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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6609 
To amend the Arms Export Control Act to increase the dollar amount thresh-
olds 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 pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Military Sales 
Technical, Industrial, and Governmental Engagement for 
Readiness Act’’ or the ‘‘TIGER Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN DOLLAR AMOUNT THRESHOLDS 
UNDER SECTIONS 3 AND 36 OF THE ARMS EX-
PORT CONTROL ACT RELATING TO PRO-
POSED TRANSFERS OR SALES OF DEFENSE 
ARTICLES OR SERVICES UNDER THAT ACT. 
The Arms Export Control Act is amended— 
(1) in section 3(d) (22 U.S.C. 2753(d))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$14,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$23,000,000’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$50,000,0000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$83,0000,000’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$14,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$23,000,000’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$50,000,0000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$83,0000,000’’; 
(2) in section 36(b) (22 U.S.C. 2776(b))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$50,000,0000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$83,0000,000’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$200,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$332,000,000’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘$14,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$23,000,000’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5)(C)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘$14,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$23,000,000’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$50,000,0000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$83,0000,000’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘$200,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$332,000,000’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘$25,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$42,000,000’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘$100,000,0000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$166,000,000’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘$300,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$500,000,000’’; and 
(3) in section 36(c) (22 U.S.C. 2776(c))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$14,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$23,000,000’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$50,000,0000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$83,0000,000’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘$25,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$42,000,000’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘$100,000,0000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$166,000,000’’. 
SEC. 3. ENHANCED REVIEW REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN 
PROPOSED TRANSFERS OR SALES. 
Section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2776) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(j) ENHANCED REVIEW REQUIREMENTS OF CER-
TAIN PROPOSED TRANSFERS OR SALES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a proposed 
transfer or sale of defense articles or services under 
this Act that exceeds the amount that is not less 
than three times the applicable dollar amount 
threshold specified in section 3(d) or subsection (b) 
or (c) of this section, the Secretary of State shall— 
‘‘(A) consult with the Secretary of Defense 
and the heads of other Federal agencies as ap-
propriate, to— 
‘‘(i) review such proposed transfer or 
sale; and 
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‘‘(ii) submit to Congress a report on 
the progress of the transfer or sale, and 
such report may submitted in classified 
form; and 
‘‘(B) certify to Congress that the antici-
pated delivery time of defense articles or serv-
ices under such proposed transfer or sale meets 
United States foreign policy interests, or if the 
Secretary is unable to make such certification, 
the reasons therefor. 
‘‘(2) USE OF DRAWDOWN AUTHORITY AND SPE-
CIAL AUTHORITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
State shall, in the case of a proposed transfer 
or sale of defense articles or services under this 
Act described in paragraph (1) that have not 
been delivered to the recipient by the date that 
is 3 years after the date on which notification 
of the transfer or sale was provided to Con-
gress, use the authorities of section 506(a)(1) 
or 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1) or 2364(a)(1)) to 
complete the transfer or sale. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of State 
may waive the requirement of subparagraph (A) 
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to use the authorities described in such sub-
paragraph with respect to a transfer or sale of 
defense articles or services if the Secretary sub-
mits to Congress a report describing the rea-
sons for the waiver.’’. 
SEC. 4. SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND. 
Section 51 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2795), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking the second 
sentence; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
is authorized to transfer, from amounts authorized 
to be appropriated by this and other Acts for the 
Department of Defense, to the Secretary of State 
amounts to be available to carry out the functions 
of the Fund. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall notify the congressional defense com-
mittees (as such term is defined in section 101 of 
title 10, United States Code) of a proposed transfer 
of amounts under paragraph (1) not less than 15 
days prior to making such transfer. 
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‘‘(3) INAPPLICABILITY OF REPROGRAMMING RE-
QUIREMENT.—The authority to transfer amounts 
under paragraph (1) shall not be subject to any re-
programming requirement under any other provision 
of law.’’. 
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