,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mr4   
,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary of 
the ,navy to integrate nacelle          
improvement modifications into the      
,,cmv-#bb aircraft fleet to improve     
readiness and reliability and sustain   
the tiltrotor industrial base1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,cmv-#bb      
,reliability and ,readiness ,enhancement
 ,act4  #b4 ,integration of nacelle     
improvement modifications into ,,cmv-#bb
 aircraft fleet  7a7 ,authority ,the    
,secretary of the ,navy may integrate   
nacelle improvement modifications into  
the ,,cmv-#bb aircraft fleet to enhance 
operational readiness1 reduce           
maintenance burdens1 and support        
contested logistics operations4  7b7    

,implementation objectives ,in carrying 
out subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of   
the ,navy shall seek to-- 7#a7 reduce   
aircraft downtime and increase          
reliability through structural1 wiring1 
and systems improvements2  7#b7         
incorporate lessons learned and         
performance data from the ,air ,force's 
nacelle improvement modernization effort
 for ,,cv-#bb aircraft2  7#c7 ensure    
operational availability of ,,cmv-#bb   
aircraft platforms in support of        
distributed maritime operations in the  
,indo-,pacific region2 and  7#d7 sustain
 the specialized tiltrotor industrial   
workforce and supplier base during the  
transition from ,v-#bb aircraft to      
future long range assault aircraft      
production4  7c7 ,priority ,in carrying 
out subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of   
the ,navy shall prioritize nacelle      
improvement modifications for ,,cmv-#bb 
aircraft produced or maintained in      
fiscal years #bjbe and #bjbf4  7d7      
,industrial base considerations ,in     

carrying out subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary of the ,navy shall coordinate
 with relevant defense industrial base  
stakeholders to preserve workforce      
capacity1 maintain supply chain         
continuity1 and minimize production     
gaps4  7e7 ,use of existing funds and   
authorities ,the ,secretary of the ,navy
 shall carry out this section using     
funds and authorities otherwise         
available to the ,secretary4  #c4       
,report to ,congress ,not later than    
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of the ,navy shall submit to the        
congressional defense committees a      
report on-- 7#a7 the status and scope of
 nacelle improvement modifications      
implemented for ,,cmv-#bb aircraft2     
7#b7 readiness and performance metrics  
compared to pre-modification benchmarks2
  7#c7 impacts to the industrial base   
and workforce2 and  7#d7 recommendations
 regarding further sustainment1         
procurement1 or legislative authority   

needed for fleet-wide implementation4