[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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