriot system reporting requirements ................................................... 24 Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army ............................................. 24 Overview ........................................................................................................ 24 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 29 Abrams tank modernization ..................................................................... 29 Stryker tire second source qualification .................................................. 29 Ammunition Procurement, Army .................................................................... 30 Overview ........................................................................................................ 30 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 33 Kansas army ammunition plant modern munitions enterprise ............ 33 Lake City army ammunition plant .......................................................... 33 M19 Modern demolition initiators ........................................................... 33 Missile propellant/warhead chemical oxidizer recycling ........................ 34 Rapid wall breaching kit ........................................................................... 34 Small caliber ammunition manufacturer qualification .......................... 34 Other Procurement, Army ............................................................................... 35 Overview ........................................................................................................ 35 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 44 AN/ARS–6A technology upgrade .............................................................. 44 Best value procurement practices for tactical wheeled vehicles ............ 44 Cartledge infuser ....................................................................................... 44 Deployable power generation distribution system .................................. 45 Heavy expanded mobility tactical truck light equipment transporter .. 45 Nonsystem training devices ...................................................................... 45 Aircraft Procurement, Navy ............................................................................ 46 Overview ........................................................................................................ 46 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 51 Crashworthy crew chief seats ................................................................... 51 EA–6B modifications ................................................................................. 51 Joint primary air training system ........................................................... 51 P–3 modifications ...................................................................................... 52 Shared reconnaissance pod logistics support .......................................... 52 T–45 training system ................................................................................ 53 (III) VerDate Aug 04 2004 05:04 May 22, 2005 Jkt 021300 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 6646 E:\HR\OC\HR089.000 HR089 IV Page Weapons Procurement, Navy ........................................................................... 53 Overview ........................................................................................................ 53 Item of Special Interest ................................................................................ 57 Tomahawk missile ..................................................................................... 57 Ammunition Procurement, Navy & Marine Corps ........................................ 57 Overview ........................................................................................................ 57 Item of Special Interest ................................................................................ 60 MN79 anti-personnel obstacle breaching system ................................... 60 Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ................................................................ 60 Overview .......................................................................................................