,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ba1 #bjac ,mr4  
,k9d introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to t]m9ate or retire c]ta9
 aircraft & %ip programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,def5se1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,ineffici5t ,def5se ,elim9ation ,act (  
#bjac4  #b4 ,t]m9ation or retirem5t (   
aircraft & %ip programs  7a7 ,c-#bg;,j  
aircraft  7#a7 ,prohibition on          
procurem5t ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( 
law1 none ( ! funds au?oriz$ to be      
appropriat$ or o!rwise made available = 
fiscal ye> #bjad or any fiscal ye>      
!reaft] = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se may be  
obligat$ or exp5d$ to procure ,c-#bg;,j 
aircraft4  7#b7 ,treatm5t ( curr5t      
aircraft ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (   
law1 ) respect to ea* ,c-#bg;,j aircraft
 be+ ma9ta9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se t 
0 procur$ on or be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all--  7,a7   

make ! aircraft available = sale to     
ano!r dep>tm5t or ag5cy ( ! ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t or ! gov]nm5t ( an ally ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,b7 if ! ,secret>y  
det]m9es t ! sale ( an aircraft "u      
subp>agraph 7,a7 is n appropriate1      
retire or dispose ( ! aircraft 9 a mann]
 ! ,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7b7 
,global ,hawk aircraft  7#a7            
,prohibition on procurem5t ,not)/&+ any 
o!r provision ( law1 none ( ! funds     
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ or o!rwise   
made available = fiscal ye> #bjad or any
 fiscal ye> !reaft] = ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se may be obligat$ or exp5d$ to    
procure ,,rq-#d ,block #cj ,global ,hawk
 unmann$ aircraft sy/ems4  7#b7         
,treatm5t ( curr5t aircraft ,not)/&+    
section #aed7;b7 ( ! ,national ,def5se  
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjac 
7,public ,law #aab-bci7 or any o!r      
provision ( law1 ) respect to ea*       
,,rq-#d ,block #cj ,global ,hawk unmann$
 aircraft sy/em be+ ma9ta9$ by !        
,secret>y ( ,def5se t 0 procur$ on or   

be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y %all--  7,a7 make ! aircraft  
available = sale to ano!r dep>tm5t or   
ag5cy ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t or ! gov]nm5t
 ( an ally ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,b7  
if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t ! sale ( an   
aircraft "u subp>agraph 7,a7 is n       
appropriate1 retire or dispose ( !      
aircraft 9 a mann] ! ,secret>y det]m9es 
appropriate4  7c7 ,aegis guid$ missile  
cruis]s ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (    
law1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all--  7#a7 
retire f\r ,aegis guid$ missile cruis]s 
dur+ fiscal ye> #bjad2 &  7#b7 retire   
?ree ,aegis guid$ missile cruis]s dur+  
fiscal ye> #bjae4  7d7 ,amphibi\s l&+   
%ips ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all retire two    
amphibi\s l&+ %ips dur+ fiscal ye>      
#bjad4  #c4 ,report on milit>y pres5ce 9
 ,europe  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o   
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit to ! 
congressional def5se committees 7z def9$
 9 section #aja7;a77#af7 ( title #aj1   

,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 a report analyz+ ! 
necessity ( /ation+ memb]s ( ! ,arm$    
,=ces 9 ,europe1 includ+ an evaluation (
 prop]ty own$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 9   
,europe t c\ld be sold if su* /ation+ 0 
r$uc$ or t]m9at$4  7b7 ,matt]s includ$  
,! report "u subsection 7a7 %all consid]
 ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,b5efits to ! ,unit$   
,/ates f hav+ ! ,arm$ ,=ces pres5t 9    
,europe t w\ld n be a*ievable else:]e4  
7#b7 ,direct milit>y ?reats to ! ,unit$ 
,/ates t require su* a pres5ce & :e!r   
su* ?reats c\ld be c\nt]$ ) a small]    
pres5ce4  7#c7 ,! ability ( ,european   
allies to address ?reats )\t su*        
pres5ce4  7#d7 ,ways 9 :i* a )drawal or 
r$uction ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces       
/ation$ 9 ,europe w affect !            
su/a9ability ( milit>y op]ations abroad4
  7#e7 ,ways 9 :i* su* a )drawal or     
r$uction w affect ! ability ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates to implem5t a broad] national    
security /rategy4  7#f7 ,any =mal treaty
 obligations or bilat]al agreem5ts t    
require ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 

to be pres5t 9 ,europe4  7#g7           
,effectiv5ess ( curr5t =ce levels 9     
,europe 9 a*iev+ national security      
objectives4  7#h7 ,unique b5efits (     
su/a9+ ea* base location 9 ,europe &    
ways 9 :i* r$uction ( su* bases w\ld    
affect ! ability ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to   
su/a9 milit>y op]ations abroad4