F-22A FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.

SEC. 134. F-22A FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.(a) Availability of Funds.—Subject to subsection (b), of the amount authorized to be appropriated for procurement of aircraft for the Air Force, $523,000,000 shall be available for advance procurement of F-22A fighter aircraft.(b) Restriction on Obligation of Funds Pending Certification.—Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2009 for advance procurement, Air Force, for the F-22A, not more than $140,000,000 may be obligated until 15 days after the certification required by subsection (c) is received by the congressional defense committees.(c) Certification.—(1) In general.—Of the amount referred to in subsection (a), $383,000,000 shall not be available until the President certifies to the congressional defense committees that—(A) the procurement of F-22A fighter aircraft is in the national interest of the United States; or(B) the termination of the production line for F-22A fighter aircraft is in the national interest of the United States.(2) Date of submittal.—Any certification submitted under this subsection may not be submitted before January 21, 2009, and must be submitted not later than March 1, 2009.122 STAT. 4379