LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR KC-135R AIRCRAFT RE-ENGINING MODIFICATION PROGRAM

SEC. 137. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR KC-135R AIRCRAFT RE-ENGINING MODIFICATION PROGRAM (a) Limitation.— Funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may not be obligated for the KC-135R tanker aircraft re-engining modification program until the Secretary of Defense— (1) conducts a defense-wide reassessment of requirements for tanker aircraft and the cost effectiveness of additional conver-104 STAT. 1503sions of the E and Q models of the KC-135 aircraft to the R configuration as compared with maintaining the A models of that aircraft; and (2) submits a report on the results of the reassessment to the congressional defense committees. (b) Reassessment.— In carrying out the reassessment, the Secretary shall take into consideration— (1) current and planned force structure reductions; (2) changes in the Single Integrated Operating Plan (SIOP); and (3) changes in United States contingency planning.