I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5784 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2010 Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To reduce deficits and government spending through the elimination of wasteful defense subsidies and programs.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Reduce and End our Deficits Using Commonsense Eliminations in the Defense Programs Act.

2.

Termination of certain major weapon systems

(a)

C–17 aircraft

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2011 or any fiscal year thereafter for aircraft procurement, Air Force, may be obligated or expended for the procurement of C–17 aircraft. (b)

EP–X aircraft

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2011 or any fiscal year thereafter for aircraft procurement, Navy, or research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy, may be obligated or expended for the procurement or the research, development, test, or evaluation of EP–X aircraft. (c)

CG(X) vessel

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2011 or any fiscal year thereafter for shipbuilding and conversion, Navy, or research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy, may be obligated or expended for the procurement or the research, development, test, or evaluation of CG(X) vessels.

3.

Consolidation of administration of defense exchange stores system

Section 2487 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c)

Consolidation of administration of defense exchange stores system

(1)

Consolidation required

Not later than January 1, 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall consolidate the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, the Navy Exchange Command, and the Marine Corps exchange system into a single organization for the administration of the defense exchange stores system. (2)

Prohibition on Use of Appropriated Funds

Upon the consolidation of the defense exchange stores system under paragraph (1), appropriated funds may not be used to support the operation of exchange stores. .