S.Amdt. 789

SA 789. Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Cornyn)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 764
submitted by Mr. Inhofe and intended to be proposed 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

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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 of the amendment, add
the following:

SEC. 147. F-15EX PRODUCTION COST LIMITATIONS.

(a) Limitation on Total Cost of Production.--
(1) Procurement.--The total amount obligated or expended
from funds appropriated or otherwise made available for
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force or for any other procurement
account, for the program designated as F-15EX may not exceed
$80,000,000 per aircraft.
(2) Definition of cost per aircraft.--The cost per aircraft
for purposes of paragraph (1) includes the airframe, mission
equipment, sensors, and other government and contractor
furnished equipment required for the aircraft to be used in
combat operations.
(b) Certification Required.--Prior to the obligation of
funds exceeding $50,000,000 for the F-15EX program, the
Secretary of Defense shall certify to the congressional
defense committees that the cost per aircraft will not exceed
the amount specified in subsection (a), which is the amount
the Department has informed the congressional defense
committees is the proposed agreement for a fully combat
capable aircraft.
(c) Annual Comptroller General Review.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 15 of each year, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall review the F-
15EX aircraft program and submit to Congress a report on the
results of the review.
(2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall
include, with respect to the F-15EX aircraft program, the
following:
(A) An assessment of the acquisition strategy and cost to
procure, operate, and support the aircraft.
(B) An assessment of the readiness of the technology
improvements and integration of F-15EX.
(C) An assessment of the manufacturing processes for the F-
15EX.
(D) An assessment of the readiness of the supply base and
enterprise to produce 18-24 aircraft per year.
(E) An estimate of the organic investments required to
sustain and support the F-15EX.
(d) F-15EX Program Defined.--In this section, the term ``F-
15EX program'' means the F-15EX aircraft program of the Air
Force as described in the materials submitted to Congress by
the Secretary of Defense in support of the budget of the
President for fiscal year 2020 (as submitted to Congress
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code).
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