REPORT RELATING TO REDUCTION OF TOTAL NUMBER OF TACTICAL AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT.

SEC. 139. REPORT RELATING TO REDUCTION OF TOTAL NUMBER OF TACTICAL AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT. (a) Report Required.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on any plans of the Air Force to reduce the total number of tactical airlift aircraft in the inventory of the Air Force. (b) Elements.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to any plan of the Air Force to reduce the total number of tactical airlift aircraft— (1) the justification for such reduction; (2) an explanation of whether and to what extent domestic operations was considered as part of such justification; (3) analysis of the role of domestic operations during concurrent contingency operations; (4) analysis of the C-130 aircraft force structures recommended to support wartime mobility requirements as set forth in— (A) the mobility capability and requirements study conducted under section 144(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1321); and (B) the mobility capability requirements study conducted under section 1712 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1803); (5) the Secretary’s justification for any increased risk that may result from accepting a C-130 aircraft force structure smaller than the force structure recommended by such studies; and (6) an explanation of whether and to what extent Governors of States that may be affected by the planned reduction were consulted as part of the decision making process. (c) Form of Report.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.