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Long Range Bomber Sustainment Act of 2015

Introduced: May 11, 2015 Introduced by: Rounds, Mike Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 11, 2015
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Long Range Bomber Sustainment Act of 2015

This bill prohibits a B-1, B-2, or B-52 bomber aircraft from being retired during a fiscal year unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that:

  • the retirement of the aircraft will not detrimentally affect the U.S. Armed Forces' capacity to carry out the full range of long range bomber aircraft missions anticipated in operational plans of the Armed Forces in effect as of the date of the submission of that certification;
  • the Secretary has completed assessments of planning scenarios that span the range of plausible future challenges for such aircraft, and the severity, likelihood, and imminence of risk associated with each such planning scenario;
  • the Secretary has concluded, based on such assessments, that retirements of B-1, B-2, and B-52 bomber aircraft in the near term will not detrimentally affect operational capability; and
  • the Secretary has developed a plan to replace any operational capability lost as a result of the retirement of such bomber aircraft.
What's happening now May 11, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 11, 2015
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 11, 2015
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · May 11, 2015
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · May 11, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1265: Long Range Bomber Sustainment Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1265/
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"S. 1265: Long Range Bomber Sustainment Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1265/.
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S. 1265, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1265/.
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