,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dafa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bc1    
#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 
,f-#ad;,d ,tomcat 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 convey1       
without consideration1 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 and to #c surplus    
,f-#ad;,d ,tomcat aircraft 7,bureau     
,numbers #afdcda1 #afdfjb1 #aeidcg71    
which are excess to the operational     
requirements of the ,navy4  7b7 ,form of
 conveyance ,the conveyance under       
subsection 7a7 shall be made by means of
 a conditional deed of gift4  7c7       
,condition of aircraft ,the aircraft    
being conveyed under subsection 7a7 do  
not have any capability for use as a    
platform for launching or releasing     
munitions or any other combat capability
 that it was designed to have4  7d7     
,conditions ,the ,secretary shall       
include in the instrument of conveyance 
of the aircraft under subsection 7a7--  
7#a7 a condition that the ,secretary is 
not required to repair or alter the     
condition of the aircraft before        
conveying ownership of the aircraft2    
7#b7 a condition that the ,secretary    
shall provide any maintenance and       
operations manuals that-- 7,a7 are      
specific to the ,f-#ad;,d aircraft2 and 

7,b7 the ,secretary has sufficient      
intellectual property rights to convey2 
7#c7 a condition that the ,secretary    
shall provide excess spare parts to make
 one of the ,f-#ad;,d aircraft flyable  
or able to complete a static display1   
provided that any part transferred is   
from existing ,navy stock1 with no items
 being procured on behalf of the        
,commission2 and  7#d7 a condition that 
the ,secretary will not be responsible  
for transferring any additional parts or
 providing any additional support beyond
 what is stated in this section1 during 
or after the conveyance of the aircraft4
  7e7 ,agreements for restoration and   
operation ,the ,secretary may-- 7#a7    
authorize the ,commission to enter into 
agreements with qualified nonprofit     
organizations for the purpose of        
restoring and operating the aircraft    
transferred under subsection 7a7 for    
public display1 airshows1 and           
commemorative events to preserve naval  
aviation heritage2 and  7#b7 if the     

,secretary authorizes any such          
agreement1 require such additional terms
 and conditions in the instrument of    
conveyance as appropriate to protect the
 interests of the ,united ,states4  7f7 
,reverter upon breach of conditions ,the
 ,secretary shall include in the        
instrument of conveyance of the aircraft
 under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 a condition
 that the ,commission shall operate and 
maintain the aircraft in compliance with
 all applicable limitations and         
maintenance requirements imposed by the 
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration2  7#b7 a condition that
 the ,commission shall not convey any   
ownership interest in1 or transfer      
possession of1 the aircraft to another  
party without the prior approval of the 
,secretary2 and  7#c7 a condition that  
if the ,secretary determines at any time
 that the ,commission has failed to     
comply with the conditions set forth in 
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 all right1    
title1 and interest in and to the       

aircraft1 including any repair or       
alteration of the aircraft1 shall revert
 to the ,united ,states1 and the ,united
 ,states shall have the right of        
immediate possession of the aircraft4   
7g7 ,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  7h7 ,clarification 
of liability ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of law1 upon the conveyance of
 ownership of the aircraft under        
subsection 7a71 the ,united ,states     
shall not be liable for any death1      
injury1 loss1 or damage that results    
from any use of such aircraft by any    
person other than the ,united ,states4  
7i7 ,applicable law ,the transfer and   
use of the aircraft under subsection 7a7

 is subject to all applicable ,federal  
and ,state laws and regulations1        
including-- 7#a7 the ,arms ,control ,act
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq472  7#b7   
the ,export ,control ,reform ,act of    
#bjah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dhaa et seq472    
7#c7 ,international ,traffic in ,arms   
,regulations 7#bb ,,cfr #abj et seq472  
7#d7 ,export ,administration            
,regulations 7#ae ,,cfr #gcj et seq472  
7#e7 ,foreign ,assets ,control          
,regulations 7#ca ,,cfr #ejj et seq472  
and  7#f7 chapter #cg of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as
 the ,espionage ,act74