,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hhag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbf,ms4   
,johnson ( ,texas 7= h]self1 ,mr4       
,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,keat+1    
,mr4 ,bacon1 & ,mr4 ,c>bajal7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to p]mit ! transf] ( ,unit$ ,/ates   
def5se articles & def5se s]vices among !
 ,baltic /ates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,facilitat+        
,op]ational ,read9ess ,?r\gh            
,int]-,baltics ,flexibility ,act or !   
,,=tify ,act4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x 
is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  7#a7 !       
,baltic /ates play an important role 9  
det]r+ aggression by ! ,russian         
,f$]ation due to ! /rategic geographic  
location ( ! ,baltic /ates 9 relation   
to-- 7,a7 ! ongo+ w> betwe5 ,ukra9e & ! 
,russian ,f$]ation2 &  7,b7 ! ,russian  
,f$]ation's increas+ int]e/ 9 ,europe   
ov]all2 &  7#b7 if ! ,baltic /ates 7    
giv5 /&+ p]mission & ! capability to use

 ! def5se articles & s]vices ( ea* o!r  
,baltic /ate1 & 7 provid$ ! tra9+ to d  
s1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation w\ld likely     
assume t ! entire comb9$ fleet 9 !      
,baltic /ates c\ld op]ate at any "t     
any:]e 9 ! ,baltic region1 :i* w\ld     
significantly complicate ,russian       
,f$]ation plann+ & enhance det]r5ce at  
no co/4  #c4 ,p]mission to transf]s     
,unit$ ,/ates def5se articles & def5se  
s]vices among ,baltic /ates  7a7        
,exemptions f requirem5t = cons5t ,to   
transf]  7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,not)/&+       
section #c7;a77#b7 ( ! ,arms ,export    
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4            
#bgec7;a77#b77 & ,section #eje7;a77#a7 (
 ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #bcad7;a77#a771 retransf]s (  
any def5se article or def5se s]vice     
among ! ,baltic /ates %all n require    
prior ,presid5tial cons5t4  7#b7  ,prior
 agreem5ts  7,a7  ,cons5t to transf] n  
requir$  ,any agreem5t betwe5 ! ,unit$  
,/ates & a ,baltic /ate "u section #c ( 
! ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb      

,u4,s4,c4 #bgec7 ) respect to any def5se
 article or def5se s]vice %all n require
 ! ,baltic /ate to seek approval f !    
,unit$ ,/ates to transf] su* article or 
s]vice to any o!r ,baltic /ate4  7,b7   
,modification  ,) respect to any        
agreem5t "u section #c7;a77#b7 ( ! ,arms
 ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#bgec7;a77#b77 9 effect z ( ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act t requires ! cons5t 
( ! ,presid5t be=e a ,baltic /ate may   
transf] a def5se article or def5se      
s]vice1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all modify su* 
agreem5t s z to remove su* requirem5t ) 
respect to su* a transf] to any o!r     
,baltic /ate4  7b7 ,common coalition key
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all e/abli%    
among ! ,baltic c\ntries a common       
coalition key )9 ! ,baltic /ates = !    
purpose ( %>+ ammunition = any def5se   
article or s]vice among ! ,baltic /ates 
= tra9+ & op]ational purposes4  7c7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,baltic /ate ,! t]m ,baltic /ate means !
 foll[+3 7,a7 ,e/onia4  7,b7 ,li?uania4 

7,c7 ,latvia4  7#b7 ,def5se article2    
def5se s]vice ,! t]ms def5se article &  
def5se s]vice h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9
 section #dg ( ! ,arms ,export ,control 
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgid74