,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ac1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,runyan 7for himself and ,mr4      
,garamendi7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to limit the retirement of     
,,kc-#aj aircraft4  #a4 ,limitation on  
retirement of ,,kc-#aj aircraft  7a7    
,limitation ,none of the funds          
authorized to be appropriated or        
otherwise made available for the        
,department of ,defense may be obligated
 or expended to retire1 prepare to      
retire1 or place in storage any ,,kc-#aj
 aircraft until each of the following   
occurs3  7#a7 ,the ,secretary of the    
,air ,force certifies to the            
congressional defense committees each of
 the following3  7,a7 ,the four         
,,kc-#df;,a test aircraft are all built 
and fully operational including their   
air refueling capability4  7,b7 ,the    
initial #ah ,,kc-#df;,a aircraft have   

been delivered to the ,air ,force in a  
fully operational capacity by #bjag4    
7,c7 ,the ,,kc-#df;,a aircraft has      
achieved full operational capability4   
7,d7 ,a sufficient number of ,,kc-#df;,a
 aircraft exists in the inventory of the
 ,air ,force to fully meet the air      
refueling and cargo support capability  
and mission requirements of the         
combatant commands4  7#b7 ,the          
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states submits to the congressional    
defense committees a report setting     
forth the following3  7,a7 ,an          
assessment whether each certification   
under paragraph 7#a7 is comprehensive1  
fully supported1 and sufficiently       
detailed4  7,b7 ,an identification of   
any shortcomings1 limitations1 or other 
reportable matters that affect the      
quality or findings of any certification
 under paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,deadline   
for submission of comptroller general   
report ,the report of the ,comptroller  
,general under paragraph 7#b7 of        

subsection 7a7 shall be submitted not   
later than #ij days after the date of   
the submission of the certification     
referred to in paragraph 7#a7 of such   
subsection4  7c7 ,congressional defense 
committees defined ,in this section1 the
 term congressional defense committees  
has the meaning given that term in      
section #aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code4