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Text of Senate Amendment 6313

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On 2026-06-24, Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6313" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6313

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3447] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6313. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in title I, insert the following: SEC. __. ROADMAP FOR B-1 BOMBER AIRCRAFT FORCE STRUCTURE AND TRANSITION. (a) In General.--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 comprehensive roadmap detailing the readiness, future need, basing, and modernization needs of the B-1 bomber aircraft fleet. (b) Elements.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A detailed schedule and rationale for the planned divestment of B-1 bomber aircraft, including-- (A) a phased retirement timeline, location-specific retirement plans for affected installations, and infrastructure disposition; (B) an assessment of resulting capability gaps and mitigation strategies; and (C) the budgetary and manpower impacts across the retirement timeline. (2) A strategy for maintaining the readiness of the B-1 bomber aircraft fleet during the reactivation period, including-- (A) an update on current avionics and mission systems modernization; and (B) a review of the conventional weapons integration roadmap. (3) A feasibility assessment, in coordination with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the Director of the Air National Guard, for transitioning part of or all B-1 bomber aircraft operations to units of the Air National Guard. (4) An assessment of how the force structure of B-1 bomber aircraft supports continuity of long-range conventional strike capacity, including an analysis of -- (A) the role of B-1 bomber aircraft in current operational plans; and (B) the extent to which a Guard-integrated force can fulfill requirements under those plans during transition. (5) A detailed, integrated timeline with key milestones for each of the elements described in paragraphs (1) through (4), including-- (A) programmatic decision points requiring approval by the Secretary of the Air Force or the Office of the Secretary of Defense; (B) congressional notification requirements associated with basing changes or aircraft retirements under section 2687 of title 10, United States Code, or other applicable statutes; (C) resourcing requirements by fiscal year and program objective memorandum alignment; (D) risk assessments for each phase of the transition; and (E) key interdependencies between transition milestones for the B-1 bomber aircraft and related force structure actions of the Air National Guard. (c) Consultation.--In preparing the roadmap required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall consult with the Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command, the Commander of the Air Combat Command, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and the Director of the Air National Guard. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6313 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3447] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6313. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in title I, insert the following: SEC. __. ROADMAP FOR B-1 BOMBER AIRCRAFT FORCE STRUCTURE AND TRANSITION. (a) In General.--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 comprehensive roadmap detailing the readiness, future need, basing, and modernization needs of the B-1 bomber aircraft fleet. (b) Elements.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A detailed schedule and rationale for the planned divestment of B-1 bomber aircraft, including-- (A) a phased retirement timeline, location-specific retirement plans for affected installations, and infrastructure disposition; (B) an assessment of resulting capability gaps and mitigation strategies; and (C) the budgetary and manpower impacts across the retirement timeline. (2) A strategy for maintaining the readiness of the B-1 bomber aircraft fleet during the reactivation period, including-- (A) an update on current avionics and mission systems modernization; and (B) a review of the conventional weapons integration roadmap. (3) A feasibility assessment, in coordination with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the Director of the Air National Guard, for transitioning part of or all B-1 bomber aircraft operations to units of the Air National Guard. (4) An assessment of how the force structure of B-1 bomber aircraft supports continuity of long-range conventional strike capacity, including an analysis of -- (A) the role of B-1 bomber aircraft in current operational plans; and (B) the extent to which a Guard-integrated force can fulfill requirements under those plans during transition. (5) A detailed, integrated timeline with key milestones for each of the elements described in paragraphs (1) through (4), including-- (A) programmatic decision points requiring approval by the Secretary of the Air Force or the Office of the Secretary of Defense; (B) congressional notification requirements associated with basing changes or aircraft retirements under section 2687 of title 10, United States Code, or other applicable statutes; (C) resourcing requirements by fiscal year and program objective memorandum alignment; (D) risk assessments for each phase of the transition; and (E) key interdependencies between transition milestones for the B-1 bomber aircraft and related force structure actions of the Air National Guard. (c) Consultation.--In preparing the roadmap required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall consult with the Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command, the Commander of the Air Combat Command, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and the Director of the Air National Guard. ______