To require a report on priorities for bed downs, basing criteria, and special mission units for C-130J aircraft of the Air Force.

SA 4236. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Brown) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2943, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 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 H of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1085. REPORT ON PRIORITIES FOR BED DOWNS, BASING
CRITERIA, AND SPECIAL MISSION UNITS FOR C-130J
AIRCRAFT OF THE AIR FORCE.

(a) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) the Air Force Reserve Command contributes unique
capabilities to the total force, including all the weather
reconnaissance and aerial spray capabilities, and 25 percent
of the Modular Airborne Firefighting System capabilities, of
the Air Force; and
(2) special mission units of the Air Force Reserve Command
currently operate aging aircraft, which jeopardizes future
mission readiness and operational capabilities.
(b) Report on Priorities for C-130J Bed Downs, Basing
Criteria, and Special Mission Units.--Not later than February
1, 2017, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the following:
(1) The overall prioritization scheme of the Air Force for
future C-130J aircraft unit bed downs.
(2) The strategic basing criteria of the Air Force for C-
130J aircraft unit conversions.
(3) The unit conversion priorities for special mission
units of the Air Force Reserve Command, the Air National
Guard, and the regular Air Force, and the manner which
considerations such as age of airframes factor into such
priorities.
(4) Such other information relating to C-130J aircraft unit
conversions and bed downs as the Secretary considers
appropriate.

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