MODIFICATION TO PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO B–1 BOMBER AIRCRAFT SQUADRONS.

SEC. 136. MODIFICATION TO PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO B–1 BOMBER AIRCRAFT SQUADRONS. Section 133 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1574) is amended—(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:“(b) Exceptions.—The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply—“(1) to a bomb wing for which the Secretary of the Air Force has commenced the process of replacing B–1 bomber aircraft with B–21 bomber aircraft; or “(2) so as to prohibit the retirement of the individual B–1 aircraft designated 85–0089, which has been determined by Secretary of the Air Force to be no longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair due to damage sustained on April 20, 2022.” ; and (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking “and ending on September 30, 2023” and inserting “and ending on September 30, 2026”.