To authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to increase the Primary Aircraft Authorization of Air force or Air National Guard A-10 aircraft units in the event conversion of an A-10 unit is in the best interest of a long-term Air Force mission.

SA 950. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 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:

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SEC. __. AUTHORITY TO INCREASE PRIMARY AIRCRAFT AUTHORIZATION
OF AIR FORCE AND AIR NATIONAL GUARD A-10
AIRCRAFT UNITS FOR PURPOSES OF FACILITATING A-
10 CONVERSION.

In the event that conversion of an A-10 aircraft unit is in
the best interest of a long-term Air Force mission, the
Secretary of the Air Force may increase the Primary Aircraft
Authorization of Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard A-10
units to 24 aircraft to facilitate such conversion.
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