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119th CONGRESS
1st Session |
To modify the requirements for transfers of United States defense articles and defense services among the Baltic states.
Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
To modify the requirements for transfers of United States defense articles and defense services among the Baltic states.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Modification of requirements for transfers of United States defense articles and defense services among Baltic states.
(a) In general.—Any defense article or defense service provided by the United States to a Baltic state may be transferred by such Baltic state to any other Baltic state without the approval of the United States as may be required under any other provision of law.
(b) Common coalition key.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish among the Baltic states a common coalition key within the Baltic states for the purpose of sharing ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) among the Baltic states for training and operational purposes.
(c) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) BALTIC STATE.—The term “Baltic state” means the following:
(A) Estonia.
(B) Lithuania.
(C) Latvia.
(2) DEFENSE ARTICLE; DEFENSE SERVICE.—The terms “defense article” and “defense service” have the meanings given such terms in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794).