S.Amdt. 6449

SA 6449. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2027 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 subtitle D of title I, insert
the following:

SEC. ___. PRIORITIZING FIELDING OF COLLABORATIVE COMBAT
AIRCRAFT.

The Secretary of Defense shall prioritize funding for the
procurement of collaborative combat aircraft to ensure there
exists a minimal viable fielded and operational collaborative
combat aircraft capability by the end of fiscal year 2028 to
meet operational requirements of combatant commanders.
______