,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ac1 
#bjbc,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,shaheen1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide
 emergency acquisition authority for    
purposes of replenishing ,united ,states
 stockpiles4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,securing      
,american ,acquisitions1 ,readiness1 and
 ,military ,stockpiles ,act of #bjbc or 
the ,securing ,american ,,arms ,act of  
#bjbc4  #b4 ,emergency acquisition      
authority ,section #cfja7;a77#a7 of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a77iv71
 by striking or at the end2  7#b7 in    
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 or2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following new subparagraph3  7,c7 with  
respect to an armed attack by a country 

of concern 7as defined in section #a7m7 
of the ,state ,department ,basic        
,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb         
,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7m771 to which the     
,united ,states is not a party1 for     
purposes of-- 7i7 replenishing ,united  
,states stockpiles of defense articles  
when such stockpiles are diminished as a
 result of the ,united ,states providing
 defense articles in response to such   
armed attack by a country of concern    
against-- 7,i7 a ,united ,states ally   
7as that term is defined in section     
#bja7;d7 of the ,act of ,december #b1   
#aidb1 titled ,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 contracting for the movement or    
delivery of defense articles transferred
 to such ally or partner through the    
,president's drawdown authorities under 

sections #ejf7;a77#a7 and #fad of the   
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bcah7;a77#a7 and #bcfd7 in   
connection with such response4  4