Annual recapitalization plan for Air National Guard fighter fleet

Section 9062 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by sections 2 through 5, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (q) (1) The Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the Director of the Air National Guard, shall annually develop a plan to recapitalize the fighter fleet of the Air National Guard. (2) The plan required under paragraph (1) shall— (A) identify each of the 25 fighter aircraft squadrons of the Air National Guard in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act; (B) provide a plan for recapitalization of all such squadrons at a similar rate as the fighter aircraft squadrons of the active components of the Armed Forces, with the same combination of legacy capability fighter aircraft and advanced capability fighter aircraft found in fighter aircraft squadrons of the active Air Force; (C) establish a timetable for a plan or actions for the recapitalization proposed under subparagraph (B) through October 1, 2030, disaggregated by fighter aircraft squadron and fiscal year, which shall identify funding required for each fiscal year; (D) assess budgetary effects on the active components of the Armed Forces if the recapitalization plan proposed under subparagraph (B) were implemented in accordance with the timeline established under subparagraph (C); (E) assess the effects of such plan on the operational readiness and personnel readiness of the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces, including the effects of such plan on the ability of such components to meet steady state and contingency force presentation and mission requirements of combatant commanders; and (F) examine the feasibility of acquiring F–16 Block 70 fighter aircraft for the Air National Guard. (3) (A) Not later than July 1 of each year through July 1, 2030, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the plan required under paragraph (1). (B) The report required under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex..