Luxury JET Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4999 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4999

To prohibit certain transfers of aircraft provided by the Government of
                     Qatar, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 15, 2026

Mr. Murphy (for himself, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Duckworth,
  Mr. Durbin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Van Hollen)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

To prohibit certain transfers of aircraft provided by the Government of
                     Qatar, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Luxury Jet Ethics and Transparency
Act'' or the ``Luxury JET Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TRANSFERS OF AIRCRAFT PROVIDED BY
              GOVERNMENT OF QATAR.

    No aircraft provided by the Government of Qatar to the United
States Air Force may be transferred from the United States executive
airlift fleet to any individual or entity (including a Presidential
library), or otherwise made available, for the personal use of any
President, any family member of a President, or any other associate of
a President before or after the Presidential term of that President
concludes.

SEC. 3. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW OF CERTAIN AIRCRAFT
              PROVIDED BY GOVERNMENT OF QATAR.

    (a) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a review of the donation of a luxury aircraft, incorporated
into the United States executive airlift fleet as the VC-25B Bridge
aircraft, from the Government of Qatar to the United States Air Force,
including an analysis of the circumstances of the gift, any conflicts
of interest, and the total cost to the United States.
    (b) Elements.--The review conducted under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
            (1) An analysis of the circumstances surrounding the
        agreement between the Government of Qatar and United States for
        the donation of the aircraft, including an assessment of any
        conflicts of interest, explicit or implicit conditions, and
        side agreements, and whether such actions constituted the
        solicitation of a gift.
            (2) An analysis of the terms of the memorandum of
        understanding signed by United States and Qatari officials to
        formalize the donation, including an assessment of any
        conflicts of interest, explicit or implicit conditions, and
        side agreements.
            (3) An accounting of the full monetary value of the
        aircraft and associated equipment donated from the Government
        of Qatar to the United States Air Force.
            (4) An accounting of the full cost to the United States
        Government for upgrading and retrofitting the aircraft for
        delivery to the executive airlift fleet, including the cost of
        modifications, testing, accelerated delivery schedule, and
        additional aircraft or other equipment purchased, leased, or
        used in support of aircraft delivery, testing, and operation.
            (5) An analysis of--
                    (A) the funding sources used to pay for the
                activities described in paragraph (4); and
                    (B) any impacts on other national security programs
                due to diversion of funding, Government or contractor
                workforce, or other resources.
            (6) An analysis of national security concerns related to
        the VC-25B Bridge aircraft following the truncated period of
        retrofitting, modifying, and testing the aircraft for delivery.
            (7) A consideration of the legality and constitutionality
        of the acceptance by the United States Government of this
        foreign gift under the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the
        Constitution of the United States, section 7342 of title 5,
        United States Code, and other related United States statutes.
            (8) Recommendations for improvements to United States
        statute related to accepting foreign gifts and luxury aircraft
        to minimize conflicts of interest, corruption, and frivolous
        use of American taxpayer dollars for the personal benefit of
        United States officials.
    (c) Submission of Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
findings of the review conducted under subsection (a).
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