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AH-64 Transfer
End Strenght Reduction
Comptroller General Report
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During FY15 the SECDEF and SECARMY may not:
Transfer AH-64s from the ARNG to the Active Army
None of the funds authorized for FY15 for the Army may
be used to divest, retire, or transfer, or prepare to divest,
retire, or transfer, any AH-64 for the Army assited to units
of the ARNG as of 15 Jan 2014. Exception - funds
described may be used for the transfer of not more than
48 AH–64 Apache aircraft from the Army National Guard
to the regular Army if the Secretary of Defense certifies in
writing to the congressional defense committees that
such a transfer would not— (1) degrade the strategic
depth or regeneration capacities of the Army; (2)
degrade the Army National Guard in its role as the
combat reserve of the Army; and (3) occur before
October 1, 2014.
During FY15 the SECDEF and SECARMY may not:
None of the funds authorized for FY15 for the Army may
Reduce end strength of the ARNG below 350,000
be used to reduce the Army below the authorized fiscal
end strengths for personnel of the Army as follows:
350,200 for the ARNG
Not later than 1 March 2015 the Comptroller General
The committee directs the Comptroller General of the
shall submit a report containing a review of the analysis United States to submit a report to the congressional
of any counter-proposal submitted by the CNGB by the defense committees on a comprehensive review of the
Army or CAPE to determine force structure decisions.
Department of the Army’s data, analysis, decisionmaking
The report shall include:
processes, and plans for structuring, readying, and
•an assessment of the force structure model used to
managing the forces of the Army, including the regular
conduct the analysis and whether proper assumptions Army, the Army National Guard, and the Army Reserve.
were made;
The required report will include a description and
•an assessment of the cost analysis models used to
assessment of the manner in which the Department of the
make the determinations regarding which Army aviation Army determines the size and force mixtures of the
platforms should be retained and in which component, components of the Army in order to fulfill the national
including the projected costs and savings associated with security missions of the Army, including any data on cost,
the determinations;
readiness, effectiveness, and other factors available and
•comparison of the operational readiness rates for the
used by the Department in making that determination.
past five years for the equipment platforms that comprise The Comptroller General shall provide an interim briefing
aviation brigades of the regular Army and the ARNG;
not later than March 1, 2015, and a final report on March
•an assessment of the manning levels required for
1, 2016.
combat aviation brigades in the regular Army and the
ARNG, including whether the resources to fund full-time
support of military technicians was properly applied to fill
the authorized positions in States with aviation brigades.
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Commission
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There shall be a Commission that shall undertake a
There is established the National Commission on the Future of
comprehensive study of the structure of the Army, and policy
the Army that shall undertake a comprehensive study of the
assumptions related to the size and force mixture of the Army, structure of the Army, and policy assumptions related to the size
to:
and force mixture of the Army, in order to:
•determine the proper size and force mixture of the regular
•make an assessment of the size and force mixture of the active
component of the Army and the reserve components of the
component of the Army and the reserve components of the
Army, and
Army; and
•make recommendations on how the structure should be
•make recommendations on the modifications, if any, of the
modified to best fulfill current and anticipated mission
structure of the Army that are necessary to fulfill current and
requirements for the Army in a manner consistent with available anticipated mission requirements for the Army at acceptable
resources and anticipated future resources.
levels of national risk and in a manner consistent with available
CONSIDERATIONS.—In undertaking the study the Commission resources and anticipated future resources.
shall give particular consideration to the following:
CONSIDERATIONS.—In undertaking the Commission
•An evaluation and identification of a structure for the Army that: shall give particular consideration to the following:
•An evaluation and identification of a structure for the Army that:
1.
has the depth and scalability to meet current and
anticipated requirements of the combatant commands;
1.
has the depth and scalability to meet current and
2.
achieves a cost-efficiency balance between the regular
anticipated requirements of the combatant commands;
and reserve components of the Army, taking advantage of 2.
achieves cost-efficiency between the regular and reserve
the unique strengths and capabilities of each, with a
components of the Army, manages military risk, takes
particular focus on fully burdened and lifecycle cost of
advantage of the strengths and capabilities of each, and
Army personnel;
considers fully burdened lifecycle costs;
3.
ensures that the regular and reserve components of the 3.
ensures that the regular and reserve components of the
Army have the capacity needed to support current and
Army have the capacity needed to support current and
anticipated homeland defense and disaster assistance
anticipated homeland defense and disaster assistance
missions in the United States;
missions in the United States;
4.
provides for sufficient numbers of regular members of the 4.
provides for sufficient numbers of regular members of the
Army to provide a base of trained personnel from which
Army to provide a base of trained personnel from which
the personnel of the reserve components of the Army
the personnel of the reserve components of the Army
could be recruited;
could be recruited;
5.
maximizes and appropriately balances affordability,
5.
maintains a peacetime rotation force to avoid exceeding
efficiency, effectiveness, capability, and readiness.
operational tempo goals of 1:2 for active members of the
• An evaluation and identification of force generation policies for
Army and 1:5 for members of the reserve components of
the Army with respect to size and force mixture in order to best
the Army; and
fulfill current and anticipated mission requirements for the Army 6.
maximizes and appropriately balances affordability,
in a manner consistent with available resources and anticipated
efficiency, effectiveness, capability, and readiness.
•An evaluation and identification of force generation policies for
future resources, including policies in connection with—
1.
readiness;
the Army with respect to size and force mixture in order to best
2.
training;
fulfill current and anticipated mission requirements for the Army
3.
equipment;
in a manner consistent with available resources and anticipated
4.
personnel; and
future resources, including policies in connection with—
5.
maintenance of the reserve components in an operational 1.
readiness;
state in order to maintain the level of expertise and
2.
training;
experience developed since September 11, 2001.
3.
equipment;
4.
personnel; and
5.
maintenance of the reserve components as an operational
reserve in order to maintain as much as possible the level
of expertise and experience developed since September
11, 2001.
•An identification and evaluation of the distribution of
responsibility and authority for the allocation of Army National
Guard personnel and force structure to the States and territories.
•An identification and evaluation of the strategic basis or
rationale, analytical methods, and decision-making processes for
the allocation of Army National Guard personnel and force
structure to the States and territories.
•STUDY ON TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AIRCRAFT.—
The Commission shall also conduct a study of a transfer of Army
National Guard AH–64 Apache aircraft from the Army National
Guard to the regular Army.
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