CORRECTION OF FUEL LEAKS ON C–17 PRODUCTION AIRCRAFT.

SEC. 133. CORRECTION OF FUEL LEAKS ON C–17 PRODUCTION AIRCRAFT. (a) Certification of Contractor Correction Under Warranty.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall (except as otherwise provided under subsection (b)) certify to the congressional defense committees that the repair of the fuel leaks on production C—17 aircraft will be carried out by the contractor (under the warranty provisions of the production contract for such aircraft) at no additional cost to the Government and with no additional consideration to the contractor for production aircraft under the C–17 program by reason of the repair of the C–17 fuel leaks. (b) Alternative To Certification.—If the Secretary of the Air Force is unable to make the certification referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary— (1) shall carry out the repair of the fuel leaks at an Air Logistics Center in the continental United States; and (2) shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report notifying the committees that the Secretary is unable to make such a certification and setting forth a schedule for conducting the repair of the fuel leaks pursuant to paragraph (1).