[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4387 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4387

   To provide for the procurement of parts for commercially derived 
                               aircraft.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 2022

 Ms. Duckworth introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the procurement of parts for commercially derived 
                               aircraft.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Military Aviation 
Readiness Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. PROCUREMENT OF PARTS FOR COMMERCIALLY DERIVED AIRCRAFT.

    The Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy 
shall--
            (1) include FAA-certified airworthy used, overhauled, 
        reconditioned, and remanufactured commercial common/dual use 
        parts, except for life limited parts, in supply chain solutions 
        to provide for replacement or increased inventories for all 
        Department of Defense commercial derivative aircraft and 
        engines and aircraft that are based on commercial design; and
            (2) ensure that the acquisition of all follow-on used, 
        overhauled, reconditioned, and remanufactured commercial 
        common/dual use parts under paragraph (1) is conducted on a 
        competitive basis, based on price and quality, and procured 
        only from suppliers who provide FAA-certified parts that 
        possess a FAA Authorized Release Certificate, FAA Form 8130-3 
        Airworthy Approval Tag from certificated repair stations 
        pursuant to part 145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
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