Osprey Safety, Performance, and Reliability Evaluation Act of 2001

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S 272

Introduced

Feb 7, 2001

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Read twice and referred concurrently to the Committees on Appropriations; the Budget pursuant to the order of January 30 ...

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Air force procurement Armed Forces and National Security Congress Congress and military policy Congressional reporting requirements Defense budgets Economics and Public Finance Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governmental investigations Inspectors general Maintenance and repair Marine corps Marines Military aircraft Military training Naval aviation Naval procurement Naval research Navy Rescission of appropriated funds Research and development Science, Technology, Communications Vertical takeoff aircraft

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Osprey Safety, Performance, and Reliability Evaluation Act of 2001 - Rescinds specified funds made available for the V-22 Osprey aircraft program under the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001. Allows remaining program funds to be used only to maintain the aircraft's production base. Requires specified reports on such program to Congress by the Secretary of the Navy and the Inspector General of the Department of Defense by the earlier of: (1) the date that is three months after enactment of this Act; or (2) the date of the Milestone III decision for approving the entry of such program into full-rate production.

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Feb 7, 2001

Read twice and referred concurrently to the Committees on Appropriations; the Budget pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975, as modified by the order of April 11, 1986, with instuctions that the Budget Committee be authorized to report its views to the Appropriations Committee, and that the latter alone be authorized to report the bill. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1128)
Feb 7, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1126-1128)
Feb 7, 2001

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