[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4230 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4230

               To limit the retirement of KC-10 aircraft.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2014

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

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                                 A BILL


 
               To limit the retirement of KC-10 aircraft.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF KC-10 AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may be obligated 
or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage any KC-10 
aircraft until each of the following occurs:
            (1) The Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the 
        congressional defense committees each of the following:
                    (A) The four KC-46A test aircraft are all built and 
                fully operational including their air refueling 
                capability.
                    (B) The initial 18 KC-46A aircraft have been 
                delivered to the Air Force in a fully operational 
                capacity by 2017.
                    (C) The KC-46A aircraft has achieved full 
                operational capability.
                    (D) A sufficient number of KC-46A aircraft exists 
                in the inventory of the Air Force to fully meet the air 
                refueling and cargo support capability and mission 
                requirements of the combatant commands.
            (2) The Comptroller General of the United States submits to 
        the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the 
        following:
                    (A) An assessment whether each certification under 
                paragraph (1) is comprehensive, fully supported, and 
                sufficiently detailed.
                    (B) An identification of any shortcomings, 
                limitations, or other reportable matters that affect 
                the quality or findings of any certification under 
                paragraph (1).
    (b) Deadline for Submission of Comptroller General Report.--The 
report of the Comptroller General under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) 
shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the date of the 
submission of the certification referred to in paragraph (1) of such 
subsection.
    (c) Congressional Defense Committees Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given that 
term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
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