Sec. 153. PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF F–16 SIMULATORS AT AIR NATIONAL GUARD TRAINING CENTERS

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## SEC. 153 PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF F–16 SIMULATORS AT AIR NATIONAL GUARD TRAINING CENTERS ###

(a)In General The Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Director of the Air National Guard, shall develop a plan to fully fund the establishment and maintenance of F–16 simulators at training centers of the Air National Guard as described in subsection (b). ###

(b)Elements The plan under subsection

(a)shall include— ####

(1)an estimate of the costs of maintaining F–16 simulators at Air National Guard training centers that have such simulators as of the date of the plan; ####

(2)an estimate of the costs of establishing F–16 simulators at all Air National Guard training centers that are required to, but do not, have such simulators as of the date of the plan, including training centers for Air National Guard units converting from the A–10 aircraft to the F–16 aircraft; and ####

(3)a plan for allocating funding to pay the costs described in paragraphs

(1)and (2), including the proportion of such funding expected to be provided by the Air Force and the Air National Guard, respectively. ###

(c)Report Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— ####

(1)the plan developed under subsection (a); and ####

(2)an assessment from the Secretary and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau evaluating how the readiness of Air National Guard Units requiring F–16 simulators may be affected if such simulators are not established and maintained at mission training centers as proposed under the plan.