Sec. 162. RELIEF FROM CONTRACTORS FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER READY-FOR-ISSUE SPARE PARTS FOR THE F-35 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM

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## SEC. 162 RELIEF FROM CONTRACTORS FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER READY-FOR-ISSUE SPARE PARTS FOR THE F-35 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM ###

(a)Requirement to Seek Relief Consistent with the findings and recommendations of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense in the report titled “Audit of F-35 Ready-For-Issue Spare Parts and Sustainment Performance Incentive Fees” (DODIG-2019-094) and dated June 13, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall seek relief, as described in subsection (b), from prime contractors that delivered noncompliant ready-for-issue spare parts pursuant a contract under the F-35 aircraft program. ###

(b)Relief Described The relief sought by the Secretary of Defense under subsection

(a)may include the following: ####

(1)Specific performance. ####

(2)Compensation for costs incurred by the Department of Defense as a result of the contractor’s failure to deliver compliant ready-for-issue spare parts under the contract. ####

(3)Any other form of remediation or compensation the Secretary determines to be appropriate. ###

(c)Rule of Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed— ####

(1)to alter the terms of a contract under the F-35 aircraft program; or ####

(2)to authorize the Secretary of Defense to seek forms of relief beyond those otherwise available under law.