[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3716-S3717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2761. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Schumer) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 
proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 
5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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 E of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1052. REPORT ON THE AIR REFUELING RECEIVER DEMAND 
                   ANALYTICAL MODEL OF THE AIR FORCE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) consistent with the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2018, the Air Force is undertaking an updated 
     mobility capability and requirements study that will reflect 
     guidance articulated in the 2018 National Defense Strategy; 
     and
       (2) that study should address the Air Refueling Receiver 
     Demand Analytical model used by the Department of the Air 
     Force for its Strategic Basing process.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2019, the 
     Secretary of Air Force shall submit to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     a report setting forth the results of a review, conducted by 
     the Secretary for purposes of the report, of the Air 
     Refueling Receiver Demand Analytical model.
       (2) Particular element.--The report shall include such 
     recommendations of the Secretary for adjustments to the Air 
     Refueling

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     Receiver Demand Analytical model as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate in order to ensure that the model addresses 
     changes in refueling requirements along the Northern Tier of 
     the United States as a result of the 2018 National Defense 
     Strategy and associated mobility capability requirements, 
     including, in particular, in connection with the growth of 
     activities in the Northern Polar region by global and 
     regional powers.
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