REPORT ON POTENTIAL FOREIGN MILITARY SALES OF THE F–22A FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.

SEC. 1250. REPORT ON POTENTIAL FOREIGN MILITARY SALES OF THE F–22A FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.(a) Report Required.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Secretary of State and in consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force, submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on potential foreign military sales of the F–22A fighter aircraft.(b) Elements.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:(1) An estimate of the costs to the United States Government, industry, and any foreign military sales customer of developing an exportable version of the F–22A fighter aircraft.(2) An assessment whether an exportable version of the F–22A fighter aircraft is technically feasible and executable, and, if so, a timeline for achieving an exportable version of the aircraft.(3) An assessment of the potential strategic implications of permitting foreign military sales of the F-22A fighter aircraft.(4) An identification of any modifications to current law that are required to authorize foreign military sales of the F–22A fighter aircraft.(c) Additional Report Required.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to submit, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to the committees identified in subsection (a), through the Secretary of Defense, a report on the impact of foreign military sales of the F-22A fighter aircraft on the United States aerospace and aviation industry, and the advantages and disadvantages of such sales for sustaining that industry.123 STAT. 2549