,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjbe ,mr4 ,cruz 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 incorporate  
nacelle improvements 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 ,readiness       
,enhancement and ,industrial            
,sustainment ,act4  #b4  ,authorization 
for integration of nacelle improvements 
into ,,cmv-#bb aircraft  7a7  ,authority
  ,the ,secretary of the ,navy may      
incorporate nacelle improvements into   
the ,,cmv-#bb aircraft fleet as part of 
a readiness and reliability enhancement 
initiative4  7b7  ,objectives  ,in      
carrying out the initiative under       
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the   

,navy shall--  7#a7 enhance mission     
readiness and reliability of ,,cmv-#bb  
aircraft to meet the operational demands
 of distributed maritime operations and 
contested logistics in the              
,indo-,pacific2  7#b7 build upon the    
proven performance of nacelle           
improvement integration in the ,,cv-#bb 
aircraft fleet1 which has demonstrated  
substantial increases in aircraft       
availability and reductions in          
maintenance man-hours2 and  7#c7 sustain
 the ,nation's only tiltrotor industrial
 base1 including the retention of       
skilled workers in ,amarillo1 ,texas1   
during the transition between the       
conclusion of ,v-#bb aircraft production
 and the ramp-up of the future long     
range assault aircraft program4  7c7    
,implementation  ,the ,secretary of the 
,navy shall-- 7#a7 prioritize           
incorporation of nacelle improvement    
kits into ,,cmv-#bb aircraft produced or
 maintained in fiscal years #bjbe and   
#bjbf2  7#b7 leverage existing          

installation expertise and performance  
data from ,,cv-#bb aircraft upgrades2   
and  7#c7 coordinate closely with the   
,under ,secretary of ,defense for       
,acquisition and ,sustainment to        
preserve key supply chain capabilities  
and minimize risk during the transition 
from ,v-#bb aircraft to future long     
range assault aircraft4  7d7  ,funding  
limitation  ,nothing in this ,act shall 
be construed to authorize the           
appropriation of additional funds4      
,implementation of this section shall be
 subject to the availability of         
appropriations provided in advance by   
appropriations ,acts4  #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 schedule for nacelle         
improvement kit integration into the    
,,cmv-#bb aircraft fleet2  7#b7 observed
 readiness and performance metrics      

compared to baseline aircraft2 and  7#c7
 the impact on the workforce and        
production capability of the tiltrotor  
industrial base4