The Army's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) : Background and Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defense contracts.

Vehicles, Military.

United States--Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures.

United States.

Armed Forces.

Expenditures, Public.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (13 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-R4-3240a in the 2014 issue.

Provides overview of proposed Army armored multi-purpose vehicle (AMPV) program to replace Vietnam-era M113 personnel carriers. Covers AMPV requirements; program overview; projected AMPV production quantities; recent program activities; and budgetary issues. Reviews relevant provisions of the FY2015 Presidential budget request and Rules Committee Print 113-58, House Amendment to the Text of S. 1847, which authorizes full funding for the AMPV for FY2015. Addresses 2015 Congressional interest in a mixed AMPV fleet and potential issues for Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Army's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV)

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