Sec. 135. INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR REFUELING TANKER AIRCRAFT

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## SEC. 135 INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR REFUELING TANKER AIRCRAFT ###

(a)In General During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on October 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain not less than 400 tanker aircraft based on Primary Mission Aircraft Inventory

(PMAI)of the Air Force. ###

(b)Prohibition on Retirement of KC-135 Aircraft Except as provided in subsection (d), during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on October 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force may not retire, or prepare to retire, any KC-135 aircraft. ###

(c)KC-135 Aircraft Fleet Management None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2021 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to reduce the number of KC-135 aircraft designated as primary mission aircraft inventory. ###

(d)Exceptions The requirement in subsection

(b)shall not apply to an aircraft otherwise required to be maintained by that subsection if the Secretary of the Air Force— ####

(1)at any time during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on October 1, 2023, determines, on a case-by-case basis, that such aircraft is no longer mission capable due to mishap or other damage, or being uneconomical to repair; or ####

(2)during fiscal year 2023, certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees, not later than 30 days before the date of divestment of such aircraft, that the Air Force can meet combatant command tanker aircraft requirements by leveraging Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve capacity with increased Military Personnel Appropriation

(MPA)Man-day Tours to the reserve force. ###

(e)Primary Mission Aircraft Inventory Defined In this section, the term “primary mission aircraft inventory” has the meaning given that term in section 9062(i)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code.