[House Document 107-219]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
107th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 107-219
REQUEST FOR FY 2003 BUDGET AMENDMENTS
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
HIS REQUEST FOR AN FY 2003 BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE
June 4, 2002.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered
to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
99-012 WASHINGTON : 2002
The White House,
Washington, May 29, 2002.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the
enclosed request for an FY 2003 budget amendment for the
Department of Defense reflecting my decision to cancel the
Army's Crusader artillery system. The budget totals proposed in
my FY 2003 Budget would not be affected by this amendment.
The details of this request are set forth in the enclosed
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget. I concur with his comments and observations.
Sincerely,
George W. Bush.
Enclosure.
[Estimate No. 12, 107th Cong., 2d Sess.]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, May 17, 2002.
The President,
The White House.
Submitted for your consideration is a request for an FY
2003 budget amendment for the Department of Defense (DOD). The
budget totals proposed in your FY 2003 Budget would not be
affected by this amendment. The amendment reflects your
decision to terminate the Army's Crusader artillery development
program in favor of more transformational investments to make
the Army's indirect fire support systems relevant to 21st
Century warfare.
Your FY 2003 Budget included $475.6 million for research
and development of the Crusader. As described in more detail in
the enclosure, the current proposal would reallocate this
funding from the Army's Crusader artillery program to support
transformation of the Army by accelerating development of the
Army's Future Combat System-Indirect Fires program, the
Excalibur 155mm precision projectile, the Guided Multiple
Launch Rocket System, the High Mobility Artillery Rocket
System, and Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle improvements,
among other purposes.
This proposal will produce a substantial boost to the long-
term capabilities of the Army, reflecting lessons learned from
recent miltiary operations where the accuracy and
responsiveness of precision weapons have been critical. The
proposed reallocation of funds will support the development of
the Army's Objective Force and will increase its ability to
provide indirect fire support with greater precision in the
future.
I have carefully reviewed this proposal and am satisfied
that it is necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the
Secretary of Defense in recommending that you transmit the
proposal to the Congress.
Sincerely,
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.,
Director.
Enclosure.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
FY 2003 Budget Appendix Page: 295
FY 2003 Pending Request: $6,918,494,000
Proposed Amendment: --
Revised Request: $6,918,494,000
This proposal reflects the President's decision to
terminate the Army's Crusade artillery system in favor of more
transformational technologies. The proposal would reallocate
$475.6 million requested for the Crusader program in the
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E), Army
account to the following efforts (all within the RDT&E, Army
account):
$310.0 million to accelerate the Army's Future Combat
System (FCS)-Indirect Fires program. The FCS is an
ensemble of fighting capabilities that will make the
Army more mobile and will provide capabilities to meet
the Army's Objective Force needs. They include the
following indirect fire programs for the
transformational force:
$57.0 million for Netfires Systems Technology
to develop early prototypes of the netfire
precision attack missile;
$57.5 million to develop Netfires command and
control technology infrastructure that is
required to support Netfires; and
$195.5 million to conduct modeling and
simulation activities and develop prototypes in
support of Objective Force Indirect Fires.
$48.3 million to accelerate development of the
Excalibur precision artillery projectile and the fuze
setter for three ongoing or existing artillery
systems--the Light Weight 155mm towed howitzer, the
Paladin M109 self-propelled howitzer, and the M198
towed howitzer;
$11.4 million to accelerate the development of
targeting capabilities for the Army's Tactical Unmanned
Aerial Vehicle;
$10.8 million to accelerate the development of the
targeting capabilities for a new Precision Guided
Mortar Munition;
$45.0 million to start development of a new variant
of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System;
$10.0 million to accelerate testing and evaluation of
the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, a lighter,
more mobile long-range rocket system;
$28.6 million to complete development of a new engine
for the existing Abrams tank, formerly a joint program
with the Crusader;
$7.5 million to accelerate the development of
electronic upgrades to enhance the effectiveness and
supportability of existing M109 Paladin self-propelled
155mm howitzers; and
$4.0 million to complete development of the Advanced
Field Artillery Tactical Data System, a program to
improve command and control of indirect fire support
systems.
This amendment would not affect the proposed budget totals.