,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #e1          
#bjac,mrs4 ,h>tzl] 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,b>b]1 ,mr4 ,k+/on1 & ,mrs4 ,mill] (    
,mi*igan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$        
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit !        
retirem5t ( ,a-#aj aircraft4  #a4       
,limitation on retirem5t ( ,a-#aj       
aircraft  7a7 ,limitation ,none ( !     
funds au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ or     
o!rwise made available = ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,def5se may be obligat$ or exp5d$ to    
retire1 prep>e to retire1 or place 9    
/orage any ,a-#aj aircraft until ea* ( !
 foll[+ occurs3 7#a7 ,! ,secret>y ( !   
,air ,=ce c]tifies to ! congressional   
def5se committees ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7  
,t ! ,f-#ce;,a aircraft has a*iev$ full 
op]ational capability4  7,b7 ,t !       
,f-#ce;,a aircraft has a*iev$ ,block    
#d;,a capabilities1 includ+-- 7i7 an    
enhanc$ electronic w>f>e capability t w 
all[ ! ,f-#ce;,a aircraft to c\nt] em]g+

 ?reats 9 a close air support 7,,cas7   
environm5t2 &  7ii7 a ,,gbu-#ec ,small  
,diamet] ,bomb v]sion ,,ii or equival5t 
weapon op]ational capability4  7,c7 ,t a
 numb] ( ,f-#ce;,a aircraft exi/s 9 !   
,air ,=ce inv5tory 9 suffici5t quantity 
to replace ! ,a-#aj aircraft be+ retir$ 
9 ord] to meet close air support        
capability requirem5ts ( ! combatant    
comm&s4  7#b7 ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates submits to ! congressional
 def5se committees a report sett+ =? !  
foll[+3 7,a7 ,an assessm5t :e!r ea*     
c]tification "u p>agraph 7#a7 is        
compreh5sive1 fully support$1 &         
suffici5tly detail$4  7,b7 ,an          
id5tification ( any %ortcom+s1          
limitations1 or o!r reportable matt]s t 
affect ! quality or f9d+s ( any         
c]tification "u p>agraph 7#a74  7b7     
,deadl9e = submittal ( ,comptroll]      
,g5]al report ,! report ( ! ,comptroll] 
,g5]al "u p>agraph 7#b7 ( subsection 7a7
 %all be submitt$ n lat] ?an #ij days   
aft] ! date ( ! submittal ( !           

c]tification ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 (
 t subsection4  7c7 ,congressional      
def5se committees def9$ ,9 ?is section1 
! t]m congressional def5se committees   
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section        
#aja7;a77#af7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
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