Sec. 148. REPORT ON PROBATIONARY PERIOD IN DEVELOPMENT OF SHORT TAKE-OFF, VERTICAL LANDING VARIANT OF THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER

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## SEC. 148 REPORT ON PROBATIONARY PERIOD IN DEVELOPMENT OF SHORT TAKE-OFF, VERTICAL LANDING VARIANT OF THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the development of the short take-off, vertical landing variant of the Joint Strike Fighter (otherwise known as the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter) that includes the following: ####

(1)An identification of the criteria that the Secretary determines must be satisfied before the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter can be removed from the two-year probationary status imposed by the Secretary on or about January 6, 2011. ####

(2)A mid-probationary period assessment of— #####

(A)the performance of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter based on the criteria described in paragraph (1); and #####

(B)the technical issues that remain in the development program for the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter. ####

(3)A plan for how the Secretary intends to resolve the issues described in paragraph (2)(B) before January 6, 2013.