,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bh1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,cramer7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to modify the authority of the 
,secretary of ,defense to transfer      
excess aircraft to other departments of 
the ,federal ,government and to         
authorize the ,secretary to transfer    
excess aircraft to the ,governor of a   
,state1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,emergency ,aircraft ,act of #bjbb4 
#b4 ,modification of authority of       
,secretary of ,defense to transfer      
excess aircraft to other departments of 
the ,federal ,government and authority  
to transfer excess aircraft to ,states  
,section #ajia of the ,national ,defense
 ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year  
#bjac 7,public ,law #aab-bci2 #aj       
,u4,s4,c4 #begf note7 is amended-- 7#a7 

in the section heading1 by inserting and
 to ,states after ,federal ,government2 
7#b7 in subsection 7a71 in the first    
sentence1 by striking and the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security for use by the  
,forest ,service and the ,united ,states
 ,coast ,guard and inserting for use by 
the ,forest ,service1 to the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security for use by the   
,united ,states ,coast ,guard1 and to   
the ,governor of a ,state2  7#c7 in     
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71
 by striking or the ,united ,states     
,coast ,guard as a suitable platform to 
carry out their respective missions and 
inserting 1 the ,united ,states ,coast  
,guard1 or the ,governor of a ,state1 as
 the case may be1 as a suitable platform
 to carry out wildfire suppression1     
search and rescue1 or emergency         
operations pertaining to wildfires2     
7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking 2   
and and inserting a semicolon2  7,c7 in 
paragraph 7#d71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     

7,d7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#e7 in the case of     
aircraft to be transferred to the       
,governor of a ,state1 acceptable for   
use by the ,state1 as determined by the 
,governor4  2  7#d7 by striking         
subsection 7c72  7#e7 in subsection     
7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by   
striking up to seven2 and  7ii7 by      
inserting the ,governor of a ,state or  
to after offered to2 and  7,b7 by       
amending paragraph 7#b7 to read as      
follows3  7#b7 ,expiration of right of  
refusal ,a right of refusal afforded the
 ,secretary of ,agriculture or the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security under 
paragraph 7#a7 with regards to an       
aircraft shall expire upon official     
notice of such ,secretary to the        
,secretary of ,defense that such        
,secretary declines such aircraft4  2   
7#f7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in the    
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
inserting or to the ,governor of a      
,state after the ,secretary of          

,agriculture2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#a71  
by striking wildfire suppression        
purposes and inserting purposes of      
wildfire suppression1 search and rescue1
 or emergency operations pertaining to  
wildfires2 and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#b7--
 7i7 by inserting 1 search and rescue1  
emergency operations pertaining to      
wildfires1 after efforts2 and  7ii7 by  
inserting or ,governor of the ,state1 as
 the case may be1 after ,secretary of   
,agriculture2  7#g7 in subsection 7f71  
by striking or the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security and inserting 1 the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 or   
the ,governor of a ,state2  7#h7 in     
subsection 7g71 by striking and the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security and   
inserting 1 the ,secretary of ,homeland 
,security1 or the ,governor of the      
,state to which such aircraft is        
transferred2  7#i7 by adding at the end 
the following new subsection3  7h7      
,reporting ,not later than ,december #a1
 #bjbb1 and annually thereafter1 the    

,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the ,committees on ,armed ,services of  
the ,senate and the ,house of           
,representatives a report on aircraft   
transferred1 during the fiscal year     
preceding the date of such report1 to-- 
7#a7 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 the
 ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 or  
the ,governor of a ,state under this    
section2  7#b7 the chief executive      
officer of a ,state under section #aab  
of the ,national ,defense ,authorization
 ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjab 7,public  
,law #aab-ha2 #abe ,stat4 #acah72 or    
7#c7 the ,secretary of the ,air ,force  
or the ,secretary of ,agriculture under 
section #ajih of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjad 7,public ,law #aac-ff2 #abg ,stat4
 #hha74  2 and  7#aj7 by redesignating  
subsections 7d7 through 7h7 as          
subsections 7c7 through 7g71            
respectively4