RETIREMENT OF B–1 BOMBER AIRCRAFT.

SEC. 142. RETIREMENT OF B–1 BOMBER AIRCRAFT.(a) In General.—Section 8062 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(h)(1) Beginning October 1, 2011, the Secretary of the Air Force may not retire more than six B–1 aircraft.“(2) The Secretary shall maintain in a common capability configuration not less than 36 B–1 aircraft as combat-coded aircraft.“(3) In this subsection, the term ‘combat-coded aircraft’ means aircraft assigned to meet the primary aircraft authorization to a unit for the performance of its wartime mission.”.(b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 132 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1320) is amended by striking subsection (c).