,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,kind introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to terminate or retire certain 
aircraft and ship programs of the       
,department of ,defense1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,inefficient        
,defense ,elimination ,act of #bjac4    
#b4 ,termination or retirement of       
aircraft and ship programs  7a7         
,c-#bg;,j aircraft  7#a7 ,prohibition on
 procurement ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 none of the funds     
authorized to be appropriated or        
otherwise made available for fiscal year
 #bjad or any fiscal year thereafter for
 the ,department of ,defense may be     
obligated or expended to procure        
,c-#bg;,j aircraft4  7#b7 ,treatment of 
current aircraft ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 with respect to 

each ,c-#bg;,j aircraft being maintained
 by the ,secretary of ,defense that was 
procured on or before the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall--  7,a7 make the aircraft         
available for sale to another department
 or agency of the ,federal ,government  
or the government of an ally of the     
,united ,states2 or  7,b7 if the        
,secretary determines that the sale of  
an aircraft under subparagraph 7,a7 is  
not appropriate1 retire or dispose of   
the aircraft in a manner the ,secretary 
determines appropriate4  7b7 ,global    
,hawk aircraft  7#a7 ,prohibition on    
procurement ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of law1 none of the funds     
authorized to be appropriated or        
otherwise made available for fiscal year
 #bjad or any fiscal year thereafter for
 the ,department of ,defense may be     
obligated or expended to procure ,,rq-#d
 ,block #cj ,global ,hawk unmanned      
aircraft systems4  7#b7 ,treatment of   
current aircraft ,notwithstanding       

section #aed7;b7 of the ,national       
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjac 7,public ,law #aab-bci7 or 
any other provision of law1 with respect
 to each ,,rq-#d ,block #cj ,global     
,hawk unmanned aircraft system being    
maintained by the ,secretary of ,defense
 that was procured on or before the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary shall--  7,a7 make the       
aircraft available for sale to another  
department or agency of the ,federal    
,government or the government of an ally
 of the ,united ,states2 or  7,b7 if the
 ,secretary determines that the sale of 
an aircraft under subparagraph 7,a7 is  
not appropriate1 retire or dispose of   
the aircraft in a manner the ,secretary 
determines appropriate4  7c7 ,aegis     
guided missile cruisers ,notwithstanding
 any other provision of law1 the        
,secretary of ,defense shall--  7#a7    
retire four ,aegis guided missile       
cruisers during fiscal year #bjad2 and  
7#b7 retire three ,aegis guided missile 

cruisers during fiscal year #bjae4  7d7 
,amphibious landing ships               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall   
retire two amphibious landing ships     
during fiscal year #bjad4  #c4 ,report  
on military presence in ,europe  7a7 ,in
 general ,not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees 
7as defined in section #aja7;a77#af7 of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code7 a     
report analyzing the necessity of       
stationing members of the ,armed ,forces
 in ,europe1 including an evaluation of 
property owned by the ,federal          
,government in ,europe that could be    
sold if such stationing was reduced or  
terminated4  7b7 ,matters included ,the 
report under subsection 7a7 shall       
consider the following3  7#a7 ,benefits 
to the ,united ,states from having the  
,armed ,forces present in ,europe that  
would not be achievable elsewhere4  7#b7

 ,direct military threats to the ,united
 ,states that require such a presence   
and whether such threats could be       
countered with a smaller presence4  7#c7
 ,the ability of ,european allies to    
address threats without such presence4  
7#d7 ,ways in which a withdrawal or     
reduction of members of the ,armed      
,forces stationed in ,europe will affect
 the sustainability of military         
operations abroad4  7#e7 ,ways in which 
such a withdrawal or reduction will     
affect the ability of the ,united       
,states to implement a broader national 
security strategy4  7#f7 ,any formal    
treaty obligations or bilateral         
agreements that require the ,armed      
,forces of the ,united ,states to be    
present in ,europe4  7#g7 ,effectiveness
 of current force levels in ,europe in  
achieving national security objectives4 
7#h7 ,unique benefits of sustaining each
 base location in ,europe and ways in   
which reduction of such bases would     
affect the ability of the ,united       

,states to sustain military operations  
abroad4