PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OF A-10 AIRCRAFT.

SEC. 134. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR RETIREMENT OF A-10 AIRCRAFT. (a) Prohibition.—Notwithstanding sections 134 and 135 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2037), and except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2022 for the Air Force may be obligated to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup aircraft inventory status any A-10 aircraft. (b) Exception.— (1) In general.—The limitation under subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual A-10 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission capable because of a Class A mishap. (2) Certification required.—If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that an aircraft is no longer mission capable, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a certification that the status of such aircraft is due to a Class A mishap and not due to lack of maintenance or repairs or other reasons. (3) Certification additional.—Any certification submitted under paragraph (2) shall be in addition to the notification and certification required by section 135(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2039).