TopicHouseSenate AH-64 TransferDuring 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 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, End Strenght ReductionDuring FY15 the SECDEF and SECARMY may not: Reduce end strength of the ARNG below 350,000 None of the funds authorized for FY15 for the Army may be used to reduce the Army below the authorized fiscal end strengths for personnel of the Army as follows: 350,200 for the ARNG Comptroller General ReportNot later than 1 March 2015 the Comptroller General shall submit a report containing a review of the analysis of any counter-proposal submitted by the CNGB by the Army or CAPE to determine force structure decisions. The report shall include: an assessment of the force structure model used to conduct the analysis and whether proper assumptions were made; an assessment of the cost analysis models used to make the determinations regarding which Army aviation platforms should be retained and in which component, including the projected costs and savings associated with the determinations; comparison of the operational readiness rates for the past five years for the equipment platforms that comprise aviation brigades of the regular Army and the ARNG; an assessment of the manning levels required for 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. The committee directs the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to the congressional defense committees on a comprehensive review of the Department of the Army’s data, analysis, decisionmaking processes, and plans for structuring, readying, and managing the forces of the Army, including the regular Army, the Army National Guard, and the Army Reserve. The required report will include a description and assessment of the manner in which the Department of the Army determines the size and force mixtures of the components of the Army in order to fulfill the national security missions of the Army, including any data on cost, readiness, effectiveness, and other factors available and used by the Department in making that determination. The Comptroller General shall provide an interim briefing not later than March 1, 2015, and a final report on March 1, Same Language House Only Senate Only

TopicHouseSenate CommissionThere shall be a Commission that shall undertake a comprehensive study of the structure of the Army, and policy assumptions related to the size and force mixture of the Army, to: determine the proper size and force mixture of the regular component of the Army and the reserve components of the Army, and make recommendations on how the structure should be modified to best fulfill current and anticipated mission requirements for the Army in a manner consistent with available resources and anticipated future resources. CONSIDERATIONS.—In undertaking the study the Commission 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; 2.achieves a cost-efficiency balance between the regular and reserve components of the Army, taking advantage of the unique strengths and capabilities of each, with a particular focus on fully burdened and lifecycle cost of Army personnel; 3.ensures that the regular and reserve components of the Army have the capacity needed to support current and anticipated homeland defense and disaster assistance missions in the United States; 4.provides for sufficient numbers of regular members of the Army to provide a base of trained personnel from which the personnel of the reserve components of the Army could be recruited; 5.maximizes and appropriately balances affordability, efficiency, effectiveness, capability, and readiness. An evaluation and identification of force generation policies for the Army with respect to size and force mixture in order to best fulfill current and anticipated mission requirements for the Army in a manner consistent with available resources and anticipated future resources, including policies in connection with— 1.readiness; 2.training; 3.equipment; 4.personnel; and 5.maintenance of the reserve components in an operational state in order to maintain the level of expertise and experience developed since September 11, There is established the National Commission on the Future of the Army that shall undertake a comprehensive study of the structure of the Army, and policy assumptions related to the size and force mixture of the Army, in order to: make an assessment of the size and force mixture of the active component of the Army and the reserve components of the Army; and make recommendations on the modifications, if any, of the structure of the Army that are necessary to fulfill current and anticipated mission requirements for the Army at acceptable levels of national risk and in a manner consistent with available resources and anticipated future resources. CONSIDERATIONS.—In undertaking the Commission 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; 2.achieves cost-efficiency between the regular and reserve components of the Army, manages military risk, takes advantage of the strengths and capabilities of each, and considers fully burdened lifecycle costs; 3.ensures that the regular and reserve components of the Army have the capacity needed to support current and anticipated homeland defense and disaster assistance missions in the United States; 4. provides for sufficient numbers of regular members of the Army to provide a base of trained personnel from which the personnel of the reserve components of the Army could be recruited; 5.maintains a peacetime rotation force to avoid exceeding operational tempo goals of 1:2 for active members of the Army and 1:5 for members of the reserve components of the Army; and 6.maximizes and appropriately balances affordability, efficiency, effectiveness, capability, and readiness. An evaluation and identification of force generation policies for the Army with respect to size and force mixture in order to best fulfill current and anticipated mission requirements for the Army in a manner consistent with available resources and anticipated future resources, including policies in connection with— 1.readiness; 2.training; 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, 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. Same Language House Only Senate Only