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

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Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division

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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 veh...

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 H.R. 4435 and S. 2410, both the FY2015 National Defense Authorization Act; and H.R. 4870 and H.Rept. 113-473, the 2015 DOD appropriations bill. Addresses 2015 Congressional interest in a mixed AMPV fleet and potential issues for Congress.

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