[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 103 (Wednesday, June 19, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4101-S4102]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 789. Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Cornyn) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 764 
submitted by Mr. Inhofe and intended to be proposed 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

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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 of the amendment, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 147. F-15EX PRODUCTION COST LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Limitation on Total Cost of Production.--
       (1) Procurement.--The total amount obligated or expended 
     from funds appropriated or otherwise made available for 
     Aircraft Procurement, Air Force or for any other procurement 
     account, for the program designated as F-15EX may not exceed 
     $80,000,000 per aircraft.
       (2) Definition of cost per aircraft.--The cost per aircraft 
     for purposes of paragraph (1) includes the airframe, mission 
     equipment, sensors, and other government and contractor 
     furnished equipment required for the aircraft to be used in 
     combat operations.
       (b) Certification Required.--Prior to the obligation of 
     funds exceeding $50,000,000 for the F-15EX program, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall certify to the congressional 
     defense committees that the cost per aircraft will not exceed 
     the amount specified in subsection (a), which is the amount 
     the Department has informed the congressional defense 
     committees is the proposed agreement for a fully combat 
     capable aircraft.
       (c) Annual Comptroller General Review.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than March 15 of each year, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall review the F-
     15EX aircraft program and submit to Congress a report on the 
     results of the review.
       (2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include, with respect to the F-15EX aircraft program, the 
     following:
       (A) An assessment of the acquisition strategy and cost to 
     procure, operate, and support the aircraft.
       (B) An assessment of the readiness of the technology 
     improvements and integration of F-15EX.
       (C) An assessment of the manufacturing processes for the F-
     15EX.
       (D) An assessment of the readiness of the supply base and 
     enterprise to produce 18-24 aircraft per year.
       (E) An estimate of the organic investments required to 
     sustain and support the F-15EX.
       (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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