,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ag1 #bjbe,mr4  
,ad]holt 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mosk[itz1    
,mr4 ,panetta1 & ,mr4 ,z9ke7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,arms ,export ,control ,act
 to modify ! au?orities relat+ to !     
,special ,def5se ,acquisition ,fund4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,accel]ate ,rev5ue = ,manufactur+ &   
,sales ,act or ! ,,arms ,act4  #b4      
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!
 ,unit$ ,/ates def5se indu/rial base    
plays a critical role 9 advanc+ bo?     
security & prosp]ity4  7#b7 ,!re is     
increas+ global dem& = ,unit$ ,/ates    
manufactur$ def5se capabilities1        
highlight+ ! ne$ to ma9ta9 a /rong1     
agile1 & scalable def5se production     
capacity4  7#c7 ,9 rec5t ye>s1 ! comb9$ 
value ( ,=eign ,milit>y ,sales 7,,fms7 &
 ,direct ,comm]cial ,sales 7,,dcs7 has  
significantly exce$$ dome/ic def5se     

procurem5t budgets1 ) int]national dem& 
= ,unit$ ,/ates def5se products approa*+
 two-to-"o ov] dome/ic acquisition4     
7#d7 ,delays 9 deliv]+ def5se articles  
to alli$ & p>tn] nations expose         
vuln]abilities 9 ! curr5t acquisition & 
sales process t risks und]m9+ ,unit$    
,/ates /rategic cr$ibility abroad4  7#e7
 ,! ,special ,def5se ,acquisition ,fund 
7,,sdaf7 has demon/rat$ effectiv5ess 9  
r$uc+ deliv]y times & enabl+ advanc$    
contract+ = high-dem& def5se items prior
 to ! completion ( =mal agreem5ts4  7#f7
 ,/r5g!n+ & exp&+ ! ,,sdaf w\ld increase
 ! effici5cy & pr$ictability ( def5se   
article deliv]ies to =eign p>tn]s1      
support ! ,unit$ ,/ates def5se indu/rial
 base1 & improve economies ( scale4     
7#g7 ,timely access to ,unit$ ,/ates    
def5se sy/ems by allies & p>tn]s /r5g!ns
 int]op]ability1 improves coalition     
read9ess1 det]s %>$ ?reats1 & re9=ces   
long-/&+ /rategic relation%ips4  7#h7   
,enhanc+ ,,sdaf au?orities & capacity   
aligns ) ,unit$ ,/ates national int]e/s 

& supports cont9u$ lead]%ip 9 ! global  
def5se m>ket4  #c4 ,modifications to    
,special ,def5se ,acquisition ,fund     
,section #ea7;b77#a7 ( ! ,arms ,export  
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4            
#bgie7;b77#a77 is am5d$ by /rik+ sales  
made "u & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! actual   
value & ins]t+ sales4