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Foreign Military Sales Reform Act of 2025
To modify the dollar amount thresholds relating to transfers of defense articles and defense services under the Arms Export Control Act, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill increases the dollar thresholds that trigger congressional review of foreign military sales under the Arms Export Control Act. The changes raise thresholds for various categories of defense articles and services, such as increasing the $14 million threshold to $23 million and the $50 million threshold to $83 million, meaning sales below these new amounts would no longer require congressional notification. The bill also makes it illegal for federal employees to intentionally structure defense transactions to avoid congressional oversight requirements, requires the State Department Inspector General to report on any such structuring activity, and imposes penalties on State Department employees who knowingly violate these rules, including barring them from federal service and fining them $100,000.
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Actions (2)
- May 1, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- May 1, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 1, 2025
Mr. Davidson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To modify the dollar amount thresholds relating to transfers of defense articles and defense services under the Arms Export Control Act, 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 “Foreign Military Sales Reform Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF DOLLAR AMOUNT THRESHOLDS RELATING TO TRANSFERS OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES UNDER THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.
The Arms Export Control Act is amended as follows:
(1) In section 3(d) (22 U.S.C. 2753(d))—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking “$14,000,000” and inserting “$23,000,000”; and
(ii) by striking “$50,000,0000” and inserting “$83,000,000”; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(A)—
(i) by striking “$14,000,000” and inserting “$23,000,000”; and
(ii) by striking “$50,000,0000” and inserting “$83,000,000”.
(2) In section 36(b) (22 U.S.C. 2776(b))—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking “$50,000,0000” and inserting “$83,000,000”;
(ii) by striking “$200,000,000” and inserting “$332,000,000”; and
(iii) by striking “$14,000,000” and inserting “$23,000,000”;
(B) in paragraph (5)(C)—
(i) by striking “$14,000,000” and inserting “$23,000,000”;
(ii) by striking “$50,000,0000” and inserting “$83,000,000”; and
(iii) by striking “$200,000,000” and inserting “$332,000,000”; and
(C) in paragraph (6)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking “$25,000,000” and inserting “$42,000,000”;
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking “$100,000,0000” and inserting “$166,000,000”; and
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking “$300,000,000” and inserting “$500,000,000”.
(3) In section 36(c) (22 U.S.C. 2776(c))—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking “$14,000,000” and inserting “$23,000,000”; and
(ii) by striking “$50,000,0000” and inserting “$83,000,000”; and
(B) in paragraph (5)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking “$25,000,000” and inserting “$42,000,000”; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking “$100,000,0000” and inserting “$166,000,000”.
SEC. 3. REPORT.
The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State shall submit to Congress a report on any activity of structuring payments to circumvent the dollar amount thresholds of congressional notification and review with respect to transfers of defense articles and defense services under the Arms Export Control Act.
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
No Federal employee may intentionally or knowingly structure, assist in structuring, or attempt to structure or assist in structuring any transfer of defense articles and defense services under the Arms Export Control Act to circumvent congressional reporting thresholds under that Act.
SEC. 5. IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES ON DEPARTMENT OF STATE EMPLOYEES.
Any employee of the Department of State who is found to have knowingly structured payments relating to transfers of defense articles or defense services to circumvent requirements relating to congressional notification and review of such transfers under the Arms Export Control Act—
(1) shall be barred from employment in Federal service; and
(2) shall be subject to civil penalties in the amount of $100,000. <all>
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