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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6609 

To amend the Arms Export Control Act to increase the dollar amount thresholds under sections 3 and 36 of that Act relating to proposed transfers 

or sales of defense articles or services under that Act, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 5, 2023 

Mr. WALTZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend the Arms Export Control Act to increase the 

dollar amount thresholds under sections 3 and 36 of 

that Act relating to proposed transfers or sales of defense 

articles or services under that Act, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Military Sales 

5 Technical, Industrial, and Governmental Engagement for 

6 Readiness Act’’ or the ‘‘TIGER Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INCREASE IN DOLLAR AMOUNT THRESHOLDS 

2 UNDER SECTIONS 3 AND 36 OF THE ARMS EX3 PORT CONTROL ACT RELATING TO PRO4 POSED TRANSFERS OR SALES OF DEFENSE 

5 ARTICLES OR SERVICES UNDER THAT ACT. 

6 The Arms Export Control Act is amended— 

7 (1) in section 3(d) (22 U.S.C. 2753(d))— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘$14,000,000’’ and in10 serting ‘‘$23,000,000’’; and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘$50,000,0000’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘$83,0000,000’’; and 

13 (B) in paragraph (3)(A)— 

14 (i) by striking ‘‘$14,000,000’’ and in15 serting ‘‘$23,000,000’’; and 

16 (ii) by striking ‘‘$50,000,0000’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘$83,0000,000’’; 

18 (2) in section 36(b) (22 U.S.C. 2776(b))— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘$50,000,0000’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘$83,0000,000’’; 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘$200,000,000’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘$332,000,000’’; and 

24 (iii) by striking ‘‘$14,000,000’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘$23,000,000’’; 

26 (B) in paragraph (5)(C)— 


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘$14,000,000’’ and in2 serting ‘‘$23,000,000’’; 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘$50,000,0000’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘$83,0000,000’’; and 

5 (iii) by striking ‘‘$200,000,000’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘$332,000,000’’; and 

7 (C) in paragraph (6)— 

8 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

9 ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$42,000,000’’; 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

12 ‘‘$100,000,0000’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘$166,000,000’’; and 

14 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

15 ‘‘$300,000,000’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘$500,000,000’’; and 

17 (3) in section 36(c) (22 U.S.C. 2776(c))— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

19 (i) by striking ‘‘$14,000,000’’ and in20 serting ‘‘$23,000,000’’; and 

21 (ii) by striking ‘‘$50,000,0000’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘$83,0000,000’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (5)— 


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1 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘$42,000,000’’; and 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

5 ‘‘$100,000,0000’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘$166,000,000’’. 

7 SEC. 3. ENHANCED REVIEW REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN 

8 PROPOSED TRANSFERS OR SALES. 

9 Section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

10 U.S.C. 2776) is amended by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(j) ENHANCED REVIEW REQUIREMENTS OF CER13 TAIN PROPOSED TRANSFERS OR SALES.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a proposed 

15 transfer or sale of defense articles or services under 

16 this Act that exceeds the amount that is not less 

17 than three times the applicable dollar amount 

18 threshold specified in section 3(d) or subsection (b) 

19 or (c) of this section, the Secretary of State shall— 

20 ‘‘(A) consult with the Secretary of Defense 

21 and the heads of other Federal agencies as ap22 propriate, to— 

23 ‘‘(i) review such proposed transfer or 

24 sale; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) submit to Congress a report on 

2 the progress of the transfer or sale, and 

3 such report may submitted in classified 

4 form; and 

5 ‘‘(B) certify to Congress that the antici6 pated delivery time of defense articles or serv7 ices under such proposed transfer or sale meets 

8 United States foreign policy interests, or if the 

9 Secretary is unable to make such certification, 

10 the reasons therefor. 

11 ‘‘(2) USE OF DRAWDOWN AUTHORITY AND SPE12 CIAL AUTHORITIES.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

14 State shall, in the case of a proposed transfer 

15 or sale of defense articles or services under this 

16 Act described in paragraph (1) that have not 

17 been delivered to the recipient by the date that 

18 is 3 years after the date on which notification 

19 of the transfer or sale was provided to Con20 gress, use the authorities of section 506(a)(1) 

21 or 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

22 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1) or 2364(a)(1)) to 

23 complete the transfer or sale. 

24 ‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State 

25 may waive the requirement of subparagraph (A) 


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1 to use the authorities described in such sub2 paragraph with respect to a transfer or sale of 

3 defense articles or services if the Secretary sub4 mits to Congress a report describing the rea5 sons for the waiver.’’. 

6 SEC. 4. SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND. 

7 Section 51 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

8 U.S.C. 2795), is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking the second 

10 sentence; and 

11 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(d) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

14 is authorized to transfer, from amounts authorized 

15 to be appropriated by this and other Acts for the 

16 Department of Defense, to the Secretary of State 

17 amounts to be available to carry out the functions 

18 of the Fund. 

19 ‘‘(2) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 

20 Defense shall notify the congressional defense com21 mittees (as such term is defined in section 101 of 

22 title 10, United States Code) of a proposed transfer 

23 of amounts under paragraph (1) not less than 15 

24 days prior to making such transfer. 


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1 ‘‘(3) INAPPLICABILITY OF REPROGRAMMING RE2 QUIREMENT.—The authority to transfer amounts 

3 under paragraph (1) shall not be subject to any re4 programming requirement under any other provision 

5 of law.’’. 

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