119-hr5029

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5029 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5029

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to codify the organization, 
 mission, and location of the United States Navy Flight Demonstration 
 Squadron commonly referred to as the ``Blue Angels'', and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 August 22, 2025

 Mr. Patronis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Armed Services

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 A BILL

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to codify the organization, 
 mission, and location of the United States Navy Flight Demonstration 
 Squadron commonly referred to as the ``Blue Angels'', 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 ``Blue Angels Act''.

SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION, MISSION, AND LOCATION OF UNITED STATES NAVY 
 FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON.

    (a) Organization, Mission, and Location.--

Section 8062 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--

    (1) by redesignating subsection

    (h) as subsection
            (i) ; and

    (2) by inserting after subsection

    (g) the following new 
 subsection:
 ``

    (h)

    (1) The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the Navy 
maintains a squadron at Pensacola, Florida, the mission of which is to 
conduct flight demonstrations to support recruiting and awareness 
efforts of the Navy.
 ``

    (2) In carrying out the mission under paragraph

    (1) , the 
 squadron specified in such paragraph shall--
 ``
        (A) conduct at least two flight demonstration 
 events annually at Pensacola, Florida; and
 ``
        (B) conduct in Florida at least 60 percent of the 
 total number of training flights conducted by such 
 squadron annually.
 ``

    (3) The Secretary of the Navy may not reduce the number 
 of aircraft or personnel assigned to the squadron specified in 
 paragraph

    (1) below the number assigned to such squadron as of 
 July 31, 2025.''.

    (b) Applicability.--The requirements of 

section 8062

    (h)

    (2) of title 
10, United States Code, as amended by subsection

    (a) , shall apply with 
respect to each calendar year beginning on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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