REPORT ON STRATEGIC BOMBER FORCE COMPOSITION

SEC. 128. REPORT ON STRATEGIC BOMBER FORCE COMPOSITION (a) Report Requirement.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report updating the 1986 Strategic Bomber Force Study. The report shall include— (1) the total number of advanced technology bombers required for the strategic bomber force; (2) the Secretary’s assessment of the effect of potential arms control developments on the bomber force; (3) a description of any current plans for the use of the B-1B aircraft as a dedicated stand-off mission aircraft; (4) a description of plans for retirement of the current B-52 and FB-111 fleets; and 101 STAT. 1045 (5) an assessment as to the potential for changes in the Soviet threat and other factors that may affect the capabilities of the strategic bomber force to penetrate Soviet air defenses. (b) Deadline for Report.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than April 1, 1988.