[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3554]
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  SA 2136. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 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 C of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 3__. PRODUCT SUPPORT STRATEGY FOR THE C-17 GLOBEMASTER 
                   AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than January 31, 2021, on the 
     basis of the business case analysis finalized in 2019 
     conducted pursuant to the requirements of section 2377 of 
     title 10, United States Code, for the future product support 
     strategy for the C-17 Globemaster aircraft, the Secretary of 
     the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report detailing for each course of action 
     evaluated in the business case analysis--
       (A) the cost-benefit analysis by year performed in 
     accordance with circular A-94 prepared by the Office of 
     Management and Budget;
       (B) the quantitative performance score by year, including 
     calculated mission capability and aircraft availability 
     rates; and
       (C) the rate impacts by year on other programs of the 
     Department of Defense at all depot maintenance facilities 
     currently supporting C-17 heavy maintenance.
       (2) Review.--The Director of Cost Assessment and 
     Performance Evaluation shall review the report required by 
     paragraph (1) and, not later than March 1, 2021, shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report that sets 
     forth an independent assessment of the elements described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Certification.--
       (1) In general.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 2021, no amounts may be 
     obligated or expended for planning or implementing a change 
     to the product support strategy for the C-17 Globemaster 
     aircraft in 2024 or later until the Secretary of the Air 
     Force, with the concurrence of the Director of Cost 
     Assessment and Performance Evaluation, the Commander of the 
     United States Transportation Command, and the Chief of the 
     National Guard Bureau, certifies that such a product support 
     strategy--
       (A) results in a cost savings when considering rate impacts 
     on all programs of the Department of Defense at the depot 
     maintenance facilities currently supporting C-17 heavy 
     maintenance;
       (B) will result in no materiel readiness degradation of the 
     C-17 fleet; and
       (C) is optimized to support the National Defense Strategy, 
     the operational plans of the combatant commanders, and the 
     requirements of the National Guard.
       (2) Exception.--The limitation under paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to amounts necessary to carry out such paragraph or 
     subsection (a).
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