,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ac1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,crapo 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,hickenlooper1 ,mr4 ,risch1 and ,mr4    
,van ,hollen7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to support and strengthen   
the fighter aircraft capabilities of the
 ,air ,force1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,fighter ,force ,preservation   
and ,recapitalization ,act of #bjbc4    
#b4 ,minimum number of aircraft and     
fighter squadrons in the ,air ,national 
,guard ,section #ijfb of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7l7 7#a7 ,the aircraft     
inventory of the ,air ,national ,guard  
shall include not fewer than #be fighter
 aircraft squadrons each of which shall 
have a minimum of #ah primary aircraft  
authorized4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary of    

,defense may waive the requirements of  
paragraph 7#a7 with respect to          
individual aircraft if the ,secretary-- 
7,a7 certifies to the congressional     
defense committees that compliance with 
such requirements is not feasible due to
 extraordinary circumstances2 and  7,b7 
includes with such certification an     
explanation of such circumstances4  4   
#c4 ,plan on fighter force              
recapitalization  7a7 ,plan required    
,the ,secretary of the ,air ,force1 in  
consultation with the ,director of the  
,air ,national ,guard1 shall develop a  
fighter aircraft recapitalization plan  
that provides for-- 7#a7 the replacement
 and modernization of ,air ,national    
,guard fighter squadrons at a rate that 
shall ensure the full1 one-for-one1     
recapitalization of ,air ,national      
,guard fighter squadrons by the end of  
fiscal year #bjcd2 and  7#b7 the        
fielding of the ,next ,generation ,air  
,dominance family of systems in the ,air
 ,national ,guard4  7b7 ,submittal to   

,congress ,not later than #abj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of the ,air ,force 
shall submit to the congressional       
defense committees the plan developed   
under subsection 7a74  7c7              
,congressional defense committees       
defined ,in this section1 the term      
congressional defense committees has the
 meaning given that term in section     
#aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code4