[20160419]IF10392_国外军售国会审查程序.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov April 19, 2016Foreign Military Sales Congressional Review ProcessCongressional Notification Section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA; P.L. 90-629) governs congressional notification requirements for proposed Foreign Military Sales (FMS). This section requires the executive branch to notify the Speaker of the House, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee before the Administration can take the final steps to conclude a foreign military sale. For sales to NATO member states, NATO, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Israel, or New Zealand, the Administration must notify the committees 15 calendar days before it may conclude a sale, enhancement, or upgrade of major defense equipment valued at $25 million or more; a sale, enhancement, or upgrading of defense articles and defense services valued at $50 million or more; or a sale, enhancement, or upgrading of design and construction services valued at $300 million or more. For other destinations, the committees must be formally notified 30 calendar days before the Administration can proceed with the sale of major defense equipment valued at $14 million or more,