S.Amdt. 2136

SA 2136. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 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 C of title III, add the following:

SEC. 3__. PRODUCT SUPPORT STRATEGY FOR THE C-17 GLOBEMASTER
AIRCRAFT.

(a) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than January 31, 2021, on the
basis of the business case analysis finalized in 2019
conducted pursuant to the requirements of section 2377 of
title 10, United States Code, for the future product support
strategy for the C-17 Globemaster aircraft, the Secretary of
the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report detailing for each course of action
evaluated in the business case analysis--
(A) the cost-benefit analysis by year performed in
accordance with circular A-94 prepared by the Office of
Management and Budget;
(B) the quantitative performance score by year, including
calculated mission capability and aircraft availability
rates; and
(C) the rate impacts by year on other programs of the
Department of Defense at all depot maintenance facilities
currently supporting C-17 heavy maintenance.
(2) Review.--The Director of Cost Assessment and
Performance Evaluation shall review the report required by
paragraph (1) and, not later than March 1, 2021, shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report that sets
forth an independent assessment of the elements described in
paragraph (1).
(b) Certification.--
(1) In general.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for the
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2021, no amounts may be
obligated or expended for planning or implementing a change
to the product support strategy for the C-17 Globemaster
aircraft in 2024 or later until the Secretary of the Air
Force, with the concurrence of the Director of Cost
Assessment and Performance Evaluation, the Commander of the
United States Transportation Command, and the Chief of the
National Guard Bureau, certifies that such a product support
strategy--
(A) results in a cost savings when considering rate impacts
on all programs of the Department of Defense at the depot
maintenance facilities currently supporting C-17 heavy
maintenance;
(B) will result in no materiel readiness degradation of the
C-17 fleet; and
(C) is optimized to support the National Defense Strategy,
the operational plans of the combatant commanders, and the
requirements of the National Guard.
(2) Exception.--The limitation under paragraph (1) shall
not apply to amounts necessary to carry out such paragraph or
subsection (a).
______