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Biden Administration Presses for Removal of Re-Baselining Requirement for B-52 CERP

Biden Administration Presses for Removal of Re-Baselining Requirement for B-52 CERP
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Kansas Air National Guard, prepares to refuel a B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. over the Indo-Pacific region, during a Bomber Task Force mission on Sept. 14 (U.S Air Force Photo)

The Biden administration is opposing a requirement in the House's version of a fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill that would require the Pentagon to submit a report on costs for the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) before expending fiscal 2022 funds for the program, as the U.S. Air Force prepares to award a CERP contract before the end of the year, if not sooner. The language in Section 132 of the conference bill would require Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin…

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