S.Amdt. 2554

SA 2554. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr.
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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 III, add the following:

SEC. 340. REPORT ON AIR FORCE AIRFIELD OPERATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.

(a) In General.--Not later than February 1, 2019, the
Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct an assessment and
submit to the congressional defense committees a report
detailing the operational requirements for Air Force
airfields.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include the following elements:
(1) An assessment of the state of airfields where runway
degradation currently poses a threat to operations and
airfields where such degradation threatens operations in the
next five and ten years.
(2) A description of the operational requirements for
airfields, including an assessment of the impact to
operations, cost to repair, cost to replace, remaining useful
life, and the required daily maintenance to ensure runways
are acceptable for full operations.
(3) A description of any challenges with infrastructure
acquisition methods and processes.
(4) An assessment of the operational impact in the event a
runway were to become inoperable due to a major degradation
incident, such as a crack or fracture resulting from lack of
maintenance and repair.
(5) A plan to address any shortfalls associated with the
Air Force's runway infrastructure.
(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
be in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex as
necessary.
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