[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3396 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3396

 To require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on 
     production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 1999

Mr. McKeon (for himself and Ms. Sanchez) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on 
     production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. STUDY OF PRODUCTION ALTERNATIVES FOR THE JOINT STRIKE 
              FIGHTER PROGRAM.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report providing the results of a study of production 
alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft program and the 
effects on the tactical fighter aircraft industrial base of each 
alternative considered.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) Examination of alternative production strategies for 
        the program, including--
                    (A) production of all aircraft under the program at 
                one location;
                    (B) production at dual locations; and
                    (C) production at multiple locations using 
                facilities of the existing bomber and fighter aircraft 
                production base.
            (2) Identification of each major Government or industry 
        facility that is a potential location for production of such 
        aircraft.
            (3) Identification of the anticipated costs of production 
        of that aircraft at each facility identified pursuant to 
        paragraph (2) under each of the alternative production 
        strategies examined pursuant to paragraph (1), based upon a 
        reasonable profile for the annual procurement of that aircraft 
        once it enters production.
            (4) A comparison, for each such production strategy, of the 
        anticipated costs of carrying out production of that aircraft 
        at each such location with the costs of carrying out such 
        production at each of the other such locations.
    (c) Cost Comparison.--In identifying costs under subsection (b)(3) 
and carrying out the cost comparisons required by subsection (b)(4), 
the Secretary shall include consideration of each of the following 
factors:
            (1) State tax credits.
            (2) State and local incentives.
            (3) Skilled resident workforce.
            (4) Supplier and technical support bases.
            (5) Available stealth production facilities.
            (6) Environmental standards.
            (7) Location, as compared to test facilities.
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