,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,carney 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,lummis7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the
 ,secretary of the ,air ,force to       
modernize ,c-#acj aircraft using        
alternative communication1 navigation1  
surveillance1 and air traffic management
 program kits and to ensure that such   
aircraft meet applicable regulations of 
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration4 
#a4 ,c-#acj fleet modernization  7a7 ,in
 general ,for purposes of modernizing   
the ,c-#acj fleet1 the ,secretary of the
 ,air ,force may install alternative    
communication1 navigation1 surveillance1
 and air traffic management program kits
 in lieu of ,c-#acj avionics            
modernization program kits if the       
,secretary determines1 on a case-by-case
 basis1 that such alternative program is
 appropriate and notifies the           

congressional defense committees 7as    
defined in section #aja7;a77#af7 of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code7 of    
such determination4  7b7 ,compatibility 
with ,,faa regulations ,the ,secretary  
shall ensure that all ,c-#acj aircraft  
are capable of meeting applicable       
regulations of the ,federal ,aviation   
,administration by ,january #a1 #bjbj4