Sec. 163. Transition of F–35 program sustainment from Joint Program Office to Air Force and Navy
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Not later than February 1, 2022, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report with a plan for transitioning sustainment responsibilities for the F–35 program away from the Joint Program Office. The plan shall include the full transfer by October 1, 2027, of sustainment responsibilities for the F–35A to the Air Force as executive agent and of sustainment responsibilities for the F–35B and F–35C to the Navy as executive agent.
Not later than October 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall fully transition sustainment responsibilities for the F–35 program from the Joint Program Office to the Air Force and the Navy as specified under subsection (a).