[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4999 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4999

To prohibit certain transfers of aircraft provided by the Government of 
                     Qatar, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 15, 2026

Mr. Murphy (for himself, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Duckworth, 
  Mr. Durbin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Van Hollen) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit certain transfers of aircraft provided by the Government of 
                     Qatar, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Luxury Jet Ethics and Transparency 
Act'' or the ``Luxury JET Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TRANSFERS OF AIRCRAFT PROVIDED BY 
              GOVERNMENT OF QATAR.

    No aircraft provided by the Government of Qatar to the United 
States Air Force may be transferred from the United States executive 
airlift fleet to any individual or entity (including a Presidential 
library), or otherwise made available, for the personal use of any 
President, any family member of a President, or any other associate of 
a President before or after the Presidential term of that President 
concludes.

SEC. 3. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW OF CERTAIN AIRCRAFT 
              PROVIDED BY GOVERNMENT OF QATAR.

    (a) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a review of the donation of a luxury aircraft, incorporated 
into the United States executive airlift fleet as the VC-25B Bridge 
aircraft, from the Government of Qatar to the United States Air Force, 
including an analysis of the circumstances of the gift, any conflicts 
of interest, and the total cost to the United States.
    (b) Elements.--The review conducted under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) An analysis of the circumstances surrounding the 
        agreement between the Government of Qatar and United States for 
        the donation of the aircraft, including an assessment of any 
        conflicts of interest, explicit or implicit conditions, and 
        side agreements, and whether such actions constituted the 
        solicitation of a gift.
            (2) An analysis of the terms of the memorandum of 
        understanding signed by United States and Qatari officials to 
        formalize the donation, including an assessment of any 
        conflicts of interest, explicit or implicit conditions, and 
        side agreements.
            (3) An accounting of the full monetary value of the 
        aircraft and associated equipment donated from the Government 
        of Qatar to the United States Air Force.
            (4) An accounting of the full cost to the United States 
        Government for upgrading and retrofitting the aircraft for 
        delivery to the executive airlift fleet, including the cost of 
        modifications, testing, accelerated delivery schedule, and 
        additional aircraft or other equipment purchased, leased, or 
        used in support of aircraft delivery, testing, and operation.
            (5) An analysis of--
                    (A) the funding sources used to pay for the 
                activities described in paragraph (4); and
                    (B) any impacts on other national security programs 
                due to diversion of funding, Government or contractor 
                workforce, or other resources.
            (6) An analysis of national security concerns related to 
        the VC-25B Bridge aircraft following the truncated period of 
        retrofitting, modifying, and testing the aircraft for delivery.
            (7) A consideration of the legality and constitutionality 
        of the acceptance by the United States Government of this 
        foreign gift under the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the 
        Constitution of the United States, section 7342 of title 5, 
        United States Code, and other related United States statutes.
            (8) Recommendations for improvements to United States 
        statute related to accepting foreign gifts and luxury aircraft 
        to minimize conflicts of interest, corruption, and frivolous 
        use of American taxpayer dollars for the personal benefit of 
        United States officials.
    (c) Submission of Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
findings of the review conducted under subsection (a).
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