“A bill to prohibit certain transfers of aircraft provided by the Government of Qatar, and for other purposes.”
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This section prohibits the transfer of any aircraft provided by the Government of Qatar to the United States Air Force from the executive airlift fleet to any individual or entity, including a Presidential library, or otherwise making it available for the personal use of a President, family member, or associate before or after the Presidential term.
This section directs the Comptroller General of the United States to review the donation of a luxury aircraft from the Government of Qatar, incorporated as the VC-25B Bridge aircraft in the executive airlift fleet. The review must examine the circumstances of the gift and any conflicts of interest or conditions, account for the aircraft's full value and all U.S. costs for upgrades, testing, and related equipment, assess funding sources and impacts on other programs, evaluate national security risks from the abbreviated retrofit period, analyze compliance with the Foreign Emoluments Clause and related statutes, and offer recommendations on foreign gift acceptance rules, with a report due to the congressional defense committees within 90 days of enactment.