[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 83 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3226]
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  SA 4236. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Brown) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2943, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, 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 H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1085. REPORT ON PRIORITIES FOR BED DOWNS, BASING 
                   CRITERIA, AND SPECIAL MISSION UNITS FOR C-130J 
                   AIRCRAFT OF THE AIR FORCE.

       (a) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the Air Force Reserve Command contributes unique 
     capabilities to the total force, including all the weather 
     reconnaissance and aerial spray capabilities, and 25 percent 
     of the Modular Airborne Firefighting System capabilities, of 
     the Air Force; and
       (2) special mission units of the Air Force Reserve Command 
     currently operate aging aircraft, which jeopardizes future 
     mission readiness and operational capabilities.
       (b) Report on Priorities for C-130J Bed Downs, Basing 
     Criteria, and Special Mission Units.--Not later than February 
     1, 2017, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the following:
       (1) The overall prioritization scheme of the Air Force for 
     future C-130J aircraft unit bed downs.
       (2) The strategic basing criteria of the Air Force for C-
     130J aircraft unit conversions.
       (3) The unit conversion priorities for special mission 
     units of the Air Force Reserve Command, the Air National 
     Guard, and the regular Air Force, and the manner which 
     considerations such as age of airframes factor into such 
     priorities.
       (4) Such other information relating to C-130J aircraft unit 
     conversions and bed downs as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.

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