HR 3613
Streamlining Foreign Military Sales Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill, the Streamlining Foreign Military Sales Act of 2025, amends the Arms Export Control Act to increase the thresholds for certain approvals related to foreign military sales. Specifically, it raises the monetary thresholds for various notifications and approvals required during the process of selling weapons and defense equipment to other countries. These changes aim to reduce bureaucratic hurdles and expedite the process of these sales.
Key provisions
- Increases the notification threshold for foreign military sales from $250,000 to $500,000.
- Raises the approval threshold for foreign military sales from $7,000,000 to $30,000,000.
- Increases the monetary limits for various reporting requirements within the Arms Export Control Act.
- Increases the thresholds for certain security reviews associated with foreign military sales.
- Adjusts the levels for congressional notification requirements related to foreign military sales.
Who is affected
- Department of Defense
- State Department
- Foreign Governments
- Defense Contractors
- Congress
Notable changes
- Increases monetary thresholds for various notifications and approvals.
- Modifies the levels of congressional notification required for foreign military sales.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 3613
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend the Arms Export Control Act to streamline Foreign Military Sales under that Act.
This Act may be cited as the Streamlining Foreign Military Sales Act of 2025
.
The Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) is amended—
in section 36(a)(10), by striking $250,000
each place it appears and inserting $500,000
;
in section 25(a)(1), by striking $7,000,000
and inserting $30,000,000
;
in section 25(a)(1), by striking 25,000,000
and inserting 105,000,000
;
in sections 3(d)(1), 3(d)(3)(A), 36(b)(1), 35(b)(5)(C), 36(c)(1), and 63(a)(1), by striking $14,000,000
each place it appears and inserting $30,000,000
;
in sections 3(d)(5), 25(a)(1), 36(b)(6)(A), 36(c)(5)(A) and 63(a)(2), by striking $25,000,000
each place it appears and inserting $55,000,000
;
in sections 3(d)(1), 3(d)(3)(A), 36(b)(1), 36(b)(5)(C), 36(c)(1), 47(6), 63(a)(1), and 71(d), by striking $50,000,000
each place it appears and inserting $105,000,000
;
in sections 3(d)(5), 36(b)(6)(B), 36(c)(5)(B), and 63(a)(2), by striking $100,000,000
each place it appears and inserting $205,000,000
;
$200,000,000each place it appears and inserting
$410,000,000; and
in section 36(b)(6)(C), by striking $300,000,000
and inserting $615,000,000
.