To set aside an amount for reconstituting the B-1B bomber aircraft fleet of the Air Force.

SA 791. Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Johnson) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1050, to authorize for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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SEC. 132. B-1B BOMBER AIRCRAFT.

(a) Amount for Aircraft.--(1) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 103(1), $20,300,000 shall be available to reconstitute the fleet of B-1B bomber aircraft through modifications of 23 B-1B bomber aircraft otherwise scheduled to be retired in fiscal year 2003 that extend the service life of such aircraft and maintain or, as necessary, improve the capabilities of such aircraft for mission performance.

(2) The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that specifies the amounts necessary to be included in the future-years defense program to reconstitute the B-1B bomber aircraft fleet of the Air Force.

(b) Adjustment.--(1) The total amount authorized to be appropriated under section 103(1) is hereby increased by $20,300,000.

(2) The total amount authorized to be appropriated under section 104 is hereby reduced by $20,300,000, with the amount of the reduction to be allocated to SOF operational enhancements.