REQUIREMENT TO ALIGN AIR FORCE AVIATION FORCE STRUCTURE WITH NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY.

SEC. 143. REQUIREMENT TO ALIGN AIR FORCE AVIATION FORCE STRUCTURE WITH NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY. (a) Required Submission of Strategy.—Not later than March 1, 2020, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees an aviation force structure acquisition strategy that aligns with the stated capability and capacity requirements of the Department of the Air Force to meet the National Defense Strategy. (b) Alignment With Strategy.—The Secretary of the Air Force may not deviate from the strategy submitted under subsection (a) until— (1) the Secretary receives a waiver from the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and (2) the Secretary of Defense provides the congressional defense committees with the waiver approval documentation.