Amendment as originally offered, ensures an acquisition strategy that will field a UH-1N (Huey helicoptors) replacement strategy. As modified, the amendment requires that such a replacement strategy would be under contract in FY 2018.

1. Adds SEC. 16__. REQUESTS FOR FORCES TO MEET SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND-BASED NUCLEAR FORCES at the end of subtitle D of title XVI

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   Inserted: SEC. 16__. REQUESTS FOR FORCES TO MEET SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND-BASED NUCLEAR FORCES.

   Inserted: (a) Certification.--Not later than five days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall certify to the congressional defense committees that the Chairman has approved any requests for forces, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, of a commander of a combatant command to meet the security requirements of land-based nuclear forces.

   Inserted: (b) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017 for the travel and representational expenses of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Under Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that there is a competitive acquisition process in place to ensure that a UH-1N replacement aircraft is under contract in fiscal year 2018.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle D of title XVI, add the following new section:

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