S.Amdt. 2761

SA 2761. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Schumer)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282
proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 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 E of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1052. REPORT ON THE AIR REFUELING RECEIVER DEMAND
ANALYTICAL MODEL OF THE AIR FORCE.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) consistent with the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2018, the Air Force is undertaking an updated
mobility capability and requirements study that will reflect
guidance articulated in the 2018 National Defense Strategy;
and
(2) that study should address the Air Refueling Receiver
Demand Analytical model used by the Department of the Air
Force for its Strategic Basing process.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2019, the
Secretary of Air Force shall submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
a report setting forth the results of a review, conducted by
the Secretary for purposes of the report, of the Air
Refueling Receiver Demand Analytical model.
(2) Particular element.--The report shall include such
recommendations of the Secretary for adjustments to the Air
Refueling

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Receiver Demand Analytical model as the Secretary considers
appropriate in order to ensure that the model addresses
changes in refueling requirements along the Northern Tier of
the United States as a result of the 2018 National Defense
Strategy and associated mobility capability requirements,
including, in particular, in connection with the growth of
activities in the Northern Polar region by global and
regional powers.
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