HR 8665
Allied Defense Sales Act
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Bill overview
This bill requires the Department of State to develop and implement a strategy to encourage foreign countries to participate in the United States’ foreign military sales and direct commercial sales processes, particularly in a multinational context. The strategy must address various factors, including identifying potential lead coordinators, reviewing participation pathways for ineligible countries, and promoting exportable defense articles and services. The Secretary of State will also be required to submit regular reports to Congress detailing the strategy’s progress and any challenges encountered.
Key provisions
- The Secretary of State must develop a strategy to encourage foreign participation in multinational military procurement.
- The strategy must identify potential lead purchase coordinators among eligible countries.
- The strategy must review pathways for countries ineligible for foreign military financing.
- The strategy must address compliance with the Arms Export Control Act.
- The strategy must identify opportunities to expedite license authorizations.
- The strategy must detail the benefits of multinational procurement for national security.
- The strategy must identify opportunities to promote exportable defense articles and services, including for the AUKUS partnership.
- The Secretary of State must submit regular reports to Congress on the strategy’s implementation.
Who is affected
- Department of State
- Foreign Governments
- Defense Industry
- Australia
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. R. 8665
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To require the implementation of a strategy to encourage foreign partners to participate in the foreign military sales and direct commercial sales processes on a multinational basis, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Allied Defense Sales Act
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survey interest in participating in such multinational procurement processes among potentially eligible countries;
identify countries and partners who may be eligible to serve as the lead purchase coordinator for a multinational procurement process, and potential incentives for their participation as lead coordinator;
review pathways for participation in foreign military sales or direct commercial sales processes for countries determined to be ineligible for foreign military financing loans;
identify challenges and solutions for the Department in carrying out such processes in accordance with the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), including applicable end-use monitoring, technical assistance agreements, and license filing requirements;
identify ways to provide for expedited license authorizations, sales other than for programs of record, and other potential efforts to increase speed and ease enhanced use of multinational procurement processes;
detailing the benefits of multinational procurement processes to the national security interest, including enhanced military interoperability and strengthening the domestic industrial base; and
identify opportunities to develop and promote exportable defense articles and services, including for purposes of supporting the AUKUS partnership.
an update on the development and implementation of the initial strategy during the period following the most recent prior submission of such report (if any);
a description of challenges faced in the implementation of the strategy;
a description of all efforts the Department has undertaken to overcome such challenges;
a list and description of any potential legislative changes necessary to fully implement a multinational procurement process for foreign military sales and direct commercial sales; and
a description of efforts to promote exportable defense articles and services specifically for use in multinational procurement processes, including those supporting the AUKUS partnership.
The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form and may include a classified annex.
In this section—
the term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;