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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1441 

To prohibit the sale by the Department of Defense of parts for F–14 fighter 

aircraft. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 9, 2007 

Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself and Mr. PEARCE) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 

to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To prohibit the sale by the Department of Defense of parts 

for F–14 fighter aircraft. 

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 ‘‘Stop Arming Iran 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SALE BY DEPARTMENT OF DE2 FENSE OF PARTS FOR F–14 FIGHTER AIR3 CRAFT. 

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find5 ings: 

6 (1) The Department of Defense is responsible 

7 for demilitarizing and auctioning off sensitive sur8 plus United States military equipment. 

9 (2) F–14 ‘‘Tomcat’’ fighter aircraft have re10 cently been retired, and their parts are being made 

11 available by auction in large quantities. 

12 (3) Iran is the only country, besides the United 

13 States, flying F–14 fighter aircraft and is pur14 chasing surplus parts for such aircraft from brokers. 

15 (4) The Government Accountability Office has, 

16 as a result of undercover investigative work, declared 

17 the acquisition of the surplus United States military 

18 equipment, including parts for F–14 fighter aircraft, 

19 to be disturbingly effortless. 

20 (5) Upon the seizure of such sensitive surplus 

21 military equipment being sold to Iran, United States 

22 customs agents have discovered these same items, 

23 having been resold by the Department of Defense, 

24 being brokered illegally to Iran again. 


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1 (6) Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapons capa2 bility, and the Department of State has identified 

3 Iran as the most active state sponsor of terrorism. 

4 (7) Iran continues to provide funding, safe 

5 haven, training, and weapons to known terrorist 

6 groups, including Hizballah, HAMAS, the Palestine 

7 Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Lib8 eration of Palestine. 

9 (8) The sale of spare parts for F–14 fighter 

10 aircraft could make it more difficult to confront the 

11 nuclear weapons capability of Iran and would 

12 strengthen the ground war capability of Iran. To 

13 prevent these threats to regional and global security, 

14 the sale of spare parts for F–14 fighter aircraft 

15 should be prohibited. 

16 (b) PROHIBITION ON SALE BY DEPARTMENT OF DE17 FENSE.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

19 provision of law and except as provided in paragraph 

20 (2), the Department of Defense may not sell (wheth21 er directly or indirectly) any parts for F–14 fighter 

22 aircraft, whether through the Defense Reutilization 

23 and Marketing Service or through another agency or 

24 element of the Department. 


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1 (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

2 apply with respect to the sale of parts for F–14 

3 fighter aircraft to a museum or similar organization 

4 located in the United States that is involved in the 

5 preservation of F–14 fighter aircraft for historical 

6 purposes. 

7 (c) PROHIBITION ON EXPORT LICENSE.—No license 

8 for the export of parts for F–14 fighter aircraft to a non9 United States person or entity may be issued by the 

10 United States Government. 

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