,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eage  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,armstrong1  
,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 
and ,mr4 ,ricketts7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,arms ,export ,control ,act to address  
third party transfers of certain defense
 articles for ,ukraine1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,fast ,tracking     
,european ,investment in ,ukraine's     
,defense ,act4  #b4 ,statement of policy
 ,as long as the ,russian ,federation   
continues to execute its brutal invasion
 of ,ukraine1 it is the policy of the   
,united ,states-- 7#a7 to welcome       
long-term investment from allies and    
partners in the ,united ,states defense 
industrial base2 and  7#b7 to facilitate
 increased contributions from allies and

 partners to the defense of ,ukraine4   
#c4 ,pre-approval for purchase and third
 party transfer of certain defense      
articles for ,ukraine ,section #c of the
 ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb       
,u4,s4,c4 #bgec7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7h7 ,purchase  
and third party transfer3 ,ukraine  7#a7
 ,in general ,the transfer of defense   
articles sold by the ,united ,states    
under this ,act shall be approved1 and  
subsections 7a71 7b71 and 7d7 shall not 
apply to such a transfer1 if-- 7,a7 the 
purchaser of the defense articles to be 
transferred is the government of a      
member country of the ,north ,atlantic  
,treaty ,organization1 the ,government  
of ,australia1 the ,government of       
,japan1 the ,government of the ,republic
 of ,korea1 the ,government of ,israel1 
or the ,government of ,new ,zealand2    
7,b7 the recipient of the defense       
articles to be transferred is the       
,government of ,ukraine2  7,c7 the      
defense articles are #aeemm artillery   

shells1 #aeemm ,excalibur extended range
 artillery shells1 ,high ,mobility      
,artillery ,rocket ,system 7,,himars7   
munitions1 or ,guided ,multiple ,launch 
,rocket ,system 7,,gmlrs7 munitions2    
7,d7 the ,government of ,ukraine has    
provided a commitment in writing to the 
,united ,states ,government1 including  
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
 of the ,senate and the ,committee on   
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives1 that it will not      
transfer such defense articles1 if not  
demilitarized1 to any other foreign     
country or person without first         
obtaining the consent of the ,president2
 and  7,e7 the ,government of ,ukraine  
accepts title and physical custody of   
the transferred defense articles before 
,december #ca1 #bjcj4  7#b7 ,notice to  
,congress ,before a transfer of defense 
articles to the ,government of ,ukraine 
approved under paragraph 7#a7 is made1  
the ,president shall promptly notify the
 ,speaker of the ,house of              

,representatives1 the ,committee on     
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives1 and the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate of   
the intended transfer4  7#c7 ,annual    
extension ,annually1 the ,secretary of  
,state may extend the date in paragraph 
7#a77;,e7 by one year until ,december   
#ca1 #bjce1 if1 before such an          
extension1 the ,secretary certifies to  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of
 the ,senate and the ,committee on      
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives that the ,russian      
,federation is continuing to execute its
 invasion of ,ukraine4  7#d7 ,rules of  
construction  7,a7 ,selection of defense
 articles ,nothing in this subsection   
may be construed to limit-- 7i7 the type
 or quantity of defense articles that   
may be requested by1 or transferred to1 
the ,government of ,ukraine2 or  7ii7   
the timing of such requests or          
transfers4  7,b7 ,retransfers ,any      
request by the ,government of ,ukraine  

to retransfer defense articles received 
by that ,government under this ,act     
remains subject to all relevant         
provisions of this ,act4  4