[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3515]
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  SA 507. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 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 B of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 113. REPORT ON THE WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY CURRENTLY 
                   DELIVERED BY BLOCK I AND BLOCK II 
                   CONFIGURATIONS OF H-47 CHINOOK HELICOPTERS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Army, shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a report that includes 
     the following elements:
       (1) An analysis of the warfighting capability currently 
     delivered by the Block I and Block II configurations of H-47 
     Chinook helicopters.
       (2) An analysis of the feasibility and advisability of 
     delaying or terminating the CH-47F Chinook Block-II upgrade.
       (3) A plan to ensure that warfighter capability is not 
     negatively affected by the delay or termination of the CH-47F 
     Chinook Block-II upgrade.
       (b) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
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