On February 26, I learned that both the Senate and House have approved funding for the construction of a new maintenance hangar at Hill Air Force Base for the F-35 stealth fighter jet. Operational maintenance will be performed inside the hangar by the 388th Fighter Wing based at Hill. The funding was originally included in the 2014 National Defense Appropriations Act, but was removed in the Omnibus Bill. As a memeber of Senate Armed Services Committee I pushed to allow and approve the Department of Defense to reprogram funding needed for this construction. I was joined in this effort by Senator Hatch and Congresman Bishop to also pressure the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the House Armed Services Committee, and the House Appropriations Committee to reprogram this funding.  Now that all relevant committees have approved the reprogramming of funding, the U.S. Air Force can begin construction on the complex.