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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1361 

To terminate or retire certain aircraft and ship programs of the Department 

of Defense, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 21, 2013 

Mr. KIND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To terminate or retire certain aircraft and ship programs 

of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Inefficient Defense 

5 Elimination Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TERMINATION OR RETIREMENT OF AIRCRAFT AND 

7 SHIP PROGRAMS. 

8 (a) C–27J AIRCRAFT.— 

9 (1) PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT.—Not10 withstanding any other provision of law, none of the 


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1 funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 

2 made available for fiscal year 2014 or any fiscal year 

3 thereafter for the Department of Defense may be 

4 obligated or expended to procure C–27J aircraft. 

5 (2) TREATMENT OF CURRENT AIRCRAFT.—Not6 withstanding any other provision of law, with respect 

7 to each C–27J aircraft being maintained by the Sec8 retary of Defense that was procured on or before the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

10 shall— 

11 (A) make the aircraft available for sale to 

12 another department or agency of the Federal 

13 Government or the government of an ally of the 

14 United States; or 

15 (B) if the Secretary determines that the 

16 sale of an aircraft under subparagraph (A) is 

17 not appropriate, retire or dispose of the aircraft 

18 in a manner the Secretary determines appro19 priate. 

20 (b) GLOBAL HAWK AIRCRAFT.— 

21 (1) PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT.—Not22 withstanding any other provision of law, none of the 

23 funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 

24 made available for fiscal year 2014 or any fiscal year 

25 thereafter for the Department of Defense may be 


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1 obligated or expended to procure RQ–4 Block 30 

2 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems. 

3 (2) TREATMENT OF CURRENT AIRCRAFT.—Not4 withstanding section 154(b) of the National Defense 

5 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 

6 112–239) or any other provision of law, with respect 

7 to each RQ–4 Block 30 Global Hawk unmanned air8 craft system being maintained by the Secretary of 

9 Defense that was procured on or before the date of 

10 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 

11 (A) make the aircraft available for sale to 

12 another department or agency of the Federal 

13 Government or the government of an ally of the 

14 United States; or 

15 (B) if the Secretary determines that the 

16 sale of an aircraft under subparagraph (A) is 

17 not appropriate, retire or dispose of the aircraft 

18 in a manner the Secretary determines appro19 priate. 

20 (c) AEGIS GUIDED MISSILE CRUISERS.—Notwith21 standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of De22 fense shall— 

23 (1) retire four Aegis guided missile cruisers 

24 during fiscal year 2014; and 


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1 (2) retire three Aegis guided missile cruisers 

2 during fiscal year 2015. 

3 (d) AMPHIBIOUS LANDING SHIPS.—Notwithstanding 

4 any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense shall 

5 retire two amphibious landing ships during fiscal year 

6 2014. 

7 SEC. 3. REPORT ON MILITARY PRESENCE IN EUROPE. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

10 shall submit to the congressional defense committees (as 

11 defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States 

12 Code) a report analyzing the necessity of stationing mem13 bers of the Armed Forces in Europe, including an evalua14 tion of property owned by the Federal Government in Eu15 rope that could be sold if such stationing was reduced or 

16 terminated. 

17 (b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under sub18 section (a) shall consider the following: 

19 (1) Benefits to the United States from having 

20 the Armed Forces present in Europe that would not 

21 be achievable elsewhere. 

22 (2) Direct military threats to the United States 

23 that require such a presence and whether such 

24 threats could be countered with a smaller presence. 


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1 (3) The ability of European allies to address 

2 threats without such presence. 

3 (4) Ways in which a withdrawal or reduction of 

4 members of the Armed Forces stationed in Europe 

5 will affect the sustainability of military operations 

6 abroad. 

7 (5) Ways in which such a withdrawal or reduc8 tion will affect the ability of the United States to im9 plement a broader national security strategy. 

10 (6) Any formal treaty obligations or bilateral 

11 agreements that require the Armed Forces of the 

12 United States to be present in Europe. 

13 (7) Effectiveness of current force levels in Eu14 rope in achieving national security objectives. 

15 (8) Unique benefits of sustaining each base lo16 cation in Europe and ways in which reduction of 

17 such bases would affect the ability of the United 

18 States to sustain military operations abroad. 

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