,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbj,mr4 
,brown of ,maryland 7for himself and    
,mrs4 ,hartzler7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,defense to recommend a minimum number  
of bomber aircraft4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,long    
,range ,bomber ,expansion ,act of #bjbj4
  #b4 ,minimum bomber aircraft force    
level  7a7 ,in general ,not later than  
,february #a1 #bjba1 the ,secretary of  
the ,air ,force shall submit to the     
congressional defense committees a      
report with recommendations for the     
bomber aircraft force structure that    
enables the ,air ,force to meet the     
requirements of its long-range strike   
mission under the ,national ,defense    
,strategy4  7b7 ,elements ,the report   
required under subsection 7a7 shall     
include each of the following elements3 

7#a7 ,the bomber force structure        
necessary to meet the requirements of   
the ,air ,force's long-range strike     
mission under the ,national ,defense    
,strategy1 including-- 7,a7 the total   
minimum number of bomber aircraft2 and  
7,b7 the minimum number of primary      
mission aircraft4  7#b7 ,the penetrating
 bomber force structure necessary to    
meet the requirements of the ,air       
,force's long-range strike mission in   
contested or denied environments under  
the ,national ,defense ,strategy1 to    
include-- 7,a7 the total minimum number 
of penetrating bomber aircraft2 and     
7,b7 the minimum number of primary      
mission penetrating bomber aircraft4    
7#c7 ,a roadmap outlining how the ,air  
,force plans to reach the force         
structure identified under paragraphs   
7#a7 and 7#b71 including an established 
goal date for achieving the minimum     
number of bomber aircraft4  7c7 ,form   
,the report submitted under subsection  
7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified  

form1 but may include a classified      
annex4  7d7 ,publication ,the ,secretary
 shall make available to the public the 
unclassified form of the report         
submitted under subsection 7a74  7e7    
,bomber aircraft ,in this section1 the  
term bomber aircraft includes           
penetrating bombers in addition to      
,b-#eb;,h aircraft4