Sec. 4311. Contracting for major acquisitions programs. 
Sec. 4312. Officer promotion zones. 
Sec. 4313. Cross reference. 
Sec. 4314. Commissioned service retirement. 
Sec. 4315. Leave for birth or adoption of child. 
Sec. 4316. Clothing at time of discharge. 
Sec. 4317. Unfunded priorities list. 
Sec. 4318. Safety of vessels of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 4319. Protecting against unmanned aircraft. 
Sec. 4320. Air facilities. 
TITLE XLIV—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY 
Sec. 4401. Codification of Ports and Waterways Safety Act. 
Sec. 4402. Conforming amendments. 
Sec. 4403. Transitional and savings provisions. 
Sec. 4404. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 4405. Advisory committee: repeal. 
Sec. 4406. Regattas and marine parades. 
Sec. 4407. Regulation of vessels in territorial waters of United States. 
Sec. 4408. Port, harbor, and coastal facility security. 
TITLE XLV—MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SAFETY 
Sec. 4501. Consistency in marine inspections. 
Sec. 4502. Uninspected passenger vessels in St. Louis County, Minnesota. 
Sec. 4503. Engine cut-off switch requirements. 
Sec. 4504. Exception from survival craft requirements. 
Sec. 4505. Safety standards. 
Sec. 4506. Fishing safety grants. 
Sec. 4507. Fishing, fish tender, and fish processing vessel certification. 
Sec. 4508. Deadline for compliance with alternate safety compliance program. 
Sec. 4509. Termination of unsafe operations; technical correction. 
Sec. 4510. Technical corrections: Licenses, certificates of registry, and mer-
chant mariner documents. 
Sec. 4511. Clarification of logbook entries. 
Sec. 4512. Certificates of documentation for recreational vessels. 
Sec. 4513. Numbering for undocumented barges. 
Sec. 4514. Backup global positioning system. 
Sec. 4515. Scientific personnel. 
Sec. 4516. Transparency. 
TITLE XLVI—ADVISORY COMMITTEES 
Sec. 4601. National maritime transportation advisory committees. 
Sec. 4602. Maritime Security Advisory Committees. 
TITLE XLVII—FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
Sec. 4701. Short title. 
Sec. 4702. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 4703. Reporting on impact of alliances on competition. 
Sec. 4704. Definition of certain covered services. 
Sec. 4705. Reports filed with the Commission. 
Sec. 4706. Public participation. 
Sec. 4707. Ocean transportation intermediaries. 
Sec. 4708. Common carriers.
Sec. 4709. Negotiations. 
Sec. 4710. Injunctive relief sought by the Commission. 
Sec. 4711. Discussions. 
Sec. 4712. Transparency. 
Sec. 4713. Study of bankruptcy preparation and response. 
Sec. 4714. Agreements unaffected. 
TITLE XLVIII—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 4801. Repeal of obsolete reporting requirement. 
Sec. 4802. Corrections to provisions enacted by Coast Guard Authorization 
Acts. 
Sec. 4803. Officer evaluation report. 
Sec. 4804. Extension of authority. 
Sec. 4805. Coast Guard ROTC program. 
Sec. 4806. Currency detection canine team program. 
Sec. 4807. Center of expertise for Great Lakes oil spill search and response. 
Sec. 4808. Public safety answering points and maritime search and rescue co-
ordination. 
Sec. 4809. Ship shoal lighthouse transfer: repeal. 
Sec. 4810. Land exchange, Ayakulik Island, Alaska. 
Sec. 4811. Use of Tract 43. 
Sec. 4812. Coast Guard maritime domain awareness. 
Sec. 4813. Monitoring. 
Sec. 4814. Reimbursements for non-Federal construction costs of certain aids 
to navigation. 
Sec. 4815. Towing safety management system fees. 
Sec. 4816. Oil spill disbursements auditing and report. 
Sec. 4817. Fleet requirements assessment and strategy. 
Sec. 4818. National Security Cutter. 
Sec. 4819. Acquisition plan for inland waterway and river tenders and bay-class 
icebreakers. 
Sec. 4820. Great Lakes icebreaker acquisition. 
Sec. 4821. Polar icebreakers. 
Sec. 4822. Strategic assets in the Arctic. 
Sec. 4823. Arctic planning criteria. 
Sec. 4824. Vessel response plan audit. 
Sec. 4825. Waters deemed not navigable waters of the United States for certain 
purposes. 
Sec. 4826. Documentation of recreational vessels. 
Sec. 4827. Equipment requirements; exemption from throwable personal flota-
tion devices requirement. 
Sec. 4828. Visual distress signals and alternative use. 
Sec. 4829. Radar refresher training. 
Sec. 4830. Commercial fishing vessel safety national communications plan. 
Sec. 4831. Authorization for marine debris program. 
Sec. 4832. Atlantic Coast port access route study recommendations. 
Sec. 4833. Drawbridges. 
Sec. 4834. Waiver. 
Sec. 4835. Vessel waiver. 
Sec. 4836. Temporary limitations. 
Sec. 4837. Transfer of Coast Guard property in Jupiter Island, Florida, for in-
clusion in Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge. 
Sec. 4838. Emergency response. 
Sec. 4839. Drawbridges consultation.
DIVISION E—NATIONAL STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS 
PRODUCTION 
Sec. 5001. Findings. 
Sec. 5002. Definitions. 
Sec. 5003. Improving development of strategic and critical minerals. 
Sec. 5004. Responsibilities of the lead agency. 
Sec. 5005. Federal Register process for mineral exploration and mining 
projects. 
Sec. 5006. Secretarial order not affected. 
DIVISION F—FEES FOR MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PERSONNEL 
Sec. 6101. Fees for medical services. 
DIVISION G—FUNDING TABLES 
Sec. 7001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 
TITLE LXXI—PROCUREMENT 
Sec. 7101. Procurement. 
Sec. 7102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE LXXII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 
EVALUATION 
Sec. 7201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 7202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency 
operations. 
TITLE LXXIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Sec. 7301. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 7302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE LXXIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
Sec. 7401. Military personnel. 
Sec. 7402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE LXXV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 7501. Other authorizations. 
Sec. 7502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE LXXVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 7601. Military construction. 
Sec. 7602. Military construction for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE LXXVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Sec. 7701. Department of Energy national security programs.
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization Of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2019 for procurement for the Army, the Navy 
and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide 
activities, as specified in the funding table in section 7101. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
SEC. 111. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENT 
EQUIPMENT REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 10541(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) A joint assessment by the Chief of Staff 
of the Army and the Chief of the National Guard 
Bureau on the efforts of the Army to achieve parity 
among the active component, the Army Reserve, and 
the Army National Guard with respect to equipment 
and capabilities. Each assessment shall include a
comparison of the inventory of high priority items of 
equipment available to each component of the Army 
described in preceding sentence, including— 
‘‘(A) AH–64 Attack Helicopters; 
‘‘(B) UH–60 Black Hawk Utility Heli-
copters; 
‘‘(C) Abrams Main Battle Tanks; 
‘‘(D) Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles; 
‘‘(E) Stryker Combat Vehicles; and 
‘‘(F) any other items of equipment identi-
fied as high priority by the Chief of Staff of the 
Army or the Chief of the National Guard Bu-
reau.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to reports required 
to be submitted under section 10541 of title 10, United 
States Code, after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 112. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
M27 INFANTRY AUTOMATIC RIFLE PROGRAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fis-
cal year 2019 for the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle pro-
gram of the Marine Corps, not more than 80 percent may 
be obligated or expended until the date on which the Com-
mandant of the Marine Corps submits to the Committees
power from sovereign territory of the United States 
in both permissive and nonpermissive environments. 
(3) Aircraft carriers provide our Nation the 
ability to rapidly and decisively respond to national 
threats, as well as conducting worldwide, on-station 
diplomacy and providing deterrence against threats 
to the United States allies, partners, and friends. 
(4) Since the end of the cold war, aircraft car-
rier deployments have increased while the aircraft 
carrier force structure has declined. 
(5) Considering the increased array of complex 
threats across the globe, the Navy aircraft carrier is 
operating at maximum capacity, increasing deploy-
ment lengths and decreasing maintenance periods in 
order to meet operational requirements. 
(6) To meet global peacetime and wartime re-
quirements, the Navy has indicated a requirement to 
maintain two aircraft carriers deployed overseas and 
have three additional aircraft carriers capable of de-
ploying within 90 days. However, the Navy has indi-
cated that the existing aircraft carrier force struc-
ture cannot support these military requirements. 
(7) Despite the requirement to maintain an air-
craft carrier strike group in both the United States 
Central Command and the United States Pacific
Command, the Navy has been unable to generate 
sufficient capacity to support combatant com-
manders and has developed significant carrier gaps 
in these critical areas. 
(8) Because of the continuing use of a dimin-
ished aircraft carrier force structure, extensive main-
tenance availabilities result which typically exceed 
program costs and increase time in shipyards. These 
expansive maintenance availabilities exacerbate exist-
ing carrier gaps. 
(9) Developing an alternative design to the 
Ford-class aircraft carrier is not cost beneficial. A 
smaller design is projected to incur significant de-
sign and engineering cost while significantly reduc-
ing magazine size, carrier air wing size, sortie rate, 
and on-station effectiveness, among other vital fac-
tors, as compared to the Ford-class. Furthermore, a 
new design will delay the introduction of future air-
craft carriers, exacerbating existing carrier gaps and 
threatening the national security of the United 
States. 
(10) The 2016 Navy Force Structure Assess-
ment states ‘‘A minimum of 12 aircraft carriers are 
required to meet the increased warfighting response
requirements of the Defense Planning Guidance De-
feat/Deny force sizing direction.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the United States should expedite delivery 
of 12 aircraft carriers; and 
(2) an aircraft carrier should be authorized 
every three years. 
(c) INCREASE IN NUMBER OF OPERATIONAL AIR-
CRAFT CARRIERS OF THE NAVY.— 
(1) INCREASE.—Section 5062(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘11 
operational aircraft carriers’’ and inserting ‘‘12 
operational aircraft carriers’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on September 30, 
2022. 
SEC. 122. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR FORD CLASS 
AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAM. 
(a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) PROCUREMENT
AUTHORIZED.—The Sec-
retary of the Navy may enter into one or more con-
tracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2019 program 
year, for the procurement of one Ford class aircraft 
carrier to be designated CVN–81.
(2) PROCUREMENT
IN
CONJUNCTION
WITH 
CVN–80.—The aircraft carrier authorized to be pro-
cured under subsection (a) may be procured as an 
addition to the contract covering the Ford class air-
craft carrier designated CVN–80 that is authorized 
to be constructed under section 121 of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 
2104). 
(b) USE OF INCREMENTAL FUNDING.—With respect 
to a contract entered into under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of the Navy may use incremental funding to make 
payments under the contract. 
(c) LIABILITY.—A contract entered into under sub-
section (a) shall provide that the total liability to the Gov-
ernment for termination of the contract entered into shall 
be limited to the total amount of funding obligated at the 
time of termination. 
(d) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year is 
subject to the availability of appropriations for that pur-
pose for such fiscal year.
SEC. 123. FULL SHIP SHOCK TRIAL FOR FORD CLASS AIR-
CRAFT CARRIER. 
The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that full ship 
shock trials results are incorporated into the construction 
of the Ford class aircraft carrier designated CVN–81. 
SEC. 124. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR AM-
PHIBIOUS VESSELS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, 
the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more 
multiyear contracts for the procurement of not more than 
five amphibious vessels. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy may 
not modify a contract entered into under subsection (a) 
if the modification would increase the target price of an 
amphibious vessel by more than 10 percent above the tar-
get price specified in the original contract awarded for the 
amphibious vessel under subsection (a). 
(c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 
Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more con-
tracts for advance procurement associated with the am-
phibious vessels for which authorization to enter into a 
multiyear procurement contract is provided under sub-
section (a) and for equipment or subsystems associated 
with the amphibious vessels, including procurement of— 
(1) long lead time material; or
(2) material or equipment in economic order 
quantities when cost savings are achievable. 
(d) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2019 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
(e) LIMITATION
ON TERMINATION LIABILITY.—A 
contract for the construction of amphibious vessels entered 
into under subsection (a) shall include a clause that limits 
the liability of the United States to the contractor for any 
termination of the contract. The maximum liability of the 
United States under the clause shall be the amount appro-
priated for the amphibious vessels covered by the contract 
regardless of the amount obligated under the contract. 
(f) AMPHIBIOUS VESSEL DEFINED.—The term ‘‘am-
phibious vessel’’ means a San Antonio class amphibious 
transport dock ship with a Flight II configuration. 
SEC. 125. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR 
STANDARD MISSILE–6. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, 
the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more 
multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2019
program year, for the procurement of up to 625 standard 
missile–6 missiles at a rate of not more than 125 missiles 
per year during the covered period. 
(b) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2019 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
(c) COVERED PERIOD DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered period’’ means the 5-year period beginning 
with the fiscal year 2019 program year and ending with 
the fiscal year 2023 program year. 
SEC. 126. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR E– 
2D AIRCRAFT. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, 
the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more 
multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2019 
program year, for the procurement of up to 24 E–2D air-
craft. 
(b) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after
fiscal year 2019 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
SEC. 127. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR F/A– 
18E/F AIRCRAFT AND EA–18G AIRCRAFT. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 2306b of title 10, United States Code, 
the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more 
multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year 2019 
program year, for the procurement of the following: 
(1) F/A–18E/F aircraft. 
(2) EA–18G aircraft. 
(b) CONDITION
FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) 
shall provide that any obligation of the United States to 
make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after 
fiscal year 2019 is subject to the availability of appropria-
tions or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
(c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT AND 
ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY.—The Secretary of the 
Navy may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in 
fiscal year 2019, for advance procurement associated with 
the aircraft for which authorization to enter into a 
multiyear procurement contract is provided under sub-
section (a), which may include one or more contracts for
the procurement of economic order quantities of material 
and equipment for such aircraft. 
SEC. 128. MODIFICATIONS TO F/A–18 AIRCRAFT TO MITI-
GATE PHYSIOLOGICAL EPISODES. 
(a) MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Navy shall modify the F/A-18 aircraft to reduce the 
occurrence of, and mitigate the risk posed by, physiological 
episodes affecting crewmembers of the aircraft. The modi-
fications shall include, at minimum— 
(1) replacement of the F/A–18 cockpit altim-
eter; 
(2) upgrade of the F/A–18 onboard oxygen gen-
eration system; 
(3) redesign of the F/A–18 aircraft life support 
systems required to meet onboard oxygen generation 
system input specifications; 
(4) installation of equipment associated with 
improved F/A–18 physiological monitoring and alert 
systems; and 
(5) installation of an automatic ground collision 
avoidance system. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than February 1, 
2019, and annually thereafter through February 1, 2021, 
the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a written update on the status
of all modifications to the F/A–18 aircraft carried out by 
the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a). 
(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Navy may waive 
the requirement to make a modification under subsection 
(a) if the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense 
committees that the specific modification is inadvisable 
and provides a detailed justification for excluding the 
modification from the Navy’s planned upgrades for the F/ 
A–18 aircraft. 
SEC. 129. FRIGATE CLASS SHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) TECHNICAL DATA.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—As part of the solicitation 
for proposals for the procurement of any frigate 
class ship, the Secretary of the Navy shall require 
that an offeror submit a proposal that provides for 
conveying technical data as part of the proposal for 
the frigate. 
(2) RIGHTS
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES.—The 
Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the Govern-
ment’s rights in technical data for any frigate class 
ship are sufficient to allow the Government to— 
(A) by not later than the date on which 
funds are obligated for the last covered frigate, 
use the technical data to conduct a full and 
open competition (pursuant to section 2304 of
title 10, United States Code) for any subse-
quent procurement of a frigate class ship; and 
(B) transition the frigate class ship combat 
systems to Government-furnished equipment to 
achieve open architecture and foster competi-
tion to modernize future systems. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered frigate’’ means each of 
the first 10 frigate class ships procured after Janu-
ary 1, 2020. 
(2) The term ‘‘technical data’’ means a com-
pilation of detailed engineering plans and specifica-
tions for the construction of a frigate class ship. 
SEC. 130. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF ECONOMIC 
ORDER QUANTITIES FOR VIRGINIA CLASS 
SUBMARINE PROGRAM. 
Section 124 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘material’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subject to subsection (d), material’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) through (f) 
as subsections (e) through (g), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c), the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF ECONOMIC 
ORDER QUANTITIES.—The Secretary of the Navy may not 
enter into contracts for economic order quantities under 
subsection (c)(2) until the date on which the Secretary 
certifies to the congressional defense committees that any 
funds made available for such contracts will be used to 
procure economic order quantities of material and equip-
ment for not fewer than 12 Virginia class submarines.’’. 
SEC. 131. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DDG–51 DE-
STROYERS. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act for fiscal year 2019 
for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, for DDG–51 class 
destroyers may be obligated or expended until the Sec-
retary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense 
committees a report that includes— 
(1) a detailed description of the current 
degaussing standards; 
(2) a plan for incorporating such standards into 
the destroyer construction program; and 
(3) an assessment of the requirement to backfit 
such standards in service destroyers.
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 141. INVENTORY REQUIREMENT FOR AIR REFUELING 
TANKER AIRCRAFT; LIMITATION ON RETIRE-
MENT OF KC–10A AIRCRAFT. 
(a) INVENTORY REQUIREMENT.—Section 8062 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), effective 
October 1, 2019, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
maintain a total primary assigned aircraft inventory of air 
refueling tanker aircraft of not less than 479 aircraft. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Air Force may reduce the 
number of air refueling tanker aircraft in the primary as-
signed aircraft inventory of the Air Force below 479 only 
if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary certifies to the congressional 
defense committees that such reduction is justified 
by the results of the mobility capability and require-
ments study conducted under section 144(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (Public Law 115–91); and 
‘‘(B) a period of 30 days has elapsed following 
the date on which the certification is made to the 
congressional defense committees under subpara-
graph (A).
‘‘(3) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘air refueling tanker aircraft’ 
means an aircraft that has as its primary mission 
the refueling of other aircraft. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘primary assigned aircraft inven-
tory’ means aircraft authorized to a flying unit for 
operations or training.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF KC–10A.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for any fiscal year for the Air Force 
may be obligated or expended to retire, or to prepare 
to retire, any KC–10A aircraft until the date that is 
30 days after the date on which the Secretary of the 
Air Force certifies to the congressional defense com-
mittees that Secretary has met the minimum inven-
tory requirement under section 8062(j) of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of 
this section. 
(2) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN AIRCRAFT.—The 
requirement of paragraph (1) does not apply to indi-
vidual KC–10A aircraft that the Secretary of the Air 
Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be non- 
operational because of mishaps, other damage, or 
being uneconomical to repair.