,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bd1 
#bjbf,mr4 ,sheehy 7for himself and ,mr4 
,kelly7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to authorize the transfer by   
the ,secretary of the ,navy to the      
,u4,s4 ,space and ,rocket ,center       
,commission in ,huntsville1 ,alabama1 of
 certain ,f-#ad ,tomcat aircraft4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,maverick ,act4  #b4 ,conveyance of 
certain aircraft from the ,navy to the  
,u4,s4 ,space and ,rocket ,center       
,commission in ,huntsville1 ,alabama    
7a7 ,authority ,the ,secretary of the   
,navy 7in this section referred to as   
the ,secretary7 may transfer 7by sale1  
gift1 or otherwise1 including by loan7  
to the ,u4,s4 ,space and ,rocket ,center
 ,commission in ,huntsville1 ,alabama   
7in this section referred to as the     
,commission71 all right1 title1 and     

interest of the ,united ,states in one  
or more ,f-#ad ,tomcat aircraft         
currently in the custody of the         
,department of the ,navy or the         
,department of ,defense1 on such terms  
and conditions as the ,secretary        
considers appropriate1 which may include
 requirements for demilitarization and  
indemnification and may restrict further
 disposition or use4  7b7 ,agreements   
for restoration and operation ,the      
,secretary may authorize the ,commission
 to enter into agreements with qualified
 nonprofit organizations for the purpose
 of restoring and operating aircraft    
transferred under subsection 7a7 for    
public display1 airshows1 and           
commemorative events to preserve naval  
aviation heritage4  7c7 ,conveyance at  
no cost to the ,united ,states ,the     
conveyance of an aircraft under         
subsection 7a7 shall be made at no cost 
to the ,united ,states4 ,any costs      
associated with such conveyance1 costs  
of determining compliance with terms of 

the conveyance1 and costs of operation  
and maintenance of the aircraft conveyed
 shall be borne by the ,commission4