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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2327 
To require the Secretary of the Air Force to take steps to ensure the 
continued production and procurement of advanced capability fighter 
aircraft and fifth generation fighter aircraft until the fighter units of 
the Air National Guard are fully recapitalized, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2025 
Mr. JAMES (for himself and Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Air Force to take steps 
to ensure the continued production and procurement of 
advanced capability fighter aircraft and fifth generation 
fighter aircraft until the fighter units of the Air National 
Guard are fully recapitalized, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Air National Guard 
Squadron Preservation Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to maintain the 
capabilities, experience, and strength of the Total Fighter 
Force needed to confront any threats by ensuring that the 
service retain force structure through the fighter aircraft 
squadrons across the Air National Guard are fully recapi-
talized. 
SEC. 3. RECAPITALIZATION OF AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
FIGHTER FLEET. 
(a) PLAN FOR SUSTAINMENT AND RECAPITALIZA-
TION OF AIR NATIONAL GUARD FIGHTER FLEET.—Sec-
tion 154(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, fifth generation fighter aircraft,’’ after 
‘‘legacy capability fighter aircraft’’. 
(b) PROCUREMENT OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall take such steps as may be necessary to 
ensure the continued production and procurement of 
at least one model of advanced capability fighter air-
craft and at least one model of fifth generation 
fighter aircraft until the date on which the Secretary 
certifies to the congressional defense committees 
that the Secretary has replaced all legacy capability 
fighter aircraft within each covered Air National 
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Guard fighter unit with an advanced capability 
fighter aircraft or fifth generation fighter aircraft. 
(2) CONTRACTS.—For purposes of fulfilling the 
requirements of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) seek to enter into a contract for the 
procurement of advanced capability fighter air-
craft and fifth generation fighter aircraft; or 
(B) modify a contract to provide for the 
procurement of additional advanced capability 
fighter aircraft and fifth generation fighter air-
craft. 
(3) GAO REVIEW AND REPORT.— 
(A) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a review of ad-
vanced capability fighter aircraft. Such review 
shall include— 
(i) an assessment of any challenges to 
the procurement of such aircraft by the 
Secretary; and 
(ii) recommendations on how to solve 
such challenges. 
(B) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General shall provide to the con-
gressional defense committees a briefing on the 
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(1) STUDY.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Director of the Air National Guard, shall 
conduct a study to determine the need for procuring 
advanced capability fighter aircraft for use by the 
active and reserve components of the Air Force. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study under paragraph 
(1) shall— 
(A) take into account any plans of the Sec-
retary to implement unmanned or autonomous 
capabilities in any fighter aircraft of the active 
or reserve components of the Air Force; 
(B) calculate any cost savings in long-lead 
time, supply chain acquisition, and labor attrib-
uted to any sales of the Block 70/72 variant or 
later variant of the F–16 fighter aircraft by the 
military of a foreign country; 
(C) identify which reserve and active fight-
er units of the Air Force would be eligible for 
recapitalization with advanced capability fighter 
aircraft; 
(D) identify how advanced capability fight-
er aircraft would meet steady state and contin-
gency force presentation and mission require-
ments of combatant commanders; and 
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(E) identify whether a multiyear contract 
would be the best method for acquiring ad-
vanced capability fighter aircraft. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
the findings of the study conducted pursuant to this 
subsection. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘advanced capability fighter air-
craft’’ means a Block 70/72 variant or later variant 
of the F–16 fighter aircraft, an F–15EX fighter air-
craft, any future variant of such fighter aircraft, or 
any other more advanced capability fighter aircraft 
(other than a fifth generation fighter aircraft) iden-
tified by the Secretary. 
(2) The term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered Air National Guard 
fighter unit’’ means any fighter unit of the Air Na-
tional Guard with respect to which the Secretary has 
not commenced or completed the process of replac-
ing the legacy capability fighter aircraft of such unit 
with advanced capability fighter aircraft or fifth gen-
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eration fighter aircraft as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(4) The term ‘‘fifth generation’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 154(d)(2) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2025 (Public Law 118–159). 
(5) The term ‘‘fighter aircraft’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 9062(i)(2) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(6) The term ‘‘legacy capability fighter air-
craft’’— 
(A) has the meaning given such term in 
section 154(d)(4) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public 
Law 118–159); and 
(B) does not include the Block 70/72 vari-
ant of the F–16 fighter aircraft. 
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