,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cach  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #a1 #bjbe,mr4   
,davidson introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
modify the dollar amount thresholds     
relating to transfers of defense        
articles and defense services under the 
,arms ,export ,control ,act1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,foreign       
,military ,sales ,reform ,act of #bjbe4 
#b4 ,modification of dollar amount      
thresholds relating to transfers of     
defense articles and defense services   
under the ,arms ,export ,control ,act   
,the ,arms ,export ,control ,act is     
amended as follows3 7#a7 ,in section    
#c7;d7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgec7;d77-- 7,a7 
in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking     
#ad1jjj1jjj and inserting #bc1jjj1jjj2  
and  7ii7 by striking #ej1jjj1jjjj and  
inserting #hc1jjj1jjj2 and  7,b7 in     
paragraph 7#c77;,a7-- 7i7 by striking   

#ad1jjj1jjj and inserting #bc1jjj1jjj2  
and  7ii7 by striking #ej1jjj1jjjj and  
inserting #hc1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,in section
 #cf7;b7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggf7;b77--    
7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking
 #ej1jjj1jjjj and inserting #hc1jjj1jjj2
  7ii7 by striking #bjj1jjj1jjj and     
inserting #ccb1jjj1jjj2 and  7iii7 by   
striking #ad1jjj1jjj and inserting      
#bc1jjj1jjj2  7,b7 in paragraph         
7#e77;,c7-- 7i7 by striking #ad1jjj1jjj 
and inserting #bc1jjj1jjj2  7ii7 by     
striking #ej1jjj1jjjj and inserting     
#hc1jjj1jjj2 and  7iii7 by striking     
#bjj1jjj1jjj and inserting #ccb1jjj1jjj2
 and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#f7-- 7i7 in   
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking          
#be1jjj1jjj and inserting #db1jjj1jjj2  
7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking  
#ajj1jjj1jjjj and inserting             
#aff1jjj1jjj2 and  7iii7 in subparagraph
 7,c71 by striking #cjj1jjj1jjj and     
inserting #ejj1jjj1jjj4  7#c7 ,in       
section #cf7;c7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4          
#bggf7;c77-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7--   

7i7 by striking #ad1jjj1jjj and         
inserting #bc1jjj1jjj2 and  7ii7 by     
striking #ej1jjj1jjjj and inserting     
#hc1jjj1jjj2 and  7,b7 in paragraph     
7#e7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by     
striking #be1jjj1jjj and inserting      
#db1jjj1jjj2 and  7ii7 in subparagraph  
7,b71 by striking #ajj1jjj1jjjj and     
inserting #aff1jjj1jjj4  #c4 ,report    
,the ,office of the ,inspector ,general 
of the ,department of ,state shall      
submit to ,congress a report on any     
activity of structuring payments to     
circumvent the dollar amount thresholds 
of congressional notification and review
 with respect to transfers of defense   
articles and defense services under the 
,arms ,export ,control ,act4  #d4       
,prohibition on certain activities of   
,federal employees ,no ,federal employee
 may intentionally or knowingly         
structure1 assist in structuring1 or    
attempt to structure or assist in       
structuring any transfer of defense     
articles and defense services under the 

,arms ,export ,control ,act to          
circumvent congressional reporting      
thresholds under that ,act4  #e4        
,imposition of penalties on ,department 
of ,state employees ,any employee of the
 ,department of ,state who is found to  
have knowingly structured payments      
relating to transfers of defense        
articles or defense services to         
circumvent requirements relating to     
congressional notification and review of
 such transfers under the ,arms ,export 
,control ,act-- 7#a7 shall be barred    
from employment in ,federal service2 and
  7#b7 shall be subject to civil        
penalties in the amount of #ajj1jjj4