SOAR Act

119 HR 7001 IH: Special Operating Authority for Rehearsal Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-01-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7001 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2026 Mr. Patronis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for an exception to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, with respect to a flight demonstration or training event of the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron near Pensacola, Florida, commonly referred to as the Blue Angels . 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Special Operating Authority for Rehearsal Act or the SOAR Act . 2. United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron 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) With respect to a flight demonstration or training event of the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron near Pensacola, Florida, the Secretary of the Navy may make contracts in advance of appropriations and incur obligations without regard to section 1341, 1342, 1349, 1350, and 1351, and subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31. .