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<dc:title>118 S2255 IS: To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to clarify the meaning of the term “aggregate value” for purposes of the Presidential drawdown authority.</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2023-07-12</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><congress>118th CONGRESS</congress><session>1st Session</session><legis-num>S. 2255</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20230712">July 12, 2023</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S421">Mr. Vance</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="S399">Mr. Hawley</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on Foreign Relations</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to clarify the meaning of the term <quote>aggregate value</quote> for purposes of the Presidential drawdown authority.</official-title></form><legis-body><section id="id8c4eaaefa02a4f2c892459858689a68a" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Clarification of the term <quote>aggregate value</quote> for purposes of Presidential drawdown authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2151">22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7cd4b63bba374f8f9d66419d1584e1bb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 506(a)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2318">22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1)</external-xref>), in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (B), by inserting after <quote>fiscal year.</quote> the following: “For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘aggregate value’ means— </text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E3AA45717A04FAAB65D06144BFD9A28"><subparagraph id="ID4C511B4A255C4BF1A166646D9E6D841A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of defense articles, the greater of—</text><clause id="IDC258E0DDB89245DDA5139A7EC96A868E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the original acquisition cost to the United States Government, plus the cost of improvements or other modifications made by or on behalf of the Government; or</text></clause><clause id="ID5391BD9E76BC49F488FAEFBF54379439"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the replacement cost; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDCBE07B8B0A0450595604BAFD559CAE2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of defense services, the full cost to the Government of providing the services.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id578d036854c04b6c97f931d6fd52def4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 644(m)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2403">22 U.S.C. 2403(m)(2)</external-xref>), by inserting <quote>except as provided in section 506(a)(1),</quote> before <quote>with respect to</quote>. </text></paragraph></section></legis-body></bill> 

