US Congress Senate Bill 1764 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: Introduced on November 21 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of any Department of Defense (DOD) funds to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage any A-10 aircraft until: (1) the Secretary of the Air Force certifies that the F-35A aircraft has achieved full operational capability and Block 4A capabilities and that a sufficient number of F-35A aircraft exists in the Air Force inventory to replace the A-10 aircraft in order to meet close air support capability requirements of the combatant commands; and (2) the Comptroller General submits a report that assesses whether each such certification is comprehensive, fully supported, and sufficiently detailed and that identifies any shortcomings, limitations, or other reportable matters that affect the quality or findings of any such certification.

A bill to limit the retirement of A-10 aircraft.

Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]
Sen. James Risch [R-ID]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-11-21	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

HB3657 (Same As) 2014-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1764/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1764/BILLS-113s1764is.pdf