To provide a prohibition on certain reductions to MQ-9 aircraft units, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9119 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9119 To provide a prohibition on certain reductions to MQ-9 aircraft units, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 3, 2026 Mr. Babin (for himself and Ms. Houlahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide a prohibition on certain reductions to MQ-9 aircraft units, 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. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO MQ-9 AIRCRAFT UNITS. (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in this section, during the covered period, the Secretary of the Air Force may not-- (1) divest, deactivate, redesignate, consolidate, transfer, initiate any action to retire, place in backup aircraft inventory status, or otherwise reduce the mission capability of any MQ-9 aircraft or MQ-9 aircraft unit in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act, including by-- (A) reducing the total primary aerospace vehicle authorization (PAA) number of MQ-9 aircraft assigned to any unit of the Air National Guard below the levels in effect on such date of enactment; or (B) reducing the primary mission aircraft inventory of MQ-9 aircraft of the Air Force below the levels in effect on such date of enactment; (2) modify the designed operational capability statement for any MQ-9 aircraft unit, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, in a manner that would reduce the capabilities of such a unit below the levels specified in such statement as in effect on such date; or (3) reduce, below the levels in effect on such date of enactment, the number of personnel assigned to units responsible