[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8259 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8259

   To track arms transfers of United States-origin defense articles 
   throughout the lifetime of the transaction, identify solutions to 
          address delivery time lags, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 1, 2022

  Mrs. Kim of California (for herself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Mast, and Mr. 
   Chabot) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To track arms transfers of United States-origin defense articles 
   throughout the lifetime of the transaction, identify solutions to 
          address delivery time lags, 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 ``Arms Exports Delivery Solutions 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON ARMS DELIVERIES.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) prioritizing the defense needs of United States allies 
        and partners globally is a national security priority; and
            (2) sustained support to key partners for interoperable 
        defense systems is critical to preserve--
                    (A) the safety and security of American persons;
                    (B) the free flow of commerce through international 
                trade routes;
                    (C) the United States commitment to collective 
                security agreements, territorial integrity, and 
                recognized maritime boundaries; and
                    (D) Taiwan's defense capability both in 
                quantitative and qualitative terms.
    (b) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2023, and March 1, 
2024, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly 
transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report with 
respect to the transfer of all defense articles or defense services, on 
or after October 1, 2017, pursuant to the authorities provided by--
            (1) section 3, 21, or 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
        U.S.C. 2753, 2761, or 2776); or
            (2) section 516(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
        (22 U.S.C. 2321j(c)(2)).
    (c) Elements.--The report required by subsection (b) shall also 
contain the following:
            (1) A list of all approved transfers of defense articles 
        and services authorized by Congress pursuant to sections 25 and 
        36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2765 and 2776) 
        with a total value of $25,000,000 or more, to Taiwan, Japan, 
        South Korea, Australia, or New Zealand, that have not been 
        fully delivered by the start of the fiscal year in which the 
        report is being submitted.
            (2) The estimated start and end dates of delivery for each 
        approved and incomplete transfer listed pursuant to paragraph 
        (1), including additional details and dates for any transfers 
        that involve multiple tranches of deliveries.
            (3) With respect to each approved and incomplete transfer 
        listed pursuant to paragraph (1), a detailed description of--
                    (A) any changes in the delivery dates of defense 
                articles or services relative to the dates anticipated 
                at the time of congressional approval of the transfer, 
                including specific reasons for any delays related to 
                the United States Government, defense suppliers, or a 
                foreign partner;
                    (B) the feasibility and advisability of providing 
                the partner subject to such delayed delivery with an 
                interim capability or solution, including drawing from 
                United States stocks, and any challenges to 
                implementing such a capability or solution; and
                    (C) authorities, appropriations, or waiver requests 
                that Congress could provide to improve delivery 
                timelines or authorize the provision of interim 
                capabilities or solutions identified pursuant to 
                subparagraph (B).
            (4) A description of ongoing interagency efforts to support 
        attainment of operational capability of the corresponding 
        defense articles and services once delivered, including advance 
        training with United States or allied forces on the systems to 
        be received. The description of any such training shall also 
        include an identification of the training implementer.
            (5) If a transfer listed pursuant to paragraph (1) has been 
        terminated prior to the date of the submission of the report 
        for any reason--
                    (A) the case information for such transfer;
                    (B) a description of the reasons for which the 
                transfer is no longer in effect; and
                    (C) the impact this termination will have on the 
                intended end-user and the consequent implications for 
                regional security.
            (6) A separate description of the actions the United States 
        is taking to expedite deliveries of defense articles and 
        services to Taiwan, including in particular, whether the United 
        States intends to divert defense articles from United States 
        stocks to provide an interim capability or solution with 
        respect to any delayed deliveries to Taiwan and the plan, if 
        applicable, to replenish any such diverted stocks.
            (7) A description of other potential actions undertaken by 
        the Department of State to improve delivery timelines for the 
        transfers listed pursuant to paragraph (1).
    (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this Act, the 
term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
        Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
        Armed Services of the Senate.
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