Sec. 148. RECAPITALIZATION OF AIR REFUELING TANKER AIRCRAFT OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE AIR FORCE

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## SEC. 148 RECAPITALIZATION OF AIR REFUELING TANKER AIRCRAFT OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE AIR FORCE ###

(a)In General The Secretary of the Air Force shall replace covered reserve KC–135 aircraft on a one-for-one basis with air refueling tanker aircraft that have capabilities equivalent to or exceeding the capabilities of the aircraft being replaced. ###

(b)Additional Requirements In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force— ####

(1)may not take any action that would reduce the inventory of air refueling tanker aircraft assigned to a reserve component below the levels set forth in the budget of the President for fiscal year 2025 (as submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code); and ####

(2)shall ensure that, in the event a reserve component unit is assigned a greater number of KC–135 aircraft than are being replaced with a KC–46 or later-generation air refueling tanker aircraft, any KC–135 aircraft remaining after such replacement will remain within the reserve component for redistribution within that component. ###

(c)Waiver The Secretary of the Air Force may waive the requirement to replace an air refueling tanker aircraft under subsection (a), on a case by case basis, if the Secretary determines that such replacement would degrade the readiness of the air refueling capability of the Air Force. ###

(d)Sunset This section shall terminate on October 1, 2025. ###

(e)Covered Reserve Kc–135 Aircraft Defined In this section, the term “covered reserve KC–135 aircraft” means a KC–135 aircraft of the reserve components of the Air Force that the Secretary of the Air Force has identified to be replaced with a KC–46 or later-generation air refueling tanker aircraft.