Sec. 1255. Limitation on transfer of F–35 aircraft to Turkey
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Except as provided in subsection (b), no funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2020 may be obligated or expended— to transfer, facilitate the transfer, or authorize the transfer of, any F–35 aircraft or related support equipment or parts to Turkey; to transfer intellectual property, technical data, or material support necessary for or related to any maintenance or support of the F–35 aircraft necessary to establish Turkey’s indigenous F–35 capability; or to construct a storage facility for, or otherwise facilitate the storage in Turkey of, any F–35 aircraft transferred to Turkey.
The Secretary of Defense, jointly with the Secretary of State, may waive the limitation under subsection
(a)only if such Secretaries submit to the appropriate congressional committees a written certification that contains a determination of such Secretaries, and any relevant documentation that forms the basis for the determination, that— the Government of Turkey has provided credible assurances that Turkey will not accept delivery of the S–400 air and missile defense system from Russia; or if the Government of Turkey has previously accepted delivery of the S–400 air and missile defense system from the Russia, the Government of Turkey— no longer possesses the S–400 air and missile defense system or any other equipment, materials, or personnel associated with such system; and has provided credible assurances that it will not in the future accept delivery of the S–400 air and missile defense system. The limitation under subsection
(a)does not apply with respect to F–35 aircraft operated by the United States Armed Forces. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the congressional defense committees; and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. The term transfer includes, with respect to an F–35 aircraft, the physical relocation of the F–35 aircraft outside of the United States.