[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3816]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1729. Mr. HATCH 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. 152. ADDITIONAL SENSOR SUITES FOR F-22 AND F-35 AIRCRAFT 
                   RADAR CROSS-SECTION FACILITIES.

       (a) Assessment of Feasibility of Inclusion of Sensors.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an 
     assessment of the feasibility of the inclusion of additional 
     sensor suites to the current radar cross-section facilities 
     for the F-22 aircraft and the F-35 aircraft in order to 
     obtain a prognostic facility capability, benefitting life 
     cycle logistics and sustainment, for low observable aircraft.
       (2) Discharge of assessment.--The Secretary shall conduct 
     the assessment through the F-22 Program Office and the Joint 
     Strike Fighter Program Office.
       (b) Nature of Sensors Assessed.--The additional sensors 
     assessed for purposes of subsection (a) shall be sensors that 
     use the electromagnetic spectrum to automatically capture 
     sustainment and maintenance data related to system and 
     subsystem health, structural integrity, and signature 
     performance of an aircraft, including structural (surface and 
     subsurface) changes effecting the radar signature to enable 
     precise repairs to its coatings and shape.
       (c) Additional Elements of Assessment.--The assessment 
     conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall also include an 
     assessment of the incorporation of prognostic health 
     management, autonomic logistics, and sustainment functions 
     for the additional sensor suite facility capability described 
     in subsection (a).
       (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report setting forth a plan for the inclusion of additional 
     sensor suites to the current radar cross-section facilities 
     as described in subsection (a). The plan shall take into 
     account the results of the assessment conducted pursuant to 
     this section.
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