MODIFICATIONS TO COMPTROLLER GENERAL ANNUAL REVIEWS OF F–35 SUSTAINMENT EFFORTS.

SEC. 332. MODIFICATIONS TO COMPTROLLER GENERAL ANNUAL REVIEWS OF F–35 SUSTAINMENT EFFORTS. Section 357 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025” and inserting “2025, 2026, and 2027”; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking “(including” and inserting “, which may include”; and (ii) by striking the closing parenthesis; and (C) in paragraph (2), by striking “ as a result of such review”; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking “of the following:” and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting “of matters regarding the sustainment or affordability of the F–35 Lighting II aircraft program that the Comptroller General, after consulting with staff from the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, determines to be of critical importance to the long-term viability of such program.”.