A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to contract with air carriers to acquire civil aircraft to provide greater cargo capacity for national defense purposes in the event of war or national emergency, and to modify existing passenger aircraft for this purpose.

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Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to contract with air carriers to include cargo airlift characteristics in new civil aircraft and to modify existing aircraft to incorporate such characteristics in order to insure the availability of sufficient cargo capacity for national defense purposes in time of war or national emergency. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Committees on Armed Services of the House and Senate regarding such program. (Adds 10 U.S.C. 9805)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 June 1976

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