[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4864]
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  SA 2540. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 144. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW AND REPORT 
                   ON V-22 OSPREY AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall--
       (1) conduct a comprehensive review of the Osprey tiltrotor 
     aircraft (V-22) program of the Department of Defense (in this 
     section referred to as the ``program''); and
       (2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the findings of the review.
       (b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) assess the safety, cost, reliability, and performance 
     of the V-22 Osprey aircraft across the Armed Forces over the 
     history of the program;
       (2) analyze--
       (A) the causes and impacts of fatal and non-fatal accidents 
     involving V-22 Osprey aircraft; and
       (B) the cost growth, maintenance and supply issues, 
     availability rates, and overall contributions to military 
     readiness of the program;
       (3) examine the mechanical and design characteristics of 
     the V-22 Osprey aircraft, including its tiltrotor apparatus, 
     and assess the role such characteristics have played in 
     accidents and other program issues;
       (4) assess the efforts and levels of success of the 
     Department in addressing accidents and other issues with the 
     program, including the Department's approach to mitigating 
     risk and improving aircraft reliability;
       (5) taking into account the record of the V-22 Osprey 
     aircraft, consider the implications of incorporating similar 
     tiltrotor technology into future military aircraft across the 
     Armed Forces; and
       (6) detail options available to the Department and make 
     recommendations for--
       (A) addressing ongoing issues with the program; and
       (B) strengthening safety, reliability, and cost-
     effectiveness across the V-22 Osprey aircraft fleet.
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