House Bill Would Increase Notification Thresholds for Arms Sales
Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., who chairs a House task force that is looking at ways to improve how the government handles arms sales (see 2501220086), introduced a bill May 23 that would raise the congressional notification thresholds for arms sales to adjust for inflation and geopolitical changes.
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The Streamlining Foreign Military Sales Act lists nine dollar value thresholds that would increase for both foreign military sales and direct commercial sales. The bill, which is co-sponsored by Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee.