S.Amdt. 3277

SA 3277. Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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 D of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1038. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEACTIVATION OF
EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADES.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Army
may be obligated or expended to retire, deactivate, schedule
to deactivate, or proceed with any action that would reduce
the capabilities, resources, aircraft, or personnel
available, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, for
the Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades before the earlier
of the following dates:
(1) The date that is 90 days after the date on which the
Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense
committees a plan to offset any loss of mission associated
with air mobility, aeromedical evacuation, reconnaissance,
and logistical support provided, as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, by the Expeditionary Combat Aviation
Brigades that includes reassignment options for potentially
displaced soldiers at such brigades.
(2) The date that is 30 days after the date on which the
Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense
committees a plan for the recapitalization of the aircraft
used by the Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades that is
specific with respect to each unit and geographical location
of such brigades.
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