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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 · Sec. 142

Sec. 142. TRANSFER OF F-35 PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES FROM THE F-35 JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

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## SEC. 142 TRANSFER OF F-35 PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES FROM THE F-35 JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ###
(a)Transfer of Functions ####
(1)Sustainment functions Not later than October 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer all functions relating to the management, planning, and execution of sustainment activities for the F-35 aircraft program from the F-35 Joint Program Office to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy as follows: #####
(A)All functions of the F-35 Joint Program Office relating to the management, planning, and execution of sustainment activities for F-35B and F-35C aircraft shall be transferred to the Department of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Navy shall be the official in the Department of Defense with principal responsibility for carrying out such functions. #####
(B)All functions of the F-35 Joint Program Office relating to the management, planning, and execution of sustainment activities for F-35A aircraft shall be transferred to the Department of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Air Force shall be the official in the Department of Defense with principal responsibility for carrying out such functions. ####
(2)Acquisition functions Not later than October 1, 2029, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer all acquisition functions for the F-35 aircraft program from the F-35 Joint Program Office to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy as follows: #####
(A)All functions of the F-35 Joint Program Office relating to the acquisition of F-35B and F-35C aircraft shall be transferred to the Department of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Navy shall be the official in the Department of Defense with principal responsibility for carrying out such functions. #####
(B)All functions of the F-35 Joint Program Office relating to the acquisition of F-35A aircraft shall be transferred to the Department of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Air Force shall be the official in the Department of Defense with principal responsibility for carrying out such functions. ###
(b)Transition Plan Not later than October 1, 2022, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for carrying out the transfers required under subsection (a).
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