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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 2943 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1086

Sec. 1086. Military service management of F–35 Joint Strike Fighter program

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Except as provided under subsection (d), not later than 180 days after Milestone C approval for the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter program, the Secretary of Defense shall disestablish the F–35 Joint Program Office and devolve relevant responsibilities to the Department of the Air Force and the Department of the Navy. The Department of the Air Force and the Department of the Navy shall establish separate program offices to manage the production, sustainment, and modernization of their respective aircraft.
The Department of the Air Force shall manage all aspects related to the F–35A variant. The Department of the Navy shall manage all aspects related to the F–35B and F–35C variants. The Department of the Air Force and the Department of the Navy shall establish processes to coordinate on F–35 Joint Strike Fighter issues where commonality exists. Not later than February 1, 2017, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report outlining the Department's plan for implementing the changes to management of the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter program required under subsection (a).
Not later than 90 days after the Secretary of Defense submits the report and implementation plan required under subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United States shall review the implementation plan and brief the congressional defense committees on its findings. The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of this section if the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that the current Joint Program Office management structure is the optimal management structure for the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter program, including a business case analysis demonstrating that the current management structure is the optimal structure.
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