[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4611 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4611

   To require retrofitting of anti-lock brake system and electronic 
            stability control kit for certain Army vehicles.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 20, 2024

Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Cotton) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require retrofitting of anti-lock brake system and electronic 
            stability control kit for certain Army vehicles.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RETROFITTING OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC 
              STABILITY CONTROL KIT FOR CERTAIN ARMY VEHICLES.

    (a) Requirement.--By not later than September 30, 2030, the 
Secretary of the Army shall ensure that all high-mobility multipurpose 
wheeled vehicles identified in the Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Strategy of 
the Army have been retrofitted with an anti-lock brake system and 
electronic stability control kit.
    (b) Plan.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army shall develop a 
        plan to ensure the requirement under subsection (a) will be 
        met.
            (2) Elements of plan.--The plan required under paragraph 
        (1) shall include the following:
                    (A) A description of the steps required to ramp up 
                production of the anti-lock brake system and electronic 
                stability control kits required under subsection (a) 
                and conduct retrofitting activities at Red River Army 
                Depot, Texas, and its associated flyaway teams.
                    (B) A list of challenges identified by the 
                Secretary of the Army, if any, to meeting the 
                requirement under subsection (a) and a list of steps 
                required to address those challenges.
                    (C) An estimated monthly rate of retrofits needed 
                to meet the requirement under subsection (a).
                    (D) A funding plan required to carry out the steps 
                described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
                    (E) An identification of any authorities or funding 
                required for secondary destination transportation to 
                fulfill the plan required under paragraph (1).
            (3) Submission of plan.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
        shall submit to the congressional defense committees the plan 
        required by paragraph (1).
    (c) Annual Certification.--Not later than each of March 1, 2026, 
March 1, 2027, and March 1, 2028, the Secretary of the Army shall 
certify to the congressional defense committees that the budget of the 
Army will enable the Army to meet the requirement under subsection (a).
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