Foreign Military Sales Congressional Review Process

Abstract

Section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA; P.L.90-629) governs congressional notification requirements for proposed Foreign Military Sales (FMS). This section requires the executive branch to notify the Speaker of the House, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee before the Administration can take the final steps to conclude a foreign military sale. For sales to NATO member states, NATO, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Israel, or New Zealand, the Administration must notify the committees 15 calendar days before it may conclude a sale, enhancement, or upgrade of major defense equipment valued at $25 million or more; a sale, enhancement, or upgrading of defense articles and defense services valued at $50 million or more; or a sale, enhancement, or upgrading of design and construction services valued at $300 million or more.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 19, 2016
Accession Number
AD1170142

Entities

People

  • Paul K. Kerr

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Export Controls
  • Foreign Military Sales
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • International Organizations
  • International Security
  • Law
  • National Security
  • New Zealand
  • President (United States)
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Security
  • South Korea
  • Surface To Air Missiles
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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