S. 2781 · 115th Congress
A bill to limit the transfer of F-35 aircraft to Turkey.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- James Lankford
- Introduced
- 2018-04-26
- Latest action
- 2018-04-26 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds to transfer an F-35 aircraft or related intellectual property or technical data to Turkey unless the President certifies to Congress that Turkey is not: (1) degrading North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) interoperability or member country security or exposing NATO assets to hostile actors; (2) seeking to import or purchase defense articles from a U.S.-sanctioned foreign country; or (3) wrongfully or unlawfully detaining U.S. citizens.