Procurement of Air Force F-22 fighters began in FY1999, and a total of 187 have been procured through FY2009, including 24 in FY2009. The issue for Congress is whether to approve the Administration's proposal in the FY2010 budget to end F-22 procurement at 187 aircraft, or reject that proposal and provide funding in FY2010 for the procurement of additional F-22s in FY2010 and/or subsequent years. The White House has vowed to veto any bill that supports the acquisition of F-22s beyond the 187 that have been procured through FY2009. The Administration argues, among other things, that 187 F-22s will be sufficient in conjunction with other U.S. tactical aircraft, such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), to meet operational demands for U.S. tactical aircraft, and that funding additional F-22s would reduce funding for other defense programs, which could create operational risk in other areas. Supporters of procuring additional F-22s in FY2010 and/or subsequent years argue, among other things, that Air Force officials have stated that 243 to 250 F-22s would be needed to meet operational demands at a moderate level of operational risk, and that a force of 187 F-22s would create a higher level of operational risk. FY2010 defense authorization bill: The House Armed Services Committee, in its report (H.Rept. 111-166 of June 18, 2009) on the FY2010 defense authorization bill (H.R. 2647), recommends authorizing $368.8 million in FY2010 advance procurement funding for the procurement of 12 F-22s in FY2011. The report recommends $12.7 million in procurement funding for modification of in-service F-22s--a reduction of $338.0 million from the Administration's request. Section 131 of the bill would repeal a provision limiting the obligation of FY2009 F-22 advance procurement funding. Section 132 would require the Secretary of the Air Force to develop a plan for the preservation and storage of unique tooling related to the production of hardware and end items for F-22s. Section 1237 would require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress on issues relating to the potential sale of F-22s to Japan. The Senate Armed Services Committee, in its report (S.Rept. 111-35 of July 2, 2009) on the FY2010 defense authorization bill (S. 1390), recommended authorizing $1.75 billion for the procurement of seven F-22s in FY2010. On July 21, 2009, the Senate approved, 58 to 40, an amendment to S. 1390 (S.Amdt. 1469) that strikes the authorization of the $1.75 billion for the procurement of seven F-22s in FY2010 and restores funding elsewhere in the bill that was reduced in order to authorize the $1.75 billion. S. 1390 as amended now supports the Administration's proposal to end F-22 procurement at 187 aircraft. Section 122 of S. 1390 would repeal a provision limiting the obligation of FY2009 F-22 advance procurement funding. Section 123 (as amended by S.Amdt. 1796) would require a report to Congress on issues relating to the potential sale of F-22s to Japan. FY2010 DOD appropriations bill: The House Appropriations Committee, in its report (H.Rept. 111-230 of July 24, 2009) on the FY2010 DOD appropriations bill (H.R. 3326), recommends $368.8 million in FY2010 advance procurement funding for the procurement of 12 F-22s in a future fiscal year. The report recommends $187.3 million in procurement funding for modification of in-service F-22s--a reduction of $163.4 million from the Administration's request. Section 8041 would rescind $383 million in FY2009 F-22 advance procurement funding. Section 8057 would prohibit the use of funds made available in the bill from being used to approve or license the sale of the F-22 to any foreign government. On July 30, 2009, the House approved, 269 to 165, an amendment (H.Amdt. 392) that, among other things, redirects the $368.8 million in F-22 advance procurement funding to other purposes. H.R. 3326 as amended now supports the Administration's proposal to end F-22 procurement at 187 aircraft.