NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR …

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115TH CONGRESS 2d Session

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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REPORT 115?676

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019

R E P O R T

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ON

H.R. 5515

together with ADDITIONAL AND DISSENTING VIEWS

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

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MAY 15, 2018.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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115TH CONGRESS 2d Session

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

!

REPORT 115?676

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019

R E P O R T

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ON

H.R. 5515

together with ADDITIONAL AND DISSENTING VIEWS

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

congress.#13

MAY 15, 2018.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

30?053

U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2018

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COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS WILLIAM M. ``MAC'' THORNBERRY, Texas, Chairman

WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina JOE WILSON, South Carolina FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey ROB BISHOP, Utah MICHAEL R. TURNER, Ohio MIKE ROGERS, Alabama BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas DOUG LAMBORN, Colorado ROBERT J. WITTMAN, Virginia DUNCAN HUNTER, California MIKE COFFMAN, Colorado VICKY HARTZLER, Missouri AUSTIN SCOTT, Georgia MO BROOKS, Alabama PAUL COOK, California BRAD R. WENSTRUP, Ohio BRADLEY BYRNE, Alabama SAM GRAVES, Missouri ELISE M. STEFANIK, New York MARTHA MCSALLY, Arizona STEPHEN KNIGHT, California STEVE RUSSELL, Oklahoma SCOTT DESJARLAIS, Tennessee RALPH LEE ABRAHAM, Louisiana TRENT KELLY, Mississippi MIKE GALLAGHER, Wisconsin MATT GAETZ, Florida DON BACON, Nebraska JIM BANKS, Indiana LIZ CHENEY, Wyoming JODY B. HICE, Georgia PAUL MITCHELL, Michigan

ADAM SMITH, Washington ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania SUSAN A. DAVIS, California JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island RICK LARSEN, Washington JIM COOPER, Tennessee MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, Guam JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut NIKI TSONGAS, Massachusetts JOHN GARAMENDI, California JACKIE SPEIER, California MARC A. VEASEY, Texas TULSI GABBARD, Hawaii BETO O'ROURKE, Texas DONALD NORCROSS, New Jersey RUBEN GALLEGO, Arizona SETH MOULTON, Massachusetts COLLEEN HANABUSA, Hawaii CAROL SHEA?PORTER, New Hampshire JACKY ROSEN, Nevada A. DONALD MCEACHIN, Virginia SALUD O. CARBAJAL, California ANTHONY G. BROWN, Maryland STEPHANIE N. MURPHY, Florida RO KHANNA, California TOM O'HALLERAN, Arizona THOMAS R. SUOZZI, New York JIMMY PANETTA, California

JEN STEWART, Staff Director

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Purpose of the Legislation ...................................................................................... 01 Rationale for the Committee Bill ........................................................................... 02 Hearings ................................................................................................................... 04 Committee Position ................................................................................................. 04 Explanation of the Committee Amendments ........................................................ 04 Relationship of Authorization to Appropriations .................................................. 04 Summary of Discretionary Authorizations in the Bill .......................................... 05 Budget Authority Implication ................................................................................. 05

DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS ................. 06 TITLE I--PROCUREMENT ................................................................................... 06

Aircraft Procurement, Army ............................................................................ 06 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 06 Apache attack helicopters ......................................................................... 06 Light utility helicopter .............................................................................. 06 Report on efforts to reduce operational and maintenance costs for CH?47 ..................................................................................................... 07 Unmanned aerial system units for Army National Guard .................... 07

Missile Procurement, Army ............................................................................. 07 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 07 Stinger missile modernization program .................................................. 07

Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army .................. 08 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 08 Armored brigade combat team modernization ........................................ 08 M240 medium machine gun modernization ............................................ 09 M3E1 Carl Gustaf weapon system .......................................................... 10 Paladin Integrated Management ............................................................. 10 Stryker upgrades ....................................................................................... 10

Procurement of Ammunition, Army ................................................................ 11 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 11 M58 MICLIC .............................................................................................. 11

Other Procurement, Army ............................................................................... 12 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 12 CREW electronic counter-measure systems ............................................ 12 Enhanced rapid airfield construction capability ..................................... 12 Mine resistant ambush protected vehicle sustainment .......................... 13 Tactical Communication and Protective Systems (TCAPS) authorization .......................................................................................................... 13 Tactical network modernization ............................................................... 13 Tactical wheeled vehicle industrial base sustainment ........................... 14

Aircraft Procurement, Navy ............................................................................ 14 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 14 Current and future anti-submarine warfare system study ................... 14 Long-range naval carrier aviation ........................................................... 15 MQ?4 .......................................................................................................... 15 Navy Reserve F/A?18 aircraft .................................................................. 16

Weapons Procurement, Navy ........................................................................... 16 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 16 Advanced Low Cost Munition Ordnance ................................................. 16

Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy ................................................................ 17 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 17 Frigate ........................................................................................................ 17 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier service life extension ................................. 17

Other Procurement, Navy ................................................................................ 18 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 18

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Arleigh Burke-class destroyer radar backfit ........................................... 18 MH?60R dipping sonar upgrades ............................................................ 18 SPY?6 inherent capabilities ..................................................................... 19 Surface ship torpedo defense .................................................................... 19 Procurement, Marine Corps ............................................................................. 20 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 20 Indoor Simulated Markmanship Trainers .............................................. 20 Rapid acquisition of Rifle Integrated Controller ..................................... 20 Aircraft Procurement, Air Force ...................................................................... 21 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 21 A?10 replacement wings ........................................................................... 21 Air Force enlisted pilot implementation initiatives ................................ 21 B?2 secure communication modernization plan ..................................... 22 C?130H modernization efforts ................................................................. 22 C?130H propulsion systems upgrade ...................................................... 23 Compass Call transition plan ................................................................... 23 F?15C Eagle Passive Active Warning and Survivability System ......... 24 F?35 autonomic logistics information system ......................................... 24 F?35 canopy transparencies ..................................................................... 25 F?35 sustainment affordability ................................................................ 25 Future sustainment of remotely piloted aircraft tactical intelligence

and strike capabilities ........................................................................... 26 OA?X light attack aircraft program ........................................................ 26 Production adjustment for KC?46A air refueling aircraft ..................... 27 RQ?4 Global Hawk and EQ?4 battlefield airborne communications

node aircraft ........................................................................................... 28 Total Force C?17 Fleet Management Plan .............................................. 28 Total Force KC?135R net centric operations and battlespace aware-

ness ......................................................................................................... 29 U?2 ............................................................................................................. 29 Missile Procurement, Air Force ....................................................................... 30 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 30 AIM?120 production rate .......................................................................... 30 Other Procurement, Air Force ......................................................................... 30 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 30 Deployable Air Base Systems ................................................................... 30 Procurement, Defense-Wide ............................................................................. 31 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 31 Common Analytical Laboratory System .................................................. 31 Multi-Domain Command and Control ..................................................... 31 LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS ............................................................................. 31 Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations ................................................. 31 Section 101--Authorization of Appropriations ........................................... 31 Subtitle B--Army Programs ............................................................................ 31 Section 111--National Guard and Reserve Component Equipment Report ............................................................................................................. 31 Section 112--Limitation on Availability of Funds for M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle Program .......................................................................... 32 Subtitle C--Navy Programs ............................................................................ 32 Section 121--Increase in Number of Operational Aircraft Carriers of the Navy ..................................................................................................... 32 Section 122--Procurement Authority for Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Program ...................................................................................................... 32 Section 123--Full Ship Shock Trial for Ford Class Aircraft Carrier ........ 32 Section 124--Multiyear Procurement Authority for Amphibious Vessels 32 Section 125--Multiyear Procurement Authority for Standard Missile6 .................................................................................................................. 32 Section 126--Multiyear Procurement Authority for E?2D Aircraft ......... 32 Section 127--Multiyear Procurement Authority for F/A?18E/F Aircraft and EA?18G Aircraft ................................................................................ 33 Section 128--Modifications to F/A?18 Aircraft to Mitigate Physiological Episodes ..................................................................................................... 33 Section 129--Frigate Class Ship Program .................................................. 33 Section 130--Limitation on Procurement of Economic Order Quantities for Virginia Class Submarine Program ................................................... 33 Section 131--Limitation on Use of Funds for DDG?51 Destroyers .......... 33 Subtitle D--Air Force Programs ..................................................................... 33

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Section 141--Inventory Requirement for Air Refueling Tanker Aircraft; Limitation on Retirement of KC?10A Aircraft ....................................... 33

Section 142--Limitation on Use of Funds for KC?46A Aircraft Pending Submittal of Certification ......................................................................... 34

Section 143--Retirement Date for VC?25A Aircraft .................................. 34 Section 144--Contract for Logistics Support for VC?25B Aircraft ........... 34 Section 145--Multiyear Procurement Authority for C?130J Aircraft ...... 34 Section 146--Removal of Waiting Period for Limitation on Availability

of Funds for EC?130H Compass Call Recapitalization Program .......... 34 Section 147--Findings and Sense of Congress Regarding KC?46 Aerial

Refueling Tankers ..................................................................................... 34 Subtitle E--Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters ........................ 34

Section 151--Buy-to-Budget Acquisition of F?35 Aircraft ........................ 34 Section 152--Certification on Inclusion of Technology to Minimize

Physiological Episodes in Certain Aircraft .............................................. 34 TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION .......... 35

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army ................................... 35 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 35 Accelerated integration to counter emerging threats ............................. 35 Assured Position, Navigation and Timing ............................................... 35 Targeted Soldier Borne Sensor efforts ..................................................... 36 Computational molecular modeling and simulation for material development .................................................................................................... 36 Future digital munitions and integration ............................................... 36 Future Vertical Lift ................................................................................... 37 Harnessing Emerging Research Opportunities to Empower Soldiers .. 37 High energy laser systems integration laboratory ................................. 38 Improved Turbine Engine Program ......................................................... 38 Initial Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense capability ........................... 38 Iron Dome experimentation and assessment for short-range air defense ........................................................................................................ 39 Lightweight metal matrix composite technology for combat and tactical vehicles ........................................................................................... 40 M119 105mm self-propelled artillery system technology ....................... 40 Mobile camouflage system ........................................................................ 41 Personal Protective Equipment advance technology development ........ 41 Shoot-on-the-Move experimentation for short range air defense systems ........................................................................................................ 42 Soldier power and composite armor development .................................. 42 Squad multipurpose equipment transport .............................................. 42 Supercavitating ammunition technology ................................................. 43 Third Generation Forward-Looking Infrared development ................... 43 Transport telemedicine system ................................................................ 44 Urban warfare training ............................................................................ 44

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy .................................... 45 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 45 Academic partnerships for undersea unmanned warfare research ....... 45 Artificial intelligence and computer vision technologies in Navy unmanned systems ..................................................................................... 45 Briefing for the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the House Committee on Armed Services on US Navy's efforts to expand carrier air wing long-range strike capability ....................................... 46 Briefing on Navy support for research into autonomous systems ......... 46 Briefing on ongoing engine noise reduction efforts ................................ 47 Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services ........................ 47 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program ....................... 47 Directed energy and non-lethal weapons technology policy and guidance ......................................................................................................... 48 E2?D Advanced Hawkeye Identification Friend or Foe ......................... 48 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile for fixed wing aircraft (JAGM?F) integration .......................................................................................................... 48 Marine Corps Group 5-class unmanned aircraft development .............. 49 Maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities demonstration ........................................................................................ 49 Naval underwater test ranges .................................................................. 50 MQ?25 Unmanned Carrier Aviation program ........................................ 50 Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal recovery operations ....................... 51

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Navy Next Generation Enterprise Network ............................................ 51 Navy Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare prototyping ............................. 51 Ocular Interruption System ..................................................................... 52 Passive rocket propelled grenade armor protection technology ............ 52 Small Business Innovation Research--Automated Test and Retest

Program .................................................................................................. 52 TH?57 follow-on training system ............................................................. 53 U.S. Navy MH?60R helicopter antisubmarine warfare and aircraft

health monitoring .................................................................................. 53 Warfighter safety and performance ......................................................... 54 Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force ............................. 54 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 54 Academic and industrial partnerships for aerospace materials ............ 54 Academic partnerships for modeling, design, and analysis of un-

manned air platforms ............................................................................ 55 Advanced engine development program .................................................. 55 Advanced pilot training program ............................................................. 56 Advanced radar threat system emitters .................................................. 56 Advanced Turbine Engine Gas Generators ............................................. 57 Aerospace composite structures manufacturing ..................................... 57 Air Force test and evaluation support ..................................................... 57 Air Operations Center software modernization utilizing agile develop-

ment software processes ........................................................................ 58 Autonomous life support system .............................................................. 58 Education and outreach for anti-tampering and cybersecurity re-

search ...................................................................................................... 59 F?15 ALQ?128 electronic warfare warning set ...................................... 59 F?35 follow-on development ..................................................................... 60 Metals Affordability Initiative .................................................................. 60 Passive ground-based imaging of space objects ...................................... 61 Precision metrology tools .......................................................................... 61 Recapitalization of Battle-Management, Command and Control, and

associated intelligence capabilities in support of ground forces ........ 61 Reusable hypersonic vehicle structure development .............................. 62 Robust aircraft electrical power and thermal management systems .... 62 Secure-live-virtual-constructive advanced training environment .......... 63 Small diameter bomb II cost reduction initiative ................................... 63 Technology Transition Program ............................................................... 63 Wide-area motion imagery intelligence capability .................................. 64 Wind energy development radar mitigation efforts ................................ 64 Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide ..................... 65 Items of Special Interest .............................................................................. 65 Advanced ceramic capabilities .................................................................. 65 Antitoxin to combat botulinum toxin ....................................................... 65 Autonomous capabilities ........................................................................... 66 Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program ................................ 66 Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive standoff de-

tection ..................................................................................................... 67 Common data environment for modeling and simulation ...................... 67 Contraband cellular devices ..................................................................... 67 Counter small tactical unmanned air systems ....................................... 67 Counter-unmanned aerial system threat detection ................................ 68 Enhanced Maritime Biological Detection ................................................ 68 Fielding of radiation detection devices .................................................... 69 Future uses of synthetic biology .............................................................. 69 Historically black colleges and universities, and minority serving in-

stitutions ................................................................................................. 69 Innovative installation capabilities .......................................................... 70 Joint Regional Security Stacks ................................................................ 70 Joint threat warning system .................................................................... 70 Military Free Fall School .......................................................................... 71 Minerva Research Initiative ..................................................................... 71 National Hypersonics Initiative ............................................................... 71 National lab integration in defense innovation hubs ............................. 72 Non-lethal directed energy technologies .................................................. 73 Protect DIB critical technologies .............................................................. 73 Rapidly deployable radar system ............................................................. 73

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