Title: To limit the transfer of F-35 aircraft to Turkey.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to transfer an F-35 aircraft or related intellectual property or technical data to Turkey unless the President certifies to Congress that Turkey is not: (1) degrading North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) interoperability or member country security, or exposing NATO assets to hostile actors; (2) seeking to import or purchase defense articles from a U.S.-sanctioned foreign country; (3) wrongfully or unlawfully detaining U.S. citizens or lawful permanent resident aliens; or (4) engaging in military action without following international legal norms to prevent civilian casualties.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5863 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5863

           To limit the transfer of F-35 aircraft to Turkey.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2018

Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Yoho, Mr. 
 Pallone, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Poe of Texas) 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

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                                 A BILL


 
           To limit the transfer of F-35 aircraft to Turkey.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OF F-35 AIRCRAFT TO TURKEY.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense or any 
other Federal department or agency may be used to--
            (1) facilitate the transfer, or authorize the transfer of, 
        an F-35 aircraft to Turkey; or
            (2) transfer intellectual property or technical data 
        necessary for or related to any maintenance or support of such 
        F-35 aircraft.
    (b) Exceptions.--The President may waive the limitation under 
subsection (a) upon written certification to Congress that the 
Government of Turkey is not--
            (1) taking steps to degrade NATO interoperability;
            (2) exposing NATO assets to hostile actors;
            (3) degrading the general security of NATO member states;
            (4) seeking to import or purchase defense articles from a 
        foreign country with respect to which sanctions are imposed by 
        the United States;
            (5) wrongfully or unlawfully detaining one or more 
        nationals of the United States or aliens lawfully admitted for 
        permanent residence in the United States; or
            (6) engaging in military action without taking proper steps 
        to ensure that international legal norms are followed to 
        prevent civilian deaths and suffering.
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