,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aacf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bi1    
#bjae,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,enzi1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,schumer1
 and ,mr4 ,daines7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,relating to the  
modernization of ,c-#acj aircraft to    
meet applicable regulations of the      
,federal ,aviation ,administration1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,c-#acj fleet  
modernization  7a7 ,affirmation of      
authority ,to modernize ,congress       
affirms that1 for the purposes of       
modernizing the ,c-#acj aircraft fleet1 
the ,air ,force has authority to        
undertake safety and compliance upgrades
 in lieu of the ,c-#acj aircraft        
avionics modernization program of record
 to meet applicable regulations of the  
,federal ,aviation ,administration by   
#bjbj4  7b7 ,replacement of limitation  
,section #acd of the ,carl ,levin and   

,howard ,p4 ,buck ,mc,keon ,national    
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjae 7,public ,law #aac-bia7 is 
amended by striking subsection 7b7 and  
inserting the following new subsection  
7b73  7b7 ,coordination with ,,faa in   
implementation of alternative program   
,if the ,secretary of the ,air ,force   
implements in accordance with subsection
 7a77#b7 the alternative communication1 
navigation1 surveillance1 and air       
traffic management program described in 
subsection 7a77#a77;,b71 the ,secretary 
shall coordinate with the ,administrator
 of the ,federal ,aviation              
,administration in the implementation of
 such program in order to meet or       
otherwise satisfy applicable safety and 
compliance airspace regulations4  4