,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fbib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ad1         
#bjba,mr4 ,w5/rup 7= himself & ,mr4     
,turn]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se to report to ,congress on !     
pot5tial integration ( advanc$          
propulsion sy/ems into ,f-#ce aircraft1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,fight] propulsion  
is "o ( ! few areas 9 :i* ! ,unit$      
,/ates ma9ta9s a cle> advantage ov]     
ne>-pe] adv]s>ies1 specifically ,*9a &  
its ?reat to ! ,indo-,pacific region4   
7#b7 ,! ,f-#ce w be "o ( ! key elem5ts (
 ! frontl9e fight] =ces ( ! milit>y     
s]vices & ,unit$ ,/ates allies & p>tn]s 
= decades to come4  7#c7 ,failure to    
develop an adaptive cycle eng9e & make x
 available = production on ! ,f-#ce w\ld
 con/itute a miss$ opportunity & op5 a  
door = ,unit$ ,/ates adv]s>ies to       
ov]take field$ eng9e te*nology4  7#d7   

,ma9ta9+ a /rong indu/rial base &       
competition is critical to support+ !   
,national ,def5se ,/rategy4  #b4        
,adaptive eng9e transition program      
acquisition /rategy = ! ,f-#ce;,a       
aircraft  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce1 9      
consultation ) ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,def5se
 = ,acquisition & ,su/a9m5t1 %all submit
 to ! congressional def5se committees a 
report on ! integration ( ! ,adaptive   
,eng9e ,transition ,program propulsion  
sy/em into ! ,f-#ce;,a aircraft4  7b7   
,elem5ts ,! report requir$ "u subsection
 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a     
competitive acquisition /rategy1 in=m$  
by fiscal consid]ations1 to-- 7,a7      
integrate ! ,adaptive ,eng9e ,transition
 ,program propulsion sy/em into !       
,f-#ce;,a aircraft2 &  7,b7 beg91 9     
fiscal ye> #bjbg1 activities to retr(it 
all ,f-#ce;,a aircraft ) su* propulsion 
sy/em4  7#b7 ,an implem5tation plan to  
implem5t su* /rategy4  7#c7 ,a s*$ule   

annotat+ p]t95t mile/ones & ye>ly fiscal
 res\rce requirem5ts = ! implem5tation (
 su* /rategy4  #c4 ,advanc$ propulsion  
sy/em acquisition /rategy = ! ,f-#ce;,b 
& ,f-#ce;,c aircraft  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( !    
,navy1 9 consultation ) ! ,"u ,secret>y 
( ,def5se = ,acquisition & ,su/a9m5t1   
%all submit to ! congressional def5se   
committees a report on ! integration (  
an advanc$ propulsion sy/em into        
,f-#ce;,b & ,f-#ce;,c aircraft4  7b7    
,elem5ts ,! report requir$ "u subsection
 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,an    
analysis ( ! effects ( an advanc$       
propulsion sy/em on ! combat            
effectiv5ess & su/a9m5t co/s ( ,f-#ce;,b
 & ,f-#ce;,c aircraft1 includ+ any      
effects result+ f-- 7,a7 increas$ ?ru/1 
fuel effici5cy1 !rmal capacity1 &       
electrical g5]ation2 &  7,b7 improvem5ts
 9 accel]ation1 spe$1 range1 & ov]all   
mission effectiv5ess4  7#b7 ,an         
assessm5t ( h[ ! integration ( an       

advanc$ propulsion sy/em may result 9-- 
7,a7 a r$uction 9 dep5d5cy on support   
assets1 includ+ air refuel+ & repl5i%m5t
 tank]s2 &  7,b7 an ov]all co/ b5efit to
 ! ,dep>tm5t f r$uc$ acquisition &      
su/a9m5t = su* support assets4  7#c7 ,a 
competitive acquisition /rategy in=m$ by
 fiscal consid]ations1 ! assessm5t (    
combat effectiv5ess "u p>agraph 7#a71 & 
consid]ation ( te*nical limitations--   
7,a7 to integrate an advanc$ propulsion 
sy/em into ,f-#ce;,b aircraft &         
,f-#ce;,c aircraft2  7,b7 to beg91 n    
lat] ?an fiscal ye> #bjbg1 activities to
 produce all ,f-#ce;,b aircraft & all   
,f-#ce;,c aircraft ) su* propulsion     
sy/ems2 &  7,c7 to beg91 n lat] ?an     
fiscal ye> #bjbg1 activities to retr(it 
all ,f-#ce;,b aircraft & all ,f-#ce;,c  
aircraft ) su* propulsion sy/ems4  7c7  
,advanc$ propulsion sy/em def9$ ,9 ?is  
section1 t]m advanc$ propulsion sy/em   
means-- 7#a7 a d]ivative ( ! propulsion 
sy/em develop$ = ! ,f-#ce aircraft "u ! 
,adaptive ,eng9e ,transition ,program ( 

! ,air ,=ce2 or  7#b7 a d]ivative ( a   
propulsion sy/em previ\sly develop$ = ! 
,f-#ce aircraft4