H.R.8665

Allied Defense Sales Act mandates a strategy to encourage foreign partners to engage in multinational procurement processes for U.S. defense sales.

The Allied Defense Sales Act requires the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to encourage foreign partners to participate in the foreign military sales and direct commercial sales processes on a multinational basis. This strategy must incorporate existing efforts to survey interest among eligible countries and identify challenges and solutions for implementing these processes. The Secretary must submit a report to Congress every 180 days for three years, detailing the strategy's implementation, challenges faced, efforts to overcome them, and potential legislative changes needed.