[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3687]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1479. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 884. REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT OF ULTRA LIGHT COMBAT 
                   VEHICLE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of the Army, shall submit to Congress a report 
     on the development of an Army Ultra Light Combat Vehicle 
     (ULCV) for use with light infantry brigades and with Special 
     Operations Forces.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) An assessment whether the ULCV is a suitable candidate 
     for militarized commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) purchase 
     rather than purpose-built, defense-only platforms, leveraging 
     existing global automotive supply chains to satisfy 
     requirements and performance specifications for the program.
       (2) An assessment whether fielding such a program meets the 
     requirements of the Department of Defense's Better Buying 
     Directive.
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