Congress can write laws, while allowing the administration plenty of ways to get around them. For several years, the Air Force and Congress have been fighting over the fate of the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP). Lawmakers including Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) have tried to force the Air Force to fully fund the program to bring C-130H airlifters into the digital age, but the Air Force has sought to cancel it. Last year, the defense authorization act included a section that prohibits the Air Force from canceling or changing the AMP program-except if the defense secretary certifies the change is needed to make the aircraft consistent with FAA requirements.
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