,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cigj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ab1 #bjbe,mr4 
,jackson of ,texas introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary of 
the ,army to accelerate the procurement 
of the future long range assault        
aircraft by initiating early production 
of not more than #bd such aircraft1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,flraa  
,production ,acceleration ,act of #bjbe4
  #b4 ,authorization to initiate early  
production of future long range assault 
aircraft  7a7 ,authorization ,the       
,secretary of the ,army may enter into  
contracts1 in advance of full-rate      
production1 for the procurement of not  
more than #bd future long range assault 
aircraft as part of an accelerated      
low-rate early production effort4  7b7  
,objectives ,in carrying out the early  
production effort described in          

subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the   
,army shall pursue the following        
objectives3 7#a7 ,to expedite delivery  
of future long range assault aircraft   
operational capability to the           
warfighter4  7#b7 ,to maintain momentum 
and learning continuity between test    
article completion and full production  
ramp-up4  7#c7 ,to stabilize and retain 
the specialized workforce and industrial
 base supporting future long range      
assault aircraft1 including critical    
suppliers and production facilities in  
,texas1 ,kansas1 and other ,states4     
7#d7 ,to mitigate cost escalation risks 
and improve program affordability across
 the life cycle4  7c7 ,considerations   
,in executing the authority provided by 
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall--  
7#a7 prioritize program continuity1     
cost-efficiency1 and workforce retention
 across the supply chain for tiltrotor  
aircraft2  7#b7 ensure that aircraft    
procured as part of the early production
 effort described in subsection 7a7     

incorporate lessons learned from test   
article evaluations2 and  7#c7 maintain 
flexibility in design to accommodate    
future upgrades through the modular open
 systems architecture and digital       
backbone4  #c4 ,report to ,congress ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of the ,army shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a  
report detailing--  7#a7 the            
implementation plan and timeline for the
 procurement and early production effort
 described in subsection 7a72  7#b7 the 
status of industrial base readiness and 
supply chain coordination2 and  7#c7    
estimated long-term cost savings and    
operational benefits derived from such  
early production effort4