A bill to limit the transfer of F-35 aircraft to Turkey.

Bill: 115-s-2781
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2018-04-26
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances

Asia

Aviation and airports

Congressional oversight

Detention of persons

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Europe

Foreign aid and international relief

Intellectual property

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Sanctions

Turkey
Latest action: action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-04-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds 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; or (3) wrongfully or unlawfully detaining U.S. citizens.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2781 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 26, 2018 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen , and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To limit the transfer of F–35 aircraft to Turkey.

1. Limitation on transfer of F–35 aircraft to Turkey (a) In general Except as provided under subsection (b), no funds may be obligated or expended— (1) to transfer, facilitate the transfer, or authorize the transfer of, an F–35 aircraft to Turkey; or (2) to transfer intellectual property or technical data necessary for or related to any maintenance or support of the F–35 aircraft. (b) Exception The President may waive the limitation under subsection (a) upon a 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 countries; (4) seeking to import or purchase defense articles from a foreign country with respect to which sanctions are imposed by the United States; or (5) wrongfully or unlawfully detaining one or more United States citizens.