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  SA 3332. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 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

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year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in subtitle D of title I, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO F-15 AIRCRAFT FOR THE AIR 
                   NATIONAL GUARD.

       The Secretary of the Air Force--
       (1) shall ensure all Air National Guard fighter wings that 
     fly F-15C aircraft for the Guard's Airspace Control Alert 
     mission maintain an active inventory of at least 12 fighter 
     aircraft during the recapitalization transition to F-15EX or 
     other aircraft;
       (2) shall concurrently and equivalently replace and 
     distribute F-15C aircraft among the Air National Guard 
     fighter wings scheduled to receive F-15EX aircraft until all 
     F-15C aircraft are recapitalized; and
       (3) shall not reduce funding for operations and 
     maintenance, unit personnel, or weapon system sustainment 
     activities for current F-15 aircraft in a manner that 
     presumes future congressional authority to divest such 
     aircraft.
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