,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #c1 #bjbf,mr4    
,cruz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 & ,ms4   
,slotk97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide a
 prohibition on c]ta9 r$uctions to      
,,mq-#i aircraft units1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,su/a9m5t ( ,unmann$       
,sy/ems1 ,total ,=ce ,aircraft          
,inv5tory1 & ,national ,gu>d ,protection
 ,act or ! ,,su/a9 ,act4  #b4           
,prohibition on c]ta9 r$uctions to      
,,mq-#i aircraft units  7a7 ,prohibition
 ,except z provid$ 9 ?is section1 dur+ !
 cov]$ p]iod1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce 
may n-- 7#a7 dive/1 deactivate1         
r$esignate1 consolidate1 transf]1       
initiate any action to retire1 place 9  
backup aircraft inv5tory /atus1 or      
o!rwise r$uce ! mission capability ( any
 ,,mq-#i aircraft or ,,mq-#i aircraft   
unit 9 exi/5ce on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 

?is ,act1 includ+ by-- 7,a7 r$uc+ !     
total prim>y a]ospace vehicle           
au?orization 7,,paa7 numb] ( ,,mq-#i    
aircraft assign$ to any unit ( ! ,air   
,national ,gu>d bel[ ! levels 9 effect  
on su* date ( enactm5t2 or  7,b7 r$uc+ !
 prim>y mission aircraft inv5tory (     
,,mq-#i aircraft ( ! ,air ,=ce bel[ !   
levels 9 effect on su* date ( enactm5t2 
7#b7 modify ! design$ op]ational        
capability /atem5t = any ,,mq-#i        
aircraft unit1 z 9 effect on ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 9 a mann] t w\ld   
r$uce ! capabilities ( su* a unit bel[ !
 levels specifi$ 9 su* /atem5t z 9      
effect on su* date2 or  7#c7 r$uce1 bel[
 ! levels 9 effect on su* date (        
enactm5t1 ! numb] ( p]sonnel assign$ to 
units responsible = ! op]ation &        
ma9t5ance ( ,,mq-#i aircraft if su*     
r$uction w\ld affect ! ability ( su*    
units to meet ! capability describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#b74  7b7 ,exception =        
individual aircraft ,! prohibition "u   
subsection 7a7 %all n apply to an       

individual ,,mq-#i aircraft if !        
,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce-- 7#a7 det]m9es1
 on a case-by-case basis1 t ! aircraft  
is unsafe to op]ate1 uneconomical to    
repair1 or no long] mission capable due 
to mi%ap damage1 /ructural condition1   
airwor?9ess1 obsolesc5ce1 or o!r mat]ial
 su/a9m5t issue2 &  7#b7 meets !        
requirem5ts ( subsection 7c7 ) respect  
to ! ,,mq-#i aircraft unit conc]n$4  7c7
 ,exception = mission conv]sion ,!      
prohibition "u subsection 7a7 %all n    
apply to an ,,mq-#i aircraft unit if !  
,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce1 ) ! approval ( 
! applicable gov]nor pursuant to section
 #ajd7;c7 ( title #cb1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code-- 7#a7 assigns to su* unit a new  
prim>y mission2  7#b7 c]tifies to !     
congressional def5se committees t su*   
mission w ma9ta9 or enhance ! op]ational
 capability ( su* unit )9 ! total =ce2 &
  7#c7 submits to ! congressional def5se
 committees a plan describ+-- 7,a7 !    
p]sonnel impacts ( mission conv]sion2   
7,b7 ! project$ op]ational capability ( 

! new mission1 includ+ programm$ fund+ &
 requir$ manp[]2  7,c7 ! timel9e =      
transition2 &  7,d7 any associat$       
aircraft1 sy/ems1 or infra/ructure      
requirem5ts4  7d7 ,consultation         
requirem5t ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce   
%all consult ) ! ,*ief ( ! ,national    
,gu>d ,bureau & ! ,director ( ! ,air    
,national ,gu>d be=e tak+ any action to 
retire1 dive/1 r$uce1 realign1          
re/ructure1 r$esignate1 consolidate1    
transf]1 or o!rwise modify any ,,mq-#i  
aircraft or ,,mq-#i aircraft unit       
assign$ to ! ,air ,national ,gu>d4  #c4 
,report on recapitalization plan  7a7   
,report requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce1 9 coord9ation )
 ! ,director ( ! ,air ,national ,gu>d1  
%all submit to ! congressional def5se   
committees a report on ! plan ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,air ,=ce to recapitalize 
! ,,mq-#i aircraft fleet4  7b7 ,elem5ts 
,! report requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all
 include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,an assessm5t ( 

! curr5t op]ational /atus1 project$     
s]vice life1 & mission requirem5ts ( !  
,,mq-#i aircraft fleet4  7#b7 ,a        
description ( plann$ mod]nization ef=ts1
 su/a9m5t activities1 & capability      
upgrades = ,,mq-#i aircraft ?r\gh fiscal
 ye> #bjce4  7#c7 ,an assessm5t (       
options = recapitalization or           
mod]nization ,,mq-#i aircraft4  7#d7 ,a 
description ( ! role ( ! ,air ,national 
,gu>d 9 ! future ,,mq-#i aircraft =ce   
/ructure & recapitalization /rategy4    
7#e7 ,a project$ timel9e & e/imat$ fund+
 requirem5ts associat$ )                
recapitalization ( ! ,,mq-#i aircraft   
fleet4  7#f7 ,an id5tification ( any    
legislative au?orities requir$ to       
implem5t ! recapitalization plan4  #d4  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,congressional def5se committees ,! t]m 
congressional def5se committees has !   
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #aja7;a7 (   
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7   
,cov]$ p]iod ,! t]m cov]$ p]iod means ! 
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t (   

?is ,act & end+ on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjcb4
  7#c7 ,design$ op]ational capability   
/atem5t ,! t]m design$ op]ational       
capability /atem5t has ! mean+ giv5 t   
t]m 9 ,air ,=ce ,in/ruction #aj-bja4