,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ibb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bh1         
#bjai,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself1 ,mrs4 
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 and ,mr4   
,tillis7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to limit the transfer of ,f-#ce
 aircraft to ,turkey4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,protecting ,,nato ,skies ,act of #bjai4
  #b4 ,limitation on transfer of ,f-#ce 
aircraft to ,turkey  7a7 ,in general    
,except as provided under subsection    
7b71 no funds may be obligated or       
expended--  7#a7 to transfer1 facilitate
 the transfer1 or authorize the transfer
 of1 an ,f-#ce aircraft to the ,republic
 of ,turkey2  7#b7 to transfer          
intellectual property or technical data 
necessary for or related to any         
maintenance or support of the ,f-#ce    
aircraft2 or  7#c7 to construct a       
storage facility for1 or otherwise      

facilitate the storage in ,turkey of1 an
 ,f-#ce aircraft transferred to ,turkey4
  7b7 ,exception ,the ,president may    
waive the limitation under subsection   
7a7 upon a written certification to     
,congress that the ,government of       
,turkey does not plan or intend to      
accept delivery of the ,s-#djj air      
defense system4  7c7 ,transfer defined  
,in this section1 the term transfer     
includes the physical relocation outside
 of the continental ,united ,states4    
7d7 ,applicability ,the limitation under
 subsection 7a7 does not apply to ,f-#ce
 aircraft operated by the ,united       
,states ,armed ,forces4  #c4 ,sense of  
the ,senate on purchase by ,turkey of   
,s-#djj air defense system  7a7 ,it is  
the sense of the ,senate that1 if the   
,government of ,turkey purchases the    
,s-#djj air defense system from the     
,russian ,federation--  7#a7 such a     
purchase would constitute a significant 
transaction within the meaning of       
section #bca7;a7 of the ,countering     

,russian ,influence in ,europe and      
,eurasia ,act of #bjag 7title ,,ii of   
,public ,law #aae-dd2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4     
#iebe7;a772  7#b7 such a purchase would 
endanger the integrity of the ,,nato    
alliance2  7#c7 such a purchase would   
adversely affect ongoing operations of  
the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces1     
including coalition operations in which 
the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces      
participate2  7#d7 such a purchase would
 result in a significant impact to      
defense cooperation between the ,united 
,states and ,turkey2  7#e7 such a       
purchase would significantly increase   
the risk of compromising ,united ,states
 defense systems and operational        
capabilities2 and  7#f7 the ,president  
should faithfully execute the           
,countering ,russian ,influence in      
,europe and ,eurasia ,act of #bjag by   
imposing and applying sanctions under   
section #bce of that ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #iebi7 with respect to any individual  
or entity determined to have engaged in 

such significant transaction as if such 
person were a sanctioned person for     
purposes of such section4