,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aa1 #bjbe,mr4   
,cruz 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cornyn7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !     
,secret>y ( ! ,navy to integrate nacelle
 improvem5t modifications into !        
,,cmv-#bb aircraft fleet to improve     
read9ess & reliability & su/a9 !        
tiltrotor indu/rial base1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,cmv-#bb ,reliability &   
,read9ess ,enhancem5t ,act4  #b4        
,integration ( nacelle improvem5t       
modifications into ,,cmv-#bb aircraft   
fleet  7a7 ,au?ority ,! ,secret>y ( !   
,navy may integrate nacelle improvem5t  
modifications into ! ,,cmv-#bb aircraft 
fleet to enhance op]ational read9ess1   
r$uce ma9t5ance burd5s1 & support       
conte/$ logi/ics op]ations4  7b7        
,implem5tation objectives ,9 c>ry+ out  
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,navy   

%all seek to-- 7#a7 r$uce aircraft      
d[ntime & increase reliability ?r\gh    
/ructural1 wir+1 & sy/ems improvem5ts2  
7#b7 incorporate lessons le>n$ &        
p]=mance data f ! ,air ,=ce's nacelle   
improvem5t mod]nization ef=t = ,,cv-#bb 
aircraft2  7#c7 ensure op]ational       
availability ( ,,cmv-#bb aircraft       
plat=ms 9 support ( di/ribut$ m>itime   
op]ations 9 ! ,indo-,pacific region2 &  
7#d7 su/a9 ! specializ$ tiltrotor       
indu/rial work=ce & suppli] base dur+ ! 
transition f ,v-#bb aircraft to future  
long range assault aircraft production4 
7c7 ,priority ,9 c>ry+ out subsection   
7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,navy %all         
prioritize nacelle improvem5t           
modifications = ,,cmv-#bb aircraft      
produc$ or ma9ta9$ 9 fiscal ye>s #bjbe &
 #bjbf4  7d7 ,indu/rial base            
consid]ations ,9 c>ry+ out subsection   
7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,navy %all         
coord9ate ) relevant def5se indu/rial   
base /akehold]s to pres]ve work=ce      
capacity1 ma9ta9 supply *a9 cont9uity1 &

 m9imize production gaps4  7e7 ,use (   
exi/+ funds & au?orities ,! ,secret>y ( 
! ,navy %all c>ry out ?is section us+   
funds & au?orities o!rwise available to 
! ,secret>y4  #c4 ,report to ,congress  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( !    
,navy %all submit to ! congressional    
def5se committees a report on-- 7#a7 !  
/atus & scope ( nacelle improvem5t      
modifications implem5t$ = ,,cmv-#bb     
aircraft2  7#b7 read9ess & p]=mance     
metrics comp>$ to pre-modification      
b5*m>ks2  7#c7 impacts to ! indu/rial   
base & work=ce2 &  7#d7 recomm5dations  
reg>d+ fur!r su/a9m5t1 procurem5t1 or   
legislative au?ority ne$$ = fleet-wide  
implem5tation4