S.Amdt. 507

SA 507. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2020 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 B of title I, add the following:

SEC. 113. REPORT ON THE WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY CURRENTLY
DELIVERED BY BLOCK I AND BLOCK II
CONFIGURATIONS OF H-47 CHINOOK HELICOPTERS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Army, shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report that includes
the following elements:
(1) An analysis of the warfighting capability currently
delivered by the Block I and Block II configurations of H-47
Chinook helicopters.
(2) An analysis of the feasibility and advisability of
delaying or terminating the CH-47F Chinook Block-II upgrade.
(3) A plan to ensure that warfighter capability is not
negatively affected by the delay or termination of the CH-47F
Chinook Block-II upgrade.
(b) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
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