,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #h1 
#bjbb,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,durbin1   
,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,rubio1  
,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4
 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 
,peters1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,graham1  
and ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for   
emergency acquisition authority in the  
event of armed attack against a ,united 
,states ally or partner by a foreign    
adversary of the ,united ,states4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,securing ,american ,acquisitions1  
,readiness1 and ,military ,stockpiles   
,act of #bjbb or the ,securing ,american
 ,,arms ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,emergency  
acquisition authority ,section #cbjd of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 

in paragraph 7#f71 by striking 2 or and 
inserting a semicolon2  7,b7 in         
paragraph 7#g71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 or2 and  7,c7
 by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph3  7#h7 the head of the        
agency-- 7,a7 determines that the use of
 procedures other than competitive      
procedures is necessary to-- 7i7        
replenish ,united ,states stockpiles    
with like defense articles when those   
stockpiles are diminished as a result of
 the ,united ,states providing defense  
articles in response to an armed attack1
 by a foreign adversary of the ,united  
,states 7as that term is defined in     
section #h7;c7 of the ,secure and       
,trusted ,communications ,networks ,act 
of #bjai 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afjg7;c777     
against-- 7,i7 a ,united ,states ally   
7as that term is defined in section     
#bja7;d7 of the ,act of ,december #b1   
#aidb1 entitled1 ,to provide benefits   
for the injury1 disability1 death1 or   
enemy detention of employees of         

contractors with the ,united ,states1   
and for other purposes 7#ef ,stat4      
#ajbh1 chapter #ffh2 #db ,u4,s4,c4      
#agaa7;d7772 or  7,,ii7 a ,united       
,states partner2 or  7ii7 to contract   
for the movement or delivery of defense 
articles transferred to such ally or    
partner through the ,president's        
drawdown authorities in connection with 
such response2  provided that the       
,united ,states is not a party to the   
hostilities2 and  7,b7 submits to the   
congressional defense committees written
 notification of the use of such        
procedures within one week after such   
use4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection 7e77#a71
 by striking and 7#g7 and inserting     
7#g71 and 7#h74