Sec. 127. MODIFICATIONS TO F/A-18 AIRCRAFT TO MITIGATE PHYSIOLOGICAL EPISODES

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## SEC. 127 MODIFICATIONS TO F/A-18 AIRCRAFT TO MITIGATE PHYSIOLOGICAL EPISODES ###

(a)Modifications Required The Secretary of the Navy shall modify the F/A-18 aircraft to reduce the occurrence of, and mitigate the risk posed by, physiological episodes affecting crewmembers of the aircraft. The modifications shall include, at minimum— ####

(1)replacement of the F/A-18 cockpit altimeter; ####

(2)upgrade of the F/A-18 onboard oxygen generation system; ####

(3)redesign of the F/A-18 aircraft life support systems required to meet onboard oxygen generation system input specifications; and ####

(4)installation of equipment associated with improved F/A-18 physiological monitoring and alert systems. ###

(b)Report Required Not later than February 1, 2019, and annually thereafter through February 1, 2021, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written update on the status of all modifications to the F/A-18 aircraft carried out by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a). ###

(c)Waiver The Secretary of the Navy may waive the requirement to make a modification under subsection

(a)if the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that the specific modification is inadvisable and provides a detailed justification for excluding the modification from the Navy’s planned upgrades for the F/A-18 aircraft.