Sec. 1524. Expansion of nuclear long range standoff capability
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Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall initiate a program to reconvert B-52 bombers that had been previously modified to carry only conventional weapons to conform to the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into force on February 5, 2011 (commonly known as the New START Treaty ).
In implementing the program described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall not take any actions inconsistent with United States obligations under the New START Treaty before the expiration of the New START Treaty. The Secretary shall ensure that the reconversion of B-52 bombers described in subsection
(a)is complete by not later than December 31, 2029. There are authorized to be appropriated $4,500,000 under Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, B-52, APAF, Line 21, B05200 for B-52 to carry out subsection (a). Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Administrator for Nuclear Security, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the funding profile necessary, by fiscal year, to expand by 1/3 the planned procurement of the Long Range Standoff Weapon.