Overview Under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, authorized by Congress in the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (AECA; P.L. 90-629; 22 U.S.C. §§2751 et seq.), as amended, the U.S. government sells or transfers U.S. defense articles, services, and training (hereinafter “defense articles”) to foreign countries an…
To authorize the Secretary of State to provide certain direct loans and loan guarantees for the procurement of defense articles, defense services, and design and construction services
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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