ANNUAL GAO REVIEWS OF THE F-35 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

SEC. 166. ANNUAL GAO REVIEWS OF THE F-35 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM. (a) Annual Reviews and Reports.—Not later than March 1, 2026, and not later than March 1 of each year thereafter through March 1, 2030, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) complete a review of the F-35 aircraft program; and (2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the review. (b) Elements.—Each review and report under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of— (1) the cost, scope, and schedule of the F-35 aircraft program and its subprograms; (2) the status of the efforts of the Department of Defense to modernize the F-35 aircraft; and (3) such other matters relating to the F-35 aircraft program as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.