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99–012 2002

107th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 107–219

REQUEST FOR FY 2003 BUDGET AMENDMENTS

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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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.

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[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
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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 longrange 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.

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