REVIEW OF AIR FORCE PLANS TO TRANSFER HEAVY BOMBERS TO RESERVE COMPONENTS UNITS.

SEC. 1131. REVIEW OF AIR FORCE PLANS TO TRANSFER HEAVY BOMBERS TO RESERVE COMPONENTS UNITS. (a) Review of Air Force Plans.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall review Air Force plans to transfer certain heavy bomber units from the active component of the Air Force to the reserve components of the Air Force. (2) In carrying out the review, the Secretary shall consider the following matters: (A) The compatibility of Air Force plans with the relevant results of the internal review of the Department of Defense (known as the “Bottom-Up Review”) being conducted during 1993 by direction of the Secretary of Defense. (B) The effect that the transfer will have on the immediate availability of substantial numbers of heavy bombers for combat operations. (C) The levels of full-time and part-time employees that will be necessary at reserve components units in order to pro-107 STAT. 1756vide adequate logistics and maintenance support for intensive and sustained heavy bomber operations. (D) The requirements for additional military construction funding that will result from the transfer and relocation of heavy bomber operations. (b) Secretary of Defense Plan Required.—(1) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force, shall develop a comprehensive plan for proposed transfers of heavy bomber units from the active component of the Air Force to the reserve components of the Air Force. The plan shall cover the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending January 1, 2000. (2) The plan shall include the following matters: (A) The unit designation of each active component unit from which heavy bombers are to be transferred. (B) The unit designation of each reserve component unit to which such heavy bombers are to be transferred. (C) The proposed date of inactivation of each active component unit transferring heavy bombers. (D) The proposed date of activation of each reserve component unit receiving heavy bombers. (E) The requirements at each reserve component unit receiving heavy bombers for additional Armed Forces personnel and civilian personnel, additional facilities for the bomber aircraft, additional military construction funds other than for facilities construction, additional spare parts, and additional logistics, maintenance, and test equipment beyond such resources that become available by reason of the inactivation of the active component unit. (c) Reporting Requirements.—Not later than March 31, 1994, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees— (1) a report on the results of the review required under subsection (a), and (2) the plan required under subsection (b).