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Mark Kelly (D-AZ)

S.Amdt. 3900

S.Amdt. 3900 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes S. 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 3900, submitted by Mr. Kelly and Mr. Curtis, aims to add a new section to bill S. 2296 regarding depot-level maintenance coordination in multinational exercises.

The amendment requires the Secretary of the Air Force to include depot-level maintenance, repair, and sustainment considerations in at least one multinational exercise every year within the United States Indo-Pacific Command area of operations. This includes:

  • Planning with covered nations to reduce transportation needs and determine necessary joint capabilities.
  • Coordinating real-time efforts to maintain resupply routes and munitions stock levels.
  • Establishing mutual recognition for maintenance certification and airworthiness.
  • Conducting emergency tabletop exercises for aircraft breakdowns in a contested logistics environment.

The amendment also requires coordination with the Air Force Sustainment Center and representatives from the United States Indo-Pacific Command, United States Pacific Air Forces, and United States Air Mobility Command.

Additionally, the Secretary of the Air Force must submit a report to Congress within one year of the Act's enactment. This report will summarize lessons learned from exercises involving the Commonwealth of Australia and the Republic of Korea, focusing on:

  • Candidate systems for co-sustainment and repair workload opportunities.
  • Use of industry partners and public-private partnerships.
  • Logistical challenges, intellectual property impediments, and International Traffic in Arms Regulations issues.
  • Recommendations for easing partnerships, including changes to status of forces agreements.
  • Analysis of maintenance capabilities, gaps, and how partnerships contribute to regional posture resilience and allied contingency operations.