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HR 6690 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Aviation and airports Congressional oversight Military facilities and property Military procurement, research, weapons development National Guard and reserves

To limit the Secretary of the Air Force from retiring or transferring certain aircraft of the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve.

Introduced: December 20, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 20, 2012
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Bars the Secretary of the Air Force from divesting, retiring, or transferring to any Air Force aircraft assigned to units of the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve as of December 31, 2012, until Congress receives: (1) the reports required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 concerning an analysis of the costs of deployable units of the active components and the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and (2) the report of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 concerning a comprehensive study on the structure of the Air Force.

Allows the divestment or retirement of C-5A aircraft if such aircraft is replaced through a transfer of C-5B, C-5M, or C-17 mobility aircraft in order to maintain all Guard and Reserve units at current or higher assigned manpower levels to operate the aircraft so transferred.

What's happening now December 20, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 3
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jan 3, 2013
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Dec 21, 2012
Miller, Candice
· Dec 21, 2012
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· Dec 20, 2012
King, Steve
· Dec 20, 2012
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Dec 20, 2012
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Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Dec 20, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6690: To limit the Secretary of the Air Force from retiring or transferring certain aircraft of the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6690/
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"H.R. 6690: To limit the Secretary of the Air Force from retiring or transferring certain aircraft of the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6690/.
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H.R. 6690, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6690/.
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