S.Amdt. 1729

SA 1729. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 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. 152. ADDITIONAL SENSOR SUITES FOR F-22 AND F-35 AIRCRAFT
RADAR CROSS-SECTION FACILITIES.

(a) Assessment of Feasibility of Inclusion of Sensors.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an
assessment of the feasibility of the inclusion of additional
sensor suites to the current radar cross-section facilities
for the F-22 aircraft and the F-35 aircraft in order to
obtain a prognostic facility capability, benefitting life
cycle logistics and sustainment, for low observable aircraft.
(2) Discharge of assessment.--The Secretary shall conduct
the assessment through the F-22 Program Office and the Joint
Strike Fighter Program Office.
(b) Nature of Sensors Assessed.--The additional sensors
assessed for purposes of subsection (a) shall be sensors that
use the electromagnetic spectrum to automatically capture
sustainment and maintenance data related to system and
subsystem health, structural integrity, and signature
performance of an aircraft, including structural (surface and
subsurface) changes effecting the radar signature to enable
precise repairs to its coatings and shape.
(c) Additional Elements of Assessment.--The assessment
conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall also include an
assessment of the incorporation of prognostic health
management, autonomic logistics, and sustainment functions
for the additional sensor suite facility capability described
in subsection (a).
(d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress
a report setting forth a plan for the inclusion of additional
sensor suites to the current radar cross-section facilities
as described in subsection (a). The plan shall take into
account the results of the assessment conducted pursuant to
this section.
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