Sec. 233. Advanced propulsion system acquisition strategy for the F–35B and F–35C aircraft
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Not later than 14 days after the date on which the budget of the President for fiscal year 2023 is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the integration of the Adaptive Engine Transition Program (referred to in this section as AETP ) propulsion system or other advanced propulsion system into F–35B and F–35C aircraft. The report required under subsection
(a)shall include the following: An analysis of the impact on combat effectiveness and sustainment cost from increased thrust, fuel efficiency, and thermal capacity for each variant of the F–35, to include the improvements on acceleration, speed, range, and overall mission effectiveness, of each advanced propulsion system. An assessment in the reduction on the dependency on support assets, to include air refueling and replenishment tankers, and the overall cost benefits to the Department from reduced acquisition and sustainment of such support assets, from the integration of each advanced propulsion system. A competitive acquisition strategy, informed by fiscal considerations, the assessment on combat effectiveness, and technical limitations, to— integrate an advanced propulsion system into the F–35B aircraft and integrate an advanced propulsion system into the F–35C aircraft; and begin, in a fiscal year as determined by a cost benefit analysis, activities to produce all F–35B aircraft and all F–35C aircraft with such propulsion systems; and begin, in a fiscal year and quantity as determined by a cost benefit analysis, activities to retrofit F–35B aircraft and F–35C aircraft with such propulsion systems. An implementation plan to implement the strategy described in paragraph (3). A schedule annotating pertinent milestones and yearly fiscal resource requirements for the implementation of such strategy. In this section: The term variant of the F-35 means: the F–35B; and the F–35C. The term advanced propulsion system means: the Adaptive Engine Transition Program propulsion system; or a derivative of a propulsion system developed for the F–35.