,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bb1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,budd 7for himself1 ,mrs4     
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,schmitt1    
,mr4 ,sheehy1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 and ,mr4    
,cramer7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary of 
,defense to enter into multiyear        
contracts for the procurement of ,f-#ce 
and ,f-#ae;,,ex aircraft1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,airpower           
,acceleration ,act of #bjbf4  #b4       
,multiyear procurement authority for    
,f-#ce and ,f-#ae;,,ex aircraft  7a7    
,multiyear procurement authority        
,subject to section #ceja of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code1 except as        
provided in this section1 the ,secretary
 of ,defense may enter into one or more 
multiyear contracts for the procurement 
of ,f-#ce;,a1 ,f-#ce;,b1 ,f-#ce;,c1 and 

,f-#ae;,,ex aircraft4  7b7 ,findings    
requirements  7#a7 ,in general ,a       
contract described in subsection 7a7 is 
deemed to meet the requirements of      
section #ceja7;a7 of such title4  7#b7  
,request ,section #ceja7;i77#b7 of such 
title shall not apply for purposes of   
this ,act4  7#c7 ,report ,not later than
 #ij days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall submit to ,congress a 
report with respect to contracts        
described in subsection 7a7 containing  
preliminary findings of the agency head 
described in paragraphs 7#a7 through    
7#f7 of section #ceja7;a7 of such title1
 together with the basis for such       
findings4  7c7 ,advance procurement     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of     
,defense may enter into one or more     
contracts for advance procurement of key
 components of ,f-#ce;,a1 ,f-#ce;,b1    
,f-#ce;,c1 and ,f-#ae;,,ex aircraft in  
economic order quantities4  7#b7        
,certification ,the ,secretary of       

,defense shall include in any           
certification submitted under section   
#ceja7;i77#c7 of such title a           
description of the specific components  
the ,secretary intends to procure under 
the authority provided by paragraph     
7#a74  7d7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is   
the sense of ,congress that the         
implementation of section #ceja7;d7 of  
such title is important to ensuring that
 all subcontractors1 vendors1 and       
suppliers promptly receive funds in     
order to supercharge the defense        
industrial base4  #c4 ,modification of  
inventory requirements for ,air ,force  
fighter aircraft  7a7 ,in general       
,subsection 7i7 of section #ijfb of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  7i7 7#a7   
,the ,secretary of the ,air ,force      
shall-- 7,a7 during the period beginning
 on ,october #a1 #bjbf1 and ending on   
,october #a1 #bjce1 maintain a total    
aircraft inventory of fighter aircraft  
of not less than #a1hjj aircraft2 and   

7,b7 maintain a total aircraft inventory
 of combat-coded fighter aircraft of--  
7i7 not less than #a1cfi aircraft by    
,december #ca1 #bjcj2 and  7ii7 not less
 than #a1eeh aircraft by ,december #ca1 
#bjce4  7#b7 ,in this subsection3 7,a7  
,the term fighter aircraft-- 7i7 means  
an aircraft that-- 7,i7 is designated by
 a mission design series prefix of ,f-  
or ,a-2  7,,ii7 is manned by one or two 
crewmembers2 and  7,,iii7 executes      
single-role or multi-role missions1     
including air-to-air combat1            
air-to-ground attack1 air interdiction1 
suppression or destruction of enemy air 
defenses1 close air support1 strike     
control and reconnaissance1 combat      
search and rescue support1 or airborne  
forward air control2 and  7ii7 does not 
include collaborative combat aircraft4  
7,b7 ,the term primary mission aircraft 
inventory means aircraft assigned to    
meet the primary aircraft authorization 
to a unit for the performance of its    
wartime mission4  7,c7 ,the term total  

aircraft inventory of combat-coded      
fighter aircraft means the total        
inventory of combat-coded fighter       
aircraft the ,air ,force possesses1     
including in-- 7i7 the primary mission  
aircraft inventory2  7ii7 the backup    
aircraft inventory2 and  7iii7 the      
attrition reserve4  4  7b7 ,effective   
date ,the amendment made by subsection  
7a7 shall take effect on ,october #a1   
#bjbf4  #d4 ,f-#ae;,,ex aircraft fleet  
7a7 ,authority ,subject to subsection   
7b71 the ,secretary of the ,air ,force  
may increase the size of the ,f-#ae;,,ex
 aircraft fleet from #abi to #cbi       
,f-#ae;,,ex aircraft4  7b7 ,condition   
,the ,secretary of the ,air ,force shall
 use any ,f-#ae;,,ex aircraft procured  
after the first #abi aircraft under the 
authority provided by subsection 7a7    
exclusively for the purpose of          
recapitalizing the ,f-#ae;,e aircraft   
fleet of the ,air ,force4