Sec. 123. Requirements relating to F–22 aircraft
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Section 9062 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: The Secretary of the Air Force may not— retire an F–22 aircraft; prepare to retire an F–22 aircraft; or keep an F–22 aircraft in a status considered excess to the requirements of the possessing command and awaiting disposition instructions (commonly referred to as XJ status). The prohibition under subparagraph
(A)shall not apply to individual F–22 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair because of aircraft accidents or mishaps. Beginning on October 1, 2022, the Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain a total aircraft inventory of F–22 aircraft of not less than 186 aircraft. The Secretary of the Air Force may reduce the number of F–22 aircraft in the inventory of the Air Force below the minimum number specified in subparagraph
(A)if the Secretary determines on a case-by-case basis, that an aircraft is no longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair because of aircraft accidents or mishaps. Not later than October 1, 2029, the Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that all F–22 aircraft of the Air Force are equipped with— Block 30/35 mission systems, sensors, and weapon employment capabilities; or mission systems, sensors, and weapon employment capabilities more advanced than those described in subparagraph (A). .