,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #agg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjai    
,mrs4 ,lesko 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,veasey1
 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,larson of            
,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 
,mr4 ,schweikert1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4     
,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania1
 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4        
,tipton1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,collins of
 ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 
,mr4 ,banks1 ,mr4 ,stauber1 ,mrs4 ,roby1
 ,mr4 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas1  
,mr4 ,wright1 ,mr4 ,williams1 ,mr4      
,turner1 ,mr4 ,marchant1 ,mr4 ,carson of
 ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4
 ,bishop of ,utah1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4    
,conaway1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4  
,hice of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4  
,flores1 ,ms4 ,hill of ,california1 ,ms4
 ,kendra ,s4 ,horn of ,oklahoma1 ,mr4   
,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,brady1 ,mr4 
,gooden1 and ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland7  
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 

,armed ,services  ,,resolution          
,expressing the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives that ,congress should  
continue to support the ,f-#ce ,joint   
,strike ,fighter ,program4  ,whereas in 
recent years1 the ,united ,states and   
its allied fighter fleets have gotten   
smaller and increasingly outdated2      
,whereas during the past two decades1   
the ,united ,states ,air ,force fighter 
inventory was cut in half and most      
current ,air ,force fighter aircraft are
 more than #be years old2 ,whereas the  
allies of the ,united ,states need to   
recapitalize their aging fighter fleets 
with new and more capable aircraft2     
,whereas maintaining air superiority is 
essential to preserving global security 
and stability2 ,whereas the ,f-#ce      
program will support the ,united ,states
 ,air ,force1 ,united ,states ,navy1 and
 ,united ,states ,marine ,corps2        
,whereas through global partnerships1   
the ,f-#ce ,lightning ,,ii offers       
unprecedented capability and            

supportability across the spectrum of   
military operations2 ,whereas the ,f-#ce
 ,lightning ,,ii is better than any     
other fighter aircraft for air-to-ground
 strike missions2 ,whereas the ,f-#ce   
,lightning ,,ii is a #eth ,generation   
fighter1 combining advanced stealth with
 fighter speed and agility1 fully fused 
sensor information1 network-enabled     
operations and advanced sustainment2    
,whereas the ,department of ,defense has
 announced that the price of the        
conventional version of the ,f-#ce has  
dropped more than #fj percent and will  
drop more than another #e percent in the
 next lot2 ,whereas the most recent     
national security strategy emphasizes   
building a more lethal and survivable   
force and strengthening alliances2      
,whereas ,luke ,air ,force ,base1       
,arizona1 ,eglin ,air ,force ,base1     
,florida1 and ,marine ,corps ,air       
,station ,beaufort1 ,south ,carolina1   
are succeeding in their missions to     
build the future of airpower and leading

 the ,armed ,forces in developing airmen
 and training fighter pilots2 ,whereas  
,luke ,air ,force ,base1 ,eglin ,air    
,force ,base1 and ,marine ,corps ,air   
,station ,beaufort1 play significant    
roles in the ,f-#ce program and provide 
invaluable training grounds for military
 pilots and pilots of allies of the     
,united ,states to learn how to operate 
and maintain the stealth fighter jet2   
,whereas the ,f-#ce;,b squadron at      
,marine ,corps ,air ,station ,beaufort  
is the only location in the world where 
pilots train to fly the ,f-#ce;,b2      
,whereas the ,f-#ce is currently flying 
in operational combat squadrons at ,hill
 ,air ,force ,base1 ,utah1 ,marine      
,corps ,air ,station ,yuma1 ,arizona1   
,naval ,air ,station ,lemoore1          
,california1 and in overseas locations  
and will soon be flying at ,eilson ,air 
,force ,base1 ,arkansas1 ,burlington    
,air ,national ,guard ,base1 ,vermont1  
,truax ,air ,national ,guard ,base1     
,wisconsin1 ,dannely ,air ,national     

,guard ,base1 ,alabama1 and ,naval ,air 
,station ,joint ,reserve ,base ,fort    
,worth1 ,texas2 and ,whereas ,luke ,air 
,force ,base has welcomed and trained   
pilots and maintainers from countries   
such as ,australia1 ,italy1             
,netherlands1 ,denmark1 ,norway1        
,israel1 ,south ,korea1 and ,japan3     
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives--  7#a7 finds that  
the continued support for the ,f-#ce    
,joint ,strike ,fighter ,program is     
imperative to national security2 and    
7#b7 affirms that ,congress should      
continue to support the ,f-#ce ,joint   
,strike ,fighter ,program in future     
fiscal years because the ,united ,states
 cannot afford to risk its security or  
the security of its allies by allowing  
such program to fall short of its       
mission4