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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6131. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:
SEC. . 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).