Sec. 150. NOTIFICATION OF RETIREMENT OF B-1, B-2, AND B-52 BOMBER AIRCRAFT

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## SEC. 150 NOTIFICATION OF RETIREMENT OF B-1, B-2, AND B-52 BOMBER AIRCRAFT ###

(a)Notification Except as provided by subsection (b), during the period preceding the date on which the long-range strike bomber aircraft achieves initial operational capability, the Secretary of the Air Force may not retire or prepare to retire covered aircraft during a fiscal year unless the Secretary includes in the defense budget materials for that fiscal year a notification of the proposed retirement, including the rationale for the retirement, the effects of the retirement, and how the Secretary will mitigate any risks relating to the retirement. ###

(b)Exception The notification requirement in subsection

(a)shall not apply to individual covered aircraft that the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be non-operational because of mishaps, other damage, or being uneconomical to repair. ###

(c)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)The term “covered aircraft” means B-1, B-2, and B-52 bomber aircraft. ####

(2)The term “defense budget materials” has the meaning given that term in section 231(f) of title 10, United States Code.