Sec. 154. PLAN FOR SUSTAINMENT AND RECAPITALIZATION OF AIR NATIONAL GUARD FIGHTER FLEET

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## SEC. 154 PLAN FOR SUSTAINMENT AND RECAPITALIZATION OF AIR NATIONAL GUARD FIGHTER FLEET ###

(a)In General The Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the Director of the Air National Guard, shall develop a plan to sustain and recapitalize the fighter fleet of the Air National Guard. ###

(b)Elements The recapitalization plan required under subsection

(a)shall— ####

(1)identify each of the 25 fighter aircraft squadrons of the Air National Guard in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act; ####

(2)provide a plan for recapitalization of all such squadrons at a similar rate as the fighter aircraft squadrons of the active components of the Armed Forces, with the same combination of legacy capability fighter aircraft and advanced capability fighter aircraft found in fighter aircraft squadrons of the active components of the Armed Forces; ####

(3)establish a timetable for a plan or actions for the recapitalization proposed under paragraph (2), disaggregated by fighter aircraft squadron and fiscal year, which shall identify funding required for each fiscal year; ####

(4)assess budgetary effects on the active components of the Armed Forces if the recapitalization plan proposed under paragraph

(2)were implemented in accordance with the timeline established in paragraph (3); and ####

(5)assess the effects of such plan on the operational readiness and personnel readiness of the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces, including the effects of such plan on the ability of such components to meet steady state and contingency force presentation and mission requirements of combatant commanders. ###

(c)Report ####

(1)In general Not later than July 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the sustainment and recapitalization plan required under subsection (a). ####

(2)Form The report required under paragraph

(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. ###

(d)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)The term “advanced capability fighter aircraft”— #####

(A)means the next-generation air dominance fighter aircraft or any other fighter aircraft referenced or designated as a sixth generation airframe; and #####

(B)does not include unmanned fighter aircraft. ####

(2)The term “fifth generation”, with respect to fighter aircraft, means an F–22 or F–35 aircraft. ####

(3)The term “fighter aircraft” has the meaning given that term in section 9062(i)(2) of title 10, United States Code. ####

(4)The term “legacy capability fighter aircraft” means pre-fifth generation fighter aircraft, including an F–16, both pre-block and post-block, F–15C/D, F–15E/EX, and A–10. ## Subtitle E Defense-Wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters