S.Amdt. 4739

SA 4739. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be
proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2022 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 appropriate place in title II, insert the
following:

SEC. ___. ACQUISITION STRATEGY TO MODERNIZE AIR FORCE FIGHTER
PROPULSION SYSTEM.

(a) In General.--Not later than 14 days after the date on
which the budget of the President for fiscal year 2023 is
submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the modernization of the
fighter propulsion system or the integration of new
technology, including the Adaptive Engine Transition Program
propulsion system, into new fighters, including the Joint
Strike Fighter (JSF) and the Next Generation Air Dominance
programs.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) A cost benefit analysis of--
(A) integrating the Adaptive Engine Transition Program
propulsion system into each of the Joint Strike Fighter
aircraft variants;
(B) modernizing or upgrading the existing F135 propulsion
system on the Joint Strike Fighter variants;
(C) future associated infrastructure and sustainment costs
of the modernized engine;
(D) cost savings associated with variant and Partner
commonality; and
(E) assess all activities and costs to retrofit and sustain
all Joint Strike Fighter with a modernized propulsion system.
(2) An implementation plan to implement such strategy.
(3) A cost benefit analysis of--
(A) integrating Adaptive Engine Transition Program
technology into Next Generation Air Dominance programs; and
(B) modernizing or upgrading the existing F135 propulsion
systems into the Next Generation Air Dominance programs.
(4) A schedule annotating pertinent milestones and yearly
fiscal resource requirements for the implementation of a
modernized F135 propulsion system.
(5) A schedule of milestones and yearly financial resource
requirements for the implementation of the Adaptive Engine
Transition Program.
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