Sec. 133. MINIMUM BOMBER AIRCRAFT FORCE LEVEL
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## SEC. 133 MINIMUM BOMBER AIRCRAFT FORCE LEVEL ###
(a)In General Not later than February 1, 2021, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report with recommendations for the bomber aircraft force structure that enables the Air Force to meet the requirements of its long-range strike mission under the National Defense Strategy. ###
(b)Elements The report required by subsection
(a)shall include each of the following elements: ####
(1)The bomber force structure necessary to meet the requirements of the long-range strike mission of the Air Force under the National Defense Strategy, including— #####
(A)the total minimum number of bomber aircraft; and #####
(B)the minimum number of primary mission aircraft. ####
(2)The penetrating bomber force structure necessary to meet the requirements of the long-range strike mission of the Air Force in contested or denied environments under the National Defense Strategy, including— #####
(A)the total minimum number of penetrating bomber aircraft; and #####
(B)the minimum number of primary mission penetrating bomber aircraft. ####
(3)A roadmap outlining how the Air Force plans to reach the force structure identified under paragraphs
(1)and (2), including an established goal date for achieving the minimum number of bomber aircraft. ###
(c)Form The report under subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ###
(d)Publication The Secretary shall make available to the public the unclassified form of the report submitted under subsection (a). ###
(e)Bomber Aircraft Defined In this section, the term “bomber aircraft” includes penetrating bombers in addition to B-52H aircraft.