S.Amdt. 3332

SA 3332. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2026 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

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year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place in subtitle D of title I, insert
the following:

SEC. __. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO F-15 AIRCRAFT FOR THE AIR
NATIONAL GUARD.

The Secretary of the Air Force--
(1) shall ensure all Air National Guard fighter wings that
fly F-15C aircraft for the Guard's Airspace Control Alert
mission maintain an active inventory of at least 12 fighter
aircraft during the recapitalization transition to F-15EX or
other aircraft;
(2) shall concurrently and equivalently replace and
distribute F-15C aircraft among the Air National Guard
fighter wings scheduled to receive F-15EX aircraft until all
F-15C aircraft are recapitalized; and
(3) shall not reduce funding for operations and
maintenance, unit personnel, or weapon system sustainment
activities for current F-15 aircraft in a manner that
presumes future congressional authority to divest such
aircraft.
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