Expediting Israeli Aerial Refueling Act of 2023

Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:  <p><b>Expediting Israeli Aerial Refueling Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD), particularly the Department of the Air Force, to provide certain training and support to the air force of Israel.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill requires the U.S. Air Force to train members of the air force of Israel on (1) the operation of the KC-46 aircraft, and (2) maintenance and sustainment requirements of the KC-46 aircraft.</p> <p>Before completing the training required by this bill, DOD must authorize members of the air force of Israel who are associated with the operation of KC-46 aircraft to participate in the U.S. Air Force Military Personnel Exchange Program. DOD must make the program available to such members of the air force of Israel and ensure that they may participate immediately after completing training.</p> <p>DOD must rotationally deploy one or more KC-46 aircraft to Israel until the earlier of five years after the enactment of this bill or the date on which a KC-46 aircraft procured by the military forces of Israel is commissioned into such military forces and achieves full combat capability.<br> </p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 510 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 510

   To require the Secretary of the Air Force to provide training to 
members of the air force of Israel on the operation of KC-46 aircraft, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2023

  Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Secretary of the Air Force to provide training to 
members of the air force of Israel on the operation of KC-46 aircraft, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Expediting Israeli Aerial Refueling 
Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. TRAINING ISRAELI PILOTS TO OPERATE KC-46 AIRCRAFT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall--
            (1) make available sufficient resources and accommodations 
        within the United States to train members of the air force of 
        Israel on the operation of KC-46 aircraft; and
            (2) conduct training for members of the air force of 
        Israel, including--
                    (A) training for pilots and crew on the operation 
                of the KC-46 aircraft in accordance with standards 
                considered sufficient to conduct coalition operations 
                of the United States Air Force and the air force of 
                Israel; and
                    (B) training for ground personnel on the 
                maintenance and sustainment requirements of the KC-46 
                aircraft considered sufficient for such operations.
    (b) United States Air Force Military Personnel Exchange Program.--
The Secretary of Defense shall, with respect to members of the air 
force of Israel associated with the operation of KC-46 aircraft--
            (1) before the completion of the training required by 
        subsection (a)(2), authorize the participation of such members 
        of the air force of Israel in the United States Air Force 
        Military Personnel Exchange Program;
            (2) make the United States Air Force Military Personnel 
        Exchange Program available to such members of the air force of 
        Israel; and
            (3) to the extent practicable, ensure that such members of 
        the air force of Israel may participate in the United States 
        Air Force Military Personnel Exchange Program immediately after 
        such members complete such training.
    (c) Termination.--This section shall cease to have effect on the 
date that is ten years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. FORWARD DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES KC-46 AIRCRAFT TO ISRAEL.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
that describes the capacity of and requirements for the United States 
Air Force to forward deploy KC-46 aircraft to Israel on a rotational 
basis until the date on which not fewer than four KC-46 aircraft 
procured by the military forces of Israel are commissioned into such 
military forces and achieve full combat capability.
    (b) Rotational Forces.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of 
        Defense shall rotationally deploy one or more KC-46 aircraft to 
        Israel until the earlier of--
                    (A) the date on which a KC-46 aircraft procured by 
                the military forces of Israel is commissioned into such 
                military forces and achieves full combat capability; or
                    (B) five years after the date of the enactment of 
                this Act.
            (2) Description.--The one or more KC-46 aircraft deployed 
        under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) may vary in size and number, as the Secretary 
                of Defense considers appropriate; and
                    (B) beginning in the year that is one year after 
                the date of the enactment of this Act, and in each year 
                thereafter until the applicable date described in that 
                paragraph, shall remain in Israel for a period not less 
                than 270 days.
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