To require reports on the service life and replacement of AC-130 gunships of the Air Force.
What it does: Adds SEC. 125. AC-130 GUNSHIPS at the end of subtitle C of title I
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)What it changes
1 change to S. 1390 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 125. AC-130 GUNSHIPS at the end of subtitle C of title I
Adds a sectionIn S. 1390 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(b) Policy on Continued Development of Next Generation Bomber Aircraft in Fiscal Year 2010.--It is the policy of the United States to support a development program for next generation bomber aircraft technologies.
Inserted: SEC. 125. AC-130 GUNSHIPS.
Inserted: (a) Report on Reduction in Service Life in Connection With Accelerated Deployment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the United States Special Operations Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the reduction in the service life of AC-130 gunships of the Air Force as a result of the accelerated deployments of such gunships that are anticipated during the seven- to ten-year period beginning with the date of the enactment of this Act, assuming that operating tempo continues at a rate per year of the average of their operating rate for the last five years.
Inserted: (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
Inserted: (1) An estimate by series of the maintenance costs for the AC-130 gunships during the period described in subsection (a), including any major airframe and engine overhauls of such aircraft anticipated during that period.
Inserted: (2) A description by series of the age, serviceability, and capabilities of the armament systems of the AC-130 gunships.
Inserted: (3) An estimate by series of the costs of modernizing the armament systems of the AC-130 gunships to achieve any necessary capability improvements.
Inserted: (4) A description by series of the age and capabilities of the electronic warfare systems of the AC-130 gunships, and an estimate of the cost of upgrading such systems during that period to achieve any necessary capability improvements.
Inserted: (5) A description by series of the age of the avionics systems of the AC-130 gunships, and an estimate of the cost of upgrading such systems during that period to achieve any necessary capability improvements.
Inserted: (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
Inserted: (d) Analysis of Alternatives.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the United States Special Operations Command, shall conduct an analysis of alternatives for any gunship modernization requirements identified by the 2009 quadrennial defense review under section 118 of title 10, United States Code. The results of the analysis of alternatives shall be provided to the congressional defense committees not later than 18 months after the completion of the 2009 quadrennial defense review.
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At the end of subtitle C of title I, add the following:
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SA 1746. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1390, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle C of title I, add the following:
SEC. 125. AC-130 GUNSHIPS.
(a) Report on Reduction in Service Life in Connection With Accelerated Deployment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the United States Special Operations Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the reduction in the service life of AC-130 gunships of the Air Force as a result of the accelerated deployments of such gunships that are anticipated during the seven- to ten-year period beginning with the date of the enactment of this Act, assuming that operating tempo continues at a rate per year of the average of their operating rate for the last five years.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An estimate by series of the maintenance costs for the AC-130 gunships during the period described in subsection (a), including any major airframe and engine overhauls of such aircraft anticipated during that period.
(2) A description by series of the age, serviceability, and capabilities of the armament systems of the AC-130 gunships.
(3) An estimate by series of the costs of modernizing the armament systems of the AC-130 gunships to achieve any necessary capability improvements.
(4) A description by series of the age and capabilities of the electronic warfare systems of the AC-130 gunships, and an estimate of the cost of upgrading such systems during that period to achieve any necessary capability improvements.
(5) A description by series of the age of the avionics systems of the AC-130 gunships, and an estimate of the cost of upgrading such systems during that period to achieve any necessary capability improvements.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(d) Analysis of Alternatives.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the United States Special Operations Command, shall conduct an analysis of alternatives for any gunship modernization requirements identified by the 2009 quadrennial defense review under section 118 of title 10, United States Code. The results of the analysis of alternatives shall be provided to the congressional defense committees not later than 18 months after the completion of the 2009 quadrennial defense review.
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1746 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
July 23, 2009
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1746 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
July 23, 2009
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1746 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Bingaman.(consideration: CR S8005-8017; text: CR S8011)
July 23, 2009
Amendment SA 1746 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Bingaman. (consideration: CR S8005-8017; text: CR S8011) To require reports on the service life and replacement of AC-130 gunships of the Air Force.
July 23, 2009
Amendment SA 1746 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
July 23, 2009
Senate amendment submitted
July 22, 2009