Sec. 139. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OF AIR FORCE KC-135 TANKERS

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## SEC. 139 LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OF AIR FORCE KC-135 TANKERS ###

(a)Limitation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to transfer from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to another facility of the Department of Defense any KC-135 aircraft until a period of 60 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the costs and benefits of the proposed transfer. ###

(b)Elements The assessment referred to in subsection

(a)shall include, at a minimum, the following elements: ####

(1)A recommended basing alignment of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam KC-135 aircraft. ####

(2)An identification of how, and an explanation of why, such recommended basing alignment deviates, if in any detail, from the current basing plan. ####

(3)An assessment of the national security benefits and any other expected benefits of the proposed transfer under subsection (a), including benefits for the facilities expected to receive the transferred aircraft. ####

(4)An assessment of the costs of the proposed transfer, including the impact of the proposed transfer on the facilities from which the aircraft will be transferred. ####

(5)An analysis of the recommended basing alignment that demonstrates that the recommendation is the most effective and efficient alternative for such basing alignment.