[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3594-S3595]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 592. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Young) 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 D of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 147. F-15EX AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       (a) Designation of Major Subprogram.--In accordance with 
     section 2430a of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall designate the F-15EX program as a major 
     subprogram of the F-15 aircraft program.
       (b) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (c), none 
     of the funds authorized to

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     be appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to 
     procure an F-15EX aircraft until a period of 60 days has 
     elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of the Air 
     Force submits a letter of certification to the congressional 
     defense committees certifying that the following activities 
     have occurred relating to the F-15EX program:
       (1) A joint requirement oversight council review has 
     occurred.
       (2) A technology readiness assessment has been conducted.
       (3) An analysis of alternatives has been completed, 
     including consideration of the following options:
       (A) Increase in the F-35 procurement.
       (B) Purchase F-15EX aircraft to recapitalize the F-15C 
     fleet.
       (C) Purchase F-16 Blk 70 to recapitalize the F-15C fleet.
       (D) Accelerate penetrating counter air/next generation air 
     dominance.
       (4) A full and open competition or sole source 
     justification has been performed and Congress has been 
     notified.
       (c) Exception for Production of Proto Types.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may use the funds described in 
     paragraph (2) to develop, produce, and test not more than two 
     prototypes of the F-15EX aircraft.
       (2) Funds described.--The funds described in this paragraph 
     are funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for any 
     of the following:
       (A) Research and development, non-recurring engineering.
       (B) Aircraft procurement.
       (d) F-15EX Program Defined.--In this section, the term ``F-
     15EX program'' means the F-15EX aircraft program of the Air 
     Force as described in the materials submitted to Congress by 
     the Secretary of Defense in support of the budget of the 
     President for fiscal year 2020 (as submitted to Congress 
     under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code).
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