NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING DUAL-CAPABLE F–35A AIRCRAFT.

SEC. 1653. NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING DUAL-CAPABLE F–35A AIRCRAFT. Section 179(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph (6):“(6) If a House of Congress adopts a bill authorizing or appropriating funds for the Department of Defense that, as determined by the Council, provides funds in an amount that will result in a delay in the nuclear certification or delivery of F–35A dual-capable aircraft, the Council shall notify the congressional defense committees of the determination.”.