REPORT ON HH-60G SUSTAINMENT AND COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER PROGRAM.

SEC. 333. REPORT ON HH-60G SUSTAINMENT AND COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER PROGRAM. (a) Report on Sustainment Plan.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that sets forth a plan to modernize, sustain training, and conduct depot-level maintenance and repair for all components of the HH-60 helicopter fleet until total force combat rescue units have been fully equipped with HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters. (b) Elements.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include a description of the plans of the Air Force— (1) to modernize legacy HH-60G combat rescue helicopters; (2) to maintain the training pipeline for the HH-60G aircrew and the maintenance force required to maintain full readiness through the end of fiscal year 2029; and (3) to carry out depot-level maintenance and repair (as that term is defined in section 2460 of title 10, United States Code) to ensure the legacy HH-60G fleet of helicopters is maintained to meet readiness rates through the end of fiscal year 2029. (c) Form.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.