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 115 STAT. 1216 PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.— The report under subsection (a) shall set forth the following: (1) The Air Force plan for the modernization of the B- IB aircraft fleet, including a transition plan for implementation of that modernization plan and a description of the basing options for the aircraft in that fleet. (2) The amount and type of bomber force structure in the Air Force appropriate to meet the requirements of the national security strategy of the United States. (3) Specifications of new missions to be assigned to the National Guard units that currently fly B-1 aircraft and the transition of those units and their facilities from the current B-1 mission to their future missions. (4) A description of the potential effect of the proposed consolidation and reduction of the B-1 fleet on other National Guard units in the affected States. (5) A justification of the cost and projected savings of consolidating and reducing the B-1 fleet. (c) AMOUNT AND TYPE OF BOMBER FORCE STRUCTURE DEFINED. — In this section, the term "amount and type of bomber force structure" means the number of B-2 aircraft, B-52 aircraft, and B-1 aircraft that are required to carry out the current national security strategy. SEC. 1033. ADDITIONAL ELEMENT FOR REVISED NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW. Section 1041(b) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by 10 USC 118 note. Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-262) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(7) The possibility of deactivating or dealerting nuclear warheads or delivery systems immediately, or immediately after a decision to retire any specific warhead, class of warheads, or delivery system.". SEC. 1034. REPORT ON OPTIONS FOR MODERNIZATION AND EN- HANCEMENT OF MISSILE WING HEUCOPTER SUPPORT. (a) REPORT REQUIRED. — The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a report regarding the options for providing the helicopter support missions for the Air Force intercontinental ballistic missile wings at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, and F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, for as long as these missions are required. The report shall include the Secretary's recommendations on a preferred option. (b) OPTIONS.— Options to be reviewed under subsection (a) include the following: (1) The current plan of the Air Force for replacement or modernization of UH-IN helicopters currently flown by the Air Force at the missile wings. (2) Replacement of the UH-IN helicopters currently flown by the Air Force with UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, the UH-IY helicopter, or another platform. (3) Replacement of the UH-IN helicopters with UH-60 helicopters and transition of the mission to the Army National Guard, as detailed in the Air Force Space Command/Army National Guard plan entitled "ARNG Helicopter Support to Air Force Space Command" and dated November 2000.

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