[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3693]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1506. Mr. TILLIS (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Burr) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by 
Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense 
and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 141. STATIONING OF C-130 H AIRCRAFT AVIONICS PREVIOUSLY 
                   MODIFIED BY THE AVIONICS MODERNIZATION PROGRAM 
                   (AMP) IN SUPPORT OF DAILY TRAINING AND 
                   CONTINGENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR AIRBORNE AND 
                   SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES.

       The Secretary of the Air Force shall station aircraft 
     previously modified by the C-130 Avionics Modernization 
     Program (AMP) to support United States Army Airborne and 
     United States Army Special Operations Command daily training 
     and contingency requirements by the end of fiscal year 2017, 
     and such aircraft shall not be required to deploy in the 
     normal rotation of C-130 H units. The Secretary shall provide 
     such personnel as required to maintain and operate the 
     aircraft.
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