S.Amdt. 2063
What it does: Adds SEC. 135. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF A-10 AIRCRAFT at the end of subtitle D of title I
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)What it changes
1 change to S. 1197 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 135. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF A-10 AIRCRAFT at the end of subtitle D of title I
Adds a sectionIn S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate
The Secretary of the Air Force shall not obligate or expend any funds for the procurement of C-27J aircraft not already on contract as of June 1, 2013.
Inserted: SEC. 135. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF A-10 AIRCRAFT.
Inserted: (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage any A-10 aircraft until each of the following:
Inserted: (1) The Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the congressional defense committees each of the following:
Inserted: (A) That the F-35A aircraft has achieved full operational capability.
Inserted: (B) That the F-35A aircraft has achieved Block 4A capabilities, including--
Inserted: (i) an enhanced electronic warfare capability that will allow the F-35A aircraft to counter emerging threats in a close air support (CAS) environment; and
Inserted: (ii) a GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb version II or equivalent weapon operational capability.
Inserted: (C) That a number of F-35A aircraft exists in the Air Force inventory in sufficient quantity to replace the A-10 aircraft being retired in order to meet close air support capability requirements of the combatant commands.
Inserted: (2) The Comptroller General of the United States submits to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the following:
Inserted: (A) An assessment whether each certification under paragraph (1) is comprehensive, fully supported, and sufficiently detailed.
Inserted: (B) An identification of any shortcomings, limitations, or other reportable matters that affect the quality or findings of any certification under paragraph (1).
Inserted: (b) Deadline for Submittal of Comptroller General Report.--The report of the Comptroller General under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the date of the submittal of the certification referred to in paragraph (1) of that subsection.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following:
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As printed
SA 2063. Ms. AYOTTE (for herself and Mr. Blunt) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 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 D of title I, add the following:
SEC. 135. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF A-10 AIRCRAFT.
(a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage any A-10 aircraft until each of the following:
(1) The Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the congressional defense committees each of the following:
(A) That the F-35A aircraft has achieved full operational capability.
(B) That the F-35A aircraft has achieved Block 4A capabilities, including--
(i) an enhanced electronic warfare capability that will allow the F-35A aircraft to counter emerging threats in a close air support (CAS) environment; and
(ii) a GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb version II or equivalent weapon operational capability.
(C) That a number of F-35A aircraft exists in the Air Force inventory in sufficient quantity to replace the A-10 aircraft being retired in order to meet close air support capability requirements of the combatant commands.
(2) The Comptroller General of the United States submits to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the following:
(A) An assessment whether each certification under paragraph (1) is comprehensive, fully supported, and sufficiently detailed.
(B) An identification of any shortcomings, limitations, or other reportable matters that affect the quality or findings of any certification under paragraph (1).
(b) Deadline for Submittal of Comptroller General Report.--The report of the Comptroller General under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the date of the submittal of the certification referred to in paragraph (1) of that subsection.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 14, 2013