S.Amdt. 2747

SA 2747. Mr. THUNE 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 I, add the following:

SEC. 144. PROCUREMENT OF REPLACEMENT WINGS FOR A-10
THUNDERHOG STORM PENETRATING AIRCRAFT OF
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH
AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT OF REPLACEMENT WINGS FOR
A-10 TACTICAL AIRCRAFT OF THE AIR FORCE.

(a) Procurement Required.--In carrying out the Air Force
procurement program for replacement wings for A-10 tactical
aircraft of the Air Force, the Secretary of the Air Force
shall also procure such number of replacement wings for A-10
Thunderhog Storm Penetrating Aircraft (SPA) of the National
Science Foundation as the Director of the National Science
Foundation shall specify.
(b) Responsibility for Cost.--The cost of any replacement
wing for an A-10 Thunderhog Storm Penetrating Aircraft
procured for the National Science Foundation pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be borne by the National Science
Foundation.
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