123STA T . 222 0PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 200 9ar a tep er y ear t h at is si m i l art o the a v era g e rate per year o f the five years pre c e d i n g the date of the report .(b)ELEM E NTS . —T he report re qu ired by subsection (a) shall include the follo w ing
( 1 ) A n estimate by series of the maintenance costs for the A C– 1 30 gunships during the period described in subsection (a) , including any ma j or airframe and engine overhauls of such aircraft anticipated during that period. ( 2 ) A description by series of the age, serviceability, and capabilities of the armament systems of the AC–130 gunships. (3) An estimate by series of the costs of moderni z ing the armament systems of the AC–130 gunships to achieve any necessary capability improvements. ( 4 ) A description by series of the age and capabilities of the electronic warfare systems of the AC–130 gunships, and an estimate of the cost of upgrading such systems during that period to achieve any necessary capability improvements. ( 5 ) A description by series of the age of the avionics systems of the AC–130 gunships and an estimate of the cost of upgrading such systems during that period to achieve any necessary capability improvements. (c) FOR M.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub - mitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified anne x . (d) AN A L Y S I SO F ALTERNATI V ES.—The S ecretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the Commander of the U nited States Special O perations Command, shall conduct an analysis of alter- natives for any gunship modernization requirements identified by the 200 9 quadrennial defense review under section 11 8 of title 10, United States Code. The results of the analysis of alternatives shall be provided to the congressional defense committees not later than 18 months after the completion of the 2009 quadrennial defense review. SEC.135 . R E PO R T O N E –8 C J O I NTS U R V EI L L A NCE AN D TAR G ET ATTAC K RADAR S Y STE M RE - ENGINING. (a) I N G ENERAL.— N ot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on replacing the engines of E-8C J oint Surveillance and Target Attac kR adar System aircraft (in this section referred to as ‘ ‘Joint STARS aircraft ’ ’). The report shall include the following: (1) An assessment of funding alternatives and options for accelerating funding for the fielding of Joint STARS aircraft with replaced engines. (2) An analysis of the tradeoffs involved in the decision to replace the engines of Joint STARS aircraft or not to replace those engines, including the potential cost savings from replacing those engines and the operational impacts of not replacing those engines. (3) An identification of the optimum path forward for replacing the engines of Joint STARS aircraft and modernizing the Joint STARS fleet. (b) L IMITATION ON CERTAIN A C TIONS.—The Secretary of the Air Force may not take any action that would adversely impact the pace of the execution of the program to replace the engines of Joint STARS aircraft before submitting the report required by subsection (a). Deadlin e .
