II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2527 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2007 Mr. Feingold introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds for the Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.

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Prohibition on obligation or expenditure of funds for the Osprey tilt­rotor aircraft

(a)

Prohibition

Except as provided in subsection (b), no amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2008 (or for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2008 that remain available for obligation) may be obligated or expended, and no obligated amounts that remain available for expenditure may be expended, for the V–22 or CV–22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft program. (b)

Exception for windup of program

Amounts covered by the prohibition under subsection (a) may be utilized solely for purposes in connection with the winding up of the program described in that subsection. (c)

Repeal of superseded authority

Section 127 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2109) is repealed.