Finally, we need to develop a modernization strategy that provides for our ability to maintain legacy assets through their expected service life.
Develop a modernization strategy that maintains legacy military assets through their expected service life.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Congress.gov lists Jack Bergman as Representative for Michigan's 1st District from the 115th through 119th Congresses and shows substantial activity in Armed Forces and National Security matters, including House Armed Services-related activity.
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The House Clerk profile lists Jack Bergman, Michigan 1st District, Republican, and shows committee assignments including Committee on Armed Services, with Readiness and Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittees in the current profile.
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On July 14, 2017, the House voted on passage of H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. The measure passed 344-81, and Bergman is recorded as voting Aye.
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Congress.gov records H.R. 2810 as becoming Public Law 115-91 on December 12, 2017. Its summary states that the act authorized FY2018 appropriations for procurement, research and development, test and evaluation, and operation and maintenance, and set defense acquisition and policy provisions.
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The Congress.gov summary of Public Law 115-91 states: Section 1061 required the Army to develop a modernization strategy for the total Army; Section 113 limited M113 vehicle upgrade funding until the Army reported on its upgrade strategy; and Section 1426 required updates and modernizations before excess HMMWVs were transferred abroad.
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The 2019 Army Modernization Strategy describes how the Total Army would transform into a multi-domain force by 2035 and organizes modernization around priority capabilities and implementation through Army Futures Command and related modernization structures.
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Bergman said the FY27 Readiness mark expands sustainment funding, resources the Organic Industrial Base, and endorses annual sustainment reviews to fix major weapon systems below readiness objectives.
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Roll Call 278 shows H.R. 8800, the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act, passed the House 216-212, and Bergman voted Yea.
Assessments
Bergman materially supported and later advanced defense readiness and modernization measures, including voting for the enacted FY2018 NDAA provision requiring an Army modernization strategy and later chairing/advancing FY2027 readiness language on sustainment, maintenance, and legacy-system reviews. The Army did issue a modernization strategy in 2019, linked to the earlier mandate, so there is meaningful candidate-connected progress. However, the evidence shows an Army-focused strategy and sustainment provisions, not a comprehensive all-service modernization strategy ensuring legacy military assets are maintained through expected service life. That supports partial fulfillment rather than full delivery.
Bergman supported the FY2018 NDAA during his first House term, and that enacted law required an Army modernization strategy and included safeguards around legacy vehicle upgrades and transfers. That materially advanced the promise in the relevant federal office context. However, the evidence shows an Army-focused strategy and selected legacy-asset provisions, not a comprehensive all-service modernization strategy maintaining legacy military assets through expected service life, so full delivery is not established.